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[Ertzei Kishim]

XX
Ertzei Kishim
Darlington - "We Invited Only Girls"
Language(s): Arabic
Title Transcription: -
Title Translation: -
Tune: Antonia - Como Ay

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Entry Specifics
Trigramme: KSH
Lyrics: Elissa Abuelidam, Dan Shaldit, Aram Huban
Music: Aram Huban, Daniel Bestrokvsky
Backing Dancers: Mariya Krasnova, Talia Bougatchik, Sana Istaani
Backing Singers: Eitan Ohayon, Nina Abdel Saalim

Sadhajti insara'it bizilaam el-leyl

سذاجتي انسرقت بظلام اليل

'Azamnaa bas binaat 'ashaan asma' bas

عزمنا بس بنات عشان اسمع بس

Bidi ya-ya-ki

بدي يا-يا-كي

Leḥad ma bazough el-fajr

لحد ما بزوغ الفجر

Bidi ya-ya-ki

بدي يا-يا-كي

Reeḥat el-'ashq bil-jaw

ريحة العشق بالجو

Bashar 'ala bashar

بشر على بشر

Stasilmee lerghbaat jismaaniyeh

استسلمي لرغبات جسمانية

Ta'alee shway a'rab

تعلي شوي أقرب

W'hissee el'ḥarr beyn rijley

وحسّي الحر بين رجلي

Baghidd 'ala shefaayfee

بغضّ على شفايفي

Ou'btilmsee eedee oubtilḥash bildhaanee

وبتلمس إيدي وبتلحش بالذاني كل أشيا رح تعمليلي

Kil ashyaa raḥ ta'meelee

كل أشيا رح تعمليلي

Bidi ya-ya-ki

بدي يا-يا-كي

Bidi ya-ya-ki

بدي يا-يا-كي

Bidi ya-ya-ki

بدي يا-يا-كي

Bidi ya-ya-ki

بدي يا-يا-كي

[Ukraeina]

XX
Ukraeina
TIO - "Ти мій наркотик"
Language(s): English, Ukrainian
Title Transcription: Ty miy narkotyk
Title Translation: You're my drug
Tune: KHAYAT - Call For Love

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Entry Specifics
Trigramme: UKR
Lyrics: Tio Marmosu, Rita Sorheza
Music: Markus Lupov
Backing Dancers: Gregory Simalov, Dima Porpal, Kai Lane
Backing Singers: Jordan Johansen

The night of May 25th 2020 (20:17pm):
It had been a long night of desire and pleasure for Tio that night, and he had begun to feel tired more than usual, starting to head off to bed. That was until he received a phone call, from a mysterious number, and it was the head of UPB in Ukraeina, who was phoning to find out whether or not Tio would be willing to enter conversations to represent the country at the upcoming World Hit Festival in Bovingdon. He looked over to his one night stand to the left of him, and quizzed him about what the hell was this event. I mean, he knew of Worldvision of course, but everyone in Ukraeina had heard of it, and they broadcast it on one of UPB's sister channels every edition. Tio actually started to think it was some sort of spam phone call, but when he heard the reassuring and somewhat aggressive voice of the man at the end of the line - he started to really settle into the conversation. He understood that he had been put onto a shortlist for who might represent the nation at the contest, and more importantly who would be a good debut act for this job. So for this, he did actually feel a little bit grateful, and wondered what type of men he could meet in Bovingdon.

The next day, he kicked out the naked guy out of his bed, and got straight back on the phone with the head official man, formally accepting the opportunity to go and represent Ukraeina in Britonisea. Straight away, there was a little bit of a panic about what kind of song they would go with, and after many conversations with his manager and his team in the country, they dug out an old demo that Tio had been sitting on for a while now, called "Ти мій наркотик". The song was originally recorded in the native Ukrainian language, but was soon changed by the request of his management for the contest, so that most of the song would be presented in English and instead of the slower, ballad-type sound that the demo portrayed, he got back into the studio to work on a quick little recap for the track. It transformed in a few hours into a dance tune, instantly transforming into a sexual portrayal of a lover telling his partner how he wants to touch him, and cannot stop the craving to make love to him. At this point in his life, being 23 and highly sexually promiscuous, Tio fit right into this role. Besides, the people around him knew that he would instantly be sold as one of the sexiest guys in Bovingdon.

And so, they soon were arriving in Bovingdon, and had a massive culture shock, with the small-town vibe completely throwing Tio off his tracks, and forcing him to worry about where the clubs were... They walked for an hour or so, looking for a bar or something, to grab a drink, and as Tio spotted one near him down the road, his manager stopped him in his tracks, and threatened to restrict him from alcohol for the remainder of his trip. He sighed, and reluctantly journeyed to his hotel, where he spotted the most gorgeous man at reception. He attempted to flirt, but got little back in the way of sexual chemistry, and instead got a stern instruction as to where to find his room. I thought Britonish men were into a little romance? He thought to himself.

Day after day, Tio carried out rehearsals as planned, which were not going well, due to the intense press reaction, which was initially negative - reacting to the crazy sexual nature of his performance, involving nude men on stage with him, one including Britonisea's own Kai Lane. Of course, and true to Tio's character, he paid no mind to this, and carried on throughout his visit in Bovingdon, exploring the nightlife of the city, probably arriving in every single restaurant and bar in the entire area by the time he had reached the end of his trip. Although, the partygoers did start to know his face well, considering how much he would see them every night in different places all over everywhere.

The night of his big performance had now arrived, and he was not nervous at all, considering how much fun he was having on stage with the three shirtless men surrounding him. During the parade of nations in the beginning of the show, he wore a skin-tight turtleneck, and tight jeans which made sure to pronounce the bigger areas of his body, especially below the waist. He blew a kiss to the audience, and backstage when he returned, prepared for the last time, with his team all around him in a big circle. They did a luck chant in Ukrainian just in case, and rushed off to their places, with Tio now on the stage, in the very centre, the darkness of the stage everywhere, as his postcard was just about to end, and the huge red lights around him would begin to heat up the stage like wildfire.

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As the ethnic sounds of the opening instrumental rang out through the arena, a single camera circled around the stage during the first shot of the performance. Tio gave a smoldering look to the camera, before he began to sing. He stood, dead-centre in the middle of the circular stage. His hair was wet, and was up as it normally is, and his neck was covered just a little bit with his top. He was wearing a transparent almost, jacket-like piece, and underneath, his shirtless body, toned and muscular was presented, covered in chains, but they were not as visible until later in the performance.

The red lights spun around him slowly at first in the beginning, almost representing the sirens of a police car, paired with the imagery of the red=danger vibe, which was apparent on the stage, as behind him a seemingly basic board of wood stood, not yet put up to any use. It stood fairly far from the front of the stage, and a good few metres behind Tio, who was still being focused on by the cameras, which had slowed and were switching up motions, as he crawled down into a kneeling position, and caressed his body softly, holding the microphone in his other hand.

I can be your boy
Play with me like a toy
Or I could take control
Make you lose it
Want to lay you down
And touch every piece of you

As he began to sing the pre-chorus, he was joined on-stage by his first appearing backup dancer, the Britonish Kai Lane. He was shirtless, and down from his abs, dripped an oily like substance, which shined in the lighter colours, concealed beneath the main red lighting. He wore something similar to this, where he was chained by his own clothes at each hand, and was restrained by the tightness of his bottom clothing. They tightly wrapped around his body like a pair of skinny jeans, but much more seemingly dirty and ruined. Tio turned to him and the camera followed this, as Tio gently pushes Kai to the floor, and Kai is in a submissive position lying down, but his legs resting behind his knees. Tio walked around him, and as he sang "I will give you love", he dropped to Kai's level and softly caressed his abs, reaching up to his nipples, where he stopped suddenly. He then positioned his leg to the other side of Kai, so that he was nearly sitting on top of him. Tio continued to get lower until, he was holding his microphone barely with one hand, and with the other hand, stroking Kai's face, as Kai appeared to enjoy this. He silently moaned, and was allowed up by Tio, who grabbed him by his chains near his bottom.

When you’re screaming out
I will give you love
I can’t help myself
Take it off boy, you’re...

In the small break that he had between each line, he began to free Kai from the chains, and so his arms were no longer restrained, and he was then gripped by the hand by Tio who led him to the board of wood at the very back of the stage. Atop, the lights had began to dwindle and the upper construction lowered, becoming practically the only source of lighting, almost like a spotlight. Tio gestured towards the board, and Kai submitted to the request, and stepped onto the single piece of wood, where Tio would restrain Kai on the wood, with the wrist cuffs at the sides of the board.

As the camera did a full 360 slowly in a motion around the entire circular shape of the main stage, it quickly captured the swift lighting change into a darker green type shade, as the instrumental dropped, and the dance beat rushed into prominence. Tio, in a choreographed way, took a small whip out of his left pocket, and began to dance circles around Kai's restrained body, with every other beat, lightly tapping him with the whip. Kai appeared to silently acknowledge the pleasure, and squirmed around in his locked postion. On his body, the camera moved in, and you could see the streaks of sweat running across the lines of his abs, slowly making their way down to his groin, where his trousers still wrapped around him nicely.

мій наркотик
мій наркотик
мій наркотик
мій наркотик
мій наркотик
Ти мій наркотик
Ти мій наркотик

Again, the first type of lighting returned, and the red took over the stage once more. The other two dancers appeared - Gregory Simalov and Dima Porpal - the former appearing from the left and the latter making his way into the camera frame from the right side of the stage. As Tio delivered his lines, the two men, in similar attire to Kai, began to get up close to Tio. They caressed his body in the same way that he had done to Kai in the start of the performance. And now, as the camera moved in a formation, where it was fairly still and a close up of Tio's entire frame was seen, the two men gripped each side of the transparent fabric, and tore it off his body. The ripped body of Tio was revealed, and the two men began to appear to battle, in a sexually suggestive manor, over who gets to touch Tio. The lighting atop of them moves to create circles around the scene, paired with the swirling redness which formed all over the area.

Touch you and love you
Hurt you and make you
Crave my body
Baby, oh, baby
When you’re screaming out
I will give you love
I can’t help myself
Take it off boy, you’re...

Kai behind them, still squirming to escape and join them, had faded into the darkness of the dark green lighting, where Gregory, Dima and Tio now danced, in very little clothing under the soft lighting around them, in a triangle formation, to the beat of the song. In each beat, they alternated between each other, and as they passed, they would touch the other man, near the bottom of their torso, and switch positions quickly. The drop of the beat led to all three men falling to the ground, grinding into the floor alongside the instrumental, which was aided by the flashing beginning in addition to the powerful green shades all around them now. Gregory moved along the ground in a crawling motion, and stopped Tio in his tracks, he caressed his entire body, and proceeded to rub down his legs, and push his head down to where it was just floating above his crotch area.

мій наркотик
мій наркотик
мій наркотик
мій наркотик
мій наркотик
Ти мій наркотик
Ти мій наркотик

During the final chorus of the song, the lights went crazy, flashing and alternating between loads of different colours, falling into and out of focus from the camera which remained fixed on the scene in the middle of the stage, which still remained as Tio and the two dancers sensually colliding their bodies onto the ground suggestively. The spider camera had now made it's way onto the stage and now Tio did a flipping motion to get back onto his feet, and expressed his craving for pleasure directly into the single camera which now was running swiftly towards him and about to spin around him in a perfect 360 angle. As this happened, Kai pulled himself down off of the plank, and sprinted to his formation position with his two fellow dancers, and Tio soon would return to them as the camera shifted into the next frame. Around them and above the stage construction on the roof, water began to fall down onto them and soon Tio would be dripping wet, and the tightness around his lower body began to be more and more visible as the water fell. The final echo calls of the song came, and during this the three dancers were on their knees swishing around in the accumulating pool on the circular stage, as the lights flashed crazily in a simple white, and the calm ending of the track had settled in.

Коли ти кричиш
Я дам тобі любов
Я не можу допомогти собі
Знімай, хлопче, ти...
мій наркотик
мій наркотик
мій наркотик
мій наркотик
мій наркотик
Бо ти мій наркотик

The four guys, soaking and pretty much exposed in every way on the stage, thanked the audience briefly, and Tio expressed gratitude in both Ukrainian and Britonish, before leaving the stage off to the right. Hopefully, all that sexual energy would serve them well, at least it would backstage...

My drug
My drug
My drug
My drug
My drug
You’re my drug

When you’re screaming out
I will give you love
I can’t help myself
Take it off boy, you’re...
My drug
My drug
My drug
My drug
My drug
Because you’re my drug

[Kalosia]

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Kalosia
Roberta Rikardi - "Komë molti ani fa"
Language(s): Kalosian
Title Translation: Like many years ago
Tune: Yubin - Lady

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Entry Specifics
Trigramme: KLS
Lyrics: Marku Andreas
Music: Ralfo Kasini, Piédru Kruž
Backing Dancers: n/a
Backing Singers: Sarah Pingett, Aaliyah Banques, and Zoe Wilkinson

Following the success of the hosting of the 52nd World Hit Festival behind closed doors, it was clear that Kalosia wanted to continue its participation in the contest. Who knows, perhaps soon Kalosia could win again and give the festival a proper hosting, with a live audience and all that. At this point, Kalosia was slowly reopening its doors — businesses and restaurants have began to open, although international travel was still quite restricted.

As a result, there once again won't be many Kalosian fans in the arena in Bovingdon, Britonisea where the contest is being held this time round, after Eliana won in Monterra with the song Tongue-Tied. Still, hopefully this won't be as intimidating for the singer who was chosen to represent the country at the World Hit Festival.

It is Roberta Rikardi, a 34-year old singer who hails from Palmañë. She does pop, but lately has been exploring that 80s sound that has re-entered the mainstream as of late — she is, indeed, born in that decade, after all. The song that Roberta has chosen to sing, titled Komë molti ani fa (Like many years ago), sounds like a modern take on city pop. Appropriately, the song lyrically mentions a yearning to return to the way things used to be, in this case within the context of a failing romance that appears to have gone past its glory days.

On the big night, Roberta was wearing a beautiful floral trench coat, a deep red (almost maroon colour), with white floral patterns.

As the song began, Roberta stood at the edge of the catwalk leading to the back of the stage. As the lights flashed to the opening beats of the song, a steadicam panned at Roberta, starting at her feet slowly working its way up to reveal her face. Quickly, Roberta brings the mic to her mouth and starts with the first word of the song.

Yeah!

The lights of the stage erupt in full bloom, displaying waves and shapes akin to 80s-style graphics. The colour scheme was largely orange, but definitely a lot of cool colours such as dark blue, purple, and pink. Now Roberta struts up the catwalk, following the steadicam.

Na na na na na
Na na na baby
Na na na na na
(Proval ankorë) Yeah!

At the same time, there are three backing singers on the other catwalk-ramp. Their names are Sarah Pingett, Aaliyah Banques, and Zoe Wilkinson, lent by the hosts at BVC to provide backing vocals for Kalosia. A second steadicam comes and films them close up in this next part.

Na na na na na
Na na na baby
Na na na na na
(Proval ankorë)

Now the focus goes back to Roberta. She's on the main stage. Camera 3 right in front of the stage focusing on her.

Dišël mi da kwantiz ani
Kë stavamu insemë?
Sëmbla moltu lungo
Samu kañatu

Camera 2 circles around the stage.

Tia lingwa d’amurë
Or lo es diventatu
Tantu vižosu
Tantu agresivu

Back to camera 3, which hasn't moved. Roberta extends her hand towards the camera, with a seductive yet empathetic facial expression.

Së un belu ragažu
Fosë unë pena si mi perdi
Mošal mi kë mi voľi

Camera 3 dramatically zooms in during the first syllable of the next part, and then dramatically zooms out during the second syllable of the next part, and then after a brief pause dramatically zooms in again during the first syllable of the next part, and then finally it dramatically zooms out during the last syllable of this next part.

Baby, baby

Spider cam swings in from the back of the arena towards Roberta.

Oh, vamu rëviverë nia ǧuvanë romanzë
Komë molti ani fa
Vanuto ǧa

Camera 3 now rotates around the stage, focusing on Roberta as she sings.

A planderë në kondwira kestu awtu
Rëpenšal toji paroli
Proval ankorë

Roberta looks into Camera 4, which zooms in on her.

Poj sarebë feliž
Komë molti ani fa

Roberta can be seen dancing to the song in place before the angle then switches to the steadicam focused on the backing singers.

Na na na na na
Na na na baby
Na na na na na

Roberta looks into Camera 4 again.

(Proval ankorë) Yeah!

Camera 2 now goes around the stage, focusing on Roberta who is dancing to the song, swaying shoulders and whatnot.

Na na na na na
Na na na baby
Na na na na na
(Proval ankorë)

Roberta now looks into Camera 5, zoomed in on her.

Tiu visu es rosu
Ma lo n’es kola rabë

Angle quickly changes at the beginning of the last word in the first line of the next part to Camera 3.

Vidu kë staj loktandu
Tu staj loktandu

In the last word of that part just now, Roberta gestures her hand towards a face (akin to a dramatically feminine facepalm) and the camera angle changes in quick succession to the rhythm of the beat, first to Camera 4, then to Camera 5, and then to Camera 2.

In this next part, Camera 2 then slowly moves around the stage as Roberta keeps singing, though Roberta tries to face the camera as it moves rather than simply looking out towards the audience.

Trovi li paroli žusti
Kompri mi dodež rože
Lo penti ma n’aj rialižatu
Tia kolpë

Roberta now faces into Camera 5, which zooms in on her as she slowly walks towards the edge of the stage.

Atentu, atentu, staj përsu
Uv un forestë di konfušio
Unë kartë sta u tia mentë

Camera 5 dramatically zooms in during the first syllable of the next part, and then dramatically zooms out during the second syllable of the next part, and then after a brief pause dramatically zooms in again during the first syllable of the next part, and then finally it dramatically zooms out during the last syllable of this next part.

Baby, baby

A steadicam is now ready to follow Roberta... or rather, Roberta is ready to follow the steadicam. Roberta walks into the catwalk that extends far into the audience, strutting down the catwalk.

Oh, vamu rëviverë nia ǧuvanë romanzë
Komë molti ani fa
Vanuto ǧa

A planderë në kondwira kestu awtu
Rëpenšal toji paroli
Proval ankorë

Roberta turns and faces Camera 4, which is zoomed in on her.

Poj sarebë feliž
Komë molti ani fa

She turns again, this time facing the main stage. She looks into the "mirror" as she sings this next part, although the camera angle used is the steadicam that faces her back as she sings this next part. On the "mirror", you can see imagery taken from the music video, of a man sitting, head down, as a devilish looking fashionable lady wearing gloves takes his hands. As this happens, Roberta sings about how insecurity is a "bitch", making it the first time a Kalosian World Hit Festival entry contains a swear word.

Sapu komu tu senti
Insikurežë es unë malinë

But suddenly the footage vanishes as the mirror displays explosion graphics, as if the footage had exploded. Roberta turns back to Camera 4

Ma në inamoral di sia sedužio

After uttering the first word of the first line of the next part, Roberta struts back towards the main stage, which we get to see through Camera 2.

Oh, vamu rëviverë nia ǧuvanë romanzë
Komë molti ani fa
Oh, vanuto ǧa

Now that Roberta was back on the main stage, Camera 3 circled her once again.

A planderë në kondwira kestu awtu
Rëpenšal toji paroli
Proval ankorë

Roberta turned towards the audience, facing the spider cam. "Funny it's called that", Roberta had thought during rehearsals. Hopefully the spider cam is the only spider in this building... can't imagine if there were any more spiders in the B.A.F. Bovingdon. BVC would've probably cleared the arena of all the critters. The spider cam is only 1 camera and therefore has only 1 "eye", much less than spiders which have 8 eyes, though altogether there are more than 10 cameras in this arena. Can you imagine a spider with more than 10 eyes? But these were fleeting thoughts that Roberta had during rehearsals, right now she was focused on her performance.

Poj sarebë feliž
Komë molti ani fa

The spider cam now zoomed out far, far until you could see the whole arena.

Na na na na na
Na na na baby
Na na na na na

Now a steadicam was showing the backing singers again.

(Proval ankorë) Yeah!

And finally Camera 2 was circling around the stage, focusing on Roberta who was dancing along to the song, before ending right in the centre front for the final shot.

Na na na na na
Na na na baby
Na na na na na
Proval ankorë

Roberta did a final pose, crossing her arms, and the song was over. The crowd cheered. Roberta shouted into the mic, "Thank you, Gražia Bovingdon!" before soon making her way offstage to allow the next entry to be prepared.

Yeah!

