Nation Song Contest 198

Nation Song Contest 198 was the 198th edition of the Nation Song Contest and was held in Emsfrynt following the nation's seventh victory in the previous edition. This was also the nation's seventh hosting, having previous played host to the contest as Eterland in NSC 114, as Emsfrõnt in NSC 135 and as Emsfrynt in NSC 152, NSC 165, NSC 171 and NSC 179.

Kadis, Redwood Republic and Solentoya all returned following a one-edition absence, with Nurdia deciding to withdraw and Tamausia & Deltannor serving a one edition ban for failing to vote in the previous final as a non-qualifier. Insomnéa continued to be absent from the contest at the request of the national broadcaster.

The theme of the event was inspired by the hit South Korean drama series Squid Game.

In a tightly-contested final, New Bander State emerged victorious, earning their third win in the contest with BLACKBOOK's "Slowlove" on 189 points, ten ahead of Kordavian Islands' La Femme and Szimbaya Kingdom's Britney Spears in joint second. Noizeland, Solentoya and Riya-Sampetrina rounded off the top six, earning prequalification for the NSC 199 final.

Semi-Final 1
Balearica Island. Ic-Sa-Calli and Uferbruht voted in this semi-final.

Semi-Final 2
Emsfrynt, Orangualia and Blackmere voted in this semi-final.