Aurelian Federation in the Majestic Song Contest

Aurelian Federation participated in the Majestic Song Contest for the first time in Majestic Song Contest 17. Currently, Aurelian Federation has managed to participate for 11 times and in all of its participation, the country managed to maintain a perfect qualifying record. Aurelian Federation managed to auto - qualify four times and in the first time it managed to auto - qualify, Aurelian Federation was able to achieve its first ever Top 3 placing in Majestic Song Contest 21 and so far its highest placing, meanwhile in the second time the nation has auto - qualified it managed to rake the fourth place and fifth place on the third and fourth time it auto - qualified. The country also used to select its participants internally since debut, but ever since Majestic Song Contest 20, The country began using "Aurelian Music Fest" as its national selection to choose their participant for Majestic Song Contest, currently on its 8th edition.

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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.

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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 featured 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.

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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.

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

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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.

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Aurelian Federation once again confirms their participation in the 21st edition of Majestic Song Contest, VAFBN Also announced the 2nd edition of their National Selection, "Aurelian Music Fest" after its successful run last time. The line - up for the 2nd edition of Aurelian Music Fest was filled with Aurelian topnotch talents who have able to achieve success in the local music scene and are considered to competent and ripe for international stardom, most of the contestants are known for their quirky and dance - friendly music videos and voices that are unique to themselves.



This edition in particular managed to get diverse selections from diverse genres such as EDM, Bedroom Pop and Pop Rock Ballad. This edition is also noted for the appearance of Samm Henshaw who is an upcoming African superstar in the country and Finneas who's also known to produce music with just his laptop and few synthesizers in his own room which awed everyone due to the commercialization and standard thinking that its only possible in a studio. The edition is also cited for its all English song line - up.

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Several juries from different countries voted in Aurelian Music Fest #2 which was held at Hoffnung City, Volksstadt Prefecture. The voting was perceived as tight, but this time there was no tie for the 2nd place and that there is a clear winner. The winner is Tom Grennan with his song "Sober". After announcing the winner Tom held a short speech about songs being an open message and an open arena to talk about feelings, afterwards it was revealed that the spokesperson for this year was a fellow rockstar named, Sam Fender who was known for his hits such as "Dead Boys" and "Play God."

Tom Grennan arrived in Rosland with great charisma and confidence to achieve the best performance of the country in this edition and continue the perfect qualifying streak record of the nation in the contest. Tom managed to qualify and was able to win the 2nd Semi - Final in a tight fight with 199 Points, the first ever time the Federation managed to win a Semi - Final. As the Grand Finals drew in more and more people hyped Tom and people are actually foreseeing his success, Tom performed at #9 in the running order and when the results came, it was revealed Tom managed to gather 167 Points and placed 3rd, The highest positioning the federation achieved in the contest in a span of 5 editions. The nation jumped in joy once it was announced Tom managed to get the 3rd place signalling a new era ahead for Aurelian Federation in the contest.

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Following the success of the Tom Grennan with his song "Sober" and achieving the highest ever placing of the federation in the contest, VAFBN will continue the tradition of holding the Aurelian Music Fest but with a twist. For the 3rd Edition of Aurelian Music Fest, 10 acts will be selected to perform at Mahiwaga City, Diwata Prefecture but the acts should be of Asian descent and as a theme of the edition, VAFBN explained that they've given them this privilege in order to promote and give the limelight to Asian acts in the federation and give them the recognition badly needed and afterall AMS is all about exploring the niche culture of the federation.



Public reaction over this decision was very supportive given how AMS is usually dominated by English and Non - Asian acts and it is definitely time for an edition showcasing their talents.

The line - up consists of 10 acts and notably Kenshi Yonezu and Shanne Dandan whom both have participated in the first edition of Aurelian Music Fest are set for a return after winning and earning the 2nd place respectively in the first edition. It is also noted that the languages used in this edition aside from English are Filipino, Japanese and Korean.

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9 Juries from 9 different countries which participated in Majestic Song Contest voted in Aurelian Music Fest and unanimously much of the juries gave their 25 points to Benjamin Kheng with his song "Wicked" which in turn proclaimed him the winner and achieved the record of receiving the most points ever in the selection with 180 Points. Benjamin Kheng will now fly to Centifolia as Aurelian Federation's representative for Majestic Song Contest 22. The spokesperson for the country is announced to be Jasmine Sokko, a fellow Asian with electro - pop background.

