Represent a Country is a series of Audio contests on Newgrounds hosted by NeonProject. The aim of the contest is for each participant to represent a country of their choice whilst also creating an original and entertaining piece of music.
The first contest was entirely judged by a panel of judges, scoring each act in the following categories; Representation, Originality, Sound Quality and Entertainment. In the Second Contest the entries were played over internet radio station Radiogrounds. Viewers, at the end of the show, we're given instruction on how to help their favourite act by voting for them. The Public votes were then combined with the Judges scores.
Represent A Country (February 2009)
This was the first contest. The songs submitted for this contest had to be between One minute and Fifty second and Three Minutes. In the first contest only one person was allowed to represent each country. This contests results we're put in scores out of Sixty. The winner of the First contest was Lashmush representing South Korea, the results of the full contest are as follows:
Rank | Artist | Song | Country | Score |
#1 | Lashmush | The Swarm | South Korea | 56/60 |
#2 | Kazm0 | Deutsche Musik | Germany | 55/60 |
#3 | Deflector | Pyramids Of Sand | Egypt | 54/60 |
#4 | zomgkerrie | My Minds Eye | India | 53/60 |
#5 | HaniiPuppy | The Thistle Oer The Grave | Scotland | 52/60 |
#6 | MJTTOMB | Latin Insomnia | Argentina | 45/60 |
#7 | Spikrodd | Overdoze | Belgium | 44/60 |
#8 | NeverHundred | Thieves World | Russia | 37/60 |
Represent A Country 2 (April 2009)
The second contest expanded on the forumula create din the first contest. The second contest also gained more interest, this was evident through the number of participants. In the first contest there were 8 Entries, in the second contest there were 17 entrants. The Second contest brought a lot of change, for a start, it was the first contest to be aired on Radiogrounds. Rule Changes also occured. The Time limit was raised to 2:30 - 3:50. People were also allowed to apply for the same country, however, they would have to take place in A Semi-final and battle the other people aiming to represent that country. Tracks weren't allowed to be submitted to the portal until a week before the contest. This rule confused people and was dropped halfway through the contest. The scoring system was changed to a Eurovision style scoreboard, with points being allocated to the acts. DJ Trancite was the Winner of the Second Contest.
Rank | Artist | Song | Country | Representation | Originality | Sound Quality | Entertainment | Votes | Total |
#1 | DJ Trancite | Switz Anthem | Switzerland | 12 | 07 | 08 | 12 | 12 | 51 |
#2 | Phyrnna | Journey To The East | China | 06 | 08 | 12 | 01 | 10 | 37 |
#3 | PenguinSam | Yism'Chu | Isreal | 10 | 12 | 07 | 07 | -- | 36 |
#4 | Gasmasq | Represent | Portugal | 05 | 06 | 06 | 10 | 02 | 29 |
#5 | Sownshadow Fox | Song | Wales | 03 | 05 | 05 | 08 | 05 | 26 |
#6 | Zomgkerrie | Passione Italiana | Italy | 08 | -- | 03 | 05 | 07 | 23 |
#7 | Johnny Frizz | The Masters Gate | Saudi Arabia | 07 | 03 | 04 | 06 | -- | 20 |
#8- | Kazm0 | Kse | Germany | 02 | -- | 10 | 03 | 03 | 18 |
#8- | Popraz | Dark World Adiago | Romania | 04 | 04 | 02 | -- | 08 | 18 |
#9 | Eirun | Mortamin | Hungary | -- | 10 | -- | -- | 01 | 11 |
#10 | wtflolnoob | Ghandi On The Tabla | India | 01 | 02 | -- | -- | 06 | 09 |
#11 | Pure-Metal-UTA | White X In The Sky | Scotland | -- | 01 | -- | -- | 04 | 05 |
#12 | statueofdiveo | America Of States United | U.S.A | -- | -- | -- | 04 | -- | 04 |
#13 | Darkmaster603 | Russian Waltz No.1 In A Minor | Russia | -- | -- | 01 | 02 | -- | 03 |
Semi Finalists Who Did not qualify for the Final:
Artist | Song | Country |
Airprogressive | Suono Dell'Italia | Italy |
LK412 | Kismat | India |
AriA | Requiem Of Bass | India |
Represent A Country 3 (December 2009)
The third contest is set to take place in December, with signups starting in November. This year will introduce "The Big 3". 3 top scoring Recurring artists will be given the chance to tax a country before the contest takes place. The countries they pick will also be off limits to other people, meaning that the big 3 will go straight into the final. This time there will also be a build up to the main event, an introduction of a new feature "Artist Spotlight" will encourage fans of the contest to check out the artists and get to know the contestants a bit more. The feature will also include interviews with the contestants.
RAC "Big 3"
Artist | Country |
zomgkerrie | Ireland |
Kazmo | Germany |
HalcyonicFalconX | Japan |
The third spot was supposed to go the previous winner of the contest, however, DJ Trancites Account had been deleted. Meaning that the spot was offered to the second place holder HalcyonicFalconX (previously known as Phyrnna).
Overall Contest Statistics
Top Scoring Recurring Artists:
Rank | Artist | Contests | Countries | Total Score |
#1 | zomgkerrie | 1+2 | India+Italy | 76 |
#2 | Kazmo | 1+2 | Germany | 73 |
Top Scoring Recurring Countries:
Rank | Country | Contests | Artists | Total Score |
#1 | Germany | 1+2 | Kazm0 | 73 |
#2 | India | 1+2 | zomgkerrie, wtflolnoob | 62 |
#3 | Scotland | 1+2 | HaniiPuppy, Pure-Metal-UTA | 57 |
#4 | Russia | 1+2 | NeverHundred, Darkmaster603 | 40 |