AleziRadio Festival of Songs 1981
| AleziRadio Festival of Songs 1981 | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | |
| Final | 16th of May 1981 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Pusat Budaya Basna Auditorium, Kota Basna, BA |
| Presenter(s) | Isamira Yariftan |
| Musical director | Eilana Darajat |
| Directed by | Ishaq Maramuddin |
| Executive supervisor | Raja Sulaiman |
| Executive producer | Isma'il Haranoeddin |
| Host broadcaster | Radio Basna Raya |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 18 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each region sends two juries and two public votes where each votes 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10 for the best 5 songs |
AleziRadio Festival of Songs 1981 is the twenty-fourth edition of the annual AleziRadio Festival of Songs. The competition is held by the authorities in Radio Basna Raya, which is a joint venture between three radios that was situated in Basna, which are Radio Basna Dalam (RBD), Radio Basna Kota dan Pesisir (RBKP), and Radio Basna Kepulauan Luar (RBKL). This means that this was the second time that the competition was held by a joint venture between radio stations.
The competition was supposed to be hosted in Hotel Terra-Berlian which also hosted the competition in 1964. This decision was made based on people who wanted to relive the past hosting of 1964. However, this plan had to be cancelled abruptly due to a fire that nearly destroyed its underground hall which happened five months before the competition. This forced Radio Basna Raya to be resourceful and search for other alternatives. Hotel Santander was still not completed at this point and it won't be completed until August 1981, three months after the competition ended. And thus it was decided that the competition would be held in the Pusat Budaya Basna (or Basna Cultural Centre in English)'s Auditorium, which could seat 1,500 people. Luckily, around that time, the authorities there just recently completed renovation of the interior, ensuring that quality is maximum.
According to Radio Basna Raya, the logo was intended to represent the era North Alezia was facing, which is an era of a new start as censorship started to be lifted in the country at the time. However, this doesn't mean that freedom of speech and press are fully opened around that time. The logo itself was designed by Soerapto Rahman, which has designed the logo of the City of Basna which was applauded for creativity and its unusual style. According to Soerapto, the logo was also supposed to represent simplicity and friendliness towards other regions. This theme of black background and white text and/or graphics inspired future Alezian works such as its first international hosting of the 93rd Worldvision Song Contest.
Tage Angström returned to the festival after earning 15th place last year, once again singing a song in Swedish. Other than that, Darov Yeshiru who earned last place in the 1964 competition also returned.
Conductors
The list of conductors can be seen below.
| Region | Conductor |
|---|---|
| Basna | Soeradji Hafar |
| Zafizamarrah | Muhammad Alif-Alamein |
| Pyalivostok | Dezhan Marlokovich |
| Tel Hadiv | Gashel Na'om |
| Mosin-Nagan | Samuel Iklashvili |
| Bristol | William Barriere |
| Aramna | Chaquannes Revennez |
| Pantabang Islands | Nechai A'ile'i Dadon |
| Daya Island | Mochtar Aaroni |
Commentators
The list of commentators can be seen below.
| Region | Radio Broadcaster | Commentators |
|---|---|---|
| NATIONWIDE | AleziRadio |
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| Zafizamarrah | Radio Zafizamarrah |
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| Pantabang Islands | Radio Zafizamarrah / Pa'ana'taba'angi |
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| Tel Hadiv | Radio Tel Hadiv - Yezateinu |
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| Bristol | Royal Radio of Bristol |
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| Pyalivostok | Radio Pyalivostok |
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| Basna | Radio Basna Raya |
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| Mosin-Nagan | Radio Tel Hadiv - Yezateinu / Mosinannaganyan |
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| Daya Island | Radio Pyalivostok / Dayain Saari |
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| Aramna | Araminhaes Radioues |
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Participating Entries and Results
| No. | Region | Singer | Song | Translation | Language | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Basna | Dari Rasa Terdalam | Dari Rasa Terdalam | From The Deepest Feelings | Indonesian | ||
| 02 | Zafizamarrah | Hasrun Ma'awaddin | امن بي | Believe In Me | Arabic | ||
| 03 | Pyalivostok | Benny Yavlevich | Удачи тебе | Good Luck To You | Russian | ||
| 04 | Zafizamarrah | Sofia Hairuddina | المذاق | Taste | Arabic | ||
| 05 | Tel Hadiv | Darov Yeshiru | מאחוריך | Behind You | Hebrew | ||
| 06 | Mosin-Nagan | NIGHTINGALE | ღამე | Night | Georgian | ||
| 07 | Bristol | Adam Berry-Acton | Don't You Love Me? | -none- | English | ||
| 08 | Aramna | Isabella Rouvennes | Mr. John | -none- | Aramnan | ||
| 09 | Basna | Darien Mochtar | Siapa Yang Kan Datang | Who Will Come | Indonesian | ||
| 10 | Pantabang Islands | Be'ira, Ne'ira, and Al'eira | Trio | -none- | Alezian | ||
| 11 | Tel Hadiv | Yezon Da'eshet | מקווה | Hoping | Hebrew | ||
| 12 | Bristol | Emilie Souvrais | Rien ne finira | Nothing Shall End | French | ||
| 13 | Aramna | Liz Bellais | Stop | -none- | Aramnan | ||
| 14 | Pyalivostok | Cherina Chukovich | Сообщения | Messages | Russian | ||
| 15 | Daya Island | Tage Angström | Är det värt det? | Is It Worth It? | Swedish | ||
| 16 | Mosin-Nagan | Minne Lavagayan | გამიკეთე | Make Me | Georgian | ||
| 17 | Daya Island | Ruuvan Salmaan | Ääneni | My Voice | Finnish | ||
| 18 | Pantabang Islands | Berrie Malvejk | Een Schreeuw om Hulp | A Cry for Help | Dutch |