Solfiesta 129

Solfiesta
After a series of good results for Solentoya on their debut to the Waiting List Song Contest, Sol 2 decided for their entry to WLSC 129 they would hold a NF with 4 semi finals, a 2nd chance round and a Grand Final. The selection was to be called Solfiesta, and be held on their 2nd channel, Sol 2. Hosted by Michelle Keegan and Ben Camille

The semi finals operated in a 2 round system. All 100% voting, people vote for their favourites with the bottom 2 being eliminated immediately. In the 2nd round people vote once more, with 1st and 2nd advancing to the final, 3rd and 4th to the Second Chance and 5th being eliminated. At the second chance all 8 songs perform with a single televoting round and the top 2 advancing to the final.

The 10 songs in the final are aired to the public, after which a voting period begins in which viewers at home can vote, once only via telephone or SMS for the entry they liked the best. Once the voting period for the public closes, The international jury and the national jury votes. 5 of are from other competing Waiting List nations and the other 5 are made up of a national juries based from 5 of Solentoyas biggest cities. Each cast their votes using a 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 & 1 points. The other 430 televote points are then added on top based upon the percentage of the votes the song received from the public. If there is any issues with any of the voting systems (telephone, SMS), Sol TV reserves the rights to completely discount them sets of incoming votes.

LINK TO 130

AT THE CONTEST
Semi Final 1 Semi Final 2 Semi Final 3 Semi Final 4 Second Chance

At Waiting List Song Contest
Solentoya performed at 2 in the running order before Rahasia-Diati and after Riya-Sampetrina. They come 9th place with 40 points.