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19:30 MERCEDINIAN TIME
Despite winning the main contest twice before, it came as some surprise to the non-event management employees the ENM would pot to host the Junior World Hit Festival before anything else, but an unopposed bid was successful and now here we are in Zoloroni.
Backstage, the sixteen competing delegations are making their final preparations for the contest with people surrounding each artist to make sure they look their best for their big performance later on tonight. There is murmur going round the arena as the commencement of the contest is only minutes away. The crowd gets even more excited as a 60 second timer appears on the LED screen, past winners and memorable performances flash by in the screen as the clock continues to tick down. With about twenty seconds remaining, the WHF tune rings around the arena as the TV audiences join the spectacle from their homes. The audience count down the final ten second as the opening notes of the Digital Flag Ceremony play out.
For these young performers, playtime is over.
Artist Introduction & Digital Flag Ceremony
Lyrics: -
Music: M. Dommazoni, R. Mutso-Zemini
Tune: Vicetone - Apex
The opening notes of the Flag Ceremony play out around the arena, a tune specifically written for the Junior World Hit Festival by the members of the Mercedinian DJ group Rhythm DMZ. The stage goes black as the colour of the different colours of the rainbow pulse from the centre of the stage and outwards until it encompasses the whole arena. The diamond logos of the sixteen nations then flash on screen one at a time, with the changes getting faster and faster as the drop approaches and the song builds in intensity. The acts have been given specific instructions on how the show opener will work; they will walk along the left hand runway, stop and pose on the diamond island and then wake their way back onto the main stage via the right hand runway, effectively creating a triangular route for the acts to the trace. The beat approaches as the audience gets to meet the acts for the first time tonight with them coming out in the order they will perform in tonight's show!
[0:39] First up come the Sunrise Daughters dressed ready to open the show as they strut down the runway with the crowd waving their flags. The arena is flashed in shades of blue, yellow and white as the Balkvla act make it onto the diamond. The look to the central camera and all make peace with both their hands as they get a small cheer from the Balkvlain contingency in the crowd. They begin to walk back on the other runway as the camera cuts to the next act making their way down the runway.
Erplers are next to be seen as they wave to audience as they walk down the runway. Hues of green, blue and red are interrupted by the reigning champions making their way to the island. Erplers wave enthusiastically at the camera as Erika, the youngest of the group, bounces around with excitement with a big smile on her face. The large group of Darkmanians in one of the upper stands produce a loud cheer as they hope to cheer their act to potential back-to-back wins for their nation.
Maria Kal'ari is next to be shown as she makes her way down the runway with great maturity and poise. Flashes of white and deep blue flash around the arena subside as Maria steps onto the island wearing a wonderful white and flowery dress, which is admired by much of the crowd. Maria gives the camera a cute curtsy as she smiles to the audience before making her way back down the runway before the camera cuts to next act.
A loud cheer, especially from the contingencies from Estogium and Britonisea as William and The Band make their way to the diamond, a complex mix of orange, purple, white and an accent of red flash on the stage. The group all take a choreographed bow to the audience with William waving to the rest of the audience as The Band simply stand there motionless with a disinterested look on their faces. Before they all walk back to the main stage to make way for the next act in the sequence.
The Cleacan girls, Elenola Anahira & Abigail Apikaira, come down the runway sporting rather eye-catching outfits with are intensified as the lights flash off them and reflect bright colours into the camera. Flashes of deep blue and yellow reflect around the arena. The two girls stand in the centre of the islands and perform the 'moshi-moshi' action by pretending to rub their closed fists against their cheeks with a bent leg and twisted ankle (OOC: I'm not an expert on anime stuff, but hopefully you get the gist), which gets a small cheer for the crowd.
Few thought that the biggest cheer of the night would go to anyone else other than the host, and they were proved right as Elia Vinci made his way down the runway. He laughs and plugs his ears with his fingers in a response to the noise the home crowd were making. The arena went dark with a slight flicker of blue and yellow as Elia made his way onto the island to greet the crowd. He put his hand on his heart and bowed to the crowd before waving and making his way back to the main stage.
Next is Gemma Andersson performing for Amouraland, a nation who is making their debut in the contest. Gemma makes her way down the runway waving an Amourish flag, as she smiles to the audience who are cheering her on. The arena flashes navy blue and yellow as Gemma steps onto the island. She blows a kiss to the camera and waves her flag to the uppers stands as she stands to take in the occasion before making her way back via the other runway
Carrying the flag of the perennial table-toppers is Jelena Maricic as she makes her way down the runway wearing the Izmeduan flag as some sort of cape. She steps onto the island as the arena is bathed in red, green and blue. Jelena wipes her teary eyes as she smiles and gives the audience a twirl, which causes the flag to waft and float in the air. She gives the audience a couple of peace signs before turning and walking back on the other runway.
Next up is the group from Anollasia as they skip with joy down the runway, all sporting cute outfits as the audience wave their flags and cheer them as they come into view. The arena flashed blue and light grey as the group perform a Charlie's Angels-esque pose as they form their hands into gun shapes and point them into the audience, which causes the audience's cheers to intensify as they appreciate the effort. They end the pose and hold hands as they make their way down the other runway.
A cheer echoes around the arena as the Rebelz make their way down the runway, representing the nation who has burst onto the scene with their fresh flavour. The are all waving Togonistani and Mercedinian flags which gets a bigger cheer from the Mercedinian crowd, as the Rebelz smile as they make their way onto the island. Flashes of black, gold and red are interrupted as Rebelz make their way onto the island. They all take a choreographed bow as the audience continues to waves their flags. The group give the crowd one final wave before waking back on the runway.
Another debutant is next on the list, as the duo from Kalmarlund make their way towards the island. The arena flashes blue and yellow as the two lads step onto the island. The two guys put their arms around each other and smile into the camera as the crowd cheer them. They smile to the audience before working their way back to the main stage via the other runway.
Next up is Yusatin Awarmseet, representing Merecendi. Some confusion reigned within the crowd as they watch a grown man walking down the runway in what was supposed to be a song for juniors, however they continued to applaud the acts as Yusatin made a sheepish wave to the camera. Flashes of blue and gold whipped around the arena was interrupted by Yusatin as he stepped onto the island, simply waving two peace signs with his fingers. He waved to his contingency as he walked back using the other runway.
Up next, the Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic, with their group all holding hands as they walk down the runway. Flashes of blue and white reverberate around the arena as Grupo Sorriso step onto the island. They all give the camera a simple wave before staying close and walking down the other island while holding hands.
Three nations are left to be shown in the digital flag ceremony, next up is Britonisea as Laila Phiona struts down the runway in typical Britonish style. The biggest cheer of the night aside from the hosts greets Laila as she waves enthusiastically to the crowd. A complex mix of blue, red, white and orange flash around the arena as Laila pops a sassy pose before pointing and blowing a kiss to the sea of Britonish flags flying in one of the upper stands. She turns around to walk back holding her hips, she slays.
Vartugia is the penultimate appearance to make an appearance on the JWHF stage, a Lov sprints childishly onto the stage, filming the whole episode on his Snapchat. The arena flashes black, grey, blue and gold, as Lov jumps onto the island. Waving into the camera as he films the audience. He taps on his phone as he turns his back and nearly falls off the stage while trying to upload his video, before redirecting himself back onto the runway.
The final nation to make an appearance in Todlichebujoku, last edition's host. Thorsten struts down the runway with his hands in his pocket as he waves to the audience below him, waving their flags. Different shades of blue and green flash around the arena, as Thorsten becomes the final artist to step onto the island in this part of the show. He performs a simple bow to the audience before walking back via the other runway.
The music draws to a close as all of the artists clap along to the beat of the song before giving the crowd one last wave before walking off the back of the stage to be replaced by the hosts of the evening.
LADIES AND GENTLEMAN. WELCOME TO THE 4TH JUNIOR WORLD HIT FESTIVAL. LIVE FROM ZOLORONI, MERCEDINI
PLEASE WELCOME YOUR HOSTS, GLORIA ANGLIDU AND SAMUEL BORLAVIAC
The two hosts walk down the runway linking arms as they wave to the crowd before making their way to the central diamond island in the centre of the arena. Gloria is wearing a flowing flowery dress with the white cardigan over the top, while Samuel is wearing a slim navy suit with a white shirt and black tie. They make it to the island where the music stops playing and the hosts begin their formalities.
Gloria: Thank you very much. Good evening Zoloroni, good evening multiverse. Welcome to Zoloroni for the fourth edition of the Junior World Hit Festival!
Gloria paused for applause as the members of the audience in front of them waved their flags. The camera cut to a shot at the back of the arena to take in the sheer scale of the arena
Samuel: Yes! This will be the fourth edition of the contest following Darkmania's win in Fauligekaikobu last edition. This is where you will see the next generation of performers, so you may see some of these these artists take the senior contest by storm in just a couple of editions time.
Gloria: Tonight you will see sixteen nations perform on this stage for your votes, then you will get to decide who takes home the JWHF title and trophy for their nation.
Samuel: Before we start the contest shall we hear last edition's victor?
The crowd cheer louder this time, knowing what is to come.
Gloria: That sounds like a yes to me, Sam! Ladies and gentlemen, it's last year's winner, Änna Kisdemin with Fred I Mitt Land!
The camera angle changes to the central elevated camera where the two hosts walk off the island as Anna prepares to perform her winning song from last time.
Bie'venido Balkvla Islands!
[0:39] First up come the Sunrise Daughters dressed ready to open the show as they strut down the runway with the crowd waving their flags. The arena is flashed in shades of blue, yellow and white as the Balkvla act make it onto the diamond. The look to the central camera and all make peace with both their hands as they get a small cheer from the Balkvlain contingency in the crowd. They begin to walk back on the other runway as the camera cuts to the next act making their way down the runway.
Wërcarnë Darkmania!
Erplers are next to be seen as they wave to audience as they walk down the runway. Hues of green, blue and red are interrupted by the reigning champions making their way to the island. Erplers wave enthusiastically at the camera as Erika, the youngest of the group, bounces around with excitement with a big smile on her face. The large group of Darkmanians in one of the upper stands produce a loud cheer as they hope to cheer their act to potential back-to-back wins for their nation.
Benvenitu Kalosia!
Maria Kal'ari is next to be shown as she makes her way down the runway with great maturity and poise. Flashes of white and deep blue flash around the arena subside as Maria steps onto the island wearing a wonderful white and flowery dress, which is admired by much of the crowd. Maria gives the camera a cute curtsy as she smiles to the audience before making her way back down the runway before the camera cuts to next act.
Wilkum Estogium!
A loud cheer, especially from the contingencies from Estogium and Britonisea as William and The Band make their way to the diamond, a complex mix of orange, purple, white and an accent of red flash on the stage. The group all take a choreographed bow to the audience with William waving to the rest of the audience as The Band simply stand there motionless with a disinterested look on their faces. Before they all walk back to the main stage to make way for the next act in the sequence.
Maioha Cleaca!
The Cleacan girls, Elenola Anahira & Abigail Apikaira, come down the runway sporting rather eye-catching outfits with are intensified as the lights flash off them and reflect bright colours into the camera. Flashes of deep blue and yellow reflect around the arena. The two girls stand in the centre of the islands and perform the 'moshi-moshi' action by pretending to rub their closed fists against their cheeks with a bent leg and twisted ankle (OOC: I'm not an expert on anime stuff, but hopefully you get the gist), which gets a small cheer for the crowd.
Benvenuto Mercedini!
Few thought that the biggest cheer of the night would go to anyone else other than the host, and they were proved right as Elia Vinci made his way down the runway. He laughs and plugs his ears with his fingers in a response to the noise the home crowd were making. The arena went dark with a slight flicker of blue and yellow as Elia made his way onto the island to greet the crowd. He put his hand on his heart and bowed to the crowd before waving and making his way back to the main stage.
Wilköömen Amouraland!
Next is Gemma Andersson performing for Amouraland, a nation who is making their debut in the contest. Gemma makes her way down the runway waving an Amourish flag, as she smiles to the audience who are cheering her on. The arena flashes navy blue and yellow as Gemma steps onto the island. She blows a kiss to the camera and waves her flag to the uppers stands as she stands to take in the occasion before making her way back via the other runway
Dobrodosil Izmedu!
Carrying the flag of the perennial table-toppers is Jelena Maricic as she makes her way down the runway wearing the Izmeduan flag as some sort of cape. She steps onto the island as the arena is bathed in red, green and blue. Jelena wipes her teary eyes as she smiles and gives the audience a twirl, which causes the flag to waft and float in the air. She gives the audience a couple of peace signs before turning and walking back on the other runway.
Holgome Anollasia!
Next up is the group from Anollasia as they skip with joy down the runway, all sporting cute outfits as the audience wave their flags and cheer them as they come into view. The arena flashed blue and light grey as the group perform a Charlie's Angels-esque pose as they form their hands into gun shapes and point them into the audience, which causes the audience's cheers to intensify as they appreciate the effort. They end the pose and hold hands as they make their way down the other runway.
Maioha Togonistan!
A cheer echoes around the arena as the Rebelz make their way down the runway, representing the nation who has burst onto the scene with their fresh flavour. The are all waving Togonistani and Mercedinian flags which gets a bigger cheer from the Mercedinian crowd, as the Rebelz smile as they make their way onto the island. Flashes of black, gold and red are interrupted as Rebelz make their way onto the island. They all take a choreographed bow as the audience continues to waves their flags. The group give the crowd one final wave before waking back on the runway.
Wälkommen Kalmarlund!
Another debutant is next on the list, as the duo from Kalmarlund make their way towards the island. The arena flashes blue and yellow as the two lads step onto the island. The two guys put their arms around each other and smile into the camera as the crowd cheer them. They smile to the audience before working their way back to the main stage via the other runway.
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Next up is Yusatin Awarmseet, representing Merecendi. Some confusion reigned within the crowd as they watch a grown man walking down the runway in what was supposed to be a song for juniors, however they continued to applaud the acts as Yusatin made a sheepish wave to the camera. Flashes of blue and gold whipped around the arena was interrupted by Yusatin as he stepped onto the island, simply waving two peace signs with his fingers. He waved to his contingency as he walked back using the other runway.
Welcome Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic!
Up next, the Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic, with their group all holding hands as they walk down the runway. Flashes of blue and white reverberate around the arena as Grupo Sorriso step onto the island. They all give the camera a simple wave before staying close and walking down the other island while holding hands.
Wilkum Britonisea!
Three nations are left to be shown in the digital flag ceremony, next up is Britonisea as Laila Phiona struts down the runway in typical Britonish style. The biggest cheer of the night aside from the hosts greets Laila as she waves enthusiastically to the crowd. A complex mix of blue, red, white and orange flash around the arena as Laila pops a sassy pose before pointing and blowing a kiss to the sea of Britonish flags flying in one of the upper stands. She turns around to walk back holding her hips, she slays.
Wealcoume Vartugia!
Vartugia is the penultimate appearance to make an appearance on the JWHF stage, a Lov sprints childishly onto the stage, filming the whole episode on his Snapchat. The arena flashes black, grey, blue and gold, as Lov jumps onto the island. Waving into the camera as he films the audience. He taps on his phone as he turns his back and nearly falls off the stage while trying to upload his video, before redirecting himself back onto the runway.
Tervetuloa Todlichebujoku!
The final nation to make an appearance in Todlichebujoku, last edition's host. Thorsten struts down the runway with his hands in his pocket as he waves to the audience below him, waving their flags. Different shades of blue and green flash around the arena, as Thorsten becomes the final artist to step onto the island in this part of the show. He performs a simple bow to the audience before walking back via the other runway.
The music draws to a close as all of the artists clap along to the beat of the song before giving the crowd one last wave before walking off the back of the stage to be replaced by the hosts of the evening.
LADIES AND GENTLEMAN. WELCOME TO THE 4TH JUNIOR WORLD HIT FESTIVAL. LIVE FROM ZOLORONI, MERCEDINI
PLEASE WELCOME YOUR HOSTS, GLORIA ANGLIDU AND SAMUEL BORLAVIAC
The two hosts walk down the runway linking arms as they wave to the crowd before making their way to the central diamond island in the centre of the arena. Gloria is wearing a flowing flowery dress with the white cardigan over the top, while Samuel is wearing a slim navy suit with a white shirt and black tie. They make it to the island where the music stops playing and the hosts begin their formalities.
Gloria: Thank you very much. Good evening Zoloroni, good evening multiverse. Welcome to Zoloroni for the fourth edition of the Junior World Hit Festival!
Gloria paused for applause as the members of the audience in front of them waved their flags. The camera cut to a shot at the back of the arena to take in the sheer scale of the arena
Samuel: Yes! This will be the fourth edition of the contest following Darkmania's win in Fauligekaikobu last edition. This is where you will see the next generation of performers, so you may see some of these these artists take the senior contest by storm in just a couple of editions time.
Gloria: Tonight you will see sixteen nations perform on this stage for your votes, then you will get to decide who takes home the JWHF title and trophy for their nation.
Samuel: Before we start the contest shall we hear last edition's victor?
The crowd cheer louder this time, knowing what is to come.
Gloria: That sounds like a yes to me, Sam! Ladies and gentlemen, it's last year's winner, Änna Kisdemin with Fred I Mitt Land!
The camera angle changes to the central elevated camera where the two hosts walk off the island as Anna prepares to perform her winning song from last time.
Artur Galapago is a 15-year old Togoni who started singing at the age of 10. He attended his school's music club, but lasted there barely for half a year before leaving because he didn't find it interesting enough. Instead, Artur started his own Youtube channel, where he started singing karaoke. Right now, his channel has about 10 000 subscribers and he is still constantly posting videos of his singing. Artur has learned singing on his own without a professional trainer for the past five years, and a year ago, he and his best friend Efrem decided to start a band.
Emma Lapua-Foleti is 13 years old. She has been attending piano lessons for the past six years and has won multiple awards from different multi-school competitions. Emma enjoys playing piano, as she says, it ''makes her forget about everything else and focus only on that one specific thing.'' When Artur and Efrem started a band, they were desperately looking for a keyboardist, when Eric suddenly suggested to talk to Emma. Although she was unsure about joining at first, eventually, Emma decided that it might be interesting to try something different for a change.
Efrem Tenekaju is 15 years old. He has been attending guitar lessons in his school since the age of 7. When he was 12 years old, his uncle Gojou Teruatsu, guitarist in a metal band Thunder Brigade, started giving him additional lessons about electric guitar. He learned quickly and although he can play both electric as well as acoustic guitar quite well, he prefers the first option. Efrem was the one who came to and idea of starting a band, so he spoke to his friend Artur about it, who liked the idea. Among other things, Efrem is also the one composing music for the band. 
Eric Selepulu is 14 years old. His joining was somewhat of a strange decision, considering the fact that, unlike other members, he had never played any instrument before. However, as soon as he heard about his friends starting a band, he wanted to join really badly. Artur and Efrem thought about it for a bit, before deciding that Eric could be a drummer. Although the boys did not think it would work out very well, Eric proved them wrong and learned very quickly. 
