Here in Forest we aren't exactly an active roleplay region, you could join the discord for possible roleplay. I believe there is some roleplay in there.
If you want to get onto the map Roless would be your guy, there is also a link on how to join the regional map in the world factbook entry.
Though I do not normally pay much attention to Security Council legislation (I prefer the policy-focused GA over the gameplay focus of the SC), I urge everyone to vote against the current SC injunction. I myself supported it initially, and it certainly sounds positive with no wider context, but apparently this injunction was proposed by a Defender force who then proceeded to ignore the will of the native nations and the region's leader, who has since revoked their endorsement.
Again, though I do not normally care much about R/D and SC happenings, I do not like subterfuge, especially when it relies on popular good wishes for the liberation of a raided region to circumvent the will of the natives and launch a coup d'état.
Thank you to Ridgefield for informing me of this, and good luck on your embassy proposal! You're proving a useful and benevolent ally already!
We don't have a formal citizenship process here. As long as you are a nation of Forest, you are considered a citizen and are able to vote in *most* of our votes. However, there are some votes that we have that require World Assembly membership, such as our elections for Forest Keeper in every March and September as well as amendments to our Constitution.
If you would like to--and assuming you have no other nations in the World Assembly elsewhere--you can learn more about the World Assembly on NationState's FAQ page here: page=faq#WA And if you would like to join the World Assembly you can do so through the World Assembly page here: page=un
Once you do that, I encourage you to endorse our World Assembly Delegate Verdant Haven so that we have greater voting power on resolutions in the World Assembly.
On that note, welcome to Forest! This is a very thoughtful, welcoming, and inclusive community, so I'm glad that you've sought us out and come to join :]
Squeak, squeak. Hello to you in the great greenout, that being the Forest. We are the Ratmen. We mean no harm, we swear to you. We are a collection of tribes of anthropomorphic rodents living basically anywhere there's food and that's pretty much anywhere. The role of a chief is a job, not a position of authority and there are many of them managing the tribal administration together with the general population. Other than that, any Ratman is equipped to handle their everyday lives.
Visit us, if you like. We are peaceful vegetarians enjoying the good things in life. You are our equals and we hope to be yours.
We thank you for the welcome and would like to remind every man and mouse to enjoy responsibly. First, do no harm to oneself nor the other. A good principle which saved many a nation, including us. Let me let you in on our origin story.
A very long time ago spanning countless generations of you and me a cataclysm of great impact affected the environment of our land. A terrifying force had been unleashed upon nature in great numbers containing a beast within that irreversibly altered the very nature of our people. This was never readily apparent to us. The beast was invisible and could only be pointed out in those afflicted by it. Some died. Those who didn't ended up defective and couldn't function. Others survived more or less as themselves, but still only had at best a decade before their bodies consumed themselves. Those who somehow lived longer in its vicinity never had children of their own.
Decimated, we all lived on doing what we had to do to survive. Improvising, adapting and overcoming too did take countless generations before us. It was an uphill battle. Eventually, we emerged from the ashes and dust with the relative lack of natural enemies nearby from where the beast couldn't touch us. Unknown to us, it was still very present, but its presence was tolerable to all of us as a whole much like to the rest of life on land.
Man, our longstanding enemy treating us as a pest and seeking to eradicate us lived no better than we used to. In fact, man started resembling us greatly in not just appearance but by how he lived: cramped up, moist, dark, barely tolerable. Man survived by becoming rat and rat survived by becoming man. Initially, resentment towards the rodentified humans was high for numerous reasons, but as they hadn't committed crimes against ratkind, we decided to let history stay as history and work together in unity of rat and man.
And so it was, in brief. A few lost souls attempted an act of revenge against them and have served the broader community their time for their turning back on that unity, as does anyone in freedom and fairness. We all built ourselves and everybody builds.
Well you'll be pleased to know that: Following new legislation in Grenviron, animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs.
In Grenviron, it is also understood that we Humans are animals alongside and equal to all others in this environment. I can see that you'll fit right in.
Indeed, we are not so different from one another, mammal to mammal. We don't have the time to hold petty grudges. When everything is already destroyed, nothing left to do but build. Spread no ill will of ratkind and the ratmen will have no quarrel with you. No sense in bothersome ruckus over nothing.
You may have questions about our flag. That is our nation rising above certain death and oblivion as well as the symbol of our institution of chiefdom to the top left. Bottom right, a much larger rat, symbolizing the people as a whole. The green stands for where life comes from and the black where life will return, the soil.
Our way of life, as we like to say, is summed up in a 'squeak'. It is our national motto. 'Squeak' is an abbreviation and its letters of stand for speed, quiet, unite, endow, allow and knock. 'Speed' stands for brevity, 'quiet' for discretion, 'unite' for unity and cooperation, 'endow' for enfranchisement and empowerment, 'allow' for our rights and liberties and 'knock' for privacy and sovereignty, especially when it comes to one's own home.
Above all, whatever you do, waste not time nor air announcing doing it. Just do it instead and you will thank yourself afterwards. The fruits of your labor are proof enough of your deeds and adventures. That is the true meaning of speed and quiet, but it has weight in doing your business as us and with us. A great deal of weight is placed on good business and honest business, on that trust, so that business may be both swift and discrete. We aim to change the meaning of 'rat' in how one carries oneself from underhandedness, as we have been slandered to be long ago to nobleness.
Far be it from us to be warlike and repeat the mistakes of our forebears. Then again, should a catastrophe such as that of a war involve us, it will be to defend ourselves and our surroundings. War is among the single greatest polluters, poisoners and destroyers of everyones home, nature. As such, we ratmen recognize war for what it is, a crime - and at no point will we ever fight in the wars of anyone else. We are rats. We can already live where no one else wants. We need not swarm anyone other than active threats to us.
We grow, we gather, we craft, we build, we brew and concoct, write, paint, make music, play games and sports but do not gamble and above all, live. Be sure to try anything that would catch your eye!
May I be the first to congratulate Ridgefield on the successful embassy vote, and welcome them as our newest ally! Welcome aboard and here's to a wonderful allyship!
We, the ratmen, would like to voice our approval on this embassy. May the great greenout extend far across the horizon! May it provide life to all fortunate enough in its way! It is said that the true church of our people is the woods, for it has innumerable healing properties to those exposed to its influence for prolonged periods. Mutual prosperity through trade and diplomacy is the true way to glory!
I have created an account on your forums and made a proper introductory factbook to act as a lore dump for time being. View it here:
Squeak, squeak. Hail to you in the great greenout. We are the ratmen. We mean no harm, we swear to you. We are a collection of tribes of anthropomorphic rodents living basically anywhere there's food and that's pretty much anywhere. The role of a chief is a job, not a position of authority and there are many of them managing the tribal administration together with the general population. Other than that, any ratman is equipped to handle their everyday lives.
Visit us, if you like. We are peaceful vegetarians enjoying the good things in life. You are our equals and we hope to be yours.
