Euskirribakondara returned to the contest after a long absence with a stunning victory in Mousiki, with Nadija taking the trophy home for her country. Of course, Euskirribakondara were more than happy to accept the hosting duties and the contest is back in Harrikes for the first time since the 8th World Hit Festival.
What is the World Hit Festival?
The World Hit Fesitval (WHF) is a multiversal song competition. Each nation shall enter 1 song and 1 artist, and it shall be 'performed' via roleplay. Most nations tend to use a real life tune as a musical backing, but every entry submitted to the World Hit Festival is required to have original lyrics (ie. if you submit a tune, you must re-write the lyrics), so this does mean that instrumental tunes are blocked from entering the contest.
WHF operates with three threads, the OOC, Draft, and IC threads. The one you are seeing now is the OOC/Sign-ups thread, the main place for you to discuss the contest, reveal your entrant, etc. All OOC chatter goes here. The Draft Thread, opened by the host, is the second thread opened up during a WHF contest, and this draft thread is where nations will post and work on their entries until a deadline determined by the host. The IC thread, also opened by the host is the third and final thread attached to a WHF, and it is where the host will transfer your entries.
The World Hit Festival has had a very long history in NationStates, and a thread by the second overseer (Euskirribakondara) has been created to compile this long history. Click here for a thread with links to every OOC and IC thread of all World Hit Festivals so far. Click this for a statistical database of all WHF participants. (the latter link is outdated). For winners, click here to see a full list of all WHF winners with links to their entries.
For those wanting a look at the immediate past, here are a collection of links to the most recent WHF: OOC Thread - Draft Thread - IC Thread
We also have a Discord server!
Schedule
Signups Close: April 26
Draft Thread Opens: April 27
Draft Thread Closes: May 19
IC Thread Opens: May 19
Voting Deadline: May 25
Voting Announcement: May 26-29
Winner Announcement: May 29
Rules and Procedures
- A nation is allowed to submit 2 puppets maximum to the contest, meaning that a user can be controlling at most 3 nations in the contest.
- The voting procedure is as follows: 5 points to your favorite, 4, 3, 2, and 1 to your 5th favorite. All votes are sent to the host through telegram.
- Users are allowed to receive 8 points maximum from their puppets. Meaning, a nation with three users can use Nation B and C (with B and C giving 4 points each) to give Nation A 8 points total, but nothing more.
- A nation is also required to vote, but there is no penalty for not voting. The host will make up your votes in the event that they do not have your votes.
- All or at least most of the written lyrics must be original. Should any user spot any concerns, don't hesitate to let the overseer or current host know.
- If more than 30 nations successfully post complete entries on the draft thread, semi-finals will be held.
Signing Up
You've read the rules and what it's about, and you wanna join? Awesome! To confirm that you are indeed participating, fill out the sign-up form below. It is not necessary to immediately complete the sign-up form in full immediately, as a post saying you'll participate is also fine. However, please do fill out the form to completion during the contest.
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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]
[b]Define music in two words of your nation's language:[/b]
[b]Translate -my soundtrack is- to your nation's language:[/b]
[b]Choose the Euskirrikbakondaran province ([url=https://www.nationstates.net/nation=euskirribakondara/detail=factbook/id=793787]list of provinces[/url]) that is closest to your country:[/b]
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For WHF veterans, this sign-up form will look very familiar as it is the same sign-up form for the past 15 editions. However, for debutantes, I have provided a sample application using last edition's winning entry in a spoiler, with explanations in brackets.
A special note: For this particular WHF, there are three special postcard-related items that the host has requested. The details will be explained in a separate OOC post.
It's a lot to take in, but as I've mentioned before, there are nations here that are willing to help. If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask them on this thread or to TG any of us. Most importantly, enjoy your time here and enjoy the music.
Participating Nations
Anollasia: "Down in the City" by The Bernsters
Artsakhestan: "Այո" by Naira Mankuyan
Britonisea: "Why Did You Leave?" by Jacob Carew
Cosneolta: "This Feeling" by Convikt ft. NVM
Darkmania: "Kjærligheten dør" by Märiëlla Baelsä ft. Daniël Kisdmedspringer
Ekoz: "Rise" by Laara
Estogium: "I'm Ready" by Reis Malilk
Ethane
Euskirribakondara
Fromulya:
Gim
Goluta: "Gual Arine" by Kasmil
Izmedu: "Rise Again" by Anja Krajacic
Kannap
Kalosia: "Alba" by Paola Amadin
Kwadai: TBD by Kala
Mercedini: "Stay Right Here" by Samuel Borlaviac
Monaeroglisseurest Pleindanguilles: "Please Don't Hurt" by Julian
Natanya: "Barely Holding On" by Ysamo Awora Worono-Loryr
Nightom: "Poisonous" by Aaliyah Banques
Normandy and Picardy: "Liar" by Anti-Proliferation League
San Andres Archipelago: "Tan Deh" by Elkin Archibold
Skanden: "Gratitude" by TBD
South Kannap
Todlichebujoku
Regardless, all sign-ups above have been 
