World Hit Festival 55 - Brahmokerto, Fromulya [OOC]

[Estogium]

I am going to quietly use this tune for Estogium, expect young fit topless lad album cover.

I plan to reveal the ABEN entries over the weekend.

[Nightom]

Nightom will likely send a boyband, but that will be revealed over the weekend.

[Izmedu]

After a one-edition hiatus, Izmedu returns.

The winner of last edition's VodiFest will (ICly tbd but OOCly it was Lorena Bucan's song) represent Izmedu for WHF56

Nation: Izmedu
Broadcaster: RTI*

Song Title: Ples subine
Artist: Dejan Mlakar
Language(s): Izmeduan
Title Transcription (if required):
Title Translation (if required): Fate's Dance
Tune: Zeljko Joksimovic - Nije ljubav stvar

Head of Delegation: Marija Janjic

*Under a special dispensation which will be explained ICly later on.

[Normandy and Picardy]

N&P will of course return, details to come at some point in the near future

[Britonisea]

I hope to do an update Friday evening! Remember the draft thread is coming a bit earlier this time around with your two weeks beginning in two and a half-ish days time.

Also beginning on Sunday is the vote for JWHF host! So far we have Beepee and Natanya bidding and would love more great bids to come through.

Here is the hosting information, post your bid in a reply!

[Normandy and Picardy]

Time to confirm the deets (well, assuming I decide to actually stick with this and not be my usual self...)

Nation: Normandy and Picardy
Broadcaster: SRNP

Song Title: À Nouveau
Artist: Philippe Lyotard
Language(s): Normand French
Title Translation (if required): Again
Tune: Ultimo - 22 Settembre

Head of Delegation: Simone Derrida

[Britonisea]

Hello everyone! So far 21 nations have given us their provisional interest in participating at the 55th WHF. The Sign-Ups remain open for another 2 weeks, but the Draft Thread goes up in 2 days!

Entries

1. Achaean Republic [AS1] Laura Lee - Viento
2. Beepee [BONC] Hugo First - 'til Now
3. Britonisea [BVC] AIDA - MY FINAL PROMISE.
4. Darkmania IMAKETHEMUSIC feat. - Fri
5. Estogium [RVC]
6. Fromulya [TVRF - HOST] Dian Tarakita
7. Izmedu [RTI]
8. Joija [JTV] Pastiche - Worth Dying For
9. Kalosia [RTVK]
10. Kyritakia
11. Llalta [LBN]
12. Nekoni
13. Nightom [KVC]
14. Normandy & Picardy [SRNP] Philippe Lyotard - À Nouveau
15. North Alezia [ABA] Halimah Sa'adinova - Hilang di Zafi
16. Pemecutan [UBC] Agus Teja ft. Trisna Arya and Nuraini Fajrin - Tetap di Hati
17. Rhim Flavezztowland [FTV] Heart Zone - Move It
18. Scotatrova [SSTR] Miguel Alvaro
19. Skanden
20. Togonistan Ray Carter & The Gatherers - Freefall
21. Vartugia Shitty Band Name - We gonna get last place

Tunes

1. Achaean Republic Hot Potato - Pillow
2. Beepee Edsilia Rombley - Van Jou
3. Britonisea SIA - Courage to Change
4. Darkmania Röyksopp feat. Robyn - Monument (The Inevitable End Version)
5. Estogium Ivan NAVI - Це Вона (Зірка)
6. Fromulya Alffy Rev ft Hanin Dhiya - Beautiful We Are
7. Izmedu Zeljko Joksimovic - Nije ljubav stvar
8. Joija Brick - Ben Folds Five
9. Kalosia Celeste - Strange
10. Nekoni Superbus - Un autre monde
11. Normandy & Picardy Ultimo - 22 Settembre
12. North Alezia EMI MARIA - Lost In Tokyo
13. Pemecutan Eka Gustiwana ft. Prince Husein and Sara Fajira - Tersimpan di Hati
14. Rhim Flavezztowland MAMAMOO - Hip
15. Scotatrova Pablo Alborán, Ava Max - Tabú
16. Skanden DJ Snake ft Zomboy - Quiet Storm
17. Togonistan Broder Daniel - Shoreline
18. Vartugia Katrina and the Waves - I'm Walking On Sunshine

[Britonisea]

BVC MUSIC
Brityunik Vefecosoin Cairkovoin

"MY FINAL PROMISE." Aida sings at the 55th World Hit Festival in Fromulya!