Na na na na na
Na na na baby
Na na na na na
Try again, yeah

Na na na na na
Na na na baby
Na na na na na
Try again

Tell me how many years
Have we been together?
It seems so long ago
We’ve changed

Your love language
It has now become
Very vicious
Very aggressive

You are a cute boy
It would be a shame if you lose me
Show me that you want me
Baby, baby

Oh, let’s revive our young romance
Like many years ago
It already disappeared

Nagging won’t drive this car
Rethink your words
Try again

Then we would be happy
Like many years ago

Na na na na na
Na na na baby
Na na na na na
Try again, yeah

Na na na na na
Na na na baby
Na na na na na
Try again

Your face is red
But not with anger
I see that you’re struggling
You’re struggling

You find the right words
You buy me twelve roses
You regret but haven’t realized
What your fault is

Careful, careful, you’re lost
In a forest of confusion
There’s a map in your mind
Baby, baby

Oh, let’s revive our young romance
Like many years ago
It already disappeared

Nagging won’t drive this car
Rethink your words
Try again

Then we would be happy
Like many years ago

I know how you feel
Insecurity is a bitch
But don’t fall for her seduction

Oh, let’s revive our young romance
Like many years ago
Oh, it already disappeared

Nagging won’t drive this car
Rethink your words
Try again

Then we would be happy
Like many years ago

Na na na na na
Na na na baby
Na na na na na
Try again, yeah

Na na na na na
Na na na baby
Na na na na na
Try again

[Fromulya]

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Fromulya
Diah Ayu Permatasari - "Selamanya"
Language(s): Indonesian (Standard)
Title Translation: Forever
Tune: Sarah McLachlan - When She Loved Me

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Entry Specifics
Trigramme: FRM
Lyrics: Diah Ayu Permatasari
Music: Diah Ayu Permatasari, Gilang Wardhani Suharja
Backing Dancers: n/a
Backing Singers: n/a

Of course, we have all dealt with loss. Diah Ayu Permatasari was no different, and wrote this loss-themed song. Although the song wasn't specifically written in response to a particular person's passing, experience is still life's best teacher and she had in mind a few of her relatives and elders that are no longer with us. Not to mention in the current global context, with hundreds of thousands of people dying left and right across the world, it felt appropriate to present a literal dirge — a funeral song, that is.

These moments of sadness are necessary too — without quiet, melancholic solitude, loud, cheerful happiness has no meaning. Imagine 30 songs in a row bringing nothing but the exact same, packaged euphoria. Nothing will stand out, and it will all be just the same. Like how the different dishes of the dinner table allow us to meet our nutritional needs, there too needs to be a balanced variety of music and entertainment to fulfill the spectrum of emotional needs a human can experience.

And indeed, for such a solemn song like this, additional singers or dancers were unnecessary and only distracted from the masterpiece. All that was needed was just herself and her voice. Diah wore an elegant black dress to help set the mood.

Katanya disana
Matahari bersinar
Mencerahkan dunia tanpa kesedihan

For this performance, the camera angles used were largely close ups. A bit of the spider cam as well as cameras 2 and 3, perhaps with the occasional camera 10 shot to show how the audience were sympathetic, turning on their camera flashlights to enhance the atmosphere.

Aku tersenyum
Meski hanya sesaat
Suatu hari ku kan bahagia
Selamanya

As you read the lyrics, consider how your citizens might relate. Perhaps this could be seen from the perspective of a child too young to understand the meaning of death, whose parents or grandparents have recently passed of COVID and are unable to receive a proper burial. Perhaps it is from a widow whose lover was tragically killed in a road accident. Less tragically, perhaps it is from the perspective of a woman whose lover recently left her for someone else, though she struggles to deal with being unloved. Or perhaps it is from the perspective of a person whose family member is stuck halfway across the world amidst travel restrictions.

Rintik-rintik yang lelah
Memikirkan senja indah
Ku ingin bersamamu
Meski kamu pergi

For this performance, not a lot of gimmicks were necessary. A slight mist covered the stage floor, but none of the background screens or LED lights were used. The lights were a somewhat warm golden yellow — not a cheerful yellow, piercing through the darkness of the arena. In Fromulya the colour yellow also symbolizes death, with plain yellow flags being flown as a sign that someone has passed, adding to the symbolism.

Ku ingin bertemu
Dan bersamamu ku kan
Tersenyum selamanya

At this point, however, emotions had begun to get to Diah. She was visibly and quite understandably pensive throughout the performance, wanting to play the part. As he sung these next few lines, a tear began to stream down her face.

Ku duduk dalam kegelapan
Merasa kesepian
Kau kurindukan

Apa ada harapan?
Karena ku masih menunggumu

As the middle eight of the song passed, Diah returned to singing the chorus (or verse, depending on how you see it).

Pulanglah kesini
Tataplah mata aku
Katakanlah padaku bahwa
Kau sayangi ku

In this next part, Diah's voice pierced through the arena with her cries.

Selamanya…
Selamanya…

And she meets a resolve for the final chorus of the song: a repetition of the opening lines, but with a newfound determination, hoping to be reunited with whoever it may be, wherever they may be... even if that is the afterlife.

Katanya disana
Matahari bersinar
Suatu hari ku akan bergabung denganmu
Selamanya

As the final bars of the piano are being played, the crowd cheered as they knew the song was coming to an end. Indeed it did. Diah wiped the tears in her eyes, took a bow, and said "Thank you everyone, terima kasih", thanking the crowd before exiting the stage so that it can be prepared for the next entry.

They say that over there
The sun shines
Illuminating a world without sadness

I smiled
Even if only for a moment
One day I’ll be happy
Forever

These tired tears
Imagine a beautiful sunset
I want to be with you
Even though you’re gone

I would like to meet
And with you I will
Smile forever

I sit in the darkness
Feeling lonely
I miss you

Is there hope?
Because I’m still waiting for you

Come here, come home
Look me in the eyes
Tell me that
You’ll always love me

Forever
Forever

They say that over there
The sun shines
One day I will join you there
Forever

[Electrum Diplomatic Offices]

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ELECTRUM DIPLOMATIC OFFICES
Gertrude Pullman - "Hide and Seek"
Language(s): English
Tune: H3H3 Productions - Peep n Creep

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Entry Specifics
Trigramme: EDO
Lyrics: Gertrude Pullman
Music: Gertrude Pullman

Introduction
This will be Gertrude Pullman's first ever appearance at the World Hit Festival, after being specially invited by the Britonish delegation. What many people don't know is that Pullman is a lover of all things Britonish, with her house decorated with lavish furniture from Britonisea. This is of course due to the fact that historically, North Britonisea used to vote for Electrum Diplomatic Offices all the time, boosting Gertrude up the rankings. Unfortunately, according to Gertrude, she has been attacked by haters who want to work out where she lives to steal her furniture, and she has also been attacked by the tax authority for not paying tax. This is despite the fact that she created the Church of Gertrude Pullman where adherents the multiverse-over can donate directly to Gertrude Pullman, without Gertrude having to pay tax. As a result, this song is all about hiding from these two groups using a rather funky tune.

The Performer

An artist's very generous rendering of her image -- it is her official portrait photo. She sells photos of these with her autograph for $50.

