WorldVision Song Contest 113
 The Power of Music | |
| Dates | |
|---|---|
| Grand Final | 16th April 2024 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Monsterdog Unleashed Arena Light City, Saint Monkey |
| Presenters | Harry Chanda Aurora Kucera, Kapane Piña |
| Directed by | Isabella Mosifa |
| Executive Supervisors | WorldVision Committee |
| Executive Producer | Miguel Sacra |
| Host Broadcaster | SMBS |
| Website | worldvision.tv/event/light-city-113 |
| Participants | |
| Debuting Nations | Amoreiya, CangutaRub, Kinqueven, Pais Occitans, Suurna |
| Returning Nations | Adab, Alezian Union, Elejamie, Mother CupcakKe |
| Non-returning Nations | Axuva, Britonisea, Brodhavan, Gallicelèstia, Hafamarimët, Metras, South Batoko, Terra Zealandia, Uskad, Vartugia |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each national jury awards their top 10 points, from 12, 10, 8-1. A proportional televote is then given out, amounting to the same total as the jury. |
| Winning song |  Francesca Tanti "What More Do You Want (From Me?)" |
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WorldVision Song Contest 113 was the WorldVision Song Contest's 113th edition and was held in Light City, Saint Monkey. This was the first time the contest was hosted in Saint Monkey. The contest saw 25 countries compete with the Alezian Union returning after a one contest break, Adab returning after a three contest break and Elejamie returning after a 12 contest hiatus. Last contest's winner Britonisea withdrew along with a nine other nations. The contest saw four countries debut including Kinqueven who had intended to debut at the previous competition. Gallicelèstia had intended to participate but later withdrew due to a terrorist attack prior to the competition.
The winner was Malta Comino Gozo with the song "What More Do You Want (From Me?"), performed by Francesca Tanti. It was the second entry, after Kiana Knight's "Sayonara", to score over 300 points in a contest without semi finals with a total of 341 points and the first ever winning song sung in Maltese. It is the highest scoring entry without semis, and the 3rd highest scoring entry in WorldVision history[1], drawing with Britonisea's WV107 entry, "Hypnotised" by Ella Lockwood, which also scored 341 points, finishing 2nd behind the Alezian Union. Elejamie placed second, their fourth runners-up placing. Kalosia placed third, their best result since WorldVision 85. Beepee and Mother CupcakKe rounded out the top five. Malta Comino Gozo won both the televote and jury vote. This marks their ninth win in WorldVision, joint with Britonsiea and one win behind current leaders Polkopia with ten wins.
Location
The 113th WorldVision Song Contest was held in Light City, the capital the region Light City and the Lightning Lake and the 5th most populous city in Saint Monkey all together. It was Saint Monkey's first attempt at hosting, and first hosting. The venue was the Monsterdog Unleashed Arena, a music arena located 0.5km away from the City Centre. The capacity of the stadium was 32,000, and there were 4 fan zones, with a total capacity of 8,500, which also saw several events take place during the previous week.
The Opening Ceremony was held at the Royal Lightning Hotel, and saw all the entries be officially welcomed into Light City. During the WorldVision week, many entrants explored the region and performed at small scale venues, such as restaurants, bars and local drama centres.
Host Bidding Process
| Venue | City | Nation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EcoDome (36,000) | Chiton | Beepee | 2nd | 126 points |
| Mosterdog Unleashed Arena (32,000 + 8,500) | Light City | Saint Monkey | 1st | 128 points |
Light City
Light City is located in the centre of the southern area of Saint Monkey, inside the Light City and the Lightning Lake region. It is surrounded by the Fenta Southern Highlands to the south, and to the north lies the Lait Peaks. The population of the city is 1.5 million, making it the 5th biggest city by population in Saint Monkey. The city is known for its' connection to Lightning, as 1.1 million lighting strikes in the region each year. It is believed that the Nito Tribe created the basis of the culture of Lightning.
In the 1600s, Light City was found, and the first building got struck by Lightning, giving it its' first name, Lait Nolapa (Light Village), eventually changing to Light City in the 1900s. One of the attractions to Light City is the names of towns, and statue, the majority of them being named after music. This was during the rise of EDM music, as many people began changing the names of towns, statues, lakes and rivers to music names. One of the most famous examples of this was Dubsteptown, a town with German architecture, built by them in the 1800s, got changed to Dubsteptown as it had many Dubstep artists from there.
The region is known for its' interesting architecture. Not only Dubsteptown, but also Jazz Corner, a 400m road, with architecture very reminiscent of the Achaean Republic, in Svetgrad. They also have a Russian Monastery, known as the Music Monastery, as it has a tradition where orthodox folk music is played there every year on the summer solstice, although due to its' location near the equator, Saint Monkey doesn't have a summer solstice. Light City has many other areas with unique architecture, with Italian, Spanish and some Japanese and Chinese buildings dotted around the area.
Participating Nations
It was announced that 25 nations would be participating in the 113th WorldVision Song Contest.
