Liet International
| Liet International | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Music competition |
| Inaugurated | 28 April 2002 |
| Most recent | 22 November 2024 |
| Patron | Council of Europe |
| Website | liet-international |
Liet International (West Frisian: Liet Ynternasjonaal), formerly Liet-Lávlut, is a European music competition for songs in minority and regional languages. The inaugural edition took place on 28 April 2002 as a spin-off of the West Frisian-language song contest Liet (transl. 'Song'), held annually in Leeuwarden, Netherlands since 1991.
Since 2006, Liet International has been held in a different city each year. The 2006 and 2008 editions, held in the Swedish part of Sápmi, were titled Liet-Lávlut (lávlut is Northern Sámi for 'sing'). The contest was cancelled in 2007 and 2013 when the hosting organisations, in Narbonne and Corsica respectively, backed out at a late stage, and in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No Liet International was scheduled in 2005, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025, and 2026.
Due to its similarities to the Eurovision Song Contest, the competition has been dubbed the 'Eurovision of minority languages'.[1] It has been organised under the auspices of the Council of Europe since 2008.
Overview
[edit]| ◇ | Contest cancelled |
| Year | Date | Host city | Jury award winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Artist | Song | |||
| 2002 | 28 April |  Leeuwarden |
Catalan | Pomada | "En pere gallerí" |
| 2003 | 23 November | Leeuwarden |
Southern Sámi | Transjoik | "Mijjajaa" |
| 2004 | 22 October | Leeuwarden |
Northern Sámi | Niko Valkeapää | "Rabas mielain" |
| 2006 | 14 October |  Östersund |
Northern Sámi | Johan Kitti and Ellen Sara Bæhr | "Luđiin muitalan" |
| 2007 | None ◇ |  Narbonne ◇ |
Contest cancelled ◇ | ||
| 2008 | 18 October | Luleå |
Corsican | Jacques Culioli | "Hosanna in excelsis" |
| 2009 | 31 October | Leeuwarden |
Northern Sámi | SomBy | "Ii iđit vel" |
| 2010 | 27 November | Lorient |
Faroese | Orka | "Rúmdardrongurin" |
| 2011 | 19 November |  Udine |
West Frisian | Janna Eijer | "Ien klap" |
| 2012 | 1 December |  Gijón |
Breton | Lleuwen | "Ar gouloù bev" |
| 2013 | None ◇ | Corsica ◇ |
Contest cancelled ◇ | ||
| 2014 | 12 December |  Oldenburg |
Ladin | Martina Iori | "Via con mia mùsega" |
| 2017 | 13 April |  Kautokeino |
Northern Sámi | Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen | "Luoddaearru" |
| 2018 | 23 May | Leeuwarden |
Cornish | The Rowan Tree | "Tresor" |
| 2020 | 3–4 April ◇ |  Aabenraa ◇ |
Contest cancelled ◇ | ||
| 2022 | 13 May | Tønder |
Corsican | Doria | "Roma" |
| 2024 | 22 November | Bastia[2] |
Ladino | Nani Vazana | "Una segunda piel" |
Past editions
[edit]| 1 | Jury award winner |
| ◇ | Public award (or musicians' award) winner |
2002
[edit]The first Liet International song contest was held on 28 April 2002 at De Harmonie in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, one day after the Liet song contest. Both the jury and public awards were won by the Catalan band Pomada with the song "En pere gallerí".[3]
| R/O | Language | Artist | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breton | Stone Age | "Stoned gavotenn" | 2 |
| 2 | Irish | Le Chéile Trio | [?] | 4–10 |
| 3 | Northern Sámi | Angelit | "Hobo" | 3 |
| 4 | Kashubian | Chëcz | "Król" | 4–10 |
| 5 | Occitan | Mescladissa | [?] | 4–10 |
| 6 | Welsh | Gwerinos | [?] | 4–10 |
| 7 | West Frisian | Flat Out! | "Fûgelfrij" | 4–10 |
| 8 | North Frisian | Da Åntretemåntre | [?] | 4–10 |
| 9 | Basque | Bat Bitten | [?] | 4–10 |
| 10 | Catalan | Pomada | "En pere gallerí" | 1 ◇ |
2003
[edit]The second Liet International contest was again held at De Harmonie in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, on 23 November 2003. Transjoik, a Sámi group from Norway, won the jury award with the song "Mijjajaa". The public award was won by Welsh-Cornish singer Gwenno Saunders with the song "Vodya".