History
First, do no harm to oneself nor the other. A good principle which saved many a nation, including us. Let me let you in on our origin story.
A very long time ago spanning countless generations of you and me a cataclysm of great impact affected the environment of our land. A terrifying force had been unleashed upon nature in great numbers containing a beast within that irreversibly altered the very nature of our people. This was never readily apparent to us. The beast was invisible and could only be pointed out in those afflicted by it. Some died. Those who didn't ended up defective and couldn't function. Others survived more or less as themselves, but still only had at best a decade before their bodies consumed themselves. Those who somehow lived longer in its vicinity never had children of their own.
Decimated, we all lived on doing what we had to do to survive. Improvising, adapting and overcoming too did take countless generations before us. It was an uphill battle. Eventually, we emerged from the ashes and dust with the relative lack of natural enemies nearby from where the beast couldn't touch us. Unknown to us, it was still very present, but its presence was tolerable to all of us as a whole much like to the rest of life on land.
Man, our longstanding enemy treating us as a pest and seeking to eradicate us lived no better than we used to. In fact, man started resembling us greatly in not just appearance but by how he lived: cramped up, moist, dark, barely tolerable. Man survived by becoming rat and rat survived by becoming man. Initially, resentment towards the rodentified humans was high for numerous reasons, but as they hasn't committed crimes against ratkind, we decided to let history stay as history and work together in unity of rat and man.
And so it was, in brief. A few lost souls attempted an act of revenge against them and have served the broader community their time for their turning back on that unity, as does anyone in freedom and fairness. We all built ourselves and everybody builds.
Flag
You may have questions about our flag. That is our nation rising above certain death and oblivion as well as the symbol of our institution of chiefdom to the top left. Bottom right, a much larger rat, symbolizing the people as a whole. The green stands for life and black where life comes from and will return, the soil.
Speed through your mission without wasting any time, whatever it may be.
Quiet yourself of anyone's doings, especially yours.
Unite the rat and man.
Endow everyone with power and knowledge over public affairs.
Allow everyone the rights and liberties everyone deserves at birth whosoever they may be.
Knock on the wood of the home of your fellow before entering.
Life and Culture
Our way of life, as we like to say, is summed up in a 'squeak'. It is our national motto. 'Squeak' is an abbreviation and its letters of stand for speed, quiet, unite, endow, allow and knock. 'Speed' stands for brevity, 'quiet' for discretion, 'unite' for unity and cooperation, 'endow' for enfranchisement and empowerment, 'allow' for our rights and liberties and 'knock' for privacy and sovereignty, especially when it comes to one's own home. 'Knocking', in addition to telling one to knock before entering also means visiting someone, because it is customary to knock on the structure to test its integrity before entering. One would 'knock on wood that the shack doesn't fall on you', so to squeak.
Above all, whatever you do, waste not time nor air announcing doing it. Just do it instead and you will thank yourself afterwards. The fruits of your labor are proof enough of your deeds and adventures. That is the true meaning of speed and quiet, but it has weight in doing your business as us and with us. A great deal of weight is placed on good business and honest business, on that trust, so that business may be both swift and discrete. We aim to change the meaning of 'rat' in how one carries oneself from underhandedness, as we have been slandered to be long ago to nobleness.
Foreign policy
Indeed, we are not so different from one another, mammal to mammal. We don't have the time to hold petty grudges. When everything is already destroyed, nothing left to do but build. Spread no ill will of ratkind and the ratmen will have no quarrel with you. No sense in bothersome ruckus over nothing.
Far be it from us to be warlike and repeat the mistakes of our forebears. Then again, should a catastrophe such as that of a war involve us, it will be to defend ourselves and our surroundings. War is among the single greatest polluters, poisoners and destroyers of everyones home, nature. As such, we ratmen recognize war for what it is, a crime - and at no point will we ever fight in the wars of anyone else. We are rats. We can already live where no one else wants. We need not swarm anyone other than active threats to us.
We grow, we gather, we craft, we build, we brew and concoct, write, paint, make music, play games and sports but do not gamble and above all, live. Be sure to try anything that would catch your eye! We use nails as a common medium of exchange, because everybody builds. Bringing some is not a requirement, but they grease the wheels of commerce greatly. All ratmen strive to build the biggest structure of their own to call home, so the amount or weight in nails one has confers a certain prestige through hard work.
It's taken me two weeks, and it's still not technically finished yet because of ongoing events, but here is the full history of Anxious & Kevin in the Eurovision Song Contest!
Anxious and Kevin has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest a total of 15 times, making its debut in 2009. It has qualified for the final every single year, making it one of only two countries (the other being Ukraine) to have a 100% qualification record.
It finished 8th on its debut with SAFIA and the song Bye Bye. Since 2010, it has used the national final Voltavgovnis to select its entries. Their highest placement to date is 3rd, which they achieved in 2012 with Jungle and 'Busy Earnin'
History
Before Eurovision
Anxious and Kevin has been eligible to participate since 2004, after their broadcaster AKBS joined the EBU. However, AKBS initially chose to stay out of Eurovision, citing the nation's poor economic state at the time and doubts over whether they would be able to afford participation. From 2006 onwards, AKBS broadcast the contest despite not competing.
Calls for the nation to enter began shortly after 2006, however despite now being financially capable Anxious & Kevin still declined to participate, this time citing the politicisation of the contest and the lack of any sort of jury voting, which it felt brought the contest into disrepute due to the number of joke entries that littered the contest during the mid 2000s, similar to the reasons Austria and Italy also gave at the time.
However, the EBU stated its desire to encourage Austria and Italy to return to the contest, as well as encouraging Anxious and Kevin to debut. With the reintroduction of juries to the contest in 2009, AKBS announced it would debut at the contest in 2009 in Moscow.
At Eurovision
2009
Pre-contest Anxious and Kevin announced their intention to debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 on 18th September 2008. AKBS additionally stated that their entry would be internally selected, however they would look towards organising a small televised national selection from 2010 onwards.
Submissions were opened on 21st September 2008, with the deadline closing on 21st November 2008. On 14th January 2009, AKBS announced that the band SAFIA would represent them at the contest, with the song to be released on the 7th March in a live concert in Ansburn broadcast on AKBS. On 7th March, SAFIA released their entry Bye Bye.
At Eurovision Anxious and Kevin were drawn to participate in the First Semi-Final on 12th May 2009, performing 4th, before Belarus and following Belgium. They finished 5th in the semi-final and therefore qualified for the final on 16th May.
Anxious and Kevin were drawn to perform 15th in the final, before Estonia and following Malta. They proceeded to finish 8th with 112 points, receiving 12 points from Norway and Azerbaijan. They gave 12 points to Denmark. Neve Sundqvarne served as their spokesperson.
Full points given by Anxious & Kevin 12 - Denmark 10 - Germany 8 - Finland 7 - Lithuania 6 - Norway 5 - Albania 4 - Moldova 3 - Romania 2 - Greece 1 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010
Pre-contest AKBS confirmed its intentions to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 on 15th August 2009. It announced its entry would be chosen via a televised national selection, to consist of a small final with 10 entries. The name of the selection was later revealed to be Voltavgovnis.
