Vorhota

Vorhota (Vorhotin: Vorhotay Republika) is a nation on the Southern continent, bordered by Liturestia to the north, Shamitri and Lusiti to the north-east, Sunoma to the south-east, the islands of Saint Joe & Southgulfia to the south, Prasia to the west and Rotterdamus to the north-west. It's capital is Vorhota City. It made it's debut in Nation Song Contest 9.



Facts about Vorhota

 * Anthem: Ola, patro lysk Vorhotinsk (God save the Vorhotins)
 * Capital: Vorhota City (After the amalgamation of Vor (vorh.: water) and Hota (vorh.: heat~fire))
 * Official languages: Vorhotin, Hungarian, Shamitrian (in some regions)
 * Currency: pengő (VOP)

Flag of Vorhota
Flag of Vorhota is a horizontal tricolour of blue, grey and green.
 * Blue is the symbol of Sky and Peace.
 * Grey symbolises Friendship.
 * Green stands for Earth and Liberty
 * The yellow part symbolises the Sun, while the V stands for the country itself.

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Recap of Vorhota's NSC history

Revolution: NSC9 Astoria
Vorhota's public TV, Vorhotin Radió-Televízió (VRT) decided to take part in NSC9, for the first time in it's history. The honour of representing the debuting country went to Anima Sound System. They were selected internally by the Vorhotin Music Industry Team (VOMIT). The National Final included 6 songs by ASS: '68, Csinálj gyermeket!, Elég volt!, Marijuana Cha Cha Cha, More Fire and Revolution. The public voting picked up Revolution. As Vorhota never participated before, ASS had to take part in the semi-final. There they came 20th with 53 points, thus didn't qualify for the final. Recap of the songs of the Vorhotin National Final for NSC9

Big Girls Don't Cry: NSC10 Alinta
Once again VRT held a national final. VOMIT chose 5 songs from different artists: After some tight voting, Fergie won the right to represent Vorhota in NSC10 with her song Big Girls Don't Cry. Vorhota was heavily criticised for sending Fergie, a well-known artist. Recap of the songs of the Vorhotin National Final for NSC10 Fergie made it to the final where she came 12th with 85 points in a field of 28 and made Vorhota prequalified for NSC11.
 * Badly Drawn Boy - Silent Sigh (4th place/29 points)
 * Basement Jaxx - Romeo (3rd place/31 points)
 * Gabi Tóth - Vágyom rád (2nd place/35 points)
 * Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry (1st place/41 points)
 * Magdi Rúzsa - Bring On The Night (5th place/29 points)

Pull Shapes: NSC11 Mooseland
Astoria was banned from NSC and the right of hosting the event went to Mooseland. VRT held the traditional national final. VOMIT chose 5 songs from different artists: Recap of the songs of the Vorhotin National Final for NSC11 Winner Kylie Minogue's song was disqualified so The Pipettes got the right to represent Vorhota. Thanks to Fergie's 12th place last year they were prequalified to the final where they came 18th in a field of 28 with 73 points and were just left outside of being prequalified.
 * Alex Parks - Cry (3rd, 102 points)
 * The Pipettes - Pull Shapes (2nd, 118 points)
 * Evelnye Kandech - Over The Rainbow (4th, 88 points)
 * Kylie Minogue - Your Disco Needs You (1st,120 points)
 * Kistehén Tánczenekar - Ha én egyszer nagyon megöregszem (5th, 84 points)

C'est une belle journée: NSC12 Spila
VRT held the traditional national final. VOMIT chose 5 songs from different artists: Recap of the songs of the Vorhotin National Final for NSC12 As The Pipettes came 18th in Mooseland, Mylène Farmer had start in the semi-final where she was first in the running-order. She qualified for the final where she got the 28th, last spot so she opened and closed this NSC at the same time. In the final - after one of the most interesting and exciting voting ever - she won the Contest with 183 points. This was the first win for Vorhota.
 * Kate Nash - Mouthwash (3rd, 100 points)
 * Sarah McLeod - He Doesn't Love You (2nd, 116 points)
 * Vera Tóth - Szállj fel magasra (5th, 76 points)
 * Mylène Farmer - C'est une belle journée (1st, 142 points)
 * Viki Marót - A tranzisztorkor hajnalán (4th, 78 points)

