NationStates Jolt Archive

The following 22 countries have all expressed interest in participating in the ninth WorldVision song contest. As the time of year when the contest will go on draws closer, it is now time for these countries to select what song they will be entering into the contest. All that needs to be posted here is your song's title and artist, although one can also tell how the song was selected, whether it was a televised contest, a jury vote, an internal selection, or some other strange process. It's your country, do whatever you want!

Songs List:
Swilatia - Around The World, by ZM
Rejistania - ‽‽‽, by ♥
Qazox - Don't Wanna Give it Up, by Tripe
Kingsley Bedford - Night That Will Last Forever, by Vlad and Maya
The Holy Empire
Wijaska Island - Keep on Doing it, by CDstarz
Bears Armed
Future-World - Sunshine by Trice the Revolution
Zwangzug - I Think, Therefore I'm Sad, by Hobbyhoarse
Kura-Pelland - To Find Someone, by Charlotte Pinter
Nethertopia - Spirits in my head, by The Occult
Cachette de Lions - Sheep, by Vicious Victor and the Cult of Reason
Iglesian Archipelago - Portão para o Inferno, by The Thunderbolts
Seven Castles - Go Enjoy!, by Thinkers
Cafundeu - Priest Marcos and the Jeep, by Wage
Scotchpinestan - Makes Me Itch, by Beef
Valeneska - Perfect Enemies, by Jazmina Terasovka
Astholm
Kemball Island - Modern Life is Rubbish, by The Broken Noses
Esperantujo 2 - Friendly Monkies, by Friendly Monkies
Taeshan - Don't Follow Me, by The Other White Meat
Quintessence of Dust

Host Bids (3):
Kinglsey Bedford (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14579898&postcount=17)
The Holy Empire (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14574079&postcount=5)
Future-World (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14574610&postcount=13)

Host voting closed, congratulations to Future-World!

How long do I have until I need to have my national final held and song chosen?

We plan to have 3 semi-finals, 1 second-chance final & a grand final with 2 wildcards.

The Iglesian Archipelago organised the IGTV Song Contest III on IGTV1.

I will bring you informations about the songs. This IGTV Song Contest rapidly used the Swilatian process for selecting the songs, with semi-finals and a final. Bold and underlined mean they were selected to the final.

SEMI-FINAL 1

1. "Portão para o Inferno" ("Gate to the Hell"), by The Thunderbolts (aka "Raios")
2. "Templo Mágico" ("Magic Temple"), by Marta Simões
3. "Abraça-me" ("Hug me"), by Joana Silva
4. "Feiticeiros da Cidade" ("City Wizards"), by Jorge Vieira

SEMI-FINAL 2

1. "Maria Mágica" ("Magic Mary"), by Hugo Lopes
2. "Fun 'n' Game", by Troublemakers (aka "Desordeiros")
3. "Fortuna e Poder" ("Fortune and Power"), by Ana José
4. "Aqui Há Riqueza" ("Here there's Richness"), by Gabriel Costa

SEMI-FINAL 3

1. "Hoje é Amanhã" ("Today is Tomorrow"), by Mariana Silva (the same singer of "Sol e Sombra")
2. "Cidade Mais Bela" ("More Beautiful City"), by João Freitas
3. "Break and Step", by Mário Figueiredo
4. "Vamos Descobrir o Mundo", ("Let's Discover the World"), by Sabichões (aka "Smart Aleck")

FINAL

1. "Portão para o Inferno" ("Gate to the Hell"), by The Thunderbolts (aka "Raios")
2. "Fortuna e Poder" ("Fortune and Power"), by Ana José
3. "Cidade Mais Bela" ("More Beautiful City"), by João Freitas

The voting process was made by the entire population (not compulsorily but by people's choice, of course!) via televotes, e-mail and mail.

See you in the WorldVision Song Contest 9!

Dennis: "Greetings Future-World and welcome to the fourth annual Futurian Rock Festival. We are Dennis Fu and Troy Anders, replacing John and Eddie this year. Right Troy, what can we expect tonight?"

Troy: "Well, I won't hope for that much really. It seems only one of the Gold Bands are actually participating this year"

Dennis: "Only one? Which one then, even though I already know the answer..."

Troy: "Velvet Zink of course, participating with yet another long rock-ballad."

Dennis: "What I want to know is how they became a Gold Band in the first place, why would anyone listen to their 'music'? But you still surprise me, aren't Flaming Howl or the Spoons joining?"

Troy: "Well, the Spoons said that they might come, so they won't. You know how it is, if they are expected they don't show up, at least not at the time and manner expected. Besides I think we have a rule about participating twice in a row..."

Dennis: "Yes, yes, but we might host the WorldVision this year, think about the opportunity!"

Troy: "I don't think they've ever cared about such things. Anyway, I thought you had heard that the Howls are splitting up?"

Dennis: "Yeah, but I didn't really believe it. Keem's fault right?"

Troy: "Yes, apparently he wanted to keep the trophy at his place, instead of the Museum of Modern Music like the rest of the band wanted"

Dennis: "Must be some kind of foreign idea"

Troy: "Maybe so, well the Insanez (omg we have a 'z' at the end we are so suuuper cool now!) aren't coming this year either"

Dennis: "Good, their name is to long to fit on the scoreboards anyway"

Troy: "And the other Gold Bands are already broken up or about to, so that leaves the Velvet Zink. I don't really see them representing us in the Vision though"

Dennis: "How about the Silver Bands? I heard there is a number of real shooting stars among them"

Troy: "Agreed, it might be good with some fresh blood"

Dennis: "Well, we can at least agree that we hope for a great national competition, and a WorldVision hosted in Future-World! We will be back after the commercials."

