WorldVision Song Contest 92 | OOC | SIGNUPS CLOSED

[Darkmania]

HOST VOTING RESULTS!

Or "result" to be technically accurate. Yes, there's been only one bid so, by default, the host for the 92nd WorldVision Song Contest is none other than Anÿme, Darkmania! Stand up, take a bow buddy!

Anyway, as a result of this, we will be repeating what we did at the 82nd edition where there was also only one bid. Darkmania will be allowed to open the IC thread before the 26th July if he so chooses and sign-ups will still be open until the aforementioned date. In fact, this won't mean any dates will change, it just means that we just get up to an extra week of contest.

Once again, a hearty congratulations to our winner, good luck to everyone and I'm not going to quote that line.

- EJM

As the sole bidder who only bidded to prevent Placey from getting his fingers from touching WSC, you are now free to post on the IC thread.

I know the city's name is funny, but please spare the anime-jokes here.

[Spiritual Republic of Caryton]

Mirodon out, Zamboodle in.

[Bahia Roja]

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After weeks of deliberation, Bahia Roja has a representative!

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When Bahiarojenses across the nation heard the name "Suicidal Pickles", they didn't know what to expect. But as soon as the band started playing the undeniably catchy song "Wake Me Up", audiences were hooked. After their performance, "Wake Me Up" became a hit throughout Bahia Roja. The song has been dominating the airwaves and charts for three weeks and it shows no signs of stopping.

Some music critics are confused as why such a song would be elected to represent Bahia Roja. But, it seems that "Wake Me Up" found a special place in the hearts of Bahiarojenses, and besides, they don't really care about winning the contest. (Quite frankly, most of them don't even care about the contest at all).

So there you have it folks! Bahia Roja has gone with an angsty, but extremely catchy song to represent the nation. Will the risk pay off? Who cares? This is going to be fun!

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Nation Name: Bahia Roja
Official Broadcaster: Órbita TV
Song Title: Wake Me Up
Artist(s) Name(s): Suicidal Pickles

Tune: Caramelos de Cianuro - Veronica

[Joija]

Results

With 40 points...


AKISHA GRACE!

Two acts with 42 points...


ROSÉ VERDEU AND CAVILLO & THE TRANSPORTERS!

This means that the winner is...

In first place with 52 points...


THE ZOMBOS!

Nation Name: Joija
Official Broadcaster: JTV
Song Title: Make A Killing
Artist(s) Name(s): The Zombos

Tune: Hate To Say I Told You So - The Hives

[Faraby]

Faraby signs up. We're Adab's puppet. Tune is Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu.

[Natanya]

gonna sign up real quikk

[Teesdexxia]

gonna sign up real quikk

same innit bruv

[Hafamarimyht]

Gonna have to withdraw from this one, good luck everyone!

[WorldVision Committee]

Can't believe I forgot to do this last night. Shows you how on the ball I am. Oh well.

Anyway, sign-ups are now closed, so if anyone signs up now I'm afraid it won't be counted. Instead, check back in about three weeks when a link to the 93rd WorldVision Song Contest will be up.

- EJM

[WorldVision Committee]

Voting Announcement

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Hello everyone!
Voting has now opened! You have until Monday 16th August 20:00 BST to vote both in the jury AND the televote.

And of course:

The televoting form is live!

Remember, as before, if you're using a puppet, you can only give your puppet (and vice versa) a maximum of 5 points in the jury vote, and only a maximum score of 6 in the televote. Additionaly, you can only give a maximum of 14 points in the jury vote to another nation.

Happy voting!

- Nek

[Izmedu]

IZMEDUAN TOP 100 ALBUMS
Letenje has fastest-selling album of the year with 'Ablaze,' first Izmeduan future bass producer to score two #1 albums on the overall chart.

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Though Izmedu is no longer active in the WorldVision and World Hit Festival scenes, notable alumni from those two contests are still going strong by releasing new music for fans hungry for more material from former WV/WHF stars. Letenje, now known for bringing the once underground Izmeduan EDM scene into the mainstream, struck his original claim to fame by placing 3rd in the 41st World Hit Festival (with a record of festival appearances and productions prior to his participation). Skip to the present day, Letenje has released his major label sophomore effort, 'Ablaze,' to critical acclaim and following a targeted campaign of four singles. The hype from critics matched the commercial performance of his new release, moving an estimated 22,000 equivalent units and charting at #1 as a matter of course, enough to outsell the rest of the top 10 combined. The continued effects of the COVID pandemic (heavily impacting physical distribution as well as artist promotion) has been a consistent strain on music consumption, yet Letenje's 'Ablaze' represents the biggest sales week of any album in Izmedu this calendar year.

Ablaze's path to chart dominance reflects a continued trend that industry analysts have noted as streaming's continued dominance over contemporary music consumption in Izmedu. Historians and students of Izmeduan music history will be quick to note that the country has traditionally favored the album format, with the top 100 albums chart seeing a greater amount of sales and tracking compared to the singles counterpart. Of course, the surge of streaming and the COVID pandemic has led to streaming playing a greater role in determining chart success. Of the approximately 22,000 equivalent units that 'Ablaze' earned for the past week, about 14,000 of those units were gained through streaming, alongside 7,000 units through a mixture of direct digital downloads and individual song sales, and approximately 1,000 physical copies. (Fun fact: if streaming and digital downloads were to be excluded, 'Ablaze' would've failed to even crack the top 5!). The album has since been certified platinum and is expected to aid the flagging Izmeduan music industry in the quarter ahead.

Of course, Letenje's success in the albums chart dovetails with hotly tipped rumors about an Izmeduan return to the WorldVision Song Contest. Though the albums newswire can neither confirm nor deny the rumors, Letenje has been noted to be floating around multiple shortlists of possible contestants circulated on fan sites and leaks. Naturally, RTI has remained silent on the manner (having been tightlipped about participation since attempts at participating at the latest World Hit Festivals did not bear fruit, despite massive domestic support), but either way; Letenje's commercial success ensures that Izmeduan WV and WHF alumni are still on the sales map.

[Alezian Union]

Thank you so much for the points, Rhim!

[WorldVision Committee]

Hello and welcome to the WorldVision Committee Hotline!

• For the OOC thread for the 93rd WorldVision Song Contest, please press 1
• For the televote sheet, please press 2
• To congratulate our winner, please stay on the line and a representative will get in touch with you as soon as possible.

Your call is important to us and it will be answered soon. Please hold.

- EJM