Festival of Musical Arts in Terra (FOMAT)

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Huuge Muule to represent New Englia with "No One To Rely On"

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Ntoto to Send Singer Momodou Janneh to FOMAT with his hit "Borudou City"

You can listen to the song here

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Hutori to send Melanie Bostick to FOMAT-XIII in Cobura

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NEMTIPIKCSAJ And Sis G To FOMAT XIII From Endralon

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FOMAT results revealed
December 4898

The full results of the Festival of Musical Arts in Terra have been released for the thirteenth edition of the competition. Held in Sharba, Cobura, sixteen acts competed for the trophy and the honour of hosting the next iteration of the contest. Songs were judged by a combination of a professional jury, the audience in Cobura, and an international televote. The judges were Akwana Neguse (the winner of the last edition), Tessema Beyne from Radio Sharba and Kelile Godefai Meherka, a chief executive at OMAX records centred in northern Cobura. Below are the results of the competition in ascending order of their finishing position.

In the end, Kalistan was the victory with a massive 102 points, beating Deltaria into the runner-up position with 99 points. Kalistan was the clear victor with the international televote and performed well with the jury and audience. The jury and audience helped propel Gaduridos and Lourenne into high-position finishes, while other countries like Lodamun recieved a balanced set of points from each part of the voting base. Kalistan's victory is their fourth, and entitles them to host the next edition of the song contest in their own territory.


16th: Ntoto - Momodou Janneh - "Borudou City"

Points: 22
Judges' comments:

AN: Can we please just hear the Lourennais song again?
TB: I disavow.
KGM: I gotta admit, I don't really get it.

15th: Likatonia - JT - "Met You Bro"

Points: 29
Judges' comments:

AN: Nice dancing, handsome guy. The song is forgettable.
TB: My therapist told me Likatonia wasn't real and couldn't hurt me!!!
KGM: Again, something different. Not for all the right reasons though.

14th: Utembo - Tieyung Kiri - "Gsar Thog Ma"

Points: 44
Judges' comments:

AN: I'm moved, i'm touched and quite possibly emotional.
TB: I guess this is why we tend not to go to South Dovani for FOMAT...
KGM: A song that beautifully represents her native culture. She has done Utembo proud.

13th: Dolgava - Katariina Aavik - "Even If I Fail"

Points: 51
Judges' comments:

AN: Yass kween, slayyy
TB: Speaking of nonsense languages, this sounds like a toddler trying to sing!
KGM: A beautiful lady... very beautiful. Shame about the song.

12th: Yingdala - Wen Shun Xinyi - "Pretty Please"

Points: 53
Judges' comments:

AN: So many attractive men, so little time to give them phone numbers.
TB: He's trying to coast off his looks, and I'm not buying any of it!
KGM: A solid song by a competent singer. I would've liked more "Yingdala" in the song though.

11th: Endralon - NEMTIPIKCSAJ & Sis G - "Jildrát-bú"

Points: 55
Judges' comments:

AN: These two are giving us the sass we need to close out the night. Thank goodness,
TB: Women shouldn't be allowed to rap.
KGM: They're really giving us the triple-threat package. And not the type of tri... yada yada you know the rest.

10th: Liore - Hashaan - "Nataka"

Points: 60
Judges' comments:

AN: Someone give him my number
TB: Hashann more like Hashutup
KGM: A charming young man with a lot of charisma. I can't help but like it... slightly.

9th: Hobrazia - Brandi - "Kavkasiuri Balada"

Points: 62
Judges' comments:

AN: What a charming group of young, bearded men.
TB: pretends to vomit
KGM: It really screams "Hobrazia". Loudly. Directly into your eardrums.

8th: New Englia - Huuge Muule - "No One To Rely On"

Points: 68
Judges' comments:

AN: Perhaps a little more subdued than was necessary, but her style is bringing something new to the contest.
TB: She's no Madisyn Shakespeare, god rest her soul
KGM: Another solid act. I'm very fortunate to have landed this gig.

7th: Narikaton & Darnussia - SAMEN - "Alleen Jij"

Points: 72
Judges' comments:

AN: Chill vibes, I like it. A nice opener for tonight.
TB: Would be a really good entry if the Narik language didn't sound like a Dundorfian with a throat infection.
KGM: The woman could go it alone in my opinion. Her voice is golden.

6th: Hutori - Melanie Bostick - "Maneater"

Points: 73
Judges' comments:

AN: Yaaassss maaamaaa, slaaayyyy gaagaaa.
TB: Is this allowed?
KGM: She's really giving us the triple-threat package. And not the type of triple-threat package that stops TB from going within 200 feet of a school.

5th: Lodamun - Los Frikis - "Qué te importa que te ame"

Points: 77
Judges' comments:

AN: Now this is gorgeous art. Such an emotive song, I love it.
TB: pretends to snore
KGM: This is the kind of thing we need more of in international music. I think this is Lodamun's best entry in many years.

4th: Lourenne - Amalie Benait - "C'est Ma Vie"

Points: 85
Judges' comments:

AN: She's singing from the heart and it really shows.
TB: A nicer language than the Nariks...
KGM: A gorgeous voice and a catchy song. What more can we ask for?

3rd: Gaduridos - Sandra - "Cosa de Ayer"

Points: 92
Judges' comments:

AN: Shake it, lady! You're doing us girls proud tonight!
TB: Okay, okay... I guess it's a good song.
KGM: The dancing, the rhythm, the singing. My goodness, it's simply too good!