Benjamin Kheng is automatically qualified in the final thanks to Tom Grennan's Top 3 placing, Tom Grennan will also perform in the 2nd Semi - Final as a part of the interval performances as requested by the host nation. Benjamin managed to get the 24th place in the Grand Finals with 85 points. It is by far the lowest placing received by the country since participating for the first time, but technically speaking it received more points than the second time Aurelian Federation participated with 75 points. Benjamin Kheng returned home with happiness in having a chance to participate in such a huge musical event that is definitely big in the country and having the chance to participate in Aurelian Music Fest which furthered his career.

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Following the participation of Benjamin Kheng with his song "Wicked", VAFBN has announced for its return to the 23rd edition of Majestic Song Contest held in Najouvib, Calmyte and Becsulet. VAFBN has also announced a regular edition of the Aurelian Music Fest will be held, it would be the fourth edition of AMS since its inception. The slogan for this edition of AMS would be, "Mitt í myrkrinu, Það er ljós og von". The National Selection will be held in Avantheim, Vorblomstar Prefecture and will feature 10 songs from 10 Singers and Bands eager to represent the federation in MSC 23!



Notable acts include Finneas who joined in the 2nd edition of AMS will return with a new song and as for the others, it will be their first debut in mainstream Aurelian music scene. The genres of most songs in this edition consists mostly of indie mixed with electronics music type of genre which is currently popular amongst Aurelians although there is a fair amount of ballads with gospel - like song structure in this edition.



8 Juries from 8 different nations participating in Majestic Song Contest managed to vote in AMS#04 and unanimously selected a winner and much of these nations also gave their 25 points to Markus Feehily with his song "Love Is A Drug" and as a result, Markus Feehily is now proclaimed as the winner of the 4th edition of Aurelian Music Fest and will be going to Najouvib, Calmyte and Becsulet representing Aurelian Federation in the 23rd edition of Majestic Song Contest!

Markus was able to accumulate 148 points, triple 25 points and an 8 points lead from the second runner - up. FKA Twigs was announced to become the spokesperson for Aurelian Federation in this edition.

Markus will perform on the 3rd semi - final in the 23rd Majestic Song Contest. In addition to that, Markus will also be the one closing the semi - final as he is the final performer in the said semi - final, He was able to garner the fourth place in the semis with 125 points, One of the best semi results in Aurelian history and secured the perfect qualifying streak of the nation. As the Grand finals drew in, the running order was announced and that Markus will be performing 15th in the grand final, Rina Sawayama is also seen in the grand final representing Kanzen which also previously represented Aurelian Federation before and has big support from Aurelians too.

As the day of announcement of results came closer, an emotion of shock and awe happened as Markus was able to finish 4th in the grand finals, marking it the 2nd best placing in the history of Aurelian participation in this time period and Aurelians also sent message of congratulations to Kanzen as Rina Sawayama won this edition of Majestic Song Contest. Markus also sends his message of gratitude to all of the countries that voted for the country and offers his triumphant result to the proud nation.

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After Markus Feehily successfully having a wonderful 4th place, the second highest placing achieved by Aurelian Federation, Vox Aurelian Federation Broadcasting Network (VAFBN) announced that the 5th Edition of Aurelian Music Fest is back for more fun and will be the national selection for the representative of the Federation in the 24th edition of Majestic Song Contest. VAFBN has also released the official logo and graphics for the said edition and was met with enthusiasm with the upgrade of aesthetics in the selection. The 5th Edition of Aurelian Music Fest held in Shangri - La City, Yangdon Prefecture with the slogan, "Champions of our Destiny".







All of the 10 chosen acts to perform in this edition of AMS are new - comers in the competition and is expected to be a close fight due to how strong the songs were and notably known the acts are in the federation. Kadebostany is thought to do well due to their staging and pretty much most of the entry has the color black theme. Notably much of the songs are experimental and are indie just as the previous editions are, furthermore, pop and electronica are the other genres that appeared in this edition.

As the performers started performing its now very clear that this edition will be the highest amount of foreign juries participating and voting in Aurelian Music Fest and the votings are very tough competition. about 14 countries participated in the votings for AMS#05, Apparently the voting forms distributed for the juries are incorrect and VAFBN one by one asked every nations that participated in the votings to tell their 24 points as the voting forms didn't include the 24 points which affected the results and VAFBN formally apologized for all the inconvenience and chaos it created and still made sure for the integrity and transparency in the votings.

