Griffiniskaja Laul 6

Griffiniskaja Laul 06 was the sixth edition of the Griffiniskaja Laul musical event and Waiting List Song Contest national final which took place in the principality of Eestimadnait following their victory at the previous edition. The festival determined Griffin representative at the 215th Waiting List Song Contest.
Host principality, Eestimadnait won for the 4th time with the record breaking number of points. Foreõsvdetrre finished second, while Meremaa finished third.
Category:Griffiniskaja Laul
==Location==
===Bidding phase===
After Eestimadnait's victory in Foreõsvdetrre, in the 5th contest, chef of the GTVEEM stated that the 6th contest would be held in Pyetsit, but this was yet to be confirmed by the Griffiniskaja Televisioon. Eestimadnaitish finance minister Niuoo Gojrim also said in an interview the event would be held solely in Pyetsit and estimated its cost at 25 million Kralaurums (approximately €30 million). The mayor of Pyetsit, Krýstýn Pelgedt, mentioned Noueveliska Stadijümi Pyetsitiskaja and Arkea-arrenaa as possible venues to host the event. Both the municipality of Düüntüün and the City Centre District had confirmed that because it lacked the seating capacity, the contest would not be held at the Shaitö ot sparrtotre.
On 6th January 211, GTVEEM and GTV formally opened the bidding process for cities interested in hosting the contest. 
Later, a handful of GTV delegates were looking at potential venues in Pyetsit and Filipolis and to hear the bid from Sania. In a press conference it was reported that Sania was no longer in the running to host, leaving it between Pyetsit and Filipolis. On 17th January 211, GTV announced Filipolis as the host city, with Bözjoaarr Stadijümi as the chosen venue for the contest. This was the second time that Griffiniskaja Laul would be held at a stadium, third time in Eestimadnait and the first time in Filipolis.
Draw	City 	Venue 	Capacity	Notes
01 	Pyetsit 	NSP (Noueveliska Stadijümi Pyetsitiskaja)	42,115 	
02 	Pyetsit 	Arkea-arrenaa 	11,300 	Hosted Griffiniskaja Laul 03
03 	Filipolis	Bözjoaarr Stadijümi 	35,322 	
04 	Filipolis	XXL Arrenaa 	10,750 	
05 	Filipolis	Filipolisiskaja Arrenaa 	8,500 	
06 	Sania 	Sąñą-ąřënā 	29,778 	Withdrew
===City and venue===
 Filipolis is a city in Central Eestimadnait region of the Eestimadnait principality on the Vereberjsej. The city is the 8th-largest in Griffin Empire, with a population of 884 275. It is the administrative seat of the Centralerne Eestimadnait region, one of 3 regions of Eestimadnait. 
In 211, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked Filipolis as a Gamma world city. It is the third-highest-ranking city in Griffin Empire, after Kralingslæting and Hermýn. Filipolis has been praised for its quality of life, and it received the Natian Green Capital Award in 206. The Natian Commission noted the city's efforts to reduce air pollution and CO2 emissions, its high-quality and well-managed public transport system and its biodiversity, with 3,366 hectares of green space and several protected Natura 2000 areas.
Bözjoaarr Stadijümi is a stadium in Filipolis, Griffin Empire. It is the home of Griffin football club FC Filipolis.
The stadium opened for the first time on for a friendly game between FC Filipolis and Bigicia. It was named after Roa Vimdomoo, who was president of FC Filipolis at the time. It was renovated for the Natian World Cup. While its original capacity was 52,923, later it was converted to an all-seater stadium and its current capacity is 38,128. Previously, the team played at Martselýstadijümi.
The stadium also hosts international rugby matches. Griffin national football team have played here on five occasions, most recently when they played a friendly match against Solentoya. The stadium has also hosted musical concerts.
A new stadium named GuldParrk was planned to replace the Bözjoaarr Stadijümi, which was to be demolished for the Summer Olympics in Kralingslæting and the Rugby World Cup. Relatively soon after the announcement, the project was cancelled.
==Format==
===Show===
It was revealed on social media that the host for the 6th edition would be Griffin actress Ester Expósito. Later the official photoshoot was revealed on the cover of Griffin edition of Vogue. This was the first time an actress was the host of the competition.
Ester Expósito (also known as Expösito, born 26 January) is a Griffin actress and model. She gained recognition playing the starring role of Karla Rösson Kalerungilehttä in the Griffin drama series Ëlýttä, broadcast on GrifFlix. Ester was born in Pyetsit. She won the Eestimadnaitiskaja Teartidiskaja Anwagrdasd award for best actress. Her another important rolls include Såmt müśląř ątt mürtląř (Someone Has to Die) and Kttkäe ängele soveru (When Angels Sleep).
Unlike the previous edition, there was no official theme, although the unofficial theme shared on the social media was "back to basics". 
The show was opened with the 2nd Griffiniskaja Laul winner singing the winner MIKA performing his new song "Tomorrow" which was during the host's monologue revealed as the new Griffinskaja Laul anthem. Postcards featured the singers themselves doing their everyday tasks and were called "a day in a life of" followed by the representative's name. Interval act was the song Dragostea Din Tei, previous winner of Griffiniskaja Laul as well as Waiting List Song Contest 211.
Act 	Artist 	Song / performance	Notes
Opening act 	MIKA 	Tomorrow 	Winner of the 2nd editionIncluded the flag parade
Opening act 	Ester Expósito	Ester Expósito 	Monologue
Interval act	O-Zone 	Dragostea Din Tei 	Winner of the previous edition
==Songs selection==
The sixth edition saw the biggest change in the terms of songs selection procedure as the GTV decided to concentrate more on the organisation than choosing the songs, so regional broadcasters got to choose their representatives completely on their own. Regional branches of GTV had sole discretion on the process they employed to select their entry for the contest, although the GTV strongly encouraged that broadcasters engage the public with the selection of their act. Three principalities - Sletterimaa, Eestimadnait and Färzas - Lætingmaa held a televised national selection process using a public vote. Others have chosen their acts internally. 
Total number of songs submitted was 3 450 - the most in Foreõsvdetrre and the least in Pzyerüyölkeä.
# 	Principality 	Submissions	Selection process 	Notes
01	Eestimadnait 	358 	Eestimadnait  shjuuziræ 	Live show from Shaitö ot sparrtotre in Pyetsit
02	Foreõsvdetrre 	1212 	Internal selection 	Announced on the GTV and GTVFOR News
03	Meremaa 	762 	Internal selection 	Announced at the televised gala at the port of Mare Incatato
04	Sletterimaa 	311 	Kwo goee för Sletterimaasam	Live show from Læronef music venue in Nýtdainsk
05	Õklingsmaa 	477 	Internal selection 	Announced at the televised gala at the Bitniska Tere Square in Hermýn
06	Färzas - Lætingmaa	201 	Lăl fø Lăl 	Live show from Natsionalneiska teatrid in Frisköptislæting
07	Pzyerüyölkeä 	129 	Internal selection 	Announced on the GTV and GTVPZY News
===Eestimadnait shjuuziræ===
Host principality - Eestimadnait held a regional final named „Eestimadnait shjuuziræ“ (Grif. Eestimadnait chooses) where 6 songs competed. It was held at the Shaitö ot sparrtotre in the capital of the principality – Pyetsit. The show was broadcast on both GTV and GTVEEM. The winner and later their representative was Liis Lemsalu.
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Result
01 	MIYO ft. Young Igi	Caly Swiat 	6th
02 	Liis Lemsalu 	Halb või hea 	1st
03 	Benjamin Ingrosso 	Flickan på min gata	4th
04 	Pluuto 	Öiti 	2nd
05 	AJR 	My Play 	5th
06 	Finneas 	New Girl 	3rd
===Kwo goee för Sletterimaasam===
Second principality to choose their entry was Sletterimaa, and they did as well held a regional final named „Kwo goee för Sletterimaasam“ (Grif. Who is going for Sletterimaa?) where 4 songs competed. It was held at the Læronef, a music venue in the capital of the principality – Nýtdainsk. The show was broadcast on both GTV and GTVSLE. The winner of the show and Sletterish representative was the group GAMMAL.
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Result
01 	William Segerdahl 	Blyga Pojkar 	3rd
02 	Klockrent! ft. Alpis 	Gav Mig Allt 	2nd
03 	Klara & Jag ft. Oscar Enestad	Aska 	4th
04 	GAMMAL 	Sånger från förut	1st
===Lăl fø Lăl===
Lăl fø Lăl (Griffin translation from laetingish - Laul för Laulsam, English - A song for the Song) was a regional final of the principality Färzas - Lætingmaa. It was the last pre-Griffiniskaja Laul show making the principality the last one to reveal their entry. The concept was simple with 4 songs competing - 2 of them from Färzas region and 2 from Lætingmaa which was also the shows tagline: "Färzas vs. Lætingmaa". The name of the show was a spark of a controversy that criticised for using the Laetingish language and not standard Griffin. The show was held at Natsionalneiska teatrid in Frisköptislæting. The show was broadcast on GTV, GTVFÄR and GTVLÆT. 
Draw	Region 	Artist 	Song 	Result
01 	Färzas 	Олег Майами 	Ай 	3rd
02 	Lætingmaa	Reynmen 	Melek 	1st
03 	Färzas 	Мари Краймбрери	Океан 	4th
04 	Lætingmaa	Bengü 	Saygımdan	2nd
==Results==
For the first time televoting and jury winner was different. While Griffin televoting preferred Sletterimaa, international jury favored Eestimadnait which in the end won the whole contest.
Draw	Principality 	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Eestimadnait 	Liis Lemsalu 	Halb või hea 	1st 	154
02 	Foreõsvdetrre 	Alfie Templeman	Forever Isn't Long Enough	2nd 	148
03 	Meremaa 	MØ 	Drum 	3rd 	124
04 	Sletterimaa 	GAMMAL 	Sånger från förut 	4th 	123
05 	Õklingsmaa 	The Kid LAROI 	WITHOUT YOU 	7th 	92
06 	Färzas - Lætingmaa	Reynmen 	Melek 	5th 	116
07 	Pzyerüyölkeä 	Strange 	Зависай 	6th 	107
===Split votes===
====International jury====
P*	 	20px	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Place	Points
 	8 	12 	 	8 	10	12	12	 	10	1 	12	5 	1 	1 	8 	10	1 	1st 	111
 	12	8 	8 	5 	 	8 	5 	12	12	8 	8 	8 	 	 	 	 	8 	2nd 	110
 	1 	1 	1 	12	8 	5 	8 	5 	1 	5 	10	 	12	12	 	 	5 	3rd 	86
 	5 	5 	5 	10	12	10	 	 	8 	 	 	 	8 	8 	1 	5 	10	5th 	79
 	10	 	12	 	 	 	 	1 	 	 	5 	1 	10	10	10	8 	12	7th 	69
 	 	 	 	 	1 	1 	10	8 	5 	12	 	10	5 	5 	5 	12	 	4th 	79
 	 	10 	10	1 	5 	 	1 	10	 	10	1 	12	 	 	12	1 	 	6th 	78
====Televoting====
Draw	Principality 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Place	Points
01 	Eestimadnait 	 	12	1 	12	1 	12	5 	2nd 	43
02 	Foreõsvdetrre 	12	 	12	1 	12	 	1 	3rd 	38
03 	Meremaa 	10	 	 	 	8 	8 	12	4th 	38
04 	Sletterimaa 	8 	10	10	 	5 	1 	10	1st 	44
05 	Õklingsmaa 	5 	8 	 	5 	 	5 	 	7th 	23
06 	Färzas - Lætingmaa	1 	5 	5 	8 	10	 	8 	5th 	37
07 	Pzyerüyölkeä 	 	1 	8 	10	 	10	 	6th 	29
==Reception and result at the Waiting List Song Contest==
The sixth edition of Griffiniskaja Laul was the most watched one yet and broke the record for the biggest number of juries as well. Songs were received exquisitely, all of them charting in the top 10 at the official Griffin charts. The winning entry was expected to do well and regarded as "Liis' revenge song" alluding to her previous 12th place at the Waiting List Song Contest 200.
At the main contest, Liis finished third collecting 89 points.
Points awarded to Griffin Empire
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
 	
* Halleloo
* Szimbaya Kingdom
* Utopolis	
* Oussou Empire	
* Perryfornia
* Solentoya
* Tamausia & Deltannor	
* Bigicia
* New Bander State
5 points 	4 points 	3 points	2 points	1 point
* Endórë
* Pyreica	 	
* Bagrovor
* Kimmystan	 	
* Tuzi