| Language | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalan | Dept. | "Sensacions" | 36 | 8 |
| Cornish | Gwenno | "Vodya" | 57 | 3 ◇ |
| Friulian | Prorastar | "Michi" | 22 | 10 |
| Galician | Anubía | "Nai" | 44 | 5 |
| Irish | Briege Murphy | "An Mhuir" | 39 | 6 |
| Occitan | Nux Vomica | "Barbet pantaï" | 56 | 4 |
| Sorbian | Awful Noise | "Jarobinka" | 31 | 9 |
| Southern Sámi | Transjoik | "Mijjajaa" | 70 | 1 |
| Welsh | Epitaff | "Yr ateb" | 66 | 2 |
| West Frisian | Bacon and Bones | "It allerheechste guod" | 39 | 6 |
2004
[edit]The third edition of the contest was held on 22 October 2004. The venue was once again De Harmonie in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Sámi singer Niko Valkeapää won both the jury and the public award with the song "Rabas mielain". This was the second time in a row that the contest was won by the Sámi entry.
| Language | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breton | EV | [?] | 52 | 5 |
| Friulian | Kosovni Odpadki | "Bye bye bombe" | 49 | 6 |
| Galician | Uxía | "Cadeas" | 61 | 3 |
| Limburgish | Ondiep | [?] | 25 | 10 |
| Northern Sámi | Niko Valkeapää | "Rabas mielain" | 91 | 1 ◇ |
| Occitan | Bombes 2 Bal | "Lo merle" | 63 | 2 |
| Scottish Gaelic | The Alyth McCormack Band | "Dèan cadalan sàmhach" | 61 | 3 |
| Sorbian | Istvan Kobjela | [?] | 37 | 8 |
| Welsh | Elin Fflur | [?] | 39 | 7 |
| West Frisian | Meindert Talma & the Negroes | "Dûnsje wyldekat dûnsje" | 32 | 9 |
2006
[edit]Since Sámi entries had won two out of the three competitions, the fourth edition was held in Östersund, Sweden. Sixty competitors, singing in twenty-five minority languages, took part in the preliminary elimination round. Eleven songs, representing eleven languages, were selected for the final competition.
Although the winner was selected by a jury, the audience could also vote for their favourite entry via text messages and online voting. The Sámi duo Johan Kitti and Ellen Sara Bæhr won the competition with "Luđiin muitalan", sung in Northern Sámi. The public award was won by Liza Pannetier with the Occitan song "Solèu roge".
| R/O | Language | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friulian | Arbe Garbe | "Oh moj sin" | 55 | 7 |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | Anna Murray and Iain Finlay Macleod | "An-raoir bha mi coiseachd" | 46 | 8 |
| 3 | Manx | Moot | "Gyn Fockleyn" | 38 | 10 |
| 4 | Votic | Raud-Ants | "Kui miä kazvolin kanainõ" | 41 | 9 |
| 5 | Basque | Gari | "Hil ez denak" | 30 | 11 |
| 6 | Occitan | Liza Pannetier | "Solèu roge" | 69 | 4 ◇ |
| 7 | West Frisian | Van Wieren | "Nim dyn tiid" | 58 | 6 |
| 8 | Meänkieli | Jord | "Oonhän meilä vielä kieli" | 60 | 5 |
| 9 | Galician | Narf | "Santiago" | 78 | 2 |
| 10 | Northern Sámi | Johan Kitti and Ellen Sara Bæhr | "Luđiin muitalan" | 86 | 1 |
| 11 | Romani | Karaván Familia | "Shej baxtali" | 77 | 3 |
2008
[edit]Liet-Lávlut 2008, the fifth edition of the contest, took place on 18 October 2008 at Kulturens hus in Luleå, Sweden. Corsican singer Jacques Culioli won both the jury and public award with the song "Hosanna in excelsis".
