AleziRadio Festival of Songs 2007

AleziRadio Festival of Songs 2007
Dates
Final	16th of May 2007
Host
Venue	Seinnte Petrainne Festivallareais, Las Araminhaes, AR
Presenter(s)	Editha Rogen and Khadijah
Musical director	Mikaeli Navalivais
Directed by	Mahmud Aslindawarri
Executive supervisor	Ishaq Nurqifli
Executive producer	Hasrul Livvoien
Host broadcaster	Radio Araminhaes (RA)
Participants
Number of entries	20
Vote
Voting system	Each region sends five-member juries where each votes 1,3,5,7, and 10 for the best 5 songs, added with online vote using Propotional Vote.
Winning song	"Любить тебя и меня" by Andi Robi Idris Novogrody

AleziRadio Festival of Songs 2007 is the fiftieth edition of the annual AleziRadio Festival of Songs. The competition was held as usual in 16th of May 2007 by the authorities of Radio Araminhaes (RA). This is the fourth time that Aramna hosted the competition after doing so previously in 1974, 1982, and 1991 after the victory of Tamar Lilnavais with the song "Antessilos"

The festival was won by Andi Robi Idris Novogrody with the song "Любить тебя и меня" representing Pyalivostok, which made the region's tenth victory. The top three was concluded with Zafizamarrah returning to top 3 spot after previous years of poor results with their 16th second place, and newcomer foreign country StrayaRoos earning third place. Robi's victory shattered the previous records of the most points earned in jury, televote, and overall by finishing with points approximately 2.81 times more than the runner-up. Andi Robi Idris Novogrody is the grandson of three-time ARFOS champion Aziz Goridagyev Novogrody. Robi is also the youngest winner of ARFOS to date where he won at age 17 years and 4 months.

After Tamar's victory exactly the day after on 17th of May 2007, the Alezian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) who holds responsibility over AleziRadio (AR) announced that Radio Araminhaes has signed an agreement to host the 50th festival, which is an important occasion, and as such was met with high expectations and euphoria. The next day, Radio Araminhaes opened a bidding process for Aramnan cities that were interested on hosting the occasion until the next week. Eventually, Radio Araminhaes' newly-made Arico.Net account announced interest from a record eighteen venues in six cities and towns. Among these includes all of the previous hosting venues of Aramnan-held AleziRadio Festival of Songs.

However, these record-breaking amount of bidding were met with criticism as some of the bids presented were of low-quality and "unworthy of an event as big of a scale like ARFOS". And as such, instead of going into one round, AleziRadio and Radio Araminhaes introduced a new method of bidding by holding the vote over a two-hundred official plus fifty selected public member board. According to official ARFOS bidding rules, members in the jury must be impartial and don't have any relation with the bidding venues.

Each voting round will eliminate the lowest five each round until only two to five options remained in which the final vote calculated the final decision. The results of the bid can be seen below.

City	Venue	Capacity	R1	R2	R3	R4
Las Araminhaes	Seinnte Petrainne Festivallareais	32,882	33	29	47	128
Las Araminhaes	Noveanne Sanne Dialogousse Theatre	29,000	39	45	62	77
Brennou	Eidelseharreplaasa	45,821	24	18	39	11
Brennou	Cherisonplaasais	45,000	24	27	32
Brennou	Smeidangloube	32,000	4	15	26
Chersanne	Chersa Theatrais	15,000	8	28	15
Chersanne	Laispoullan	27,000	38	14	15
Echlinse	Togrou Megatheatre	19,000	15	28	14
Las Araminhaes	AricoTheatre Aramna	28,450	9	9
Chersanne	Samarapalacia	20,000	7	2
Glouge	Glouge Regional Airport Hangar	12,000	7	2
San Tobais	Maislanne Arena	21,000	7	2
Ialou	Dansarka Outdoor Arena	38,000	5	0
Ialou	Hotel Santo Petranne Auditorium	17,000	3
Las Araminhaes	Laisses Marriennes Theatre	19,000	1
Las Araminhaes	Helena Glouennes Theatre	12,000	0
Echlinse	Bonnouni Theatre	13,000	0
San Tobais	Petrolezia Community Arena	22,000	0
		ABSTAINED	1	2	0	9
		ABSENT	0	4	0	0
		TOTAL	225	225	225	225

As a compromise for the venues who have reached the final round, second-place Noveanne Sanne Dialogousse Theatre got assigned to host the press conferences of the national festival, while third-place Eidelseharreplaasa got assigned to host another AleziRadio national event, the National Choral Competition.

