Cobi

All the voting templates have been sent! 

This is the provisional voting schedule:

VOTING ORDER		VOTING TIME (CET)	VOTING TIME (LOCAL)
1	NETHERLANDS	9:00	9:00
2	KAZAKHSTAN	9:12	14:12
3	CHINA	9:24	16:24
4	GERMANY	9:36	9:36
5	INDONESIA	9:48	15:48
6	ITALY	10:00	10:00
7	CHILE	10:12	6:12
8	BRAZIL	10:24	6:24
9	LITHUANIA	10:36	11:36
10	DENMARK	10:48	10:48
COFFEE BREAK (11:00 - 12:00)
11	ISRAEL	12:00	13:00
12	IRELAND	12:12	11:12
13	PORTUGAL	12:24	11:24
14	BULGARIA	12:36	13:36
15	FINLAND	12:48	13:48
16	SERBIA	13:00	13:00
17	TUNISIA	13:12	13:12
18	CROATIA	13:24	13:24
19	SLOVENIA	13:36	13:36
LUNCH BREAK (13:48 - 16:00)
20	ARGENTINA	16:00	12:00
21	USA	16:12	10:12
22	GREECE	16:24	17:24
23	MEXICO	16:36	9:36
24	MALTA	16:48	16:48
25	POLAND	17:00	17:00
26	FRANCE	17:12	17:12
27	GREAT BRITAIN	17:24	16:24
28	NORWAY	17:36	17:36
29	SWEDEN	17:48	17:48
SNACK BREAK (18:00 - 19:30)
30	SLOVAKIA	19:30	19:30
31	CZECH REPUBLIC	19:42	19:42
32	MOLDOVA	19:54	20:54
33	HUNGARY	20:06	20:06
34	ROMANIA	20:18	21:18
35	UKRAINE	20:30	21:30
36	INDIA	20:42	1:12 (19/03)
37	SPAIN	20:54	20:54
38	NEW ZEALAND	21:06	9:06 (19/03)

As you can see, there are 4 nations that can request a swap because of having been assigned a voting slot outside of "reasonable hours". Please, let me know in the next 24 hours, before Sunday 12th at 20:30 (CET), if you want to change your voting time. After that, I will lock the voting order to start preparing the scoreboard.

 @ManuCHIL

 @vinipereira @titicow

 @Olympian1010 @dezbee2008 @owenp_23

 @Fly_like_a_don

Furthermore, it would be great if you can think of a format for the Team Event. This is the distribution of teams after the draw (7 teams of 4 and 2 teams of 5):

TOLEDO EAGLES				PAMPLONA BULLS
1	NETHERLANDS	11	ISRAEL	2	KAZAKHSTAN	12	IRELAND
20	ARGENTINA	30	SLOVAKIA	21	USA	31	CZECH REPUBLIC
MURCIA FLAMINGOS				ZARAGOZA STORKS
3	CHINA	13	PORTUGAL	5	INDONESIA	15	FINLAND
22	GREECE	32	MOLDOVA	24	MALTA	34	ROMANIA
GRANADA LYNXES				MALLORCA DOLPHINS
7	CHILE	17	TUNISIA	8	BRAZIL	18	CROATIA
26	FRANCE	36	INDIA	27	GREAT BRITAIN	37	SPAIN
BARCELONA DRAGONS				MADRID BEARS
4	GERMANY	14	BULGARIA	6	ITALY	16	SERBIA
23	MEXICO	33	HUNGARY	25	POLAND	35	UKRAINE
10	DENMARK			29	SWEDEN
VALENCIA TORTOISES
9	LITHUANIA	19	SLOVENIA
28	NORWAY	38	NEW ZEALAND

I already have the voting templates ready and in the next couple of days I will send them so you can check them out in case I made any mistakes.

PS. Thanks again @mrv86 for hosting the Draw! 

My last pick will be F3 and D4

Just now, mrv86 said:

G2 is taken, will it be G1 or G3?

G3, sorry

G2 and la Mezquita de Córdoba (B2)

The dark painting of A3 and San Lorenzo de El Escorial (E5).