Voltavgovnis 2010
Submissions had to be in either Afleskogln or English, and the artists and songwriters had to be at least 2/3 native Anxiousiin combined, or hold Anxiousiin citizenship. Winning artists were not permitted to enter as artists for the next two editions (this was waived in 2021 for Au5 & Danyka Nadeau, who were invited to compete again due to the 2020 edition of Eurovision being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)
Submissions were opened on 1st September 2009, closing on 16th October 2009. On 14th December 2009, AKBS released the names of the 10 artists and their songs who had been selected to compete. They were as follows:
Icarus - Free Fall Teresa Stenebrusen - Feelings Of Nocturne Icehunt & Helen Tess - Hover Alina Renae - Send Us Higher Mikal Andvik - Lost ØBLIVION - See The Light Uplink - What I Feel Sonder - Serenity LYNE & Mia Velehusanan - Korsaskogur Voicians - My Life
The final was held on 20th February 2010 in the Ansburn Danshalle. It was hosted by Neve Sundqvarne and Felix Overlund. Icehunt & Helen Tess won and subsequently represented Anxious & Kevin at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo. The full results were as follows:
1. Icehunt & Helen Tess - Hover 2. LYNE & Mia Velehusanan - Korsaskogur 3. Alina Renae - Send Us Higher 4. Voicians - My Life 5. ØBLIVION - See The Light 6. Mikal Andvik - Lost 7. Sonder - Serenity 8. Icarus - Free Fall 9. Uplink - What I Feel 10. Teresa Stenebrusen - Feelings Of Nocturne
At Eurovision Anxious and Kevin were drawn to perform 12th in the Second Semi Final on 27th May 2010, following Slovenia and preceding Ireland. They finished 9th and proceeded to qualify for the final on 29th May 2010.
They were drawn to perform 21st in the final, following the entry from Russia and before the entry from Armenia. They proceeded to finish 16th with 66 points, receiving no 12 points, but receiving 10 points from Finland. They gave 12 points to Turkey. Neve Sundqvarne served as their spokesperson.
Full points given by Anxious and Kevin 12 - Turkey 10 - Germany 8 - Moldova 7 - Ukraine 6 - Belgium 5 - Serbia 4 - Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 - Russia 2 - Georgia 1 - Romania
2011 AKBS confirmed its intention to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 on 22nd August 2010. It was confirmed that the national selection show Voltavgovnis would return as the selection method.
Voltavgovnis 2011 Submissions were opened on 1st September 2010, closing on 9th October 2010. On 3rd January 2011, AKBS released the names of the 10 artists and their songs who had been selected to compete. They were as follows:
Keon Stavarne - Let's Go! Unapologetic - Blue Xander Asteir - Twilight Lisa Vanemark - Knock Yourself Out Danielle Cerezon - We The Night NCT x T & Sugah & Voicians - Along The Road CODE - July White Straits - Falling Elport ft. Veronica Bravo - Goddess Chrome Sparks - Never Again
The final was held on 19th February 2011 in the Ansburn Danshalle, hosted by Ashley Frøsen & Mikal Andvik. NCT x T & Sugah & Voicians won and subsequently represented Anxious & Kevin at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf. The full results were as follows:
1. NCT x T & Sugah & Voicians - Along The Road 2. White Straits - Falling 3. Xander Asteir - Twilight 4. Keon Stavarne - Let's Go! 5. Chrome Sparks - Never Again 6. Lisa Vanemark - Knock Yourself Out 7. CODE - July 8. Danielle Cerezon - We The Night 9. Unapologetic - Blue 10. Elport ft. Veronica Bravo - Goddess
At Eurovision Anxious and Kevin were drawn to perform 3rd in the Second Semi Final on 12th May 2011, following Austria and preceding Netherlands. They ended up finishing 4th and proceeded to qualify for the final on 14th May 2011.
They were drawn to perform 13th in the final, preceding Switzerland and following Italy. They proceeded to finish 11th with 102 points, receiving the highest amount of points from Norway and Netherlands, who gave them 8 points each. They gave 12 points to Georgia. Keon Stavarne served as their spokesperson.
Full points given by Anxious & Kevin: 12 - Georgia 10 - Sweden 8 - Bosnia & Herzegovina 7 - Denmark 6 - Iceland 5 - Germany 4 - Italy 3 - Finland 2 - Slovenia 1 - Hungary
2012 AKBS confirmed their intention to participate at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 on 4th September 2011. There was some speculation beforehand that the nation was set to withdraw in protest at host country Azerbaijan's human rights record, however this speculation was proven unfounded.
Voltavgovnis 2012 Submissions for the 3rd annual edition of Voltavgovnis opened on 19th September 2011 and closed on 19th November 2011. The 10 artists selected to compete were revealed on 9th Jan 2012, and were as follows:
Mia Velehusanan - Astronauts Lennart Schroot & Unknown Brain ft. SRU - Kuyenda Paul Flint - Watch The World Burn Jungle - Busy Earnin' Felix Ekholm - Those Days Alexandra Vuriken - Dawn Forgotten Islands - Jupiter Uplink & Alex Skrindo - Me & You JPB & MYRNE ft. Yung Fusion - Feels Right Seb Wallenberg & Danielle Corazon - Limits
The final was held on 18th February 2012 in the newly completed Ansburn Spektronen, hosted by Helen Tess. Jungle won and subsequently represented Anxious & Kevin at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku. The full results were as follows:
1. Jungle - Busy Earnin' 2. Lennart Schroot & Unknown Brain ft. SRU - Kuyenda 3. Forgotten Islands - Jupiter 4. Uplink & Alex Skrindo - Me & You 5. Paul Flint - Watch The World Burn 6. Mia Velehusanan - Astronauts 7. Alexandra Vuriken - Dawn 8. Seb Wallenberg & Danielle Corazon - Limits 9. JPB & MYRNE ft. Yung Fusion - Feels Right 10. Felix Ekholm - Those Days
At Eurovision Anxious and Kevin were drawn to participate in the First Semi-Final on 22nd May 2012, performing 9th, before Finland and following Belgium. They finished 2nd in the semi-final and therefore qualified for the final on 26th May.
They were drawn to perform 10th in the Final, preceding Italy and following France. They proceeded to finish 3rd overall with 239 points, their highest finish to date, receiving 12 points from 7 countries. They gave 12 points to Sweden. Neve Sundqvarne served as their spokesperson.
