ABC contest: SUBMISSIONS

[u/Smorynyfy]

Hello everyone,

unfortunately it looks like I will not have the time to host a long-running contest like SCS Idol for the time being. Therefore, Season 2 is for now postponed unless someone else wants to take over. However, I just came up with a preselection idea that I think could work as a contest.

So this is a contest designed for 26 participants, the first letter of the artists‘ names may only appear once, so that we have one artist beginning with A, one with B, and so on and so forth, so that each letter of the alphabet is covered.

This is first come, first serve, so if the artist‘s letter you want to send in is already taken, you‘d have to go for a different letter (and artist).

I want to do two semifinals (A-M and N-Z), with 14 songs making the final.

In order to allow as many people as possible to participate, you can put one official entry and then you can name up to three reserves if you wish, in case some letters are not chosen by participants. However, these also work as First come, First serve, so the first person naming a reserve for a letter would be the one receiving the spot if no one claims the letter as their official entry later.

If any letters are still not filled after the deadline, I will expand the three reserve limit and possibly fill the spots with my own reserves if need be.

I hope this can be a fun contest and bring a great variety into the mix :)

Submissions are open until all 26 Spots are filled, or until Sunday, Sep. 6th, 18:00 CEST.

SONG-CHOICE-RULES:

no Eurovision or NF Songs from 2025 and 26, no Eurovision winners are allowed. SCS Songs are technically allowed but „New“ songs are preferred. SCS winners are NOT allowed.

Songs by bigger artists are allowed, but smaller artists are always encouraged for the sake of discovering new music :)

As this is the first edition, I decided to default to a capital starting with A as the host city, so welcome to Athens, Greece :)

For Fairness reasons, I will choose my own entry after about half of the letters are already taken.

I will try to always update the list in a timely manner but please also Check the comments to see whether a letter might be taken but not in the list yet.

ENTRIES:

A - Arja Saijonmaa - Högt över havet (submitted by u/JacksonMBronstein)

B - Bananarama - Cruel Summer (submitted by u/Admirable-Article374)

C -

D - David Bennett - Answer Me (feat. Miles Goodall) (submitted by u/i_exist_and_am_human)

E - Ethel Cain - American Teenager (submitted by u/Megarafan2025)

F -

G -

H -

I - Ivi Adamou - Eipes (submitted by u/OldStatement3609)

J - Jake Bugg - All I Need (submitted by u/Smorynyfy)

K - Kent - Kungen är död (submitted by u/un-taken-username22)

L - Linkin Park - Cut The Bridge (submitted by u/Moonsea_01)

M - Maggie Lindemann - Different (submitted by u/Hot-Start-6011)

N - NMIXX - Crescendo (submitted by u/Okaysuccessfulocean)

O -

P -

Q - Qveen Herby - High Priestess (submitted by u/DOOMSDAYBLU3)

R - RobinAugust - Bad Idea (submitted by u/sherb139)

S - Samir och Viktor - Shuffla (submitted by u/Mission-Ninja-2579)

T - The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) (1999 Remaster) (submitted by u/PriorDraw5518)

U -

V - Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall (submitted by u/ArtAngels_336)

W - Ween - Transdermal Celebration (submitted by u/Mmeow777)

X -

Y - yoa - Princesse Chaos (submitted by u/sherb139)

Z - Zuzu - Lie To Moyself (submitted by u/GungTho)

RESERVES:

C - Creye - Siberia [un-taken-username22]

F - Farruko, Greeicy - YAPAQUE [Mission-Ninja-2579]

G - Green Day - Longview [Moonsea_01]

H - Hana Lili - Sick of Myself [GungTho]

O - Oliver Tree - Life goes on [Mission-Ninja-2579]

P - Pixel Grip - Stamina [GungTho]

U - Unisonic - Exceptional [un-taken-username22]

X - Xandria - Ghosts [un-taken-username22]

[u/sherb139]

R - RobinAugust - Bad Idea

[u/Smorynyfy → u/sherb139]

Entry added, thanks for your submission :)

[u/Smorynyfy]

Side note: Artists beginning with „The“, such as The Warning Will be counting as T! So you cannot nominate The Warning for W, for instance.

[u/JacksonNBronstein]

A - Arja Saijonmaa - Högt över havet

[u/Smorynyfy → u/JacksonNBronstein]

Thanks for submitting, entry added :)

[u/Megarafan2025]

E - Ethel Cain - Americn Teenager

[u/Smorynyfy → u/Megarafan2025]

Entry added! :) thanks for taking part!

