Survival Of The Fittest

Oh yeah. We're doing this.

Welcome, everyone! Welcome to the 88th songtest, and the one where I decided to take a look at one rule:

Rules wrote:No reality show/competition covers

This rule, specifically. And say one thing.

Not. Today.

So for this songtest, the theme is specifically for those songs you've heard covered on reality and competition shows! Maybe you liked a celebrity's cover on The Masked Singer, or your favorite contestant on American Idol sang your favorite song amazingly, or maybe you even saw an incredible cover on one of the [Country]'s Got Talent shows. Whatever the case, if there's a cover from a show like this that you love, feel free to throw it in!

[+] The Rulez

- Submit your song via PM or discord, whichever's easier for you

- Songs will be randomly divided into 2 or 3 semifinals depending on turnout. if you're going to be away at some point in the next couple of weeks, let me know and I can try to put your song in a round when you'll be here.

- Listen to every song and give points to your top 10 favorites: 12 to your favorite, 10 to your second, 8 to your third, 7 to your fourth, and so on down to 1 point for your tenth favorite.

- If your song is in a given round, you must vote that round or you'll be eliminated. if your song isn't in that round (or you aren't in the contest at all), your vote will be counted as a public vote, which counts for half points.

- The top [x] songs will move on to the final. that number depends on the number of contestants.

- Repeat the process for the finals and we get a winner.

- Winner gets to hold the next contest, or they can pass the job along to 2nd place if they don't want to. 2nd place can pass down to third, etc, until someone wants to host.

General song rules:
- No songs already submitted in a songtest
- There is no penalty for length in this contest. however, if a song goes over 7 minutes, listeners aren't obligated to listen to more than the first 7 minutes of the song. so choose a long song at your own risk!

Each semifinal and the final will last for three days. some rules about activity/extensions:
- If you know at the start of your semifinal that you wont be available to vote for those three days, let me know asap and I can move you to another semi, if we aren't on the final one already.
- I'll be pinging everyone who hasn't voted on discord 24 hours before the round ends, because we don't need anyone forgetting to vote or anything.
- Extensions will only be granted in extenuating circumstances. forgetting to vote until an hour before deadline is not an extenuating circumstance.

Submissions will stay open until Friday, July 30th, 11:59 pm. Things may be extended if necessary, but until it is, assume Friday night is the deadline. Bold names still need to submit a song. I wish everyone the greatest luck!

1. Moi!
2. Laurels
3. Slam
4. Jilly
5. Ricky
6. Zetsu
7. Kami
8. Brackie
9. Boogie
10. Mara
11. MW

I'm going to Hollywood!!!!

Sigh. Fine.

Alright, we may have only gotten eleven songs for you all here today, but considering previous things that was said, I would've been happy with ten, so I see this as an absolute win!

Anyway, the lovely contestants this time around:


And we can't forget the songs for this one and only round!!


I will be generous and give until Tuesday, August 3rd, 11:59 pm for votes to come in. While it is a small Songtest, I've got some things that may make myself busy, so a little extra time will be given.

Who will rise to the challenge? Who will fall far behind the finish line? And who will be the last one standing and win the coveted Golden Ma-I mean...honor for their coun-wait, no, that's not right either...a regular performance gig in Las Ve-this is wrong too and I can't remember what's right!

Well, whatever the winner gets, be ready by Wednesday, August 4th, to know who will win the 88th Songtest!

Sips Starbucks Hm? Oh-OH-


No DQs this time around, good on everyone for getting votes in on time!

[+] 11th Place

Waltzing Matilda, by Hume Colville, with 32 points and submitted by MW

[+] 10th Place

La Ballade, by Cybelle, with 37 points and submitted by Boogie

[+] 9th Place

Heartless, by Kris Allen, with 38 points and submitted by Laurels

The remaining contestants!

[+] Top 8

El Diablo
SHUM
Nobela
Get Lucky
Ring of Fire
Chandelier
Alive
I Dreamed a Dream

Continued Results!

[+] 8th Place

Alive, by Chris Daughtry, with 49 points and submitted by Nerd-Hey, that's me!

[+] 7th Place

Ring of Fire, by Adam Lambert, with 49 points (with a 10 to win the tiebreaker) and submitted by Jilly

[+] 6th Place

I Dreamed a Dream, by Susan Boyle, with 61 points (three 10s!) and submitted by Slam

The Top Five!

[+] Final Five

Chandelier
El Diablo
Get Lucky
Nobela
SHUM

Almost over, just a few more!

[+] 5th Place

Nobela, by Daniel Ombao, with 61 points (one 12 as well as three 10s to win the tiebreaker!) and submitted by Mara

[+] 4th Place

Get Lucky, by Anna McLuckie, with 73 points (two 10s and four 8s!) and submitted by Zetsu

[+] 3rd Place

Chandelier, by Puddles Pity Party, with 78 points (three 12s and two 8s) and submitted by Ricky

And that leaves us with our finalists!!

[+] FINAL TWO

EL DIABLO

VS.

SHUM

The final two! How exciting! I wonder who will win, I wonder who will win!!

...oh, right, it's my job to announce who won-A-HEM

The Winner...of the 88th Songtest...is...

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(this is how contest show build tension right)

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[+] Winner and Runner Up

SHUM, by Go_A, with 80 points and submitted by Brackie!!!

Runner Up, El Diablo by Elena Tsagrinao and submitted by Kami, also received 80 points, but SHUM won the tie breaker by having four 12s, while El Diablo had two 12s.

Congrats to the winner! Hope you're up for hosting the next round, and if not, no worries! You can pass it down to the runner up, and the runner up can pass it down to the next person if they wish, and so on and so forth!

Can't wait until next time! And thank you to everyone who indulged in my little round-it was fun!