I will go with Murillo's painting, although I don't remember the title (G5), and the host city of Sevilla (D3)

3 minutes ago, kungshamra71 said:

By the way, fun fact, which is only a fact based on the Spanish people I’ve met so far (so our host might confirm or deny it ), but the rivalry between Portugal and Spain is much more from Portuguese to Spanish than the other way around (at least is the feeling I have, there’s a lot of “hate” from Portuguese agains Spain and I don’t see the same from Spanish to Portugal )

Yeah, that's probably true, and in some ways it makes sense. I think that here the most "hated" countries are France and Great Britain because of historical reasons, but people tend to like (or at least have a neutral opinion) of Portugal, which is probably the second most liked European country, just after Italy.

I will go with La Familia de Carlos IV (D4) and Las Fallas de Valencia (C2)

F2 from Panel 1 and F3 from Panel 2, please.

E1 from Panel 1 and A2 from Panel 2

B2 from Panel 1 and D2 from Panel 2.

E2 from Panel 1 and G5 from Panel 2

Just now, mrv86 said:

So to speed things a little, @Cobi your turn.

I will go with A5 from the first panel and C3 from the second.

Sure, I will join @mrv86

The draw will start in just a few minutes, so let's present the 8th (and last for the moment) traditional folk dance!

Isa

The isa comes from the same trunk as the variety of peninsular jotas. In some parts of the Archipelago they are still called jotas or jotillas, but in Gran Canaria they are known as isas.

The isa derives rhythmically and melodically from the peninsular jota . It is characterized by having an intense ternary rhythm, a fast and happy song, and for being one of the best-known collective dances in the Archipelago. The Canarian isa is played with guitar, lute, bandurria and timple.

All the nations have voted! In 6 hours we will have the draw.

We are still missing 5 nations. Since we have the draw on Saturday and I will be busy tomorrow, I don't mind giving a few extra hours to these 5 users to send their votes if they are still willing to participate.

@rybak  @Illya  @amen09  @NikolaB  @Glen

1 hour ago, hckošice said:

ECUADOR

 

 

 

 

Johann Vera - Donde Nací

 

 

Mar Rendón - Laura No Está

 

 

Kike Jav - Zapatea

 

 

Mia Terán & Mariana Gómez - Fui Yo

 

I really liked these 4!

Fun Fact, Laura no está is the cover of an Italian song that was a very big hit in Spain in the late 1990s/early 2000s.

45 minutes ago, kungshamra71 said:

Can I share a song from a participating country in the festival of music?

 

It's a really nice dutch song from last year hitting the top of the charts there for a lot of weeks! 

Yeah, I don't see any problem sharing it.

Let's the Festival of Music begins!

The Festival of Music is an event held the days before the Grand Final of every TISC where everyone can present songs from non-participating countries. You can pick up to two nations! Rules about selecting the songs for the Festival are the same like for the contest, which means that preferably the selected song had to be released after January 1st 2022.

The first post of the thread has been updated to keep track of all the songs presented for the Festival of Music and now also includes links to the cultural posts in case you want to check them out.

I will inaugurate the Festival of Music by picking  and . I already have in mind a couple of songs from these countries and I will share them during the week.

Last 25 hours to vote! If I did the maths correctly 31 users have already sent their votes, which means that we are missing 16 users of 15 nations.

I know that @dcro @catgamer @Finnator123 @maestro @heywoodu @Glen @mrv86 @rybak @justony @Federer91 are aware of the deadline since they have commented and/or reacted to the thread in the last few days.

I'm not so sure about @Makedonas @Fly_like_a_don @Dnl @NikolaB @amen09 @Illya. Hopefully we can have you in .

The Voting Order Draw will be presented once more by @mrv86. It will take place this Saturday at 15:00 (CET) and you are more than welcome to participate.

Aurresku

Aurresku is a traditional Basque dance that is performed in Euskadi, a region in northern Spain and southwestern France. The dance is usually performed by a male dancer, who performs acrobatic and athletic movements while holding a white/red handkerchief. The aurresku is typically performed during important celebrations, such as weddings and traditional festivals, and is accompanied by a tambourine and the singing of traditional Basque songs.

The aurresku is an important part of Basque cultural heritage. The dance is also associated with the Basque rural tradition.