Begonia

Begonia (/bɪˈgɔʊ̯nɪə/, endonym: Nanime /ˈnæ̀naɪ̯mɛ/) is a country currently on the Waiting List of the Nation Song Contest.

Etymology
Before first entering NSC in its fifth edition the nation was planned to be called Brucia. However, due to this name's close similarity to another then active nation Brugia, it had been renamed to Begonia. Nobody exactly knows how this alternative name has come about, except that it is not in any way related to the equally named flowering plants.

History
Begonia first entered NSC in its fifth edtion hosted in Hibernia with famous Moldovan ESC artists Zdob și Zdub and achieved its first top 10 finish on its debut, granting them a PQ spot for NSC 6.

The nation had achieved victory in NSC 32 with Finnish pop-rock artist Lauri Tähka and his song Pauhaava Sydän.

After taking part in 43 editions and failing to vote in the first semifinal of NSC 48, Begonia's main channel BTV withdrew from NSC. However, after a hiatus of nearly four years, private channel HÁTM signed up Begonia for the waiting list to make a return.