The 12 songs for the 2 Kemball Island National Semi-Finals have been anounced. 2 will progress fro each semi to the final, and then the winner will represent us.

The 12 Songs are:
Modern Life is Rubbish by The Broken Noses
Winner by Ruby Donovan
Jai Guru Deva Om by The Holy People's Choir
Oh Tommy by Girls Gone Wild
Dear Prime Minister by Tom Yates
A Million Sons by Elephant Massacre
Love Me by The John Lennon Appreciation Society
Reclaim the Suburbs by Asphalt Monkey Dust
So So Perfect by The Men
My Dying Day by Underground Beast
Just Dance by Radio Stomp
The Thrill of Love by Fernando's Pet Bull

Semi Finals take place on 18/03/09, the national final on 21/03/09

The Finalists For the Taeshnai Competition are
The Other White Meat-Don't Follow Me
Save Her-Great Crate Escape
Path To Stardom-White Boys
Yolando-Hope Meyer and Her Band
El Presidente-Kazzy Tre' Williams

Qazox' Semifinalists:

Tripe: Don't Wanna Give it Up (80's rock)
Alice Moody: Safe in Your Arms (80's pop)
Thundering Idiots: Wasted (early 90's Grunge Rock)
Jace P: Can't Stop (90's Soul)
W.R.I.N.G.: Rockport (90's Gangsta Rap)

Voters have until March 21st to vote and the top 2 will advance to the finals on March 22nd, where the winners will be chosen, LIVE on QOX!

THE 1ST SEMI-FINAL TO SELECT THE KINGFORDIAN ENTRY:

Song 1: Teg feat. Yasmin - "We Don't Wanna D.E.N"

Song 2: Zara Kasparian - "Insane"

Song 3: Project KB- "Arj Bast Verathogad"

Song 4: Vlad & Maya - "Night to last Forever"

Song 5: Cdijz e Kingfordian - "Neg Tek Veach"

Song 6: Mr Serkbayev - WorldVision

Song 7: Anush Der-Govihnakyan - "One world"

Song 8: Dean - "I'll play with you"

Song 9: Airbridge: "Fly Away With Me"

Song 10: Stephanie - "Boom Boom, Tek Tek Tek"

VOTING OPEN!

3, 2,1 (LINES CLOSED)


Through to the grand final are

VLAD & MAYA!

CDIJZ E KINGFORDIAN!

&

MR SERKBAYEV!

THROUGH TO SECOND CHANCE SEMI-FINAL:

ZARA KASPARIAN!

&

TEG. FEAT YASMIN!
SORRY TO THOSE WHO DIDN'T MAKE IT

Esperantujo 2 will choose one of the following songs:
Eterne by Rikardo Klifo
Friendly Monkeys by the Friendly Monkeys with Eriko Charulo
Ghis La Fina Venko by La Kontrauxrauxmistoj
Hujarr Hujarr Farr Sarr Marr by the Pastafarrian Tabernacle Choir
Ni Nudighu by President Aleksandra Kuiristo

piosenkadlaSwilasji 9 - Semi-Final 1


01) Final Try, by Majeszka Milanowa
02) Show Me Lies, by Swilasja
03) As it Happens, by Lena Siwirska
04) Miss Insanity, by Blue Diamonds
05) Love or Leave, by LISKI
06) Wróć Today, by 7teen
07) Can't Stop Won't Stop, by Jenni
08) Fly to the Stars, by Monika Wilanowska
09) Powiedz Jak, by Kazimir Anewski
10) Take it back, by nZone
11) When the World Ends, by jSejazki
12) The Voice, by Ogrody Królewskie

(10-minute voting period)

3... 2... 1... Stop Voting!

And Going to the Final are...


03) As it Happens, by Lena Siwirska
04) Miss Insanity, by Blue Diamonds
06) Wróć Today, by 7teen
09) Powiedz Jak, by Kazimir Anewski
11) When the World Ends, by jSejazki

National Finals:

Semi Final 1
Modern Life is Rubbish by The Broken Noses
Winner by Ruby Donovan
Jai Guru Deva Om by The Holy People's Choir
Oh Tommy by Girls Gone Wild
Dear Prime Minister by Tom Yates
A Million Sons by Elephant Massacre

Semi Final 2
Love Me by The John Lennon Appreciation Society
Reclaim the Suburbs by Asphalt Monkey Dust
So So Perfect by The Men
My Dying Day by Underground Beast
Just Dance by Radio Stomp
The Thrill of Love by Fernando's Pet Bull

Results:
Semi Final 1
The Broken Noses won with a comfortble 35.5%, with Ruby Donovan following them into the final, scraping past Elephant Massacre with 19.9% of the vote

Semi Final 2
In what was considered the weaker semi by the critics, a tight vote saw Radio Stomp win the semi with 21.6% of the vote, whilst Asphalt Monkey Dust beat off Fernando's Pet Bull by 0.2% of the votes, 21.0% enough to narrowly see them into the final

Cachete de Lions is choosing its entry the same way as last year. Each of the 30 stations that make up CLTV have chosen an entry to represent their area. The 10 cities that came in the top 10 last year automatically qualify to the final, the other 20 must perform in the semi final, from which ten will progress.

