Akkåville

Akkåville is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Norigin. Akkåville borders Angelic to the north, Sillycone Valley, Adamsburg, Xorientia to the east, Blondania, Doklea to the south, and Virgohronie, Reignland to the west. The capital city is Cinestria.




 * Approximately 3,8 million people live in the country.
 * The official language is Villish, and the currency is Kåv (1 Kåv = 1.2 Euro).
 * The national broadcaster of the country is AkkåTV, and they are responsible for choosing the entry that represents Akkåville in the Nation Song Contest.

NSC 46
The Akkåvillian national broadcaster (AkkåTV) decided to join the NSC family, and enter the NSC 46. Broadcaster has made internal choice and selected Adam Lambert to represent country with his song No boundaries. Although nation had high hopes for this one, Adam failed to qualify for the final.

NSC 47
AkkåTV made another internal choice and selected girl band Preluders to represent country with their song Everyday girl. Although big hit in the national charts, song failed to qualify, leaving Akkåville out of the final once more.

NSC 48
New selection method was introduced for this edition of NSC. AkkåTV decided to make a national final (MusicFest) to choose our representative for the NSC 48. 16 songs took part in the MusicFest, being devided into 4 semifinal groups:

SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4
 * Pussycat Dolls - Sway
 * Dara Bubamara - Mami Mami
 * Dana International - At Muhana
 * Xenia - Pizza
 * Paloma Faith - New York
 * The Puppini Sisters - Spooky
 * Martin Stenmarck - A Million Candles Burning
 * Lepa Brena - Pazi Kome Zavidis
 * Nanne Gronvall - Otacksamhet
 * Dave Stewart & Candy Dulfer - Lily Was Here
 * Shania Twain - Ka-Ching
 * Sophie Ellis-Baxtor - Catch You
 * Goca Trzan - Zagrli
 * Giusy Ferreri - Non Ti Scordar Mai Di Me
 * Noa - Blue Touches Blue
 * Clints Mansell - Requiem For A Dream

Top2 from each group qualified for the final:
 * Pussycat Dolls - Sway
 * Dara Bubamara - Mami Mami
 * Paloma Faith - New York
 * Martin Stenmarck - A Million Candles Burning
 * Nanne Gronvall - Otachsamhet
 * Sophie Ellis-Baxtor - Catch You
 * Giusy Ferreri - Non Ti Scordar Mai Di Me
 * Clint Mansell - Lux Aeterna

After a combined vote (50-50 system was in use) Clint Mansell was declared the winner, so therefore, he got the right to represent Akkåville on NSC 48, where he managed to qualify for the final, ending 13th respectively, making it Akkåville´s best result to date.

NSC 49
AkkåTV introduced new format of MusicFest, presenting 8 songs devided into four 1/4 pairs, but the idea was dropped soon duo to lack of interest. New, "2 songs" NF was made and the winner was decided through poll. The duelist were:


 * Zemlja Gruva - Da Bi Nam
 * Akira Yamaoka - Room of Angels

The winner, by the majority of votes, were Zemlja Gruva with their song Da Bi Nam. They managed to qualify for the final, but failed to enter top10, ending only 17th. Another disappointing result for Akkåville.

NSC 50
For this edition AkkåTV decided to go internally, sending Tina Karol to Bokia with her new single Shinshilla. Akkåville was in the final, but once again failed to enter top10. Tina finished 14th in the final.

NSC 51
New edition, and internal selection once again. This time - young artist Dunja Ilic with her song Bidermajer. Although smahing hit in the national charts, Dunja failed to qualify for the final.

After NSC 51, AkkåTV was considering withdrawal, but decided to stay in the contest.

NSC 52
AkkåTV decided to choose national representative internally for the third time in a row. Broadcaster selected Lily Allen and her song Alfie. Duo to "cover accusation" around the end of the semi-final voting stage, national broadcaster refused to vote and withdrew from the contest, facing one edition ban. Lily would have qualified for the final, being 10th in the SF2.

NSC 53
Akkåville withdrew from this edition.

NSC 54
Akkåville made a comeback choosing dancer-singer Blake McGrath to represent the country with his first single The Night (Only Place To Go). He finished 15th in the semi 2, continuing series of failures of this country in the competition.