BVC | 6th Mehlodhivestoile 2021 | Britonish National Final

[Beepee]

#VM2021 JURY VOTES

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Sanna Tyser
"Good Evening Britonisea.  This is Beepee Calling! Thank you so much for this wonderful show.  Peeps from across Beepee have been talking of nothing else.  Without further ado... here are the votes of the Beepeean jury"

1 point: 11 JOSH MORRIS Mine
2 points: 01 ZOE WILINKINSON Leap of Faith
3 points: 02 TOBIAS NOAH Round and Round
4 points: 09 ALEX AND RIYAH Do You Love Me?
5 points: 03 ESTHER WINTERBOURNE Shine 
6 points: 06 XAVIER BENCHEK Demons
7 points: 08 DARLINGTON Lockdown

"And now for the top three songs..."

8 points to: 05 AALIYAH BANQUES Promise Me

10 points to: 12 TR3SANGULIS Ethereal 

12 points to: 04 ELIAS DEICHMANN Survive 

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#VM2021 TELEVOTES

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Televote Vote
Total Score: [77]/120 - Must be higher than 40.
01 ZOE WILINKINSON Leap of Faith -  [7]/10
02 TOBIAS NOAH Round and Round  -  [6]/10
03 ESTHER WINTERBOURNE Shine  -  [7]/10
04 ELIAS DEICHMANN Survive  -  [5]/10
05 AALIYAH BANQUES Promise Me  -  [9]/10
06 XAVIER BENCHEK Demons  -  [7]/10
07 ROCHELLE FOX Eagle  -  [6]/10
08 DARLINGTON Lockdown  -  [7]/10
09 ALEX AND RIYAH Do You Love Me?  -  [5]/10
10 LAILA PHIONA Second Chances  -  [4]/10
11 JOSH MORRIS Mine -  [6]/10
12 TR3SANGULIS Ethereal  -  [8]/10

[Britonisea]

STANDBY
Thank you to the 15 voters of VM2021!

The official vote reveal
International Jury Reveal: 20:00 BST
Britonish Non-App: 20:30 BST - 21:35 BST
Britonish Televote: 21:45 BST - 22:40 BST

[Britonisea]

A quarter way there...

Lucie Dagenham: Should we have a look at that scoreboard after all the international juries have voted?

Scoreboard: With just over 25% of the votes being given out, Darlington is in the lead with 102 points - but all is still to play for!

Lucie Dagenham: So as we can see, currently Darlington is in the lead with her song, "Lockdown"! Well done, my lovely! Don't become complacent, however, things could change! We are now going to have a special performance from our upcoming World Hit Festival singer, Liam Narain! During his performance, the votes will close - so please be quick!

As she said this, we faded to black and Liam's performance he recorded the day before started playing...

[Britonisea]

Ruben - Burn Down This Room


Album cover of “Never Forget Me”: The song will represent Britonisea at the 58th World Hit Festival, sung by Liam Narain…

Britonisea returns for the 38th edition time at the World Hit Festival, this time sending Brito-Togonistanian artist, Liam Narain, with the song “Never Forget Me” in Normandy and Picardy...

If we go back and look at the 57th World Hit Festival, which was also hosted in Normandy and Picardy, we could see that Britonisea managed to maintain yet another top 5 placement in what was quite a difficult field of nations. Initially, Britons went to the 57th World Hit Festival thinking that they were in with a good chance of victory, with James Benamar receiving a fairly good response by the Britonish audience. In Amiens, Britonisea was picked to perform in the first half - yet again - with the Normandy and Picardy broadcaster (SRNP) deciding that Britonisea would perform 8th in the Grand Final - with many of Britonisea’s recent positions in the Grand Final being around there (6th - 8th). Brityunik Vefecosoin Cairkovoin, the Britonish broadcaster, knew that this wasn’t uncharted territory, they had to make sure that the entry was fantastic. Performing after Hafamarimet and before Axuva was a hard task, Britonisea had to be more worried about the whole of the second half, with nations at the top of the scoreboard in the end having dominated the top 5 in the end. As the points came through, despite a relatively strong start in the beginning, the nation was no match for the hosts Normandy and Picardy who scored 13 points more than Britonisea. James Benamar went home with a respectable 5th place which was a good position - a position we haven’t been in since the 44th World Hit Festival in Anollasia. Some Britonish fans were left reeling after Britonisea scored second at the orchestral edition, a contest Britonisea was tipped to win due to the fact the nation won the first orchestral edition all those editions ago. Britonisea, still, did very well - scoring the best result for Britonisea since ELIANA’s World Hit Festival win in the summer. As we move further away from the last Britonish win, nearly celebrating a year since the country last won, we have officially entered the largest win drought since the 26th World Hit Festival to the 37th World Hit Festival where, despite having hosted the 35th edition, didn’t win the contest in between. The Head of Delegation, Tom Stardust, who debuted with a winning entry through ELIANA was starting to slack, some people thought. The aim for the World Hit team was not to dive outside the top 10 like how it was in the WorldVision Song Contest. This edition, again in Normandy and Picardy, Tom Stardust decided to approach Liam Narain - a man from both Britonisea and Togonistan who will fly the flag for Britonisea at the upcoming World Hit Festival. But who is he?


Liam Narain during rehearsals: Liam was “on point” and ready for Normandy & Picardy according to sources...

During A Hit For The World, it was announced that 31-year-old Tushlark-born singer, Liam Narain will represent Britonisea in Le Havre...

Announced on the same day of the week as the last A Hit For The World, it was revealed that Britonisea would participate in the upcoming edition of the World Hit Festival after radio silence from the broadcaster. It was announced that James Benamar's successor will be another male soloist for the third time in a row, with BVC hoping to continue the success the previous two men had at the Festival. Liam Narain has been named as the next Britonish representative where he will sing his song, "Never Forget Me" which is a pop ballad with orchestral elements in it. Some thought that "Never Forget Me" was a song that would have done well at the orchestral edition instead, which was hosted in Todlichebujoku not too long ago. Liam Narain was born in Togonistan to a Britonish mother and a Togonistanian father. As a family, they have spent time both in Britonisea and Togonistan, with Liam being pretty familiar with both cultures - he's very proud to be from both countries.

The powerful ballad speaks about Narain's struggles recently when he was told that due to a life-threatening condition that he had, he was no longer able to pursue his career in sports. Liam was a jack of all trades; he was a professional footballer, but also was very good at tennis and hockey. It all came to an end after his diagnosis which sent him "on the wrong path", something that he candidly spoke about during the A Hit For The World interview that had just finished. He said that the performance will be a very emotional one for him, with the staging and dancers on the stage helping him tell the story.

Liam performed his song for the first time tonight to a small studio audience - but only time will tell whether the song was accepted by the Britonish public and more importantly - the international voters on the night.

Liam Narain is a 31-year old man who was born in Togonistan to a Britonish mother and a father from Togonistan. The family lived in Togonistan for a few years when Liam was younger before the family moved to Britonisea to be closer to Liam’s mother’s side of the family. Liam Narain then grew up in Britonisea where he fit in very well and lived a rather modest upbringing. Liam traveled to Togonistan regularly, however, making sure that he was keeping in touch with both sides of his culture. As Liam moved into his twenties, Liam was interested in sports, working as part of the biggest sports companies in the country, leaving whatever music talent he once had growing up in school behind in order to pursue his dream. Liam did well in his sports career, but Liam - who never fully opened up about his life - says that something happened in his life where the dreams that he wanted to once pursue, he couldn’t anymore. Liam was devastated when the doctors told him that he couldn’t play sport with the vigor that he used to and suffered from poor mental health afterward but he was a resilient man. Liam rediscovered some of his creativity in music which he (at the time when he was in school) always put it to the back of his mind since he was so very focused on his sporting career. Liam used his singing as a way to feel “useful”, a word that he used himself and now he is representing his country at the upcoming World Hit Festival.

Before coming to Normandy and Picardy, he recorded his performance for the Grand Final of Vha Mehlodhivestoile in Aloquirbe City to a packed audience. He said that it gave him the confidence for when he gets to Normandy and Picardy for the 58th World Hit Festival. Upon arriving at Le Havre, however, nerves started setting in. He was quickly rushed from A to B as he was given less time than former World Hit Festival Britonish acts due to his performance at the Grand Final of Vha Mehlodhivestoile 2021. He said that he enjoyed the buzz but it was "different to the usual!". We wish Liam and his team on stage good luck!

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Duration: 03:28
Main Vocalist 1: Liam Narain
Male Vocalist 1: Alexei Posagne (offstage)
Male Dancer/Vocalist 1: Steven Brockwell-Batten
Male Dancer/Vocalist 2: Syed McNamara
Female Dancer/Vocalist 1: Jodie Knight
Female Dancer/Vocalist 2: Aaliyah Yates

It was time for Liam Narain’s time on the World Hit Festival stage, a moment that he was both looking forward to but also dreading. Liam was preparing backstage for quite some time leading up to the Britonish being called out to the stage, doing some vocal warm ups and calming his nerves. He decided to pray by himself that the performance would go as swimmingly as he hoped - as well as it did during the many rehearsals that were done before the big moment live in front of millions watching at home. Liam didn’t know whether he was religious or anything, but he thought that he would pray anyway for good measure. Liam was finally called out to the stage as the Britonish postcard was played out for the audience and viewers so that they could be distracted as they changed the stage from one nation to the next. As Liam walked onto the stage, the stage personnel was running circles around him making sure that by the time he reached the stage, everything was laid down - ready for him to go. On the stage were paper lanterns which had very safe LED bulbs which were bound not to set on fire when under the blazing heat of the strobe lights on the stage. The paper lanterns had a tinge of orange to them, each of which had an almost see through wire which held them up from the top of the lighting rigs - we had to bargain with the Normandy and Picardy officials to get that one set up. The main central platform was where Liam was standing to begin with surrounded by the lanterns which was slightly covered by a moody low laying fog. From afar, you could see that the plumes had orange sparkles in it, with the warmth atmosphere aided by colours one would associate with a cozy living area with a furnace heating the vicinity - browns and dark oranges.

Liam was wearing a white t-shirt with khaki-looking chinos (though probably a bit more tight-fitting that in the picture. He wasn’t the only person who was on the stage either - in fact there were two more people on the stage - a male and a female, both wearing all white outfits, standing on the smaller stage in front. The pair of them would be dancing with one another in a contemporary style while Liam would be singing. The cameras started to train themselves on Liam as they counted down the last few seconds until it was his time to perform his song. Liam was the one starting the music with the starting section being acapella. He needed to make sure that he would get his cue right, otherwise it could ruin the rest of the beginning of the song. Liam hadn’t gotten it wrong before - well, except for the first time that he stepped on the stage in Normandy and Picardy, but he said that he was bewildered by the vastness of the stage and the arena in which the festival was taking place in. The audience applauded as they finished watching the lovely postcard made for us by the broadcaster. After a short while, the audience quietened down as all eyes was focused on Liam who had his head down to the ground before slowly tilting it upwards, singing the first couple of words of the song before the simple notes of the piano joined him…

I was thought of as an enigma,
With his heads high above the clouds.
Judging only from my appearance,
Not knowing the man deep within.
No one here knows what I have been through,
No one knows how far I’ve been pushed.
Ignored the warning signs out of fear,
And now it has caught up with me.

As he started the above verse, there was an echo placed on the microphone so that every vowel that the man exaggerated rang out in the audience for a few seconds, resonating deeper with those who were watching would be his very personal anecdote of recent events of his life which has made him look at life in a different way to how it looked at it before. He wanted to come off as genuine - the song was genuine, the lyrics that he was singing came from him and so there was no shortage of raw emotion as he had a frank conversation with the camera poised on his alluring gaze. As he sang the line, “deep within”, his hand slightly trailed down the front of his body, with the camera crossfading to one further away, with the two people who were dancing on the stage in front of him now being in the shot. The pair of them were looking at each other, dancing as though they couldn’t touch one another even though they both wanted to - what was stopping the pair of them being as one? As we focused on the dancers for a few seconds, we pulled focus from them back to Liam who had his eyes on the pair of them for a few seconds as he let out the line “and now it has caught up with me” with a slight whimper. He tightly closed his eyes momentarily as we moved onto the pre-chorus of the song.