Now the votings are closed, its revealed that the winner of Aurelian Music Fest #05 is Ben Platt with his song "Rain" which was a surprise for the bookmakers, Markus Feehily gave to Ben Platt the trophy and officially, Ben Platt will be sent to Kanzen as the official representative of Aurelian Federation in the 25th Edition of Majestic Song Contest!



About 14 countries and 14 juries managed to vote in this edition of Aurelian Music Fest which is by far the largest amount of juries partaking in the voting history of Aurelian Music Fest and the said edition was viewed as a success not only to Aurelian Federation, but also overseas as it shows that a lot of nations are interested in the national selection. Ben Platt was able to score about 350 points which is the highest points accumulated in the contest's history due to its new voting system of 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-12-10 pts. Coming 2nd place is Verite with 332 points, only a meager 12 points difference from the winner and the 3rd place was secured by Noah Cyrus with 292 points, its noted that this edition has high gaps between points accumulated thus there are calls for revamp again of the voting system. It was announced afterwards that Tessa Violet, a participant of AMS#02 will be the official spokesperson of the country for this edition.

Due to Markus Feehily automatically qualifying last edition, Ben Platt will be automatically qualified and hopefully defend the country's spot in the Automatic Qualifiers spot or win the contest. Aurelian Federation has to vote in the 2nd semi - final and gave its 12 points to Hastwyn with Lorde and her song "Perfect Places". Lorde previously participated in AMS#02 and managed to get the 3rd place with the same song.

Ben Platt will be the 16th performer in the Grand Final and the performance was widely praised and given with positive remarks, as the announcement of results came it was revealed that Ben Platt managed to bag the 5th place with 143 points, meaning Aurelian Federation for the first time will back to back be an automatic qualifier for the next edition which delighted the nation and sent their congratulations to Hastwyn who won with Lorde who had connections to Aurelian Federation like Rina Sawayama did when she won. Ben Platt came home victorious and proud of his achievement.

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After Ben Platt managed to achieve the 5th place securing the automatic qualification spot for the country, VAFBN announces its participation for the 25th edition of Majestic Song Contest in Hastwyn. At first VAFBN didn't released much details regarding the National Selection due to issues and discrepancies with the new rules regarding the national selections having only 5 participants starting this edition rather than having the usual 10 participants in the selection which proved to be shocking for VAFBN as they have prepared 10 participants that fits the theme of 25th edition of having songs from countries that the delegate came from which is the Philippines.



Nevertheless, VAFBN adjusted with the new rules but released the official logo of the broadcaster first, and a video regarding the details of the 6th Aurelian Music Fest but without who will join it, just only the location and the official logo of the said selection.

For Aurelian Music Fest #06, It will be held in Maharlika City, Marahuyo Prefecture with the slogan, "Mahiwagang Tinig". (Enchanted Voice). Much of the show was done in both the languages of English and Filipino in order to keep the theme alive and having a sense of national pride for their unique identity which is also identified and seen with the graphics and illustrations used for the edition, the aesthetic of this edition is highlighted with color blue and red tones resonating with the Filipino theme and representing of that ethnicity. There are 5 songs from 5 Singers and Bands that are eager to represent the federation in MSC 25 and this selection will follow the new 5 songs per selection and the theme of this edition of sending songs from our own country, notably this edition has 2 Filipino songs and 3 English songs. The figures who will be participating in this edition of Aurelian Music Fest are noted for their folk, alternative, indie and pop genres which is pretty different from the previous editions of Aurelian Music Fest. Ben&Ben will participate in this edition with a Filipino song, it is noted that they've participated with Republic of Malaya twice and qualified once, and didn't qualified once too and are now looking for prospects here in Aurelian Federation. Autotellic, Kiana V. and Intertwined are based locally whilst No Rome collaborated with a foreign indie alternative band called, The 1975 while Kiana V. who is the daughter of a popstar named Gary Valenciano collaborated with Billy Davis. Bookeepers claim Autotellic, Ben&Ben and Intertwined will do well. Unfortunately the edition didn't went by without a problem, Shanne Dandan was one of those supposedly in the original 10 line - up with a comeback from her same song back in AMS#03 but unfortunately she managed to get a spot in Kanta - kantahan in Calmyte and Becsulet and managed to win the said selection and VAFBN sends their congratulations and well - wishes for her and her participation with Calmyte and Becsulet.



