Liet International

Liet International
Genre	Song contest
Frequency	Annually or bi-annually
Years active	2002 (2002)–present
Inaugurated	28 April 2002 (2002-04-28)
Most recent	13 May 2022
Patron(s)	Council of Europe
Website	liet-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 (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'. It has been organised under the auspices of the Council of Europe since 2008.

Overview

Year	Date	Host city	Jury award winner
			Region	Artist	Song	Language
2002	28 April	Leeuwarden, Netherlands	Catalonia	Pomada	"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 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	"Ien klap"	West Frisian
2012	1 December	Gijón, Spain	Brittany	Lleuwen	"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	TBA	TBA, Corsica, France	Upcoming

Past editions

Table key

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

2002

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".

R/O	Region	Artist	Song	Language	Place
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	"Król"	Kashubian	4–10
5	Occitania	Mescladissa	[?]	Occitan	4–10
6	Wales	Gwerinos	[?]	Welsh	4–10
7	Friesland	Flat Out!	"Fûgelfrij"	West Frisian	4–10
8	North Frisia	Da Åntretemåntre	[?]	North Frisian	4–10
9	Basque Country	Bat Bitten	[?]	Basque	4–10
10	Catalonia	Pomada	"En pere gallerí"	Catalan	1 ◇

2003

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.	"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	"Nai"	Galician	44	5
Ireland	Briege Murphy	"An Mhuir"	Irish	39	6
Occitania	Nux Vomica	"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

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	[?]	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	"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

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	"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		Raud-Ants	"Kui miä kazvolin kanainõ"	Votic	41	9
5	Basque Country	Gari	"Hil ez denak"	Basque	30	11
6	Occitania	Liza Pannetier	"Solèu roge"	Occitan	69	4 ◇
7	Friesland	Van Wieren	"Nim dyn tiid"	West Frisian	58	6
8	Meänmaa	Jord	"Oonhän meilä vielä kieli"	Meänkieli	60	5
9	Galicia	Narf	"Santiago"	Galician	78	2
10	Sápmi	Johan Kitti and Ellen Sara Bæhr	"Luđiin muitalan"	Northern Sámi	86	1
11	Romani	Karaván Familia	"Shej baxtali"	Romani	77	3

2008

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	"Bugale Belfast"	Breton	54	6
4	Corsica	Jacques Culioli	"Hosanna in excelsis"	Corsican	80	1 ◇
5		Spasulati	"Botë e shurë"	Arbëresh	51	8
6	Sápmi	Elin Kåven	"Áibbas jaska"	Northern Sámi	73	2
7	Friesland	Jelte Posthumus & Pilatus Pas	"De wiete wyn hellet oan"	West Frisian	54	6
8	Friuli	Carnicats	"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

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".

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	"Apu biu"	Sardinian	80	2 ◇
4	Sápmi	SomBy	"Ii iđit vel"	Northern Sami	85	1
5	Friuli	Lino Straulino	"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	"Lasair An t-Oidhche"	Scottish Gaelic	52	7
10	Karelia	Sattuma	"Marjaini-darjaini"	Karelian	62	6
11	Latgale	Sovvaļnīks	"Pats sevī dzeivs"	Latgalian	24	11

2010

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	"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	"Tierra"	Asturian	78	2
7	Sápmi	Pia-Maria Holmgren	"Geaidnu"	Northern Sámi	44	9
8	Friesland	Equal Souls	"Do swalkest"	West Frisian	75	3
9	Brittany	Dom Duff	"Kan an awen"	Breton	23	11
10	Friuli	R.esistence in Dub	"Fieste"	Friulian	70	4 ◇
11	Ireland	The Temporary	"Cupan Toast"	Irish	62	6

2011

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	"Kättepajo"	Vepsian	40	9
2	Romansh people	Rezia Ladina	"Id ès capità"	Romansh	55	7
3	Burgenland Croats	Coffeeshock Company	"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	"Gulatgo mu?"	Northern Sámi	32	11
7	Basque Country	Siroka	"Hi, vascofona!"	Basque	70	5
8	Ladinia	Cuntra Löm	"La moncignosa"	Ladin	35	10
9	Asturias	Skama la Rede	"Condenau"	Asturian	52	8
10	Friesland	Janna Eijer	"Ien klap"	West Frisian	83	1
11	Udmurtia	Silent Woo Goore	"Kyrdźasa leźom ali" (Кырӟаса лэзём али)	Udmurt	81	2
12	Ireland	Aoife Scott	"Donal Ná Fág"	Irish	63	6