The warm vibe that was once created on the stage had been slightly subdued as we moved into the pre-chorus of the song, with the strobes becoming a lot less intense than they were. The LED behind Liam wasn’t as bright either, with a singular white spotlight focusing on the man as he looked straight into a mobile camera simply making its way from one side of the stage to the other. After following the camera for a few seconds, he turned back towards the audience, as a blinding white light appeared behind him, making the man appear as though he was walking away from the Gates of Heaven. As Liam continues to sing how “The pain is relentless”, he holds his stomach, slightly crouching as he does this. The two dancers slowly came into the shot, mimicking the movements that Liam was doing behind them.

Where’s the light at the end of the tunnel?
The pain is relentless.
Will I see the light of day again?
Is it too good to be true?

As Liam sings the line, “Will I see the light of day again?”, all three people who were on the stage crouched upwards from their slumped position, with their hands still under them. They all looked up in unison, as though they were all being remote controlled to move at the same pace. As they looked up, a crisp blue and yellow shone on their faces with a smile appearing on their faces - not a complete smile - but they could see hope in front of them. Liam turns off to the side to sing the final line of the pre-chorus to his right. As he sang this, a look of disappointment appeared on his face before the camera faded to black. There was a beat - a break slightly before we came back and entered the powerful chorus of the song.

As the chorus began, Liam turned to the side (only just), tilting his head back as he took a sharp breath in so that he could suddenly change the pitch and dynamics of his singing voice. The stage filled with a rich golden colour which the swirl on the main stage made look even cooler and glamorous. The LED screen behind Liam was also rather vibrant, with what looked like golden embers being burnt behind him, slowly making its way up the height of the screens, slowly gaining in intensity throughout the chorus as he sang. Liam was singing with some gusto - he had a point to prove with the lyrics that he was singing and he was trying to convey his strength through the power of his voice.

The last thing on my mind is to back down and lose,
I’ve survived the darkest days of my life, I will pull through.
Even though I’m bruised - with whatever strength I have left,
Oh, I will keep on fighting until I’m laid to rest.

As the man sang “even though I’m bruised”, the camera slowly - from a low angle - zoomed in on the pair of contemporary dancers who were embracing one another. The camera circled around the pair of them for a few seconds, not too many times just so those watching didn’t get disorientated. The final line of the chorus was another pull focus from the two dancers, now focusing on Liam as he held his hand out before quickly pulling it away, almost smiling as he said that he will keep on fighting until he was laid to rest - which were quite powerful lyrics. At the end of the chorus, the camera yet again faded black momentarily before we began the second half of the song.

When Liam protested that he refused to be made a victim, the colour of the stage (LED) slowly turned into a rich purple colour, still with the golden embers burning up behind him with intensity. He seemed more empowered as he went through this section of the song, tensing his hands as he sang the lyric “I’ll walk alone, unaided and brave”. The dancers walked away from each other at this point, making their way around the outer circumference of the main stage. The fog had also cleared up, opening the floor up to the screen which showed a beautiful crystalised design which Liam was standing in the middle of.

I refuse to be made a victim,
No, I don’t want your sympathy.
I’ll walk alone, unaided and brave
Perhaps, somewhat foolish of me.

This is journey that I must take,
I have no choice, I have no say.
Pray for me and wish me well,
I hope that I’ll be back to tell the tale.

“This is a journey that I must take” was a line that he said to the female who was walking on around the stage to the left of him, whereas “I have no choice, I have no say” he said to the man who was on his right. The camera changed depending on the way Liam was facing. When moving onto the third line, “Pray for me and wish me well”, he turned to face the audience, slowly walking forward for the first time in the performance. There was a semi-aerial shot of the man walking forward, with the crystal design changing shape with him as he moved to the front of the main stage. There was a camera which was a close up as he sang the final words of the verse. He increased the power of his voice and he came closer to the explosive second chorus that was coming up in just a second. During the close up, two more people dressed in all white joined the stage behind Liam. During the verse, the lanterns started to flicker on and off randomly, with the darker stage colour making the flickering seem much more intense. When Liam raised his voice, strobes from either side of him flickered in a similar way.

