| OpenSound Competition 26 | |
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Contest |
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Season Number |
26 |
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Participants |
54 |
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Host town |
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Interval act |
Final - "Come" by Jenny Berggren |
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Dates of registration |
22 October 2015 - 1 November 2015 |
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Dates of contest parts |
Final - 6 December 2015 - 13 December 2015 |
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Winning song |
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Runner-up |
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OpenSound Competiton 26 (OSC 26) was twenty-sixth contest in the history of OpenSound. The last winner (Denmark) was the host of this season and it was the fourth time for Denmark including OSC Christmas 2012-2013. Town Odense was selected as the venue. Ethimology of the name reminds scandinavian god Odin and word "sanctuary" in old scandinavian (it was called "se"). The winning song was chosen by online-voting in the participating countries.
The type of contest system was traditional: after the Qualification Stage (First Day and Second Day) there were Final and Superfinal Stages. But for the first time 3 jokers were chosen in every Qualification Stage.
Logo[]
In 26-th season flags appeared in flowers. Design was performed in girlish theme including pink colour, flowers and stars shapes. New fresh fonts were used for all the texts. This logo was made by Kiryl Mazitau (Kirill Mazitov).
Interval acts[]
All the interval acts were chosen by that seasons's producer (Aleksandr Sorokin). They represented today's danish pop scene including OSC old stagers.
Qualification Stage First Day together with whole season was opened by Infernal with their most famous single "I Won't Be Crying" what was released already in 2007 and became a big hit all over the Europe.
In Qualification Stage Second Day famous danish pop artist Ida Østergaard Madsen performed her single "I Can Be" what brought success and win for her in Danish version of The X-Factor in 2013.
Final Stage was opened by one of the most succesfull danish artists in the history of OSC Jenny Berggren and her new cover on the Swedish hit song "Om" originally written and performed by Niklas Strömstedt. Her song was titled "Come".
Participants[]
4 regions which producers had had the best results in the last season started already from the Final:
Denmark - Ericka Jane - "Favorite Lie"- F.Y.R. Macedonia - Elena Risteska - "Doživotno"
- Israel - EarlyRise - "Someday"
- Poland - Natasza Urbańska - "Hipnotyzuj Mnie"
The other - from Qualification Stage. Top-7 from Qualification Stage First Day, top-7 from Qualification Stage Second Day, 6 jokers and two countries with administration's wildcards also went to the Final.
| Withdrawing countries | Debuting countries | Returning countries |
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Awards[]
Since 4-th Season the musician experts choose every Season their favourites. And Since 5-th Season their selection became known as Press Award. Also was intoduced Identity Award which can be given to best entry in local language (not in English). Return Award to the returning artist which presents the best one song by the jury meaning. And the last Leader Award is given to the country that reached the biggest amount of 12 points. Jury Award was replaced by Independent Award what was selected in the same way as Alternative Award some seasons ago. Later it was announced that Jury Award will still be selected though it will be chosen by auto-finalists (like it happened in 22-nd Season).
| Award | Country | Artist | Song | Place |
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| Press Award |  Ireland
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HomeTown | "Cry For Help" | 3 |
| Identity Award |  France
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Sarah Riani | "L'Étranger" | 5 |
| Return Award |  Iceland
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Smith & Thell | "Statue" | The Winner |
| Independent Award |  Norway
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Christina Skaar | "Critical" | Runner-up |
| Jury Award |  Vojvodina
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Laura Cserpes | "Ments Meg Ha Fáj" | 9 |
| Leader Award |  Lapland
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Matilda Thompson | "Elysium" | 3 |
- At first Sylwia Grzeszczak feat. Sound'n'Grace (who represented Pomerania)had been chosen as the winners of Identity Award but they have been eliminated in Qualification Stage Second Day.
Qualification Stage[]
The countries with places 1-7 in each day joined 4 already selected finalists. Six countries with jokers and two countries with administration wildcards joined them too.
