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OOC: You know the Eurovision song contest? No, okay, I will explain to you in the IC-part and later in a second OOC.

IC:
Inside of the building of the ISRRvTM (Institute for rejistanian and international culture):

"You mean? We start again?" Asked Tekeme Sera

"How else can we reach, a good level for our competition. those Marten'olis'he'ny. Just not care to start a new edition, and now this." Kuris Jeri, president of the ISRRvTM showed the adviser a sheet of paper with print in Latin alphabet. The radjavedian took some times to read it and then found it a report about the World Vision and shuddered.

"I accept that these problems are against the general ideas of the competition, which is openness and friendship, therefore, I see no other method! Were they confirmed by other sources?"

"They were. Just yasy* it."

Later, an announcement was made by the ISRRvTM:

In the sign of Relekhakansa:

In the spirit of friendship, the Kalesic Republic of Rejistania will host the Second NSVision Song Contest. Music is the only language shared by everyone. In this contest, the best artists or groups from the different nations will play and the audiences from the different nations will decide on whom they prefer. Every participating nation get the same influence in the vote, no matter how unimportant it might be on the political landscape. We do not discriminate against political ideals and or economical ideals. Other races than humans are welcome if they are able to sing or make melodic noises to the music.
We look forward to hear about your national finals and to see your representative or representatives in Na~ovi kali.

Yours sincerely,
Kuris Jeri


OOC:
*YaCy is an OpenSource search engine IRL.
Signups work by describing the national finals of the NSVision (regional finals and national finals give you the Ultimate Nerdity Award). You do not need to post entire songs here. in the RP-thread, I expect you to RP the entire performance and include song lyrics (Ogg-vorbis files of the song give you the Ultimate Nerdity Award, MP3-files the Nearly-Ultimate Nerdity Award). The song must be original and not a cover version of an existing song.

Spruitland gladly signs up for this competition, and does so with a smiley. :)

edit: ah, yes, I guess I should pay a bit more attention.
Consider this post indeed a "this spot reserved", then, and I'll replace it with a RP later.

'nother edit: forgot to edit it inhere, posted it at the bottom instead. oh well.

Spaam signs up! :D

As I said, really in the competition you'll only be after the description of the national finals, till now, I count this as reservation.

Please reserve a space for the Bears.

Rordia wish to reserve a spot as well.

Jackson Starr – “Ready to rock’n’roll once more!”

At a press conference with a whole lot of pooha and even more champagne, Spruitland’s entry into the Second NSVision Song Contest was announced. Not to anyone’s surprise, our fine nation will be represented by the still immensely popular Jackson Starr & the Klini Klowns.

“It was a tough decision,” said Spruitland Minister of Culture’n’Stuff, Jeanette Pitt. “The amount of tapes and CDs that got sent in was overwhelming, and had us working overtime. I never would have imagined that so many budding Spruitland artists could actually find the energy to put their work into and envelope and get it to the post office.”

Pitt went on to praise the overall quality of the submissions in the usual blowing-smoke-up-anal-cavities manner, giving an honorary mention to Ziggy Zwaine’s “Hairy Chest Woman” and The Cutlery Orchestra’s instrumental interpretation of a “Hot and Steamy Wedding Night.” But in the end the jury went for the tried and tested, giving the honor to Spruitland’s most popular recording artist.

“Mr. Starr’s charisma is sure to knock everyone out of their socks,” Jeanette Pitt added with a dreamy smile. “There may be… more polished voices around in showbusiness, but with Jackson’s looks, we’ll be sure to get all the female viewers voting for us.”

Whether this will actually be true will have to remain to be seen, since Jackson Starr – while reasonably well preserved - has been past the eligible bachelor age for some time now and it has been several years since his last number 1 hit, being largely ignored by the teenage audience in recent years.

“That’s bad luck more than anything,” the artist himself explains. “I’ve made some poor choices in toupet manufacturers. But that’s all in the past now. This hair transplant was a big success, and I’m ready to rock’n’roll once more!”

Jackson Starr - accompanied by his backup singers, the Klini Klowns – decided against using any of his new material for the NSVision Contest, going instead with his biggest hit “Nurse, my temperature’s rising” which topped the Spruitland charts for 40 weeks, twelve years ago. The artist will undoubtedly be hoping to take not just Spruitland, but the entire world by storm with his re-release.

The Protoneocratic Dohepdecoracy of Fattyboland would love to be apart of the Second NSVision held in Rejistania, not "land of the no smilies" aka Swilatia :)

[[A National Finals RP thingies will go here]]

"So, Malcolm, So you sing? Whatelse do you do?" Colin Fowell

"Actually, I write my own songs and I want to sing one of them for you tonight..."

..

"So Malcolm, you're through to the next round what are you thinking?"

"Colin is a jerk, otherwise.... I'm just glad I'm through."

"Thinking you'll make it to Rejistania for the second NSVision? Think so It's going to be hard. There where a lot of good singers in the finals and I just have to wait for the nations votes. The judges have given us their votes but but it'
s just waiting for next week waiting till the votes come in from the phone votes."

.....

"3rd place "Train Malody" by Eric Anderson...

"2nd Place "Over the Hill" by Malcom Jones...

"1st place and on their way to Rejistania, winner of the Signing Bazalope....
Brooke Cockleton. With her "Politics of the Heart"

Congratulations Brooke, we'll be seeing you next in Rejistania in the coverage of the 2nd Inaugural NS Vision...

....

NEWS FLASH - SCANDAL SURROUNDS NSVISION ENTRANT

Brooke Cockleton, today, was the subject of a major drugs bust by the Bazalonian Federal Police today. The singing Star is apparantly a major supplier of illegal drugs, particularily the drug moere commonly called 'pot' or Mary Jane. Marijuana crops where found in her house and in sheds in her families property which is used exclusively by the pop star.

Facing a federal court in 2 months time the face the charges bail has been granted however conditions have been placed to report daily to police and her passport to travel to Rejistania to compete in the 2nd NSVision. Malcolm Jones, the Singing Bazalope runner up will take the position of Bazalonia's representative while Brooke are facing federal drug laws.

Culture New Black

Today saw a heated contest in the National trials for the NSVission song contest, with 3 stars eager to represent this fine nation in the International contest. From the North came 'Intai' singing his own brand of vocal percussion, an amazing sight atleast. Through the performance the audience was left wondering where on earth the spectacular sounds were coming from.
Unfortunatley for Intai the judges didn't appreciate the performance as a whole and he was awarded only 18 points from thr 30 available.

Next onto the stage was the beautifull 'Kristine' and her flute. She played her own Composition named 'Darwin's Dance', a compelling flute solo criticising the theories of Charles Darwin. The entrant from the Borderlands in the South put in a great effort and her on stage persona was exceptional, even though the audience failed to pick up on the symbology of her dance. Kristine almost fainted at one point as she took flute playing to a whole new level, but barely exciting the judges with a reasonable score of 23.

Last up came the duo 'GoGoGo', 2 brothers from the Central Provinces giving a romping good performance. Luke plays guitar and sings beautifully, whilst his brother Gary provides an astonishing performance on a pair of bongo's and also provides the lead vocals. The song "Good Times" is an upbeat and bouncy tune which had the crowd on their feet applauding as Luke delivered a final epic guitar solo which sealed the deal, earning 28 out of 30 points.

Well done to the those boys, and we look forward to seeing them running away with the competition in Rejistani shortly!

We support any initiatives for global peace.

SONG -TV (The Funnia Lan National Music Television network) in conjunction with Culture Funnia Lan will coordinate the Funnia Lan National Song Vision competition to encourage native song writers and national pride. Out of a series of regional competitions, our national rep will be chosen for the contest.

ok, why not? :)

mega gning to reserve for a place in NSvision

yes friends, once again our emporer has put our beautiful country forward to a competition we know nothing about, the lucky contestants will compete in eight rounds to find the best singer in the country to go forward to NSvision, and then the finals will decide the best country at singing in Nationstates, more on this as the competition goes on, keep reading the gning times for more!:D

-Carl Bobson, executive journalist.

Thank you
Culture Funnia Lan

Mind if I reserve a spot to RP a little later?
Jilih'halen'ta, everyone does :>

Our people had been looking forward to the NSVision event, and there were terrible riots when it was cancelled. People had already bought tickets and had to be reimbursed.

Guaccamaccamooliland would like to reserve a place to post an RP in later. :)

rp reserve

Zestie L’mongrass wins nationals to enter WorldVision!

Local music legend, Zestie L’mongrass, has beaten hundreds of hopefuls from all around the country to enter the latest WorldVision contest.