On the vortex stage are a bunch of antique furnitures from Gertrude's house, including an armoire, a cabinet, and even a bean bag. It's unclear where Gertrude is. Cannons that jut into golden circle start pumping out wads of cash, but they are all $GertrudeBucks, with pictures of Gertrude's face on all of the banknotes.

[Intro]
Hide and seek
Hide and seek
Running away from the haters
Nobody will know where I've stashed my cash

Suddenly, in the middle of the stage, Gertrude rips her way out of the bean bag, and the audience is screaming seeing Gertrude emerge out of the bean bag just like a newborn baby being born. Gertrude starts twerking but her thighs start to hurt so instead she walks around her cabinets and the cameras follow her, as if she is running away from the creeps who are trying to take her information. She is running away from the haters, unlike how Lord Almighty Gregory got caught by his haters and subsequently he no longer ruled Gregoryisgodistan anymore.

[Verse 1]
Hide and seek, hide the money in the bank
You might try to dox me, but nothing's secure like my deets
I am stinking rich, if only you knew
Society can't take my riches like Lord Greg's too
I don't care about your votes
And I won't work hard
Yeah, I won't work hard
I'm here to raise my equity
Or hooking up with your son
Or I'm hooking up with glee
And I definitely don't have any self pity
Because I can, block you all on Twitter
Because the hide and seek is my new strategy
Hide and seek is my new strategy
I'm hiding, seeking, attention selfishly
I've lost my calories to raise my popularity
This song is good and you should vote me
I'm sorry but I'm doing this to raise my celebrity (Damn)

Now, it's rather funny, but now Gertrude is hiding from the cameras by running in and out of the various wardrobes on stage. She tries to contort herself into one of the armoires but the shelf is too small for her large body, so she just decides to lie on the floor our of exhaustion and continue singing. One of the aerial cameras captures her lying on the ground, and constantly zooms in and out of her face as she sings the second verse.

[Verse 2]
Hide and seek, hide the money in the bank
You might try to dox me
But everything's safe from you NEETs (woo)
Hide and seek makes you vote for me
Or maybe I'm going to lose verily
But I don't care 'bout you
Because I am stinking rich, woo!
Society can't take my riches like Lord Greg's too
But I don't care 'bout you
Because I am stinking rich, woo!
Society can't take my riches like Lord Greg's too

After a small rest, she leaps back up and opens one of the drawers on stage. It is still filled with her clothes. She starts by wearing more layers, and then a balaclava, and a ski mask until she becomes a shapeless blob where no one can make out that it is Gertrude that is singing. She then tries to ride a human wave but she falls on her knee and screams at the very end.

[Outro]
Hide and seek
Hide and seek
Running away from the haters
Nobody will know where I've stashed my cash
Hide and seek
Hide and seek
Running away from the haters
Nobody will know where I've stashed my cash
Hide and seek

[Axuva]

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Axuva
Reyanna Min - "Dance Away"
Language(s): English
Tune: Dawn Richard - Renegades

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Entry Specifics
Trigramme: AXU
Lyrics: Reyanna Min
Music: Reyanna Min, Qiboz
Backing Dancers: Samantha Foster, Jackson Tomlinson, Millie Banques, Jordan Younes-Smith, Kai Lane, Keisha Cole, Ajoui Hwang , Tierra Jackson, Sage Kan, Teo Langley + Many More

November 1st, 2002 | Cleveland, Ohio | Greater Columbus Convention Center

"And now, we have coming up, Electric Dance Center! Give it up!"
The presenter would walk off the stage. Reyanna would be on the side of the stage, as all of her other team members were about to flood onto the stage, she stood still exactly where she was, looking around, Close to having tears in her eyes. Her dance instructor, Mrs. Floramarina Yáñez noticed that the group was missing a member and she turned around, surveying the area and then spotting then 7 year old, Reyanna. She would walk over to Reyanna, kneeling down.
"What's wrong? You seemed so excited to get on stage earl-"
Floramarina's words were cut short by Reyannas interruption. "I wanna go home..I'm scared." Floramarina stared into her eyes, grabbing her hands. "
You can't go home now, Reyanna. You know everything and we practised so much for this and the girls need you out there. We cant have a missing member, or the performance will be all over the place. Listen, if you're scared, just go out there and dance like no one is watching you, close your eyes even if you have t-"
Reyanna would interrupt again. "But what if I mess up..? Everyone would laugh at me and stuff." She said, wiping a slight tear from her own eye.
"Who cares about what other people think? You have so much talent and I know that you can do anything. Just go up there and dance because no matter what people say you'll still be talented and perfect as ever. Now I want you to go out there and have such a good time and dance away. Dance like no one's watching you and just have a good time."
Flormarina responded to Reyanna. Reyanna would then nod to Floramarinas request, then joining the fleet of other dancers, preparing to go on stage.

A SNIPPET FROM A INTERVIEW WITH REYANNA MIN ON ‘The Ivan Lee Podcast’


Ivan: “So, Reyanna, you have been selected to represent Axuva in Bovington for World Hit Festival 53. You revealed your song “Dance Away” a week ago and I was wondering, what inspired you to write a song like this and what is the true meaning?”

Reyanna: “Well, back in The United States, a long long time ago when I was growing up, I was a dancer, I still am but when I was first starting out, I had my first dance recital and I was so nervous, I couldn’t talk, I was hot, I was just so nervous, and when it was time for me to get on stage I couldn’t go on stage, something was holding me back and I was just so scared, and I know a very wonderful lady who was once my dance instructor, named Flora. And she looked at me told me, Reyanna you have to go out there and dance eventually and you know you want to, just go out there and close your eyes, and pretend like no is there, and just dance away.”, and I.. went out there, pretended like no one was there, and danced away! I felt so good afterwards so the meaning of this song can be so different, maybe you aren’t scared of dancing and this can just be your like, hype song you know! Or, it can be like my story, you’re afraid to go out there but just go, and live your life to the fullest and dance like no one is watching you, just let loose, be free and have fun.”

Ivan: “Wow, Reyanna, that’s really inspiring and I r-”

THE PERFORMANCE

As the song starts, the LED screen would show a green visual flowing and a singular spotlight would be on Reyanna only and Reyanna would clap her hands together to the beat, and as the beat pressed on, the light would extend, revealing two female dancers who had on black masks and a face covering. One of the two dancers that accompanied Reyanna on stage was a dancer from Britonisea’s fleet of dancers named Millie Banques and the other dancer was Axuvian. They would then pop up their hands to their upper chest, tapping to each clap in the beat and they would switch positions, twitching to the beat as it popped for the last time. As the song started, Reyanna would get low, opening her legs and patting her knees to the beat and they would stand in front of her a bit to the side, stepping out with one leg and having one leg to the back showing camera angles from Camera 2.

[Verse 1]
The party’s starting right here on the dancefloor
Go ahead and do your dance, baby you’re a star
Just dance like no one is watching, cause it’s your show
Don’t even think about it, keep on moving and just let it go, l-let it go!

Reyanna would bend backwards as the two backup dancers kept dancing and she would spring up, moving her feet and dancing with all her strength to the song, as the end of the pre chorus was being approached.

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Come and dance away, dance away
Come and dance away, d-dance away
Come and dance away, dance away
Come and dance away, d-dance away

As the song got to the bass drop, smoke cannons would shoot smoke out briefly as two male dancers jumped behind Reyanna into the shot from two opposite sides of the stage, one of the male dancers would be a Britonish dancer by the name of Teo Langley and the entire stage would light up showing many dancers on the wings of the stage. The dancers would be a mix of Axuvian and Britonish dancers together, everyone on stage would be doing the same dance moves and during this part, Camera angle 3 would be used as they rocked hard to the beat, popping their arms back and moving to the beat. Female dancers and male dancers would then begin to do different dances by this point onto reaching the chorus

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Dance away
Dance a-, Dance away
Dance a-, Dance away
Dance a-, Dance away

The camera angle would switch from Camera 3 to Camera 2 again, showing just the four dancers plus Reyanna on the main stage, they'd continue dancing as Reyanna would continue singing the chorus to the song and random light beams would strobe in green and lasers would come in, extending across the arena. Female and Male dancers would be doing similar dancers but differently but for the most part hitting the same choreography.

[Chorus]
Feel the- feel the bass come and, dance a- dance away
Feel the- feel the bass come and, dance a- dance away
Feel the- feel the bass come and, dance a- dance away
Feel the- feel the bass come and, dance a- dance away

As her voice echoed out, she'd push her hands down her own body and the dancers that were on stage with her would also do the same, getting lower on the ground and the dancers on the outside would no longer be seen and it got darker on stage and the same visual from earlier would be seen, and a pole that was placed on stage stood behind them, and they stood infront of it, and the two males would walk behind it as she started to sing verse two, and as she started to sing, the two girls including Reyanna, bent over on the pole and got back up and started to move their hips from side to side as the men watched.

[Verse 2]
It’s just all of us and we just grooving to the rhythm
The place is hype and cant nobody even stop us
Do what you want to, nothing can end it
Theres no delay, there is nothing off limits

As she approached the pre chorus again, the pole would sink into the stage and everyone on the main stage would move their bodies to the beat, mimicking eachother and as she sang, her backing track kicked in and she stopped singing the main part of the pre-chorus and she would start ad libbing, then harmonizing with herself.

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Come and dance away, dance away (Ohhh)
Come and dance away, d-dance away (Ohhh)
Come and dance away, dance away
Come and dance away, d-dance away

She would continue using the backing track for this part as well, continuing to ad lib more and she would get low to the ground as the other dancers just posed on stage and the others would not be shown. But as she ended the pre-chorus, the dancers on the main stage would start clapping and so would Reyanna as she rose up from bending backwards to the ground slowly.

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Dance away Ohwaoohhh...
Dance a-, Dance away Ooohhhh
Dance a-, Dance away Come and...
Dance a-, Dance away

As they left the pre chorus and entered the chorus, they would start moving to the beat slightly to build up hype to the drop and open a window for another dance break and the lights that were over all of the other extra dancers would flash and they would start to pulse to the beat of the song, as if they were booting up to get ready to dance and they would all start to get ready for the last breakdown and Reyanna would continue to sing.

[Chorus]
Feel the- feel the bass come and, dance a- dance away
Feel the- feel the bass come and, dance a- dance away
Feel the- feel the bass come and, dance a- dance away
Feel the- feel the bass come and, dance a- dance away

As they got to the end of the first chorus, they got into the outro and broke out into another dance, putting all of their might into the breakdown and the lights would flash all around the arena, the cameras would show the crowd then back to the stage and smoke machines would blow smoke out and as they got to the end of the outro, they would all stop dancing collectively and do their each individual poses.

[Chorus]
Feel the- feel the bass come and, dance a- dance away
Feel the- feel the bass come and, dance a- dance away
Feel the- feel the bass come and, dance a- dance away
Feel the- feel the bass come and, dance a- dance away

As they all posed on stage, Reyanna would smile and bow to the audience. "Thank you, World!"

[Vartugia]

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Vartugia
Shitty Band Name - "Vartugia"
Language(s): English (But filled of typos and grammar-mistakes)
Tune: Van Halen – Panama (But this version instead)
(A listenable version of the same tune are not here.)

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Entry Specifics
Trigramme: VAR
Lyrics: Yes
Music: :-)

Shitty Band Name is anything but a talented heavy metal group that are like illnesses. They keep showing up to unexpected places and are hard to get rid of.


The stage is set and there is an awkward silence inside the venue. The main bass player is shaking and has gotten nervous; too nervous that he forgot the other cords and repeatedly plays the first chord of the song throughout the entry, making it un-listable. Add to the main vocalist having the vocals of a rooster and you got yourself crap.

The entry are so boring noone from the vartugian deligation botherd to think of anything staging.

WHF! Here it comes
Its the winner who sings a ballad
Sërna. Will be waiting for you
We will destroy you with this

Loud booing are heard as the trainwreck continues sadly.

Now you listen to our lyric of smart
Deep meaning and full of debt
Fuck your cat

The main vocalists gets a masive voice-crack.

Vartugia, Vartugia
Vartugia, Vartugia

One of the band-members, realizing he is in a vartugian entry, quietly walks away from this.

Please help me i dont know what to write
But since we will win i can easly write crap and get away with it
Sërna. Will be waiting for you
Please send help
Lyrics are crap and useless

Nothing of intrests happens

Now you listen to our lyric of smart
Destroy that vote annd give’n to us
We’re the best song

The sound of glass shattering can be heard.

Vartugia, Vartugia
Vartugia, Vartugia

I cant think of any WSC-refrences in this song
Apart from getting depresion from this
This entry has just become a fucking mess

You`re drinking since losing
Lets get the fact about our next host-city
Sërna. 70 billion percent crime-rate
You will popping those mollies afterwards

Vartugia, Vartugia
Vartugia, Vartugia
Vartugia, Vartugia
Vartugia

The band then disapears for the next entry.

[Darkmania]

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Darkmania
GLEN - "Ikke forlat meg nå"
Language(s): Norwegian
Title Translation: Dont leave me now
Tune: Sonja Aldén - Sluta Aldrig Gå

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Entry Specifics
Trigramme: DMN
Lyrics: GLEN (Grÿta Lënora Ëmike Nëm), Reübens Ysmïndu
Music: Reübens Ysmïndu
On-stage Pianist: Reübens Ysmïndu

After a long absence of how many editions, Darkmania has finally returned with a ballad performed by Grÿta Lënora Ëmike Nëm (born 6th September 1975), more known as "GLEN". DaTV has not been presented at WHF due to financial issues for the darkmanian broadcaster as well as some restructuring of the DaTV`s department of music who are responsible for Darkmania`s participation in WSC and WHF.

GLEN will be joined by pianist Reübens Ysmïndu, wicth is not GLEN`s husband. Just a friend of her.

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The postcard ends and the back wall are dark with stars being the only thing that is being displayed. GLEN wears a dress while Reübens wears a formal suit with a blue bow-tie. The piano has been placed at the egde of the main centre stage. The flooring also are stars shining in the nightsky. The staging are mainly minimalistisc and not much happen.

Kjærligheten er ikke evig

(Love are not eternal)

Alt vill ha en ending til slutt

(Everthing will have a ending in the end)

The track-camera that are the closest of GLEN slowly glides around the stage.

Jeg vill ikke bli igjen i mørket uten deg

(I dont want to be left alone in the darkness)

Du var lyset som jeg trenger for sikkerhet

(You was the light i need for saftey)

Du husker at jeg er her alene

(You remember that i am here alone)

Det er veier vi kan gå men vi gjør det sammen

()There are paths we can go but we are walking together

Ikke forlat meg nå

(Dont leave me now)

Husk den jeg var

(Remember me for who i was)

Vil du forlate meg i mørket?

(Do you want to leave me in the darkness)

Drømmer kan bli knust

(Dreams can be shatterd)

Og du kan bli alene

(And you can be alone)

Ikke glem meg kjære

(Dont forget me love)

Ja du

(Yes you)

Bare husk at jeg

(Just remember that i)

Elsker deg

(Love you)

A steadycam has slowy appeard from nowhere walking and sweeping around GLEN from the left to get behind her. The audience are all

Mitt livs-midpunkt forlot meg

(My lifes middle point left me)

Bryr du om jeg er skadet?

(Do you care if i am hurt?)

Jeg savner deg allerede etter kort tid

(I am missing you already after short time)

Vær så snill å kom tilbake hos meg

(Please come back to me)

Ikke forlat meg nå

(Dont leave me now)

Husk den jeg var

(Remember me for who i was)

Jeg vil være her for deg

(I will be here for you)

A droping camera from behind GLEN once again shows that the audiences also glows in the dark as stars

Drømmer kan bli knust

(Dreams can be shatterd)

Og du kan bli alene

(And you can be alone)

Ikke glem meg kjære

(Dont forget me love)

Ja du

(Yes you)

Bare husk at jeg

(Just remember that i)

Elsker deg

(Love you)

Ikke forlat meg nå

(Dont leave me now)

Husk den jeg var

(Remember me for who i was)

Vil du forlate meg i mørket?

(Do you want to leave me in the darkness)

Drømmer kan bli knust

(Dreams can be shatterd)

Og du kan bli alene

(And you can be alone)

Ikke glem meg kjære

(Dont forget me love)

Ja du

(Yes you)

Bare husk at jeg

(Just remember that i)

Elsker deg

(Love you)

The pianist plays the gentle final notes on the piano as the spider-cam slowly flies away from her. The ligths only shines on GLEN. Darkmania has returned back.

The audiences being as cheerfull as they are give a loud aplause to GLEN.

"Thank you"

We cut to several shots of darkmanian fans who has traveld to see their home nation return to the stage. One of the shots shows one with a intresting wig but being in green blue and red in the order from left to right of him. This quickly becomes a meme within the darkmanian WSC/WHF fandom.

[Natanya]

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Natanya
Aylexa - "Blénken"
Language(s): Luxembourgish, English
Title Translation: Shine
Tune: Alexe - Éclat

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Entry Specifics
Trigramme: NTY
Lyrics: Aylexa Gaudaurex
Music: Aylexa Gaudaurex
Backing Dancers: Matthew Anderson
Backing Singers: Sarah Pingett, Zoe Wilkinson

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Aylexa

The camera starts with a fade into some lights shining off to the side, before slowly panning to the centre stage, where Aylexa is stood. Still from a distant, looking-up angle, the lyrics start and Aylexa motions towards the camera from a distance, singing the first verse as camera continues to slowly pan across the front of the golden circle.

A soul shines throughout the night,
A beacon never too far from sight,
As times moves on past me,
Still transfixed, it's all I can see.

As the music speeds up slightly in the pre-chorus, the the camera focuses on a closer, head-on shot of Aylexa, who now sings directly too it, along with some light arm movements to go with the *ah ha ha* refrain

All this time I spent just getting by,
All this time I know now I've got to try.

The camera fades into the chorus, and into a shot from high above the stage, quickly panning back into the audience. The centre stage is surrounded by multiple spotlights that flash in place along with the drum beat of the chorus. On the second line the camera has a low panning shot, just above the audience. For the third, it's focused on Aylexa and her singing into the audience and on the on the forth it pans out from this shot to a somewhat distance shot of the stage as a whole. During the 5th line, the spotlights around the stage subside for some smoke pyrotechnics to take there place, with the plumes of smoke being at their tallest behind Aylexa, where they tower over her, and then gradually getting shorter around the sides to allow a view of the stage. As well as this, in time with the louder drum beats, 3 large, spaced lines of lights flashes into the audience, with each one getting more spaced out and further out. For the final line, everything seems to come to a calm, and the camera cuts to an upper-body shot a Aylexa, who simply sings the final line into camera, turning her head on the last line as the camera moves in the opposite direction

Schicksal Loftugrëff mech lues,
Mäi Liewen fällt bei mengen Féiss,
Awer ech hunn keng Angscht,
Wat wäert sinn, wäert sinn,
An ech ginn weider, An ech ginn weider,
Haalt mäi Kapp héich, ech weess datt ech wäert blénken.

For the second verse, the camera goes through multiple panning shots of the centre stage, now partially covered in a thin layer of smoke. Somewhat more animated this time around, Aylexa follows the camera on many of these pans and in between moves closer to the audience in the golden and circle and sings to them. Similarly, Aylexa is more animated in the pre-chorus, which follows basically the exact same pattern as the first pre-chorus.

Breaking with my simplicity,
Away from banal normality,
A new found hope has gave me the drive,
To change my life and go and thrive.

All this time I spent just getting by,
All this time I know now I've got to try.

The staging for the second chorus repeats basically the same, just, once again, with a more animated and moving Aylexa moving around the stage, and with the addition of Matthew the backing dancer now also doing some ballet inspired interpretive dance within the smoke. On the final line the camera does a quick fade from the shot of Aylexa to a wide shot out in the audience, revealing most of the stage to now be covered in mist.

Schicksal Loftugrëff mech lues,
Mäi Liewen fällt bei mengen Féiss,
Awer ech hunn keng Angscht,
Wat wäert sinn, wäert sinn,
An ech ginn weider, An ech ginn weider,
Haalt mäi Kapp héich, ech weess datt ech wäert blénken.

In the mostly instrumental break, the rows of spotlights are permanent, now only flashing off to the drum beat, and the camera changes to different shots of both Aylexa and Matthew within the smoke. During this, multiple coloured "bomb" of smoke go off in the air. For the final two line, the stage darkens and the camera focuses solely on Aylexa, who, looking up at the camera, sings the last two lines softly into it.

An ech ginn weider, An ech ginn weider.

A soul shines throughout the night,
A beacon never too far from sight.

Smiling, Aylexa thanks the Britonish audience and bows and the camera cuts to the next postcard.

