The PJXtra Vault

[WoW73]

Yes, not a very original idea, but here it is, the PJXtra Vault thread....

Welkom!
Bienvenue!
Karibu!
Välkommen!
Bienvenido!
어서 오십시오!
Καλώς ήρθες!
Tervetuloa!
ようこそ！
Dobrodošli!!!

PJXtra is an online song contest in the vein of PJSC, PJRetro and PJ00s, but with a twist: you can submit a 21st century non-English song, which:

• is sung in any language other than that of the winning song from the most recent PJXtra contest and features less than 20% approximately of English lyrics.
• hasn’t charted in the top 3 anywhere in the world and isn’t a Eurovision Song Contest entry (non-qualifying national final songs are eligible).
• is performed by an artist with 30 pages or less of dedicated discussion on the Popjustice forum & didn’t participate in the most recent PJXtra competition.
• hasn’t previously been entered into either PJSC, PJ00s or PJXtra.
• if it is a cover version, is subject to certain criteria including if the song being covered is already famous/successful.

A winning artist in PJXtra is banned for the next 5 rounds.
As stated above, a winning language is banned for the next round only.

Above rules have been tweaked a little over the past few rounds, and some rounds have a special theme, but above are the 'basic' rules for each round.

Each round, once the list of successful songs is published, you listen to them all, choose your favourite ten and allocate points as follows:

12 points : your favourite song of the contest
10 points : 2nd place
8 points: 3rd place
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

Please keep your ballots secret, sharing them only with the host(/s) who will reveal the results once voting closes. You are unable to vote for your entry and any non-voters have their final total halved!

The aim is to have PJXtra run 6 times a year, with rounds ending in the first week of:
February
April
June
August
October
December: Annual Easy Round: the top 3 rule does not apply, except for the official UK & US charts

 

[WoW73]

The contests // Les concours // Yarışmalar // Tävlingarna // Die Wettbewerbe

PJXtra started as a one-off contest, and was inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest, and the side contest of PJSC round 80, Other Tongue, which was won by @saviodxl with Anitta - Venena

PJXtra 1
Dates: December 1st 2019 - January 2nd 2020
Host: @WoW73
Number of participants: 34
Number of languages: 15
Winner: Frida Gold - Wovon Sollen Wir Träumen by @Sprockrooster
Winning language: German
Veto panel: @berserkboi @Maki @Disco Blister

PJXtra 2
Dates: March 16th - April 11th 2020
Host: @Sprockrooster
Number of participants: 28
Number of languages: 18
Winner: Simmy - Umahlalela by @londonrain
Winning language: Zulu
Veto panel: @berserkboi @Maki @Disco Blister

PJXtra 3
Dates: May 11 - June 5th 2020
Hosts: @Gasur & @If You Go
Number of participants: 20
Number of languages: 15
Winner: Krista Siegfrids - 1995 by @Doodvid
Winning language: Swedish
Veto panel: @berserkboi @Maki @Disco Blister

PJXtra 4
Dates: July 27th - August 16th 2020
Hosts: @Doodvid & @WoW73
Number of participants: 37
Number of languages: 20
Winner: Javiera Mena - Corazón astral by @klow
Winning language: Spanish
Veto panel: @berserkboi @Maki @soratami

PJXtra 5
Dates: September 4th - October 2nd 2020
Host: @klow
Number of participants: 33
Number of languages: 16
Winner: Anna Sedokova - Пока Милый by @If You Go
Winning language: Russian
Veto panel: @berserkboi @Maki @Doodvid

PJXtra 6
Dates: October 31st 2020 - December 4th 2020
Host: @If You Go
Number of participants: 34
Number of languages: 17
Winner: 9Muses - Wild by @Hurricane Drunk
Winning language: Korean
Veto panel: @berserkboi @Maki @soratami

PJXtra 7
Theme: none, there is a travel side-theme
Dates: January 1st 2021 - February 7th 2021
Hosts: @WoW73 & @Doodvid
Number of participants: 34
Number of languages: 18
Winner: Colonia - Doza by @Ana Raquel
Winning language: Croatian
Veto panel: @berserkboi @Maki @Doodvid

