"Welcome to Izmepisma. 9 songs have been chosen out of a field of hundreds waiting for their shot at Izmedu's WorldVision baton, but only one song can remain standing"
Jana Jusic's 3rd place finish came as a relief to the RTI team as well as a cause for celebration. The first regular edition of Izmepisma since its last iteration in WV76 was declared to be a success. Despite the hotly contested and incredibly tight results, RTI's WorldVision team were now confident that Jana truly was the right choice to have been the Izmeduan entrant. The channel's faith in attaining great results with the national final is once again strongly re-affirmed. Thus, RTI made the natural choice to again resume regular submissions for the national final for the upcoming 82nd WorldVision Song Contest.
With Izmepisma now solidly back in the public and music industry consciousness, there was a dramatic uptick of submissions from artists wanting their shot to represent Izmedu in WorldVision. 1,067 songs were sent from artists that range from current zeitgeists to those that are that wading into music for the first time. With so many entries and possible directions to work with, RTI had their work cut out for them trying to winnow down the field from the 1,000+ songs sent to them into a field of 18 to advance toward the live rounds. Difficult decisions were made, and RTI knew that more difficult cuts were going to be made in the televoting-only semi-finals. After three shows decided by Izmeduan televoters, we now have our grand finalists. 9 songs stand now stand before you, waiting for your votes.
Song #1
Ana Radan - Ispaštanje
Translation: Atonement
Tune: Jamala - Ціна правди
Song #2
Gosinara Karla - Fucked Up
Tune: ROXEN - Alcohol You
Song #3
Posliedica ft. Damir Vlasic – Here We Stand
Tune: Rival ft. Phiip Strand - Let It Die
Song #4
Prudencija N – CHAOS
Tune: Grimes - We Appreciate Power
Song #5
DolcMjuartan – Ne desperzi la igra
Translation: Don't Hate The Game
Tune: Hurricane - Hasta la vista
Song #6
Anita Kovac - Fil
Translation: Thread
Tune: Yseult - Corps
Song #7
Daria Calic & Debeta - Zaboravi me
Translation: Forget Me
Tune: Ани Лорак и Миша Марвин - Ухожу
Song #8
Oliver Gotal - Dream Song
Tune: Novo Amor - State Lines
Song #9
Obsidian - An Eternal Cosmos
Tune: DELAIN - Masters of Destiny
International juries will vote by ranking their top 7 songs in the following format. 12 points to their favorite, 10 to their 2nd, 8 to their 3rd, then 6, 4, 2, and 1 points for 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th respectively. Your least favorite 2 songs will not receive any votes. To vote, simply send a TG to Izmedu with the format or send a Discord DM to Izmedu#6997 (and if you have a national final, let me know and I will vote for yours in return).
The final result of Izmepisma will be determined through a 50/50 split of the international jury and public vote. The amount of points that the public will give out will be determined by how many international juries vote for the national final.
DEADLINE FOR VOTES: SATURDAY, MAY 9, 11:59PM PDT