Full points given by Anxious & Kevin: 12 - Sweden 10 - Hungary 8 - Denmark 7 - Germany 6 - Moldova 5 - Italy 4 - Estonia 3 - Ukraine 2 - France 1 - Malta
2013 AKBS confirmed their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 on 29th August 2012.
Voltavgovnis 2013 Submissions opened on 10th September 2012, closing on 10th October 2012. The competing artists were released on 7th January 2013, and were as follows:
It's Different & Miss Mary - Shadows Bombs & Bottles - lose yourself The Two Friends - I Am? Phantom Sage - Hollow Astrostorm - Wreck Siren - Run Away Jannick Norgensen - Eagles Avi Snow - Dragonfly Kasey End - Slow Down, You'll Be Fine White Straits - Hunt Me Down
The final was held on 23rd February 2013 in the Ansburn Spektronen, hosted by Mia Velehusanan. Siren won and subsequently represented Anxious & Kevin in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö. The full results were as follows:
1. Siren - Run Away 2. Phantom Sage - Hollow 3. Bombs & Bottles - lose yourself 4. Avi Snow - Dragonfly 5. It's Different & Miss Mary - Shadows 6. White Straits - Hunt Me Down 7. The Two Friends - I Am? 8. Kasey End - Slow Down, You'll Be Fine 9. Astrostorm - Wreck 10. Jannick Norgensen - Eagles
At Eurovision Anxious & Kevin were drawn to participate in the First Semi-Final on 14th May 2013, performing 10th, following Montenegro and preceding Lithuania. They proceeded to finish 7th and qualified for the Final on 18th May 2013.
They were drawn to perform 24th in the Final, following Italy and preceding Norway. They finished 13th in the final with 68 points, receiving the highest amount of points from Netherlands and Sweden, who gave them 8 points each. They gave 12 points to Norway. Neve Sundqvarne served as their spokesperson.
Full points given by Anxious & Kevin: 12 - Norway 10 - Greece 8 - Netherlands 7 - Hungary 6 - Denmark 5 - Malta 4 - Iceland 3 - Italy 2 - Belgium 1 - Sweden
2014 AKBS confirmed participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 on 21st August 2013.
Voltavgovnis 2014 Submissions opened on 2nd September 2013 and closed on 28th August 2013. AKBS announced the 10 artists on 13th January 2014, and were as follows:
Kirsty Hawkshaw - Reasons To Forgive Keanu Flanders - Rockin' With The Best The Free - Alaska Boxplot & Voicians - We Lose It All Mason Anderson - Vanity Project ØBLIVION - Route 41 Astrid Destuyver - Forget Nightshift & Daniel Löfgren - Downtrodden Kasey End - Far Away With The Stars Bishøp - Lullaby
The final was held on 22nd February 2014 in the Ansburn Spektronen, hosted by Neve Sundqvarne and Holvaster Kimmerlund. Boxplot & Voicians won and subsequently represented Anxious & Kevin at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen. With this, Voicians subsequently became the first and so far only person to represent Anxious & Kevin twice as an artist. The full results were:
1. Boxplot & Voicians - We Lose It All 2. Bishøp - Lullaby 3. Kirsty Hawkshaw - Reasons To Forgive 4. The Free - Alaska 5. Astrid Destuyver - Forget 6. Kasey End - Far Away With The Stars 7. ØBLIVION - Route 41 8. Keanu Flanders - Rockin' With The Best 9. Nightshift & Daniel Löfgren - Downtrodden 10. Mason Anderson - Vanity Project
At Eurovision Anxious and Kevin were drawn to perform 11th in Semi-Final 2 on 8th May 2014, before Macedonia and after Belarus. They proceeded to finish 5th and qualified for the final on 10th May 2014.
They performed 13th in the Final, before Sweden and after Germany, finishing 14th with 63 points. They received 10 points from the UK. They gave 12 points to Switzerland. Neve Sundqvarne once again served as their spokesperson.
Full points given by Anxious & Kevin:
12 - Switzerland 10 - Hungary 8 - Finland 7 - Iceland 6 - Armenia 5 - France 4 - Greece 3 - Ukraine 2 - Austria 1 - Romania
2015 AKBS confirmed participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 on 3rd August 2014.
Voltavgovnis 2015 Submissions opened on 1st September 2014, closing on 27th October 2014. AKBS announced the 10 competing artists on 12 January 2015. They were as follows:
Grådask - Dark Trails Arvid Håstad - Vær min ild Feldmann - Trampolines Conro - Fighters LYNE - California Aurora Eldarne - Colours Avi Snow - City Of Hawks Ariadne Aarvalo - Schizophrenia Lemonade Baby - I Need You To Feel Me JayKode & Tia Martina - While We Fall
The final was held on 28th February 2015. For the first time, AKBS chose to hold it outside of the capital Ansburn, instead holding it in Møllebro at the ESN Solarena, as a way of promoting the nation's largest music festival, ESN, which is held annually in Møllebro. Kasia Bolevan & Neve Sundqvarne hosted. Conro won and subsequently represented Anxious & Kevin in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna. The full results were as follows:
1. Conro - Fighters 2. Avi Snow - City Of Hawks 3. Ariadne Aarvalo - Schizophrenia 4. LYNE - California 5. JayKode & Tia Martina - While We Fall 6. Feldmann - Trampolines 7. Aurora Eldarne - Colours 8. Grådask - Dark Trails 9. Lemonade Baby - I Need You To Feel Me 10. Arvid Håstad - Vær min ild
At Eurovision Anxious and Kevin were drawn to perform 3rd in the 1st Semi-Final on 19th May 2015, following Armenia and preceding Belgium. They finished 4th and qualified for the final on 23rd May 2015.
They performed 17th in the Final, following Montenegro and preceding Germany. They finished 12th with 50 points, getting 7 points from Finland. Avi Snow served as their spokesperson. They gave 12 points to Sweden.
Full points awarded by Anxious & Kevin:
12 - Sweden 10 - Australia 8 - Belgium 7 - Slovenia 6 - Latvia 5 - Estonia 4 - Israel 3 - Greece 2 - Azerbaijan 1 - Norway
2016 AKBS confirmed participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 on 9th September 2015.
Voltavgovnis 2016 Initial rumours that AKBS were to expand Voltavgovnis to a 20 song festival with two semi finals and a final proved to be false. Submissions opened on 1st October 2015, closing on 1st November 2015. On 11th January 2016, AKBS announced the 10 competing acts, which were as follows:
Helen Tess - Anorexia KIASMA - The Brig Junkie - Oregon Port Nowhere - Ask Of Me The Free - Find Our Way (Again) Astrid Destuyver - BURN Zack Belthano & Keon Stavarne - Fantasy Uplink - Still Need You Why Mona - Regain SirensCeol & Reaktion ft. The Eden Project - Let You Know
The final was held on 20th February 2016, returning to the Ansburn Spektronen. Avi Snow, Kasey End & Timo Floharn were the hosts. SirensCeol & Reaktion ft. The Eden Project won and subsequently represented Anxious & Kevin at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm. The full results were:
1. SirensCeol & Reaktion ft. The Eden Project - Let You Know 2. Port Nowhere - Ask Of Me 3. Uplink - Still Need You 4. Zack Belthano & Keon Stavarne - Fantasy 5. Astrid Destuyver - BURN 6. KIASMA - The Brig 7. Helen Tess - Anorexia 8. The Free - Find Our Way (Again) 9. Junkie - Oregon 10. Why Mona - Regain
At Eurovision Anxious & Kevin were drawn to perform 18th in the First Semi Final on 10th May 2016, before Malta and after Bosnia & Herzegovina. They proceeded to finish 2nd and qualified for the final on 14th May 2016.
They performed 7th in the Final, before Israel and after Italy. They proceeded to finish 4th with 329 points, receiving 12 points from Sweden (televote), Latvia (televote), Ireland (jury), San Marino (jury), Finland (televote) and Estonia (televote). Daniel Morgenhaus served as the spokesperson. Their jury gave 12 points to Russia, and their televote 12 points to France. Notably, they did not give any points to winner Ukraine.
Points awarded by Anxious & Kevin: Jury 12 - Russia 10 - Australia 8 - Bulgaria 7 - Latvia 6 - Sweden 5 - France 4 - Cyprus 3 - Spain 2 - Israel 1 - Netherlands
2017 AKBS confirmed participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on 26th August 2016.
Voltavgovnis 2017 Submissions opened on 12th September 2016, closing on 7th November 2016. On 23rd January 2017, AKBS announced the 10 artists chosen to compete, who were as follows:
Exit Friendzone - Iris OLWIK & Tyler Fiore - Villain RÆVE - Firefly Icehunt x Broad Run x Arnie Woods x Ethan Heckard - Back To Time Mia Velehusanan - Say Far Out & Alina Renae - Chains CRUISR - All Over Blight - SLÅSS Fox Stevenson - Knowhow Empaths - Hope (Rise Up)
The final was held on 25th February 2017 in the Ansburn Spektronen. Daniel Morgenhaus & Astrid Destuyver were the hosts. CRUISR won and subsequently represented Anxious & Kevin in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv. The full results were as follows:
1. CRUISR - All Over 2. OLWIK & Tyler Fiore - Villain 3. Far Out & Alina Renae - Chains 4. Fox Stevenson - Knowhow 5. Exit Friendzone - Iris 6. Icehunt x Broad Run x Arnie Woods x Ethan Heckard - Back To Time 7. Empaths - Hope (Rise Up) 8. RÆVE - Firefly 9. Mia Velehusanan - Say 10. Blight - SLÅSS
At Eurovision Anxious & Kevin were drawn to perform 15th in the Second Semi-Final on 11th May 2017, before Bulgaria & after Belarus. They proceeded to finish 9th and subsequently qualified for the Final on 13th May 2017.
They performed 19th in the Final, before Cyprus and after the United Kingdom. They proceeded to finish 19th with 78 points, receiving 7 points from the United Kingdom (televote). Their jury gave 12 points to Portugal and their televote gave 12 points to Norway. Their spokesperson was Fox Stevenson.
Points awarded by Anxious & Kevin Jury 12 - Portugal 10 - Hungary 8 - Azerbaijan 7 - Norway 6 - Moldova 5 - Romania 4 - United Kingdom 3 - Croatia 2 - Netherlands 1 - France
Televote 12 - Norway 10 - Belgium 8 - Australia 7 - Hungary 6 - Italy 5 - Azerbaijan 4 - Austria 3 - Moldova 2 - Cyprus 1 - Portugal
2018 AKBS confirmed participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 on 1st September 2017.
Voltavgovnis 2018 Submissions were opened on 17th September 2017, closing on 17th November 2017. It was reported that AKBS chose to extend the submission window compared to previous years due to their relatively low placing the year before, as it was believed that this would allow for a higher quality of entries. On 20th January 2018, AKBS revealed the 10 chosen entries, which were as follows:
Au5 & Danyka Nadeau - Closer Forgotten Islands - That Summer Arc North - Raging Kaia Jakobsen & MyTheory - Asinine Conro - Therapy Jason Liisanoinen - The Beat Midranger ft. Holly Drummond - Unrequited Ashley Apollodor - Just Stay Phantom Sage - Our Lives Past Anikdote & Absent Faith x Oriental Cravings - Heavens Gate
The final was held on 17th February 2018, in the Ansburn Spektronen. Ethan Heckard & Alina Renae served as hosts. Arc North won and subsequently represented Anxious & Kevin in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon. The full results were as follows:
1. Arc North - Raging 2. Ashley Apollodor - Just Stay 3. Anikdote & Absent Faith x Oriental Cravings - Heavens Gate 4. Conro - Therapy 5. Au5 & Danyka Nadeau - Closer 6. Forgotten Islands - That Summer 7. Phantom Sage - Our Lives Past 8. Kaia Jakobsen & MyTheory - Asinine 9. Midranger ft. Holly Drummond - Unrequited 10. Jason Liisanoinen - The Beat
At Eurovision Anxious & Kevin were drawn to perform 4th in the Second Semi-Final on 10th May 2018, performing between Serbia and San Marino. They proceeded to finish in the same spot they performed in, 4th, and subsequently qualified for the Final on 12th May 2018.
There was some controversy surrounding Anxious & Kevin and the eventual winner, Israel, as AKBS protested the lyrics in Israel's song, claiming they were misandrist and childish, and thus broke the rules of the contest. However, this protest was eventually dismissed by the EBU.
They were drawn to perform 15th in the final, between Czech Republic & Denmark. They proceeded to finish 7th with 278 points, receiving 12 points from Denmark (televote). Their jury gave 12 points to Norway, and their televote also Norway. Their spokesperson was Neve Sundqvarne.
Full points given by Anxious & Kevin: Jury 12 - Norway 10 - Austria 8 - Denmark 7 - Germany 6 - Albania 5 - Hungary 4 - Italy 3- Czech Republic 2 - Ukraine 1 - Australia
2019 AKBS confirmed participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 on 30th August 2018.
Voltavgovnis 2019 Submissions opened on 17th September 2018 and closed on 17th November 2018. On 21st January 2019, AKBS revealed the 10 artists who had been selected to compete. They were as follows:
Yosemite - Stardust YIKES - Faded Whispers Skylink - Trash Panda Danielle Corazon - Rebirth Halcyon & Felix Ekholm - Escape With Me IZECOLD & Molly Ann - Close Francis Derelle - Valleys Kaia Jakobsen - Hear Me Scream bvd kult ft. Will Heggadon - Made Of Something Halvorsen - Like Me
The final took place on 16th May 2019 in the Ansburn Spektronen, hosted by Neve Sundqvarne. IZECOLD & Molly Ann won and subsequently represented Anxious & Kevin in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv. The full results were as follows:
1. IZECOLD & Molly Ann - Close 2. Yosemite - Stardust 3. Danielle Corazon - Rebirth 4. bvd kult ft. Will Heggadon - Made Of Something 5. Kaia Jakobsen - Hear Me Scream 6. Skylink - Trash Panda 7. Francis Derelle - Valleys 8. YIKES - Faded Whispers 9. Halvorsen - Like Me 10. Halcyon & Felix Ekholm - Escape With Me
At Eurovision Anxious & Kevin were drawn to perform 11th in the First Semi-Final on 14th May 2019, performing between Georgia and Belgium. They proceeded to finish 6th and subsequently qualified for the Final on 18th May 2019.
They were drawn to perform 5th in the Final, performing between Germany & Russia. They proceeded to finish 12th with 124 points, receiving 12 points from the Netherlands (televote). Their jury gave 12 points to the Netherlands, and their televote gave 12 points to Slovenia. Their spokesperson was Ashley Apollodor.
Full points given by Anxious & Kevin: Jury 12 - Netherlands 10 - Switzerland 8 - Sweden 7 - Norway 6 - Russia 5 - Serbia 4 - France 3 - Azerbaijan 2 - Slovenia 1 - Spain
2020 AKBS confirmed their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 on 17th August 2019.
Voltavgovnis 2020 Submissions opened on 20th September 2019, and closed on 20th November 2019. On 14th January 2020, AKBS revealed the 10 artists chosen to compete, who were as follows:
Trinix - I See The Future Benjamin Holness - Freak Accident Serrve - Revolution Khamsin x Jonathan Grensi - Crusade Au5 & Danyka Nadeau - Crossroad Anti-Haven - No More Ian Storm - Kayleigh Alexis Donn - We Don't Mind MyTheory - Pause 3Dom - Come Get Me
The final was held on 15th February 2020 in the Ansburn Spektronen, hosted by Mia Velehusanan. Au5 & Danyka Nadeau won and therefore were set to represent Anxious & Kevin in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam. The full results were as follows:
1. Au5 & Danyka Nadeau - Crossroad 2. Anti-Haven - No More 3. 3Dom - Come Get Me 4. Benjamin Holness - Freak Accident 5. Ian Storm - Kayleigh 6. MyTheory - Pause 7. Trinix - I See The Future 8. Alexis Donn - We Don't Mind 9. Khamsin x Jonathan Grensi - Crusade 10. Serrve - Revolution
At Eurovision Sadly, on 18th March 2020 the EBU announced that for the first time in the competition's history, the Eurovision Song Contest had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Anxious & Kevin had been drawn to perform 12th in the First Semi-Final on 12th May 2020, between Croatia and Azerbaijan.
In place of the contest itself, AKBS announced that they would run a replacement show showcasing all 42 acts that had been slated to compete, after which there was to be a public vote, and Anxious & Kevin would reveal its favourite. This was called '2020: Det tapte Eurovision' (2020: The Lost Eurovision). It was held a week before the contest would have taken place so not to conflict with the EBU's own replacement programming, on 9th May 2020. At the end, it was revealed that Iceland won. It was hosted by Au5, Danyka Nadeau & Neve Sundqvarne remotely from their homes.
2021 AKBS confirmed participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 on 16th June 2020.
Voltavgovnis 2021 AKBS announced that Au5 & Danyka Nadeau would not be internally selected to compete, as other 2020 entrants were chosen to compete without having to go through a national final again. However, AKBS instead offered the pair a spot in Voltavgovnis 2021 without having to apply. Should they fail to win, they would be offered a spot in the Anxiousiin delegation as a way for them to still go to Rotterdam, therefore waiving the rule that stated winning artists had to wait 2 contests before applying again to compete as artists. In addition, AKBS announced that Voltavgovnis would expand to 12 competitors, ahead of a full revamp in 2022.
Submissions opened on 1st September 2020, and closed on 1st November 2020. On 11th January 2021, AKBS announced the 12 artists selected to compete, who were as follows:
Au5 & Danyka Nadeau - Interstellar Parov Stelar - The Sun Smooth x Zombie Cats - Make Me Move Parra for Cuva & Anna Naklab - Wicked Games Campsite Dream - Don't Worry Steve Kroeger & Skye Holland - Home Embody - Dreamin' Fairlane & TRØVES - Crumble Ian Storm & Menno - Run Away Glass Animals - Heat Waves Private Island - Mad Mirage Absofacto & Trinix - Someone Else's Dream
The final was held on 20th February 2021 in the Ansburn Spektronen, without spectators due to the pandemic, hosted by Kyle Danselvik & Lumina Kurvalen. Fairlane & TRØVES won and subsequently represented Anxious & Kevin in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam. Au5 & Danyka Nadeau joined the delegation as creative directors and vocal coaches. The full results were as follows:
1. Fairlane & TRØVES - Crumble 2. Campsite Dream - Don't Worry 3. Steve Kroeger & Skye Holland - Home 4. Au5 & Danyka Nadeau - Interstellar 5. Glass Animals - Heat Waves 6. Absofacto & Trinix - Someone Else's Dream 7. Parov Stelar - The Sun 8. Private Island - Mad Mirage 9. Parra for Cuva & Anna Naklab - Wicked Games 10. Ian Storm & Menno - Run Away 11. Embody - Dreamin' 12. Smooth x Zombie Cats - Make Me Move
At Eurovision Anxious & Kevin were drawn to perform 9th in the First Semi-Final on 18th May 2021, between Cyprus and Norway. They finished 3rd and subsequently qualified for the final on 22nd May 2021.
They were drawn to perform 10th in the final, performing between the United Kingdom and Greece. They proceeded to finish 9th with 213 points, receiving 12 points from Poland (jury) and Sweden (televote). Their jury gave 12 points to Portugal, and their televote gave 12 points to Finland. Kaia Jakobsen served as their spokesperson.
Full points awarded by Anxious & Kevin: Jury 12 - Portugal 10 - Belgium 8 - Ukraine 7 - Finland 6 - Switzerland 5 - Bulgaria 4 - France 3 - Sweden 2 - Norway 1 - Iceland
Televote 12 - Finland 10 - Italy 8 - Portugal 7 - Sweden 6 - Iceland 5 - Belgium 4 - Ukraine 3 - Moldova 2 - Germany 1 - Switzerland
2022 AKBS confirmed participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 on 1st August 2021.
Voltavgovnis 2022 For the 2022 edition of Voltavgovnis, AKBS announced a complete revamp of the competition. Instead of being a one-show final with 10-12 entries, Voltavgovnis going forward would mirror Sweden's Melodifestivalen. There would be a total of 28 entries, split into four heats (or Valierats) with 7 songs each. The top 2 would advance on to the final, with the 3rd and 4th place entries advancing to the Second Chance (or Andra Chansen), from which 4 songs would advance to a 12 song final.
Submissions opened on 1st September 2021, closing on 1st November 2021. On 15th December 2021, AKBS announced the 28 competing acts, who were as follows:
4URA - Remedy Abby Sage - When I Leave Absofacto - Dissolve Addict. & Rewind - I Dream Too Much Arlow - Happy Now Christian French - OH WELL Confetti - Right Now Culture Code & Alexis Donn - You & I Dust Of Apollon - Crown Of Lies Ehrling - Last Time Eminence, Weston & Teston, Delaney Kai - Feels Like Home hayve & Skyelle - Change IHF & Transviolet - Happiness & Pleasure Lemonade Baby - Is It Too Late Mark Coles & Menno - Losing My Religion Mazde & Rromarin - Silence Speaks Monrroe ft. Zara Kershaw - Out Of Time Netrum & Halvorsen - Phoenix Paper Idol - Castles PatrickReza - November Peach Tree Rascals - Song From Hell pluko & MOONZz - asleep RÆVE - The Sweetest Sin Sabai - Scared Sagan & Sam Russell - Lowly Shallou - Heartaches Unlike Pluto ft. Mike Taylor - Everything Black VOE - Chemicals
Danyka Nadeau, Jason Liisanoinen & Daniel Morgenhaus served as hosts for all shows, which all took place in the Ansburn Spektronen. The competition took place from 8th January 2022 to 12th February 2022.
Bold indicates the entry passed directly to the final. Italics indicates the entry advanced to Andra Chansen.
Valierat 1 Paper Idol - Castles Absofacto - Dissolve IHF & Transviolet - Happiness & Pleasure PatrickReza - November Sagan & Sam Russell - Lowly Shallou - Heartaches Dust Of Apollon - Crown Of Lies
Valierat 2 Mazde & Rromarin - Silence Speaks Confetti - Right Now Eminence, Weston & Teston, Delaney Kai - Feels Like Home hayve & Skyelle - Change Monrroe ft. Zara Kershaw - Out Of Time Ehrling - Last Time Lemonade Baby - Is It Too Late
Valierat 3 VOE - Chemicals Unlike Pluto ft. Mike Taylor - Everything Black Peach Tree Rascals - Song From Hell Sabai - Scared pluko & MOONZz - asleep Mark Coles & Menno - Losing My Religion Addict. & Rewind - I Dream Too Much
Valierat 4 Christian French - OH WELL 4URA - Remedy Abby Sage - When I Leave Arlow - Happy Now RÆVE - The Sweetest Sin Netrum & Halvorsen - Phoenix Culture Code & Alexis Donn - You & I
Andra Chansen For the Andra Chansen, all 8 songs would sing once. This was followed by a round of voting, after which the top two songs advanced to the final, and the bottom two would be eliminated, with the other songs advancing to the Duells. These remaining songs would be drawn into two duels, and would sing again. The winners of each duel would advance to the final.
Bold indicates the entry passed directly to the final. Italics indicates the entry advanced to Duells.
Absofacto - Dissolve Shallou - Heartaches Mazde & Rromarin - Silence Speaks Ehrling - Last Time VOE - Chemicals Sabai - Scared Netrum & Halvorsen - Phoenix Culture Code & Alexis Donn - You & I
Duells Bold indicates the entry won.
Sabai - Scared vs. Culture Code & Alexis Donn - You & I Ehrling - Last Time vs. Netrum & Halvorsen - Phoenix
Final RÆVE ultimately won and represented Anxious & Kevin in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin. Full results of the Final:
1. RÆVE - The Sweetest Sin 2. Confetti - Right Now 3. Sagan & Sam Russell - Lowly 4. Monrroe ft. Zara Kershaw - Out Of Time 5. Paper Idol - Castles 6. Peach Tree Rascals - Song From Hell 7. Absofacto - Dissolve 8. Christian French - OH WELL 9. Netrum & Halvorsen - Phoenix 10. Unlike Pluto ft. Mike Taylor - Everything Black 11. Mazde & Rromarin - Silence Speaks 12. Sabai - Scared
At Eurovision Anxious & Kevin were drawn to perform 4th in the First Semi-Final on 10th May 2022, performing between Switzerland and Lithuania. They proceeded to finish 8th and thus qualified for the Final on 14th May 2022.
They were drawn to perform 17th in the Final, performing between Belgium and Greece. They proceeded to finish 16th with 112 points, receiving 10 points from Estonia (jury). Their jury gave 12 points to the United Kingdom, and their televote gave 12 points to France. Their spokesperson was Danyka Nadeau.
Full points awarded by Anxious & Kevin Jury 12 - United Kingdom 10 - Netherlands 8 - Poland 7 - Portugal 6 - Australia 5 - Sweden 4 - Azerbaijan 3 - Italy 2 - Ukraine 1 - Lithuania
Televote 12 - France 10 - Ukraine 8 - Poland 7 - Estonia 6 - Czech Republic 5 - Portugal 4 - United Kingdom 3 - Norway 2 - Serbia 1 - Netherlands
2023 AKBS confirmed participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 on 11th August 2022.
Volavgovnis 2023 After some calls to return to the original format due to the lower placing of 2022, which were rejected due to the higher ratings and engagement seen because of the new format, submissions opened on 5th September 2022, and closed on 7th November 2022. On 12th December 2022, AKBS announced the 28 selected entries, which were as follows:
Abby Sage - Pool Party Arlow & Kid Spirit - Slip Away Besomorph & The Tech Thieves - In My Dreams Campsite Dream - Eternal Flame Confetti - Guilty Pleasures East Love - Gray Turns Gold Elley Duhé - LOVE ME HARD FLETCHER - Sting fortune - killer Fox Stevenson - Victory Over Truth GhostDragon & Daye - re-collide helloworld - easier Hybrid Minds & Birdy - State Lines Joseph Feinstein - hennessy dreams Lost Identities - I Won't Want You Marphil, FIXL, Æj - Vulnerable Mathieu Koss - Vertigo Mazde - Gone N3WPORT x Rico & Miella - Stars Like You Paper Idol - Hey You Rromarin - Slip Saint Chaos - Need Somebody Say So City - Teaser Sunshine Boysclub - It's Not Enough TEN TIMES ft. Dustin Paul - Let You Go The Careful Ones - I'm Not Lost twocolors & Kairos Grove - Back To Life yetep & KLAXX - Journey
Au5, Neve Sundqvarne & Sam Russell served as hosts for all shows. The competition took place from 7th January 2023 to 11th February 2023.
Bold indicates the entry passed directly to the final. Italics indicates the entry advanced to Andra Chansen.
Valierat 1 Abby Sage - Pool Party twocolors & Kairos Grove - Back To Life Saint Chaos - Need Somebody Hybrid Minds & Birdy - State Lines TEN TIMES ft. Dustin Paul - Let You Go helloworld - easier Elley Duhé - LOVE ME HARD
Valierat 2 Mathieu Koss - Vertigo East Love - Gray Turns Gold Arlow & Kid Spirit - Slip Away GhostDragon & Daye - re-collide FLETCHER - Sting Sunshine Boysclub - It's Not Enough Besomorph & The Tech Thieves - In My Dreams
Valierat 3 yetep & KLAXX - Journey Lost Identities - I Won't Want You Fox Stevenson - Victory Over Truth Marphil, FIXL, Æj - Vulnerable The Careful Ones - I'm Not Lost Mazde - Gone Paper Idol - Hey You
Valierat 4 Say So City - Teaser Joseph Feinstein - hennessy dreams Campsite Dream - Eternal Flame fortune - killer N3WPORT x Rico & Miella - Stars Like You Rromarin - Slip Confetti - Guilty Pleasures
Andra Chansen
Bold indicates the entry passed directly to the final. Italics indicates the entry advanced to Duells.
