Aurelian Federation in the Majestic Song Contest

Aurelian Federation participated in the Majestic Song Contest for the first time in Majestic Song Contest 17.

Majestic Song Contest 17
Aurelian Federation participated for the first time and debut in this edition, Vox Aurelian Federation Broadcasting Network (VAFBN) was the selected national broadcaster for the contest and they internally selected a band named "half•alive" with their song entitled, "still feel.". The band became well - known to the federation all thanks to the efforts of VAFBN promoting them and the fact that they were part of the vibrant indie scene, gave rise to many indie acts out there and most of which will also participate in future editions of Majestic Song Contest. Emma Stone was selected to be the first spokesperson of the country and she has also became the spokesperson of other countries as well because of her known acting career worldwide.

half•alive managed to qualify with 92 points and placing 7th in the 2nd semi - final which gave bright hopes for the country in its future in the contest. In the grand finals, the federation was able to place 19th with 85 points and brought home pride and honor for the country.

Majestic Song Contest 18
Aurelian Federation after successfully participating in their first edition last MSC 17 decided to continue participating in the contest, Vox Aurelian Federation Broadcasting Network (VAFBN) was once again, the selected national broadcaster for the contest and they internally selected Rina Sawayama with her song "Cherry" which feature queer content. VAFBN mentioned that they would like to give light on other ethnicity in the federation and that this step promotes the diversity within the federation and promoting acceptance of other races and gender thus they picked Rina Sawayama, a decision applauded by the general public especially those who are the same ethnicity as Rina which became an inspiration for other artists to be more creative and be free. Rinko Kikuchi was selected to be the spokesperson for the country and is a world - renowned actress and her selection was based on the fact that she and Rina shares the same Japanese roots which again highlights the diversity and harmony of the federation.

Rina Sawayama placed 10th in the semi - final with 73 points and continued the qualifying streak of the country, meanwhile in the grand finals, Rina was able to place 22nd with 75 points. Overall the country still aims to place higher in future editions and Rina was able to come home with pride and a symbolic figure for queer and racial acceptances in the federation.

Majestic Song Contest 19
Aurelian Federations confirms its 3rd appearance in the Majestic Song Contest. Vox Aurelian Federation Broadcasting Network (VAFBN) will continue to be the official broadcaster of the contest, and hopes to reach their highest position in the contest this edition and thus they internally selected avant - garde EDM pop singer Grimes who collaborated with another EDM DJ, i_o under the name, Grimes & i_o with their song entitled, "Violence". It was noted by VAFBN that Grimes was a sign of a vibrant avant - garde scene in the country that will continue to grow and they are chosen to highlight the EDM culture and party scene in the federation especially at its major urban centers and that rave parties are a symbol of Aurelian culture. Porter Robinson was selected as the spokesperson for the country whom is also a well - known DJ in the country producing hits such as "Shelter".

Grimes & i_o were able to achieve 10th place in the semi - finals with 80 points and were able to continue their qualifying streak, therefore Aurelian Federation are one of the few countries that have a perfect qualifying record in the contest. Meanwhile, in the grand finals, the duo were able to reach the highest ranking achieved by the country since its debut in MSC 17 by placing 11th in the grand finals with 109 points. Grimes & i_o were clearly delighted by the results and were welcomed back home with pride and joy.

Majestic Song Contest 20
In this edition, there is a rule that no english songs shall be sent therefore Vox Aurelian Federation Broadcasting Network (VAFBN) continues to be the official broadcaster of the contest within the federation decide to host their first ever national final called, "Aurelian Music Fest". The first of its kind to exist in the federation and aims to select artists or bands from a wide variety of backgrounds within the federation afterall, the country is rich with a music industry that preserves the languages of ethnicities within the federation. 10 songs battle to become the official representative of Aurelian Federation in Majestic Song Contest.

The 10 songs in the national final are not in English to comply with the rules set in MSC for this edition, thus in this national final, there is 1 Hebrew song, 1 Italian song, 2 French songs, 3 Filipino songs and 3 Japanese songs.


 * - IV of Spades - Bawat Kaluluwa (Filipino)
 * - Shiri Maimon - Neshima (Hebrew)
 * - Claire Laffut - Mojo (French)
 * - Marco Mengoni - Voglio (Italian)
 * - Perfume - Saisei (Japanese)
 * - Nilusi - A des vies de toi (French)
 * - Official Hige Dandism Shukumei (Japanese)
 * - Syd Harta - Ayaw (Filipino)
 * - Kenshi Yonezu _ Uma to Shika (Japanese)
 * - Shanne Dandan - Umaga (Filipino)

The National Final was held in the Japanese - majority city named, Kamiyama and international delegations were also selected to join and vote in the contest and here are the following results of the national final.

The winner in the very first Aurelian Music Fest was Kenshi Yonezu with his song "Uma To Shika", the first non - english song by the federation to be sent in the contest, the second male artist to represent the nation and the second ethnic Japanese person to represent the federation! VAFBN thanked all the nations who participated in the voting in the national final specifically Frotevina, Kucura, Aquilaria and Heiwanakuni.

VAFBN hopes to be able to continue the qualifying streak and also to match Grimes placing or even higher this time around, VAFBN also selected the former MSC 17 representative of the federation, Rina Sawayama who placed 22nd in that edition and she's glad that that she was chosen as spokesperson and as support for Kenshi in the contest.

Kenshi Yonezu placed 8th in the semi finals with 95 points and was able to continue the perfect qualifying streak record of the federation. Meanwhile in the grand finals, Kenshi Yonezu managed to reach 11th place with 106 points and is a tie - breaker with Grimes for the highest positioning the federation has achieved so far (although Grimes & i_o has 3 more points). Kenshi Yonezu returned home with pride and honor of the country and hinted a return in the future editions of AMS and is also interested if there was an internal selection again, be involved in the selection committee.

Contestants
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Voting history
As of MSC17, Aurelian Federation's voting history is as follows: