theditz83
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Easy - Milk Inc. "Forever" - easily one of my fave continental dance groups 
Utah Saints definitely deserved better though 
Utah Saints definitely deserved better though Why, tell me why, tell me why do I chase that feeling? Wish that I could see I'm having the time of my life
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Morty
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Milk Inc.'s "Forever" is my favorite from the pre- era as well.
era as well. 
40-59
Best result: Safri Duo – Played A Live – 7th in NSC 44
Worst result: Breakfast – The Horizon and Bullfrog Productions Sound Team – World Themes – 23rd SF in NSC 46 and NSC 59
After achieving a first prequalification in NSC 39, hopes were high in the new era for further success for the nation at the contest, and that hopefully CyGiTV had begun to crack the code of NSC. Was it to be the case? Well... perhaps not.
NSC 40 saw the nation return to its dance music roots with Paul Oakenfold’s classic “Sex N Money”. The track was a hit at home, but only finished 17th in the semi-final at the contest in Canedonia. Better fortune followed with Simian Mobile Disco’s “Audacity of Huge”, which earned a well-celebrated 8th place the following edition.
Passion Pit, one of the most popular bands in Cygo, returned to the contest in NSC 43, improving on their previous result but still narrowly missing out on qualification. Another dance classic followed in NSC 44, with Safri Duo’s “Played A Live” giving the nation its best result of this era with a seventh place finish in Scorpionia.
During the second part of this era, Cydoni-Gibberia began to cement its signature sound; bringing alternative pop sounds and eccentric indie productions, such as Yeasayer’s “Ambling Alp” and Delphic’s “Doubt”. Both songs brought rare final appearances in this era.
Following the contest’s landmark celebration of NSC 50, Cydoni-Gibberia went through its worst era for success; between NSC 50 and NSC 65, only Jorn van Deynhoven’s remix of RAM’s “RAMsterdam” saw the nation reach the NSC final, finishing second last in NSC 54.
Aside from this, and despite diverse and varied entries, Cydoni-Gibberia failed to qualify 15 times in 16 editions. But the nation was not prepared for what was around the corner...
Results in full:
What is your favourite Cydu entry from this period?
Best result: Safri Duo – Played A Live – 7th in NSC 44
Worst result: Breakfast – The Horizon and Bullfrog Productions Sound Team – World Themes – 23rd SF in NSC 46 and NSC 59
After achieving a first prequalification in NSC 39, hopes were high in the new era for further success for the nation at the contest, and that hopefully CyGiTV had begun to crack the code of NSC. Was it to be the case? Well... perhaps not.
NSC 40 saw the nation return to its dance music roots with Paul Oakenfold’s classic “Sex N Money”. The track was a hit at home, but only finished 17th in the semi-final at the contest in Canedonia. Better fortune followed with Simian Mobile Disco’s “Audacity of Huge”, which earned a well-celebrated 8th place the following edition.
Passion Pit, one of the most popular bands in Cygo, returned to the contest in NSC 43, improving on their previous result but still narrowly missing out on qualification. Another dance classic followed in NSC 44, with Safri Duo’s “Played A Live” giving the nation its best result of this era with a seventh place finish in Scorpionia.
During the second part of this era, Cydoni-Gibberia began to cement its signature sound; bringing alternative pop sounds and eccentric indie productions, such as Yeasayer’s “Ambling Alp” and Delphic’s “Doubt”. Both songs brought rare final appearances in this era.
Following the contest’s landmark celebration of NSC 50, Cydoni-Gibberia went through its worst era for success; between NSC 50 and NSC 65, only Jorn van Deynhoven’s remix of RAM’s “RAMsterdam” saw the nation reach the NSC final, finishing second last in NSC 54.
Aside from this, and despite diverse and varied entries, Cydoni-Gibberia failed to qualify 15 times in 16 editions. But the nation was not prepared for what was around the corner...
Results in full:
What is your favourite Cydu entry from this period?