2012

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	"Muxurik muxu"	Basque	41	8
3	Alghero	Claudia Crabuzza and Claudio Gabriel Sanna	"Ara"	Algherese Catalan	64	5
4	Scotland	Brian Ó hEadhra	"Fathainn"	Scottish Gaelic	64	5
5	Udmurtia	Ivan Belosludtsev & 4 Cheber Pios	"Tau tynyd" (Тау тыныд)	Udmurt	35	9
6	Asturias	Asturiana Mining Company	"Si nun conoces Vaḷḷouta"	Asturian	66	4 ◇
7	Friesland	Yldau	"Fjoer"	West Frisian	52	7
8	Friuli	JoNoKognos	"Mai mai"	Friulian	32	11
9	Brittany	Lleuwen	"Ar gouloù bev"	Breton	87	1
10	Sápmi	Inger Karoline Gaup	"Oainnát go?"	Northern Sámi	35	9
11	East Frisia	The Voodoolectric	"Slickermuul"	East Frisian Low Saxon	76	3

2014

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	"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	"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	"Shochmo keche" (Шочмо кече)	Mari	36	7

Detailed international jury votes

R/O	Song											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
– 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

The eleventh Liet International song contest was scheduled to be held in late 2016 in Kautokeino, Norway, the home of the Sámi Grand Prix. 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. 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	"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

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	"Lausanne"	Galician	61	12
3	Antwerp	Jenne Decleir	"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	"Espertos"	Galician	133	2 ◇
10	Aromanians	Pira	"Mash a meu"	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	"Oahppan lean"	Northern Sámi	111	5
14	Franco-Provençal speakers	Billy Fumey	"Bondze Heidi"	Franco-Provençal	78	8

2020

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. 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.

Region or group	Artist	Song	Language(s)	2020+1
Alsace	Isabelle	"Waje de Litt"	Alsatian	—
Asturias	Luis Nuñez & los Folganzanes	"Tengo un sitiu pa ti"	Asturian
Bashkortostan	Zaman	"Aida yanga"	Bashkir
Burgenland Croats	Turbokrowodn	"Mila moja"	Burgenland Croatian
Carinthian Slovenes	Bališ	"Spal bomo če smo hin"	Carinthian Slovene	—
Catalonia	Roger Argemí	"La fina línia"	Catalan
Cornwall	Brother Sea	"Oll 'Vel Onen"	Cornish	—
Friesland	Sequens	"Do bist frij"	West Frisian
Galicia	Carolina Rubirosa	"Sozinha"	Galician
Heligoland	Noctiluca	"Iaan"	Heligoland Frisian	—
Isle of Man	Clash Vooar	"Lhiggeyder Folley"	Manx	—
Low German speakers	Die Tüdelband	"Buten an't Meer"	Low German
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
Sardinia	Bumbe Orchestra	"Cala Sinzias"	Sardinian
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

2022

The thirteenth Liet International contest was held on 13 May 2022 at the Schweizerhalle in Tønder, Denmark. There were 13 competing entries, and the show was hosted by Stefanie Pia Wright and Niklas Freiberg Nissen. 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). Early announcements also listed the Cornish band Brother Sea with the song "Trodhydhyek" as a participant, 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	"Wenn ik enen Wunsch harr"	Low German	60	9

Regional selections

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–present)
• 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)

Selected entries

Year	Liet	Sámi Grand Prix	Nòs Ùr	A polo ghit	Laulun 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)
Year	Liet	Sámi Grand Prix	Nòs Ùr	Premiu al Meyor Cantar	Suns
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

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. Country Language(s) 8 Russia Bashkir Karelian Komi Mari Moksha Tatar Udmurt Vepsian 6 Italy Algherese Catalan Arbëresh Friulian Ladin Sardinian South Tyrolean German 5 France Alsatian Breton Corsican Franco-Provençal Occitan

N. Country Language(s) 5 Germany Southern Schleswig Danish Heligoland Frisian Low German North Frisian Sorbian Spain Asturian Basque Catalan Galician Galician-Asturian 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

• Regio Songfestival

External links

• Official website