My Final Promise: What promise will Aida make on the iconic stage in Brahmokerto, Fromulya?

**LISTEN TO BRITONISH WHF55 HERE**

While Britonisea placed a respectable 6th place in Achaean Republic the edition before, the placement meant the first time that Britonisea failed to finish in the top five consecutively since the 28th World Hit Festival. Tom Stardust, the Head of Delegation is going a different route to see whether the nation can return back to the Top 5.

Britonisea winning every other edition was halted by Fromulya and the other four nations which placed above Britonisea at the 54th World Hit Festival. With many people placing their bets that the nation would, for the fifth time, win on an even-numbered edition, they were left a tad disappointed and out of pocket when Britonisea failed to gain any 5 points which would have helped propelled the nation up the scoreboard. Though, all was not lost as Britonisea managed to get itself back onto the left handside of the scoreboard with the right starting to become particularly familiar to the team at BVC. Tom stated in today's entry reveal press conference that "as can seen in the WorldVision Song Contest, pardon my French, there seems to be some sort of shift going on here at the World Hit Festival. We have had two new winners, which is always a good thing but it means we must try harder to get ourselves back on track and back to the top. It wasn't ages ago "Tongue-Tied" won the World Hit Festival...even if it feels like it!"

AIDA performed her song live at the Press Conference much to the delight of those in the audience, who applauded her weird and whacky stage persona, with them commenting on how the song does sound Britonish with added madness to it. The team at BVC are excited to head to Fromulya's outdoor space to see how they could stage this entry on a not-so conventional-looking stage. The song has been released internationally but we have to wait a week or so to see how well "MY FINAL PROMISE." does in the charts. The World Hit Festival is set to happen on the 21st November this edition, a shorter wait than last time.

Nation: Britonisea
Broadcaster: BVC

Song Title: MY FINAL PROMISE.
Artist: AIDA
Language(s): English
Tune: Sia - Courage to Change

Head of Delegation: Tom Stardust[/b]

[Britonisea]

VOTING IN JUNIOR WORLD HIT FESTIVAL 8
Three nations have decided to bid for Junior World Hit Festival 8.

VOTE HERE

Natanya - City of Nightton
Venue: The Nightton Coliseum
Participating Broadcaster: NTV
Link to Bid: Play Among The Stars

SIGNED BY: Zhana Utrelugova

Beepee - City of Norfolk Pinewoods
Venue: The Waratah Theatre
Participating Broadcaster: BONC
Link to Bid: Grow Your Passion

You have until 1st November 2020 at 8 pm to vote for who should win the rights to host the upcoming Junior World Hit Festival. You are able to vote as long as you have completed a World Hit Festival entry since the last Junior World Hit Festival (which includes JWHF7, WHF51, WHF52, WHF53, WHF54). Please vote using the links above and below.

VOTE HERE

[Ertzei Kishim]

Nation: Ertzei Kishim
Broadcaster: HARESHET

Song Title: We Invited Only Girls
Artist: Darlington
Language(s): Arabic
Title Transcription (if required): -
Title Translation (if required): -
Tune: Antonia - Como Ay!

Head of Delegation: N/A

[South Alezia]

South Alezia is back with its best quality singers!

Nation: South Alezia
Broadcaster: WTF

Song Title: Gebruik ons alstublieft!
Artist: Trio Madame Crayons
Language(s): Dutch
Title Transcription (if required): -
Title Translation (if required): Use us, Please!
Tune: Las Supremas de Mostoles - Eres Un Enfermo

Head of Delegation: Brick

[Fromulya]

World, the draft thread is up — start posting now!