Once again, a foreign country debuted in this year's AleziRadio Festival of Songs: StrayaRoos. Basnaharian participant Yusril Hatta returned after earning second place last year. Ani Maglevin who earned seventh place in the 1999 festival also returned as one of the members of KLASIKA.

Incidents

Andi Robi Idris Novogrody

Participation of Andi Robi Idris Novogrody into ARFOS was met with excitement from the public after he confirmed it after his victory at the Pyalivostokian regional final. However, several elements of the Alezian society questioned this due to Robi's family line of being the son of an ex-premier of North Alezia and grandson of the only ARFOS participants who have won three times on his own accord. Others questioned if Robi's selection was honest and called for his disqualification.

Responding to the drama, Robi said: "I was selected to represent Pyalivostok truthfully and honestly, and who my family are shouldn't be used to define who I am now as I'm trying to be my own person in this time. I ask for everyone to let me compete in ARFOS in peace". PyaliRadio and AleziRadio confirmed that the results of the Pyalivostokian regional preselection were honest and Robi was selected through honest means without any misdemeanor.

After Robi's victory, aspects of the public accused Robi of using his status to rig the competition with them pointing out that "the fact that Robi receives points from every jury and earns a large amounts of online votes are unnatural". However, Robi responded that he didn't want to play dirty and asked everyone to trust AleziRadio in the process. AleziRadio released a public statement stating that the results of the 2007 results were honest and was not tampered with, and reiterated that AleziRadio under the Alezian Broadcasting Authority by the Government of North Alezia will not accept any misdemeanor or tampering of the votes of ARFOS 2007.

Michel Artaian's Anger Management Issues

Aramnan representative Michel Artaian were supposed to also participate in the second dress rehearsal like every other participant. However, due to unknown results (with the largest rumoured reasoned to be a management misunderstanding), Michel refused to participate in the rehearsal and instead went somewhere instead. When he was forced to go up over the threats of disqualification, Michel went up and when there were some considerable issues regarding sound mixing, Michel broke a microphone in two and left the stage in anger, before breaking other non-essential equipment.

The scene became an instant gossip hit. Michel refused to comment on this scene and instead proposed that the public prepares for the entertainment he'll give. However, Michel was told to handle his issues before ARFOS starts or risk disqualification over damage of property and other contestants by AleziRadio. Eventually, AleziRadio permitted Michel to keep competing. However, he will still pay over the reparations of the damages he caused over three weeks after the festival.

Eddy Ringston's Live Stage Accident

Bristolian Eddy Ringston was supposed to rotate around in circles in his entry. However, at the live show, Eddy rotated too fast and fell down from the stage before supported by security officers back up the stage. Eddy finished his entry, but after consideration by the committee of AleziRadio and Radio Araminhaes, Eddy was allowed to perform again after all songs were performed. Eddy finished in ninth place.

Conductors

The list of conductors can be seen below.

Region	Conductor
Basna	Ali Hisauradin
Zafizamarrah	Andi Harunaddin Dami
Pyalivostok	Lisa Navianova
Tel Hadiv	Dorothy Weiss
Mosin-Nagan	Ami Navidayan
Bristol	Ann-Roberts Hailings
Aramna	Helga Robbine
Pantabang Islands	Cherea Alisaunitaian
Daya Island	Amilea Samidana
StrayaRoos	Alan Sfajuga

Commentators and Spokepersons

The name written in bold is the jury spokeperson for that region or territory, or in case of Waisnor, nation.

Region	Radio Broadcaster	Commentators
NATIONWIDE	ABA	English: Azza Ruzindari (AR-P1), Anria Marindaruddin (ABA Channel One) Arabic : Farah Al Fattaharin (AR-P2), Nur Hasan Yusril (ABA Channel One, broadcasted a day after the live competition)
Zafizamarrah	Radio Zafizamarrah	Arabic: Mafzali Amiruddin (RZ-P1) Buginese: Andi Zahranita Narinda (RZ-PB)
Pantabang Islands	Radio Zafizamarrah / Pa'ana'taba'angi	Alezian : Ya'en Rama'i Dadon (RZ/P A) French : Samuel Na'ikane'i Salem (RZ/P Francais) Dutch : Emilio Saalvendijk (RZ/P Nederlandse)
Tel Hadiv	Radio Tel Hadiv - Yezateinu	Hebrew : Sheila Rayeshmaim (RTH-Y-P1)
Bristol	Royal Radio of Bristol	English : Lisa Albertsen (RRB) French : Enis Tauberin (RFrB)
Pyalivostok	Radio Pyalivostok	Russian : Ani Yozyk (RP)
Basna	Radio Basna Raya	Indonesian : Hanzari bin Soeradi (RBR)
Mosin-Nagan	Radio Tel Hadiv - Yezateinu / Mosinannaganyan	Georgian : Ami Riki (RTH-Y / MN)
Daya Island	Radio Pyalivostok / Dayain Saari	Finnish : Denaya Maaristo (RP / DS) Swedish : Lovera (RP / DS / Svensk)
Aramna	Araminhaes Radioues	Aramnan : Anne Lozeinnavais (ARR)
StrayaRoos	SBC	English : Luke Rteya,Charlotte Jhayt (SBC1)
South Alezia	Televisie Alezie-Suid	no commentary and no jury

Participating Entries and Results

According to the rules of the AleziRadio Festival of Songs, any international participant participating in the festival would be automatically have its' two entries run at number ten and twenty in the running order, and as such StrayaRoos was immediately put accordingly. Due to its' non-Alezian status, StrayaRoos couldn't participate in the Independence Award. Carrelie in 1989 and Waisnor in 2006 earned this clause as well.

• "*" = the singer won the Independence Award which was held the day before the competition.
• The song for the Independence Award for the year was Don't you Sleep Away by Molly Katten from 1943

No.	Region	Singer	Song	Translation	Language	Place	Points
01	Aramna	Michel Artaian	Laia	Away	Aramnan	7	106
02	Basna	Yusril Hatta*	Detik, Menit	Second, Minute	Indonesian	16	9
03	Mosin-Nagan	Helma Nasvan	Პატარა ბიჭი	Little Boy	Georgian	18	4
04	Pantabang Islands	Daniella Na'usawa'ika Makarina	Théorie	Theory	French	11	81
05	Pantabang Islands	Olvi and Marra	Va t'en	Just Leave	French	8	103
06	Tel Hadiv	KLASIKA	אמון	Trust	Hebrew	6	187
07	Daya Island	Petra	Kohtalo	Destiny	Finnish	17	8
08	Daya Island	Omi Landvert	Asetan sinut sydämeeni	Placing You in my Heart	Finnish	12	61
09	Zafizamarrah	Qanita Razak	قلها!	Say It!	Arabic	2	286
10	StrayaRoos	Altos	Lights	-none-	English	3	273
11	Tel Hadiv	Mahmud and Verde	Liġi u Ordni	Law and Order	Maltese	10	87
12	Pyalivostok	Andi Robi Idris Novogrody	Любить тебя и меня	Loving You and Me	Russian	1	805
13	Aramna	Editza Rizanna	Expleicavai	Explanation	Aramnan	19	3
14	Bristol	Eddy Ringston	Heating Up the Dancefloor	-none-	English	9	95
15	Pyalivostok	MOL DINAMO	Компас истины	Compass of Truth	Russian	14	49
16	Basna	Lei Adi	Pria Tanpa Nama	A Man without a Name	Indonesian	15	16
17	Zafizamarrah	Yumi Rasmidah	السلحفائي	Slowpoke	Arabic	4	198
18	Bristol	DANIELLA	Here You Are	-none-	English	20	0
19	Mosin-Nagan	Naya Novosa	მეტამორფოზა	Metamorphosis	Georgian	13	58
20	StrayaRoos	Lucille	Tak tu	Take 2	Roosian	5	190