Qualification Stage First Day[]
| Draw | Country | Singer | Song | Place | Points |
| 01 |  San Marino
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Michele Bravi | "The Days" | 3 | 203 |
| 02 |  Crete
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Shaya Hansen | "Love Me" | 13 | 131 |
| 03 |  Luxembourg
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Megan Lanquar | "Sous Ma Peau" | 7 | 158 |
| 04 |  Bulgaria
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Mihaela Marinova | "Stapka Napred" | 14 | 122 |
| 05 |  Gibraltar
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Cœur de Pirate | "Carry On" | 12 | 135 |
| 06 | Iceland
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Smith & Thell | "Statue" | 1 | 257 |
| 07 |  Italy
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Deborah Iurato | "Da Sola" | 18 | 110 |
| 08 |  Hungary
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Joni Toth | "Chain You" | 16 | 112 |
| 09 |  Wales
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Anavae | "Feel Alive" | 4 | 190 |
| 10 |  Northern Ireland
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Ashley Roberts | "Woman Up" | 20 | 101 |
| 11 |  Lebanon
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Lynda Thalie | "Dance Your Pain Away (La Tête Haute)" | 19 | 104 |
| 12 |  Cyprus
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Maria-Elena Kyriakou | "Horis Esena" | 10 | 147 |
| 13 |  Czech Republic
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AquaBabes | "Čistá Jako Láska" | 17 | 111 |
| 14 |  Spain
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Iris Campo | "I'll Wait For You" | 25 | 81 |
| 15 |  Slovakia
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Katarína Knechtová | "Naveky" | 21 | 100 |
| 16 |  Estonia
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Jana Kask | "Ma Ootan Veel" | 24 | 95 |
| 17 |  Turkey
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Aynur Aydın | "Günah Sevap" | 5 | 164 |
| 18 | Norway
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Christina Skaar | "Critical" | 2 | 231 |
| 19 |  Shetland
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Cilia Nilsson | "Wilder Than The Wind" | 11 | 143 |
| 20 |  Faroes
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Anne Gadegaard | "Bag Skyerne" | 22 | 99 |
| 21 |  Sealand
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Mia Fieldes | "Fearless" | 23 | 96 |
| 22 |  Corsica
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Petite Meller | "Baby Love" | 15 | 120 |
| 23 |  Guernsey
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Panic! At The Disco | "Emperor's New Clothes" | 8 | 156 |
| 24 |  Finland
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Poets Of The Fall | "Daze" | 9 | 152 |
| 25 |  The Netherlands
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Lorrèn Rettich | "The Game Of Love" | 6 | 162 |
Qualification Stage Second Day[]
| Draw | Country | Singer | Song | Place | Points |
| 01 |  Sweden
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Nova Miller | "Singin' In The Rain" | 5 | 165 |
| 02 |  Isle of Man
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Loren Kircher | "Echo" | 2 | 210 |
| 03 |  Sicily
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Baby K feat. Giusy Ferreri | "Roma-Bangkok" | 7 | 157 |
| 04 |  Monaco
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Black M | "On S'Fait Du Mal" | 11 | 143 |
| 05 |  England
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Andreya Triana | "Playing With Fire" | 12 | 141 |
| 06 |  Switzerland
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Anna Rossinelli | "Shine In The Light" | 16 | 123 |
| 07 |  Scotland
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Alesha Dixon | "The Way We Are" | 14 | 128 |
| 08 |  Germany
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Glasperlenspiel | "Geiles Leben" | 18 | 117 |
| 09 |  Alands
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Petra Marklund | "Som Du Bäddar" | 23 | 103 |
| 10 |  Greece
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Peggy Zina | "Ela Grigora" | 4 | 173 |
| 11 |  Portugal
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Leonor Andrade | "Já Conheci" | 10 | 147 |
| 12 | Vojvodina
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Laura Cserpes | "Ments Meg Ha Fáj" | 8 | 156 |
| 13 |  Sardinia
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Antonella Lo Coco | "Optional" | 22 | 107 |
| 14 |  Austria
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Johannes Oerding | "Alles Brennt" | 21 | 111 |
| 15 |  Pomerania
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Sylwia Grzeszczak feat. Sound'n'Grace | "Kiedy Tylko Spojrzę" | 13 | 139 |
| 16 |  Moldova
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Aliona Moon | "Loc Pentru Dragoste" | 20 | 113 |
| 17 |  Lithuania
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MAYA | "Keistas Šiąnakt Dangus" | 17 | 121 |
| 18 |  Orkney
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Silya & The Sailors | "Become My Dream" | 15 | 126 |
| 19 | Ireland
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HomeTown | "Cry For Help" | 1 | 255 |
| 20 |  Jersey
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Chløë Black | "Cruel Intentions" | 24 | 103 |
| 21 |  Belgium
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Jelle van Dael | "Another Day" | 19 | 115 |
| 22 |  Croatia
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Luminize | "Get It Back" | 6 | 164 |
| 23 |  Latvia
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Katrīna Bindere | "Kā Vēji Skrien" | 25 | 38 |
| 24 | Lapland
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Matilda Thompson | "Elysium" | 9 | 149 |
| 25 | France
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Sarah Riani | "L'Étranger" | 3 | 176 |
Final Stage[]
26 countries took their parts in this stage: 22 from Qualification Stage and 4 regions with the best results in the last season. And only top-4 reached Superfinal. The other songs were eliminated.
