NTV - JWHF8 - Nightton, Natanya - IC THREAD

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:30 pm

OOC THREAD | DRAFT THREAD
OFFICIAL PLAYLIST

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Opening Theme

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Opening Video

Opening Act 1: Juliya Togeyvo - Eins, Zwei, Drei

Ich habe ein Geheimnis,
Nur ein kleines Geständnis,
Meine herz brennt,
Und es ist kaputt!
Und ich denk, ich denk, ich denk,
Aber ich komme immer noch nicht weg!

Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, Drei”,
Ist nur “Blick”, Es ist nur “Hei!”,
Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, Drei”,
And I already want to cry.
Ist nur “Was?” und dann “Oh tja!”,
Ist nur “Wohl nein, Wohl ja”
Ist nur “Eins, Zwei, hahaha”
And I am falling for it, ah!

Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, Wie?”,
“Eins, Zwei, Wie?”,
Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, nie!”,
No, it can’t, Entschuldigen Sie!
Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, Wie?”,
“Eins, Zwei, Wie?”,
Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, nie!”,
No, it can’t, Entschuldigen Sie!

Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, Drei”,
Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, Drei”.

Alles davon gehts zu schnell,
Immer mit der Ruhe,
Soll ich es versuchen,
Lass mich verlieben!?
Und ich denk, ich denk, ich denk,
Aber ich komme immer noch nicht weg!

Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, Drei”,
Ist nur “Blick”, Es ist nur “Hei!”,
Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, Drei”,
And I already want to cry.
Ist nur “Was?” und dann “Oh tja!”,
Ist nur “Wohl nein, Wohl ja”
Ist nur “Eins, Zwei, hahaha”
And I am falling for it, ah!

Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, Wie?”,
“Eins, Zwei, Wie?”,
Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, nie!”,
No, it can’t, Entschuldigen Sie!
Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, Wie?”,
“Eins, Zwei, Wie?”,
Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, nie!”,
No, it can’t, Entschuldigen Sie!

I need to pick myself up,
And finally decide,
Do I let this go,
Or will I just confide?

Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, Drei”,
Ist nur “Blick”, Es ist nur “Hei!”,
Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, Drei”,
And I already want to cry.
Ist nur “Was?” und dann “Oh tja!”,
Ist nur “Wohl nein, Wohl ja”
Ist nur “Eins, Zwei, hahaha”
And I am falling for it, ah!

Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, Wie?”,
“Eins, Zwei, Wie?”,
Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, nie!”,
No, it can’t, Entschuldigen Sie!
Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, Wie?”,
“Eins, Zwei, Wie?”,
Es ist nur “Eins, Zwei, nie!”,
No, it can’t, Entschuldigen Sie!

Opening Act 2: Kaylileenástkadeenada's Introduction

TBC

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:42 pm

Tonight's running order!

More RP and links to follow.

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:44 pm

Placeholder for Kalosia's Postcard

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:49 pm

After missing out on the 7th World Hit Festival due to the situation surrounding COVID-19 in Kalosia, the island nation has returned to the contest. Although the pandemic is still very real within the country, time has been kind enough to allow society to heal and adapt. It may not be a perfect scenario, but a scenario where we can send kids to international song contests again is good enough.

RTVK held a national final that, while small, had a somewhat complex selection process. First, a song submission process was opened in which teenagers and young adults between the ages of 12 and 21 were eligible to apply. 3 songs were chosen, and an online audition process was opened in which the songwriters were invited to find a match for their song. 3 contestants were then invited to RTVK studios in Monterra where they performed the songs in a studio in front of a panel of juries which included the songwriter of the song being performed. Afterwards, an online voting portal was opened, in which members of the public had a week to vote for their favourite. The prerecorded in-studio performances were made available online, and RTVK's children's channel TVK Infanti aired the songs extensively throughout the week, with a 15-minute segment showing all 3 entries broadcast twice a day for every day voting was open.

At the end of the voting period, it was announced that 10 year old Ǧiana Valentini had won with the song Se ja fosë un papiľu (If I was a butterfly), composed by 17 year old Fabián Marteľi. Only the winner was announced, with the other two entries declared joint runner-ups.

Following the national final, work was immediately underway to turn the entry into something worthy of the international stage. The two were introduced to Rafaéla Žardino, a producer who helped revamp the song. Ǧiana was able to add her own input as well, and made a few changes to the lyrics.

Se ja fosë un papiľu is sung from the perspective of someone who has been, for whatever reason, separated from someone they love. The singer imagines themself as a butterfly who is able to fly towards their loved one. It is clear that this song is inspired at least in part by the current pandemic that Kalosia faces, and it seems to be the only song competing in this edition that is inspired by it. It is unclear, however who exactly this loved one is. Some people have interpreted that Ǧiada is singing about someone she has lost to the disease (particularly due to the line "I will fly high to see you"), while others believe it is more about missing someone who she can otherwise meet if not for social distancing (particularly due to the mention of screens). Of course, no one wants to ask a 10 year old if she has dead family members. When asked about the songwriting process, however, Fabián did mention that it was meant to be broad and general rather than based off of a specific personal experience. "Since this is something that everyone is going through, I wanted to reach everyone's hearts and make it relatable to everyone", he said. This answer satisfied the press.

Kalosia was drawn to perform first, opening the show ahead of 18 other countries. Of course Ǧiana was nervous, but Fabián reminded her backstage that the sooner she performs, the sooner it's over with — other participants have to be nervous for even longer. Fabián as well as Ǧiana's parents were among the delegation members supporting her from backstage in Nightton.

For her special moment, Ǧiana was wearing the same scarlet dress pictured above. As the Kalosian postcard finished playing, the stage was dark. She was standing alone in the middle of the stage, which was covered with a layer of mist. As the song began, the lights came on, bathing the stage in orange light with hints of blue and pink. The LED rings, which aren't really used during the performance, are orange, and continue to mimic the colours of the lights as they change throughout the entry. The background screen also mimics an early morning sky as this happens. A front-facing camera in front of the stage slowly moves towards Ǧiana, though as she starts singing it changes to a few different close up angles that give viewers a better picture of what she looks like.

Vidu l’albë dala fenestrë
Da mi luž d’un žornu novu
E lë ventu kiáma tiu nom

The stage lights slowly move around, making the stage a little lively. Ǧiana tries to keep her head up and exert confidence.

Sto penšandu dëli momenti
Kadë noj avamu riduto
Komuz staj or? Nël rëspondi kon silenžio

The screen in the background shows many, many butterflies enter the picture, flying from below upwards. Like an overwhelming amount of butterflies. If you saw that many butterflies in real life you would think disaster was about to strike. It was really vibrant in colour though, an was definitely a goosebumps moment. The camera shows this but mainly focuses on Ǧiana, who at this point is a little more comfortable on stage. The grin on her face widens a little.

Se ja fosë un papiľu
Volere altu per viderë ti
Forse ad un altru žornu
Saremu noj insemë ankorë
Perki voľu solu dirë ti:
Tu mi manki

As the last of the swarm of butterflies reach the top of the screen, you can now see a mountain in the picture, against a regular blue cloudy daytime sky. The stage lights become bright (mostly white). As Ǧiana begins singing the next part (and you can really tell from her voice that she feels more confident and empowered), the camera perspective of the background screen begins to move forwards, passing by the mountains and other geographic features that appear next.

Venel a volarë kon mi
Traversu kesti skrani
Pošamu ad atenerë li steli

Now the background screens arrive at a sea, its waves lively as ever. A toy sailboat is seen sailing through it, tackling the waves. As the song intensifies, the look on Ǧiana's face becomes more serious as well. She gives her all, putting in her energy to delivering this part. As she sings the long note in the last line below ("baaaaaaaaaarke"), the camera zooms out, the perspective in the background screen appears to "fall" into the ocean making the screen dark, and the lights dim for a moment.

Se sëparasimo da un ošanu
Navigeremu, oh-oh-oh
Perki noji soñi
Sonu le barke

And then, as the next part comes on, the venue is once again illuminated by orange light, and the background screens show some mountains with the sun setting. The sunset sky is in the same colours as it was earlier when a sunrise sky was shown. A golden shower descends from the top of the back of stage (a safe distance from Ǧiana), and the cameras display everything that is going on beautifully, switching angles occasionally.