Here are the chosen songs (automatic qualifiers in bold):
Albany - Alain Moreno - "Douceur"
Augascrit - Élise Rousseau - "Je veux te croire"
Aurora - Becky Sanders - "Don't Lie To Me"
Battone - Sophie - "Your Decision"
Bocasta - Les Pharaons - "La danse triste"
Chedaskary - Jack Dannou - "Dangerous"
Cinq-Port - Sky - "Why Should I Live Alone?"
Ealascha - Lightning Trains - "Film Stars"
Eindesch - Liza Garr - "Burn Like Stars"
Essop - The Villains - "Power"
Fellowsburg - Josette - "Arrête-moi"
Fragé - Nicolas Blanqui - "Vagues"
Hope City - Meredith Carre - "Dans tes bras"
Holstein - Margot Turcotte - "La vie est blanche"
Jeansité-sur-Blanche - Julie Rochefort - "Avoue"
La Rancour - Corinne Benoit - "Lorsque j'avais peur"
Lakeside - The Heights - "I Won't Leave You"
Les Deux Rouges - Raymond Calvet - "Reste là"
Letonarc - Laurent Devereux - "Ne t'en laisses pas conter"
Maetapolis - Étienne - "Je me suis caché"
Majaentour - Damon - "Words"
Mondascria - The Illusions - "Driving"
Monschidau City - Sabine - "It's Love"
Newchester - Halldor - "Criminal Logic"
Nouveau-Toulouse - Poissons D'Or - "La folie"
Nusshalten - Calamity Kids - "If I Can't Have Fame I'll Take Infamy"
Port Laistradec - Jacques Lamont - "Je me demande"
Tours - Serge Grenier - "Parfois"
Whiscombe - Vicious Victor and the Cult of Reason - "Sheep"
Youngstown - Fabien Lefèvre - "Appelle-moi"

Troy: "Welcome to the Rock Festival -09! You've heard the bands, now it's time to vote forward the five bands that are to compete in the final round, so pick up your phones or e-mail programs if you haven't already and vote in 3... 2... 1... now!"

01) Absolute Silence by Fish outside Bowl
02) Sunshine by Trice the Revolution
03) Hope is Ours by Velvet Zink
04) Screaming at the Shadows by Band no 16
05) Cheaters by Funclub
06) Fred by ZFZ
07) Never Rest by Organized Beavers
08) The Past is Vast by Meh
09) Futuristic by Toxica
10) The Lonely Song by Reactor Shutdown
11) End of Allby the Baskerland Syndrome
12) Victims of Greed by No Flavour

(15 minutes later)

Troy: "3... 2... 1... and stop! Thank you all for your votes, according to the screens we have gotten... 1 684 321 votes, which is a new record, congratulations Future-World!

And going to the final round are:

02) Sunshine by Trice the Revolution
03) Hope is Ours by Velvet Zink
06) Fred by ZFZ
10) The Lonely Song by Reactor Shutdown
12) Victims of Greed by No Flavour

Now we welcome the bands up on stage again to perform a second time before the final voting, stay tuned Future-World!"

piosenkadlaSwilasji 9 - Semi-Final 2


01) Dlaczego, by Stevan Flijivski
02) Another Time, by Blue Diamonds
03) The Longest Roads, by Przedmieście
04) Friday Nights, by Jaszenki
05) Be My Star, by Martynki
06) Coloured Rooms, by Dreamsellers
07) Why Can't We?, by Piaski
08) Twoja Swilasja, by Vilvek Station
09) Travellers, by Monika Wenejska
10) Shut me up, by Garage Camp
11) Sizinitski, by Birana SW
12) Not Driving Anymore, by Anonomous

(10-minute voting period)

3... 2... 1... Stop Voting!

And Going to the Final are...


02) Another Time, by Blue Diamonds
03) The Longest Roads, by Przedmieście
05) Be My Star, by Martynki
07) Why Can't We?, by Piaski
12) Not Driving Anymore, by Anonomous

"Seven Castles Song Contest" on SCBC1

There are 10 songs and one of them will represent Seven Castles for the WorldVision Song Contest 9! Here they are:

1. "Go Enjoy!", by Thinkers
2. "Eu sou tu", by Ana Loureiro
3. "Antes do Depois", by João Nunes
4. "Restart", by Joana Neves
5. "Demónios", by Evilmen
6. "Hora a Hora", by Josefina Martins
7. "Green Grass", by Hugo Loureiro
8. "Batateira Frita", by Rurais
9. "Já fui Eu", by Maria Marques
10. "Glamour", by Adriana Gomes

Voting process was made by televotes, e-mail and mail.

See you in the WorldVision Song Contest 9, here, on SCBC1!

Cafundéu will be represented by the song "Priest Marcos and the Jeep", by Wage

Qazox' FINALISTS

Tripe: Don't Wanna Give it Up (80's rock)

VERSUS

Thundering Idiots: Wasted (early 90's Grunge Rock)

WV9 Entry to be chosen tommorrow, Live on QOX!

OK.

Due a very serious RL issue, I'm not going to be on Jolt consistantly for the near future.

So effective on this upcoming Tuesday, I will not have consistant internet access.

I don't know when I will be back on Jolt Full-time, hopefully soon though it is very doubtful, but for the foreseeable future, I (and to the same extent, Green wombat and Prux) will not be participating in any upcoming tourneys or events. We will attempt to RP in the events we are currently are in, but don't be suprised if none of us do.

And to answer a couple of questions:

NO I'm not going to jail
NO I'm not battling an illness.
NO I'm not dying.
YES I am moving.

(I will attempt to RP in this as best I can)

piosenkadlaSwilasji 9 - Semi-Final 3


01) Myths and Legends, by Michał Rawiszki
02) Snow, by Snow
03) In Our Movie, by Firewinds
04) Anarchy In Swilatia, by Side Street Band
05) Sing a Song, by Jazki and Senki
06) Timeless, by City Wizards
07) Around the World, by ZM
08) This First Time, by Alexander Sowiski
09) Internet Money, by Awesometastic
10) Night after Night, by 4real
11) Leaving Today, by Anna Kirowska
12) No Heroes, by Stickplay


(10-minute voting period)

3... 2... 1... Stop Voting!

And Going to the Final are...


01) Myths and Legends, by Michał Rawiszki
05) Sing a Song, by Jazki and Senki
07) Around the World, by ZM
08) This First Time, by Alexander Sowiski
10) Night after Night, by 4real

Qazox' World Vision 9 Entry is....

Tripe: Don't Wanna Give it Up (80's rock)

Kemball Island National Final

Part 1 (after just songs)
Radio Stomp- 30.3% of votes (3 pts)
Ruby Donovan- 24.6% (2 pts)
The Broken Noses- 24.5% (1 pt)
Asphalt Monkey Dust- 20.6%

Asphalt Monkey Dust eliminated

Part 2 (after live cover song)
The Broken Noses- 39.5% (4 pts - TOTAL 5 pts)
Ruby Donovan- 32.0% (2 pts - TOTAL 4 pts)
Radio Stomp- 28.5% (1 pt - TOTAL 4 pts)


Part 3 (after live performance of song)
Ruby Donovan- 36.5% (4 pts - TOTAL 8 pts)
The Broken Noses- 34.5% (2 pts - TOTAL 7 pts)
Radio Stomp- 29.0% (1 pt - TOTAL 5 pts)

Radio Stomp eliminated

The Grand Final Vote:
The Broken Noses- 51.9%
Ruby Donovan- 48.1%

And so, after a thoroughly overcomplicated voting system in a thoroughly overhyped final, The Broken Noses will be performing Modern Life is Rubbish for Kemball Island at WV9

Congratulations, lads! Do us proud!

The songs in bold all qualified from the semi final; the number of points they got is shown as well.

Augascrit - Élise Rousseau - "Je veux te croire" - 262
Chedaskary - Jack Dannou - "Dangerous" - 200
La Rancour - Corinne Benoit - "Lorsque j'avais peur" - 198
Newchester - Halldor - "Criminal Logic" - 158
Maetapolis - Étienne - "Je me suis caché" - 150
Battone - Sophie - "Your Decision" - 116
Bocasta - Les pharaons - "La danse triste" - 95
Cinq-Port - Sky - "Why Should I Live Alone?" - 94
Nouveau-Toulouse - Les poissons d'or - "La folie" - 65
Majaentour - Damon - "Words" - 51
Aurora - Becky Sanders - "Don't Lie To Me" - 47
Essop - The Villains - "Power" - 44
Youngstown - Fabien Lefèvre - "Appelle-moi" - 43
Fragé - Nicolas Blanqui - "Vagues" - 42
Ealascha - Lightning Trains - "Film Stars" - 36
Les Deux Rouges - Raymond Calvet - "Reste là" - 36
Monschidau City - Sabine - "It's Love" - 35
Nusshalten - The Calamity Kids - "If I Can't Have Fame I'll Take Infamy" - 32
Lakeside - The Heights - "I Won't Leave You" - 19
Fellowsburg - Josette - "Arrête-moi" - 17

These are the songs in the final, and in their final draw positions:

Majaentour - Damon - "Words"
Albany - Alain Moreno - "Douceur"
Hope City - Meredith Carre - "Dans tes bras"
Holstein - Margot Turcotte - "La vie est blanche"
Port Laistradec - Jacques Lamont - "Je me demande"
Nouveau-Toulouse - Les poissons d'or - "La folie"
Tours - Serge Grenier - "Parfois"
Bocasta - Les pharaons - "La danse triste"
Battone - Sophie - "Your Decision"
La Rancour - Corinne Benoit - "Lorsque j'avais peur"
Chedaskary - Jack Dannou - "Dangerous"
Augascrit - Élise Rousseau - "Je veux te croire"
Letonarc - Laurent Devereux - "Ne t'en laisses pas conter"
Maetapolis - Étienne - "Je me suis caché"
Newchester - Halldor - "Criminal Logic"
Jeansité-sur-Blanche - Julie Rochefort - "Avoue"
Cinq-Port - Sky - "Why Should I Live Alone?"
Whiscombe - Vicious Victor and the Cult of Reason - "Sheep"
Eindesch - Liza Garr - "Burn Like Stars"
Mondascria - The Illusions - "Driving"

Wijaska Song For WorldVision
No, we couldn't come up with a real title


01) Jázna Voda, by Falair Sayazanki
02) Light Me Up, by Náyezka Mirinke
03) Fly to the Top, by Saléaris Jazinske
04) Léyala, by Sizarka Graziyat
05) It's Unreal, by Zayinki
06) Keep on Doing it, by CDstarz

First Televote (Before Live Performances):


