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Liet International
GenreSong contest
FrequencyAnnually or bi-annually
Years active2002 (2002)–present
Inaugurated28 April 2002 (2002-04-28)
Most recent13 May 2022
Patron(s)Council of Europe
Websiteliet-international.com

Liet International (West Frisian: Liet Ynternasjonaal), formerly Liet-Lávlut, is an international music competition for songs in European 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 [fy; nl] (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 Sami 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 held in 2005, 2015, 2016, 2019 or 2021.

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

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Year Date Host city Jury award winner
Region Artist Song Language
2002 28 April Leeuwarden, Netherlands  Catalonia Pomada [ca] "En pere gallerí" Catalan
2003 23 November Leeuwarden, Netherlands  Sápmi Transjoik "Mijjajaa" Southern Sámi
2004 22 October Leeuwarden, Netherlands  Sápmi Niko Valkeapää "Rabas mielain" Northern Sámi
2006 14 October Östersund, Sweden  Sápmi Johan Kitti [fi] and Ellen Sara Bæhr "Luđiin muitalan" Northern Sámi
2007 N/A Narbonne, France Contest cancelled
2008 18 October Luleå, Sweden  Corsica Jacques Culioli "Hosanna in excelsis" Corsican
2009 31 October Leeuwarden, Netherlands  Sápmi SomBy "Ii iđit vel" Northern Sami
2010 27 November Lorient, France  Faroe Islands Orka "Rúmdardrongurin" Faroese
2011 19 November Udine, Italy  Friesland Janna Eijer [fy] "Ien klap" West Frisian
2012 1 December Gijón, Spain  Brittany Lleuwen [br] "Ar gouloù bev" Breton
2013 N/A Corsica, France Contest cancelled
2014 12 December Oldenburg, Germany  Ladinia Martina Iori "Via con mia mùsega" Ladin
2017 13 April Kautokeino, Norway  Sápmi Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen "Luoddaearru" Northern Sami
2018 23 May Leeuwarden, Netherlands  Cornwall The Rowan Tree "Tresor" Cornish
2020 3–4 April Aabenraa, Denmark Contest cancelled
2022 13 May Tønder, Denmark  Corsica Doria "Roma" Corsican
2024 22 November Bastia, France[2] Sephardic Jews Nani Vazana [nl] "Una segunda piel" Ladino

Past editions

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Table key
1
 Jury award winner
◇
 Public award (or musicians' award) winner

2002

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The first Liet International song contest was held on 28 April 2002 at De Harmonie [nl] in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, one day after the Liet [fy; nl] song contest. Both the jury and public awards were won by the Catalan band Pomada [ca] with the song "En pere gallerí".[3]

R/O[4] Region Artist[3] Song[5] Language Place[3]
1  Brittany Stone Age "Stoned gavotenn" Breton 2
2  Ireland Le Chéile Trio [?] Irish 4–10
3  Sápmi Angelit "Hobo" Northern Sámi 3
4  Kashubia Chëcz [csb] "Król" Kashubian 4–10
5  Occitania Mescladissa [?] Occitan 4–10
6  Wales Gwerinos [cy] [?] Welsh 4–10
7  Friesland Flat Out! [fy] "Fûgelfrij" West Frisian 4–10
8 North Frisia Da Åntretemåntre [frr] [?] North Frisian 4–10
9 Basque Country Bat Bitten [?] Basque 4–10
10  Catalonia Pomada [ca] "En pere gallerí" Catalan 1 ◇

2003

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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".

Region Artist Song Language Points Place
 Catalonia Dept. [ca] "Sensacions" Catalan 36 8
 Cornwall Gwenno "Vodya" Cornish 57 3 ◇
 Friesland Bacon and Bones "It allerheechste guod" West Frisian 39 6
 Friuli Prorastar "Michi" Friulian 22 10
 Galicia Anubía [gl] "Nai" Galician 44 5
 Ireland Briege Murphy "An Mhuir" Irish 39 6
 Occitania Nux Vomica [fr] "Barbet pantaï" Occitan 56 4
 Sápmi Transjoik "Mijjajaa" Southern Sámi 70 1
 Lusatia Awful Noise "Jarobinka" Sorbian 31 9
 Wales Epitaff "Yr ateb" Welsh 66 2

2004

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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.