As Liam belted out the first line of the next chorus, the lanterns which were all around the stage started to raise at the same time as one another - with a wide shot of the stage showing the beauty of the lanterns slowly taking off into the air. The dancers who were behind him were dancing in a flowy expression, along with providing the backing vocals that you could hear on the stage. There were zooms of Liam as he stamped his feet along with the uplifting beat of the song, looking up at the lanterns as they made their way away higher and higher into the sky. Those that had flowy movements behind Liam were also swaying along with the powerful beat of the song. Pop music with a flair of orchestra was definitely something that was popular in Britonisea, with many Britons at home watching the beauty of the performance and the heartfeltness of it. Liam seemed much more positive that he did at the start of the song - he finally seemed hopeful that he would reach his destination...or he found comfort in the new path that he has to take even though it may not have been the path he wanted to take initially.

The last thing on my mind is to back down and lose, (ay yah!)
I’ve survived the darkest days of my life, I will pull through. (oh-oh!)
Even though I’m bruised - with whatever strength I have left,
Oh, I will keep on fighting until I’m laid to rest.
Never forget...get...get me, never forget (oh-oh!),
Never forget...get...get me, never forget.

As we hit the new addition of the chorus and the lanterns were long gone into the air, the dancers slowly made their way into a formation behind Liam and spread out onto the stage. Liam raised his hands into the air, pivoting and shaking his head, taking a break from vocalising as the backing singers came in with strong supporting vocals. You could see from that simple movement that the song means a whole lot to Liam. As he hit the final “never forget” in that sentence, he had turned around back to the front of the audience, captured on camera’s close up. He grabbed the air and smirked at the camera before the stage turned dark.

Behind Liam, the four dancers (two male and female) had both teamed up - the two boys were together and the two females were together - with one of the pair taking a ballerina pose while the other one circled them, or gently brought them down under their face - looking at them lovingly. As everything was stripped back, so was the lighting. There were three spotlights - one on Liam in the middle and one on either of the pair continuing their contemporary dance behind them. There were special effects used here a bit - one could say AR, with bluish-green sparkles and shooting stars appearing around the male dancers with the female dancers being treated to more of a red-purple glow.

If I don’t return, never forget me and the things that I said,
Wherever I end up, I’ll keep going, a promise made to you.
The last thing on my mind is to back down and lose,
I’ve survived the darkest days of my life, I will pull through.

At the end of the bridge, the sparkles burst across the arena with Liam and the dancers once again dancing freely around the stage. The cameras were trying to keep up with every move that each of them made coming from each angle. Some of the male backing vocalists decided to ad-lib, with the cameras focusing on them as they did so.

Even though I’m bruised - with whatever strength I have left,
Oh, I will keep on fighting until I’m laid to rest.
Never forget...get...get me, never forget,
Never forget...get...get me, never forget.

Never forget...Never forget.
Never forget...Never forget.

At the end of the song, the group all came together, with Liam Narain in the middle of all of them, with all the dancers resting their heads on the broad shoulders of Liam. Liam was the only voice you could hear as the once lit stage slowly plunged into darkness. Liam shouted out "Thank you!" towards the audience before he blew a kiss out to the audience. It was a very emotional moment for him. Whether he would make an impact on the scoreboard was yet to be known, but regardless of how he does in the end, he knows that he did a good job and most certainly sent an entry that Britons would remember for a long time in the future.

[Britonisea]

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Quickenden

Lucie Dagenham: First of we're heading to Quickenden - where it all started for us Britons. Quickenden hosted the first Britonish WorldVision and also is home to the first Britonish winner. It's also the birthplace of the legendary Taron Woods, winner of the 64th WorldVision Song Contest! Hello Taron, how are you?

Taron Woods: Hello Lucie, hello Britonisea and Aloquirbe, this is indeed Quickenden calling. I'm doing great, myself - really enjoying the night. Who will follow in my footsteps, I wonder? Here are our lower points...

Lucie Dagenham: And can we have your 12 points, please?

Taron Woods: Yes, of course... our twelve points head to...

LAILA PHIONA!

Lucie Dagenham: Congratulations to Laila - she is in fourth place with 94 points...

[Britonisea]

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West

Lucie Dagenham: Next up is West - and calling from the cultural capital of the country, Kyvivre is our friend Rigas Jengiz! Of course, Rigas Jengiz nearly won the first edition of Vha Mehlodhivestoile and also won World Hit Festival 26 - bringing the contest to Kyvivre in '27. Hey Rigas!

Rigas Jengiz: Hello Lucie! Oh my gosh, I am so excited to be here presenting the votes from the West! Here are our 10 points to 1 point...

Lucie Dagenham: Thank you, Rigas! Who did the West give their 12 points to, though?

Rigas Jengiz: I wonder! Our 12 points go to...

ROCHELLE FOX!

Lucie Dagenham: Wow! Congratulations to Rochelle who now sits in 10th with 63 points!

[Britonisea]

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South

Lucie Dagenham: We are now heading to the South to find out the results from there and look who it ain't? It's Adonis who represented us at the 35th World Hit Festival! Hello, Adonis, how are you?

Adonis Amedee: Bonjour Lucie or bonsoir should I say? This is Luton calling, giving you the results of the non-app televotes. It's been a fantasic evening tonight - here's our lower points...

Lucie Dagenham: And Adonis - sorry quite the tongue-twister, could I please have the 12 points from South?

Adonis Amedee: Yes! Our 12 points go to...

ESTHER WINTERBOURNE!

Lucie Dagenham: Grand! 12 points for Esther keeps them in 9th position but now with 83 points...

[Britonisea]

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Dopor

Lucie Dagenham: It's now time to say hello to Dopor - not Doportedas city, that's the Capital! Everything else in the Dopor authority! Hello to the most recent Britonish winner, Charlotte Davies!

Charlotte Davies: Hey, Lucie! Hey everybody! This is Dopor Authority calling. I've really enjoyed watching tonight and I can't wait to see who gets their chance on the WorldVision stage! 1 to 10 points shown on screen now!

Lucie Dagenham: Thank you my dear Charlotte! Could we now have your 12 points?

Charlotte Davies: Our 12 points are heading to...

TR3SANGULIS!

Lucie Dagenham: And TR3SANGULIS takes the lead with 131 points!

[Britonisea]

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North

Lucie Dagenham: Hello to North, est-ce que je peux avoir vos votes š'il vous plaît?

Alexandre Augustin: Allo Brityunik! This is the North calling...our 10 to 1 are shown on the screen

Lucie Dagenham: And your 12 points?

Charlotte Davies: Our douze points go to...

LAILA PHIONA!

Lucie Dagenham: Laila gets yet another 12 points! She now has 118 points.

[Britonisea]

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East

Lucie Dagenham: Never eat shredded wheat, it's North to East, hello to you Dawn - could we have the Eastern points?

Dawn Abadie: Hey! It is so great to be here! Calling from Zelmerlow, here are the points of the Eastern televote...

Dawn Abadie: Our 12 points are going to...

ROCHELLE FOX!

Lucie Dagenham: Another 12 points for Rochelle Fox! She is now 1 point behind Alex and Riyah!

[Britonisea]

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Northwest

Lucie Dagenham: Up next it is Northwest...but I notice an error, you're not calling from Luton, are you?

Amadeo Arjan: Indeed I am not haha! This is Alshkan calling - here are the results of the Northwestern non-app televotes...

Lucie Dagenham: There you go, we managed to change it for you!

Amadeo Arjan: Thank you very much, Lucie! Our 12 points are going to...

JOSH MORRIS!

Lucie Dagenham: Congratulations to Josh Morris who is now in fourth place. Just to confirm, Rochelle Fox is meant to be 6th place on the scoreboard with 98 points. We'll be sure to fix that soon!

[Britonisea]

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Junterapten

Lucie Dagenham: Junterapten oh na na! It's now time to head to the city of lights and say hello to someone we have seen at Vha Mehlodhivestoile many times before - hello KAYLEY! I hope you're enjoying that cuppa, I'd kill for one!

KAYLEY: It's absolutely delicious and hot, Lucie! I must invite you over for tea sometime! This is Junterapten's Directon calling - here are the points from our city!

Lucie Dagenham: I would absolutely love that! But first, could we have your 12 points please?

KAYLEY: Yes! Our 12 points go to...

TR3SANGULIS!

Lucie Dagenham: Well done to TR3SANGULIS - they're now pulling away from the pack! Could we have our first group winning Vha Mehlodhivestoile?

[Britonisea]

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Boundary

Lucie Dagenham: It is time for a true queen of WorldVision - she came 2nd in WorldVision 67 and then 1st in WorldVision 73 after winning Vha Mehlodhivestoile 2019 - give it up for Alyxhia Willis!

Alyxhia Willis: Oh stop it haha! I'm so proud of Britonisea, it's been such a great night - the sixth Vha Mehlodhivestoile! Who's going to lift the sixth trophy??? Let's find out...

Lucie Dagenham: Honestly, especially with the televote, it's all to play for! Could we have those juicy twelve?

KAYLEY: mmmhm sure girl! Our 12 points are going to...our homeboy, we love you...it's...

TOBIAS NOAH!

Lucie Dagenham: TOBY! You score 12 points from Boundary - congratulations!

[Britonisea]

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City

MC Teknik: Yo, yo, yo! This is MC Teknik! How y'all doing tonight!?

Lucie Dagenham: We are doing rather fabulous Nicho-

MC Teknik: Teknik, baby. MC Teknik.

Lucie Dagenham: Right...well, MC Teknik...could we please have the votes from Telm City?

MC Teknik: Sure, girl. Here's our lower points...

Lucie Dagenham: And mr Teknik - could we have the twelve points from Telm City?

MC Teknik: Our 12 points head to...my guy...

XAVIER BENCHEK!

MC Teknik: BRAP BRAP! Stream my song, "Golden" thank you!

Lucie Dagenham: 12 goes to Xavier Benchek - he finally hits 100 points! Thank you MC Teknik!

[Britonisea]

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Central

Lucie Dagenham: Nearly finished, to be honest! Next up is one of the greatest Britons - it's Mehkl Maddox-Ajax! Hello sweet dear, how are you?

Mehkl Maddox-Ajax: Hello Lucie, I am doing fine! It's great to see how much Vha Mehlodhivestoile has gotten so much bigger since the time I was on that stage...four years ago! Wow! Anywho, this is Tonesk calling and here are our votes...

Lucie Dagenham: I know, right! Vha Mehlodhivestoile keeps getting bigger each year. So, your twelve points?

Mehkl Maddox-Ajax: Yes! Our 12 goes to...

XAVIER BENCHEK...AGAIN!

Lucie Dagenham: 12 goes to Xavier Benchek again - he's flying up that scoreboard, good on him!

[Britonisea]

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Northeast

Lucie Dagenham: Up next is another Vha Mehlodhivestoile 2017 performer - Dean Boyst!

Dean Boyst: Hey, there! I echo the words of my friend Mehkl there! Last time I was on the stage was 2017 with him and seeing the contest now - it's such an improvement!

We waited for the points to come up on the screen but the screen didn't change. Lucie listened to something in her ear...

Lucie Dagenham: Right, we don't quite have the scoresheet ready, but could you tell us your 12 points?

Dean Boyst: Live TV, aye? Our 12 goes to..

AALIYAH BANQUES

Lucie Dagenham: The first 12 for Aaliyah! Congratulations!

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Capital

Lucie Dagenham: Next up is Capital - that's Doportedas City! We say hello to Gigi, who won the 48th World Hit Festival in Llalta! Hello Gigi!

Gigi Vadenboncoeur: Hello my darling! We're nearly at the end so I won't take up much of your time. Here are the points from the capital of the country...

Lucie Dagenham: Brilliant - can we have your 12 points?

Gigi Vadeboncoeur: Yes! Our 12 goes to...

AALIYAH BANQUES!

Lucie Dagenham: Aaliyah gets another 12!

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Aloquirbe

Lucie Dagenham: AND FINALLY! Here we are, back to square one. Hello to you DJ Ash Kaplan, boy do you scrub up well! Can we please have the Aloquirbic points?

DJ Ash Kaplan: Thank you, gorgeous! Indeed, it's the final points of Phase One. This is Aloquirbe City calling. Here are the lower points...

At this point, it had become clear that Aaliyah Banques had won the Phase One of the vote. The audience cheered loudly...

Lucie Dagenham: Brilliant - can we have your 12 points?

Gigi Vadeboncoeur: Yes! Our 12 goes to...

ESTHER WINTERBOURNE!

Lucie Dagenham: And Esther receives the final 12 points - congratulations, my lovely!

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We're halfway there...

Emmanuel Taylor will lead Phase Two: Aaliyah Banques currently leads, but right behind her is TR3SANGULIS - only six points away...

There was a cheer as Emmanuel Taylor appeared on the screen for the first time this voting period...

Emmanuel Taylor: Well, this has been so very exciting so far, hasn't it? Well, so far we can see than sister of last year's winner, Aaliyah Banques is currently leading with 180 points! Following closely behind is TR3SANGULIS. Remember that the top 2 is guaranteed to represent us at the upcoming WorldVision Song Contests - with 3rd going to the World Hit Festival! BVC may also choose to pick another person from the final to represent us in the future. The final thing I must do is...get in touch with our executive producer, Lewis Schmit for the last time to see whether the votes are ready to go! Lewis?

Lewis Schmit: Hello there! Yes, I can confirm we have a result and I'm sending them over to you now!

Emmanuel receives the votes on his podium before smiling and nodding at Lewis...

Emmanuel Taylor: Thank you, Lewis - and thank you for everything you've done with Vha Mehlodhivestoile - you've been fantastic! Give it up for Lewis, everybody!

Lewis Schmit: Thank you so much guys, thank you!

The audience cheered as loud as possible for the man that steered the Vha Mehlodhivestoile ship for the past six years. With new leadership of the contest next year, there has been talk that there will be dramatic changes to the format ahead of what could be the final series of the hit national selection.

Emmanuel Taylor: What I am going to do now announces the results of the app televoters. The app televoters are from both Britonisea and abroad. I'm excited to get these announced, are you? We will go in Jury order - starting from Elias at the bottom and working our way to the top. Each act's name will go purple when they have received their points. Right... let's get ready! It's time to find out how much Elias received from the televotes....

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Elias Deichmann
12th in Phase One

Emmanuel Taylor: Right, Elias Deichmann...you received...

64 POINTS

Emmanuel Taylor: Currently, you are in third place with 159 points - thank you for participating!

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Alex and Riyah
11th in Phase One

Emmanuel Taylor: Right, next up is Alex and Riyah. Let's see how much you received in the app votes...

69 POINTS

Emmanuel Taylor: 69 points puts Alex and Riyah into the lead with 187 points!

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Xavier Benchek
10th in Phase One

Emmanuel Taylor: My boy, Xavier Benchek! You received a total of...

146 POINTS

Emmanuel Taylor: Wow! Suddenly, you are over 80 points in the lead with 270 points in total - congratulations!

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Rochelle Fox
9th in Phase One

Emmanuel Taylor: Queen Rochelle Fox, you have received...

164 POINTS

Emmanuel Taylor: And now you're in the lead with 293 points - but will that be enough to win Vha Mehlodhivestoile 2021?

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Esther Winterbourne
8th in Phase One

Emmanuel Taylor: Up next is Llaltese artist, Esther Winterbourne...you received...

146 POINTS

Emmanuel Taylor: Which means you're not quite in the lead - Rochelle Fox is still leading with 293 points. Esther, you have 278 points.

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Tobias Noah
7th in Phase One

Emmanuel Taylor: Last year's automatic finalist to the Grand Finalist...received...

111 POINTS

Emmanuel Taylor: Oh no! Not quite a winner this year, Tobias! Currently, you're in fourth place with 248 points...