Vha Mehlodhivestoile 2021

Vha Mehlodhivestoile 2021
Dates
Pre-Qualifiers	6 March 2021
Semi Final 1	20 March 2021
Semi Final 2	27 March 2021
Semi Final 3	3 April 2021
Battle Stages	10 April 2021
Grand Final	24 April 2021
Hosts
Presenters	All Shows Lucie Dagenham Grand Finals & Battle Stage Frida Grover Emmanuel Taylor Semi-Finals Jordan Bassett Matt Evans
Broadcaster	Brityunik Vefecosoin Cairkovoin [BVC]
Participants
Number of Participants	29 (36 including Pre-Quals)
Number of Participants (GF)	12
Vote
Winning Song	TBA 24 April - "TBA 24 April"
Runner Up	TBA 24 April - "TBA 24 April"
Recent Editions
← 2020 • Vha Mehlodhivestoile • 2022 →

You can find the full in-depth results: RIGHT HERE - VM2021 FULL RESULTS PDF

Vha Mehlodhivestoile 2021 (also known as MEHVEH 2021, VM2021 ) will be the sixth edition of the music contest, which selected the Britonish act for an upcoming Worldvision Song Contest and World Hit Festival. The competition will be organised by Brityunik Vefecosoin Cairkovoin [BVC], Britonisea's public broadcaster which focused on home-grown talent. The competition took place between the 6th March until 24 April 2021, longer than usual due to the new addition of the International Pre-Qualifiers stage. 21 countries from across the multiverse currently broadcast the event, with it being watched by approximately 40 million different households (~ 65-70 million people).

Format

Compared to the recent changes made at the 2019 and 2020 editions of Vha Mehlodhivestoile, there have been some substantial changes to the national final. This includes the addition of the Pre-Qualifiers round which took place in Cappehnyaden in the East of Britonisea. The Pre-Qualifiers round was introduced due to the high volume of international applicants this year. The Pre-Qualifiers round included international acts only, with some of said acts having songwriters from Britonisea and some did not have any personal Britonish connection. At the Pre-Qualifiers round, there was no live voting, with all 10 acts performing live on television before a round of voting would be open online and on the official VM2021 app for a week. There would then be a 30-minute show on the 13th of March to close the voting and to chat with the Pre-Qualifiers to find out more about them. The Pre-Qualifiers round will produce three winners; one going directly to the Grand Final (announced in Semi-Final 3 after the performance of Tobias Noah), and the other two winners announced in the Semi-Finals after the performance of the artist they will be performing against in the Battle Stage.

Two weeks later on the 20th April, similarly to the past editions of the Vha Mehlodhivestoile, there will be three Semi-Finals of 8 acts each, with the voting split remaining the same as it has been - 50% Britonish votes and 50% International votes. However, this year the International votes will include televotes and a jury vote to mirror that of Britonisea's points distrubtion. The scores will then be added up as a percentage (as they have been done for the Britonish votes) and added together to give a final result. The top 2 songs will qualify directly to the Grand Final, while the songs which placed 3rd and 4th qualifying to the Battle Stage. Overall three Semi-Finals, this will mean 6 acts will qualify to the Grand Final to join the 2 automatic qualifiers (the winner of the Pre-Qualifiers and Tobias Noah from last year). The final 4 acts to join the Grand Final will be found using the Battle Stage. Three international juries; Ertzei Kishim, Beepee, Natanya will pick their favourite Battle Stage act leaving only 1 act left to qualify to the Grand Final. The Britonish and International public will choose between the two international acts and two pre-qualified Britonish acts - with the top 2 qualifying to the Battle Stage duel in which Waisnor will pick the winner to qualify to the Grand Final.

In the Grand Final, all twelve acts must perform their songs live. Vha Mehlodhivestoile 2021 viewers will be able to vote for their favourite act from the start of the show until the lines close minutes after the International Jury votes come through. There will not be a limit of how many nations can vote in the final, but BVC says that this might change depending on how many nations show support. The Grand Final will see International Juries giving their favourite 10 performances points in WorldVision Song Contest format which will make up 25% of the score. The other 25% will come from the International televotes whilst the remainding points will come from the Britonish Jury (worth 1/12 of the overall Britonish score) and finally, the Britonish Televote (making up 11/12 of the Britonish vote). This means that the maximum an artist will be able to receive will be 288 points. Compared to last year, using Kelsey Banques' winning percentage, she would have won with 216 points instead of 222 points. A Jury reveal where spokespeople give 12 points out will still be included this year, but it will be accompanied by a percentage next to the total number which is what will be used to decide the total International Jury score.