Ughhh Cygo was so robbed in this period. Both “A Funny Thing” and “The Adventures of Pippi Longstrump” were contenders for my 12. (In fact you only got my 10 in 58 in the end and the 12 probably would’ve been enough for qualification )
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SpZ
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41 or 47 probably
theditz83
Veteran
I'm so early-era NSC mainstream clearly cos Safri Duo is my clear choice here 
Morty
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Some 12 pointers here. Safri Duo, Faithless and of course the JvD remix of RAM. 
So since they already got some love from me, I think I'm going with Tiësto & Sneaky Sound System - I Will Be Here, which would also have been a 12 point contender if I'd been in the right semi (or reju voted).
12 pointers here. Safri Duo, Faithless and of course the JvD remix of RAM. So since they already got some love from me, I think I'm going with Tiësto & Sneaky Sound System - I Will Be Here, which would also have been a 12 point contender if I'd been in the right semi (or reju voted).
Fearnavigatr
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Sex N Money still gets playlist love to this day.
60-79
Best result: The Naked and Famous - Punching in a Dream - 1st in NSC 66
Worst result: M83 - Couleurs and Caribou - Kaili - 22nd SF in NSC 64 and 75
An era that continued where the last one left off, with six more non-qualifications making it 11 editions since Cydoni-Gibberia had last participated in an NSC final; Efterklang's softly spoken "Caravan" unable to enthuse voters in NSC 60 with similar results achieved by the brash electronica and lengthy artist names of We Plants Are Happy Plants and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. Everything Everything, a band almost worshipped in Cydoni-Gibberia, took their first foray into the contest, achieving a 12th place semi-final finish, but this was still not enough to reach the promised land.
Dismal finishes from similarly revered electronic acts in the nation, M83 and the returning Fear of Tigers, saw CyGiTV begin a new contest; Cygovision. The first edition of solely Fear of Tigers songs did not see much success, but the second run out of the selection was about to change everything.
Ten acts were chosen to participate in the first multi-artist Cygovision for NSC 66, and the choice was clear; The Naked and Famous roared to victory with a 57 point lead over the second placed act, Late of the Pier's "Space and the Woods". "Punching in a Dream" went to the jointly-hosted contest in Perryfornia and Zaprya more in hope than expectation, but it happened - Cydoni-Gibberia finally made it back to the final.
Few expected what came next, however. Drawn into third in the final, the band racked up numbers the likes of which the Cydu public hadn't seen their own entry achieve - earning 207 points and narrowly beating Zoidiac's The Sound of Arrows in second. Cydoni-Gibberia had finally won the Nation Song Contest, ending years of misery and bringing an eruption of joy and national pride to the nation. The contest was coming to Vardychinov!
NSC 67 was organised by CyGiTV and welcomed 58 nations to the Vardychinov Arena, including the debuts of Xhanostania and Llama Republic. Fuck Buttons with "Surf Solar" was long touted as the nation's first eventual host entry, and managed to avoid last place in a fiercely-contested final. The contest had been a success, and the Cydu fanbase wanted more of the good life.
Shortly after, the nation celebrated 50 editions with a very local sound from - doo, doo, do doo HEY! - An English Settlement. Sadly the band did not qualify, but managed to better the scores of some established acts in the semi-final in NSC 69.
In NSC 71, the nation turned to Coldplay's anthemic "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall". Despite finishing bottom five in the semi-final, the song achieved the unusual feat of qualifying via the rest jury, and soared in the final to an excellent fourth place, at the time the second best result for the nation. It later transpired that late votes from Canedonia would've resulted in an immediate second victory for Cygo had they been accepted. Alas, it was not meant to be - but who are we to begrudge the first triumph Tír an Abhainn instead?
More experimental entries followed; niche performances from Kids of 88, Kill Screen Music and Bunny Lake achieved varied success, while there was time to fit in one more top five finish; Hooray for Earth's "True Loves" proved a surprise hit with the NSC community, finishing second in the semi-final and fifth in Kostanovia.