PJXtra 8
Dates: March 5th 2021 - April 12th 2021
Hosts: @Ana Raquel
Number of participants:30
Number of languages: 20
Winner: ABAO - kinakaian Mu Qin De She Tou by @Ana Raquel
Winning language: Paiwan
Veto panel: @berserkboi @Maki @Doodvid

PJXtra 9
Dates: May 3rd 2021 - June 6th 2021
Hosts: @Ana Raquel
Number of participants: 27
Number of languages: 14
Winner: Jannika B - Matkalla Manalaan by @Hudweiser
Winning language: Finnish
Veto panel: @berserkboi @Doodvid & @Maki

PJXtra 10
Dates: July 2nd 2021 - July 31st 2021
Hosts: @Hudweiser
Number of participants: 29
Number of languages: 12
Winner: Madame Monsieur - Cœurs abîmés by @Derek
Winning language: French
Veto panel: @berserkboi @Doodvid & @Maki

PJXtra 11
Dates: Early September 2021 - Early October 2021
Hosts: @Derek
Number of participants: 26
Number of languages: 15
Winner: Via Gra - ЛМЛ by @If You Go
Winning language: Russian
Veto panel: @berserkboi @soratami @Maki

PJXtra 12
Dates: Early November 2021 - Early December 2021
Hosts: @If You Go
Number of participants: 32
Number of languages: 18
Winner: SUNMI - Siren by @Hurrican Drunk
Winning language: Korean
Veto panel: @Doodvid @Maki @berserkboi
Note: 1st Annual Easy Round

PJXtra 13
Dates: Early January 2022 - Early February 2022
Hosts: @Tiger Suit & @soratami
Number of participants: 30
Number of languages: 14
Winner: Natalia Podolskaya - Feniks by @WoW73
Winning language: Russian
Veto panel: @Doodvid @Maki @berserkboi

PJXtra 14
Dates: Early March 2022 - Early April 2022
Hosts: @WoW73 and @berserkboi
Number of participants: 28
Number of languages: 14
Winner: Parade Of Planets - Voyage by @Up N Down
Winning language: French
Veto panel: @Maki @soratami @Doodvid

 

[WoW73]

The participants // Osalejad // De deelnemers // Uczestnicy // Οι συμμετέχοντες

The following forum users have won a medal (up to date to round 24)

Gold - Silver - Bronze - Contestant
3 - 1 - 4 - @Derek
3 - 1 - 0 - @Hurricane Drunk
2 - 2 - 1 - @If You Go
2 - 1 - 0 - @Ana Raquel
1 - 4 - 0 - @WoW73
1 - 2 - 1 - @soratami
1 - 1 - 1 - @Up N Down
1 - 1 - 0 - @iheartpoptarts
1 - 0 - 3 - @Doodvid
1 - 0 - 1 - @londonrain
1 - 0 - 1 - @Phonetics Girl
1 - 0 - 1 - @Sprockrooster
1 - 0 - 1 - @Tiger Suit
1 - 0 - 1 - @berserkboi
1 - 0 - 0 - @saviodxl
1 - 0 - 0 - @klow
1 - 0 - 0 - @Hudvar
1 - 0 - 0 - @eatyourself
0 - 2 - 3 - @Maki
0 - 2 - 0 - @WowWowWowWow
0 - 1 - 1 - @Attis
0 - 1 - 1 - @swim
0 - 1 - 1 - @Conan
0 - 1 - 0 - @Reboot
0 - 1 - 0 - @imaduck
0 - 1 - 0 - @Cotton Park
0 - 1 - 0 - @A&E
0 - 0 - 2 - @Untouchable Ace
0 - 0 - 2 - @daninternational
0 - 0 - 1 - @Gasur
0 - 0 - 1 - @Music Is Life & Death
0 - 0 - 1 - @BubblegumBoy
0 - 0 - 1 - @undisco_me

 

[WoW73]

The songs // Les chansons // De liedjes // 曲 // Pesmi // השירים

A list of all the entries in PJXtra (incl Other Tongue, round 'Zero") can be found here

 

[Sprockrooster]

hasn’t charted in the top 5 anywhere in the world and isn’t a Eurovision Song Contest entry (non-qualifying national final songs are eligible).