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Production
The 113th WorldVision Song Contest was produced by SMBS and Monsterdog Saint Monkey. It was announced that Harry Chanda, Aurora Kucera & Kapane Piña would be the hosts for this contest. Monsterdog supplied the venbue for the contest, their Monsterdog Unleashed Arena, bult in December 2014, and recently had a refurbishment in 2022. The Light City Government supplied 2M Holy Monkeys ($3M USD) for the contest, Monsterdog supplied 500,000HM ($750K USD) and SMBS supplied another 14M Holy Monkeys for the contest. ($21M USD)
Theme
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The logo for WV113 was a completely alternate from the original WorldVision Logo. It featured a Lightning style font, connecting to the slogan for this edition, "The Power of Music". The main theme of this contest revolved around EDM, specifically songs made from the Label Monsterdog. The postcards showed the artist at their home nation, then being transported to Saint Monkey, and specifically region Light City and the Lightning Lake. It showed natural areas with names that had music in its name, which this region is known for naming things after music. For example, Crustyland's postcard was one of Dubsteptown, a town in the North of the region named after the music genre, Dubstep.
There were 4 interval acts, Sayonara by Kiana Knight, winner of the 112th WorldVision Song Contest, I Want You Back by Part Saturn feat. Morris Harrison, Talking to Myself by Gotcha and Powa and Power Of Music sung by Aurora Kucera, but was originally produced by Banutang.
Venue
The venue for this contest was the Monsterdog Unleashed Arena. It is the 2nd Largest Indoor Arena in Saint Monkey, and 4th largest music purpose built arena in Saint Monkey by capacity. Construction finished December 2014, and it was the last of the "MusicPeace" government project, in which governments across Saint Monkey built new music arenas, this one was built for a large capacity to host large scale events. It had a capacity of 29,000 and after a refurbishment, the capacity became 32,000 plus an extra 8,500 made of 5 fan zones in the car park surrounding the arena. The stage has shapes of Lightning bolts on it, in homage to the culture of Lightning in Light City and the whole region. The green room was directly in front of the stage, with the stands being behind and around the Green Room.
The stage featured a 45m, bottom to top corner, LED screen at the back. On the floor at the front of the stage, featured many LED video screens. On the roof there was also LEDs lights, which many of the crowd forgot about during the performance. They also gave the delegates the option to use 100 drones, which could be flown around the stage displaying whatever the delegates wanted. There was 35 pyrotechnic machines, equipped with fire, fireworks and sparks. There were also 5 water fountains at the front, and a snow machine at the top of the arena.
Contest Overview
| R/O | Nation | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Furballland |
Ğretvak Ővokursza | Facing in The Brick Wall | 70 | 17 |
| 02 |  CangutaRub
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Sylvie Frøsenberg | Run Away | 20 | 20 |
| 03 | Kinqueven | Emmie Waksa | Repeat, Repeat | 11 | 23 |
| 04 | Hakushiya | Lim-One | Snowdrop | 25 | 19 |
| 05 | Amoreiya | VODA | Red Pill Blues | 0 | DSQ |
| 06 |  Crustyland
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Iver Braaten | Finding My Way | 98 | 13 |
| 07 | Robloxian Robloxia | Ummh | Last Minute B. | 13 | 22 |
| 08 |  Beepee
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Frida Wyllé | Stones | 176 | 5 |
| 09 | Ugunnustan | Klara Tarasova | Lips | 170 | 6 |
| 10 | Pais Occitans | Magali Estiu | Lo Pais | 70 | 18 |
| 11 |  Elejamie
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Perdadores | Odiamos tu canción | 249 | 2 |
| 12 |  Achaean Republic
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Sparz | Pecado de Pensar | 157 | 10 |
| 13 |  StrayaRoos
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Jake Riala | Torn Apart | 91 | 14 |
| 14 |  Waisnor
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Arisa | Shakh I Mat | 165 | 7 |
| 15 |  Malta Comino Gozo
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Fransesca Tanti | What More Do You Want (From Me?) | 341 | 1 |
| 16 |  Kalosia
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Adrian Di Navaro | Crossroads | 203 | 3 |
| 17 |  Placely Placington
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Dave McDaverson and the Missourissippian PP Boys | Goodbye Always Seems To Be The Hardest Word | 18 | 21 |
| 18 | Mister X | Owen Roberts | Phantom Mask | 154 | 11 |
| 19 |  Saint Monkey
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Roberta Carma & Maria Camia | On Our Planet | 119 | 12 |
| 20 |  Alezian Union
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Sarinah | Yang Terpendam | 163 | 8 |
| 21 |  Adab
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The No-Go-Luckys | Run | 90 | 15 |
| 22 | Suurna | Elja Karimsdóttir | Menntaskóla elskan | 77 | 16 |
| 23 | Missus X | Jizz Lust | Missus X | 8 | 24 ▼ |
| 24 |  Aenglide
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Savneteren | Imaginary | 161 | 9 |
| 25 | Mother Cupcakke | Amber Valentine | To Be Young Again | 185 | 4 |
12 Points
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Malta Comino Gozo | Adab, Furballland, Missus X, Mother CupcakKe, Robloxian Robloxia, StrayaRoos |
| 3 | Alezian Union | Aenglide, Kinqueven, Pais Occitans, |
| Kalosia | Beepee, Saint Monkey, Suurna | |
| 2 | Aenglide | Elejamie, Malta Comino Gozo |
| Elejamie | Achaean Republic, Mister X | |
| Mother Cupcakke | Hakushiya, Waisnor | |
| Waisnor | Alezian Union, Kalosia | |
| 1 | Achaean Republic | Ugunnustan |
| Adab | CangutaRub | |
| Placely Placington | Crustyland | |
| Suurna | Placely Placington |
Scoreboard
This was the final scoreboard of the 113th WorldVision Song Contest:
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Notes
- 1.^ Upheld as of the 114th edition of the contest.