One of Guaccamaccamooliland’s top icons, L’mongrass, known for his change-a-day hair colour, occasional transvestitism and fixation with the colour green, has said that he hopes any publicity gained from the contest will aid his never-ending campaign to preserve forests for our national animal, the sabre-toothed hedgehog.

“Well, y’know… It’s what I’ve always been about,” L’mongrass said at a press conference yesterday afternoon, once he’d been rescued from the clutches of his fans. “I mean, I only started singin’ ‘cause I wanted to make money for ‘em.”

The rock star also added that his somewhat rocky relationship with on-again-off-again partner, Faezel Mcfriggith, will not interfere with his focus on the competition.

Last year, the couple caused a stir when they married, divorced, remarried, divorced again and then moved in together in the space of two months.

Meraan Sajaan, known famously throughout Kajal as "Myaanira Dajar", was today announced to be moving on to NSVision's National Finals, after scoring an easy victory in the District of Kajurmani Regional Final.

Other Regional Finalists include Sjola (Empress), a contemporary Electro/House band hailing from Deriiv Canta, JlaanKjaal (StarBrigade), who define themselves as "Postmodern Electropop". JlaanKjaal is one of the few Ljosan bands represented. Other finalists hail from Soran and Lira provinces, Kajal, and are respectively Saarel Moyal and 'supergroup' Iu (God/Maker), renknowned throughout Kajal for their breakout hit Kann i kaisa-kan (Sound of Her Voice).

Myaanira Dajar performed Sherya no Kajur (Return to Kajal), and critics and fans expect it to become available over S-NET later this month. Sjola's Karr (Go!) has met with mixed opinion during the finals, and some continue to debate if their performance was actually better than that of the competition.

JlaanKjaal advanced easily, performing LaanIuar. while Saarel Moyal's ballad Sori Mi (Call Me) wooed audiences and judges alike in Keran. Iu's massive production, Myaka (Home) trounced all opposition in Lira province.

National Finals within Kajal are to be held in the following week, and while the race isn't particularly clear cut, pundits expect JlaanKjaal or Iu to advance to the international level.

Tune in to S-NET KIANN (SYSNET Music) at 7:00MJ/7:30DK for the first round of National Finals, Friday.

I suppose Liverpool England will reserve a spot.

Today SONG TV announced that five regional heats will be held across Funnia Lan to find one act to represent the country in the NSVision song contest. Two winners from each heat will compete in the national contest to be held at Music Cite in Funnia Lan Cite.

Competitions will be held at

Funnia Lan Cite for regions 1 to 23
Space Cite for regions 24 to 27 and 97 to 99
Kings Cite for regions 28 to 49
Port Henry for regions 50 to 71
Norge for regions 72 to 96


Prize money for each heat will be 3000 Tals. The grand prize will be 10 000 Tal plus the chance to compete in the NSVision Contest.

Culture Funnia Lan announced that all entrants who are chosen for a regional performance will be eligible for a two month artist stipend of 634.32₮ each per month.

Entries via SONG TV or Culture Funnia Lan website.

After hearing that Brooke Cockleton was arrested for something perfectly legal in Rejistania, Rejistani teenagers gathered in front of the Bazalonian embassy chanting "lek-ha-li-s'il Ma-ri-ja-na!", "Likhat'il Cockleton" and other pro-marijuana and anti-war-on-drugs slogans. The youths smoked joints and someone organized a ghettoblaster and a Brooke Cockleton CD. The policemen, which saw the demonstation while patrolling the streets just told the protesters not to block traffic (Rejistania does not only have lenient drug laws but also lenient laws regulating demonstrations).

The National finals of the NSVision Song Constest took place in Najajara Concert hall. The Concert hall was sold out and many people listened to Radio Ilan or watched TV Aleti, which was the TV station, which received the license to broadcast the show. Syku Lika (a Hetkalian actor) moderated the show.

The first entry was the most strange of all: Heailaka Eahamasele's song "Ahoke" ('street' of sunlight on the sea, which leads to the horizon) was only played on the Jxama, a traditional seleken flute-like instrument.

Kansu ve Karma a choir from KaMaRi delighted the audience by their a capella song "Silence between the stars" which described isolation using the image of an astronaut on a spaceship.

N.Ixi Ni were not that impressive. Even though the fans liked "lanja sijehi, lanja kita" (maybe today, maybe never) those who are not fans thought that N.Ixi Ni sound too similar to their previous songs.

Ihanama, a rapper from Hetkali impressed the hetkaliens by his song "H~seota", which is a rapped description of the first laws of the rejistanian constitution. Since he however rapped in Minokajetian ("the language of my soul") his song was not that popular outside of the northern nanti.

Kurudi ri (100 per cent) missed the last NSvivion as close second. "Sanja Ines" (new life), their new song, was again seen as one of the favorites. The song was about how leaving the love can make you happy.

K.E.I.R.A. (D.A.N.C.E.) tried to gain the votes of the younger fans with their IDM-inspired song "ixunus hoi" (after death), which might have been spoiled by the fact that these sort of kids was not allowed to call the voteline by their parents.

Jasamee~r, a traditional band from near Najajara had the home advantage and the support of many fans in the concert hall, however the song "Ai~lmenaa Hu~lvesu Mii" was not really compatible with national taste.

In the end, the votes were close. Heailaka Eahamasele finished last. She claimed telephone problems in her kalesa of birth for that fate. K.E.I.R.A. finished next-to-last. Those who like this music are either living at their parents or in the psychiatry. Jasamee~r finished above them by a small margin. N.Ixi Ni finished one place above them, entirely failing to meet the expectations of the fans, reporters and bookmakers. Ihanama's performance impressed even those who could not understand it, which was why he finished above favorites N.Ixi Ni. Kurudi ri once again finished second. [Insert Sikane Sekhika joke here]. Kansu ve Karma could not believe they won.

Inside the Bazalonian embassy...

echoes of the Rejistanians chants are throughout the building and... can that be music? Yes it is, Brooke's latest CD is being played at full volume outside.

"I didn't know Rejistania was full of Hippies. I always thought it was full of geeks and quad-processor 486's." flippantly remaked a lowly aide to the Ambassador of Bazalonia in Rejistania.

"Urgh.. Rejistania is a lot more than the sterotypes, working in an embassy you should know that. It has a rich and diverse culture and history. This is one of the few that the Bazalonians and Rejistanians are different. We are both human after all with the same desires wants and needs and a comment like the one you just made could get a diplomat sent home, this is your last warning."

The aide gulped but he really did enjoy his job despite being an ignoramous, he did know what a dressing down was and the Ambassador was leanient.

"So what's all this about anyway, who is protesting and about what?"

"Ah, now that's much better asking questions rather than just flapping open your mouth. Rejistanians think that drugs like Marijuana should be a personal choice because I presume it does not seem to do any harm, whereas our government think that because Marijuana is so addictive it removes the personal choice once they are hooked, and that is why we are against it."

"So why then why don't we try and get the Rejistanian government to ban Marijuana so that we won't keep getting protests."

"Can't, not because we actually can't but that the Rejistanians have weighed up the choices and have decided to legalise marjuania and it would be violation of their national sovereignty. And protests as long as they are done responsibly by the people carrying them out, which these guys seem to be doing, is a critical part of the democatic process, if people are unhappy they need a way to express it."

"But, they aren't Bazalonians, so their opinions do not count in the Bazalonian democratic process?"

"A persons view, no matter where it comes from, is just as valid as another's, A foundational tennet of true democracy. So while you're right we don't *have* to listen to the protestors if we are truly democratic we will."

"So what about the protestors?"

"Well, I've done my part. I've sent a report about what the protestors want to the government and it is up to them to decide what to do."

"What will they do?"

"Despite having done this job for so many years you should never try and pre-empt the government, the job of an Ambassador is to act as a representative of the government in the land you are stantioned. If you try and pre-empt you can get it horribly wrong and stuff things up terribly. I know I have seen it happen."

"So what now?"

"I dunno what you are going to do, but I am going to listen to Brooke's latest CD. You know despite allegedly being a drug supplier she's got a really good singing voice. I suppose that's why she won the Singing Bazalope comp and how come all this started. Let me know when we hear back from DFAT."

......

Official Government Response


We have taken note of protests in Rejistania over the issue of "Soft Drugs", particularily Marijuana. After evaluating our position on this we have come to the conclusion to continue with our current polcies in regards to drugs. However we also realise that many Rejistanians might not know what our current drugs policy is. In terms of suppliers and purveyers of drugs a low tolerance approach is used while usage of said drugs and posession of small quantities are dealt with much more leniency. As to the case of Brooke Cockleton, while we cannot go into details for legal reasons, a quantity much larger than that deemed allowable for 'personal use' was alleged to be found by the Bazalonian Federal Police in property controlled by her. Brooke like every Bazalonian will have her day in-court and will be put forward a vigourous defense against these charges like she is entitled to.

Bump ^_^

Finals to be held in Western Territories
It was announced today that the finals for the Liverpool England national Original Star competition will be held soon at the Cyclonesville Colliseum in Western Territories, Liverpool England. Original Star is the nationwide competition, held regionally and across territories, to find the one representative for Liverpool England at the NSVision tournament in Rejistania.

There are only seven competitors in the final as a semifinal round was held, knocking out the representatives from Lox Land Island, who sang about how hurricanes had devastated a neighbouring nation, and after the Crna Gora LivEng entry was disqualified for their song choice not being an original song.

There are two entries that will not be sung in English; the Gulp Mountain Peninsula entry will be sung in Italian - which is an official language of the province but not the nation - while the Western Territories entry will sing in Serbian, which is an official language of Crna Gora LivEng - enclaves within the territory.

It promises to be a thrilling final, although there has been controversy over an entry that some claim is overly political, touching on the issues with how elections are handled in Liverpool England following the farce of Thomas Douglas holding two posts in two nations at one time.

"So how did we do in the WorldVision contest?" asked a television executive.

"Er, it got cancelled."

"Oh damn. We wanted our fix of bad dresses and humiliated Huns."

"There is a chance, sir...the NSVision contest is going to take place shortly. We can put a song in that."

"Now that I like. Which will be the song?"

"Like last time, we'll do it on telly. Get some different chaps and chapesses to perform. See how we go. Votes and so on."

"Make it so."

Hammering rhythms of computer-generated sounds and monotonous lyrics, combined with a lightshow that mandates sunglasses for the baseliners. The pounding lack thereof as new-wave artists attempt their experimental 'Rhythms are for Losers' philosophy, with a fairly minimalist stage show, and following that, a stage show involving the rather gory gutting of one of the artists (Mindstate's backed up, of course), with flames and smoke covering the audience as the band gives its impression of trench warfare and gas grenades...

... Semi-classic opera propped up by modern means, condensed into a mere three minutes and played at ten times the normal speed, and finally, Lick me out!, the somewhat erotic, and most certainly ambiguous entry of Melissa Miyazaki & her group, which also happens to be the only 'Pop Music' entry for the national finals.

But then, it's not like the other genres are particularly overrepresented, either.

This and more - well, not 'More', as there's only this five entrants -, to be seen - and, more importantly, heard - in the national finals. 'We know it's a tasteless joke. That's why we're participating!'

Mandatory Mechanisation, Savage Sound Sanctuary, Death Dreamers, Epicdemic and Melissa Miyazaki. We don't know who'll win - all of them are (Sort of) popular, and all of them are successful. It might not be wrong to consider it a 'Clash of Cultures', and indeed, this is what we're going to see today!

Stay tuned, for soon, it'll begin!

~ Averaged-out abstract based on maybe eight-thousand blog- and forum entries as well as the official statements of the participants & organisator and the broadcasting networks

SONG TV after an intense period of competition, are pleased to announce the results of the national competition to find one act to represent the country in the NSVision song contest. :D :D


* Funnia Lan Cite for entrants from Regions 1 to 23
One hundred and fifty four acts were whittled down to the twelve acts which competed in the series. Despite intense competition between favourites, the winners are:

Neo Punk Slash electonic duo from Region 8 (Universite Cite) with "I wuv mi birdie"
le gâteau rance an 8 member heavy metal band from Region 6 with "Maybe".



* Space Cite for for entrants from Regions 24 to 27 and 97 to 99
Twenty two entries were reduced to nine for the series with the two winners being:

le peuple an 4 member indigenous community band from Region 99 with "Openings"
harmonie imprudente an electronic keyboard and harpest duo from Region 25 (Space Cite) with "Moonlit walk"



* Kings Cite for entrants from Regions 28 to 49
The vibrant music scene of this arts community gave rise to 99 entrants. Twelve were selected for the heats. The two winners were:

Gotcha a Francophone seven piece rock outift from Kings University with their song "Chanson de la vie"
The Bullants a hip hop group from the Anarchic Communite (based in Region 47) with "Tell it so"


* Port Henry for entrants from Regions 50 to 71
Only thirteen entries were recived. All were selected to compete.

The competition took a dramatic turn with locals staging a protest in the Song TV studios to protest the elimination of a popular pub band "Le Noisy Bananas". Amid chants of "favouritism", meetings were held between local leaders and television executives to end the impasse. :mad: :mad: The winning bands were also included in the final stages of the discussions which took two days and were broadcast extensively on CITY-TV and SONG TV . The result was that Port Henry will be sending three entries to the national heats instead of two. This announcement resulted in some angry criticism of the organisers of the competition from entrants in Funia Lan Cite. The winners:


Le Noisy Bananas five piece rock outift from National Coal with their song "I SSSSSSSuzzane"
Rare Rage a Chinese hip hop group with "Ground Beef"
Griss, a haunting soloist with her entry "bleu"



* Norge for entrants from Regions: 72 to 96
Despite the 3000₮ heat Prize money only 7 locals entered the contest. After the situation in Port Henry, SONG TV were determined to avoid another confrontation but decided to have only one winner to go on to the Nationals.

Local band Spirit, an indigenous six piece group from Region 95 will perform "Bridge"


Now these ten groups will all converge on Funia Lan Cite for the grand prize :D plus the chance to compete in the NSVision Contest

See local TV listings for timeslots!

What happened to the original song contest?

What happened to the original song contest?
This is the original one, restarted after Martenpolis ceased to do so.

What happened to the original song contest?

If you mean WorldVision... Well let's just say the reactions about "Bears Armed Entry"and the "Smilie signup" issues didn't exactly instill confidence in the host

New Zion, 29th Ellul, 5766 –
Rebbetzin Orit Yitzchak-haLevi, secretary to the Minister of Religious Education in charge of Hymns, Songs and Entertainment in the Theocracy, has declared the first month of the new year the National Song Contest Month. Individual singers and bands can submit their entries on the National Internet Network till 11th Tishrei, 5767. They will then air during the Holy Week of Tabernacles, during which our Believers will vote on the song that they liked best. The winner(s) get to represent the Lord of Hosts on the NSvision Song Contest.
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Village of Gushchalav, 16th Tishrei, 5767 –
The Boy Choir of the Grand Gushchalav Synagogue, headed by 14-year-old Choirmaster Haji Ahmed al-Fayumi, aired their contestant for National Song of the New Year, "Ya Habibi ul-Rachimi" (In English: "My Beloved and Merciful").

Q: "Haji Ahmed, how does it feel to compete with a song in Arabic, in a Jewishly-dominant country?"
A: "Lots of our countrymen, of all racial origins, admire the beautiful tongue in which the Holy Kur'an was written. I ask listeners to judge our song on its own merits, with no racial or other prejudice."

Safed, 17th Tishrei, 5767 –
16-year-old singer Moishe'le Rott aired his debut song, "With a Citrus Fruit and Palmtree Branch."

Q: "Moishe'le, Don't you think the theme of the 4 species has exhausted itself in the contests of previous years?"
A: "But this year, I have composed a new tune to the ancient verses! Weren't we commanded by our Sages, 'Every day they shall be in your eyes as new ones'?"

Little Zion, 19th Tishrei, 5767 –
50-year-old Cantor Charles Rozenbaum aired his hymn, "Praise the Lord."

Q: "Cantor Charles, don't you feel intimidated by all this young and fresh competition?"
A: "It's not the age that counts, it's content, originality and maturity. Also, young voices have dominated the musical scene of our country for so long, it's time for change."

New Zion, 20th Tishrei, 5767 –
Total Count of Votes for the National Song Contest, as submitted by the National Internet:

Ya Habibi ul-Rachimi: 232,144 votes
With a Citrus Fruit and Palmtree Branch: 567,642 votes
Praise the Lord: 819,478 votes
"Praise the Lord" is announced as the candidate of the Theocracy of the Lord of Hosts for NSvision's Song Contest!
Rebbetzin Orit Yitzchak-haLevi wishes Cantor Charles Rozenbaum good luck and a Happy New Year!

Reigonal winners announced

Today the gning times journalists were swarming the reigonal winner announcements, the winners are:

Flahflayto state winner:Carl and Jenny Ingo with their hit song: "the love i feel is gning for me"

city of pie winner:Christiana Binbin with the song: "i love you like flies love pie"

Grand city of antidisestablishmentarianism winner: yes, with nothing better to do, prime minister Chuck Norris is representing our capital with the song: "i will crush you with my fist"

lllllllllllllllllllllllll state winner: Robbie gianoinfre LXIII (the 63rd) with the song: "come on, vote for me"

so there we have it folks, next week a winner will be chosen to go for the NSvision song contest.:p

(From the music pages of 'The Bear Necessities'...)


SONG CONTEST: Latest News

Okay, folks, another two of the Clans have chosen their entrants for the national contest that will determine who goes through to represent our nation in the NSVision Song Contest. The list of entries now stands at _

Gurruth o Redwood (Clan Redwood): 'Oh, My Beloved BearHome'... Our most famous doublebass ballad-singer, with his rendition of one of our favourite songs, accompanied on the organ by his wife Marrgotha.
Borro and His Boys (Clan Whitewater): 'I'm Drummin' On A Hollow Log'... Simple vocals but very complex percussion, in the lively style for which Borro is becoming increasingly well known not only amongst us Bears but to our non-Ursine neighbours elsewhere in the IDU as well.
The Teddy Mercuries (Clan Westwood): 'BearHomian Rhapsody'... A human-influenced 'Rock' band.
Urratharra (Clan BerryGlades): 'Peace'... A sweet song, calling for peace and understanding between all sapient beings whatever their forms, from a sweet singer who accompanies herself on the dulcimer.
Sigurr Thuleann (Thulean Clan): 'The Northfaring Saga'... A verry traditional solo recitation, without instrumental accompaniment.
Krasny Singers (Clan Ostaborra): 'Unity Is Strength'... A new song from this renowned choir, who are the numerically largest entry so far.
The Hornpipers (Clan of the SeaBears): 'Hunting The White Whale' (New entry) ... A song of the sea, without instrumental accompaniment.
The Wild Foresters (Clan Greenwoods): 'Green The Leaves, Red The Meat, Happy My Heart' (New entry) ... A folk-style song, by an ensemble that's extremely traditional in everything except the fact that it mixes male & female singers.
tHE bAD nEWS bEARS's bAND (Mixed clans, special entry): 'Running The Roads!' ... Another Human-influenced 'Rock' group, performing the theme tune that they created for the recently released drama-documentary of the same title that has itself just been entered into Baranxtu's 'Golden Tiger' competition for "foreign language" films...
'Grisghadurru' (Great Medicine Society) ... Details not yet announced, but presumably an adaptation of the sort of music that's used in shabearistic rituals.

So, that leaves only three more Clans -- and perhaps another two 'special' entries, if the Council of Clans agrees to all the requests for inclusion that have been made by the representatives of various special-interest groups, too -- to appoint their challengers.
The contest will begin as previously scheduled, whether or not any other entrants are put forwards, at the next Full Moon. The Council has, however, made one major change to the plans that it previously announced: Your votes will now, instead of selecting one winner outright, select the three best entrants... and they will then compete before a jury from some of our neighbouring nations, who will decide which of these three is the best act by international standards in order to maximise our chances in the NSVision Contest's own final.

The “Song For Wentland” contest had the usual kooks and random entries in it before the public vote. After the Sheik won by the odd point last year there was going to be a different mix of public vote and critical analysis – the latter were going to have more of a say, much to public dismay, but as was reasonably pointed out it did not do much good to go for what was effectively a novelty act. Albeit one that spent six weeks at number one.

So the contenders lined up as follows.

Pour Me A Nut Brown by Elgin Mustard and The Rubber Band: folkies who performed in beards and woolly jumpers. Very popular on the real ale circuit and their homage to a favourite brew, with traditional instruments and an oom-pa chorus, was sure to find favour with a certain section of society. Albeit not a big one.

Shimmer by Lorelei: one drummer, three guitarists, one bassist, one keyboardist and one lead singer, all with long raven hair, this black-clad girl group spent their time creating a wall of feedback fuzz whilst staring at their FX pedals or the front of the stage. Difficult to discern any lyrics in the song, but a definite student fave. “Yeah, cheers, thanks very much,” were the only comments from lead singer Ali Crane.

Charnelhouse by Mutant Abortion: two drummers, two guitarists and longer hair than Lorelei, the song was over in 90 seconds, much to the relief of the audience, as the grinding cacophony of metal on fillings with vomited lyrics was enough to strain the ears of the deaf. Possibly entered as some situationist joke.

Like It by Kemal Johnson: smooth soul sound from shaven headed singer of pure tone, very laid back with a whispered intro. Warmly received by the audience, still shellshocked by the assault of the MAs.

Alan Price Set by Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear: allowed to enter following the collapse of WorldVision, this was a somewhat charming ditty in circus style about some sort of 60s pop group, featuring a real live dancing bear. Much criticized for gimmickry, but pleased all sorts of audience figures.

I Can’t Go On by Sally Milburn: bookies’ favourite, heart-rending ballad in the old school style, almost operatic in its crescendo to the final high C. Milburn, a 21 year old trainee teacher, might have to give up the studying as this is tipped to be a major hit.

U 4 Me by Dryv: token rap entrant with apparent dyslexia; laid down to a phat eskibeat, the staccato lyrics about some young man with an apparent liking for the opposite sex were spat out with some venom.

Sweet Dreams My Sweet Heart by You’ve Got Males: boy band with formula song to a formula tune and formula lyrics, obviously the writers hoping to get the text entries from thirteen year old girls to bring them home – but will it woo the judges?

***

The songs were done, the votes awaited...

Projekt IDOL - Season Recap
From the Kanal Republic - Danesks Largest English Newspaper

Kanal, DANESK - It has been almost two months since twenty unknown Daneskens from across the country, aged 15-32, entered the IDOL House to compete for the chance of a lifetime - to represent Danesk for the first time at the NSVision Song Contest. Since then, seventeen hopefuls have all been eliminated from the competition by way of the public vote, and now only three stand to face the final vote. Last nights concert show brought in over 172 million viewers, the second-highest turnout in Danesk television history (behind last years infamous Big Broder 2 finale). The IDOL phenomenom in Danesk is huge and largely visible, prompting the DR 2 network to focus its programming on showings of Projekt IDOL and IDOL Mania, a thirty minute talk show that updates viewers on the happenings inside of the IDOL House. As the season comes to a close and the finale only one day away, we at the Republic have compiled a timeline of the most memorable IDOL moments.

Day 1 - All twenty contestants move into the house only to find out that they must face the public in an opening night concert where all contestants performed a song of their choice.
Day 5 - At the first results show, five contestands had been eliminated.
Day 10 - At the second results show, Nalia narrowly escapes being eliminated against Atan with 56.8% of the public vote.
Day 15 - For the second time in a row, Nalia once again narrowly escapes being eliminated again Malena, Vik, and Nayan with 32% of the public vote.
Day 20 - Bronen is eliminated against crowd favourite Hakan, who recieved a record high of 83% of the public vote.
Day 27 - The rivalry between Nalia and Valeria intensifies after an argument that ended in Valeria throwing water on Nalia. Later that night at the nomination show, both are nominated for their conduct, along with Ostar and Lena, who both had poor performances. Large media hype surrounded the vote in what they considered to be the "Battle of the Starlets."
Day 30 - At the results show, neither Nalia nor Valeria are eliminated as both Ostar and Lena are sent home.
Day 35 - Both Skansen and Yornan are eliminated from the competition after being nominated with Alekson and Valeria.
Day 40 - Kristofer narrowly survives being eliminated, sending Anaya and Ryno home with 42% of the public vote.
Day 42 - The "Battle of the Starlets" intensifies as both Nalia and Valeria are nominated by the judges. After their nominations, the two argue until both are seperated by Alekson.
Day 50 - The most anticipated result show of the season had arrived, and with 52.1% of the public vote, Nalia managed to escape elimination for the third time, sending a heartbroken Valeria home.
Day 53 - The final three contestands, Alekson, Hakan, and Nalia, take the stage for the last time before the voting opens to the public for the last time. Hakan is the favourite, however both Nalia and Alekson have strong enough fanbases to win the competition.

As it is now Day 54 in IDOL time, the voting has opened and the nation is buzzing with excitement over who will be crowned as the winner of Projekt IDOL. A basic guide to three finalists has been compiled and is as followed:

Alekson Anorden - Alekson, the twenty-one-year-old photographer from Kanal, has crept his way into the finals by capturing the young adult and alternative youth audience. Sporting a wide vocal range, Alekson is usually soft-spoken and shy, however during certain performances he has carried himself like a true rock star.

Hakan Nordstrom - Hakan, the twenty-three-year-old former model and university student also from Kanal, has been a favourite to win the competition since its inception. Mixing rhythm and blues with a nice mix of contemporary dance/pop music, Hakan is largely popular with the youth and is expected to begin making Top 20 hits by the time he leaves the house.

Nalia Yuleiko - Nalia, the nineteen-year-old university student from Kastelit, has emerged as a prominent figure in the media thanks to her vibrant personality. Mostly a singer of bubblegum pop, Nalia has also pulled off songs in the Jazz, Hip-Hop, and Latin categories.

The season finale of Projekt IDOL will be televised live on DR 2 tomorrow night at 8:00. Please check your local listings for exact times.

Alan Price Set by Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear: allowed to enter following the collapse of WorldVision, this was a somewhat charming ditty in circus style about some sort of 60s pop group, featuring a real live dancing bear. Much criticized for gimmickry, but pleased all sorts of audience figures.

Aha, so that is where Grrreg vanished to after the Olympics: His mother was worried about him, and asks that he write to her...

"And here we are... The show's just over, and we're waiting for the eventual results of this competition - a rather close one, or so it seems, although it's clear that the critics will end up blaming any- and all contestants (With the exception of Savage Sound Sanctuary, that is) to have paid more attention to their shows than their songs.

"Which would be kind of correct, one has to admit. In any case. To recap for those who haven't been able to watch or listen...

"It could be argued that being half blind from being subject to absurdocandela influx makes the actual sound - yet alone the lyrics - lose somewhat in importance. More to the point, who is going to pay attention when fearing for their vision?

"Point in case, while the stage appeared to be consumed by a nuclear fireball of sheer brightness when Mandatory Mechanisation was playing, and the - ironically all-human - band vanished in the same while basses still drowned out the more melodic bits of their performance, only occasionally beaten by the clinging of of metal and the furious screams of tortured tincan-voices, nobody really remembered the - in any case monotonous - lyrics of Mandatory Mechanisation's Fancy Factory Fumes (Though to be entirely fair to them, they're not known for their lyrics), and one could almost form the impression that this is really just an elaborate setup to distract anyone from this very fact.

"Although again, in all fairness, aforementioned fancy factory fumes did have quite an impact on those who smelled them...

"The next one down the list was Savage Sound Sanctuary with Sweet Labour Commence, which essentially involved approximately five minutes of incoherent shouting.

"Well. If you ask me, it can be said for certain that the lack of basic rhythms isn't going to actually succeed in becoming mainstream. Although, who knows? Maybe they'll be the ones voted in. Although it's reasonable to assume that the audience is cheering them for having stopped, rather than cheering their performance, per se...

"Following Savage Sound Sanctuary were the Death Dreamers! Some people were leaving the audience even before they'd started their performance, though it was later revealed that they were only getting their umbrellas. Clad in what appeared to be ABC-sealed envirosuits from around nineteenfifteen, they eventually started to perform in front of the sizeable crowd - almost eight-thousand people are here, after all.

"And an amazing show it was! The entire stage appeared to be on fire - well, 'Appeared'. It was. And, one has to admit, Death Dreamers know what they're doing, although one figures that the envirosuits might have been a bit troublesome, when it came to playing the instruments...

"Not that their instruments, or their actual song mattered all that much to the - by this time - already merely pseudo-conscious, and rapidly glanding-and-consuming hallucinogens of considerable strength audience. It was waiting for something different, for Death Dreamer's trademark move, disgusting, yet popular, and taking adantage of real-time mindstate imagining! And indeed, as the stage and audience were engulfed by semi-transparent, and not particularly health-compromising smoke - it's only supposed to emulate the effects of poison gas, not to have identical effects, except when they're doing 'Special' concerts, which I'm told are an experience to behold -, Mark Westler's scythe rose high into the sky and came down upon frontman Eric Jefferson - and well, that's what the umbrellas the front lines in the audience had gotten beforehand were for.

"In any case. Following this show - after a short pause to clean the state from general nastyness - were Epicdemic!

"A much different show, that's for certain - not particularly flashy, either, lacking the fire-and-brimstone approach of Mandatory Mechanisation and Death Dreamers, though it was still impressive enough to raise eyebrows. Intelligent lyrics, too, although they - and the setup at large - appeared to be somewhat artificial, too shiny to be true. A fable, perhaps, but not necessarily something one can connect to.

"And finally, there was, of course, ever-popular and ever-disdained, publically denounced party-hit producer Melissa Miyazaki with her band, engaging in what amounted to a very drastic change in the overall mood - from death to love, from destruction to fornication. Literally, no less - Lick me out's stage show might be less explicit than some other works, but this didn't stop it from being a sight to behold, and indeed, a sight to be enjoyed - Melissa Miyazaki & co are of the enjoyable-to-see kind of men, women, and - in the case of Melissa Miyazaki's pet - giant landsquids, underlining 'Lick me out!'s lyrics in quite fascinating ways - I'm sure that some people in the audience learned a little bit and might try it out, sooner rather than later!

"Irregardless of the considerably impressive shows and - more likely than not - rather less impressive songs, voting's about to end, so lets see... Ah, a few more minutes, then we'll know for certain who's going to represent the Hypocrisy!"

Bleepings,
Universal Meanderings &
Peace

Chicanada sends their reservation for the contest, with a full report of the National Finals from Cana (winners of the 1941 contest holding it waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay early, since it's 1942 on October 1) comming just as soon as I think a song up :)

This evening is deadline. Everyone, who was not declared the winners, please do so!

"And now the votes! Tech's telling us there's somethiing on, but anyway...

"Mandatory Mechanisation: Nine trillion, twelve billion, three-hundred and forty-five million, nine-hundred and fifty-six thousand, one-hundred and forty-five votes!

"That's rather bigger than DA's entire population...

"Savage Sound Sanctuary: Eight trillion, ten billion, one-hundred and seventy-two million, nine-hundred and twelve thousand, ninety-seven votes!

"... One really wonders where the votes come from.

"Death Dreamers: Four-quadrillion, seventy-five trillion, ninety-six billion, five-hundred and ninety-nine million, seven-hundred and forty-nine thousand, nine-hundred and one votes!

"Okay, someone correct this one, please? Even accounting for multiple instances and one-vote-per-millisecond... Ah, yes... Sounds... Marginally better.

"Death Dreamers: Nine-trillion, twelve-billion, three-hundred and forty-six million one-hundred and nine-thousand and nine votes!

"Epicdemic: Nine-trillion, one-hundred and twelve-billion, two-hundred and ninety thousand and ten votes!

"And, last but not least, and competing for the right to grace Rejistania with its inspiring stage show,

"Melissa Miyazaki: Nine-trillion, one-hundred and fifteen-billion, three-hundred and forty-six million, one-hundred and nine-thousand and twelve votes!

"Okay... Someone's clearly fucked up. Badly. I wonder if the techies have an explanation for the votes exceeding DA's population by, erm... more than four orders of magnitude? ... Apparently not. Ah well. Anyway. The winners are... Or rather is... Melissa Miyazaki. Bringing eros next door, no doubt. I wonder how liberal Rejistanians are...

"In any case. Interviews with the national winners, predictions and all that other stuff, in a little while!"

Out of time, winners REALLY quickly announced

A report was received yesterday that the emporer has met a singing sensation known as gianna rianna, even though she wasn't a contestant, she's going to represent us 'cause the emporer said so, stay with the gning times, the no. 1 newspaper in mega gning!:D

Brian Oceancrest "Hello and welcome to The Quakmybushian Invision Contest, tonight we will honour the best bands and acts from each of the 8 regions in Quakmybush. These bands are, from the Xed Region "Rhetorical of the Burned", these guys are a thrash metal band. Next up from Jinkton City is "Copious Quadrant" a pop-punk band. From Fort Erie "Hilarious Detergent" A Rap group. Next from Elsten City is "Foreigner Muscle" a classical band. From Retion City its Jane Verma, a pop singer. From Dreton its "Balance Horizon" an emo band. From Cherrywood its "Crass of the Organ Verbal" a death metal band. Finally, last but not least from Revena its "Herbal Liquor" a girl pop group.

*cheers*

BO"Now we had all of you guys perform last night and four of you will be sent home right now. First to leave is.... Herbal Liquor, next is Jane Verma, 3rd is Copious Quadrant, and finally Balance Horizon. Sorry, and thanks for being with us."

*Screen flashes to backstage where Balance Horizon is seen killing themselves*

BO"We are sorry you had to see that, but now our performers will... well perform once more."

*Bands preform*

BO" Now you the home audiance have to choose which two bands you want left in the finals. You have 15 minutes"

*15 minutes later*

BO"Well the votes are in, first to leave is Foreigner Muscle, and second is Hilarious Detergent. That leaves Rhetorical of the Burned and Crass of the Organ Verbal vying for the title. The bands will preform and in one hour we will decide who will represent Quakmybush at the NSVision Song Contest."

*Bands perform*

*One Hour Later*

BO"Well we have the results and the winners, by 87 votes are Crass of the Organ Verbal!!!!!!!!! they have won the contest and will represent Quakmybush at the NSVision Song Contest. What do you guys have to say?"

CotOV:"Thank you sooooo much, we will bring real metal back into the mainstream, and win this contest.... HAIL SATAN!!!!!"

BO"Well.... they seem excited, thanks and good night."

"And the Warpstone vote will decide the winner of the Song for Wentland..."

"One point goes to...SALLY MILBURN!!!"

"That means she can only be beaten if maximum points go to Simon Smith..."

"Two points go to...LORELEI!!!"

"Big surprise there for the shoegazers..."

"And three points go to...SIMON SMITH!!!!"

"The bear's done it...the dancing bear is heading for the finals..."

It was with a small margin that Iu edged out Sjola in the national finals. Placing third was JlaanKjaal, and surprisingly, neither Myaanira Dajar or Saarel Moyal seemed to even recieve mention at the results show.

Iu performed in trademark grandiose fashion, though without the usual gargantuan stage that they would seem to be used to. Sound of Her Voice met again with massive praise, especially since the stage antics were somewhat more subdued than during the regional finals.

Sjola performed GO in instrumental fashion, and criticism levelled at the prior performance dissolved nearly instantly, though the main point remained - the lyrics are held to be derivative and cliched by nearly all the judges.

Iu is expected to depart for Na~ovi kali shortly, and while Sjola will also be attending, they will not be performing at the international finals.

The finals will be relayed by S-NET KIANN when they begin, though there will likely be a time delay due to superluminal signal transmission. Viewers are advised to set their entertainment suites to record in advance.

Song TV broadcast the first heat of the song contest yesterday. The competition went well - with fans of le Noisy Bananas stopping proceedings three times with their noisy antics. The Bullants almost missed out on the competition arriving late. After the announcement, Ted Moles, lead singer of Le Noisy Bananas grabbed the microphone and screamed on livce national TV: "its all b**ll sh**". Fighting off the security officer attempting to move him offtsage, he continued: "Just because you city slickers could not face an alternative style. We were the best"

The Bullants responded by removing their shirts to reveal the tatooed slogan: "Its all bullsh**". Both Ted and the Bullants later denied that the whole process had been a stunt for the Anarchist Alliance. The website for the Alliance, however, had a comprehensive denouncement of the NS Vision song contest noting that McIntyre Enterprises one of the principal sponsors of one of the other nation's teams was fined two years ago for slave trading, an illegal enterprise in Funnia Lan. The Alliance called for a boycott of the entire event by Funnia Lan.

A CD of all the entrants is avalable for purchase from stores or by download*

The rankings are below. Each line lists the band, their region, song name, the judges score out of 30, people's vote and the overall result as a % score. The top three winners will go into heat two.

* Gotcha Region 33 (Kings University): "Chanson de la vie" 29 22 15%
* Spirit Region 95 "Bridge" 30 21 15%
* le gâteau rance Region 6 with "Maybe". 26 21 14%
* le peuple Region 99 with "Openings" 30 7 11%
* Griss, Region 60 "bleu" 27 8 10%
* The Bullants Region 47: "Tell it so" 22 11 10%
* harmonie imprudente Region 25 (Space Cite) "Moonlit walk" 20 4 7%
* [Neo Punk Slash [/COLOR] Region 8 (Universite Cite) with "I wuv mi birdie" 18 3 6%
* Le Noisy Bananas: "I SSSSSSSuzzane" 20 1 6%
* Rare Rage Region 60 "Ground Beef" 15 2 5%

The three finalists performed their songs for an appreciative live audience and on SONG -TV.

One overall winner was chosen by a total of 14 judges and the public. The 14 judges included a representative from almost every band that was eliminated in the first heat. Le Noisy bananas and Bullants refused to particpate in the voting. SONG TV suggested that Le Noisy were bad losers. The group responded by performing a live outdoor show in Port Henry which involved TV sets bearing SONG TV's logo being smashed on stage. The show attracted fewer than a 100 people suggesting that the group have lost their home support base.

The overall winner of the National Competition is * Spirit : "Bridge" with eleven Number one votes including the overall public vote. They will now travel to Rejistania for the NSVision contest.

The runners up scores:
* Gotcha: "Chanson de la vie" two number one votes
* le gâteau rance "Maybe". One number one vote

To the disappointment of local fans, the Western Territories representatives, who named themselves Uragan (tropical cyclone), failed to deliver with their Serbian song about politics, hence being knocked out. With the finalists being eliminated one at a time, soon it was down to just the Government Territory's Huntrz and the Southeast Region's Ijanna Ristovsk to battle it out. Ristovsk won the votes with her rendition of "Soon...", and will represent the nation at NSVision.

Rordian Song Contest
Part 1: Northern Entrants

The first ever Rordian Song Contest is currently being held in the 65,000-capacity Rordio Arena in Eisenhower. Ten regional winners (five from North Rordia, five from South Rordia) are here to perform their songs live in front of the whole country. The winner will represent Rordia in the NSVision Song Contest, which is to be held in Rejistania. But who will win? Only you can decide.

The hosts for tonight's show are Alison Moreau (international footballer for Rordia womens' team, and part-time singer) and Jimmy Looser (comedian with a prime-time television show on RBC).

Here are the five acts that are representing the North:

FRANCO REGION
Camille et Robert
Dans Vos Reins

Camille et Robert opened the show with the only non-English song in the competition. Some of the lyrics were 'explicite', while both the chorus and Camille's heavy breathing towards the end raised eyebrows. Some Franco viewers thought that the song was very 'romantique', while others considered it to be 'malade'. Outside of the Franco Region, most viewers disliked it, as they did not understand the language.

EMIRATA
Yeah, Right, Whatever
Go!

Emiratese hard rockers Yeah, Right, Whatever were next up. This song contained almost no lyrics, apart from the word Go - shouted several times by lead singer Kurtis Craig. Go! was met with a mostly negative response. While most rock fans and headbangers loved it, other listeners thought it was little more than "unwelcome noise".

COUNTY PRENTON
Greg Michaelson
Cheese

Singer-songwriter Greg Michaelson gave us a rock 'n' roll treat, even if it was cheesy (get it?). This song was about how much Greg loves cheese - Camembert, Wensleydale, and even Cheddar. He was very popular with the females, who loved seeing him in a leather jacket and tight jeans. After the song, Michaelson received an outstanding ovation. Could he be going to Rejistania?

SELKENKIRK
Vixen Three
The Days Of Our Lives

The fourth act to perform were popular girl band Vixen Three. The trio, who are currently #1 in the Rordia Singles Chart with Hello, sang a ballad entitled The Days Of Our Lives. This song was very popular with teenage girls, while young boys felt smitten with Angie, Kitty and Rhiannon. The older viewers were not so impressed, however.

PARSLEIGH
K Nash
What You On About

Rapper K Nash took to the stage and performed his latest single. He rapped about people who speak in unusual accents and rhyming slang. K, whose real first name is Kelvin, also gave listeners some laughs by rapping in those accents. Although this song struck a cord with urban music fans, traditional music lovers thought it was complete rap with a capital C.

Alison: So that's all that North Rordia has to offer. They were all great, weren't they?
(The audience cheer)
Alison: 65,000 people can't be wrong. You know, Jimmy, I'm from the north.
Jimmy: You're pulling my arm, aren't you?
Alison: Nope. I'm a Selkenkirk lass.
Jimmy: I thought that you were a foreigner!
Alison: You're thinking of Alannah Moreau - the painter.
Jimmy: I'm not, but I wish I was. She's much fitter than you, and she's not so fat.
Alison: (Gasps) How dare you!
(Alison slaps Jimmy, knocking him unconscious)
Alison: We'll be taking a break now, but don't go away, because there are five fabulous acts from the south that want your votes! We'll be back in five minutes...