| Draw | Country | Singer | Song | Place | Points |
| 01 | Vojvodina
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Laura Cserpes | "Ments Meg Ha Fáj" | 9 | 143 |
| 02 | Norway
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Christina Skaar | "Critical" | 3 | 195 |
| 03 | Croatia
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Luminize | "Get It Back" | 18 | 109 |
| 04 | Turkey
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Aynur Aydın | "Günah Sevap" | 20 | 104 |
| 05 | Finland
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Poets Of The Fall | "Daze" | 16 | 111 |
| 06 | Sweden
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Nova Miller | "Singin' In The Rain" | 12 | 122 |
| 07 | Shetland
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Cilia Nilsson | "Wilder Than The Wind" | 26 | 73 |
| 08 |  F.Y.R. Macedonia
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Elena Risteska | "Doživotno" | 22 | 88 |
| 09 | Corsica
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Petite Meller | "Baby Love" | 14 | 114 |
| 10 | The Netherlands
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Lorrèn Rettich | "The Game Of Love" | 17 | 110 |
| 11 | Sardinia
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Antonella Lo Coco | "Optional" | 13 | 116 |
| 12 | England
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Andreya Triana | "Playing With Fire" | 11 | 124 |
| 13 |  Poland
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Natasza Urbańska | "Hipnotyzuj Mnie" | 15 | 113 |
| 14 | Ireland
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HomeTown | "Cry For Help" | 1 | 234 |
| 15 |  Israel
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EarlyRise | "Someday" | 19 | 109 |
| 16 | Lapland
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Matilda Thompson | "Elysium" | 4 | 190 |
| 17 | Greece
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Peggy Zina | "Ela Grigora" | 8 | 145 |
| 18 | Crete
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Shaya Hansen | "Love Me" | 23 | 87 |
| 19 | Wales
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Anavae | "Feel Alive" | 10 | 133 |
| 20 | France
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Sarah Riani | "L'Étranger" | 5 | 190 |
| 21 | Iceland
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Smith & Thell | "Statue" | 2 | 202 |
| 22 | Sicily
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Baby K feat. Giusy Ferreri | "Roma-Bangkok" | 21 | 91 |
| 23 |  Denmark
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Ericka Jane | "Favorite Lie" | 24 | 81 |
| 24 | San Marino
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Michele Bravi | "The Days" | 7 | 146 |
| 25 | Isle of Man
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Loren Kircher | "Echo" | 6 | 158 |
| 26 | Luxembourg
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Megan Lanquar | "Sous Ma Peau" | 25 | 78 |
Superfinal Stage[]
The leaders from Final Stage participated in this part of the competition.
| 1-st Knock-Out Stage | 2-nd Knock-Out Stage | |||||
| Lapland - "Elysium"
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99 (9) | |||||
| Norway - "Critical"
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111 (14) | |||||
| Norway - "Critical"
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103 (9) | |||||
| Iceland - "Statue"
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106 (14) | |||||
| Iceland - "Statue"
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100 (11) | |||||
| Ireland - "Cry For Help"
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97 (6) | |||||
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