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Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:15 pm**

WELCOME TO THE 44TH WORLD HIT FESTIVAL
Jefferton, Anollasia

Welcome to Anollasia!

For the first time in the history of Anollasia's participation, the nation finally won the hearts of World Hit Festival fans. Coming first with the song "My Heart's Still Beating", Anima won the Festival with 33 points, receiving top points from Izmedu and the hosts of WHF43, Britonisea. Anollasia decided that they would like to host their first World Hit Festival in their capital city, Jefferton and we couldn't be any more excited to work with Anollasia.

Fabio McAlpine
World Hit Festival Overseer

What is the World Hit Festival?
The World Hit Festival (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 entries 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. For winners, click here to see a full list of all WHF winners with links to their entries.

Schedule

Draft Thread Opens: Monday 11th February 2019 (1 week late)
Sign-Ups Close: Monday 18th February 2019
Draft Thread Closes, IC Thread Up: Thursday 28th February 2019 (1st-3rd March reserved for setting up the IC Thread)
Voting Deadline: Sunday 10th March 2019
Grand Final Winner Known By: Sunday 17th March 2019

Participating
If you would like to participate at the World Hit Festival, please complete the form below.

Code: Select all: [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] ___ [i]Host Requirement[/i] [b]Translate "Together In Harmony" in your national language(s):[/b] ___ [b]Head of Delegation (if not already provided):[/b] [/box]

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 WHF32's winning entry in a spoiler, with explanations in brackets.

Participating Nations: As of February 11

Adab
Anollasia
Astoria [Channel 1] indie-riot - "You've Lost That Crazy Feeling"
Besen [BC1] Analisa Maie - "Run Along"
Britonisea [BVC] Sammantha Buckette - "I Realised"
Darkmania [DaTV] Frÿda - "Mørk (Dark)"
Estogium [RVC]
Ethane
Euskirribakondara
Fatiman Federation (Indo States) [RTV] Metroliner - "The Budd Metroliner"
Fromulya [TVRF]
Izmedu [RTI] Dorotea Viskovic & Nenad Niksic - "Maja pisma (My Song)"
Kalosia [RTVK]
Kishrael [RESHET] Dali Ariarethes - "Ϣⲛⲉⲩⲅϭⲩϣ ϯ Ⲭⲣⲟϣ Ⲗⲓϣⲭⲟϭ (I Don't Want Winter To Come)"
Llalta
Mercedini
Normandy & Picardy Marcel - "Une Question Piège (A Trick Question)"
Saint Augustina [saintaugustinaLIVE] Sheila Manta - "Adem (Breathe)"
Skanden [SKT] Eva Gunnardahl - "Tror på mig (Believe Me)"

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.

Rules and Procedures

Contest
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.
Nations must send a full ranking of all nations on the IC Thread to the host of the competition when the voting opens.
The nation ranked first will receive 5 points, the nation ranked second will receive 4 points etc. Nations ranked 6th or below will not receive any points.
Users are allowed to receive 8 points maximum from their puppets. Meaning, a user with three nations 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 expected 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.
In order for Semi Finals to be initiated, there must be enough nations for there to be 14 nations per Semi Final. The number of participants before Semi Finals are initiated will be dependent on circumstances.
In the unlikely event of there being 40 or more complete entries, the top 5 from last edition (including the host) will qualify automatically to the Grand Final.
The maximum amount of nations that can participate at any World Hit Festival is 47 (including the host).
Hosting
The winner of the competition will automatically be given the right to host the competition. The winner will have 72 hours (maximum) to announce their interest in hosting the Festival to the Overseer.
The host must not reveal their acceptance of hosting until the Overseer has announced it on the WHF Network.
If within the first 72 hours, the host either doesn't announce their interest of hosting the proceeding contest or declines hosting rights, the nation who came 2nd will be asked. If declined five times, the World Hit Overseer has to host the World Hit Festival.
If the host abandons their host duties, the World Hit Overseer will be responsible for what left needs to be done.
We would like to ensure all World Hit Festival hosts can host the competition to the best of their ability. If you have any concerns about hosting if given the opportunity to, don't hesitate to speak to the World Hit Overseer.

Details about WHF44 / Our Discord Server

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

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:16 pm**

WHF43 FULL RANKING

Looking at the statistics from the Full Ranking, out of the twenty nations that voted, 18 of them provided sufficient full rankings - an increase of 2 from the edition before!
Five nations out of 20 received last places, with Vartugia receiving the most again, with 14 last places. That's an increase of 8 last places from the edition before.
Izmedu voted for the winner of the contest for a second time in a row; Britonisea also voted for the winning nation.
The winner received 34.7% of the points they could receive, around 1.1% lower than the edition before.