There are approximately 9 juries from 9 different countries voting in this edition and are greeted with joy at the events stadium and since with less participants this edition, the voting system used before was scrapped and replaced with 30 - 28 - 25 - 23 - 20 points. The show was marvelously choreographed and Ben Platt performed "Rain", the previous winning song before the participants were set to perform their entries. afterwards, the 5 singers and bands performed their entries receiving good reception and even if this edition was considerably short due to the new rules, people enjoyed as it gave them room and budget to experiment on - stage ultimately giving the best performance ever done. As the results are all calculated, with 239 points, Intertwined with their song "Be Mine" won the selection and are officially Aurelian Federation's official representative for the themed 25th Edition of Majestic Song Contests in Hastwyn! Autotellic came second with 233 points with a meager 6 points difference while Ben&Ben managed to get the 3rd place with 232 points, just 1 point difference with the 2nd place. Unique Salonga, a previous participant of AMS#03 : Asian Pride is designated to be the official spokesperson of the nation.

Since Ben Platt managed to get the 5th place last edition, Intertwined will now have the privilege of auto - qualifying in the finals, Aurelian Federation will also vote in the 1st Semi - final.

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Intertwined managed to place 11th in the last edition of Majestic Song Contest, VAFBN after a long deliberation agreed to continue the national selection, Aurelian Music Fest which is now on its 7th edition, due to the new rules set upon for the national finals, 5 participants are only allowed to participate in this edition and beyond, This edition of Aurelian Music Fest released details earlier than usual such as its slogan "Carpe Diem!" and the host city which is in Regalia City, Noctis Prefecture.



The selection of participants of this edition was quite easier due to the fact only 5 participants will be chosen and the fact that there is growing attention over the said selection therefore VAFBN received so many hopefuls in making a break through this selection. This time's selection was said to be the hardest due to hardship of being able to filter the sent entries and had to filter it in a short time but luckily they were able to sort it all out on time.



VAFBN revealed Hyphen Hyphen, Larkins, Jade Bird, Tom Grennan and Kimbra with Chris Tabron as the official participants of this edition, Tom Grennan is notable to many as the singer who managed to make Aurelian Federation's highest placing as of speaking, previously in Majestic Song Contest #21 by placing 3rd and winning the semi - final and this time he'll be participating with a much lighter song, other notable facts about the performers, most of the participants are into the indie genre which is prevalent in the Federation and reflected with the historical participants of the said contest. Larkins was noted for its synths and Jade Bird with her country - grunge like fusion in her entry. Jade Bird, Tom Grennan and Hyphen Hyphen were fairly high with the bookmakers and are fan favorites too.



With 10 nations and 10 juries voting in this edition, they are greeted warmly into the contest venue, with special performances by Intertwined with their previous song "Be Mine", when everyone managed to perform, the votings started and when its time to announce the winner of the 7th edition of Aurelian Music Fest it is noted that there is a huge gap between the winner and the runner - up.

The said winner was revealed to be Jade Bird with her song "Uh Huh" which managed to received all but 3 nation's 30 points and garnered 294 points and the runner - up was former AMS Champion, Tom Grennan with 255 points, after the announcement of the winner, the spokesperson of this edition was revealed to be Maggie Rogers who actually performed as a contestant previously on Aurelian Music Fest #04 with her song "Fallingwater", she performed her intermission number after the announcement of the winner with her song, "Light on" and gave an energetic performance by jumping out of stage and singing along with the audience.

Jade Bird was drawn to perform 16th in the First Semi - Final and the nation will also be voting in this semi - final. Jade Bird managed to qualify and won 1st place in this semi - final with 158 points, the 2nd time in the history of participation of the federation, the morale of the delegation team was very high as a result, as they are currently making history for the country and now they are off to the grand finals, its revealed that Jade Bird will perform first in the grand finals much to the shock of everyone, nobody knew if they'll be able to do well by the fact they are the first to perform as usually the ones who perform much later has a higher chance of doing well because of recall memory, but they were all wrong, once the announcement of the results were done, its revealed that Aurelian Federation got 153 points and placed 5th overall! meaning the country is back again in the realms of auto - qualification for the next edition, the 4th time the nation was in the big 5 and also the 2nd time the country got the 5th place. All in all, this edition managed to be historical for the country and the results are very favorable, Jade Bird managed to come home with great pride of joy of her crowning achievements.

Contestants
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Voting history
As of MSC25, Aurelian Federation's voting history is as follows: