Liet International

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.

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

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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YearDateHost cityJury award winner
RegionArtistSongLanguage
200228 AprilLeeuwarden, Netherlands  CataloniaPomada [ca]"En pere gallerí"Catalan
200323 NovemberLeeuwarden, Netherlands  SápmiTransjoik"Mijjajaa"Southern Sámi
200422 OctoberLeeuwarden, Netherlands  SápmiNiko Valkeapää"Rabas mielain"Northern Sámi
200614 OctoberÖstersund, Sweden  SápmiJohan Kitti [fi] and Ellen Sara Bæhr"Luđiin muitalan"Northern Sámi
2007N/ANarbonne, FranceContest cancelled
200818 OctoberLuleå, Sweden  CorsicaJacques Culioli"Hosanna in excelsis"Corsican
200931 OctoberLeeuwarden, Netherlands  SápmiSomBy"Ii iđit vel"Northern Sami
201027 NovemberLorient, France  Faroe IslandsOrka"Rúmdardrongurin"Faroese
201119 NovemberUdine, Italy  FrieslandJanna Eijer [fy]"Ien klap"West Frisian
20121 DecemberGijón, Spain  BrittanyLleuwen [br]"Ar gouloù bev"Breton
2013N/ACorsica, FranceContest cancelled
201412 DecemberOldenburg, Germany  LadiniaMartina Iori"Via con mia mùsega"Ladin
201713 AprilKautokeino, Norway  SápmiElla Marie Hætta Isaksen"Luoddaearru"Northern Sami
201823 MayLeeuwarden, Netherlands  CornwallThe Rowan Tree"Tresor"Cornish
20203–4 AprilAabenraa, DenmarkContest cancelled
202213 MayTønder, Denmark  CorsicaDoria"Roma"Corsican
202422 NovemberBastia, France[2]Upcoming[3]

Past editions

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Table key
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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".[4]

R/O[5]RegionArtist[4]Song[6]LanguagePlace[4]
1  BrittanyStone Age"Stoned gavotenn"Breton2
2  IrelandLe Chéile Trio[?]Irish4–10
3  SápmiAngelit"Hobo"Northern Sámi3
4  KashubiaChëcz [csb]"Król"Kashubian4–10
5  OccitaniaMescladissa[?]Occitan4–10
6  WalesGwerinos [cy][?]Welsh4–10
7  FrieslandFlat Out! [fy]"Fûgelfrij"West Frisian4–10
8 North FrisiaDa Åntretemåntre [frr][?]North Frisian4–10
9 Basque CountryBat Bitten[?]Basque4–10
10  CataloniaPomada [ca]"En pere gallerí"Catalan1

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".

RegionArtistSongLanguagePointsPlace
 CataloniaDept. [ca]"Sensacions"Catalan368
 CornwallGwenno"Vodya"Cornish573 ◇
 FrieslandBacon and Bones"It allerheechste guod"West Frisian396
 FriuliProrastar"Michi"Friulian2210
 GaliciaAnubía [gl]"Nai"Galician445
 IrelandBriege Murphy"An Mhuir"Irish396
 OccitaniaNux Vomica [fr]"Barbet pantaï"Occitan564
 SápmiTransjoik"Mijjajaa"Southern Sámi701
 LusatiaAwful Noise"Jarobinka"Sorbian319
 WalesEpitaff"Yr ateb"Welsh662

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.

RegionArtistSongLanguagePointsPlace
 BrittanyEV [fr][?]Breton525
 FrieslandMeindert Talma & the Negroes"Dûnsje wyldekat dûnsje"West Frisian329
 FriuliKosovni Odpadki"Bye bye bombe"Friulian496
 GaliciaUxía"Cadeas"Galician613
 LimburgOndiep[?]Limburgish2510
 LusatiaIstvan Kobjela[?]Sorbian378
 OccitaniaBombes 2 Bal [fr]"Lo merle"Occitan632
 SápmiNiko Valkeapää"Rabas mielain"Northern Sámi911
 ScotlandThe Alyth McCormack Band"Dèan cadalan sàmhach"Scottish Gaelic613
 WalesElin Fflur[?]Welsh397

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/ORegion or groupArtistSongLanguagePointsPlace
1  FriuliArbe Garbe [it]"Oh moj sin"Friulian557
2  ScotlandAnna Murray and Iain Finlay Macleod"An-raoir bha mi coiseachd"Scottish Gaelic468
3  Isle of ManMoot"Gyn Fockleyn"Manx3810
4 VotiansRaud-Ants"Kui miä kazvolin kanainõ"Votic419
5 Basque CountryGari [es; eu]"Hil ez denak"Basque3011
6  OccitaniaLiza Pannetier [oc]"Solèu roge"Occitan694 ◇
7  FrieslandVan Wieren [fy]"Nim dyn tiid"West Frisian586
8  MeänmaaJord [sv]"Oonhän meilä vielä kieli"Meänkieli605
9  GaliciaNarf"Santiago"Galician782
10  SápmiJohan Kitti [fi] and Ellen Sara Bæhr"Luđiin muitalan"Northern Sámi861
11  RomaniKaraván Familia [de]"Shej baxtali"Romani773

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/ORegion or groupArtistSongLanguagePointsPlace
1  GaliciaBoy Elliott & the Plastic Bags"Planeta 19"Galician4610
2  MeänmaaSurunmaa"Tulethan takasi"Meänkieli518
3  BrittanyGwennyn [fr]"Bugale Belfast"Breton546
4  CorsicaJacques Culioli"Hosanna in excelsis"Corsican801
5 Arbëreshë peopleSpasulati [it]"Botë e shurë"Arbëresh518
6  SápmiElin Kåven [no]"Áibbas jaska"Northern Sámi732
7  FrieslandJelte Posthumus & Pilatus Pas"De wiete wyn hellet oan"West Frisian546
8  FriuliCarnicats [fur]"Oz dream"Friulian564
9  WalesYr Annioddefol"Drysu"Welsh4411
10  AsturiasDixebra"Indios"Asturian732
11  MordoviaMordens"Good Will Blessing"Mordvinian564

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".[7]

R/ORegion or groupArtistSongLanguagePointsPlace
1  AsturiasAlfredo González"La nada y tu"Asturian409
2  OccitaniaZine"Lo prince charmant"Occitan3110
3  SardiniaDr. Drer & CRC posse [it]"Apu biu"Sardinian802 ◇
4  SápmiSomBy"Ii iđit vel"Northern Sami851
5  FriuliLino Straulino [it]"Doman"Friulian783
6  FrieslandIt Langstme & de Dea"Wikel"West Frisian635
7  IrelandFiach"Sea Táim"Irish754
8 Low German speakersDe fofftig Penns"Platt"Low German488
9  ScotlandSunrise not Secular [ga; gd]"Lasair An t-Oidhche"Scottish Gaelic527
10  KareliaSattuma [fi; olo]"Marjaini-darjaini"Karelian626
11  LatgaleSovvaļnīks [lv]"Pats sevī dzeivs"Latgalian2411

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/ORegion or groupArtistSongLanguagePointsPlace
1  Faroe IslandsOrka"Rúmdardrongurin"Faroese881
2  GaliciaMafia Galega [gl]"Billarda sempre"Galician2910
3  CorsicaStéphane Casalta"Albasgia"Corsican597
4 VepsiansJousnen Järved"Verrez tullei"Vepsian458
5  ScotlandRachel Walker"Fada Bhuam"Scottish Gaelic655
6  AsturiasXera [ast; es]"Tierra"Asturian782
7  SápmiPia-Maria Holmgren"Geaidnu"Northern Sámi449
8  FrieslandEqual Souls [fy]"Do swalkest"West Frisian753
9  BrittanyDom Duff"Kan an awen"Breton2311
10  FriuliR.esistence in Dub [fur]"Fieste"Friulian704 ◇
11  IrelandThe Temporary"Cupan Toast"Irish626

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/ORegion or groupArtistSongLanguagePointsPlace
1 VepsiansNoid [ru]"Kättepajo"Vepsian409
2 Romansh peopleRezia Ladina"Id ès capità"Romansh557
3 Burgenland CroatsCoffeeshock Company [hr]"Gusla mi se je znicila"Burgenland Croatian803 ◇
4  FriuliPriska"Hajra"Friulian2812
5  ScotlandMacanta"Gaol"Scottish Gaelic774
6  SápmiRolffa [no; se]"Gulatgo mu?"Northern Sámi3211
7 Basque CountrySiroka [eu]"Hi, vascofona!"Basque705
8  LadiniaCuntra Löm"La moncignosa"Ladin3510
9  AsturiasSkama la Rede [es]"Condenau"Asturian528
10  FrieslandJanna Eijer [fy]"Ien klap"West Frisian831
11  UdmurtiaSilent Woo Goore [pl]"Kyrdźasa leźom ali" (Кырӟаса лэзём али)Udmurt812
12  IrelandAoife Scott"Donal Ná Fág"Irish636

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/ORegionArtistSongLanguagePointsPlace
1  CorsicaDopu Cena"Trasmetta"Corsican862
2 Basque CountryEnkore [eu]"Muxurik muxu"Basque418
3AlgheroClaudia Crabuzza and Claudio Gabriel Sanna [ca]"Ara"Algherese Catalan645
4  ScotlandBrian Ó hEadhra [gd]"Fathainn"Scottish Gaelic645
5  UdmurtiaIvan Belosludtsev & 4 Cheber Pios"Tau tynyd" (Тау тыныд)Udmurt359
6  AsturiasAsturiana Mining Company [es]"Si nun conoces Vaḷḷouta"Asturian664 ◇
7  FrieslandYldau [fy]"Fjoer"West Frisian527
8  FriuliJoNoKognos [fur]"Mai mai"Friulian 3211
9  BrittanyLleuwen [br]"Ar gouloù bev"Breton871
10  SápmiInger Karoline Gaup [nn]"Oainnát go?"Northern Sámi359
11  East FrisiaThe Voodoolectric"Slickermuul"East Frisian Low Saxon763

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/ORegion or groupArtistSongLanguagePointsPlace
1  AsturiasBanda de Gaitas El Trasno [ast]"Volviche"Galician-Asturian367
2  ScotlandWillie Campbell"Fir-chlis"Scottish Gaelic309
3 MindeBandalheira"Baracho ancho pereira"Minderico2110
4  BrittanyAdnoz"Un dra nevez"Breton534
5  SardiniaForefingers Up!"Sa luxi 'e su soli"Sardinian, Italian563
6  FrieslandBruno Rummler"Beppe"West Frisian515
7  SápmiAila-duo [smn]"Naharij kandâ"Inari Sámi642 ◇
8 Low German speakersThe Paintbox"Söss söss söss / Dat Slecht"Low German406
9  LadiniaMartina Iori"Via con mia mùsega"Ladin731
10  Mari ElMarina Sadova [mhr]"Shochmo keche" (Шочмо кече)Mari367
Detailed international jury votes
R/OSong Total
1"Volviche"56555221536
2"Fir-chlis"14813745430
3"Baracho ancho pereira"23461112121
4"Un dra nevez"610374368653
5"Sa luxi 'e su soli"5271068510356
6"Beppe"74573584851
7"Naharij kandâ"10686410371064
8"Söss söss söss / Dat Slecht"371310266240
9"Via con mia mùsega"8810887107773
10"Shochmo keche"412228410336
Jury members
  • – José Manuel Tejedor Mier
  • – Alex MacDonald
  • – Tiago Mendes Rodrigues
  • – Maodez Huran
  • – Claudia Aru Carreras
  • – Sjoerd Bootsma
  • – Nils Johan Bars
  • – Stefan Meyer
  • – Marco Stolfo
  • – 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.[8] 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.[9][10] 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/ORegionArtistSongLanguagePointsPlace
1  ScotlandMary Ann Kennedy & Friends"Grioglachan"Scottish Gaelic216
2  LuxembourgLa Schlapp Sauvage"Blanne Käpitan"Luxembourgish138
3  BashkortostanZaman [ba; ru]"Hïwïtma" (Һыуытма)Bashkir314
4  SurinameRuben Semmoh and Romeo Sumter"Saka na pin"Sranan Tongo255
5  BrittanyUkan"Den ebet all"Breton216
6  UdmurtiaPavel Aleksandrov and Dmitry Yakimov"Van'myz ortche" (Ваньмыз ортче)Udmurt383
7  FrieslandAafke Zuidersma"Minsk fan wearde"West Frisian392
8  SápmiElla Marie Hætta Isaksen"Luoddaearru"Northern Sami441

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/ORegion or groupArtistSongLanguagePointsPlace
1  SurinameAfro-Carib Ensemble"Dansi nanga yu"Sranan Tongo759
2  GaliciaFamilia Caamagno [gl]"Lausanne"[11]Galician6112
3  AntwerpJenne Decleir [nl]"Dans met mij"Antwerpian7310
4  Komi RepublicEvgenia Udalova"Voj" (Вой)Komi2614
5  FrieslandStonecrobs"Yn frijheid kinsto libje"West Frisian1115
6  BashkortostanZaman"Alga" (Алга)Bashkir1107
7  ScotlandGerda Stevenson and Kyrre Slind"Aye The Gean"Scots1193
8  ScotlandWhyte"Tairm"Scottish Gaelic7111
9  GaliciaNastasia Zürcher [gl]"Espertos"Galician1332 ◇
10 AromaniansPira"Mash a meu"[12][13]Aromanian4913
11  CornwallThe Rowan Tree"Tresor"Cornish1411
12  FrieslandLuko Reinders"Kom rin mei my"West Frisian1164
13  SápmiInger Karoline Gaup [no; se]"Oahppan lean"Northern Sámi1115
14 Franco-Provençal speakersBilly Fumey [frp; fr]"Bondze Heidi"Franco-Provençal788

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.[14] 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.[15]

Region or groupArtistSongLanguage(s)2020+1
 AlsaceIsabelle [de; fr]"Waje de Litt"Alsatian
 AsturiasLuis Nuñez & los Folganzanes"Tengo un sitiu pa ti"Asturian
 BashkortostanZaman"Aida yanga"Bashkir
Burgenland CroatsTurbokrowodn"Mila moja"Burgenland Croatian
Carinthian SlovenesBališ"Spal bomo če smo hin"Carinthian Slovene
 CataloniaRoger Argemí"La fina línia"Catalan
 CornwallBrother Sea"Oll 'Vel Onen"Cornish
 FrieslandSequens"Do bist frij"West Frisian
 GaliciaCarolina Rubirosa"Sozinha"Galician
 HeligolandNoctiluca"Iaan"Heligoland Frisian
 Isle of ManClash Vooar"Lhiggeyder Folley"Manx
Low German speakersDie Tüdelband [nds; de]"Buten an't Meer"Low German
North Schleswig Germans63-72"Mein kleines Lied"South Jutlandic, German
Romansh peopleFiona Fiasco"Mona Lisa"Romansh
 SápmiSaara Hermansson"Mov laavlome"Southern Sami
 SardiniaBumbe Orchestra"Cala Sinzias"Sardinian
 ScotlandMarcas Mac an Tuairneir and Bogha-Frois"Dumbbells"Scottish Gaelic
 South TyrolJimmi Henndreck"Nairobi"South Tyrolean German
Southern Schleswig DanesSølo"Kærestesangen"Southern Schleswig Danish
 TatarstanJuna"Yashel kuzle" (Яшел күзле)Tatar

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,[16] and the show was hosted by Stefanie Pia Wright and Niklas Freiberg Nissen.[17] 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).[18] Early announcements also listed the Cornish band Brother Sea with the song "Trodhydhyek" as a participant,[19] 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/ORegion or groupArtistSongLanguagePointsPlace
1 North Schleswig GermansMartin Hørløck"Æ Nordschleswig-Lied"South Jutlandic, German5412
2 Franco-Provençal speakersBilly Fumey"U Port Titi"Franco-Provençal5811
3  GaliciaCarolina Rubirosa"O teu camiñar"Galician1183
4 North FrisiaMartje Johannsen and Christoph Hansen"Maleen"North Frisian4513
5  SardiniaEmanuele Pintus"Genia"Sardinian6010 ◇
6  FrieslandAdri de Boer"Bliuw mar by my"West Frisian728
7  South TyrolJimi Henndreck"Heihupfa"South Tyrolean German1024
8  SápmiIngá-Máret Gaup-Juuso"Dovdameahttumii"Northern Sami826
9  CorsicaDoria"Roma"Corsican1191
10  CataloniaRoger Argemí"La contradicció"Catalan807
11 Southern Schleswig DanesYourdaughters"Hudsult"Southern Schleswig Danish1182
12  IsraelSofi and the Baladis"Rebutalla"Samaritan Hebrew855
13 Low German speakersDie Tüdelband [nds; de]"Wenn ik enen Wunsch harr"Low German609

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

Language history

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A total of fifty-seven 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). The only non-European language to have appeared at the contest is Sranan Tongo. The Netherlands and the United Kingdom have participated the most, with regional entries in all 13 contests, while France 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.CountryLanguage(s)
8  RussiaBashkir
Karelian
Komi
Mari
Moksha
Tatar
Udmurt
Vepsian
6  ItalyAlgherese Catalan
Arbëresh
Friulian
Ladin
Sardinian
South Tyrolean German
5  FranceAlsatian
Breton
Corsican
Franco-Provençal
Occitan
N.CountryLanguage(s)
5  GermanySouthern Schleswig Danish
Heligoland Frisian
Low German
North Frisian
Sorbian
 SpainAsturian
Basque
Catalan
Galician
Galician-Asturian
 United KingdomCornish
Manx
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
Welsh
3  FinlandInari Sami
Northern Sami
Vepsian
N.CountryLanguage(s)
3  SwedenMeänkieli
Northern Sami
Southern Sami
2  AustriaBurgenland Croatian
Carinthian Slovene
 DenmarkFaroese
South Jutlandic
 NetherlandsLimburgish
West Frisian
 NorwayNorthern Sami
Southern Sami
1  BelgiumAntwerpian
 EstoniaVotic
 HungaryRomani
 IrelandIrish
 IsraelSamaritan Hebrew
 LatviaLatgalian
 LuxembourgLuxembourgish
N.CountryLanguage(s)
1  PolandKashubian
 PortugalMinderico
 RomaniaAromanian
 SurinameSranan Tongo
  SwitzerlandRomansh

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References

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