AleziRadio Festival of Songs 1973
| AleziRadio Festival of Songs 1973 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | |
| Final | 16th of May 1973 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Amtarani Performing Arts Centre, Metropolitan Zafizamarrah, ZF |
| Presenter(s) | Madina Sawfana |
| Musical director | Ishaq Dafani |
| Directed by | Bernard Hawson |
| Executive supervisor | Dammah Aufar |
| Executive producer | Ishaq Ghalbiruddin |
| Host broadcaster | Radio Zafizamarrah |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 18 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each region sends two juries and a public vote where each votes 1-5 for the best 5 songs |
AleziRadio Festival of Songs 1973 is the sixteenth edition of the annual AleziRadio Festival of Songs. It was held on 16th of May 1973, which was organized by Radio Zafizamarrah. The competition was held in the newly built Amtarani Performing Arts Centre located in the Northern part of Metropolitan Zafizamarrah, which even then was still mostly empty at the time and was still planned for the expansion of the Metropolitan City, and at that time, only 1500 people live in the Northern parts of the city.
This is the seventh time that Zafizamarrah hosted the competition after 1958, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1972 after Masfir Hawraz and Ana Ruhamaina won the competition last year on home ground. This also means that this is the first time that a region and Zafizamarrah hosted twice in a row two times after doing so in 1965 and 1966.
The venue which was the Amtarani Performing Acts Centre was the first venue to host the competition twice in a row, and most of the people who worked on the previous year's competition returned to work on this year's competition, which includes Madina Sawfana as presenter for the competition. The previous winners which were Masfir Hawraz and Ana Ruhamaina was supposed to host the competition, however, they declined due to private reasons which why Sawfana had to fill in the position. The duo still returned to fill in the second interval act.
Shiru Dega'on returned after earning third place last year, both Bristolian entrants last year Edith Marie-Tavalierres and Jacquelyn Newman returned represeting Bristol again this year, and Nevenais, Roivendiere, Esleria, and Nathaniel Le-Vais who was in a group and represented Aramna last edition also returned, however this time they're solidified with the name "NEVESLENA"
This year, a record amount of three groups participated in the festival, those are NEVESLENA representing Aramna, Berlin Group representing Daya Island, and Ibu-Ibu Petroleum Alezia representing Basna.
The entry by Ibu-Ibu Petroleum Alezia was deemed as the first "prank" or "funny" entry to be recorded and competed in the AleziRadio Festival of Songs.
Incidents
Same Taste
The return of the competition to the same venue, with the same logo, and mostly the same people resulted in anger from Zafizamarranians and other Alezians due to the worry that this might result in the decrease of quality in the competition. However the competition was still praised for trying to keep the competition fresh with a new stage design, new scoreboard design, and a new group of orchestra. However, the competition was still protested due to the fact that the competition hasn't been broadcasted to AleziRadio Television yet which means that no one can see the stage and scoreboard design except in the newspapers which oftentimes doesn't show those things.
This makes the edition earning the title of "The Competition of the Same Taste", mocking Radio Zafizamarrah for its inability to find other inspirations of art and venue. Radio Zafizamarrah was criticized for the fact that Zafizamarrah, especially the Metropolitan City, owning more venues suitable to host the competition compared to other regions, which means that Radio Zafizamarrah should have no issue finding another venue unlike other Regional Radios. Radio Zafizamarrah was also criticized for being "cheap" and not wanting to be creative.
It was even rumored that the Director of Radio Pyalivostok, Radio Basna Raya, and Royal Radio of Bristol protested to AleziRadio in a secret meeting saying that if Zafizamarrah was not pressured to find new venue and new identity, then Zafizamarrah had to be stripped of its rights of hosting the 1973 competition and give it to another region, presumably Aramna because they're the only "original six" region who haven't hosted yet as of 1973. However all three radios denied the rumor, with Radio Pyalivostok even supporting Radio Zafizamarrah's decision saying that the responsibility of hosting went to Zafizamarrah must include with the right of keeping the competition like last year if their situation forces them to do such things, and saying that Pyalivostok might've done something like that if the situations forced them to.
Director of Radio Zafizamarrah at the time, Muhariffin Hasyran responded the criticism by saying that the decision to keep the competition almost similiarly as last year was in order to keep costs low, but still bring the songs and spirits of the competition alive and well.
Ibu-Ibu Petroleum Alezia
Ibu-Ibu Petroleum Alezia which consisted of Nurahma, Soeratna Perta, Emilia Souslanaivais, Ita Pertiwi, Soetani, and Moeriyah was met with controversy and booing when the other regions knew that the group was selected as one of two representations for Basna in the AleziRadio Festival of Songs 1973. This was due to nobody thinking that they would be selected and due to the song being "lackluster" and "low quality". This caused people outside of Basna thinking that Petroleum Alezia bribed the Radio Basna Raya to select them in order to receive funding. However Radio Basna responded by saying that they have not received any bribes and that the decision was selected properly and for the public to "have patience".
The leader of the group Nurahma responded to the negative press by saying: "We won't be put down. Basna picked us, We'll represent Basna in the National Competition. We can do this." And Basnaharian people supported the selection of the group saying with the leader of the AleziRadio Listeners Team of Basna saying that that "They're the best group to ever grace ARFOS. Do not kick their dreams off the window because we won't let any of them being hurt in any way by anyone."
Participating Regions and Results
| No. | Region | Singer | Song | Translation | Language | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Zafizamarrah | Ma'aridin Hasyima | هل يعرف حبيبك؟ | Does Your Lover Know? | Arabic | 3 | 36 |
| 02 | Daya Island | Lovino Davalinen | Hidasta | Slow Down | Finnish | 13 | 14 |
| 03 | Tel Hadiv | Shiru Dega'on | לִצְחוֹק | Laugh | Hebrew | 4 | 35 |
| 04 | Bristol | Edith Marie-Tavalierres | When You Need Me | -none- | English | 7 | 28 |
| 05 | Bristol | Jacquelyn Newman | Telegram Me | -none- | English | 11 | 21 |
| 06 | Mosin-Nagan | Benny Kaloshli | გაქცეული | Fleeing | Georgian | 12 | 14 |
| 07 | Aramna | NEVESLENA | Ding-Dong | -none- | Aramnan | 1 | 58 |
| 08 | Zafizamarrah | Mizzi Hawafi | لاحقًا ، يا حب | Later, Love | Arabic | 9 | 24 |
| 09 | Pantabang Islands | Airez Na'usla'i Dadon | A'i Ke'iaha'i Ama'u | There's A Reason | Alezian | 8 | 26 |
| 10 | Daya Island | Berlin Group | Kevin | -none- | Finnish | 6 | 29 |
| 11 | Tel Hadiv | Ma'ersh Alshonet | דו משמעות | Ambiguity | Hebrew | 16 | 6 |
| 12 | Pantabang Islands | Na'orched Orchid Salem | Ma'a'i Ina'ana'ina'a'i Ma'i'a'au | Don't Hate Me | Alezian | 18 | 0 |
| 13 | Aramna | Bettie Marouveslavais | Doradais | Golden | Aramnan | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | Basna | Ibu Ibu Petroleum Alezia | Salam Dari Kencana | Greetings From Kencana | Indonesian | 2 | 37 |
| 15 | Mosin-Nagan | Isa and Maria Berionerie | რატომ | Why Do You? | Georgian | 14 | 8 |
| 16 | Basna | Soeratna Poetrisari | Jangan Khianati Aku | Don't Betray Me | Indonesian | 10 | 24 |
| 17 | Pyalivostok | Ida Novolovsky | Никогда не подводить | Never Fail | Russian | 15 | 8 |
| 18 | Pyalivostok | Eno Rovolovich | Кто я? | Who Am I? | Russian | 5 | 34 |
Voting by Region
| ZF-1 | ZF-2 | DI-1 | DI-2 | TH-1 | TH-2 | BR-1 | BR-2 | MN-1 | MN-2 | AR-1 | AR-2 | PI-1 | PI-2 | BN-1 | BN-2 | PY-1 | PY-2 | ZF-P | DI-P | TH-P | BR-P | MN-P | AR-P | PI-P | BN-P | PY-P | TOTAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| هل يعرف حبيبك؟ | XX | XX | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | XX | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 36 | |||||||||||||||
| Hidasta | 1 | XX | XX | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | XX | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| לִצְחוֹק | 4 | 4 | 2 | XX | XX | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | XX | 4 | 35 | |||||||||||||||
| When You Need Me | 2 | 5 | 5 | XX | XX | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | XX | 3 | 3 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||
| Telegram Me | 1 | 2 | XX | XX | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | XX | 1 | 5 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| გაქცეული | 2 | 1 | 5 | XX | XX | 5 | XX | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ding-Dong | 5 | 4 | XX | XX | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | XX | 3 | 3 | 2 | 58 | ||||||||||||
| لاحقًا ، يا حب | XX | XX | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | XX | 1 | 5 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A'i Ke'iaha'i Ama'u | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | XX | XX | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | XX | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin | XX | XX | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | XX | 4 | 4 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
| דו משמעות | 5 | XX | XX | 1 | XX | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ma'a'i Ina'ana'ina'a'i Ma'i'a'au | XX | XX | XX | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doradais | 1 | XX | XX | 1 | 1 | XX | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salam Dari Kencana | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | XX | XX | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | XX | 4 | 37 | |||||||||||||
| რატომ | XX | XX | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | XX | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jangan Khianati Aku | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | XX | XX | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | XX | 1 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| Никогда не подводить | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | XX | XX | XX | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Кто я? | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | XX | XX | 3 | 4 | 2 | XX | 34 |
Impact
It was said that the city of Las Araminhaes and the town surrounding it never slept for the duration of the night after the result of ARFOS 1973 shown that Aramna had won the competition for the first time. Fireworks sales increased drastically during the week after the competition, and NEVESLENA continues to be national heroes and earned national stardom where every song they released has a high probability for earning a platinum in Alezian Charts. The band remained active until their surprising breakup in 1980.
Ibu Ibu Petroleum Alezia also earned high acclaim and an apology letter from an unknown person representing the entire nation of North Alezia saying that their song was actually a masterpiece if you listen to it more than twice. However, after the competition, the team never released any songs other than their entry, all saying that they now wanted to focus on supporting their homes after making them all proud.
Ma'aridin Hasyima received high acclaim as well, even if Zafizamarrah didn't earn the trophy for the third time in a row. His song stayed in the Alezian charts for only two weeks.
Na'orched Orchid Salem sadly received negative press after earning zero points for Pantabang Islands, although this only stayed for a week, however this press kept her from returning to the Festival due to her fear of getting zero points again.