Endless Dream: NSC13 Vorhota
For the first time Vorhota City could welcome all nations of NSC. VOMIT held the traditional national final with 5 songs: Recap of the songs of the Vorhotin National Final for NSC13 For the first time, a Hungarian song managed to win the Vorhotin NF. As the host, Vorhota will start in the final.
 * Train - Drops of Jupiter (2nd, 116 points)
 * Paolo Nutini - Jenny Don't be Hasty (5th, 82 points)
 * Eszter Szabó - ...hogy Te is szeretni tudj (4th, 102 points)
 * Katie Melua - I Cried for You (3rd, 112 points)
 * Unique - Végtelen álom (1st, 132 points)

Pardonne-moi: NSC14 Belvist
On home stage Vorhota came only 24th, so Vorhota was sent back to the semis again. Even though Gabriel won NSC13, runner-up Belvist hosted the event. After the 5th participation, Vorhota held a Special Second Chnace National Final with 10 songs for the first time: with the 5 runner-ups from the previous NFs and the previous winers with an other song. After the closest voting ever, previous NSC winner Mylène Farmer got the second chance: Recap of the songs of the Vorhotin National Final for NSC14
 * Anima Sound System - Elég volt! (8th, 86 points)
 * Gabi Tóth - Vágyom rád (4th, 137 points)
 * Kylie Minogue - Your Disco Needs You (3rd, 143 points)
 * Sarah McLeod - He Doesn't Love You (6th, 108 points)
 * Train - Drops of Jupiter (5th, 118 points)
 * Anima Sound System - Csinálj gyermeket (9th, 64 points)
 * Fergie - Clumsy (10th, 61 points)
 * The Pipettes - Judy (7th, 91 points)
 * Mylène Farmer - Pardonne-moi (1st, 149 points)
 * Unique - Csillagtenger (2nd, 145 points)

Weightlessness: NSC15 Arjastan
For the second time in a row not the winner (Scorpionia - first microstate in history to win) but the runner-up hosted the next edition of NSC. Thanks to Mylene's second attempt, Vorhota gained a place directly in the final. VOMIT held the traditional Vorhotin NF with 5 songs. These were: With Calogero's win, Vorhota sent 3 French songs in 4 editions, the last English song being Pull Shapes from NSC11. Recap of the songs of the Vorhotin National Final for NSC15
 * Natasha Bedingfield - The Scientist (5th, 90 points)
 * Calogero - En Apesanteur (1st, 144 points)
 * Venus - Kockahas (4th, 90 points)
 * Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good (3rd, 92 points)
 * Magdi Rúzsa - Most élsz! (2ns, 128 points)

Vorhota in NSC Spin-Offs
VRT decided to take part not only in Nation Song Contest, but also in NSC Spin-Offs. VOMIT chooses internally the Vorhotin entries.

NSC: Movie Theme Edition
NSC: Movie Theme Edition was hosted by Ugaly. VOMIT internally picked up the song Accidentally In Love by Counting Crows. At the close of voting it had received 56 points, placing 14th in a field of 23.

NSC: Language Spin-Off
NSC: Language Spin-Off was hosted by Shamitri. VOMIT chose Italian song Meravigliosa Creatura by Gianna Nannini. This entry was disqualified before the deadline, so VOMIT had to found another song. After all Angyal by Unique was chosen to represent Vorhota in Shamitri. The song received 70 points placing 8th in a field of 28.

NSC: ESC4 Spin-Off
NSC: ESC4 Spin-Off was hosted by Belvist. VOMIT chose Magdi Rúzsa with the song Unsubstantial Blues to represent Vorhota. Vorhota came 12th in a field of 26 receiving 58 points.

NSC: NF3
NSC: NF3 was hosted by Begonia. VOMIT this time took big risk with sending Karányi with the unique song Álomszép which participated in Hungary's NF for ESC2005. At the end of the voting, Vorhota recieved 44 points, coming 23rd in a field of 29.

NSC: Anthem Spin-Off
NSC: Anthem Spin-Off was hosted by Vorhota. This was the first show held in Vorhota City. The host broadcaster picked up the Székely Anthem to represent the host nation. Evetually Vorhota recieved 56 points, coming 12th in a field of 26.

NSC: ESC5 Spin-Off
NSC: ESC5 Spin-Off was hosted by Swelatie. VOMIT chose Catherine Ferry with the song Un, Deux, Trois to represent Vorhota. Vorhota came 23rd in a field of 29 receiving 33 points, the least of Vorhota's NSC history.

NSC: Nonsense Spin-Off
NSC: Nonsense Spin-Off was hosted by Zombira. VOMIT chose the main theme of Hungarian animated movie Hugo the Hippo to represent Vorhota. It came 16th with 48 points, in a field of 25.