Se ja fosë un papiľu
Volere altu per viderë ti
Forse ad un altru žornu
Saremu noj insemë ankorë
Perki voľu solu dirë ti:
Tu mi manki

As the song begins to calm down, the sun in the background "sets" and we now see a night sky with subtle shining stars. The pyro has definitely stopped at this point. The stage lights have also turned blue to reflect this.

Tu mi manki
Uh…

As Ǧiana delivers the final line with full confidence, the camera in front of the stage slowly zooms in on her.

Tu mi manki

And that's it — a rather simple and minimalistic performance, making the most of the circumstances. The song is over. The audience cheers. Ǧiana takes a bow and says: "Thank you, I love you!" before leaving the stage. She goes backstage, where her parents and Fabián are waiting for her and are definitely proud of her, as the stage is set up for the next entrant, Eliza Ristretto from Mercedini.

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:56 pm

Placeholder for Mercedini's Postcard

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:02 pm

After a near miss in the last edition of the Junior World Hit Festival, Mercedini are back for another crack at the title, which would complete the triple crown for the island nation. In Juana Diaz/Urbania, Achaean Republic, it was IO who represented Mercedini with her power ballad 'Reflection in the contest's seventh edition. Following a stirring performance from the youngster, she topped the leader board following the Jury vote by a margin on four points. But alas, the televote once again became the undoing of Mercedini as IO ranked third in points from the public, ultimately losing out to Togonistan by two points. It was nonetheless the nation's best result at the contest, overcoming the hattrick of 3rd places given in their first three editions. Now, Dini are back to go one better in Nightton, Natanya, and have opted for a similar strategy to what bought them success last time round.

Hailing from Langtree and a student of the city's College Of Arts, Eliza Ristretto is handed the baton to sing for Mercedini at the eighth edition of the Junior World Hit Festival with her song 'Out Of Place'. Much softer than her predecessor, Eliza ramins within ballad territory, with simple piano chords and clean vocals making up the song which is hoped to bring the nation a first victory at the contest. Ristretto is no stranger to the stage and screen, being a common appearance on the musical and theatre circuit in Langtree and Zoloroni. Nevertheless, she will have to make her way through the crowd of competing nations and state her case for the JWHF title in Natanya.

The song begins with the opening piano chords ringing around the arena in Natanya, wit the crowd in the arena and the rest of competing nations watching on in the arena. Elsewhere, for the viewers at home, they watch on as the lights go down and simple beams of light shines down from the arena roof onto a closed grand piano where our singer resides. She is wearing a flowing white dress as she sits on a black lather stool playing the piano at the centre of the stage.

The camera on stage films the tender fingers of Eliza as she plays the opening chords of the song on the ivory keys. It tracks back to reveal more of the performer as the introduction plays out around the arena, subtle flashes of light twinkle in the camera lens as the stage lights reflect off the diamond-encrusted ring work by Eliza on her right-hang ring finger. She opens up the song by leaning forward into into the microphone and singing the opening lines in Mercedinian, which is greeted by a small cheer from the Mercedinian portion of the crowd.

Pezzi frantumata
Sparsi sul pavimenta
Il nostr’amore non può, essere riparato
shattered pieces
scattered on the floor
our love cannot be repaired

Both hands on the piano but perfectly capable of singing into the microphone, the camera slowly circling around Eliza and her setup on stage. An aerial shot flies forward elegantly and dips down until it faces Eliza who is concentrating on the piano notes, before looking up and into the camera , which is now situated right in front of her. As it moves forward, numerous lights behind her begin to glisten against the night blue background, this is eventuated by the lights in the arena which begin to glisten as they reflect in the lens of the camera.

Incollami di nuovo
ma è fuori uso
Forse lasciare che tutto, cada a brega pezzo
glue me back together
but it’s out of order
maybe let it all fall apart

As the chorus approaches, she leans back from the microphone to allow her to belt her vocals a bit more without over loading the microphone. Eliza sits in the centre of the stage as she looks into the abyss of waving flags and unrecognisable faces. Soft white lights that are spread out in all directions slowly begin to converge onto the young performer and her piano as the lights glisten on the stage. She takes one final glance into the to the camera and the audience before the shot fades out to allow the first chorus of the song to begin.

You can try and deny my empty heart but it’s too real
You were the one, I thought. Now we’re just memories.

Contrary to most Mercedinian entries of past editions, there is no drop or beat as the first chorus begins, as the song delicately floats into the title portion of the track. Eliza sings into the microphone as the central camera is zoomed in to focus on Eliza and Eliza only. She holds a furrowed brow as she reaches towards the upper echelons of her range for the first time in the song. Nothing drastic changes in the staging of the song, owing to the delicacy of the song, several aerial shots of the arena capture the white glow of the stage along with countless phone lights twinkling in the darkness of the arena.

Why does everything seem out of place?
Will I heal my wounds without a trace?
Yeah, I bleed and I bruise but my heart will lead me to you
Oh, everything just seems so out of place
Promise me that you’ll get here one day
And my head can decide if I can stay true

The second verse begins with an immediate sense of the something stirring in the underbelly of the song, the atmosphere of the song instantly gets turned up a notch to add to the dynamism of the song. Eliza returns to her Mercedinian mother tongue for the second verse, a camera is up on the stage once again with the young performer staring intently into the camera, rather than on the keys this time. Twinkling shards of glass on the screen behind her begin to morph into a starry night, a subtle not to her predecessor IO and visually interpreting the handover from the last representative to this one.

Il mio corpo guirar, me mia mente potrebmai
Farò un passo indietro
Non stochiu nessuna portendo
Ma prevarrà su questa
Sulle tue finte montagna
Vivrò per vedere l'ilbi
Fai risplendere la luce su di me
my body can heal, but my mind may never
i'll step back from it all
but i'm not closing any doors
i will prevail over this
over your artificial mountains
i will live to see the sun rise
to have the sun shine on me again

Eliza lifts one hand up in the air, almost as if to feel the glow radiating around her from the stage lights. She looks up to twinkle her fingers bathed in white light, before placing it back onto the piano and looking back into the central camera once again. Eliza looks into the dark abyss of the audience but sees nothing back, she offers her hand to the audience before claiming it back, just in time for the end of the second verse.

You can try and deny my empty heart but it’s too real
You were the one, I thought. Now we’re just memories.

The second chorus arrives in no time at all with much more depth added than the first one, a large projection of Earth slowly rolls onto the screen from the bottom, upward. The starry night gives a suitable background for the whole setup, with the green land and blue water also making it's way across the floor too. Eliza is beginning to belt her vocals a bit more in this chorus, slowly adding layer and layer to a song which is what many would class as a slow burner. Once again, the shot fades to black as the second chorus ends with Eliza's blue eyes looking longingly into the central camera.

Why does everything seem out of place?
Will I heal my wounds without a trace?
Yeah, I bleed and I bruise but my heart will lead me to you
Oh, everything just seems so out of place
Promise me that you’ll get here one day
And my head can decide if I can stay true

Eliza finally stands and steps away from the piano to walk forward and take the stage as her own. The stage is glowing with white light around Eliza with the Natanyan crowd cheering her on as she approaches them. She walks towards the elevated camera which is between the stage and the audience, with Eliza steadying herself before taking her place at the front of the stage. She places her hand on her heart before turning her back on the crowd for the final chorus.

Ta Liberarma
I miei pezzi sono tornati a postar
You have set me free
All my pieces are back in place

The piano has disappeared which gives the oncoming camera a clear view as it comes in from the rear of the stage where is Eliza is already watching on from the main stage. The camera films Eliza as she sings the third and final chorus of the song, with seemingly hundreds of lights behind her waving in time with the tempo of the song. Eliza is fully trained on the camera before the more atmospheric aspects of the song kick back in, as the camera circles around the Mercedinian once again before drifting away, leaving her as the only thing on stage. For the final shot, the central camera shows only Eliza's face, which a subtle grin on her face. She is clearly happy with the performance she as given tonight.

Why does everything seem out of place?
Will I heal my wounds without a trace?
Yeah, I bleed and I bruise but my heart will lead me to you
Why does everything seem out of place?
Will I heal my wounds without a trace?
Yeah, I bleed and I bruise but my heart will lead me to you
Oh, everything just seems so out of place
Promise me that you’ll get here one day
And my head can decide if I can stay true

If I can stay true

Eliza and the camera stay trained on the final shot of her face, with the Mercedinian performer lingering on the final note to keep the experience going a least of a moment longer. A wide smile appears on the face of Eliza's face as her performance comes to an end, she waves to the crowd as flags from all competing nations fly high above the crowd. She does a small courtesy before verbally thanking the viewers in the arena and at home, "Grazije Nattania, Thank You!" The camera feed cuts to a wide shot of the arena before a transition is made to the postcard of the next participating nation.

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:04 pm

Placeholder for Llalta's Postcard

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:17 pm

Nancy Grace (8), entrant for Llalta in JWHF7 and returning now in JWHF8.

Once again, Llalta returns to the Junior World Hit Festival in Nightton, Natanya after competing in both the 5th JWHF and the 7th JWHF, held in Tushlark, Togonistan and Urbania, Achaean Republic respectively. Throughout Llalta's 2 participations, placements have been inconsistent at best. Back in Tushlark, Olyvia Kingsington placed 2nd with her powerful ballad, "My World". With a dark and daring atmosphere, Llalta brought something never seen in the contest before and amazed the multiverse. After a one edition break, the tiny island nation returned to the contest in the Achaean Republic. This time, the LBN chose young starlet Nancy Grace to represent the country with her folky fun song that gave thanks to her parents, "To The Bestest Mummy & Daddy Ever!". After an arduous voting, she placed 9th out of 13 participants. However, Llalta's entries have been most enjoyed among fans of the contest and Llalta alike. From dark, haunting symphonies to folk, Llalta has done it all. Even though less celebrated and well known in terms of the world, the contest is very well loved amongst Llaltese, especially due to past successes. As a result, when the LBN announced that Llalta was not to participate in the 8th edition of the Junior World Hit Festival, many were shocked and disappointed in not being able to showcase the rising talent Llalta is producing in years of late. However, after a petition of over 2,000 signatures was signed (large considering the population of 3,136) and the LBN gave in.

However, finding an artist was harder than usual. Fortunately, former JWHF entrant Nancy Grace volunteered after advertisements were posted around the town, and the search for a song began. This time, Nancy decided to co-operate with Esther Winterbourne (Llaltese superstar and winner of WorldVision 83 as well as multiple other impressive placements at WHF and WV alike) once again, whom of which cowrote every JWHF to date. This song was to be no different. After searching for inspiration, Nancy eventually chose to write a song about her mother, who had "helped every day in quarantine." Together with Esther, the two decided to write a ballad, a Llaltese speciality by this point. While Esther often helped polish both the lyrics and composition, she stated that: "I mean really... it was her idea from the start, from the instrumentals, to the lyrics and so on... she's such a headstrong diva I really didn't have much of an input other than to polish up the composition and add the flare to make this entry stand out! When she's older, I can already tell she will be a talented singer-songwriter... she may even win WorldVision or the World Hit Festival when she reaches that age!" After a couple weeks, the song was finally released under the name, "Always", a dramatic and emotional ballad dedicated to Nancy's mother. The song has been noted as subtle yet still impactful, something almost good enough for WorldVision. The staging hopes to convey the beauty and brilliance of the song.

Nancy Grace is a 8-year-old student, born in St. Christopher, who loves the stage, even at her young age. Born on the 19th March 2012, she is said to be "one of the liveliest students in the class, and always willing to help out her peers!" according to teachers and is "the heart of the class!" She loves animals, her family, drawing, and playing on the beach. Her favourite subjects at school are Art, English and Science, and she says that when she's older she either wants to be a singer or an astronaut. If she seems familiar, the young diva also participated in the previous JWHF with the song, "To The Bestest Mummy & Daddy Ever!" where the song placed 9th. She really enjoyed being a part of the contest, hence why she chose to return one edition later. Her parents, Lila Grace and Aiden Grace, her mother being the subject of the song, are both supportive of her, no matter what she does and said, "She's a force to be reckoned with haha! I just hope she behaves well on the international stage!! Haha...."

The postcard ends, and the Natanyan arena quietens to a whisper. Finally, the lights turn to black as the Llaltese entry was to begin. Onstage, in the pitch black, Nancy was nervous. Though she had performed upon the Junior World Hit Festival stage before, she was still a little scared. And yet she was so excited to perform the song for her mother, hoping to do her and Llalta proud. Nancy Grace couldn't wait for the moments of silence and music to be over so that she could perform at once. At last, the music began, the soft piano illuminating the arena with sound. A single white spotlight lit up Nancy who stood centre stage. The camera taking wide angle of the stage, slowly zooming into Nancy's face, dimly lit in an angelic white. The shadows upon her face slowly faded as she raised her head, eyes closed. She opens her brown eyes, which glimmer in the lights of white, and they gaze off beyond the camera. She wore a long white dress, the train extending out beyond the view of the spotlight, as if the elegant white fabric cloaked and flooded the stage. At the bust, the dress had a flat neckline and two thin white straps. Apart from a small white forget-me-not bouquet brooch, her dress was simple and elegant. Her hair was braided around her scalp like a crown, intertwined with small white forget-me-nots, like that of a princess of nature. The rest of her sandy blonde hair however fell behind her, neatly tucked behind her ears, leaving her face, with light make-up, free.

As the camera zoomed in, Nancy brought the microphone to her lips and she softly sang the first verse, almost singing at a whisper. Her voice was soft and delicate, like a ballet dancer of song. Each breath trailing into the black of the arena. As the verse was sang, a small, subtle smile grew at her mouth, showing how thankful she was of her mum. So much so that even the thought spread a smile of a thousand suns across her face. The camera angles and the staging as of yet were simple, subtle yet making sure to highlight the emotional weight of Nancy's words. Each rose blush of her cheeks as she sang of her mother's heart and soul. As the verse ended, she placed her free hand upon her heart, nodding in approval. She looked lovingly into the camera once more, her eyes sparkling with joy, but a bittersweet one at that.

When nightmares wake
I fall and break
I clutch your palms and the dark fades away
Away
Fades away
The warmth of embrace
To light the days
Made me forget all the fears that I faced
I faced, I faced

A couple more lights shone upon Nancy and her dress of starlight, however rather than white a soft gold, illuminating her in a soft gold that is subtle enough not to strongly contort the white of her dress or flower accessories, yet still leaving much of the arena in total darkness. However, as the camera zoomed into Nancy once again, she began to look upwards, as if calling upon the stars. Her hand fell from her chest and back to her sides as the LEDs beside her began to light up, though subtle. At first, a couple shimmering stars began to twinkle upon the black screen, painting stories as they grew and grew in number. Eventually, shown by the camera which zoomed out to show the whole stage, the whole panel of LEDs were splashed with the flickering of stars, twinkling and shimmering like jewels on the simple black LED sky. Furthermore, with every other beat, spotlights dimly flash, though slightly delayed to create a sort of wave, softly lighting up Nancy and her dress in a soft blue, contrasting with the gold tinge that lights up each star and the soft gold that illuminates Nancy. Nancy begins to sing the bridge, a little tint of desperation in her voice as she sings her dreams across the multiverse. As the bridge draws to a close, her eyes fall to the camera which zooms into her face, stars dancing around her as her soft voice sings the lyrics of her heart.

And I'm wishing, I'm dreaming, I'm hoping that we'll be together
And I'm wishing, I'm dreaming, I'm hoping that we'll be forever

The chorus begins and the spotlights billow outwards, spreading silvery white and soft gold lights across the arena, the spotlights flaring the lens of the camera like stars in the night. At this point, it is revealed that Nancy's large dress nearly covers the entire stage, the fabric laid neatly flat. Upon the LEDs the starry scene beautifully painted continues to glimmer and sparkle. However, a splash of blue nebulas flourish upon the LED night sky, painting the screen in a dazzling sapphire blue, complimenting the largely golden hue of the stage as of yet. As the lights billow outwards however, more lights fill the arena with light, shining white and gold upon the whole stage. The camera takes a wide view of the stage to allow the viewer to take in the touching scene of stars with Upon Nancy's large dress, projections of stars twinkle elegantly upon the fabric, occasionally obscured by the spotlights roaming the arena, a few splashes of the nebula forming too. Furthermore, Nancy begins to sing with much more power, matching the flourish of music that the chorus brings. The arena is at once filled with the light of music, Nancy looking brightly into the skies, her eyes fractured with the power of love. She raises her free hand to the sky as well, as if prepared to fly. Each lyric echoes mesmerizingly in the arena as they leave Nancy's lips, tinted with the thankfulness of Nancy's soul. Thankful for her mother. On the final line, her hand slowly falls from the skies and so do her eyes, gazing thoughtfully into the camera as she states her oath of forever love and care.

Your eyes of true I painted in the starlight
Your smile I knew reminding me I'm alright
Your cheeks of rose, your soul that brings the sunlight
I'll always love you mum
As we grow, I'll be there for you as you were for me

The instrumental slowly begins, the soft, sensitive violin filling the empty soundscape with strings. Upon the stage, Nancy lowers her head, closing her eyes as she allow the violin to take centre stage. The lights dim slightly, casting a soft, looming shadow upon Nancy, and the LED screens behind glow and shimmer dimly, shedding a soft blue light of the nebulas upon the stage, alongside the whites and golds of the dimmed spotlights. The camera angles are dynamic yet slow, capturing the quiet of the moment, the memories shining in the subtle laughter of the track that flood Nancy's mind. Eventually however, once the pretty symphony ends, the final chorus begins, the lights flashing gold and white to the rhythm of the drums that end the instrumental.

Nancy looks up as the lights brighten, representing the final flourish of the chorus. Once the lights flash to the rhythm of the drums, the final chorus begins and the spotlights billows outwards once again, blues, golds and white dancing as one as they flood the arena in starlight. Upon the LED screen, behind Nancy, a supernova flashed brilliantly upon the screen, spreading a radiant gold upon the LED screen. The once blue nebulas turned to gold as well as the stars upon Nancy's dress. At once the arena was filled with gold, dazzling and beautiful. Speaking of which, Nancy began to boldly sing the final chorus, giving everything her soul had to give. The final chorus of the song was grand and emotional, Nancy's voice intertwining elegantly with the heightened emotions and symphony. Her eyes glimmering like the sun in the gold, she gazed towards the camera, singing her heartfelt thank you to her mother. As the chorus continued, the supernova faded but the sky was still painted in gold. She raised her arm to the sky, the camera following. Her eyes trailing to the ceiling as the camera took a further out shot of the stage, taking in the beautiful scene as well as Nancy's emotions. As she sang the long note of "fly" the camera panned the stage as Nancy gave her last shred of life to the note, the spotlights shining blue to match the sudden final flourish of power, obscuring Nancy as they flared in the lens of the camera, her hand raised to the stars. Her note was strong and bold, intertwined with the love she holds for her mother, and her mother who loves her in return. Her eyes shut tightly, the picture of her mother etched in her eyes.

Your chestnut hair laced amongst the starlight
The way you grasped my hand filled me with spirit
The days you'd let me soar into the sunlight
And though I'll fly
I'll always be there for you as you were there for me

As Nancy softly whispered the final line, eyes gazing thoughtfully towards the steadily zooming camera, a smile grew upon her face. A bright smile of love and childhood joy. The spotlights faded away, leaving Nancy alone in the darkness once again. The night sky behind her however, golden with tints of blue merely dimmed, hinting at things to come. However, as Nancy's final lyrics escaped her lips softly, a beautiful promise that she would keep forevermore, behind her two hands splayed side by side like wings appeared, slightly transparent as they surrounded Nancy. The camera zoomed out as the stage was still for a moment, a beautiful and symbolic staging that represented the song as a whole. However, the camera then faded to black, ready for the final section of the song.

Finally, the spotlights flashed gold and blue to rhythm of the drums, the drums that opened the final instrumental. The hands behind Nancy upon the LED screen shone white and were then in an instant replaced with angelic wings, a trick of the LED screen to make it appear as if Nancy was an angel. The wings flashed brilliantly behind her, spreading wide before preparing to fly. Once the powerful instrumental kicked into gear, the wings spread to fly, and the LED stars and sky seemed to blur, the illusion of ascension as Nancy almost appeared to be soaring through space. The stars blurred into lines, the colourful dashes of nebula creating blurs of colour as Nancy flew into the sky. Furthermore, to add to the power of the instrumental, which was filled with choir, violins and all, Nancy began to rise, standing on one of the rising platforms. As she rose however, her long, flowing dress began to splay elegantly beneath her like the tail of a comet, and as Nancy rose began to look as if it were a tall dress. Upon the dress, the blurs of starlight and sky painted the white fabric, further emphasising the illusion of flight. Nancy looked up to the sky, her hand leading the way as stars, planets, galaxies and space passed by like a summer breeze. The crowd cheered at the stunning spectacle, the spotlights billowing outwards rapidly and erratically. She rose higher and higher until she reached about the midpoint of the LED screen before the instrumental ended. As it did, the music slowed down, and the blur of stars halted. The final scene of stars being a few dazzling stars upon a navy sky, somewhat more like the skies that appear on earth. It was simple yet still just as beautiful, in a more pretty way. Her LED wings slowly disintegrated into shimmering dust, shining shrapnel flickering off her wings and fading away.

As the piano ended the song, the spotlights dimmed one by one until only a single white spotlight shone above, leaving only Nancy upon the night sky. Furthermore, the camera shifts focus to the uppermost corner of the LED screen, where a small comet shimmers into a view. The camera following carefully, it falls down across the sky, leaving a trail of light and eventually reaches Nancy's heart where it flashes once it reaches there. As it does, a projection of a gold heart beats, the camera zoomed in on the twinkling projection. Finally, as the beating heart fades into silence, so does the camera, marking the end of the song.

The crowd cheer for the tiny island nation as the lights brighten once again. Nancy waves and jumps around on her platform which falls to allow the rising starlet to leave the stage. As it does however, Nancy screams: "I LOOOOOVE YOU MUUUUM!!!! <3" and makes a heart with her hands. Blushing like a radish, her grin crosses from ear to ear. She was certainly more than excited to have done as well as she did. Very much proud of herself, she continues to jump and scream to the cheering crowd. She loved her mum, and she hoped that she showed that to the world.

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:20 pm

Placeholder for Estogium's Postcard

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:24 pm

Estogium's seventh Junior World Hit entrant: Daniel Gant will represent Estogium in the upcoming Junior World Hit Festival with a French-English uptempo hit, "Danser Avec Moi"...

With Estogium being the nation with the most amount of consecutive participations at the Junior World Hit Festival, you would have thought that the nation would be bossing the Festival. However and unfortunately, that most certainly isn't the case. The nation placed 6th at the most recent Junior World Hit Festival which by far was the country's best score but they want to go further and they hope that sixteen-year-old Daniel Gant could bring a victory of some sort to the shores of Estogium. Daniel is from the capital of Darlington, with his parents being from further North hence why he can speak French which is Estogium's third most spoken language and third official language after English and Britonish. Estogium has had a history of sending French at international song competitions with this edition being yet another French song to the nation's catalogue. The head of RVC, the broadcaster for this edition, has said that they would like to start showing the French side to Estogium much more as its a part a lot of international people seem to forget about. They said for future Junior World Hit Festivals they will try to add it in as much as possible.

The song was a much more upbeat and funky song that the songs before it and despite being rather earlier on in the running order, the Estogians were hoping that this would play to their favour. Daniel was a little showman. He's got the young looks, the charms and the dancing ability to make the performance fun and exciting for those watching his performance. He was probably one of the oldest, if not the eldest participating at the Festival. He knew what he had to do on the stage and that was to wow his audience. After the postcard played, we could hear the songs techno-sounding instruments coming. All you could see was Daniel appearing from nowhere, with the silhouette of his body being what you could see with smoke appearing from behind him. You could see Daniel being joined by four other boys that flanked him - all of whom were of his age or a bit younger. They were all dressed in torn leather jackets with bandanas around there heads, with white shoes and red or white trainers. Their look was young and cool, but also appropriate just in general and in terms of the song. Before he started to sing, the boys which was on either side of him clapped twice along with the claps in the backing track. The lights flashed along with the claps along with the quick changes in camera shots.

I feel the rhythm pumping all through my veins,
I cannot control where my feet are heading.
But it looks like I am coming your way, oh well
Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Dire moi "oui mon cherie"

Oh, tu mettre ma cœur de feu, j'ai besoin d'eau
Look at me distracted, look what you done
I got a two-step going, hope you like it
Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Dire moi...