This year, for the first time since 2019, the Britonish votes will have spokespeople to reveal the results of Britons.

Bidding & Campaigning

This year, there were a pre-determined decision on the cities that would be chosen to host Vha Mehlodhivestoile. The cities were chosen to make sure Vha Mehlodhivestoile is being held in a wide range of places. The reason for picking certain cities is to celebrate the Best of Britonish. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was unsure which cities would be hosting and with what capacity they would be hosting at. As we got closer to Vha Mehlodhivestoile 2021, the broadcaster announced that the broadcaster had permission to allow people into the stadiums in which they hosted at half capacity - with the Grand Final in Aloquirbe City allowing up to 75%. Weather permitting, the National Stadium in Aloquirbe (which is set to host the Grand Final) will have the roof open in order to make it more ventilated, thus more COVID safe.

Competition Schedule					Qualifiers to Finals
Show	Date	City	Arena	Capacity (for VM2021)
Semi Final 1	6 March 2021	Cappehnyaden	Teaside Sports Arena	10,000 (4,000)	1
Semi Final 1	20 March 2021	Cappehnyaden	Teaside Sports Arena	10,000 (4,000)	2
Semi Final 2	27 March 2021	Boscombard	Boscombard Exhibition Centre	16,000 (6,000)	2
Semi Final 3	3 April 2021	Jyske	Vhe Palais de Réaux	9,250 (4,000)	2
Battle Stages	10 April 2021	Arconne	North Exhibition Centre	9,000 (4,000)	4
Grand Final	24 April 2021	Aloquirbe City	The National Arena of Aloquirbe	30,000 (22,000)	1 wildcard

Competing Entries

Qualifier to the Grand Final

Artist	Song	Songwriters (Music and Lyrics)
Tobias Noah	Round and Round	Jourdain Carter, Jamie Banks, Tobias Noah, Tiara Parks

Qualifiers to the Battle Stage

Artist	Song	Songwriters (Music and Lyrics)
Aria Cohen	Jusqu'au Lever du Soleil	Jordan Boal, Xavier Boal, Dan Bitton, Nancy Bouqet, Aria Cohen
Lukas Guérin	Let Me Go	Joshua West, Lukas Guérin, Ciara-Hillingdon-Wales

Vha Mehlodhivestoile 2021 Semi-Finalists

Artist	Song	Songwriters (Music and Lyrics)
Ben oe Jay	Woalvie Vhis [You've Got This]	Thomas Barker, James Dean, Benjamin McAdams, Jayden Crossbow
O-Kai	New Me	Xalia Bates, Geraldine Crossways, Kelly Brookes, Holly Gilles, Helen Riddolf, Tracy Baxter
J3	Where We Left Off	Jarvis Susa, Javian Xand, Jaxon David, George Hatton-Smith, Taron Abraham
New Girls on the Block	Left on Read
Josh Morris	Mine	Jayden Christopher, William Cross, Atekon Shipton, Josh Morris
TR3SANGULIS	Ethereal	Karjohan Allard, Georgina Allard, Reis Allard
Elias Deichmann	Survive	James Embankment, T:Rodden, Raya Nicholls, Elias Eachann, James Davies
Rochelle Fox	Eagle	Susanne Barker, Evangelista Rocques, Kayla Luccia, Rochelle Fox, Tasha Louise
TOULOUSE	Pointe-Ousier [Boiling Point]	James Patel, Aaliyah Aatkani, Scott Williamson
Antonio Ambrose	Keep on Dancing	Kieran Whithers, George Alleyne, Louise Hamilton, Susan Berry, Rapahel Caron, Fiona Bruce
Mello Cinde	Sticks and Stones	James Embankment, T:Rodden, Viktor Nelson, Susanne Barker, Mini Surrey North, Julie Smith, Mello Cinde
Unhinged Renegades	RATATATA	Jourdain Carter, Jamie Banks, Martyn Luther, Kiain Boyst, Alexander Raffaelo, Chris Wilkinson, Xavier Rutherford
Xavier Benchek	Demons	Xavier Benchek, Leon Christopher, Samantha Parkson
Ella	Facile [Easy]	ELLA, Ria Veronica, Penelope Summerton
Jordan Barker	Give In	James Embankment, Chester Smith
Zoe Wilkinson	Leap of Faith	Jake Apollo, Georgie Allans, Geraldine Foster, Tisha Fiona, Zoe Wilkinson, Geraldine Foster, Kristiana Totem
Petre Lemetre	Rebellion	Vhe Qi, Daley Orion, Petre Lemetre
Laila Phiona	Second Chances	Raya Nicholls, Ryanne Hill, Holly Gilles, Kelly Brookes, Laila Phiona
Jason Reid	Truth	Jason Reid
Mya Richardson	Wild and Free	Bella Short, Jemma Berger, Leona Smith
Aaliyah Banques	Promise Me	Aaliyah Banques, Kelsey Banques, Xavier Neon, Jamie Byns
Alex and Riyah	Do You Love Me?	Alexander Nicholas, Riyah Price, James Embankment, Maria Torres
Samuel Garrison	Riptide	Shaugna Yates, Paula Banks, Samuel Garrison, Ayden Amsterdam, Henry Ghost, Manley Hamilton, Yves St Piers
Zoey Stratis	Where Am I?	Mark Walling, Christopher Gycon, T:Rodden, Nivida Smith, Zoey Statris