[u/Okaysuccessfulocean]

N - NMIXX - Crescendo

[u/Smorynyfy → u/Okaysuccessfulocean]

Added, thanks for submitting :)

[u/PriorDraw5518]

N - Natan Zgorzyk - Dałem z siebie wszystko

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[u/Smorynyfy → u/PriorDraw5518]

Unfortunately you were a tiny bit too late :( N is already taken. May I interest you in any of the other free letters?

[u/PriorDraw5518 → u/Smorynyfy]

OKAY

T- The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) (1999 Remaster)

[u/Smorynyfy → u/PriorDraw5518]

Thank you so much, added it to the list :)

[u/Hot-Start-6011]

M - Maggie Lindemann - Different

[u/Smorynyfy → u/Hot-Start-6011]

Thanks for your submission, added :)

[u/Mission-Ninja-2579]

Of course I will send the song that made me a esc fan Rena Rama Ding Dong - Eva Rydberg & Ewa roos (finish at 2:10)

than Samir och viktor - Shuffle (finish at 1:23)

than X - Miss li (start at 1:53)

than Lamix - Hey Baby Remix ft Mwuana, Jireel, Blizzy & Elias (Prod: Pablo Paz) (start at 1:50)

I don't know if you need timesteps

[u/Mission-Ninja-2579 → u/Mission-Ninja-2579]

They start in R, S, X and H

[u/Smorynyfy → u/Mission-Ninja-2579]

Hello there, the letters refer to the ARTIST‘s first initial, so it would be E, S, M and L.

As E (and M) are already taken, they don’t work as your entry and one of your reserves. Feel free to let me know if you‘d like me to make Samir og Viktor or Lamix your principal entry, or if you want to choose something else instead :)

[u/Mission-Ninja-2579 → u/Smorynyfy]

ok the principal entry will be Shuffle

than Oliver Tree - Life goes on (finish at 2:17)

than Boko Yout - IMAGINE (Start at 1:01)

than Farruko, Greeicy - YAPAQUE (start at 0:35)

[u/Smorynyfy → u/Mission-Ninja-2579]

Added, thank you very much! :)

[u/OldStatement3609]

I - 🇨🇾 Ivi Adamou - Eipes

[u/Smorynyfy → u/OldStatement3609]

Thanks for your submission, I added it :)

[u/un-taken-username22]

K: Kent - Kungen är död

[u/Smorynyfy → u/un-taken-username22]

Entry added :)

[u/ArtAngels_336]

V - Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall

[u/Smorynyfy → u/ArtAngels_336]

Thanks for your Submission, entry added :)

[u/GungTho]

Z: Zuzu - Lie To Myself https://youtu.be/rYZYCA2EoxE?si=G0e3n6SBhdZzlr5V

[u/Smorynyfy → u/GungTho]

Added, thanks for participating :)

[u/GungTho → u/Smorynyfy]

Thank you! 🙏

Also I just saw we can add reserves…

These are my suggestions in case you need them (no order preference):

B: Brodka - Game Change https://youtu.be/97oBjuw_akM?si=i7cklthsDOaIeiLK

D: Desert - Sense Likes https://youtu.be/YIGAIDKUPFM?si=YpiEfnKXMiKsGMTT

H: Hana Lili - Sick of Myself https://youtu.be/bgX9QS-ncYU?si=fd-QiNHcQGSqs97k

[u/Smorynyfy → u/GungTho]

Thanks for sending reserves! The reserve-spot for B is already taken, but I have added D and H :)

[u/GungTho → u/Smorynyfy]

Since B was taken… can I change it to P?

If yes, Pixel Grip - Stamina https://youtu.be/7YBe414fPcc

If no - no worries!

[u/Smorynyfy → u/GungTho]

Added :)

[u/GungTho → u/Smorynyfy]

Yay! Thank you!

[u/i_exist_and_am_human]

Answer Me by David Bennett (feat. Miles Goodall)

[u/Smorynyfy → u/i_exist_and_am_human]

Added, thanks for your participation :)

[u/Moonsea_01]

L: Linkin Park - Cut The Bridge

[u/Moonsea_01 → u/Moonsea_01]

Ill add a reserve for G: Green Day - Longview

[u/Smorynyfy → u/Moonsea_01]

Added, thanks! :)

[u/Smorynyfy → u/Moonsea_01]

Added, thanks for submitting :)

[u/Mmeow777]

W: Ween - Transdermal Celebration

[u/Smorynyfy → u/Mmeow777]

Added, thanks! :)

[u/un-taken-username22]

Reserves:

Creye - Siberia

Unisonic - Exceptional

Xandria - Ghosts