Keep on Doing it, by CDstarz (31%, 4 points)
Fly to the Top, by Saléaris Jazinske (26%, 2 points)
Léyala, by Sizarka Graziyat (17%, 1 points)
Jázna Voda, by Falair Sayazanki (12%, 0 points)
Light Me Up, by Náyezka Mirinke (9%, ELIMINATED)
It's Unreal, by Zayinki (5%, ELIMINATED)

(Songs Are Performed Live)

Musical Experts Jury:


Léyala, by Sizarka Graziyat (4 points, 5 total)
Jázna Voda, by Falair Sayazanki (2 points, 2 total)
Fly to the Top, by Saléaris Jazinske (1 points, 3 total)
Keep on Doing it, by CDstarz (0 points, 4 total)

WTV Jury:


Fly to the Top, by Saléaris Jazinske (4 points, 7 total)
Keep on Doing it, by CDstarz (2 points, 6 total)
Léyala, by Sizarka Graziyat (1 points, 6 total)
Jázna Voda, by Falair Sayazanki (0 points, 2 total)

Second Televote:


Keep on Doing it, by CDstarz (4 points, 10 total)
Fly to the Top, by Saléaris Jazinske (2 points, 9 total)
Jázna Voda, by Falair Sayazanki (1 points, 3 total)
Léyala, by Sizarka Graziyat (0 points, 6 total)

Final Standings


Keep on Doing it, by CDstarz (10 points)
Fly to the Top, by Saléaris Jazinske (9 points)
Léyala, by Sizarka Graziyat (6 points)
Jázna Voda, by Falair Sayazanki (3 points)

Wijaska Island's WorldVision 9 Entry is: Keep on Doing it, by CDstarz

Ok, I think we've gotten enough votes... and the WorldVision 9 will be hosted in... Future-World!!

The winners from the nantical competitions:

Nanti 1: Jesten Lanaki - Nilha Veka Alna (the Lanaki brothers - nothing is better)
Nanti 2: Rekijo 514 - Minas Sijehi (tomorrow morning)
Nanti 3: Tekne( )luru ines - Demna'xe (New dream/new, different world - my heart)
Nanti 4: V.A.N.U. - Ikjusemufac tekne (this title is lajikin and mean "workers of the world")
Nanti 5: Kitteh of Janish - Ha~o far shan me han (Kitty of Janix - How far can I go (both is in kireshi, a creole between rejistanian and Progressan English) )
Nanti 6: ♥ - ‽‽‽ (radio announcers HATE this band with passion)
Nanti 7: Lata mesit, kita lanja - Hejida Sike (maybe never - Hello Sike)
Nanti 8: Hakim'ytin tesla - Ojyu resky (before everything changes - beyond crazy)


The winner will be announced soon!

A man on a podium somewhere in Nethertopia announced it. It was widely watched, since the WorldVision has become immensely popular in Nethertopia since it hosted it. The Good ol' days (NOT) has reached number one in the charts, on a side note.

Anyway, the man said the following: "Nethertopia will be representated by The Occult, continuing the rock/metal scene that has been moderately successful for Nethertopia. The song is called Spirits in my head. It's about a man who has trouble living with his past.

Thank you for your attention."

The Kura-Pellandi national final This Is Our Sound is scheduled to take place this Wednesday. It is seen as a wide-open field this year, and as usual a huge array of styles are represented.

After the last-minute cancellation of the country's entry to the last contest, hope and fear are running almost equally high.

Our Second Semi-Final will take place in the next 2 days or so. Followed by our 3rd semi, Second Chance Final & Grand Final this weekend.

http://www.tummiweb.com/escnation/scorewiz/show.php?id=64591

Highlight for the spoiler: Cachette de Lions' representative is Vicious Victor and the Cult of Reason, with the song "Sheep"

"...and representing Zwangzug in Futuria will be Hobbyhoarse, performing "I Think, Therefore I'm Sad"."

"Okay, now everyone else can tune out, and we'll send it over to the funny desk for those of you around here who still care."

And over to the funny desk we go, graphic and all... (http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1791/wv9.png)

"So in first place we have Hobbyhoarse, a little bigger range than the rest of the top four."

"What about the second place?"

""Concertino for bleepinator and wind ensemble" doesn't count."

"...Thankfully."

"Yeah. So, middle c on down."

"Rumor has it that it's actually going to be done correctly this time around, rather than the inexplicably 8va renditions of pretty much all of them short of Teagan Gremer."

"Hope so."

"Good news is it ends on an E, just like it starts, so not another sol-do thing."

"Yeah, well, it would have been, if the bridge hadn't decided to take it up a fifth."

"Now I've heard that the bridge sounds sort of like "The Pendulum"'s? Is this a problem?"

"Nah, The Neoreactionaries are busy working on their new album. They don't care."

"Oh? What's it called?"

""What I Wouldn't Do To Rock." Or something."

"Whatever. Anything else we need to know about the winner?"

"It's not about killing people in their sleep."

"I sort of figured that, there's no burnination."

"Well, just in case you wonder. The first line's just symbolic."

"Are they trying to be all deep?"

"Probably."

"Oh well."

Troy: "Yes, the news have arrived, WorldVision 9 will be held here, in Futuria!"

The cheers and applause filled the arena and it took several minutes before Troy could continue.

