Hey everyone!

Empelia will have a national final to decide its entry for #35. I know, #35 is quite some time away, but as we will have duels, I thought it would be best to start in time.

How will it work?
I think some people expect a huge national final again, but it's not that big. We have selected ten languages and each language will have two songs. These two song will compete in a battle. The winner of this battle then qualifies for the final.
We decided to do this because we want a wide variety of languages and genres in the eventual final, and I think that, when giving every language 1 spot in the final, that should be possible.

Voting:
You will get ten points to give out to the songs in total per battle. You can decide how you want to divide the points completely on your own. The only score that is not allowed to give is 5-5, since your votes should have some influence
Voting will be open for (approximately) one day per battle. The amount of time you'll get to vote in the final will be decided later.
Votes will have to be sent to my e-mail address, via MSN or a private message here on escChat.com!

Special thanks to:
Of course, some of you will recognise ideas they had in their national finals. First of all: Júlio. He used the make a national final around the languages.
And of course: BAS. Probably others used it as well, but I remembered the dividing of points from BAS!
So: thanks to you two for inspiring me!

THE FIRST BATTLE:

The first language to compete is Spanish.
The following two songs will compete:

Pablo Alboran - Miedo


Ana Torroja - Sonrisa


Voting is open until Sunday 15th January 2012, 22.00 CET

Please vote!

I've Voted!

Winner of Battle 1:
Spanish

ANA TORROJA - SONRISA

So, Ana Torroja qualified for the final. Time for BATTLE TWO!

Battle 2: Slovenian

Papir - 2010


Špela Grošelj - V Tretje Rado Gre


Voting method: same as last time (dividing 10 points between these two songs)
Voting will be open until Monday 16th January 22:00 CET

Winner of Battle 2:

Slovenian

PAPIR - 2010

Battle 3:
Finnish

Katri Ylander - Mansikkamäki


Anna Puu - C'Est La Vie

Winner of Battle 3:

Finnish

KATRI YLANDER - MANSIKKAMÄKI

Battle 4: Portuguese

Per7ume - Mudo


Miguel Gameiro - Dá-Me Um Abraço

Winner of Battle 4:

Portuguese

MIGUEL GAMEIRO - DÁ-ME UM ABRAÇO

Battle 5:
Greek

Nikos Ganos - Koita Ti Ekanes


Michalis Hatzigiannis - To Kalytero Psema

Winner of Battle 5:

Greek

NIKOS GANOS - KOITA TI EKANES

Battle 6:
French

Sarah Riani - Intouchable


Zaz - Le Long De La Route

Winner of Battle 6:

French

ZAZ - LE LONG DE LA ROUTE

Battle 7:
Hungarian

Hooligans - Illúzió


Malek Miklós - Zseton A Zsákban

Winner of Battle 7:

Hungarian

HOOLIGANS - ILLÚZIÓ

Battle 8:
German

Kate Hall - Die Letzte Träne


Helene Fischer - Phänomen

Winner of Battle 8:

German

HELENE FISCHER - PHÄNOMEN

Battle 9:
English

Krystl - Bottles


Marlon Roudette - New Age

Winner of Battle 9:

English

MARLON ROUDETTE - NEW AGE

Battle 10:
Dutch

Glennis Grace & Edwin Evers - Wil Je Niet Nog Een Nacht


JURK! - Kabalis