Rordian Song Contest
Part 2: Southern Entrants

Here are the five acts that are representing the South:

BRITTANINA
Devil Is Our God
Decapitate Yourself (Censored Version)

Catt City's heavy metal stars Devil Is Our God were the first southern act to perform. They sang their new single Decapitate Yourself, but had to censor some words, as the show was before the watershed. The song's 'tear off your head' lyrics prompted some viewers to kill themselves. Doctor Devil and co received a generally positive response, although some fans were disappointed that they didn't get to hear the explicit lyrics.

XAVISHIRE
Pedro Madero
You're Mine

Pedro Madero added some Latin-style pop to the mix. The song, which is expected to top the Rordia Singles Chart when it is released next month, is about a young man who falls in love with the girl next door. But the song ended on a sad note, as Pedro sang about the girl getting knocked down by a car. He was a big hit with nearly all of the ladies, and also from a lot of the men.

EISENHOWER
Carly Ameri
Just Like The Other One

Next up was Carly Ameri, a young talented R&B singer from the host county. Carly sang about her previous boyfriends, and how similar they were. Towards the end of the song, she said all of their names (there were 7 of them), and then shouted: "You're all s***!". This rant turned some listeners against her, but the majority still applauded her off the stage.

RORDIC CITY
Hayley Ward
No Tomorrow

Hayley Ward represented Rordia's capital city in tonight's contest. Hayley's pop-dance tune was about dancing with her boyfriend until there was no tomorrow, hence the title. The song was a big hit with dance music lovers, especially the males, who instantly fell in love with her. Ward has emerged as one of the favourites to win.

KIRK HALTON
Sommerfield
A Guy Called Natalie

Brothers Luke and Leighton Sommerfield were the final act to sing their entry. The soft rockers came onto the stage with T-shirts saying "We Don't Take Drugs, Neither Should You". Their song tells the real-life tale of a guy called Natalie Stapleton, who was constantly tormented just because of his name. Sommerfield were a popular act, and the reception they received afterwards was good.

Alison: Okay, folks. All ten acts have performed, and you can start voting for your favourite in just 30 seconds.
Jimmy: 29 seconds, no wait, 26.
Alison: Shut up, Jimmy.
Jimmy: 24.
Alison: Jimmy, can you please shut up?
Jimmy: 21.
(Alison slaps Jimmy)
Alison: It's no wonder your programme is called Big Looser.
Jimmy: Aha, but that's Looser, not loser.
Alison: Loser...
(Alison walks off the stage)
Jimmy: Hey! Alison!
(Ten seconds later, and Alison still hasn't returned)
Jimmy: She's really taking her sweet time.
(Jimmy realises that there are two seconds to go)
Jimmy: 5 4 3 2 1 GO!
(Alison returns to the stage, singing in a high pitch)
Alison: CAST YOUR VOTES NOWWWWWWW!

OOC: Sorry, I've been rather busy with other matters, in NS and RL...
This nation's entry into the finals will be _
Urratharra (Clan BerryGlades): 'Peace'... A sweet song, calling for peace and understanding between all sapient beings whatever their forms, from a sweet singer who accompanies herself on the dulcimer.I'll get the lyrics of her song worked out this weekend & post them (and the details of the national contest) on Monday...

-national final will be placed here-

This was it. The final night of the NMSVision song contest. Five bands still stood. A sellout crowd of 132,900 packed the Paladin Dome in New Montreal to watch the final concert performances.

First was Magneto, a indie rock duo from Valdemont, performing a couple songs about how troubled and sucky their lives were, and how little action they were getting. With their rise to national promenence, this sad tale no longer rang true; therefore, they were quickly shitcanned, finishing a distant fourth.

The second band coming in was The Redcoat Quintet, a 1980s hair-metal throwback from outside Sherbrooke that had taken a surge in popularity after playing a pair of really good ballads in the semifinal round. They had failed to take the hint, however, playing a pair of arena-rock anthems and dropping back to third place.

The third band was actually just a soloist, Marianne Vieuxjarat. Beautiful voice. Classic "girl next door" from Buckingham City in Outer Bigtopia. But what the hell? She's just lip-synching over a more talented singer! Quelle scandale! Disqualification, but someone sign that chick who was really doing the singing...

The fourth band was Les Parages, hard rock at its finest, and a local band no less. Everyone out of their seats about thirty-five seconds into their set. Jean-Louis Vigneaut and his little brother Charles performed a stirring five-minute guitar duo in the middle of their second song that left the nation in awe. A first-place lock, for sure, but then...

The final band, Mais Criez Donc, another classic rock gig. They had been covering every part of their body in dark black robes, but that had been the only unified part of the band so far. Each member was talented, insanely so, but their ability to play as a whole seemed to be limited at best. Tonight was probably the nadir of their unity as a band, with two members attempting to begin solos at the same time, and the set ending with the vocalest, over an open mic, suggesting that the drummer perform anatomically impossible actions upon himself. Les Parages looked to have the gig well in hand as the judges sat down...

Fifteen minutes later, the stadium was in a state of riot. One hundred thirty thousand people shouting "fix" and smashing whatever equipment they could get their hands on. People were pouring onto the streets, shouting as the local boys had been robbed, plain as daylight. New Montreal descended into one of those infernos of self-destruction it seemed to need every so often, just to remind itself that it was alive...

In a lab in the suburb of Nouveau Brossard, Kyle Courde, head of New Montreal Genetic Technologies Ltd., smiled. His experiment was going to perfection...

To Be Continued...

A crowd of 3000 arrived at the airport to farewell Spirit for their trip to compete at the NSVision song contest.

Indigenous elders condcuted a traditional farwelling ceremony for each of the six members of the band.

The Anarchy Alliance staged a silent protest at the involvement of the country in the song contest. The demonstration did not impact negatively on the farewell. Police kept band, family members and indiegnous leaders away from the Anarahists. Police praised the Alliance for their restraint. The Alliance crticised the Police on their website principally for existing.

We now join FBTV for full coverage of the 2006 Fattyboland NS Vision Finals

"Ladies and Gentlemen from across the globe, welcome to the 1st ever National Fattyboland NS Vision Finals here in the newly built Convention Centre in the beautiful capital Vina. Because The Protoneocratic Dohepdecoracy of Fattyboland is such a small country in area this is the first and final stage before the NS Vision Finals hosted in The Kalesic Democracy of Rejistania. We have only 4 entries this year, which doesn’t mean that we have no talent. These entrants are some of Fattyboland's best musicians and singers. Here are some details of this years contestants, in no particular order"

Classical Techno Fusion Warriors of the Neocratic Past (CTFWNP), Ultrasonic Whales
CTFWNP have been on the Fattyboland underground dance scene for 2 years, some of their past hits include "J Walking into a Paradox" & "The Number 2". Ultrasonic Whales is their latest hit and is said to be one of their greatest tracks of all time. Even though CTFWNP are very popular with some Fattybolanders they are not expected to win because people can never remember their name correctly when televoting.

Asian Betty, Shamisen Storm
Asian Betty is an unknown to many Fattybolanders but she has a large following in Northern Japan. Her style is very unique and fuses traditional shamisen with the latest pop hits. As well as writing and playing her own music she sings all her songs as well. If she makes it into the final in Rejistania it is predicted many Japanese nations will give their vote to her.

Harry, The Alphabet
Harry is being entered into the NS Vision on behalf of the Animal Testing Department of the National Fattyboland Research Centre located in Downtown Vina. He is apart of a research project aiming to train and educate a wild Fattybo so it can perform simple tasks. Harry will be playing the Xylophone one note at a time while singing the alphabet. Even though he has been trained extensively there is a slight chance he may go back to his primitive form while on stage so he will be restrained in a metal cage. The National Fattyboland NS Vision Final Committee would just like to publicize that Harry was only entered into the competition because of some certain benifets in the form of Dohepdeconotes by the National Reseach Centre.

Leela Lee Layla, La La Lee La La Lay La
Leela Lee Layla is a Fattybolander but her dad is Morrocan and her mother is from Tajikistan. She typically sings slow smooth lounge music and has the unique ability to sing in 8 octaves. La La Lee La La Lay La is a song composed by Leela and is about her emotions when she looks into a mirror of emotion. The last time she performed this song in public she gave an elderly lady in the front row a heart spasm and seriously injured the other audience members eardrums. Fortunatly there was a deaf doctor in the audience trained in Cardiology & Otology who was able to treat everyone. In preparation for her entry all audience members were given ear plugs.

"We will now take a quick break but dont change the station because we will be back soon with the first song of the evening"

We now join FBTV for full coverage of the 2006 Fattyboland NS Vision Finals

"Ladies and Gentlemen from across the globe, welcome to the 1st ever National Fattyboland NS Vision Finals here in the newly built Convention Centre in the beautiful capital Vina. Because The Protoneocratic Dohepdecoracy of Fattyboland is such a small country in area this is the first and final stage before the NS Vision Finals hosted in The Kalesic Democracy of Rejistania. We have only 4 entries this year, which doesn’t mean that we have no talent. These entrants are some of Fattyboland's best musicians and singers. Here are some details of this years contestants, in no particular order"

Classical Techno Fusion Warriors of the Neocratic Past (CTFWNP), Ultrasonic Whales
CTFWNP have been on the Fattyboland underground dance scene for 2 years, some of their past hits include "J Walking into a Paradox" & "The Number 2". Ultrasonic Whales is their latest hit and is said to be one of their greatest tracks of all time. Even though CTFWNP are very popular with some Fattybolanders they are not expected to win because people can never remember their name correctly when televoting.

Asian Betty, Shamisen Storm
Asian Betty is an unknown to many Fattybolanders but she has a large following in Northern Japan. Her style is very unique and fuses traditional shamisen with the latest pop hits. As well as writing and playing her own music she sings all her songs as well. If she makes it into the final in Rejistania it is predicted many Japanese nations will give their vote to her.

Harry, The Alphabet
Harry is being entered into the NS Vision on behalf of the Animal Testing Department of the National Fattyboland Research Centre located in Downtown Vina. He is apart of a research project aiming to train and educate a wild Fattybo so it can perform simple tasks. Harry will be playing the Xylophone one note at a time while singing the alphabet. Even though he has been trained extensively there is a slight chance he may go back to his primitive form while on stage so he will be restrained in a metal cage. The National Fattyboland NS Vision Final Committee would just like to publicize that Harry was only entered into the competition because of some certain benifets in the form of Dohepdeconotes by the National Reseach Centre.

Leela Lee Layla, La La Lee La La Lay La
Leela Lee Layla is a Fattybolander but her dad is Morrocan and her mother is from Tajikistan. She typically sings slow smooth lounge music and has the unique ability to sing in 8 octaves. La La Lee La La Lay La is a song composed by Leela and is about her emotions when she looks into a mirror of emotion. The last time she performed this song in public she gave an elderly lady in the front row a heart spasm and seriously injured the other audience members eardrums. Fortunatly there was a deaf doctor in the audience trained in Cardiology & Otology who was able to treat everyone. In preparation for her entry all audience members were given ear plugs.

"We will now take a quick break but dont change the station because we will be back soon with the first song of the evening"

"This was the last contact anyone had from inside the Convention Centre in Vina, Fattyboland. If you have just joined this breaking news broadcast by FBTV News We have recently received some information from some anonymous Fattybolanders that the 2006 Fattyboland NS Vision Finals has been hijacked by terrorists who are demanding that Fattyboland bow down to Japanese Occupation once more or they will kill everyone inside the Convention Centre. We now join local reporter Fanny Domuch on scene outside the Convention Centre."

***Goes to Fanny Domuch on scene at the Convention Centre***

"Thankyou, as you said before the Convention Centre has been hijacked, we have with us someone who escaped the Convention Centre via the delivery bay just before the terrorists bolted the doors shut. Can you tell us what you saw and heard before you escaped"

***Goes to Person***

"I was there unloading my orange juice from the truck when i heard screams coming from the main hall, then i heard some gunshots and then more screaming. Except this time it was from a man, i couldnt make out much but i heard him say that if anyone moved he would kill them and that Japan should never have stopped its occupation of Fattyboland because now they are becoming too powerfull, when i heard this i went to run out of there but i forgot about the crates of orange juice and i ran straight into them. This attracted one of the terrorists and he saw me and tried to shoot me. I quickly got out before he was able to get me"

***Goes to Fanny Domuch***

"The police were on scene before we got here and they have already blocked all traffic going to or from the Convention Centre, this is causing havoc for commuters on cross-city bus routes as the majority of routes pass the Convention Centre. We would just like to tell everyone with loved ones in the Convention Centre to not call their mobile phones as this may cause an outbreak of violence, instead call the emergancy hotline displayed at the bottome of your screens ... Ok we have just received a conformation from the police that the terrorists are demanding japanese occupation of fattyboland which of course is not an option"

***Screaming is heard in the background - camera turns around too find what looks like a distraught mother running into the entrance of the Convention Centre***

"Okay what looks like a distraught mother has just ran into the Convention Centre, police tried to stop her but she got past them"

***A male yelling can be heard from inside the Convention Centre. Then Gunshots and Mass Screaming***

"Oh my god, Gunshots and screaming can now be heard from inside the Convention Centre. Oh My God this is horrible, the sound of their screams is horrible, i cant stand this, who would do this. These are innocent people who came to celebrate peace and music. Oh my God you can see people trying to open the doors but they are locked, they cant get out !!! Oh my God they we shot in the head, shot in the head, Oh my God !!!"

***Back to the News Room***

"Just updating the situation at the moment, the terrorists at the Convention Centre in Vina have opened fire on innocent Fattybolanders. We have no idea of casualties or deaths at the moment. If you have loved ones in the Convention Centre please call the special emergancy hotline do not call mobile phones or the regular emergancy number as this is jammed with calls at the moment. We will now go to a short station break and will be back after the current crisis"

"Welcome back to FBTY News, shortly after the first gun shots heard from inside the Convention Centre in Vina a specialised police force stormed the facilty. Inside they found dead Fattybolanders everywhere, it looked as if no one survived. After a further investigation of the scene they discovered that the 13 terrorists that hijacked the Convention Centre all committed suicide shortly after the mass murder. They called in some back up to help clean out the bodies when they noticed a noice from one of the make-up rooms backstage. They thought it may be another terrorist so they gased the room with a tear gas canister, when the smoke cleared it became apparent that the noice came from Harry, the Fattybo who was entered into the competition. It is believed that the metal cage he eas in protected him from all the bullets, unfortunatly he was the only one to survive. The body count is still continuing but it is believed to be around 2000 people, making it Fattybolands worst mass murder in history. Before this event the worst mass murder in Fattyboland history was when all 72 royal senate members were murdered as well as their familes by the Japanese Occupation in June 2002. We now cross to a special announcement by the Organizers of the Fattyboland NS Vision Finals 2006."

***Cross to small media room with the Organizers of the Fattyboland NS Vision Finals 2006***

It is a terrible position we find ourselves in, but the show must go on. Not because we want entertainment but because we want to show the terrorists out there that they cannot defeat us. They are right, Fattyboland is strong - so strong that they cannot stop us from entering into this years NS Vision. We have decided to enter Harry into the NS Vision in The Kalesic Democracy of Rejistania to show the world how strong us Fattybolanders are. Go Harry Go !!!

SULTANATE OF FEZVERISTAN PREPARES TO JOIN NSVISION CONTEST 3

BANDAR FEZVER: 3 finalists would compete tonight in order to represent the Sultanate in the next NSVision Song Contest 3.

The live final competition would be held at Sultan Fezver I Indoor Stadium at 9.00 PM and would be broadcast live via 5 local tv channels, MTV Fezveristan, MusiqFezver, TV 1, CrazyCity TV and Fezver Sattelite TV.

The three finalists are:

FARHAN
A 19-year-old girl passionate in Jazz, Soul and R&B. Born in Bandar Fezver, the capital city. She loves to cook and sing.

SHUKRI
A 20-year-old guy who loves to sing pop music. A self-confessed gay. Born in the resort town of Alhambra.

LEILA
A 17-year-old girl who loves Arabic songs. Her parents are Lebanese immigrants. Born in Bandar Fezver.

All Fezveristanis are allowed to vote for their favourite contestant by sending SMS to 55885.

Silvia Night wants to perform as a contestant, and as well to be the main host for the event with her boyfriend Romario by her side.

:eek:

Farhan wins......

OOC: Silvia Night will not be allowed in because I am now closing the signups and for signing up, you'd have to write a national final of some sort.

How difficult is it to name the national winners as well as the name of the songs from the winners? Why has like no one on that page managed to do this?!?!?! If this is not added like NOW*, I am not adding these artists!

Sorry I am annoyed having to TG everyone to deliver a signup. This time, I will think of my blood pressure and not do it!

*17:30 UTC

Farhan will sing "Hero" by Mariah Carey....:)

Farhan will sing "Hero" by Mariah Carey....:)
Have you attempted to read the signup-posting?

Eventually the forums allowed it and reading the signups did not made me smash things. The 2nd NSVision song contest is underway: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=502170