Vha Mehlodhivestoile 2021 International Pre-Qualifiers

Artist	Song	Songwriters (Music and Lyrics)
Darlington	Lockdown	Naomi Ayoub, Raz Bachta, Orel Dgani, Jack Apollo
Gabi Hunt	Lucky Charm	Rendra Setiawan, Kamal Muzakkar
Pat Miaz	Everything I Want	Otto Tune
Maveria	Never The End	Maveria Tyażon, Lartíżia Murażdö, Prażita Mironż, George Ingebritsen, Gail Hutton
Daniel Makala	Time Apart	Jessica Laguna, Daniel Makala, William Wilkinson, Susanna Baker
Lynette Jung	Rendezvous	Jacob Yeung-Thompson, Gina Binta, Zoe Collinson, Rebeqa DaVinci
PLYDIS	Never Stop	GANGGEYON, Bea Miller, Kieran Quincey
L:A	Open War	Cervaso Seppánen, Geolatso Kantta, Teagon Konta, Cervaso Seppánen, Thomas Best
ROKŽANA	Memories	ROKŽANA, Martin Tyvin
Esther Winterbourne	Shine	Esther Winterbourne

Pre-Qualifiers

You can find the full in-depth results: RIGHT HERE - VM2021 FULL RESULTS PDF

• Opening Act: Roksie Rakas - Come What May
• Interval Act: James Benamar - Quicksand

Draw	Artist(s)	Song	Votes					Result
			Britonisea		International		Total
			Jury	Tele	Jury	Tele
1	Darlington	Lockdown	17	18	62	54	151	2nd
2	Gabi Hunt	Lucky Charm	16	16	30	36	98	9th
3	Pat Miaz	Everything I Want	12	20	51	51	134	6th
4	Maviera	Never The End	17	17	58	54	146	3rd
5	Daniel Makala	Time Apart	23	17	50	55	145	4th
6	Lunette Jung	Rendezvous	14	15	56	55	140	5th
7	PLYDIS	Never Stop	8	10	21	22	61	10th
8	L:A	Open War	18	19	41	41	119	8th
9	ROKŽANA	Memories	24	22	38	42	126	7th
10	Esther Winterbourne	Shine	25	20	57	54	156	1st

Semi Finals

You can find the full in-depth results: RIGHT HERE - VM2021 FULL RESULTS PDF

• Opening Act: Charlotte Davies - "Let Me Down Gently"
• Interval Act: Automatic Battle Stage Qualifier, Aria Cohen - "Jusqu'au Lever du Soleil"

Semi Final One

Eight nations voted in Semi-Final One; Achaean Republic, Beepee, Elejamie, Ertzei Kishim, Normandy & Picardy, Rhim Flavezztowland, Scotatrova and Togonistan. All nations put at least one of the four qualifiers as their #1.

There were a totl of 12,710,723 Britonish votes for Semi-Final One. 1,021,903 unique voters contributed to 57% of the overall total on the VM2021 Official App, whereas 615,519 unique voters contributed to the rest of the total using text or phonecall voting, which has a value of four app votes.