Fate strikes me slowly,
My life falls at my feet,
But I'm not afraid,
What will be, will be,
And I'll move on, And I'll move on,
Keep my head high, I know I'll shine.

[Ethane]

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ETHANE
Kaitlin Louisiana - "Tomorrow and Today"
Language(s): English
Tune: Brian & Jenn Johnson - You're Gonna Be Okay

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Entry Specifics
Trigramme: ETN
Lyrics: Kaitlin Louisiana
Music: Kaitlin Louisiana

I din’t want to jeopardise our romance,
There was always a lot we had in common. In common.
You would always give me that one last chance.
But I would mess it up. I would mess it up.

Hold on, don’t let go. Heeeyyy.
Don’t cry, I won’t go.

I’ll stay with you always,
I won’t abandon your weaknesses.
I’m yours, you’re mine,
Together we’re made for forever.
Tomorrow and today.

I know I hurt you and have no excuse,
But I’ve changed my ways and want to improve us. Improve us.
Yesterday is gone but tomorrow waits,
We can make something of this. We’ll make something of this.

Hold on, don’t let go. Heeeyyy.
Don’t cry, I won’t go.

I’ll stay with you always,
I won’t abandon your weaknesses.
I’m yours, you’re mine,
Together we’re made for forever.
With you always,
I won’t abandon your weaknesses.
I’m yours, you’re mine,
Together we’re made for forever.
Tomorrow and today.

We’ll move on from our painful past,
Our love will be steadfast,
Make this last, I will hold you, You will hold me,
Tomorrow and today.

We’ll move on from our painful past,
Our love will be steadfast,
Make this last, I will hold you, You will hold me,
No longer yesterday.

[Antenovaria]

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Antenovaria
Caio Pereira De Silva & Bianca Santos - "I want you"
Language(s): English & Portuguese
Tune: Col3trane ft. Miraa May - Rendezvous

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[color=#858282]Entry Specifics
Trigramme: ANA
Lyrics: Caio Pereira De Silva, Bianca Santos, Cari Santos
Music: Joao Agra
Backing Dancers: yes


I know just what you tryna do
Dont you even worry bout nothing
Baby I just wanna put it down on you
And girl know it aint nothing
I got you
Baby, deixe-me colocar isso em você
And girl just know I want you
We dont even got nothing else to do
Let me come onto you
Just know I want you
Boy I want you
Come and do what you do
Come and do your best, you know I want you
Baby i’m feining just for your love
Baby, just give that oo la la
I’ll stick to my word just keep believing
Dont hesitate, just get this feeling
Let’s just keep it cool for the weekend
Just come and give what you be giving
You know I want you
Eu quero você
You know I want you
No one can stop us
Let’s get into the mood
Eu quero você
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Startin to go crazy over you
Cause baby boy you just give me something
Popping them things, getting loose
With you I could peak the mountains
Boy just know I could put it on you
Just know that it ain’t nothing
Cause boy I just want you
Do you want me to give you this feeling
We can make it go go, real slow oh
And sometimes you ask for even more
But dont beg, just take it oh no
And go whisper your thoughts in my ear
Run that back, it wasn’t clear
The girl hurting from the groove
It’s cause I’m crazy for you
Do it right
With no hands for me
Just know I want you baby
You know I want you
Eu quero você
You know I want you
No one can stop us
Let’s get into the mood
Eu quero você
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh

[Teesdexxia]

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Alise & A-Me - "Lost in the Moment"
Language(s): English
Tune: Aly & AJ - Joan of Arc on the Dance Floor

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Entry Specifics
Trigramme: TDX
Lyrics: Alisson Stephenson, Aimee Stephenson
Music: Alisson Stephenson, Aimee Stephenson
Backing Dancers: N/A
Backing Singers: Perri-Anne Drews, Aaliyah Banques

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Alise & A-Me

The stage is full dark as the song beings, with one of the sisters, Alise, stood in a singular spotlight as neon colours slowly appear on the LEDs both below her feet and far back behind her.

Not so long,
Until we belong,
Not so wrong,
To venture to the beyond.

Into the pre-chorus, the camera turns around Alise to reveal A-Me stood behind her, back to back, also singing along. The camera continues to pan around the girls and loop back to Alise. For the whispered line at the end, A-Me moves to stand beside Alise as they both stare into the camera.

Days fly by,
Eyes looking so matte,
Need a new high,
Yeah, feeling so flat,
Something new now,
Bring me true impact.
I wanna feel it

As the chorus hits, the camera quickly pans out to a wide shot, with the lights all around the border of the backing LED flashing brightly on the lyric "stop" both times. The backing LED itself was now filled with slightly brighter neon coloured lines, though still somewhat muted, that stood in place across the black background, but had occasional lines of light that ran down them.

I won't stop,
I wanna get lost in the moment,
Now don't stop,
It's the time to get lost in the moment.

As the song came back round to the verse, the stage and LEDs darkened again. Multiple thin laser lights came down from the back of the stage to different points all across the stage and golden circle, and while they varied in colour, the majority were either a deep red or purple.

Feeling safe,
Time to come awake,
Stoke internal flames,
And let your heart go.

During the second repeat of the pre-chorus, the lasers all flash at different times at around the same speed as the building bass in the instrumental. For the girls themselves, the walk more or less clockwise around the edge of the stage, parallel to each other singing down to the audience, as the camera pans slightly out from the stage, counter-clockwise.

Days fly by,
Eyes looking so matte,
Need a new high,
Yeah, feeling so flat,
Something new now,
Bring me true impact.

This chorus, the lights once again shines bright at the edge of the LEDs, with the LEDs once again showing deeper neon colours, however this time in thick stripes all the screen. For the post-chorus, the camera flies up to Alise and over her shoulder, before turning around and going back the way it came over A-Me's shoulder.

I won't stop,
I wanna get lost in the moment,
Now don't stop,
It's the time to get lost in the moment.

I'll dance away all the stress I've compiled,
Break my chains, let my inner wolf run wild,
Run wild.

For the instrumental breaks the stage and LEDs go black again, the aforementioned lasers coming back, originally starting low, the gradually move upwards and out into the audience. As the girls sing the refrain in the bridge, the LEDs come back, flashly quickly and rising from the bottom of the screen, with the rest of the arena still in darkness to give extra effect.

I won't stop,
Now don't stop.

In the final chorus, all the neon lights flash back on, with deep colours filling the arena. For the first "stop" this time around, the camera zooms out quickly to a wide shot of the stage, with tall spark pyrotechnic fountains shooting up from the side of the stage. The neons flash and move around the LEDs, and the lasers move in a wave pattern out into the wider audience and back to the golden circle.

I won't stop,
I wanna get lost in the moment,
Now don't stop,
It's the time to get lost in the moment.

I'll dance away all the stress I've compiled,
Break my chains, let my inner wolf run wild.

For the end of the song, the bright neons slowly fade away alongside the fade out in the song, as the actual arena lights slowly come on to properly light everything up. The sisters hug each other, and then wave out into the audience, with Alise speaking into her microphone to thanks them.

[Britonisea]

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