| R/O | Language | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | Boy Elliott & the Plastic Bags | "Planeta 19" | 46 | 10 |
| 2 | Meänkieli | Surunmaa | "Tulethan takasi" | 51 | 8 |
| 3 | Breton | Gwennyn | "Bugale Belfast" | 54 | 6 |
| 4 | Corsican | Jacques Culioli | "Hosanna in excelsis" | 80 | 1 ◇ |
| 5 | Arbëresh | Spasulati | "Botë e shurë" | 51 | 8 |
| 6 | Northern Sámi | Elin Kåven | "Áibbas jaska" | 73 | 2 |
| 7 | West Frisian | Jelte Posthumus & Pilatus Pas | "De wiete wyn hellet oan" | 54 | 6 |
| 8 | Friulian | Carnicats | "Oz dream" | 56 | 4 |
| 9 | Welsh | Yr Annioddefol | "Drysu" | 44 | 11 |
| 10 | Asturian | Dixebra | "Indios" | 73 | 2 |
| 11 | Mordovian | Mordens | "Good Will Blessing" | 56 | 4 |
2009
[edit]In January 2009, the board of the Liet Foundation decided to continue under the name Liet International. The sixth edition of the contest was held on 31 October 2009, returning to the De Harmonie theatre in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. The Finnish Sámi rock band SomBy won the competition with the song "Ii iđit vel", sung in Northern Sámi. The public award was won by Dr. Drer & CRC posse from Sardinia, with the song "Apu biu".[6]
| R/O | Language | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | Alfredo González | "La nada y tu" | 40 | 9 |
| 2 | Occitan | Zine | "Lo prince charmant" | 31 | 10 |
| 3 | Sardinian | Dr. Drer & CRC posse | "Apu biu" | 80 | 2 ◇ |
| 4 | Northern Sámi | SomBy | "Ii iđit vel" | 85 | 1 |
| 5 | Friulian | Lino Straulino | "Doman" | 78 | 3 |
| 6 | West Frisian | It Langstme & de Dea | "Wikel" | 63 | 5 |
| 7 | Irish | Fiach | "Sea Táim" | 75 | 4 |
| 8 | Low German | De fofftig Penns | "Platt" | 48 | 8 |
| 9 | Scottish Gaelic | Sunrise not Secular | "Lasair An t-Oidhche" | 52 | 7 |
| 10 | Karelian | Sattuma | "Marjaini-darjaini" | 62 | 6 |
| 11 | Latgalian | Sovvaļnīks | "Pats sevī dzeivs" | 24 | 11 |
2010
[edit]In 2010, Liet International was held in the Breton city of Lorient, France. The contest was won by the Faroese band Orka with the song "Rúmdardrongurin". The public award went to the Friulian band R.esistence in Dub with the song "Fieste".
| R/O | Language | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | Orka | "Rúmdardrongurin" | 88 | 1 |
| 2 | Galician | Mafia Galega | "Billarda sempre" | 29 | 10 |
| 3 | Corsican | Stéphane Casalta | "Albasgia" | 59 | 7 |
| 4 | Vepsian | Jousnen Järved | "Verrez tullei" | 45 | 8 |
| 5 | Scottish Gaelic | Rachel Walker | "Fada Bhuam" | 65 | 5 |
| 6 | Asturian | Xera | "Tierra" | 78 | 2 |
| 7 | Northern Sámi | Pia-Maria Holmgren | "Geaidnu" | 44 | 9 |
| 8 | West Frisian | Equal Souls | "Do swalkest" | 75 | 3 |
| 9 | Breton | Dom Duff | "Kan an awen" | 23 | 11 |
| 10 | Friulian | R.esistence in Dub | "Fieste" | 70 | 4 ◇ |
| 11 | Irish | The Temporary | "Cupan Toast" | 62 | 6 |
2011
[edit]The eighth Liet International was held on 19 November 2011 at the Teatro Giovanni da Udine in Udine, Italy, the historical capital of the region of Friuli. The West Frisian singer Janna Eijer won the jury award with the song "Ien klap", while the band Coffeeshock Company from Austria won the public vote with "Gusla mi se je znicila", sung in Burgenland Croatian.