Draw	Artist(s)	Song	Votes			Result
			Intl.	Brit.	Total
1	Ben oe Jay	Woalvie Vhis [You've Got This]	22	25	47	8th
2	O-Kai	New Me	33	37	70	5th
3	J3	Where We Left Off	22	40	62	6th
4	NGoTB	Left on Read	35	14	49	7th
5	Josh Morris	Mine	51	53	104	2nd
6	TR3SANGULIS	Ethereal	49	45	94	4th
7	Elias Deichmann	Survive	55	47	102	3rd
8	Rochelle Fox	Eagle	53	59	112	1st

Semi Final Two

• Opening Act: Presentation of the Britonish Entry to WV89
• Interval Act: Automatic Battle Stage Qualifier, Lukas Guerin - Let Me Go

Draw	Artist(s)	Song	Votes			Result
			Intl.	Brit.	Total
1	TOULOUSE	Pointe-Ousider [Boiling Point]	57	27	84	5th
2	Antonio Ambrose	Keep on Dancing	33	17	50	8th
3	Mello Cinde	Sticks and Stones	36	53	89	3rd
4	Unhinged Renegades	RATATATA	33	35	68	7th
5	Xavier Benchek	Demons	43	46	89	2nd
6	ELLA	Facile [Easy]	42	41	83	6th
7	Samuel Garrison	Riptide	33	53	86	4th
8	Zoe Wilkinson	Leap of Faith	43	48	91	1st

In this case, the Britonish televotes broke the tie between Xavier and Mello Cinde; Xavier came 4th while Mello came 5th.

Semi Final Three

• Opening Act: Presentation of the Britonish Entry to WHF58
• Interval Act: Automatic Grand Final Qualifier, Tobias Noah - "Round and Round"

Draw	Artist(s)	Song	Votes			Result
			Intl.	Brit.	Total
1	Petre Lemetre	Rebellion	42	34	76	6th
2	Laila Phiona	Second Chances	52	40	92	2nd
3	Jason Reid	Truth	32	44	76	5th
4	Mya Richardson	Wild and Free	12	34	46	8th
5	Aaliyah Banques	Promise Me	60	42	102	1st
6	Alex and Riyah	Do You Love Me?	43	47	90	4th
7	Jordan Baker	Give In	38	29	67	7th
8	Zoey Stratris	Where Am I?	41	50	91	3rd

Battle Stage

Two acts from the first four performances will be voted on by Britons. The top 2 - one from each duel - will qualify to the Battle Stage judged by Waisnor.

The Britonish Decision

Draw	Artist	Song	Qualified?
Duel 1, 01	Aria Cohen	Jusqu'au Lever du Soleil
Duel 1, 02	International Artist
Duel 2, 03	Lukas Guérin	Let Me Go
Duel 2, 04	International Artist

Battle 1: Ertzei Kishim

Lead Juror & Spokesperson: TBA

This will be decided at a latter date.

Battle 2: Natanya

Lead Juror & Spokesperson: TBA

This will be decided at a latter date.

Battle 3: Beepee

Lead Juror & Spokesperson: TBA

This will be decided at a latter date.

Battle 4: Waisnor

Lead Juror & Spokesperson: TBA

This will be decided at a latter date. The two winners of The Britonish Decision will qualify to the Waisnorian Battle.

Grand Final

You can find the full in-depth results: RIGHT HERE - VM2021 FULL RESULTS PDF

• Opening Act 1: Kelsey Banques - "Indestructible"
• Opening Act 2: TBA - TBA
• Interval Act before Intl Vote: TBA - TBA
• Interval Act before Britonish Vote: TBA - TBA

The Grand Final is set to take place on the 24th April 2021 in Aloquirbe City. This is the first time that the contest will take place in Aloquirbe. 12 qualified acts will compete for a chance to represent Britonisea at WorldVision Song Contest or World Hit Festival and the chance to win £155,000 BPS.

Draw	Artist(s)	Song	Votes			Result
			International	Britonisea	Total
01		TBA
02	Tobias Noah	Round and Round
03		TBA
04		TBA
05		TBA
06		TBA
07		TBA
08		TBA
09		TBA
10		TBA
11		TBA
12		TBA

Television Viewership

It is expected that up to 20 different national broadcasters will broadcast Vha Mehlodhivestoile 2021 - especially thanks to the new deal BVC made with the newly formed International Broadcasting Alliance.

Britonisea recorded 8.92 million households watching the International Pre-Qualifiers of Vha Mehlodhivestoile 2021. It is expected that the average viewership for the Semi-Finals will surpass 11 million.