[Axuva]

Nation: Axuva
Broadcaster: WEN

Song Title: Are You Listening?
Artist: Miras Abdulayev
Language(s): English, Korean
Tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwX4DtHxVyY

Head of Delegation:[/b]

Se-Ri Park

[Estogium]

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THE BIG REVEAL: ESTOGIUM

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Felix Thompson to represent Estogium with his song, "Feral" at the 55th World Hit Festival!



*Listen to "FERAL" HERE*

During the song reveal show for Estogium at the World Hit Festival, it was announced that 29-year-old Felix Thompson from Exeter in the North of Estogium will represent the country with his song, "Feral". He said that his song is for the wild spirits out there, with a song that will get your foot tapping. He said that he wants to set the stage alight in Fromulya, with a huge stage production promised for the live performance in a couple of weeks time. He was inspired by Estogium's recent 3rd at the 52nd World Hit Festival which he thought was staged well and was a good song that RVC could be proud of. He's hoping that at the upcoming World Hit Festival, he will be able to create just as much hype - if not, even more than three editions ago.

Can he do it? I guess we will just have to find out...

Nation: Estogium
Broadcaster: RVC

Song Title: Feral
Artist: Felix Thompson
Language(s): English
Tune: KADNAY - Santiago

[Britonisea]

Host of the upcoming Junior World Hit Festival is here - can the host DM me when they find out they've won.

They were both good bids!

Also just so you know, sign ups for WHF55 close on Saturday.

[Silvedania]

I know this is not a sign-up, and I probably should find a better way to post this, but IBTVNC would like to live broadcast the World Hit Festival 55 if that's okay. The link to the storefront is in my sig.

[Natanya]

Signing up!

Nation: Natanya
Broadcaster: NTV

Song Title: Follow
Artist: Natashya
Language(s): English
Tune: Nyusha - Где ты, там я

Head of Delegation: No Change

[Teesdexxia]

Also singing up!

Nation: Teesdexxia
Broadcaster: TBA

Song Title: The Last Call
Artist: In Memoriam of a Friend
Language(s): English
Tune: Funeral for a Friend - Streetcar

Head of Delegation: No Change

[Yaakovistan]

I am signing up, hopefully I finish my entry this time.

[Britonisea]

I know this is not a sign-up, and I probably should find a better way to post this, but IBTVNC would like to live broadcast the World Hit Festival 55 if that's okay. The link to the storefront is in my sig.

That sounds like a plan!

Also due to me not having my laptop, I will maybe update the OP fully soon. I might not. I have a bazillion things to do and it's terribly difficult without my laptop

[Kalosia]

Sorry to reply with a puppet instead of my main/host nation but yes, you are free to broadcast the festival in your respective territories even if you are not participating.

Welcome to all the newly-signed up nations! Reminder that there is about a little over 6 hours and 30 minutes (as of this post) until the deadline to sign up new nations, and after that there will be 24 hours left until the deadline to post your entries on the draft thread. Once that deadline has elapsed, nations will have a further 24 hours to make edits to your entries, which means you need only the bare minimum up for the entry submission deadline.

Happy writing!

[Todlichebujoku]

Did you forget about us?

Did you think we were dead?

Well, you wouldn't have been wrong.

But!



TÖDLICHEBUJOKU RETURNS WITH

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Ī ASTOLES - "Supernova"

Nation: Tödlichebujoku
Broadcaster: Estegoa100

Song Title: Supernova
Artist: Ī ASTOLES
Language(s): English
Tune: Night Argent - "Kamikaze"
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Host Requirement
Your Trigramme: TBJ

[Britonisea]

Sign ups for WHF55 are now closed.

[Fromulya]

Hi everyone!

Thanks for all your submissions. I can confirm that we've received entries from 17 nations who will participate at the 55th World Hit Festival. As the threshold for semifinals was not met, we will only have a Grand Final. The allocation draw results are below:

The running order will be determined within the next 24-48 hours. Also the grace period has begun — as of this post, you have roughly 22 hours and 39 minutes to make changes to your entries, including adding RP.

Good luck to all the entrants!

[Llalta]

Sorry but life has stated that I must pull out as I refuse to send a half assed entry to a song and to lyrics that mean so much to me. Sorry!