Suddenly those Bulgaria #1s and worldwide flops elsewhere are shook.

 

[Doodvid]

Yay!

Just to reiterate, this criteria applies to the next contest running after PJXtra 4.

 

[iheartpoptarts]

Is there a website out there that lets you search a song to see whether it's charted anywhere in the world? (Like, besides Wikipedia?)

 

[londonrain]

Is there a website out there that lets you search a song to see whether it's charted anywhere in the world? (Like, besides Wikipedia?)

Acharts.co is the best I can think of, but it doesn’t go all that far back. I think it’s good for the 2010s, though.

 

[iheartpoptarts]

Acharts.co is the best I can think of, but it doesn’t go all that far back. I think it’s good for the 2010s, though.

Thanks so much, this is super helpful for the countries it covers!

 

[londonrain]

Thanks so much, this is super helpful for the countries it covers!

Hey, if you can’t find the chart positions for a particular song, the panel probably won’t be able to find them either...

 

[Doodvid]

Hey, if you can’t find the chart positions for a particular song, the panel probably won’t be able to find them either...

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh! No loopholes here *nervous blink*

 

[Sprockrooster]

hasn’t charted in the top 5 anywhere in the world and isn’t a Eurovision Song Contest entry (non-qualifying national final songs are eligible).

Also, I assume this does not apply to bubbling under charts?

 

[Doodvid]

Also, I assume this does not apply to bubbling under charts?

We’re talking official singles charts - eg. the equivalent of the Billboard Hot 100 which usually combines physical sales/streams/downloads. And it doesn’t apply to iTunes charts either (are they even a thing anymore?)

 

[londonrain]

We’re talking official singles charts - eg. the equivalent of the Billboard Hot 100 which usually combines physical sales/streams/downloads. And it doesn’t apply to iTunes charts either (are they even a thing anymore?)

A lot of countries don’t even have proper official charts, though - many of them are just radio charts or download-only charts. It’s only really the bigger markets that have specifically compiled charts that aim to accurately reflect sales and streams across the country.

 

[Doodvid]

A lot of countries don’t even have proper official charts, though - many of them are just radio charts or download-only charts. It’s only really the bigger markets that have specifically compiled charts that aim to accurately reflect sales and streams across the country.

In that case it’ll be at the discretion of the veto panel I guess although the most prescient advice might be to avoid submitting what would most likely be classed as ‘big hits’ or super successful songs (maybe Youtube views etc might come in to play at that point?)

 

[Jeffo]

the most prescient advice might be to avoid submitting what would most likely be classed as ‘big hits’ or super successful songs

 

[londonrain]

In that case it’ll be at the discretion of the veto panel I guess although the most prescient advice might be to avoid submitting what would most likely be classed as ‘big hits’ or super successful songs (maybe Youtube views etc might come in to play at that point?)

This feels like it's... doing a lot. Who cares about a song that was a big hit in, say, India or China and would have racked up tons of views from those countries, when nobody based in those countries actually votes in PJXtra?

 

[Doodvid]

This feels like it's... doing a lot. Who cares about a song that was a big hit in, say, India or China and would have racked up tons of views from those countries, when nobody based in those countries actually votes in PJXtra?

Maybe so but it’s just one way of attempting to create a criteria that can be applied to any song from around the world. It’s not perfect by any means but it’s what the panel have agreed on to test out. It’ll no doubt be tweaked along the way.

 

[TéléDex]

Great that a new vault for PJ Song Contest is opened. But where's Japanese on the language list?

 

[WowWowWowWow]

Is there a website out there that lets you search a song to see whether it's charted anywhere in the world? (Like, besides Wikipedia?)

I usually visit dutchcharts.nl or ultratop.be - not sure of the architecture behind the scenes as to why all the sites work together, but it will usually include any chart positions for Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Australia and New Zealand. For example, the page for “Shallow.” Although it looks like @londonrain’s suggestion is a better one.