Anollasia has won their first World Hit Festival. It's the first new winner since the 38th World Hit Festival in Doportedas.
On every single occasion Britonisea has hosted, there have been different winners - with three of the four becoming new winners (Arioslavia, Darkmania and Anollasia - Izmedu won in WHF35).
Running order position #19 has won for the third time in a row since having 20 participants - could we see that happen here in Jefferton?

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:17 pm**

Welcome to Jefferton!

Clockwise, starting from top left: Downtown Jefferton, Old Jefferton, Uptown Jefferton, the historic village of Avon

Jefferton (pop. 7 million) is the largest city and capital of Anollasia and Baskent province. Besides being the political capital, it is also considered the cultural and financial capital of the country. The city was founded in 1650 by English explorer James Anoll and named after his co-captain Arthur Jefferson. It was the original capital of English Anolland (the name for southern Anollasia until 1686) until it was temporarily occupied by the French in 1677, when the capital was moved to Anollton. After the War of Independence and the declaration of the Republic in 1760, Jefferton became the capital in order to distance the country from its colonial roots. Though Jefferton was the scene of various wars and conflicts in the past, today it is home to many people of different backgrounds who live together in harmony.

The event will be held in the Uptown Arena, which is primarily used for basketball and volleyball events. The arena has public transportation options such as bus and metro.

The stage will look a little something like this:

As you can see, there is a main stage at the back with two walkways leading to a B-stage in the middle of the arena. There are long, vertical LED panels at the back that can show colours and visuals, while the two large screens to the left and right of the stage can show close-ups of the performance. There is lighting in any colour, as well as lasers, pyrotechnics, a fog machine, a haze machine, a fan, and holograms. Of course, you are not required to use these if you do not wish to.

Postcards will feature a brief section where your artist is exploring a place in or nearby Jefferton or (if it's a place not close to Jefferton) they will be doing a fun cultural activity. This will be followed by the artist saying "Together in harmony" in their national language(s) and then a picture of a place in Anollasia (usually associated with the place they were exploring) with the name of the nation, artist, and song title.

The presenters will be actor Enes Caneli and anchorwoman Lauren Wilford. They both have expressed a great interest in presenting the 44th World Hit Festival and are preparing for a night of music and fun.

We hope you enjoy your time in Jefferton, Anollasia!

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:32 pm**

DaTV confirms participation with their entry being selected at a later date.

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:34 pm**

Estogium confirms participation at the 44th World Hit Festival. Our entry, similarly to Darkmania, will be selected and revealed at a later date.

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:39 pm**

Kalosia confirms participation. Also pre-confirming Fromulya and Skanden.

Posted: **Tue Jan 22, 2019 3:52 am**

Izmedu signs up, gonna fulfill something I've wanted to do since WHF41 and Sanremo 2018.

Nation: Izmedu
Broadcaster: RTI

Song Title: Maja pisma
Artist: Dorotea Viskovic & Nenad Niksic
Language(s): Izmeduan
Title Transcription (if required):
Title Translation (if required): My Song
Tune: Ornella Vanoni, Bungaro, Pacifico - Imparare ad amarsi
___
Host Requirement
Translate "Together In Harmony" in your national language(s): Zuanto u skladu
___

Head of Delegation (if not already provided): Already provided

Posted: **Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:37 am**

Nation: Saint Augustina
Broadcaster: saintaugustinaLIVE

Song Title: Adem
Artist: Sheila Manta
Language(s): Dutch
Title Transcription (if required):
Title Translation (if required): Breathe
Tune: thank u, next
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Host Requirement
Translate "Together In Harmony" in your national language(s):
Samen in harmonie

Head of Delegation (if not already provided): Jonas van de Duin

Posted: **Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:02 pm**

I will update everything very soon!

Posted: **Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:56 pm**

Nation: Fromulya
Broadcaster: Televisi Republik Fromulya (TVRF)

Song Title: TBA
Artist: TBA
Language(s): TBA
Title Translation (if required): Indonesian
Tune: TBA
___
Host Requirement
Translate "Together In Harmony" in your national language(s): Bersama dalam harmoni

Kalosian puppet

Posted: **Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:58 pm**

Nation: Skanden, Kingdom of
Broadcaster: Skandens Television (SKT)

Song Title: Tror på mig
Artist: Eva Gunnardahl
Language(s): Swedish... at least
Title Translation (if required): Believe me
Tune: April Fools — Jimin Park
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Host Requirement
Translate "Together In Harmony" in your national language(s): Tilsammans i harmoni

Kalosian puppet

Posted: **Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:28 am**

FRŸDA WILL FLY THE DARKMANIAN FLAG IN JEFFERTON!!

"Darkmania relive their English-singing periods".
"Winner flops".
""Darkmania sent a former winner just to come joint last with Vartugia""
These were the headlines darkmanian newspapers the day after the contest. Darkmania had high hopes that they would take their second win at the same soil where they won at WHF38. However, in the end, came a joint last place with Vartugia, who is feared in the World Hit Festival for performing "litteral hot shitty shit". DaTV also received criticism due to how Jërn Trÿsnarnär presented the darkmanian votes. Given this, the reaction DaTV got on social media were furious.

Despite WHF43 became a "total disaster we want to forget", DaTV announced today that they will be sending Frÿda Rënsanöv, an up-and-coming artist who has already become a two-hit wonder in the darkmanian charts. With the third song set to be performed at WHF, she will put Darkmania back to where they aims for Top-Spot.

Nation: Darkmania
Broadcaster: DaTV

Song Title:Mørk
Artist: Frÿda (Rënsanöv)
Language(s): Norwegian Bokmål with phrases in Darkmania (Western)
Title Transcription (if required): Dark (Darkmania approves of this)
Title Translation (if required):
Tune: Lana Del Rey –Summertime Sadness
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Host Requirement
Translate "Together In Harmony" in your national language(s):
In Norwegian, it wound be “Sammen I Harmoni”.
In Darkmanian, it wound be “Sëmmën ü Härmonÿ”

Head of Delegation (if not already provided): (Provided)

Posted: **Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:07 am**

Nation: Besen
Broadcaster: BC1

Song Title: "Run Along"
Artist: Analisa Maie
Language(s): English, Besenian
Tune: Dua Lipa - Swan Song
___
Host Requirement
Translate "Together In Harmony" in your national language(s):
Besenian - Unito ene harmin
English - Together in Harmony
___

Head of Delegation (if not already provided): Harriet Rod

Posted: **Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:23 am**

Nation: Astoria
Broadcaster: Channel 1

Song Title: You've Lost That Crazy Feeling
Artist: indie-riot
Language(s): English
Title Transcription (if required): N/A
Title Translation (if required): N/A
Tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL0EoXdpOqg
___
Host Requirement
Translate "Together In Harmony" in your national language(s): English: Together in Harmony | Esperanto: Kune kun Harmonio
___

Head of Delegation (if not already provided): Barry Allen

Posted: **Fri Jan 25, 2019 2:43 pm**

Just realised I hadn't signed up, but we will we returning to our favourite contest. The entry will be decided from the top 2 of Notre Chanson, more details to come soon.

Posted: **Sat Jan 26, 2019 1:58 am**

Nation: Fatiman Federation (Indo States)
Broadcaster: RTV

Song Title: The Budd Metroliner
Artist: Metroliner (Band Group)
Language(s): English
Title Transcription (if required):
Title Translation (if required):
Tune: Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Instrumental)
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Host Requirement
Translate "Together In Harmony" in your national language(s): Ensemble en harmonie (Fatiman)
___

Head of Delegation (if not already provided): Mariov Ensemble (Instrumental of the Tune)

Posted: **Sat Jan 26, 2019 1:58 am**

Posted: **Sun Jan 27, 2019 3:03 pm**

Accepted entries!

Britonisea's entrant will be announced very soon - keep watching!

Posted: **Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:31 pm**

We will sign up soon.

Posted: **Mon Jan 28, 2019 2:44 pm**

Participating Nations: As of January 28

I would like to remind everyone that the sign ups for the 44th World Hit Festival are still ongoing - and will be for some time. The draft thread is not due to come until the second week of February in order to avoid the clash with the other contest! Sign up for an amazing first time in Jefferton, Anollasia!

The OP has been updated properly.

Posted: **Tue Jan 29, 2019 7:17 pm**

I'm in.

Posted: **Fri Feb 01, 2019 1:44 am**

I've Made the Lyrics for my Entry, I Could Said that my Lyrics is Officially Finished. Here is the Lyrics:

Posted: **Fri Feb 01, 2019 2:32 pm**

Here is your update!

Also, I would just like to confirm that the 6th Junior World Hit Festival information will be up when the 45th World Hit Festival goes up. It's my plan to open the sign ups for the 6th Junior World Hit Festival in April/May sometime.

Posted: **Mon Feb 04, 2019 12:27 pm**

Euskirribakondara signs up. After all, 44 is two times 22.

(Our tune has been selected (IC info about the entry to be released soon): "Telemóveis" - Conan Osiris).

Posted: **Mon Feb 04, 2019 12:28 pm**

Welcome back, Euski!

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