Troy: "But we still have the mission to select whom should represent us in the Vision, so here are the candidates:

02) Sunshine by Trice the Revolution
03) Hope is Ours by Velvet Zink
06) Fred by ZFZ
10) The Lonely Song by Reactor Shutdown
12) Victims of Greed by No Flavour

Everyone start your voting... nnnnnow!"
-Ten minutes later-

"And the voting ends in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1! We should get the results in any moment... Yes, here they are!"

Troy waved the little computer screen in his hand.

"And the winner of Futurian Rock Show 2009 is... Trice the Revolution witht the song 'Sunshine'! Congratulations!"

Winner:
Sunshine by Trice the Revolution

(OOC: To save time, I'm giving you the English version, omitting the original Esperanto, except for song titles. Translation from Esperanto is in square brackets, from Pastarr in curly brackets)
This is Nina Musikisto here on Channel 2, Esperantujo 2. Here are the results of the vote, and what a great variety we've had this time.
In fifth place is Rikardo Klifo with Eterne [Eternally]. He never gives up, does he? He was singing when I was a little tiny girl. He must be a hundred years old, and he hasn't come out yet!
In fourth place is the religious number sung by the Pastafarrian Tabernacle Choir, Hujarr, Hujarr, Farr Sarr Marr {All praise to the Flying Spaghetti Monster}. Well, I don't do gods, but if it turns some people on.
Third comes our President, Aleksandra Kuiristo, with her own song, Ni Nudigxu [Let's Get Naked]. Well, being neither a man nor a lesbian I'm not an expert on such things, but wow! I'm sure I didn't look as good as that, without my clothes on, when I was 21. If the President gives up politics I'm sure she could make a good career as an exotic dancer.
Second are the Kontrauxrauxmistoj with their patriotic song, Ghis La Fina Venko [Until the Final Victory]. Well they've been going nearly as long as Rikardo, and they've never made a bad one.
At last the easy winner, the surprise entry. And I believe it would have won without the School Students' votes. Yes, it's Friendly Monkeys, by the Friendly Monkeys with Eriko Charulo! Weren't those monkeys fantastic! And they'd never been out of the jungle before, or seen a human adult! Eriko is only 10 years old. I think he is going to be the next Mihhajlo Ghakido.
So the Monkeys and Eriko will be representing us in Futuria.

The Winner of the Valeneska Song Contest 17 and the Valeneska Entry to WorldVision 9 is Perfect Enemies, by Jazmina Terasovka

bump, still 10 more countries to go.

An exciting evening of high drama at the Unity Arena in Trilan, home of WorldVision in the past, now home again for the long-awaited return of the qualification. This Is Our Sound drew a huge audience on NTV1, and with the national football team having just knocked Vephrall out of the World Cup, national pride was swelling. Whether this would manifest itself in conservatism was a moot point; opinion polls were only showing a small bounce to the National Democrats at this point, but with the devolution of powers to Noorde and Sudesti now confirmed at seemingly the precise wrong moment...

Little sign of any politicised voting, though plenty will look out for more of a sign when detailed data emerges, in the final though, and it is Charlotte Pinter who will represent the nation at WorldVision 9 with To Find Someone, which is that most Kura-Pellandi of things, a theatrical ballad.

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And here we are, at the final of piosenka dla swilasji, here in BSD Park, in Vilvek. A few weeks ago you selected the songs, and now here they are, all performing here. And toneight, you finally choose which song goes to the WorldVision contest, in Future-World. So here we have 15 songs, coming from the semi-finals. And we can only have one go to WorldVision. And here they are:

01) Night After Night, by 4real
02) When the World Ends, by jSejazki
03) The Longest Roads, by Przedmieście
04) Miss Insanity, by Blue Diamonds
05) Sing a Song, by Jazki and Senki
06) Another Time, by Blue Diamonds
07) Why Can't We?, by Piaski
08) Not Driving Anymore, by Anonomous
09) As it Happens, by Lena Siriwska
10) Wróc Today, by 7teen
11) Myths and Legends, by Michał Rawiszki
12) Powiedz Jak, by Kazimir Anewski
13) Be My Star, by Martynki
14) Around the World, by ZM
15) This First Time, by Alexander Sowiski



And that's all the songs. To vote, go on our website, www.piosenka-dla-swilasji.swi. We'll tell you everything there. There yet? Voting... starts... now!
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Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, pięć, cztery, trzy, dwa, jeden, the voting is over!

And, we'll just give the top four places of the results, you can check the rest of the results later.

4th place: As it Happens, by Lena Siriwska, 201,891,054 votes
3th place: Sing a Song, by Jazki and Senki, 245,771,243 votes
2rd place: Why Can't We?, by Piaski, 292,525,676 votes

And, with 362,686,628 votes, our entry to WorldVision 9 will be: Around The World, by ZM

The three finalists for Scotchpinestan's entry are:

- Guinness Pounders, a metal band, with "Slam!"

- The Yip Yups, an R&B quartet, with "Let's Get Naked"

- Beef, an alt-rock band, with "Makes Me Itch"

Stay tuned for the results...

Just tell us which one's your song, okay? the threads been open for two weeks now. Posting the finalists and winner separately just makes this thread slower then it needs to be.

Some of us would rather be doing the contest by now.

Due to technical difficulties the Entry for Kingsley Bedford has been decided internally instead of a full scale national final as planned.

The Kingfordian WorldVision Entry is.........

VLAD & MAYA..... "NIGHT THAT WILL LAST FOREVER"!!!!!!!

The Winner, The Other White Meat- Dont Follow Me

Rejistania is presented in the World Vision 9 by "♥" (commonly pronounced: halan) with the song "‽‽‽" (kiu kiu kiu)

The votes are in, and the winner is...


Beef - Makes Me Itch

So, what about the other 4 countries? Do we send TG's or something? When does the contest start?

This needs to go faster.

We could just start the thread as usual and hope those nations will pop up after some time. TG's are indeed nice to sent, aren't they?

"We apologise for the interruption, which was caused by problems in interfacing our own technology with that of the outside world. Normal service should now be resuming very shortly."


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(OOC: I've been busy, but will have my nation's choice posted either this evening or tomorrow...)

Isn't the Host normally supposed to start the contest thread though?

Yes, I'll open up the competitioin later today

Isn't the Host normally supposed to start the contest thread though?

Aren't you supposed to be the expert on this competition? :p

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=14657570

The thread is up now

"Welcome back to the national finals of BABC's ‘Song for the Bears' contest!
For any of you who don't already know us, we are your hosts for this evening's show: I'm Alasbearr Thunder..."

"...and I'm Urra Lightning."

"In a programme that was broadcast three days ago, you heard all the two-eights of songs that had come forward to this stage from the eight-plus-two[/i] regional finals: The winning entry from each region, the four runners-up that did best in terms of their shares of the votes, and two more that were then selected from amongst the remaining entries by a national committee.
Voting about which of those songs should be taken to the Worldvision competition to represent our country and people was open for the whole period in between these two programmes, the votes that were cast in every region have now been sent in and the results compiled: We will now announce what your overall choice was, and give you a chance to hear each of your most-favoured eight songs again.
Firstly though, Urra, please tell our listeners exactly how the winning song was chosen..."

"Well, Alasbearr, the BABC and the Order of Bairrds -- who actually organised this contest on the ground -- agreed that the result should be determined in basically the same way as the international contest into which our winner will now progress will be _
The people in each of the eight-plus-two regions into which the country is divided for broadcasting purposes, each of which has one song in these finals, were allowed to cast their individual votes for any songs apart from their own regions' ones: then, for the overall result, instead of just adding up all of the regional numbers of votes for each entry, each song was allocated a number of points from each region based on its popularity there... and it's the total numbers of points that the songs gained on that basis that's been used to identify the winner. The system used was that each song received eight-plus-four points from a region if it was the locals' first choice, eight-plus-two points if it came second there, eight points if it came third, seven points if it came fourth, six points if it came fifth, and so on down to one point if it came eight-plus-two’th… with no points at all or any song that was less popular than that…”
"That's a rather complicated system for voting, Urra."

"Yes, Alasbearr, but given the differences in the regions' populations it was decided that using this method — which is actually the same one that will be used internationally in the ‘WorldVision’ contest itself — would be fairer than simply counting the totals of the individual votes that were cast for each entry.
Anyway, it's done now, so here are the overall results, from last place upwards _

In two-eighth place, with just seven points: ‘Ergorrah Marrlay’ by Garro Yarr, who come from Clan WhiteWater and are here as the top entry from the ‘Mainland South’ region.
In eight-plus-seventh place, with eight-plus-three points: ‘The White Bison’, by The Woodruffs, who come from Clan WildWoods and are here as the top entry in the ‘Mainland East’ region.
And in eight-plus-sixth place, with eight-plus-five points: ‘The Littlest Hero Of Them All’, by Yabba Darra Booh, who come from Clan Yrrath and were the runners-up in the Mainland South’ region.
In eight-plus-fifth place, with three-eights points: ‘Beyond The River’, by Charrf Reh’harr, who comes from Clan WestWoods -- in the ‘Mainland West’ region -- and is here as one of the national committee’s choices.
In eight-plus-fourth place, with three-eights-plus-three points: ‘Praise Him!’, by the Choir of the Cathedral of St Demetrius, who come from Clan Ostbora and are here as the top entry from the ‘Mainland North-East’ region.
In eight-plus-two’th place, jointly, with three-eights-plus five points each: ‘ Miorr Koll Garra Hye Yerran’, by Mavoree, who comes from the Garra clans and was runner-up in the ‘Northlands West’ region; and ‘Hrim—Hrem—Hram—Hrum—Hrom’, by The Kings’ Singers, who mostly come from Clan Redwood and who are here as the runners-up from the ‘Mainland East-Central’ region.
And in eight-plus-one’th place, with five-eights-plus-one points: ‘Just Love Me’, by ThunderBears Are Go!, who come from Clan WestWoods and are here as the top entry in the ‘Mainland West’ region.”

“And now, in eighth place, with five-eights-plus-two points: ‘Therrindra’s Song’, by Therrindra, who comes from Clan SeaBear and is here as the top entry from the ‘Northlands West’ region.”
(The camera pans across the studio to a stage, on which a brown-furred female Ursine [wearing a long blue-green dress] is standing in front of a string quartet & a harpist: She sings a lovely ballad about being courted by several suitors, each with some different advantage to offer, and choosing the one who most sincerely offered true love forever …)

“In seventh place, with five-eights-plus-three points: ‘Like A Forest Fire!’, by Green Heat, who come from Clan GreenWoods and are here as the top entry from the ‘Mainland North-Central’ region.”
(The camera pans back across to the stage, which is now occupied by a septet of male Ursines [all of whom are wearing ‘safari suit’—type outfits in green denim], five of them carrying various guitar-type or mandolin/lute-type instruments whilst another is holding a saxophone and the last is sitting behind a drum kit. They play & sing a rock song about the overwhelming power of love…)

In sixth place, with five-eights-plus-four points: ‘The Hills of Dorr-Ee-Parrtunn’, by Pirr-Nark-Porra-Yaar, who also come from Clan GreenWoods and are here as the top entry from the ‘Mainland North-Central’ region.
(The band [i]this time is more of a folk-rock one, who play a very lively tune but who sing the accompanying lyrics in ursine rather than in English or in any other Human language…)

And in fifth place, with five-eights-plus-six points: ‘Sweet, Sweet Cider’, by Shuffro, who come from Clan WestWoods and were the runners-up for the ‘Mainland West’ region.”
(Another folk-rock group, singing a humorous song — in English — about drinking cider & its effects. [OOC: If you’ve ever heard a RL group who are called ‘The Wurzels’ then think of an Ursine version of that band…])


“We’ll be back again, with the top four entries and an interview with the winners, after these adverts…”


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(An advertisment for 'Sturrlusson Steamer' road-cars begins...)

( (An advert for ‘Perrebarr’s Old-fashioned Effbark Ale' finishes...)

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“And now, the songs that you have voted into the top four places in this year’s competition. These four entries, whose relative places have yet to be revealed, are _

‘Silver and Gold’, by ‘Urratharra and Friends’, who come from Clan BerryGlades and are here as the top entry from the ‘Mainland West-Central’ region. Yes, that is the very same ‘Urratharra’ who represented our nation in the second ’NSvision Song Contest’, and whose song from that competition —‘Peace’ — was subsequently adapted slightly for use as our National Anthem.
‘Save All Your Hugging For Me’, by ‘The Brotherhood of Bear’ who come from Council Groves in the ‘Mainland East-Central’ region and are here as one of the national committee’s choices.
‘Yellow Railway-Train, by The QuarryBears, who come from Clan WideWater and are here as the top entry from the ‘Mainland North’ region.
‘Honey, Honey, Honey!’, by Baab, who come from Clan Thuleann and are here as the top entry from the ‘Northlands East’ region.


And in fourth place, with six-eights-plus-two points, it’s The QuarryBears and ‘Yellow Railway-Train.”
(The band that’s on stage now consists of five male Ursines, all of whom are [fairly young] adult males with brown fur, wearing overalls: Three of them are carrying guitars, while one is standing by a double bass and the last is sitting behind a drum-kit. At a signal from offstage, they begin to play & sing_)

“In the grove where I was born,
Lived a Bear who’d toured the lan’;
And he told of us his trips
Out to vis-it every Clan:

We all live in a yellow railway-train,
A yellow railway-train, a yellow railway-train;
We all live in a yellow railway-train,
A yellow railway-train, a yellow railway-train.”
(etc.)

“Thank you, ‘The QuarryBears’, five young he-bears whom I think will go far; Let’s all give them a great big paw!”
(The crowd applauds...)


And in third place, with six-eights-plus-six points, it’s ’The Brotherhood of Bear’ and ‘Save All Your Hugging For Me’.
(The previous act has now been replaced by a line of eight Ursines, again all of them male, each of whom is wearing a different Clan’s traditional ceremonial costume. There are a number of musicians positioned behind them, but screens and the lighting have been arranged so that these aren’t really visible from the audience. When the signal is given, the bears in the front row begin to sing_)
(OOC: but I’m not going to quote any of this song; You can probably work out what it’s like, anyway, right?)

“So, which of the two remaining songs will it be? Have you chosen Urratharra to represent us again, or are you giving ’Babb’ a chance to do so — as the first entrants from the Northlands to do so — instead? Urra will now open the envelope that’s lying on the desk in front of her, and read out the final results...”

(Urra opens that envelope, draws a sheet of paper out from it, reads this, draws out the pause for a bit longer, and then declares the runner-up and the winner ...)

“You have given ‘Honey, Honey, Honey!’, by Baab, six-eights-plus-seven points... BUT you have given ‘Silver and Gold’, by ‘Urratharra and Friends’, eightsquared points! The winning entry in this contest, and our representative in the WorldVision competition, is therefore_
‘Silver and Gold’, by ‘Urratharra and Friends’!

(MASSIVE applause from the audience!)

“‘Urratharra and Friends’ will perform their song for us again shortly, and after that we will be interviewing them, but before that happens let us have A GREAT BIG PAW for ‘Baab’!”

(More MASSIVE applause from the audience...)

(On stage now, four Ursines — all of them dressed in white, and not carrying any musical instruments — with some musicians in the screened shadows behind them. Two members of the front quartet are males, both of whom are brown-furred, and the other two [who are standing between those] are females one of whom has fur of a very light shade and the other fur that is almost black. The male on the left-hand end of the line, from their own viewpoint begins to sing_)

(him)“I hunt all night, I fish all day,
To pay the bills I have to pay;”
(the others) “That’s too bad!”
(him)“But still there never seems to be
A jar of Honey left for me!”
(the others)“That’s so sad!”
(him)“I dare dream, to beat this Fate,
That I’ll find me a wealthy mate;
I wouldn’t have to work at all,
All that I’d have to do is ball!”

(all of them)”Honey, honey, honey!
Must be funny, in a rich Bear’s world;
Honey, honey, honey!
Always sunny, in a rich Bear’s world!”

(and so on...)