About + How It Works
The World Hit Festival (WHF) is a song competition. Each participating nation may enter 1 song and artist into the contest, and it will be performed. Lyrics must be written by the user, thus no instrumental songs are allowed. Users may enter up to 2 more puppet nations, adding to a total of 3 overall.
Later, each nation must vote for their favourites by giving 5 points to their favourite song, 4 points to their 2nd favourite, and so on. Nations are only allowed to get a maximum of 8 points from the user's puppets (meaning that, Nation 1 can receive 4 points from Nation 2 and Nation 3 each, if all 3 nations belong to the same user. Nations 2 and 3 can still receive points from each other.)
Votes are to be submitted by telegram to the host country, who will publish them. Afterwards, a winner will be announced and the current edition of the WHF will end, and signups for the next WHF will be opened.
Here is a statistical database of participants in WHF history, and here is a list of every World Hit Festival ever, along with links to the IC and OOC threads.
For the contest, 3 threads will be opened. The first is the Signups/OOC thread, this one. The second is known as a Draft Thread. You will post your performances here. The final one is the IC thread. The host will copy your performances from the Draft Thread. You will be able to post commentary here.
You can use the most recent World Hit Festival (WHF23) as a reference. Still, feel free to ask questions!
Schedule
Signups close: April 9
Draft thread (entry posting) closes: April 30
Voting deadline: May 7
Voting announcement (results): by May 14
Contest Details
Logo + Theme + Venue
Signing up
To sign up, fill the form below. You do not have to have a complete initial sign-up. A post saying that you'll participate is okay, but you'll have to complete the rest eventually. If you want to have a national final, feel free to post it in this thread.
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[box][b]Nation:[/b]
[b]Broadcaster:[/b]
[b]Song Title:[/b]
[b]Artist:[/b]
[b]Language(s):[/b]
[b]Title Transcription (if required):[/b]
[b]Title Translation (if required):[/b]
[b]Tune:[/b] [/box]
The form will look like the contents of the spoiler below. In the spoiler, there is also an explanation of each part.
If you want to see an example, scroll down, since experienced nations are more likely to sign up earlier.
Confirmed Nations:
Anollasia: Gain, by Jade Kurt
Artsakhestan
Bloodbath Generation: Stronger, by Ian Clark
Britonisea
Ekoz: Higher, by Zara Hjugosdottår
Estogium
Ethane
Euskirribakondara
Fromulya: ASI, by Lakta
Izmedu: Poison, by Prudencija N. & TI Blazevic
Kalosia: Lë Vojaǧo, by Nawra
Kendor: Rise from the Ashes, by Jack "Eagle" Gret
Monlyuxeburga
Morning Mountain
Nightom
Normandy & Picardy: Sœn e Sombe, by Anna
Russadonia
The Sarian: Fight for Love - Harriet Engels
Skanden: Jag vet du saknar mig, by Čikjū Marukaitė
Tödlichebujoku: Nothing to Me, by Tarja Günther