The 67th Worldvision Song Contest (Örkemdrem, Darkmania) IC

[Antahbrantahstan]

Tomas Darwis, The Voice Anta winner, singer and model

"Wassup, Darkmania, i am here to show you the Anturian votes, well, like all spokepersons are supposed to say, you guys have an absolutely fantastic show and i enjoyed every second of it, Latisha peeing onstage doesn't count. Now, let's see the first Anturian votes."

7-Axuva
6-Polkopia
5-Tödlichebujoku
4-Christarnea
3-Kalosia
2-Krytenia
1-Ceyesca

"The Anturian 8 points goes to..."

ESTOGIUM.

"The Anturian 10 points goes to..."

GACIADIA.

"And finally, the Anturian 12 points goes to..."

RUSMAILICA.

"Congrats to everyone! My job here is done, bye!"

[These American States]

Don JJ Trummmp III approaches the podium.

"TESTING!!!! CAN YOU HEAR ME!!!!??? asks an uproarious Don, spitting into the microphone amid a buzz of feedback and loud screeches.

"Bradley Taylor, a great guy, by the way, i know him. A very good artist, and my personal favorite singer....

Anyway, here's your damn points, ya filthy animals. "


12 Vartugia
10 Adab
8 Estogium
7 Missus X
6 Darkmania
5 Lactatia
4 Kishrael
3 Proluvia
2 Wazekia
1 Main Nation Ministry

[Todlichebujoku]

TÖDLICHEBUJOKI VOTES

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Annamaria Magdalena, star of Tödlichebujoku in WV60, appears in triplicate

HAAAAALLOOO ÖRKENDREM!!! It's the big Ster GO calling with TÖBUUUUUUKI votes!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the wondrousss hosting and oh dear I should present the votes shouldn't I?

So, our 8 points go to... dancey IZMEDU!
Our 10 points go to... woohooo MISTER X!!
And at last, our 12 points go to... that boyyy from ANTAHBRANTAHSTAN!!!

Takk you and good luck all!

*she continues waving and grinning for a mildly uncomfortably long time before the view shuts off*

[Darkmania]

LADIES AND GENTLE MEN WE HAVE A WINNER.
ITS.....

[Darkmania]

1st. ADAB 108 points

2nd. BRITONISEA 96 points

3rd. DARKMANIA 93 points

4th. Mister X 92 points

5th. Izmedu 81 points

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6th. Normandy & Picardy 80 points

7th. Antahbrantahstan 77 points

8th. Mercedini 72 points

9th. Kalosia 64 points

10th. Togonistan 63 points (12 nations voting)

11th. Estoguim 63 points (11 nations voting)

12th. Tödlichebujoku 62 points (12 nations voting)

13th. Gaciadia 62 points (9 nations voting)

14th. Krytenia 57 points

15th. Polkopia 56 points (10 nations voting)

16th. Proluvia 56 points (9 nations voting)

17th. Nekoni 55 points

18th. Missus X 48 points

19th. Wazekia 42 points

20th. Vartugia 37 points

21st. Ceyesca 36 points (10 nations voting)

22nd. Scottish Socialists 36 points (5 nations voting, with 2 12-points)

23rd. Llalta 36 points (5 nations voting, with 1 12-points)

24th. Main Nation Ministry 34 points

25th. Hlhata States 28 points

26th. These American States 26 points (7 nations voting)

27th. Saviera 26 points (5 nations voting)

28th. Lactatia 26 points (4 nations voting)

29th. SquareDisc City 24 points

30th. Axuva 18 points

31st. Hinenaes 7 points

DSQ. Andalusin (No points casted)

DSQ. Rusmailica (No points casted)

DSQ. Kishrael (No points casted)

DSQ. Christarnea (No points casted)

DSQ. Noxmore (No entry casted)

[Adab]

WINNER'S REPRISE

Selia Goral – "Turn Away"
Tune: Aretha Franklin - I Say a Little Prayer
Language: English

Selia Goral

It was the moment that no one had expected to come; Adab had finally won the WorldVision Song Contest in the twenty-fifth edition they participated in. This was the result that not even the song's biggest fans had anticipated; the expectation was that the song would settle somewhere in the top ten at best. Yet the other nations in the contest had catapulted it to first place. This was a triumph for Adab, which had finally found recognition for its music across the multiverse; for the artist, fans, label executives, recording engineers, and everyone else who worked behind the scenes to make the song what it was; and most of all for one of the songwriters.

Though Selia Goral was the one onstage, singing her heart out, and deserved all the plaudits coming her way, she wouldn't have been there were it not for the man who signed her, chose her to represent Adab in the contest, and co-wrote the song. Kinan al-Salaman wrote and performed for Adab in twenty-one WorldVision editions. Though he had bowed out of the WorldVision stage, he stayed on as the nation's songwriter, so far having written or co-written for a further four editions in the contest, along with three World Hit Festival. But he was also retiring from WorldVision songwriter; with this edition having come to its conclusion, he had the 68th WorldVision Song Contest, the 42nd World Hit Festival, and the 5th Junior World Hit Festival on his agenda. In a way this too was his victory, the culmination of his twenty-five-year effort, and a final vindication against critics who believed he no longer fit in with the times and was becoming a burden on the country's WorldVision and WHF efforts. He wasn't in Darkmania to witness the triumph, instead watching the results come in from Adab City; Selia called to inform him of the win, but he kept the call short: "This is your night, Selia, enjoy it."

The performance
The venue had come to a standstill following the previous act’s exit. The lights had gone off a while ago and the audience was in their place, standing, sitting, whispering to each other, waiting for the next act to come on the stage. Now the lights slowly went back on, shining around and down upon the stage. The camera zoomed in at the long-haired ginger serenely making her way onto the stage and into the eyes of the audience, who cheered and applauded as she came into view. Selia Goral was resplendent in her light blue dress, adorned with small diamonds which shone nicely in the blueish light. Following her were five women – all in purple satin robes – selected from the choir of St Anthony’s Church in Adab City. The Adabians in the audience spontaneously rose to their feet, cheering and shouting and applauding as the winner of the WorldVision Song Contest grabbed the mic off the stand assumed her position at the center of the stage, with the backing singers a few feet behind her.

“Good night Örkendrem!” she roused the audience with a wave and a huge smile, her eyes scanning the audience as laid out before her. Her grip grew tighter around the mic. “I really don't know what to say now, so I just really, really want to thank you all for this. This is the greatest moment of my life. So thank you, thank you very much for this."

(Italics) sung by backup singers

(So now I turn away)
The moment I see your face
Well baby I know it’s all over
And so now I turn away

All the times you broke my heart
Oh baby you’ve twisted and torn it
And so now I turn away

The audience cheered and clapped, especially the Adabians, enchanted and taken by surprise by her singing; even her fans weren’t used to hearing that much power and conviction behind her voice. The camera began to zoom in on the backing singers, swaying along to the beat. Once again Selia turned to them, beaming. “Let’s go girls!”

(Not today) not today (or tomorrow) or tomorrow
(You can come back to me and say “I love you”)
(Not today) not today (or tomorrow) or tomorrow
(I’ve had enough, oh no baby I’ve had enough)
(And maybe) and maybe (and you know) and you know
(Baby I just ain’t coming back, it’ll only break my heart again)

Selia now made her way to one of the bridges. Under her the masses danced and cheered and waved, with some even raising their hands as high as they could, trying to reach for the bridge. There was now a spotlight on Selia, following her every move; she was already prominent enough as it was, but the spotlight helped to further focus everyone’s attention on her.

I hear you running
Running, trying to reach me
But baby I’m turning away

You tell me you think of me
Well it sure wasn’t the case last night
And so now I turn away

“You’re the greatest, Örkendrem! Let's keep the momentum going!” she shouted, with arms wide open, lifting her gaze somewhere between the audience and the ceiling, raising her mic and then slowly pulling it down to her mouth.

(Not today) not today (or tomorrow) or tomorrow
(You can come back to me and say “I love you”)
(Not today) not today (or tomorrow) or tomorrow
(I’ve had enough, oh no baby I’ve had enough)
(And maybe) and maybe (and you know) and you know
(Baby I just ain’t coming back, it’ll only break my heart again)
No, no, I’ve had enough

(Not today) not today (or tomorrow) or tomorrow
(You can come back to me and say “I love you”)
(Not today) not today (or tomorrow) or tomorrow
(I’ve had enough, oh no baby I’ve had enough)
(And maybe) and maybe (and you know) and you know
(Baby I just ain’t coming back, it’ll only break my heart again)

Selia sauntered back to the center stage, taking in the adulation of the crowd. The spotlight was still on her, thought it had dimmed a bit to avoid clashing with the other lights pointing down at the stage. Now those lights were concentrated on her and the backing singers; this was done at the expense of other parts of the stage, with parts farthest from the audience dimming into blueish darkness, just barely bathed in the color of the lights, but at this point only the performers really mattered.

Baby listen to me (listen to me)
You used to be the one for me
But no more, baby (turning away)
I’m leaving now (turning away)
Tired of your games (turning away)
I’m turning away (turning away)

(Not today) not today (or tomorrow) or tomorrow
(You can come back to me and say “I love you”)
(Not today) not today (or tomorrow) or tomorrow
(I’ve had enough, oh no baby I’ve had enough)
(And maybe) and maybe (and you know) and you know
(Baby I just ain’t coming back, it’ll only break my heart again)

Selia now turned her back on the audience and gazed at the backing singers, raising and flailing her arms as if conducting them. The Adabian spectators, meanwhile, were cheering and shouting her name.

Baby listen to me (listen to me)
You used to be the one for me
But no more, baby (turning away)
I’m leaving now (turning away)
Tired of your games (turning away)
I’m turning away (turning away)

(Not today) not today (or tomorrow) or tomorrow
(You can come back to me and say “I love you”)
(Not today) not today (or tomorrow) or tomorrow
(I’ve had enough, oh no baby I’ve had enough)
(And maybe) and maybe (and you know) and you know
(Baby I just ain’t coming back, it’ll only break my heart again)

The backing track gradually grew fainter in volume and the lights dimmed. The audience, realizing that the performance was inching towards its end, applauded Selia and the other singers. Once the backing track had stopped and the last note gone away, they gathered at the front of the central stage and gave their final bow, to the cheers of thousands upon thousands in the venue. “Thank you very much Örkendrem. I love you all, and thank you for everything. Good night!” Selia shouted, waving to the crowd as she and the others disappeared backstage to conclude the greatest night in the country's WorldVision history.

[Darkmania]

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