As he sang the lyrics "tu mettre ma cœur de feu", he slightly slid backwards as the backing dancers around him (who also had microphones on them and so were singing the sections in between), were doing their little cool dance movements which I'm sure many of the girls watching - or the ~~closeted~~ boys enjoyed watching, flames shot up into the air for a split second, before the backing LED showed a wave of water which, using VR, flushed out the whole stage and into the screen. Daniel ducked down before an aerial shot was shown of Daniel laying down on the floor with one arm behind his head. He sang up towards the camera with the boys next to him appearing to mimick his actions. We then moved into the chorus, with Daniel turning around and slowly getting up. Fog started to form beneath him as he slowly moved upwards with a cheeky boyish smile on his face.

Avant d'aller
Voulez-vous danser avec.. vous danser avec moi
Une fois encore
Voulez-vous danser avec.. vous danser avec moi

Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Voulez-vous danser avec.. vous danser avec moi
Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Voulez-vous danser avec.. vous danser avec moi

As he sang the French chorus, the boys which flanked him were clapping and jumping in the air with Daniel trying to hype the crowd up as he sang the first bit of his song. As we move into the "Dire moi" sections, pryos shot up into the air in multiple colours before the lights started flashing along with the beat of the song. The camera slowly moved in from far away in the arena, with the audience getting a slice of the high school musical prom style performance the Estoge were going for. Suddenly as we moved to the next verse, and heard the claps, we had a spotlight on Daniel who had the camera to himself.

Spotlight's on me, est-ce que j'ai votre attention?
I know you wanna dance too, yeah, you're vibing
Ne résiste jamais à la sensation, ouais!
Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Oh no!

This was a rather short verse as he told the audience at home not to ever resist their feelings to dance. Daniel was moving his feet to the left and twisting it before repeating it with his right foot, doing it over and over again rather quickly as he sang the rest of the verse. Copying the real-life dance moves, he did a cute little step thing with his dance members behind him who all did it together before they all danced together for the rest of the upcoming chorus.

Avant d'aller
Voulez-vous danser avec.. vous danser avec moi
Une fois encore
Voulez-vous danser avec.. vous danser avec moi

Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Voulez-vous danser avec.. vous danser avec moi
Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Voulez-vous danser avec.. vous danser avec moi

Danser Avec Moi
Just give me one more chance
Danser Avec Moi
To prove myself to you
Danser Avec Moi, dance with me, oh yeah!
Come on and give me one last dance!

During the breakdown, the stage simply turned dark with flashing lights behind them - with the camera going from person to person on the stage before we once again went into the chorus.

Ouais, ouais
Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Avant d'y aller
Voulez-vous danser avec.. vous danser avec moi
Une fois encore
Voulez-vous danser avec.. vous danser avec moi

Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Voulez-vous danser avec.. vous danser avec moi
Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Dire moi "oui mon cherie"
Voulez-vous danser avec.. vous danser avec moi

At the end of the song, the five of them all came closer together before screaming "Remercio Teis!" into the crowd, "Merci!" Daniel said again before walking off the stage.

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:25 pm

Placeholder for Togonistan's Postcard

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:32 pm

/-♥Fërøçïóûš÷Šłøthş♥-/ is representing Togonistan in JWHF8 with their single ''Koko, Koko Katoa!''
(Band members from left to right: Kira Airia, Moana Pahikatea, Alissa Tamaki)

Ferocious Sloths (Stylised as /-♥Fërøçïóûš÷Šłøthş♥-/) is a musical trio originating from Hwoarang, Togonistan. The trio consists of three teenage schoolgirls Kira (age 14), Moana (age 14) and Alissa (age 15). The sloths are performing a style of music decribed by their record label as Togoni-Kawaii Metal. The group got together a year before JWHF8, when the three friends got an idea to form a band just for fun. Backed by D3V1L15h Records - a record label owned by Kira's older brother Tama that mainly focuses on promoting local underground rock and metal artists. The girls showed up in Tama's recording studio one day, asking if they could use the studio to make some music. Tama, despite writing it all off as his sister's childish games at first, allowed the trio to use the studio and help the girls with producing. It didn't take too long for Tama to change his attitude once he heard the girls singing together. Together, they produced and released 8 singles over the course of the following year, mixing together various elements of metal and cutesy pop music. The sloths didn't get anywhere near the nationwide fame as a result of all this, but they did gain themselves a tiny fan base amongst the underground music community.

When Lucky 7 announced their internal selection to find a representative for the 8th Junior World Hit Festival, D3V1L15h Records decided to send in one of the group's newest singles as an attempt to gain some recognition and publicity for the group. Having listened to all the applicants songs, Lucky 7 eventually invited 8 artists to their studio for a live performance to make the final selection. Amongst the 8 invited were also the sloths, who went on to perform their song live in front of the internal jury. Despite the tough competition, the jury eventually decided to send the sloths to JWHF8 in Nightton, being impressed by the girls unique song and staging that accompanied their performance.

Performance:

The performance starts with the stage being dark. The sloths are standing in the middle of the stage, side by side, with only their silhouettes being barely visible in the dark. As the music starts playing, beams of colourful lights start appearing, gradually lighting up the stage. For a moment, the trio can be seen standing side by side, with Moana in the middle and the other two standing with their side towards the audience. Either of the girls have placed one of their hands on Moana's shoulder. They are wearing the same outfits as seen on the cover art of their single (excluding the bags and plushie toys).

Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo kia ora!
Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo kia ora!
Koko, koko katoa!

Suddenly, a cloud of smoke appears on the stage, hiding the girls from the field of vision for the audience as the guitar kicks in. Colourful lightbeams suddenly get replaced by dark red lights flickering at high speed. Some fire is also seen being burst up into the sky.

Aaaaah!

As the cloud of smoke disappears, the girls can be seen again in the dark red light. They have distanced from themselves a bit and are standing with an aggressive stance, hands turned into fists. Pyrotechnics burst some more flames into the sky. The red stage aesthetic remains as the girls start singing. Moana is providing the main vocals, while Kira and Alissa provide the supporting vocals. The girls move themselves from side to side while singing, pointing their fingers at the audience every once in a while.

Orotika. Memene rawhiti!
Tiimata te ra me te memene!
Ko koe pouri? Wiri? Kaua en!
Rawhiti! Koko e hoa! Hanga ratou memene!

Another cloud of smoke appears and buries the girls inside itself. Red lights start flashing again at high speed. Some more fire burst into the sky. Then, the smoke fades off once again and girls start singing again, doing the same movements as before.

Waiata waiata! Kia whai a tualale!
Koko koe! Hoana koko! Waiata haere!
Kao tangi! Memene! Waiata koa sang!
Rawhiti! Koko e hoa! Hanga ratou memene!

Stage aesthetic suddenly turns into a mixture of colourful lights as seen at the very beginning of the performance. Girls start walking forward as they sing.

Koko tangata katoa e pouri.
Koko tangata katoa e haurangi.
Koko tangata katoa e tepresta.
Tohatoha e hari! Hanga ratou memene!
Hey-hoo!

The trio stops walking and starts jumping from side to side with happy smiles on their faces. Every time it is time to sing the Koko, Koko Katoa! line, Kira and Alissa start poking Moana's cheeks with their fingers.

Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo kia ora!
Koko, koko o hoa! O whanau!
Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo memene!
Koko koko katoa!

Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo kia ora!
Koko, koko o hoa! O whanau!
Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo memene!
Koko koko katoa!

Again, stage aesthetics turn into a mixture of dark red with rapidly flashing lights. The trio places their hands on their chests and does some rotating moves, with mean expressions on their faces. When it's time to sing, the red aesthetic remains. The girls do wave their fingers, do some winks and move their hips to the rhythm of the music as they sing.

Orotika. Memene rawhiti!
Tiimata te ra me te memene!
Ko koe pouri? Wiri? Kaua en!
Rawhiti! Koko e hoa! Hanga ratou memene!

Stage aesthetic turns into a mixture of colourful lights once again. Girls start walking around the stage as they sing.

Koko tangata katoa e pouri.
Koko tangata katoa e haurangi.
Koko tangata katoa e tepresta.
Tohatoha e hari! Hanga ratou memene!
Hey-hoo!

The trio stops walking and starts jumping from side to side with happy smiles on their faces. They constantly point at the audience and every once in a while, either Kira or Alissa pokes Moana during the chorus.

Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo kia ora!
Koko, koko o hoa! O whanau!
Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo memene!
Koko koko katoa!

Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo kia ora!
Koko, koko o hoa! O whanau!
Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo memene!
Koko koko katoa!

Again, stage turns red, rapidly flashing colors with some fire and some satanic visual imagery...

Aaaaaaaah!

...to be replaced by the colourful aesthetic shortly after. For a moment, the girls do some slightly robotic dance moves, but they quickly replace it with their usual happy jumping around and pointing fingers.

Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo kia ora!
Koko, koko o hoa! O whanau!
Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo memene!
Koko koko katoa!

Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo kia ora!
Koko, koko o hoa! O whanau!
Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo memene!
Koko koko katoa!

The girls start running around the stage. Kira and Alissa reach the edge of the stage and bend towards the audience. They point their microphone at the audience to allow them sing along, before starting to run around again while constantly jumping up and down. The whole coreography gets rather chaotic and the sloths have exciting smiles on their faces.

Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo kia ora!
Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo kia ora!
Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo kia ora!
Ding ding ding! Hey-hoo kia ora!
Koko koko katoa!

Eventually, the sloths all run to the middle of the stage again and as they sing the final note, they all raise their hand next to their cheek, forming the V sign with their fingers. As the song ends, the girls start jumping up and down again, hugging each other. Alissa manages to say ''Thank you Nightton! Thank you!'' while Kira and Moana form a heart shape with their hands, on which the camera focuses on as a final thing before the next postcard starts.

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:33 pm

Placeholder for South Alezia's Postcard

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:46 pm

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by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:54 pm

Placeholder for Beepee's Postcard

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:00 pm

ARTIST BACKGROUND

Aurora Australis

Aurora is a 14 year old school girl from Silver Wattle Bay.

She is a good student, conscientious, hardworking and respectful. Achieving respectable grades.

In her spare time she enjoys hanging out at the shopping centre with her friends, singing along to her favourite Natanyan hits and watching the sky looking for little green men.

Aurora wrote this song after a bullying incident in her school.

"As the boys were picking on me, I imagined myself as a superhero." Aurora says, describing how she came to write the song.

"I imagined myself fighting back and being strong and I wanted to tell everyone they could be strong too. Bullying is not okay and people need to stand up to bullies".

"So when I got back home from school that day I just decided to sit down and write a story about being strong and it turned into a poem. So I thought I would turn it into a song".

"Then I showed my dad and he thought it was really good. Then I saw the TV wanted songs for JWHF and my dad said we should sent it. So we did and it got chosen. And now I'm very happy."

"My friends at school were really excited as they hoped they would get to be on TV. And even the boys at school started to be nice to me."

"Now I'm getting to go abroad to Natanya to sing my song and its super exciting. I love visiting new places and I love Natanyan music so I'm really looking forward to it and I'm not nervous at all."

"I really like Julia Togeyvo's song from last time. It was very energetic and it had lots of excitement. I watch her performance on YooHooTube all the time and my friends and I know all the dance moves. I wish I could be just like her".

BOOM! BOOM!

Aurora will be on stage wearing a large baggy jumper, baggy trousers. thick rimmed glasses... looking like quite the nerd.

Joining Aurora on stage will be two girl backing singers Carina and Andromeda and two boy dancers, Orion and Perseus.

The girl backing singers will be dressed one in red and the other in a blue dress.

The boy dancers will be dressed as American football players with helmets and oversized shoulder pads.

PERFORMANCE

The stage is flooded with lights and the rear LED screen is set to a cyan blue colour.

As the music begins, Aurora stands centre stage and Orion and Perseus begin to 'play' football around her. Throwing the ball across the stage, jumping around and generally acting like cads.

All the boys, big and dumb,
Never know how to relax, have fun.
They just kick their balls around,
Never seeking higher ground. No.

As she signs the preceding verse, she shrugs and dismisses the boys as immature and silly.

The boys act offended and hurt and, during the following verse, pretend to push and shove Aurora.

They always pick on girls like me,
Pull my hair and say I'm ugly,
Why do they act so jealously?
It clouds their eyes so they can't see,

As she sings the final line Aurora throws off her thick rimmed glasses and the boys pull of her baggy clothes to reveal Aurora now wearing a superhero outfit in red and blue emblazoned with the letters SG (for SuperGirl) on emblazoned the front with a golden cape with the same monogram across the back in red.

I have super powers!
Watch me fly, knock down your paper towers!

As she sings the bridge, a cartoon drawing of Aurora flies across the rear LED screen, and as each 'Boom' of the song is sung, the LED screens will 'explode' with a cartoon style explosion and the word 'Boom!' (In a similar way as to the single cover artwork above)

Boom Boom! I am just a girl!
Boom Boom! Come and see me twirl!
Get back! Get out of my way!
Boom Boom! I'm not just a girl!

Boom Boom! I am just a girl!
Boom Boom! This, here, is my world!
Stand back or I will attack!
Boom Boom! I'm not just a girl!

As the chorus ends, the backing troupe peels away from Aurora who is now left alone, centre stage.

As the backing singers sing the next line, Aurora does a superman pose and the stage floor begins to rise.

Come on! Watch me soar!

As she sings the following verse Aurora stands firmly and proudly upon the stage in a strong victorious pose.

All my friends know I'm the one,
Stronger than your strongest punch. Oh yeah.
Try and cut me with your words,
I'll just throw them back at all you nerds.

As Aurora sings the line is "all you nerds" the boys cower and play scared.

Aurora's on stage presence continues to grow as the stage continues to rise.

I have super, super, power, powers!
Come on watch me soar!

By the end of the bridge, Aurora is now a full 15feet above the main stage on her platform.

During the following chorus the choreography routine is repeated. With the LED screen "Boom Booming".

Boom Boom! I am just a girl!
Boom Boom! come and see me twirl!
Get back! Get out of my way!
Boom Boom! I'm not just a girl!

Boom Boom! I am just a girl!
Boom Boom! This, here, is my world!
Stand back or I will attack!
I am more than just a girl!

As this following, is sung, the stage begins to lower to return back its starting position, and it will do so by the end of the chorus.

So strong!
Not wrong!
Where I belong!
Better days!
Hundred ways,
to sing this song!
Up and down,
Over and under,
Twirl me around,
Hey, come on watch me soar!

Again, the choreography is repeated for the following choruses.

Boom Boom! I am just a girl!
Boom Boom! Come and see me twirl!
Get back! Get out of my way!
Boom Boom! I'm not just a girl!

Boom Boom! I am just a girl!
Boom Boom! This, here, is my world!
Stand back or I will attack!
Boom Boom! I'm not just a girl!

Boom Boom! I am just a girl!
Boom Boom! This, here, is my world!
Stand back or I will attack!
Boom Boom! I'm not just a girl!

With the stage now reset, the backing troupe return to surround Aurora as the closing Boom!s occur. They dance around her throwing their hands the air with each boom.

All the LED screens in the stage will show the word Boom one at a time as the following is sung.

Boom Boom Boom!
Boom Boom Boom!
Boom Boom Boom!
Boom Boom Boom!

Aurora appears comfortable in her performance and smiles as the Booms continue.

Boom Boom Boom!
Boom Boom Boom!
Boom Boom Boom!
Boom Boom Boom!
You know I'm more than just a girl
Boom Boom Boom!

As the the final Boom! Is sung, Aurora and the Backing troupe face the audience and thrust a hand to sky.

Aurora and her troupe join hands and bow politely waving to the audience as they run of shouting "Thank you Nightton".

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:02 pm

Placeholder for Rhim Flavezztowland's Postcard

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:07 pm

ARTIST INFO

Yves Beltønd

Born on December 2, 2005 in Brockton, Standale County, Rhim Flavezztowland (one of Flavezztowland City's suburbs), 15-year-old Yves Beltønd is an indie Flavezztowlander singer from an established middle-class family. Having witnessed the murder of her father, Johnny Beltønd, when she was 12, she is currently being raised by her mother, Giselle Beltønd (née Johnson). Besides singing, she's in favor of preserving the Nortender language due to it being her native language and its cultural connections to where she was born.

Yves's older sister, Olivia Beltønd (born on August 7, 1999), is a songwriter and music producer who currently attends the prestigious Somerlot Institute of Music in Kirwick County, Rhim Flavezztowland.

SONG INFO

"To the Sky (Rétür)" was written and composed mainly by Yves Beltønd herself, although her older sister (Olivia) helped with the composition and arrangement of the song, as well as with the English lyrics in the chorus. Yves Beltønd stated in an interview on the FTV2 primetime variety show Knowing Citizens that the song was mainly inspired by her own dreams, memories, and imagination, and that it's "a lively song [...] that inspires teenagers like [her] to feel good".

SONG LYRICS

[Chorus]
I'll fly to the sky
For my dreams up high
And know it's all mine
Mï rétür hé bélla

[Verse 1]
Mï rétür hé tøt del mï almigé
Ï élat partét enchø ï enchø chöm é memøbön, yé
Jä amï tøt del é bésti ï hømänat
Ï jä vølé ballén søt é stéll el é séll
Jä révï del mï fütér
Del é pändelï ï é kandï, yé
Ï jä vølé partén tøt del é møndï

[Chorus]
I'll fly to the sky
For my dreams up high
And know it's all mine
Mï rétür hé bélla

[Verse 2]
Mï rétür hé chöm é søl ï é lün
Ï süvén, élat hé düt chöm é zukké ï é lach, yé
Jä amï é flürazüri ï flürviöll
Ï jä janté del é müsich pér personät
Jä révï del é romän
Del é flürbélla ï é vïlé, yé
Ï jä amï tøt del é frütidelï ï é ligümbön

[Pre-Chorus]
Jä søvé é témpatbön
Ï é témpatmäl tämbén
Mé jä chønï ché é témpa hé nachrévisïbél hø
Jä éspï é témpatbön
Mé é témpatmäl tämbén
Én hé vï

[Chorus]
I'll fly to the sky
For my dreams up high
And know it's all mine
Mï rétür hé bélla

[Post-Chorus]
Mï rétür hé bélla

[Instrumental]

[Bridge]
Jä amï é møndï ché hé trébélla, ä
Én hï mï pläcïfavø (mï pläcïfavø)
Jä amï mï sür ï mï mér ï mï pér
Mï rétür hé tøt del mï

[Chorus]
I'll fly to the sky
For my dreams up high (My dreams up high)
And know it's all mine (All mine, all mine)
Mï rétür hé bélla

[Outro]
Mï rétür hé tøt ché jä pé hén éjür
Ï élat hét bélla

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:10 pm

Placeholder for Indusse's Postcard

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:19 pm

ARTIST INFORMATION
Raja Aswinraj is a fifteen year old young singer and beginner playwright from Dhaulapura, Indusse. Born to Ustad Raja Shivanaraine and Gayatri Devi as the Heir Apparent of Kishengat Royal Family. Born to the home of Musicians Father Ustad Shivanaraine and grandfather Advant Kishenraj, Aswinraj is also a qualified musician at the young age of fourteen. He has been singing Religious Songs and Bhajans for the Trimantran Ashram and has song over 97 songs in the Indussean Movie Industry.

SONG INFORMATION
As the English Translation of the name suggests, this song is about The Sea or mainly a large water body. The song describes the ailing of the Marine Animals as if theyre describing their hardship due to logging of toxic chemicals and far to thr ocean and destroying their habitat. The Cite and Young Voice of Aswinraj adds a good feeling to the large problem talked here. The Song is written by Arjun Shah in the language of Malayalam and the English Translation doesn't make much sense but the Malayalam lyrics creates a great sense of sympathy that slowly turns into a feeling of empathy.

ഓ... കടൽ... കടലിലുംമുണ്ട് ജീവൻ(2)
കടലോളം ജീവിതം ഈ ഭൂഗോളത്തിലില്ല.
കടലിലാണ് ജീവൻ്റെ തുടക്കം മാത്രം.
ഓ... കടൽ... കടലിലുമുണ്ട് ജീവൻ (2)

മാലിന്യം,ദീനങ്ങൾ കടലിനെ നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.
ജീവൻ്റെ തുടിപ്പേകും കടലിനെ നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.
ഓ... കടൽ... കാടലിലുമുണ്ട് ജീവൻ. (2)
കടലിൻ്റെ ജീവിതമേ ലോകത്തിൻ്റെ ജീവൻ.
ഭാവിക്കായി വന്നുചേരാം കടലിനു രക്ഷക്കായി.
[ഓ... കടൽ... കടലിലുമുണ്ടു ജീവൻ]

Oh... Kadal.. Kadalilumundu Jeevan. (2)
Kadalolam jeevithami bhoogolathil illa.
Kadalilanu jeevante Thudakammatram.
Oh.. Kadal... Kadalilumundu Jeevan(2).

Malinyam,Deenangal,Kadaline Nashipikkunu.
Jeevante thudipekum Kadaline Nashipikkunu.
Oh...Kadal...Kadalilumundu Jeevan (2)
Kadalinte jivithamo lokathin Jeevan
Bhavikayi vanucheraam kadalinu rakshakayi.
[Oh...Kadal..]

Oh ... the sea ... there is life in the sea (2)
There is no sea life on this planet.
The sea is just the beginning of life.
Oh ... the sea ... there is life in the sea (2)
Pollution and disease destroy the sea.
The sea is the pulse of life.
Oh ... the sea ... there is life in the sea too. (2)
The life of the world is the life of the sea.
Let's come together for the future and save the sea. [Oh...Sea...]

Please Note: The Translation of the song won't be as understanding and effective as the Native Language expression.
Legend
Native Lyrics: Malayalam
Transcription
Translation

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:58 pm

Host Intervention: Kaylileenástkadeenada Ñadiakimadoradaþínkaðerren - Hvítur; Svartur; Grár

Náttúran vex frjálslega í kringum okkur,
Öndun fersku lofti, hætta ég að velta,
Litur, Þau keppa í kringum mig
Allt þar á milli svörtu í hvítt
Litur, oh, dansa Litur,
Koma á friði í sál mína.

Hvítur snjór og grár himinn,
Svart nótt og sterkir vindar,
Finnst slá af elskandi hjarta mínu,
Nakinn og hrátt, kynnt fyrir þér.
Litur, oh, dansa Litur,
Koma á friði í sál mína.

Litur, Þau keppa í kringum mig
Allt þar á milli svörtu í hvítt
Litur, oh, dansa Litur,
Koma á friði í sál mína.

Gakktu til liðs við mig, við skulum dansa,
Að eilífu gleypti í friði og æðruleysi
Litur, Þau keppa í kringum mig
Allt þar á milli svörtu í hvítt
Litur, oh, dansa Litur,
Koma á friði í sál mína.

Litur, oh, dansa Litur,
Koma á friði í sálir okkar.

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:09 pm

Placeholder for Pemecutan's Postcard

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:16 pm

THE ENTRY

8th edition of Junior World Hit Festival (JWHF) will be the first time Pemecutan will join the song competition. For this competition, the organizer decided to select the entry internally. Stumbled upon a lot of young and talented artists, they finally choose one song that they seems deemed fit for the competition. The song is sing by Diana Eka, 15 years old Pemecutanian singers. Born in Darmasaba, Mengwi State, Diana was former Pemecutan Stars Junior finalist. She join the fifth edition of the competition when she was just 12 years old. She become the runner up in the competition. She continue to focus on her study meanwhile she finished recording the compilation album of the competition. She goes back to recording after she finished her middle school. She released her first single in September 2020 and that single is Senja Temaram, Pemecutan entry for 8th edition JWHF.

Diana Eka

The song is written and composed by a well known couple, Mila Anjani and Antonius Huda. These husband and wife was known as a former member of "Picturesque", a pop rock band. The band have been disbanded even though it quite successful in their time. Mila Anjani then become solo singer. Accompanied by her husband, Antonius Huda, both are always involved in project together including several motion picture soundtracks. Today the couple have been off the spotlight but they continue to create many songs for other artists.

The song Senja Temaram (Twilight) is a soft pop song that describe about the waning of a day when the sun is set and the moon is arise. Nocturnal animals started their lives while Diurnal animals have to go to sleep to wait for the next day to come. It is really a simple song but the word selection and the composition makes it special. The singer will be challenge with the vocal range and vocal management to keep the song as soft as possible. Even though the last part of the song have a higher note but the singer will have to control his/her vocal power so the song remain calming and soothing. Diana Eka whose sing the song have to do several takes during the recording before she can control her voice when she sing the last part of the song.

THE PERFORMANCE

The host take control of the show after the last performance while Diana Eka is preparing herself at the backstage. She is wearing navy blue high-low lace dress with 3/4 sleeves. Her hair is left flowing with big curl at the tip. The make up is made soft to make the natural feature shine out. As the host called out for Pemecutan entry, the postcard is shown at the big screen while the stage is darken for a moment. Diana Eka walk into the stage. She stand at the center with a standing microphone in front of her.

The sound of the piano opening the song's intro. Diana take a deep breath before begin to sing the first verse. She stand still at the center of the stage while the large screen show a calming dance color of blue, green, orange, yellow and red. The colors hue danced along accompanied by the music of the song which flowing rhythmically. She puts a soothing voice to begin with. Repress her voice power to give a calming vibe. The camera take a full frontal of her before closing up to her until it show the portrait features of her. It shows her face's expression during her singing.

Saat waktu bergulir
Tanda hari akan berganti
Semburat warna jingga
Hiasi ufuk barat
Bulan datang mengejar
Sang surya pun terbenam
Bintang pun menghiasi
Terangi langit di gelap malam

Entering the second verse, the note is slightly higher and she release some of her voice power. It gives a grip to her singing intonation. Her voice power getting more stronger from the mid into the end of the second verse until it is cut out. The headlight keep showing her standing position while most of the stage is left darken. The coloring hue in the big screen gives a calming vibe to her performance. The camera is also shows her looks 360 degrees which showing her movement whether it is just raising her hand, reaching out or let it out.

Kunang kunang berkejaran
Menarikan irama alam
Sayup sayup pun terdengar
Bisikan dari dedaunan
Langkah kecil burung kenari
Merapat ke dalam sarang
Meninggalkan malam yang gelap
Sambut fajar hari baru

A piano sound can be hear clearly as the bridging between the first and the second part of the song. Diana repeat the first verse. She have to repress her voice again. Giving a soothing and calming vibe as words of the lyric flowing from her lips. Her fingers are dancing away, making a wave movements. That simple gesture is capture by the camera. She press some of the words, making the articulation can be heard clearly.

Saat waktu bergulir
Tanda hari akan berganti
Semburat warna jingga
Hiasi ufuk barat
Bulan datang mengejar
Sang surya pun terbenam
Bintang pun menghiasi
Terangi langit di gelap malam

Beginning the repetition of the second verse, she sings slightly higher. Releasing some of the power to give a harder intonation for each of the words that she sings. For the last part, the second verse is repeated once again with a higher note than before. She gives a full power to her power which makes the words getting another deep intonation. Her articulation becomes more clearly heard as the intonation getting deeper. The first part of the second is also sing more fast than previously before suddenly become slower than usually. A quick change of rhythm which she can manage nicely. This makes her smile beautifully as she sing the last part of the song where there are a note changes before it fade out. She smile again after she successfully conquered the last part of the song.

Kunang kunang berkejaran
Menarikan irama alam
Sayup sayup pun terdengar
Bisikan dari dedaunan
Langkah kecil burung kenari
Merapat ke dalam sarang
Meninggalkan malam yang gelap
Sambut fajar hari baru

Kunang kunang berkejaran
Menarikan irama alam
Sayup sayup pun terdengar
Bisikan dari dedaunan
Langkah kecil burung kenari
Merapat ke dalam sarang
Meninggalkan malam yang gelap
Sambut fajar hari baru

A light piano sound delivered the song into its end. The clapping sound can be heard throughout the venue as Diana bowing for the acceptance of her performance. The host again take over the show introducing Diana Eka once again before she walks back to the backstage.

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:21 pm

Placeholder for Todlichebujoku's Postcard

by **Natanya** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:35 pm

Varjovia Uvehara, 15, hails from Sinnlichšukai, to a family that relied on the local fishing fleet for income. Her fathers alternated their schedules as to always have one parent at home to raise her, and so Varjovia came to form strong emotional connections with both of them, as she would constantly only have one or the other at home with her. Her childhood was already a bit tough, with money being tight as it was, and both her parents really tried to provide the best for her. But one night, it was all to change. A winter storm blew up from the south with unprecedented speed not long before the solstice as her isá was returning home, and the storm's speed and violence overwhelmed the crew onboard the boat he was on. That was the first of many holidays she would spend without him, and it affected both her and her family's finances greatly. After some time of mourning, and a downward spiral into near poverty, Varjovia felt a need to help contribute to her remaining dad - and so she began to wield her voice at whatever local venue she could find. Luckily, the gods had blessed her with a beautiful voice, and her efforts began to reap rewards as videos of her shot through the matrix and came to national attention one and a half years ago. However, the loss of her isá is still raw, and permeates her life every day, and so she decided to take the big step and write a song dedicated to him.

The stage glimmers blue, then transitions to a dull blue-white glow around Varjovia, who is dressed simply and softly lit

Haaveilen susta yoka üö, se on vaikea
Üritán eláá, mutta, huomaan olen haikea

The lights intensify slightly, warming to a soft golden color with zoom ins to Varjovia, eyes misty and face wistful

Anna mulle, voimaa yatkaa
Náütá mulle, miten kasvaa
Pelasta mut surultani, itseltáni
Anna mulle rakkautesi

She reaches upward, the camera view arcing around her with spotlights in the background

Anna mulle, voimaa yatkaa, la la la la
La la la la

The lights dim down again, leaving a few warm spotlights that give her a soft glow as she gazes into the camera view

Ehká náen sut pian tai, ehká en ole valmis
Silti, toivotan teille, takaisin, ranyinkallis

Varjovia takes a deep breath as she launches into the chorus, backed by golden lights sweeping out over the audience, as she takes steps forward, arms reaching out as if to hold her father

Anna mulle, voimaa yatkaa
Náütá mulle, miten kasvaa
Pelasta mut surultani, itseltáni
Anna mulle rakkautesi

She closes her eyes, facing up, and slowly turns in a circle, her arms outraised, wind tossing her hair. The camera follows her at the pace of her turning, focused on her face, before gliding back out

Anna mulle, voimaa yatkaa, la la la la
La la la la

The lights are warm, golden, orange, autumnal. She seems to be glowing

Ohhhh...

The lights dim down as a white feather drifts down from above, illuminated in a single beam of light. Varjovia catches it and gazes into it

Anna mulle, voimaa yatkaa
Náütá mulle, miten kasvaa
Pelasta mut surultani, itseltáni
Anna mulle rakkautesi

The lights all around the stage flash with the drums as everything becomes bright again, wind blowing upon Varjovia as she steps toward the edge of the stage, clothes rippling into the wind as she sings with renewed vigor

Anna mulle, voimaa yatkaa
Náütá mulle, miten kasvaa
Pelasta mut surultani, itseltáni
Anna mulle rakkautesi

Golden pyros rain down behind her as the camera swings near and around her for dramatic angles, Varjovia clutching at her heart and leaning forward

Anna mulle, voimaa yatkaa, la la la la
La la la la

She falls to her knees as the lights dim out, one spotlight lingering upon her before it too dissipates

"Kiitos Nightton!" she breathes shakily, before bowing very quickly and nervously exiting the stage. Her emotions all still felt so raw, and performing them before such a large audience left her aching for some time alone to decompress.

NTV - JWHF8 - Nightton, Natanya - IC THREAD

NTV - JWHF8 - Nightton, Natanya - IC THREAD

Running Order

01: Kalosia's Postcard

01: Kalosia - Ǧiana Valentini - "Se ja fosë un papiľu"

02: Mercedini's Postcard

02: Mercedini - Eliza Ristretto - "Out Of Place"

03: Llalta's Postcard

03: Llalta - Nancy Grace - "Always"

04: Estogium's Postcard

04: Estogium - Daniel Gant - "Danser Avec Moi"

05: Togonistan's Postcard

05: Togonistan - /-♥Fërøçïóûš÷Šłøthş♥-/ - "Koko, Koko Katoa!

06: South Alezia's Postcard

06: South Alezia - The Bocils- "Yuk Mabar!"

07: Beepee's Postcard

07: Beepee - Aurora Australis - "Boom! Boom! (Just a Girl)"

08: Rhim Flavezztowland's Postcard

08: Rhim Flavezztowland - Yves Beltønd - "To the Sky (Rétür)

09: Indusse's Postcard

09: Indusse - Aswinraj - "Kadal"

Host Intervention

10: Pemecutan's Postcard

10: Pemecutan - Diana Eka - "Senja Temaram"

11: Todlichebujoku's Postcard

11: Tödlichebujoku - Varjovia Uvehara - "Voima"

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