Scoreboard

	AR1	AR2	AR3	AR4	AR5	BN1	BN2	BN3	BN4	BN5	MN1	MN2	MN3	MN4	MN5	PI1	PI2	PI3	PI4	PI5	TH1	TH2	TH3	TH4	TH5	DI1	DI2	DI3	DI4	DI5	ZF1	ZF2	ZF3	ZF4	ZF5	PY1	PY2	PY3	PY4	PY5	BR1	BR2	BR3	BR4	BR5	SR1	SR2	SR3	SR4	SR5	JURY TOTAL	PUBLIC TOTAL	GRAND TOTAL
Laia	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX		3					7	5			1	5	3						7	7	1	1	7			3						3	1	1			5	5	7	10	7			3	10	102	4	106
Detik, Menit						XX	XX	XX	XX	XX						5	3											1																							9	0	9
Პატარა ბიჭი						1					XX	XX	XX	XX	XX																																				1	3	4
Théorie				3	5			7								XX	XX	XX	XX	XX						7			1			1		10		1	5								7						47	34	81
Va T'en		3		7				3	7		5	1			7	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX				1		5			3		7	5				7	7		10	7					1	1			5	7	99	4	103
אמון			1			10			5												XX	XX	XX	XX	XX			5	7			3	5	5	1					5	10			5			7		7		76	111	187
Kohtalo	1																					3				XX	XX	XX	XX	XX															3						7	1	8
Asetan sinut sydämeeni		7								1							10									XX	XX	XX	XX	XX											5							3			26	35	61
قلها!			5						3		7		7						7	5	10	10	10	3	3	10	10			3	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX			7			7		10	3				5	1	5	131	155	286
Lights	5		3	10	10							3			10			1	1		5		5	5	5		3		10	5			1	3	10	5			3	10			7			XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	120	153	273
Ligi u Ordni				5		7	10			7			1	5	1						XX	XX	XX	XX	XX					10		10	7					10	5			7									85	2	87
Любить тебя и меня	10	5	7	1	7	5	5	10	10	5	10	10	3	7	5	10	7	10	10	10	7	5	1	10	1	3	5	10	5	7	10	7	10	7	5	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	3	3	1	10	5	3	5	10	10	10	300	505	805
Expleicavai	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX																																	3													3	0	3
Heating Up the Dancefloor	3	1			1											7		7			1	1	3					3					3			10	1			3	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	10	10	7		1	72	23	95
Компас истины		10							1					10																	1					XX	XX	XX	XX	XX				1			3				26	23	49
Pria Tanpa Nama					3	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX				1	3				5															1	3																16	0	16
السلحفائي							7	5			1			3			1		3	3		7					7				XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	3		5	7			10	3				1	1		3	70	128	198
Here You Are																																									XX	XX	XX	XX	XX						0	0	0
მეტამორფოზა	7									3	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	3		5		1																	10									5					34	24	58
Tak Tu			10			3	1	1		10	3	5	10							7	3		7		10					1	5				7					1	1	1				XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	86	104	190

Online Vote

According to the AleziRadio Festival of Songs 2007 Public Vote Collection Committee, Exactly 1,872,453,264 votes combined from online and televoting (including those who voted more than once) were valid which were sent over ARFOS Week. While vote amounts decreased from last year, it's still considered one of the most-voted festivals ever possibly due to the contribution of additional votes from StrayaRoos.

Andi Robi Idris Novogrody broke record as the receiver of the most online voting results with 505 points translated from 38,56% of the votes.

Song	Votes	Percentage	Points
Laia	5,928,333	0,32%	4
Detik, Menit	192,829	0,01%	0
Პატარა ბიჭი	4,902,198	0,26%	3
Théorie	48,429,122	2,59%	34
Va T'en	5,833,727	0,31%	4
אמון	158,493,102	8,46%	111
Kohtalo	1,282,482	0,07%	1
Asetan sinut sydämeeni	49,823,900	2,66%	35
قلها!	221,948,423	11,85%	155
Lights	219,204,834	11,71%	153
Ligi u Ordni	2,184,294	0,12%	2
Любить тебя и меня	722,039,281	38,56%	505
Expleicavai	23,010	0,00%	0
Heating Up the Dancefloor	32,810,923	1,75%	23
Компас истины	32,922,333	1,76%	23
Pria Tanpa Nama	230,592	0,01%	0
السلحفائي	182,932,945	9,77%	128
Here You Are	129,033	0,01%	0
მეტამორფოზა	34,857,021	1,86%	24
Tak Tu	148,284,882	7,92%	104