06-27-2017, 02:14 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-27-2017, 02:20 AM by Seperallis.)
Siora Has Spoken: Eskkya Takes the Win!
After months of anticipation, the sixth Voice of Siora Song Contest concludes in Nyland!
Roselyne Lavigne of Eskkya basks in the glow of the audience.
The day of the competition saw each nation - some still riding the high of having taken with them the six points from the preliminary vote and others anxiously hoping to come out as the dark horse of the competition - perform onstage with a vast range of visual and audio effects at their disposal: huge crystal screen displays, hundreds of lights, trapdoors and moving floor pieces, projectors and pyrotechnics. And of course, they brought with them their own visionary talent.
Vitas' operatic skill and range surpised an thrilled everyone.
Static and Ben-El Tavori bring some summer love to the deep south.
Mika does Valland proud, always bringing energy and emotion to every performance.
The more Nentsia's Nikša Šaponjić emotes, the less he sees.
Modern technology meets Videjszeme's tribal folk music when Aulji takes the stage!
Danny Emerald brings the...weird.
East Tambossa's legendary Sunny Ade brings a touch of Central Skathia back to the competition.
Although every performance was spectacular in their own right, there could be only one winner at the end of the night, and that honor has been awarded for the first time to Eskkya, for their entry Tiled by Roselyne Lavigne. Roselyne's silky vocals and trancelike beats captured the audience, while her Jack Michaelsson-esque dancing skills thrilled the judges. Severyane took an early lead in the voting, but the race to the gold medal closed up when Eskkya swung into the lead; the competition closed the gap in the final voting minutes but they just couldn't overcome Eskkya's lead and leaving Valland to finish just one solitary point behind in second, marking this the closest margin in competition history.
And so we give another hearty congratulations to our first place winner, Eskkya! We look forward to seeing you host the next competition!
The Voice of Siora committee also extends a big congratulations to second-place winner Mika from Valland, and third-place winner Vitas of Severyane.
Lift your voices in celebration, Siora!
Click here to see how each nation distributed its points!