Results in full:
What is your favourite Cydu entry from this period?
Best result: The Naked and Famous - Punching in a Dream - 1st in NSC 66
Worst result: M83 - Couleurs and Caribou - Kaili - 22nd SF in NSC 64 and 75
An era that continued where the last one left off, with six more non-qualifications making it 11 editions since Cydoni-Gibberia had last participated in an NSC final; Efterklang's softly spoken "Caravan" unable to enthuse voters in NSC 60 with similar results achieved by the brash electronica and lengthy artist names of We Plants Are Happy Plants and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. Everything Everything, a band almost worshipped in Cydoni-Gibberia, took their first foray into the contest, achieving a 12th place semi-final finish, but this was still not enough to reach the promised land.
Dismal finishes from similarly revered electronic acts in the nation, M83 and the returning Fear of Tigers, saw CyGiTV begin a new contest; Cygovision. The first edition of solely Fear of Tigers songs did not see much success, but the second run out of the selection was about to change everything.
Ten acts were chosen to participate in the first multi-artist Cygovision for NSC 66, and the choice was clear; The Naked and Famous roared to victory with a 57 point lead over the second placed act, Late of the Pier's "Space and the Woods". "Punching in a Dream" went to the jointly-hosted contest in Perryfornia and Zaprya more in hope than expectation, but it happened - Cydoni-Gibberia finally made it back to the final.
Few expected what came next, however. Drawn into third in the final, the band racked up numbers the likes of which the Cydu public hadn't seen their own entry achieve - earning 207 points and narrowly beating Zoidiac's The Sound of Arrows in second. Cydoni-Gibberia had finally won the Nation Song Contest, ending years of misery and bringing an eruption of joy and national pride to the nation. The contest was coming to Vardychinov!
NSC 67 was organised by CyGiTV and welcomed 58 nations to the Vardychinov Arena, including the debuts of Xhanostania and Llama Republic. Fuck Buttons with "Surf Solar" was long touted as the nation's first eventual host entry, and managed to avoid last place in a fiercely-contested final. The contest had been a success, and the Cydu fanbase wanted more of the good life.
Shortly after, the nation celebrated 50 editions with a very local sound from - doo, doo, do doo HEY! - An English Settlement. Sadly the band did not qualify, but managed to better the scores of some established acts in the semi-final in NSC 69.
In NSC 71, the nation turned to Coldplay's anthemic "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall". Despite finishing bottom five in the semi-final, the song achieved the unusual feat of qualifying via the rest jury, and soared in the final to an excellent fourth place, at the time the second best result for the nation. It later transpired that late votes from Canedonia would've resulted in an immediate second victory for Cygo had they been accepted. Alas, it was not meant to be - but who are we to begrudge the first triumph Tír an Abhainn instead?
More experimental entries followed; niche performances from Kids of 88, Kill Screen Music and Bunny Lake achieved varied success, while there was time to fit in one more top five finish; Hooray for Earth's "True Loves" proved a surprise hit with the NSC community, finishing second in the semi-final and fifth in Kostanovia.
Results in full:
What is your favourite Cydu entry from this period?
Fearnavigatr
Well-known member
This one's an easy pick, Follow the Sun.
Honourable mentions to Punching in a Dream and True Loves but nowadays Spanish Sahara is in my top 3 NSC entries so that
(and though they're before my time here, The Reeling, Knights of Cydonia and Percussion Gun are faves from 40-59)
(and though they're before my time here, The Reeling, Knights of Cydonia and Percussion Gun are faves from 40-59)
Morty
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Only one 12 pointer here, so it's an easy choice. Follow The Sun. A special mention to Surf Solar, which almost got my 12.
12 pointer here, so it's an easy choice. Follow The Sun. A special mention to Surf Solar, which almost got my 12. 
doctormalisimo
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Big up to An English Settlement