Paper Idol - Hey You Abby Sage - Pool Party Mazde - Gone Elley Duhé - LOVE ME HARD Campsite Dream - Eternal Flame N3WPORT x Rico & Miella - Stars Like You GhostDragon & Daye - re-collide East Love - Gray Turns Gold
Duells Bold indicates the entry won.
Campsite Dream - Eternal Flame vs. GhostDragon & Daye - re-collide Abby Sage - Pool Party vs. N3WPORT x Rico & Miella - Stars Like You
Final Confetti ultimately won and represented Anxious & Kevin in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. Full results of the Final:
1. Confetti - Guilty Pleasures 2. FLETCHER - Sting 3. Fox Stevenson - Victory Over Truth 4. Say So City - Teaser 5. Hybrid Minds & Birdy - State Lines 6. Saint Chaos - Need Somebody 7. Elley Duhé - LOVE ME HARD 8. Campsite Dream - Eternal Flame 9. The Careful Ones - I'm Not Lost 10. N3WPORT x Rico & Miella - Stars Like You 11. Paper Idol - Hey You 12. Mathieu Koss - Vertigo
At Eurovision Anxious & Kevin were drawn to perform 14th in the First Semi Final on 9th May 2023, performing in between Czechia and the Netherlands. They proceeded to finish 4th and subsequently qualified for the Final on 13th May 2023.
They were drawn to perform 11th in the Final, performing in between Albania and Italy. They proceeded to finish 5th with 281 points, receiving 12 points from Norway, Estonia, United Kingdom and Romania (televote), and Sweden (jury). Their jury gave 12 points to Sweden, and their televote gave 12 points to Finland. Their spokesperson was Au5.
Full points awarded by Anxious & Kevin: Jury 12: Sweden 10: Finland 8: Slovenia 7: Switzerland 6: Belgium 5: Estonia 4: Italy 3: Norway 2: France 1: Spain
Televote 12: Finland 10: Slovenia 8: Australia 7: Austria 6: Switzerland 5: Ukraine 4: Germany 3: Sweden 2: Belgium 1: Croatia
2024 AKBS confirmed participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on 22nd August 2023.
Due to the Israel-Palestine conflict, and Israel's inclusion by the EBU despite numerous calls to disqualify them, AKBS lodged a formal protest against the EBU. This protest was ultimately unsuccessful, and AKBS chose to stay in the contest 'to provide a voice drowning out those who choose to spread hate and war'. They also announced that they would be setting up a fund where Anxiousiin voters could donate to Palestinians in need.
Voltavgovnis 2024 Submissions opened on 11th September 2023, and closed on 14th November 2023. On 15th December 2023, AKBS announced the list of competing entries, who were as follows:
Addict. & Hue - We Gotta Go Andrah - bye bye Axel Johansonn & Jay Mason - I Found You Brenn! - Valapriso Cheska Moore - Nightmare Christian French - More Of It Conro - Dreaming Genesis Owusu - Leaving The Light Grabbitz & Lucille Croft - Falling Over You Great Good Fine OK & Before You Exit - Find Yourself Halvorsen - Band-Aid iDKHOW - WHAT LOVE? L I F E / L I N E & Sparrows - Feel Of Fire Madface, Coppa, Meditat1on - What It Looks Like Man Cub & Luxtides - Still A Light Northwest Stories - Honeysuckle pluko x EVAN GIIA x Reo Cragun - PLASTIC Raude - high4aminute Rico & Miella - Remember Me SABAI & Casey Cook - North Star Saint Chaos - Hyperactive Say So City - Do I Go Too Far? Shiah Maisel - Everything I Got Skye Holland & Steve Kroeger - Lie Society Of Villains - Smoke & Trouble TALK - Wasteland Unlike Pluto - Ridiculous yetep & Austin Allison - Echo
Confetti were the hosts for all shows. The competition took place from 6th January 2024 to 10th February 2024.
Bold indicates the entry passed directly to the final. Italics indicates the entry advanced to Andra Chansen.
Valierat 1 Madface, Coppa, Meditat1on - What It Looks Like Axel Johansonn & Jay Mason - I Found You Cheska Moore - Nightmare L I F E / L I N E & Sparrows - Feel Of Fire TALK - Wasteland Christian French - More Of It yetep & Austin Allison - Echo
Valierat 2 Man Cub & Luxtides - Still A Light Rico & Miella - Remember Me Great Good Fine OK & Before You Exit - Find Yourself pluko x EVAN GIIA x Reo Cragun - PLASTIC Raude - high4aminute Andrah - bye bye Society Of Villains - Smoke & Trouble
Valierat 3 Addict. & Hue - We Gotta Go Halvorsen - Band-Aid Brenn! - Valapriso Conro - Dreaming SABAI & Casey Cook - North Star Saint Chaos - Hyperactive Grabbitz & Lucille Croft - Falling Over You
Valierat 4 Unlike Pluto - Ridiculous Skye Holland & Steve Kroeger - Lie Shiah Maisel - Everything I Got Northwest Stories - Honeysuckle iDKHOW - WHAT LOVE? Genesis Owusu - Leaving The Light Say So City - Do I Go Too Far?
Andra Chansen
Bold indicates the entry passed directly to the final. Italics indicates the entry advanced to Duells.
Society Of Villains - Smoke & Trouble Conro - Dreaming Brenn! - Valapriso L I F E / L I N E & Sparrows - Feel Of Fire Unlike Pluto - Ridiculous Madface, Coppa, Meditat1on - What It Looks Like Man Cub & Luxtides - Still A Light iDKHOW - WHAT LOVE?
Duells Bold indicates the entry won.
Unlike Pluto - Ridiculous vs. L I F E / L I N E & Sparrows - Feel Of Fire iDKHOW - WHAT LOVE? vs. Brenn! - Valapriso
Final Great Good Fine OK & Before You Exit ultimately won and represented Anxious & Kevin in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö. Full results of the Final:
1. Great Good Fine OK & Before You Exit - Find Yourself 2. Saint Chaos - Hyperactive 3. yetep & Austin Allison - Echo 4. Skye Holland & Steve Kroeger - Lie 5. Madface, Coppa, Meditat1on - What It Looks Like 6. iDKHOW - WHAT LOVE? 7. L I F E / L I N E & Sparrows - Feel Of Fire 8. Genesis Owusu - Leaving The Light 9. Conro - Dreaming 10. Grabbitz & Lucille Croft - Falling Over You 11. TALK - Wasteland 12. Raude - high4aminute
At Eurovision Anxious & Kevin were drawn to perform 10th in the First Semi-Final on 7th May 2024, performing in between Slovenia & Finland At the end of the show, it was revealed that they had placed in the top 10, and thus qualified for the Final on 11th May 2024.
They performed 10th in the Final, between Estonia and Ireland. Their spokespeople were Confetti.
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