Region Artist Song Language Points Place
 Brittany EV [fr] [?] Breton 52 5
 Friesland Meindert Talma & the Negroes "Dûnsje wyldekat dûnsje" West Frisian 32 9
 Friuli Kosovni Odpadki "Bye bye bombe" Friulian 49 6
 Galicia Uxía "Cadeas" Galician 61 3
 Limburg Ondiep [?] Limburgish 25 10
 Lusatia Istvan Kobjela [?] Sorbian 37 8
 Occitania Bombes 2 Bal [fr] "Lo merle" Occitan 63 2
 Sápmi Niko Valkeapää "Rabas mielain" Northern Sámi 91 1 ◇
 Scotland The Alyth McCormack Band "Dèan cadalan sàmhach" Scottish Gaelic 61 3
 Wales Elin Fflur [?] Welsh 39 7

2006

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Since Sápmi 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 "Soleu Rouge".

R/O Region or group Artist Song Language Points Place
1  Friuli Arbe Garbe [it] "Oh moj sin" Friulian 55 7
2  Scotland Anna Murray and Iain Finlay Macleod "An-raoir bha mi coiseachd" Scottish Gaelic 46 8
3  Isle of Man Moot "Gyn Fockleyn" Manx 38 10
4 Votians Raud-Ants "Kui miä kazvolin kanainõ" Votic 41 9
5 Basque Country Gari [es; eu] "Hil ez denak" Basque 30 11
6  Occitania Liza Pannetier [oc] "Solèu roge" Occitan 69 4 ◇
7  Friesland Van Wieren [fy] "Nim dyn tiid" West Frisian 58 6
8  Meänmaa Jord [sv] "Oonhän meilä vielä kieli" Meänkieli 60 5
9  Galicia Narf "Santiago" Galician 78 2
10  Sápmi Johan Kitti [fi] and Ellen Sara Bæhr "Luđiin muitalan" Northern Sámi 86 1
11  Romani Karaván Familia [de] "Shej baxtali" Romani 77 3

2008

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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 Region or group Artist Song Language Points Place
1  Galicia Boy Elliott & the Plastic Bags "Planeta 19" Galician 46 10
2  Meänmaa Surunmaa "Tulethan takasi" Meänkieli 51 8
3  Brittany Gwennyn [fr] "Bugale Belfast" Breton 54 6
4  Corsica Jacques Culioli "Hosanna in excelsis" Corsican 80 1 ◇
5 Arbëreshë people Spasulati [it] "Botë e shurë" Arbëresh 51 8
6  Sápmi Elin Kåven [no] "Áibbas jaska" Northern Sámi 73 2
7  Friesland Jelte Posthumus & Pilatus Pas "De wiete wyn hellet oan" West Frisian 54 6
8  Friuli Carnicats [fur] "Oz dream" Friulian 56 4
9  Wales Yr Annioddefol "Drysu" Welsh 44 11
10  Asturias Dixebra "Indios" Asturian 73 2
11  Mordovia Mordens "Good Will Blessing" Mordvinian 56 4

2009

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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 Region or group Artist Song Language Points Place
1  Asturias Alfredo González "La nada y tu" Asturian 40 9
2  Occitania Zine "Lo prince charmant" Occitan 31 10
3  Sardinia Dr. Drer & CRC posse [it] "Apu biu" Sardinian 80 2 ◇
4  Sápmi SomBy "Ii iđit vel" Northern Sami 85 1
5  Friuli Lino Straulino [it] "Doman" Friulian 78 3
6  Friesland It Langstme & de Dea "Wikel" West Frisian 63 5
7  Ireland Fiach "Sea Táim" Irish 75 4
8 Low German speakers De fofftig Penns "Platt" Low German 48 8
9  Scotland Sunrise not Secular [ga; gd] "Lasair An t-Oidhche" Scottish Gaelic 52 7
10  Karelia Sattuma [fi; olo] "Marjaini-darjaini" Karelian 62 6
11  Latgale Sovvaļnīks [lv] "Pats sevī dzeivs" Latgalian 24 11