| R/O | Language | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vepsian | Noid | "Kättepajo" | 40 | 9 |
| 2 | Romansh | Rezia Ladina | "Id ès capità" | 55 | 7 |
| 3 | Burgenland Croatian | Coffeeshock Company | "Gusla mi se je znicila" | 80 | 3 ◇ |
| 4 | Friulian | Priska | "Hajra" | 28 | 12 |
| 5 | Scottish Gaelic | Macanta | "Gaol" | 77 | 4 |
| 6 | Northern Sámi | Rolffa | "Gulatgo mu?" | 32 | 11 |
| 7 | Basque | Siroka | "Hi, vascofona!" | 70 | 5 |
| 8 | Ladin | Cuntra Löm | "La moncignosa" | 35 | 10 |
| 9 | Asturian | Skama la Rede | "Condenau" | 52 | 8 |
| 10 | West Frisian | Janna Eijer | "Ien klap" | 83 | 1 |
| 11 | Udmurt | Silent Woo Goore | "Kyrdźasa leźom ali" (Кырӟаса лэзём али) | 81 | 2 |
| 12 | Irish | Aoife Scott | "Donal Ná Fág" | 63 | 6 |
2012
[edit]The ninth edition of Liet International was held on 1 December 2012 at the Teatru de la Llaboral in Gijón, Asturias, Spain. Welsh-born Breton singer Lleuwen won the jury award with the song "Ar gouloù bev", while the public award went to Asturiana Mining Company with "Si nun conoces Vaḷḷouta".
| R/O | Language | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corsican | Dopu Cena | "Trasmetta" | 86 | 2 |
| 2 | Basque | Enkore | "Muxurik muxu" | 41 | 8 |
| 3 | Algherese Catalan | Claudia Crabuzza and Claudio Gabriel Sanna | "Ara" | 64 | 5 |
| 4 | Scottish Gaelic | Brian Ó hEadhra | "Fathainn" | 64 | 5 |
| 5 | Udmurt | Ivan Belosludtsev & 4 Cheber Pios | "Tau tynyd" (Тау тыныд) | 35 | 9 |
| 6 | Asturian | Asturiana Mining Company | "Si nun conoces Vaḷḷouta" | 66 | 4 ◇ |
| 7 | West Frisian | Yldau | "Fjoer" | 52 | 7 |
| 8 | Friulian | JoNoKognos | "Mai mai" | 32 | 11 |
| 9 | Breton | Lleuwen | "Ar gouloù bev" | 87 | 1 |
| 10 | Northern Sámi | Inger Karoline Gaup | "Oainnát go?" | 35 | 9 |
| 11 | East Frisian Low Saxon | The Voodoolectric | "Slickermuul" | 76 | 3 |
2014
[edit]The tenth Liet International song contest was held on 12 December 2014 in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Italian singer Martina Iori won the jury award with the song "Via con mia mùsega", sung in Ladin. In this year, the audience award was replaced by a musicians' award voted on by the contestants themselves. The musicians' award was won by Aila-duo from Finland with the song "Naharij kandâ", sung in Inari Sámi.
| R/O | Language | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | Banda de Gaitas El Trasno | "Volviche" | 36 | 7 |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | Willie Campbell | "Fir-chlis" | 30 | 9 |
| 3 | Minderico | Bandalheira | "Baracho ancho pereira" | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | Breton | Adnoz | "Un dra nevez" | 53 | 4 |
| 5 | Sardinian | Forefingers Up! | "Sa luxi 'e su soli" | 56 | 3 |
| 6 | West Frisian | Bruno Rummler | "Beppe" | 51 | 5 |
| 7 | Inari Sámi | Aila-duo | "Naharij kandâ" | 64 | 2 ◇ |
| 8 | Low German | The Paintbox | "Söss söss söss / Dat Slecht" | 40 | 6 |
| 9 | Ladin | Martina Iori | "Via con mia mùsega" | 73 | 1 |
| 10 | Mari | Marina Sadova | "Shochmo keche" (Шочмо кече) | 36 | 7 |
| R/O | Song | ast |
gla |
drc |
bre |
srd |
fry |
smn |
nds |
lld |
chm |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Volviche" | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 36 |
| 2 | "Fir-chlis" | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 30 |
| 3 | "Baracho ancho pereira" | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| 4 | "Un dra nevez" | 6 | 10 | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 53 |
| 5 | "Sa luxi 'e su soli" | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | — | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 56 |
| 6 | "Beppe" | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 51 |
| 7 | "Naharij kandâ" | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | — | 3 | 7 | 10 | 64 |
| 8 | "Söss söss söss / Dat Slecht" | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | "Via con mia mùsega" | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | — | 7 | 73 |
| 10 | "Shochmo keche" | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | 36 |
| Jury members | ||||||||||||
2017
[edit]The eleventh Liet International song contest was scheduled to be held in late 2016 in Kautokeino, Norway, the home of the Sámi Grand Prix.[7] However, due to a lack of funds, the contest was postponed to 13 April 2017 and was held as part of the Sámi Easter Festival.[8][9] For a second time in the history of the contest, a local singer, Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen, won the contest with her song "Luoddaearru" (transl. 'Crossroad'). She also won the musicians' award.
| R/O | Language | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | Mary Ann Kennedy & Friends | "Grioglachan" | 21 | 6 |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | La Schlapp Sauvage | "Blanne Käpitan" | 13 | 8 |
| 3 | Bashkir | Zaman | "Hïwïtma" (Һыуытма) | 31 | 4 |
| 4 | Sranan Tongo | Ruben Semmoh and Romeo Sumter | "Saka na pin" | 25 | 5 |
| 5 | Breton | Ukan | "Den ebet all" | 21 | 6 |
| 6 | Udmurt | Pavel Aleksandrov and Dmitry Yakimov | "Van'myz ortche" (Ваньмыз ортче) | 38 | 3 |
| 7 | West Frisian | Aafke Zuidersma | "Minsk fan wearde" | 39 | 2 |
| 8 | Northern Sámi | Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen | "Luoddaearru" | 44 | 1 ◇ |
2018
[edit]The twelfth Liet International song contest was held on 23 May 2018 at Poppodium Neushoorn in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, as part of the European Capital of Culture activities. The Rowan Tree won the jury award with the song "Tresor", sung in Cornish. The musicians' award was won by Galician singer Nastasia Zürcher with the song "Espertos".
| R/O | Language | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | Afro-Carib Ensemble | "Dansi nanga yu" | 75 | 9 |
| 2 | Galician | Familia Caamagno | "Lausanne"[10] | 61 | 12 |
| 3 | Antwerps | Jenne Decleir | "Dans met mij" | 73 | 10 |
| 4 | Komi | Evgenia Udalova | "Voj" (Вой) | 26 | 14 |
| 5 | West Frisian | Stonecrobs | "Yn frijheid kinsto libje" | 111 | 5 |
| 6 | Bashkir | Zaman | "Alga" (Алга) | 110 | 7 |
| 7 | Scots | Gerda Stevenson and Kyrre Slind | "Aye The Gean" | 119 | 3 |
| 8 | Scottish Gaelic | Whyte | "Tairm" | 71 | 11 |
| 9 | Galician | Nastasia Zürcher | "Espertos" | 133 | 2 ◇ |
| 10 | Aromanian | Pira | "Mash a meu"[11][12] | 49 | 13 |
| 11 | Cornish | The Rowan Tree | "Tresor" | 141 | 1 |
| 12 | West Frisian | Luko Reinders | "Kom rin mei my" | 116 | 4 |
| 13 | Northern Sámi | Inger Karoline Gaup | "Oahppan lean" | 111 | 5 |
| 14 | Franco-Provençal | Billy Fumey | "Bondze Heidi" | 78 | 8 |
| R/O | Song | srn |
glg |
nld |
kom |
fry |
bak |
sco |
gla |
glg |
rup |
cor |
fry |
sme |
frp |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dansi nanga yu" | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 75 |
| 2 | "Lausanne" | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 61 |
| 3 | "Dans met mij" | 2 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 73 |
| 4 | "Voj" | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | "Yn frijheid kinsto libje" | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 111 |
| 6 | "Alga" | 11 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 12 | — | 12 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 110 |
| 7 | "Aye The Gean" | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | — | 11 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 119 |
| 8 | "Tairm" | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 71 |
| 9 | "Espertos" | 13 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | — | 8 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 133 |
| 10 | "Mash a meu" | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 49 |
| 11 | "Tresor" | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | — | 12 | 6 | 11 | 141 |
| 12 | "Kom rin mei my" | 12 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | — | 9 | 4 | 116 |
| 13 | "Oahppan lean" | 8 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | — | 7 | 111 |
| 14 | "Bondze Heidi" | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 8 | — | 78 |
2020
[edit]The thirteenth Liet International contest was due to be held on 3 and 4 April 2020 in Aabenraa, Denmark, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] A full list of participating acts had been released prior to the cancellation. It was decided that a non-competitive, online replacement show, entitled Liet International 2020+1, would be held on 8 October 2021 to celebrate the acts due to compete in the 2020 contest. Ten out of the twenty acts participated in Liet International 2020+1.[14]
| Language(s) | Artist | Song | 2020+1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alsatian | Isabelle | "Waje de Litt" | — |
| Asturian | Luis Nuñez & los Folganzanes | "Tengo un sitiu pa ti" |  |
| Bashkir | Zaman | "Aida yanga" | |
| Burgenland Croatian | Turbokrowodn | "Mila moja" | |
| Carinthian Slovene | Bališ | "Spal bomo če smo hin" | — |
| Catalan | Roger Argemí | "La fina línia" | |
| Cornish | Brother Sea | "Oll 'Vel Onen" | — |
| Galician | Carolina Rubirosa | "Sozinha" | |
| Heligoland Frisian | Noctiluca | "Iaan" | — |
| Low German | Die Tüdelband | "Buten an't Meer" | |
| Manx | Clash Vooar | "Lhiggeyder Folley" | — |
| North Schleswig German | 63-72 | "Mein kleines Lied" | — |
| Romansh | Fiona Fiasco | "Mona Lisa" | — |
| Sardinian | Bumbe Orchestra | "Cala Sinzias" | |
| Scottish Gaelic | Marcas Mac an Tuairneir and Bogha-Frois | "Dumbbells" | — |
| South Tyrolean German | Jimmi Henndreck | "Nairobi" | — |
| Southern Sámi | Saara Hermansson | "Mov laavlome" | |
| Southern Schleswig Danish | Sølo | "Kærestesangen" | — |
| Tatar | Juna | "Yashel kuzle" (Яшел күзле) | |
| West Frisian | Sequens | "Do bist frij" | |
2022
[edit]The thirteenth Liet International contest was held on 13 May 2022 at the Schweizerhalle in Tønder, Denmark. There were 13 competing entries,[15] and the show was hosted by Stefanie Pia Wright and Niklas Freiberg Nissen.[16] It featured the first competitive entries in North Schleswig German, Southern Schleswig Danish, and South Tyrolean German, as well as the first entry in North Frisian since the inaugural contest in 2002. It was the first contest since 2008 to not feature an entry from Scotland, and the first competitive edition to not feature a submission from the United Kingdom.
Initially, the Russian band Juna were due to compete with the song "Takhetle konem" in the Tatar language, but they withdrew due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. In their place, Israeli band Sofi and the Baladis competed with the song "Rebutalla", marking the first entry from a country in the Middle East.[17] Early announcements also listed the Cornish band Brother Sea with the song "Trodhydhyek" as a participant,[18] while the final listing contained Billy Fumey with "U Port Titi" instead.
