Yu-griff-slavia 209

Yu-griff-slavia 209	Yu-griff-slavia 209
 	
Location 	Natsionalneiska StadijümiKralingslæting, Foreõsvdetrre Griffin Empire
Date 	4 December 2020
Attendance 	80,698
Acts 	22
WLSC edition 	209
Griffin Entry 	Mustafa
Yu-griff-slavia 209 was the live concert and a television special where Griffin entry for the Waiting List Song Contest 209 was officially presented to the public. Following the characterization of the entry as a "Yugoslav classic", the show followed the theme and featured 22 songs that are considered among the most memorable and "best" from the music scene of the either former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or countries that succeeded. The show was broadcasted in Effiland, Pyreica, Tanoiro, Solentoya and Utopolis. 
==Location==
The Natsionalneiska Stadijümi is the national stadium of Griffin Empire, located in the Shöyn district of the capital, Kralingslæting. Its seating capacity of 80,698 makes it the eighth-largest stadium in Natia. The stadium is used by the Griffin national football team and Griffin rugby union team for international competition. It is the largest in Norigin for track and field events, seating 78,338 in that configuration. Despite that, the stadium's running track is mostly hidden under the football pitch.
Kralingslæting is the capital and most populous city of both Griffin Empire and the principality of Foreõsvdetrre, with a population of 12,292,895 residents as of 2020. Throughout history, it has been one of Natia's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, science and arts. The Foreõsvdetrre had a GDP of K709 billion ($808 billion) in 2017. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018, Kralingslæting was the second most expensive city in the world. Another source ranked Kralingslæting as most expensive in 2018.
==Format==
The theme of the evening was the music of the people of Yugoslavia. The show consisted of 22 songs that were popular in the territory of the former Yugoslavia and its successors. Some of the songs on the list were released and became popular immediately after the break-up of Yugoslavia, which is a way to show the influence of the common music scene on certain countries even when they were in a feud. The show opened with the song Jugoslovenka, which is considered the anthem of the Yugoslav nostalgics. Many of the performers took part at either Jugovizija or Eurovision which showed the importance the show had and still has in the region as well to remind of the yugoslav "festival culture".
===Other songs that were considered===
Because of the limited time of the show, not all songs that were considered were able to be performed. In the table bellow there are some of the songs that did not make the cut.
Artists 	Songs 	Notes
Josipa Lisac 	Danas sam luda 	Represented by her Jugovizija song
Zdravko Čolić 	Ti si mi u krvi 	Did not have a music video 
Jadranka Stojaković 	Što te nema 	Considered too slow
Bisera Veletanlić 	Zlatni dan 	Other post-break up songs were chosen instead
Slađana Milošević & Dado Topić	Princeza 	Miki Miki has been chosen instead
Doris Dragović 	Ja noćas umirem 	Croatian songs were over-represented
Kaliopi 	Rođeni 	80s were over-represented
Boris Novković 	Tamara 	Croatian songs were over-represented
Tajči 	Hajde da ludujemo	Other Eurovision entries were chosen instead
EKV 	Ti si sav moj bol	Considered too repetitive
==Bebi Dol==
Dragana Todorović (née Šarić), known under the stage name Bebi Dol, is a singer-songwriter and actress. She is recognised as one of the most prominent artists in the 1980s. She graduated from Mokranjac Music School, a regular gymnasium and attended Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Belgrade. She started her professional career as a member of the less-known band Trakus in the late seventies. She made her first studio recordings as a guest vocalist. In 1981, she released her solo debut Oriental music inspired single "Mustafa". In 1983, Šarić released her first solo album, Ruže i krv (Roses and Blood) under PGP-RTB. During the same year, she also released the 12" single "Rudi", that beside the title track (referring to Rudolph Valentino) also featured a cover of The Supremes song "Baby Love".
In 1991, after several previous attempts, Bebi Dol was finally chosen as the Yugoslavian entry for the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Brazil". She infamously took only one point for the evening and also became the last artist to represent SFR Yugoslavia at the contest, as the country de facto ceased to exist later that year. Despite the results, the song acquired great popularity. Bebi Dol also received invitation to perform at the Sanremo Music Festival but was unable to attend due to wars on former Yugoslavian territory. After a four-year hiatus, in 1995, she released her second album: Ritam srca (Rhythm of the Heart).
In 2002, Bebi Dol released her comeback album Ljuta sam... (I'm Angry...), dedicated to all the people she lost in her life. Later she became famous for her many appearances in the reality shows and released few cover and live albums.
==Performances==
Order	Artists 	Songs 	Notes
01 	Lepa Brena 	Jugoslovenka 	The song is considered anthem to Yugonostalgists.
02 	Tereza Kesovija 	Što je ostalo od ljubavi 	
03 	Oliver Dragojević 	Cesarica 	Released in 1994, after the breakup of Yugoslavia
04 	YU Grupa 	Od zlata jabuka 	
05 	Novi Fosili 	Za dobra stara vremena 	The band finished 4th at the ESC 1987The song they sang at the Eurovision was Ja sam za ples
06 	Haustor 	Ena 	
07 	Prljavo kazalište 	Crno bijeli svijet 	
08 	Magazin 	Ginem 	Released in 1998, after the breakup of Yugoslavia
09 	Daniel Popović 	Džuli 	The song finished 4th at the ESC 1983
10 	Zana 	Dodirni mi kolena 	
11 	Magazin & Esma RedžepovaBoth Magazin and Esma competed at the Eurovision. Magazin represented Croatia at the ESC 1995 where they finished sixth with the song Nostalgija. Esma represented North Macedonia together with Lozano and their song Pred da se razdeni at the ESC 2013 where they failed to qualify for the Grand Final	Dani su bez broja 	Released in 2002, after the breakup of Yugoslavia
12 	Denis & Denis 	Program tvog kompjutera 	
13 	Maja Odžaklijevska 	Da budeš dobar kao što sam ja	Released in 1995, after the breakup of Yugoslavia
14 	Vesna Zmijanac & Dino MerlinDino authored the song "Sva bol svijeta", Bosnian debut entry for the ESC 1993. He again participated at the ESC 1999 (singing Putnici with Béatrice, a French singer) and at the ESC 2011 with Love in Rewind. 	Kad zamirišu jorgovani 	
15 	Lepa Brena 	Miki Mićo 	Jugovizija 1986 favourite that infamously flopped
16 	Slađana Milošević 	Miki Miki 	
17 	Bajaga i Instruktori 	Montenegro 	Released in 1997, after the breakup of Yugoslavia
18 	Josipa Lisac 	Gdje Dunav ljubi nebo 	The song finished 8th at the Jugovizija 1987
19 	Bijelo Dugme 	Napile se ulice 	
20 	Zdravko Čolić 	Mađarica 	The artist finished 15th at the ESC 1973 By winning at the Opatija festival with song "Gori vatra" written by Kemal Monteno, Čolić got to represent SFR Yugoslavia at the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest on 7 April 1973 in Luxembourg. The song placed poorly, but became a well-respected hit at home.
21 	Riva 	Rock Me Baby 	Only Yugoslavian victory at the ESC (1989)
22 	Bebi Dol 	Mustafa 	Griffin entry reveal for the WLSC 209
==Reception and result at the Waiting List Song Contest==
At the night of the show, the song gathered mostly positive feedback and quoted as "the best from the bunch". The good result, however was not expected following its reputation (both the artist and the song) as something "you either love or hate". At the contest itself, the entry received 56 points and finished in the tenth place. She would have finished 11th ending the Griffin top 10 streak (202-209) if Il-Bidu didn't fail to vote.
Points awarded to Griffin Empire
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
* Utopolis
* Tuzi	 	
* Roseland	 	
* Kimmystan
* Belvist
5 points 	4 points 	3 points	2 points	1 point
* Effiland	
* Öösingimaed	
* Banan	 	
==References==