2010

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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 Region or group Artist Song Language Points Place
1  Faroe Islands Orka "Rúmdardrongurin" Faroese 88 1
2  Galicia Mafia Galega [gl] "Billarda sempre" Galician 29 10
3  Corsica Stéphane Casalta "Albasgia" Corsican 59 7
4 Vepsians Jousnen Järved "Verrez tullei" Vepsian 45 8
5  Scotland Rachel Walker "Fada Bhuam" Scottish Gaelic 65 5
6  Asturias Xera [ast; es] "Tierra" Asturian 78 2
7  Sápmi Pia-Maria Holmgren "Geaidnu" Northern Sámi 44 9
8  Friesland Equal Souls [fy] "Do swalkest" West Frisian 75 3
9  Brittany Dom Duff "Kan an awen" Breton 23 11
10  Friuli R.esistence in Dub [fur] "Fieste" Friulian 70 4 ◇
11  Ireland The Temporary "Cupan Toast" Irish 62 6

2011

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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 Region or group Artist Song Language Points Place
1 Vepsians Noid [ru] "Kättepajo" Vepsian 40 9
2 Romansh people Rezia Ladina "Id ès capità" Romansh 55 7
3 Burgenland Burgenland Croats Coffeeshock Company [hr] "Gusla mi se je znicila" Burgenland Croatian 80 3 ◇
4  Friuli Priska "Hajra" Friulian 28 12
5  Scotland Macanta "Gaol" Scottish Gaelic 77 4
6  Sápmi Rolffa [no; se] "Gulatgo mu?" Northern Sámi 32 11
7 Basque Country Siroka [eu] "Hi, vascofona!" Basque 70 5
8  Ladinia Cuntra Löm "La moncignosa" Ladin 35 10
9  Asturias Skama la Rede [es] "Condenau" Asturian 52 8
10  Friesland Janna Eijer [fy] "Ien klap" West Frisian 83 1
11  Udmurtia Silent Woo Goore [pl] "Kyrdźasa leźom ali" (Кырӟаса лэзём али) Udmurt 81 2
12  Ireland Aoife Scott "Donal Ná Fág" Irish 63 6

2012

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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 Region Artist Song Language Points Place
1  Corsica Dopu Cena "Trasmetta" Corsican 86 2
2 Basque Country Enkore [eu] "Muxurik muxu" Basque 41 8
3 Alghero Claudia Crabuzza and Claudio Gabriel Sanna [ca] "Ara" Algherese Catalan 64 5
4  Scotland Brian Ó hEadhra [gd] "Fathainn" Scottish Gaelic 64 5
5  Udmurtia Ivan Belosludtsev & 4 Cheber Pios "Tau tynyd" (Тау тыныд) Udmurt 35 9
6  Asturias Asturiana Mining Company [es] "Si nun conoces Vaḷḷouta" Asturian 66 4 ◇
7  Friesland Yldau [fy] "Fjoer" West Frisian 52 7
8  Friuli JoNoKognos [fur] "Mai mai" Friulian 32 11
9  Brittany Lleuwen [br] "Ar gouloù bev" Breton 87 1
10  Sápmi Inger Karoline Gaup [nn] "Oainnát go?" Northern Sámi 35 9
11  East Frisia The Voodoolectric "Slickermuul" East Frisian Low Saxon 76 3

2014

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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 Region or group Artist Song Language Points Place
1  Asturias Banda de Gaitas El Trasno [ast] "Volviche" Galician-Asturian 36 7
2  Scotland Willie Campbell "Fir-chlis" Scottish Gaelic 30 9
3 Minde Bandalheira "Baracho ancho pereira" Minderico 21 10
4  Brittany Adnoz "Un dra nevez" Breton 53 4
5  Sardinia Forefingers Up! "Sa luxi 'e su soli" Sardinian, Italian 56 3
6  Friesland Bruno Rummler "Beppe" West Frisian 51 5
7  Sápmi Aila-duo [smn] "Naharij kandâ" Inari Sámi 64 2 ◇
8 Low German speakers The Paintbox "Söss söss söss / Dat Slecht" Low German 40 6
9  Ladinia Martina Iori "Via con mia mùsega" Ladin 73 1
10  Mari El Marina Sadova [mhr] "Shochmo keche" (Шочмо кече) Mari 36 7
Detailed international jury votes
R/O Song Asturias Scotland Brittany Sardinia Friesland Sápmi Ladinia Mari El 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
  • Asturias – José Manuel Tejedor Mier
  • Scotland – Alex MacDonald
  • – Tiago Mendes Rodrigues
  • Brittany – Maodez Huran
  • Sardinia – Claudia Aru Carreras
  • Friesland – Sjoerd Bootsma
  • Sápmi – Nils Johan Bars
  • – Stefan Meyer
  • Ladinia – Marco Stolfo
  • Mari El – Eric Yuzykayn