The jury award was won by Corsican singer Doria Ousset with the song "Roma". The audience award was won by Sardinian singer Emanuele Pintus with the song "Genia".
| R/O | Language | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Schleswig German | Martin Hørløck | "Æ Nordschleswig-Lied" | 54 | 12 |
| 2 | Franco-Provençal | Billy Fumey | "U Port Titi" | 58 | 11 |
| 3 | Galician | Carolina Rubirosa | "O teu camiñar" | 118 | 3 |
| 4 | North Frisian | Martje Johannsen and Christoph Hansen | "Maleen" | 45 | 13 |
| 5 | Sardinian | Emanuele Pintus | "Genia" | 60 | 10 ◇ |
| 6 | West Frisian | Adri de Boer | "Bliuw mar by my" | 72 | 8 |
| 7 | South Tyrolean German | Jimi Henndreck | "Heihupfa" | 102 | 4 |
| 8 | Northern Sámi | Ingá-Máret Gaup-Juuso | "Dovdameahttumii" | 82 | 6 |
| 9 | Corsican | Doria | "Roma" | 119 | 1 |
| 10 | Catalan | Roger Argemí | "La contradicció" | 80 | 7 |
| 11 | Southern Schleswig Danish | Yourdaughters | "Hudsult" | 118 | 2 |
| 12 | Samaritan Hebrew | Sofi and the Baladis | "Rebutalla" | 85 | 5 |
| 13 | Low German | Die Tüdelband | "Wenn ik enen Wunsch harr" | 60 | 9 |
| R/O | Song | deu |
frp |
glg |
frr |
srd |
fry |
bar |
sme |
cos |
cat |
dan |
smp |
nds |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Æ Nordschleswig-Lied" | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 54 |
| 2 | "U Port Titi" | 4 | — | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 58 |
| 3 | "O teu camiñar" | 5 | 2 | — | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 118 |
| 4 | "Maleen" | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 45 |
| 5 | "Genia" | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 60 |
| 6 | "Bliuw mar by my" | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 72 |
| 7 | "Heihupfa" | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 102 |
| 8 | "Dovdameahttumii" | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | — | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 82 |
| 9 | "Roma" | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 14 | — | 5 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 119 |
| 10 | "La contradicció" | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | 10 | 6 | 3 | 80 |
| 11 | "Hudsult" | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 12 | — | 3 | 12 | 118 |
| 12 | "Rebutalla" | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | 7 | 85 |
| 13 | "Wenn ik enen Wunsch harr" | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | 60 |
2024
[edit]The fourteenth Liet International contest was held on 22 November 2024 at the Centru Culturale Alb’oru in Bastia, France.[19] Eleven competing entries were chosen out of 30 submissions, including the first competitive entries in Ladino (Judaeo-Spanish), Lower Sorbian, and Valencian.[20] It was the first contest since 2005 where the Sámi Grand Prix is not used as a national final for the contest, and the participant list announcement confirmed that it would be the first contest to not include an entry in any of the Sámi languages.[19][21] The contest was broadcast live on France 3 Corse as well as online.[20]
Despite initial announcements of the participant list saying that there would be thirteen entries, and then later announcements saying there would be eleven entries, ten entries appeared in the show.[19][20] Cornish song "Oll an dra" by Annie Baylis, and Aromanian song "Ti un lai dor" by Tumbe were originally announced as participating in the contest before being removed.[19] The Sardinian song "Ita abarrat" by Su Maistu was included in the participant list, before being changed to "No dda infiu" by Luca Marcia.[19][20] Additionally, the South Tyrolean German entry "Spaziern" by Robin's Haut was not present in the show, despite being announced as a participant.[22]
The jury award was won by Netherlands-based singer Nani Vazana with the song "Una segunda piel", sung in Ladino. The audience award was won by the Corsican group Una Fiara Nova with the song "Qualcosa di tè".
| R/O | Language | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corsican | Una Fiara Nova | "Qualcosa di tè" | 63 | 5 ◇ |
| 2 | North Schleswig German | Sihav | "Doppelgänger" | 24 | 10 |
| 3 | Breton | Brieg Guerveno | "Piv vin" | 68 | 4 |
| 4 | Lower Sorbian | Duo LeDazzo | "Co by nadejšła" | 56 | 7 |
| 5 | West Frisian | Melissa Pander | "Foarby" | 72 | 2 |
| 6 | Ladino | Nani Vazana | "Una segunda piel" | 88 | 1 |
| 7 | Valencian | Joan Peiró Aznar | "Migdiada" | 63 | 5 |
| 8 | Occitan | Séverine Bonnin | "Catarsis" | 69 | 3 |
| 9 | Sardinian | Luca Marcia | "No dda infiu | 50 | 8 |
| 10 | Low German | Rockwark | "Ik mok dat op Platt" | 47 | 9 |
| R/O | Song | nds |
srd |
oci |
cat |
lad |
fry |
dsb |
bre |
deu |
cos |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Qualcosa di tè" | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | — | 63 |
| 2 | "Doppelgänger" | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 24 |
| 3 | "Piv vin" | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | — | 7 | 9 | 68 |
| 4 | "Co by nadejšła" | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 56 |
| 5 | "Foarby" | 13 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | — | 13 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 72 |
| 6 | "Una segunda piel" | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 88 |
| 7 | "Migdiada" | 3 | 13 | 9 | — | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 63 |
| 8 | "Catarsis" | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 69 |
| 9 | "No dda infiu" | 2 | — | 6 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 50 |
| 10 | "Ik mok dat op Platt" | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 47 |
| Jury members | ||||||||||||
Regional selections
[edit]The majority of Liet International contestants are chosen from applying artists by a selection committee. In addition, entries may be selected through regional song contests. Regional song contests that have served as a preselection for Liet International include:
- Liet (West Frisian; 2002–present)
- Sámi Grand Prix (Sámi languages; 2006–2022)[23]
- Nòs Ùr (Celtic languages and Scots; 2008–2009)
- A polo ghit (Galician; 2008)
- Laulun Laulut (minority languages of the Nordics and Eastern Europe; 2008)
- Premiu al Meyor Cantar (Asturian; 2009–2014)
- Suns (minority languages of the Alps and Mediterranean; 2009–2014)
- Romansh Song Contest (Romansh; 2011)
- Liet Corsica (Corsican; 2012)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Carbonaro, Giulia (16 May 2022). "Europe's other song contest: this is Liet International, the 'Eurovision of minority languages'". Euronews. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ↑ "Liet International 2024 in Bastia on November 22". Eurovoix World. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- 1 2 "Catalan trio Pomada wins Liet Ynternasjonaal". Liet. Archived from the original on 4 June 2002. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ↑ "Liet Ynternasjonaal 2002". WorldCat (in Western Frisian). Tresoar. 2002. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ↑ Liet International 15 years 2002-2017. YouTube. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ↑ "Lapin Kansa" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (28 April 2016). "Liet International'16: Kautokeino To Host The Contest". Eurovoix World. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (7 October 2016). "Liet International'16: Contest May Be Cancelled Due To Financial Issues". Eurovoix World. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ↑ "Liet International part of Sami Easterfestival 2017 in Kautokeino, Sápmi". liet-international.com. 8 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ↑ "Familia Caamagno representará a Galiza no Suns Europe". Nos Diario. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ↑ "Pareia PIRA - "Vanghe" / "Mash a meu"". YouTube. 27 October 2013. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021.
- ↑ "PIRA la festivalul LIET INTERNATIONAL 2018". Facebook. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (11 March 2020). "Liet International 2020 in Denmark Canceled". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (4 October 2021). "Liet International 2020+1 To Be Broadcast on October 8". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (8 July 2021). "Liet International Returns in 2022 With 13 Competing Entries". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ Wenkel, Louisa (8 May 2022). "Erst Schulbank drücken, jetzt den Songcontest moderieren". www.nordschleswiger.dk (in German). Der Nordschleswiger. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (18 April 2022). "Liet International: Jura [sic] Replaced by Sofi and the Baladis For Liet International 2022". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ↑ "Liet International 2022 definitely in Nordschleswig/Denmark". Stichting Liet. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Granger, Anthony (29 October 2024). "Liet International 2024 Line-up Announced". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "Line-up Liet international 2024". Liet. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (6 April 2024). "Sámi Grand Prix Ends Co-Operation With Liet International". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ↑ Liet International 2024 (Television production) (in French). France 3 Corse. 22 November 2024. Archived from the original on 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ NRK (5 April 2024). "Ingen Liet-deltagelse for Cecilia Dyrøy". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
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