2nd: Deltaria - Katarína - "Ushalande"

Points: 99
Judges' comments:

AN: We stan! Now she lowkey has some moves... I wanna book a holiday in Deltaria now.
TB: Can the guys get out of the way so I can focus on the main article?
KGM: Again we are getting someone who truly represents the beauty of their native land and language.

1st: Kalistan - Red Tone - "New World"

Points: 102
Judges' comments:

AN: This is the kind of song that showcases why Kalistan does so well at FOMAT. They're not afraid to take risks.
TB: The cultural appropriation is strong with this one...
KGM: One of the most interesting songs of the night. Kalistan always sends something different.

The Sharba Examiner is a newspaper from the capital of Cobura.

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Kalistan Announced FOMAT XIV Date
Show set for weekend of July 1, 4902
Sulari, Suldanor
June 12, 4899

FOMAT returns to Kalistan, and the date is currently set for December 1, 4901 (OOC: Next Friday, Mar 5, at 5pm CST). This edition of FOMAT will be Kalistan's third time hosting the contest, and Organizers have decided to move the show to Sulari due to the possibility for Inclement weather at that time of year in Ananto. The show will be held at Sulari National Colosseum, site of countless concert and various other entertainment, and widely considered the center of Kalistani music, movies, and arts on the Mainland.

Submissions are opened and must be made by 11:59:59 pm CST on (Thursday, Mar 4) for them to be valid. Please post your submissions on the FOMAT site, and include a link to the song itself on the FOMAT page. Not including a link will not be disqualifying, but it is courteous to do so.

Once submissions are finished, voting will begin, and all votes must be in to the Contest judges, via DM on Discord or some other method no later than 4pm CST on the day of the show. Please rank the contestants with 1 being the best and whatever the other number is being the worst.

Scoring will be based on Kalistan's formula for scoring used in FOMAT XI: 70% of the final score will be an averaged score from the crowd, 20% will be the RPed score of Kalistani viewers, and 10% will be the averaged Judge scores. This ensures that the vast majority of the score is made up of votes from the audience, but Kalistani Judges will break ties and so forth.

Kalistan will be instituting a modified cultural rule from the previous two contests. Songs DO NOT need to be in the National Languages of Culturally Protected States. But the RL equivalents need to match. For example, Hutori's RL equivalent is generally agreed to be Anglophone Canada, so his Artist should be generally from Canada. This rule will be in place to ensure that there is cultural diversity in the contest, but contestants have a bit more latitude to select artists from their countries, rather than simply being forced to rely upon folk artists. There will be no penalty to doing songs which meet the National Origin Requirement, AND are in the National Language, but there will be no specific benefit to that either.

Kalistan also strongly encourages against using songs with overtly political or militaristic messages. Social messages in your music are acceptable, as long as they are not promoting racism or non-Kalistani Nationalism.

Judges for this edition will be Idris Olofuote, Kalistani Representative to FOMAT XII, who will be the main aesthetic judge, Frieda Marquez, chief Rock Engineer for LTD Records, who will judge the Technical ability of the performances, and Radio 1's very own Drivetime DJ Tali Armstrong, who will judge based on accessibility to an audience. Musicians are invited to be creative and skilled, but not so avant garde that the music is unapproachable to new listeners.

In addition, ARC Records will be on hand once more to record the Concert, with royalties for performance and publishing being distributed evenly to all competitors.

For those who arrive in the Republic Early, FOMAT XIV will provide tourism opportunities, as well as practice space, sound checks and work with expert sound engineers to ensure your mic cues and placement to make your band sound spectacular in an arena setting. The Colosseum is a unique acoustic environment which produces a different sort of sound than an amphitheater or a club. As a result, the Engineers we have on hand, who specialize in sound for this particular building, will make your set sound as good for the people in the back as it does for those in the front of the crowd, and will put your music in the light that you intended it to be in. Sound checks will begin the Monday prior to the contest, and Bands are encouraged to arrive early, so that placement marks can be gaffed and cues and levels can be brought in on the boards.

While you are not practicing or preparing for the show, also feel free to visit Sulari. No longer a hard scrabble center of heavy industry in Kalistan, Sulari is also the home to the Kalistani Movie Industry, as well as ARC Records and LTD Records. Sulari is now widely viewed as the center of Kalistani Culture on the Mainland, and its access to infrastructure allows for easy travel to all points in the Republic. An overnight trip can take you to Neveras, where you can take part in Winter Sports like downhill skiing one day, and then be back on the beaches the next day in Suldanor. There is excellent shopping for jewelry and high fashion in Sulari, as well as opportunities to engage in fine dining and dancing. The music scene in Dana, just an hour away by automobile, is considered the Hot Spot in Kalistani music right now, and clubs to go hear great music all up and down the Coast, from Yoshimi to Dana have live music every night.

We welcome the entire world to Kalistan, whether you are here for the Show, or just here for other stuff. Welcome to Kalistan and we look forward to hearing your entries.

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Bluenecks to represent Lodamun to FOMAT XIV

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New Englia to send Kathrine Ní Aoin with "Múscail, A Ghrá" to FOMAT

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Hutori to Send the Clash to FOMAT-XIV

The Clash's Love on a Wire

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Hennas to FOMAT XIV

He will sing "Come va" in the first non-Selucian language participation, bringing Istalian and Majatran to the contest