2017

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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 Region Artist Song Language Points Place
1  Scotland Mary Ann Kennedy & Friends "Grioglachan" Scottish Gaelic 21 6
2  Luxembourg La Schlapp Sauvage "Blanne Käpitan" Luxembourgish 13 8
3  Bashkortostan Zaman [ba; ru] "Hïwïtma" (Һыуытма) Bashkir 31 4
4  Suriname Ruben Semmoh and Romeo Sumter "Saka na pin" Sranan Tongo 25 5
5  Brittany Ukan "Den ebet all" Breton 21 6
6  Udmurtia Pavel Aleksandrov and Dmitry Yakimov "Van'myz ortche" (Ваньмыз ортче) Udmurt 38 3
7  Friesland Aafke Zuidersma "Minsk fan wearde" West Frisian 39 2
8  Sápmi Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen "Luoddaearru" Northern Sami 44 1 ◇

2018

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The twelfth Liet International song contest was held on 23 May 2018 at the 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 Region or group Artist Song Language Points Place
1  Suriname Afro-Carib Ensemble "Dansi nanga yu" Sranan Tongo 75 9
2  Galicia Familia Caamagno [gl] "Lausanne"[10] Galician 61 12
3  Antwerp Jenne Decleir [nl] "Dans met mij" Antwerpian 73 10
4  Komi Republic Evgenia Udalova "Voj" (Вой) Komi 26 14
5  Friesland Stonecrobs "Yn frijheid kinsto libje" West Frisian 111 5
6  Bashkortostan Zaman "Alga" (Алга) Bashkir 110 7
7  Scotland Gerda Stevenson and Kyrre Slind "Aye The Gean" Scots 119 3
8  Scotland Whyte "Tairm" Scottish Gaelic 71 11
9  Galicia Nastasia Zürcher [gl] "Espertos" Galician 133 2 ◇
10 Aromanians Pira "Mash a meu"[11][12] Aromanian 49 13
11  Cornwall The Rowan Tree "Tresor" Cornish 141 1
12  Friesland Luko Reinders "Kom rin mei my" West Frisian 116 4
13  Sápmi Inger Karoline Gaup [no; se] "Oahppan lean" Northern Sámi 111 5
14 Franco-Provençal speakers Billy Fumey [frp; fr] "Bondze Heidi" Franco-Provençal 78 8
R/O Song Suriname Galicia (Spain) Antwerp Province Komi Republic Friesland Bashkortostan Scotland Scotland Galicia (Spain) Cornwall Friesland Sápmi 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

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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]

Region or group Artist Song Language(s) 2020+1
 Alsace Isabelle [de; fr] "Waje de Litt" Alsatian —
 Asturias Luis Nuñez & los Folganzanes "Tengo un sitiu pa ti" Asturian Yes
 Bashkortostan Zaman "Aida yanga" Bashkir Yes
Burgenland Burgenland Croats Turbokrowodn "Mila moja" Burgenland Croatian Yes
Carinthian Slovenes Bališ "Spal bomo če smo hin" Carinthian Slovene —
 Catalonia Roger Argemí "La fina línia" Catalan Yes
 Cornwall Brother Sea "Oll 'Vel Onen" Cornish —
 Friesland Sequens "Do bist frij" West Frisian Yes
 Galicia Carolina Rubirosa "Sozinha" Galician Yes
 Heligoland Noctiluca "Iaan" Heligoland Frisian —
 Isle of Man Clash Vooar "Lhiggeyder Folley" Manx —
Low German speakers Die Tüdelband [nds; de] "Buten an't Meer" Low German Yes
North Schleswig Germans 63-72 "Mein kleines Lied" South Jutlandic, German —
Romansh people Fiona Fiasco "Mona Lisa" Romansh —
 Sápmi Saara Hermansson "Mov laavlome" Southern Sami Yes
 Sardinia Bumbe Orchestra "Cala Sinzias" Sardinian Yes
 Scotland Marcas Mac an Tuairneir and Bogha-Frois "Dumbbells" Scottish Gaelic —
 South Tyrol Jimmi Henndreck "Nairobi" South Tyrolean German —
Southern Schleswig Danes Sølo "Kærestesangen" Southern Schleswig Danish —
 Tatarstan Juna "Yashel kuzle" (Яшел күзле) Tatar Yes

2022

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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 South Jutlandic, 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 both the first time Israel was represented by an entry, the first entry from a country in the Middle East and the first entry in Hebrew, as well as the third entry from a non-European country (the first two being the entries representing Suriname).[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 Region or group Artist Song Language Points Place
1 North Schleswig Germans Martin Hørløck "Æ Nordschleswig-Lied" South Jutlandic, German 54 12
2 Franco-Provençal speakers Billy Fumey "U Port Titi" Franco-Provençal 58 11
3  Galicia Carolina Rubirosa "O teu camiñar" Galician 118 3
4 North Frisia Martje Johannsen and Christoph Hansen "Maleen" North Frisian 45 13
5  Sardinia Emanuele Pintus "Genia" Sardinian 60 10 ◇
6  Friesland Adri de Boer "Bliuw mar by my" West Frisian 72 8
7  South Tyrol Jimi Henndreck "Heihupfa" South Tyrolean German 102 4
8  Sápmi Ingá-Máret Gaup-Juuso "Dovdameahttumii" Northern Sami 82 6
9  Corsica Doria "Roma" Corsican 119 1
10  Catalonia Roger Argemí "La contradicció" Catalan 80 7
11 Southern Schleswig Danes Yourdaughters "Hudsult" Southern Schleswig Danish 118 2
12  Israel Sofi and the Baladis "Rebutalla" Samaritan Hebrew 85 5
13 Low German speakers Die Tüdelband [nds; de] "Wenn ik enen Wunsch harr" Low German 60 9
R/O Song Galicia (Spain) Sardinia Friesland South Tyrol Sápmi Corsica Catalonia Israel 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

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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, 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]

R/O Region or group Artist Song Language Points Place
1  Corsica Una Fiara Nova "Qualcosa di tè" Corsican 63 5 ◇
2 North Schleswig Germans Sihav "Doppelgänger" Jutlandic 24 10
3  Brittany Brieg Guerveno [fr; br] "Piv vin" Breton 68 4
4  Lusatia Duo LeDazzo "Co by nadejšła" Lower Sorbian 56 7
5  Friesland Melissa Pander [fy; nl] "Foarby" West Frisian 72 2
6 Sephardic Jews Nani Vazana [nl] "Una segunda piel" Ladino 88 1
7  Valencia Joan Peiró Aznar "Migdiada" Valencian 63 5
8  Occitania Séverine Bonnin "Catarsis" Occitan 69 3
9  Sardinia Luca Marcia "No dda infiu Sardinian 50 8
10 Low German speakers Rockwark "Ik mok dat op Platt" Low German 47 9
R/O Song 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
  • – Hilka Jeworrek
  • – Claudia Crabuzza
  • – Liza Pannetier
  • – Alba Gomez
  • – Vanessa Paloma Elbaz
  • – Wim Brons
  • – Andreas Spittank
  • – Youenn Roue
  • – Uffe Iwersen
  • – Patrizia Poli

Regional selections

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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:

Selected entries

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Year Liet Sámi Grand Prix Nòs Ùr A polo ghit Laulun Laulut
2002 Friesland "Fûgelfrij"
2003 Friesland "It allerheechste guod"
2004 Friesland "Dûnsje wyldekat dûnsje"
2006 Friesland "Nim dyn tiid" (2005) Sápmi "Luđiin muitalan"
2008 Friesland "De wiete wyn hellet oan" Sápmi "Áibbas jaska" Wales "Drysu" (jury award) Galicia (Spain) "Planeta 19" Mordovia "Good Will Blessing" (2007, jury award)
Brittany "Bugale Belfast" (public award) Meänmaa "Tulethan takasi" (2007, public award)
Year Liet Sámi Grand Prix Nòs Ùr Premiu al Meyor Cantar Suns
2009 Friesland "Wikel" Sápmi "Ii iđit vel" Republic of Ireland "Sea Táim" (jury award) Asturias "La nada y tu" Friuli "Doman" (jury award)
Scotland "Lasair An t-Oidhche" (public award) Sardinia "Apu biu" (public award)
2010 Friesland "Do swalkest" Sápmi "Geaidnu" Asturias "Tierra" Corsica "Albasgia" (jury award)
Friuli "Fieste" (public award)
2011 Friesland "Ien klap" Sápmi "Gulatgo mu?" Asturias "Condenau" "Gusla mi se je znicila" (jury award)
Liet Corsica Ladinia "La moncignosa" (public award)
2012 Friesland "Fjoer" Sápmi "Oainnát go?" Corsica "Trasmetta" Asturias "Si nun conoces Vaḷḷouta" Alghero "Ara" (jury and public award)
Friuli "Mai mai" (runner-up)
2014 Friesland "Beppe" Sápmi "Naharij kandâ" Asturias "Volviche" Sardinia "Sa luxi 'e su soli" (2013, jury award)
Ladinia "Via con mia mùsega" (2014, jury award)
2017 Friesland "Minsk fan wearde" (2016) Sápmi "Luoddaearru" (2016)
2018 Friesland "Kom rin mei my" (2017) Sápmi "Oahppan lean"
Friesland "Yn frijheid kinsto libje" (2018)
2020 Friesland "Do bist frij" (2019) Sápmi "Mov laavlome" (2019)
2022 Friesland "Bliuw mar by my" (2021) Sápmi "Dovdameahttumii"
2024 Friesland "Foarby" (2023)

Language history

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A total of fifty-nine languages have been represented at the contest at least once (counting the canceled 2020 edition). West Frisian is the only language to have appeared at every contest, as well as one of only two to have been represented by two different entries at the same contest (the other being Galician, and both occurred at the 2018 contest). Scotland is the only region to be represented by two languages at the same contest, once again at the 2018 contest (Scottish Gaelic and Scots). Two non-European language have appeared at the contest, being Sranan Tongo and Samaritan Hebrew. The Netherlands has participated the most, with regional entries in all every edition, while France, Sápmi, and Spain have only missed one each. Languages representing Belgium, Estonia, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, and Romania have each only appeared once. Russia is the country with the most regional languages featured at the contest, totaling eight. Although many languages featured at the contest are recognized national or regional languages within their countries, only three featured languages (Hebrew, Irish, and Luxembourgish) are considered their countries' official or co-official language.

N. Country Language(s)
8  Russia Bashkir
Karelian
Komi
Mari
Moksha
Tatar
Udmurt
Vepsian
7  Spain Asturian
Basque
Catalan
Galician
Galician-Asturian
Ladino
Valencian
6  Germany Southern Schleswig Danish
Heligoland Frisian
Low German
Lower Sorbian
North Frisian
Sorbian
N. Country Language(s)
6  Italy Algherese Catalan
Arbëresh
Friulian
Ladin
Sardinian
South Tyrolean German
5  France Alsatian
Breton
Corsican
Franco-Provençal
Occitan
 United Kingdom Cornish
Manx
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
Welsh
3  Finland Inari Sami
Northern Sami
Vepsian
N. Country Language(s)
3  Sweden Meänkieli
Northern Sami
Southern Sami
2  Austria Burgenland Croatian
Carinthian Slovene
 Denmark Faroese
South Jutlandic
 Netherlands Limburgish
West Frisian
 Norway Northern Sami
Southern Sami
1  Belgium Antwerpian
 Estonia Votic
 Hungary Romani
 Ireland Irish
 Israel Samaritan Hebrew
 Latvia Latgalian
 Luxembourg Luxembourgish
N. Country Language(s)
1  Poland Kashubian
 Portugal Minderico
 Romania Aromanian
 Suriname Sranan Tongo
  Switzerland Romansh

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Carbonaro, Giulia (16 May 2022). "Europe's other song contest: this is Liet International, the 'Eurovision of minority languages'". Euronews. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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  8. ^ 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.
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  13. ^ Granger, Anthony (11 March 2020). "Liet International 2020 in Denmark Canceled". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  14. ^ Granger, Anthony (4 October 2021). "Liet International 2020+1 To Be Broadcast on October 8". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  15. ^ Granger, Anthony (8 July 2021). "Liet International Returns in 2022 With 13 Competing Entries". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  16. ^ Wenkel, Louisa (8 May 2022). "Erst Schulbank drücken, jetzt den Songcontest moderieren". www.nordschleswiger.dk (in German). Der Nordschleswiger. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  17. ^ 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.
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