Xoculd Yumngokzit 5 Dates Final 27 May-10 June 2023 Host Venue Xoculd, Sovarasma Directed by Uhsting Host broadcaster LRS Participants Number of entries 10 Vote Voting system Final: International juries vote rate each song from 1 to 10 Gold final: International juries vote for the best song Winning song Fred again.. "Jungle"
Xoculd Yumngokzit 5 (Siuzaatan : 第五屆索古特音樂節) was the 5th edition of the Sovarasman national final Xoculd Yumngokzit , which was organised by Longorama of Sovarasma (LRS) and took place on 27 May-10 June 2023. The winner of the competition was Fred again.. with the song "Jungle", who will represent Sovarasma in the Fantasia Contest 32 .
10 songs compete in a final where international juries rate each song from 1 to 10. The song that receives the highest average score from each category ( Topio and Hamus) qualify to the gold final, together with a song that is either the third highest average score or the second highest average score of the entire final should one of the category winners not receive the second highest average score.
Competing entries [ edit ]
LRS opened a public submission window from 20 April to 19 May 2023. 10 final songs were shortlisted with 5 songs in each category.
Artist
Song
Language
Songwriter(s)
Frode Fjellheim, Eldbjørg Hemsing, Arctic Philharmonic
"Under the Arctic Moon"
Sovarasmo
Frode Fjellheim, Jonathan Allen
George FitzGerald
"Setting Sun"
Sovarasmo, Everish
Anne Patricia Briggs, George FitzGerald, Lawrence Hart, Padraic Colum
Fred again..
"Jungle"
Sovarasmo, Everish
Elley Duhe, Fred Gibson, Joseph Hill, Kieran Hebden, Taji Jones, Alex Gibson
Ginevra Nevri
"An Interior of Strange Beauty"
Everish, Sovarasmo
Ginevra Nervi
Kebu ft. saymory
"Plyne kacha" (Плине Кача)
Turlandish
Vasyl Grendzha Donskyi
Artist
Song
Language
Songwriter(s)
LaiYing (麗英)
"FreeRider"
Siuzaatan[1]
LaiYing, Daniel Chu
Kaine Francesco
"Young Poets"
Everish
Abbie James, Finn Thomas Sally, Kaine Francesco Pieri, Polly Virr
Lady Londyn
"Freak"
Everish
Londyn Williams, James Gold, PapaPedro Beats
Boychik
"Soft"
Everish
Boychik, Jake Luppen, Nathan Stocker
LG (TEAM GENIUS)
"I Mean Business"
Everish
Gregory Hansen, Mia Waring
The final and the gold final will take place on 27 May and 4 June 2023 respectively. Kaine Francesco was invited as a wildcard act to the gold final after there were irregularities with final votes.
Final – 27 May 2023
Draw
Artist
Song
Avg score
Rank
1
Frode Fjellheim, Eldbjørg Hemsing, Arctic Philharmonic
"Under the Arctic Moon"
6.11
6[2]
2
LaiYing (麗英)
"FreeRider"
5.67
7
3
George FitzGerald
"Setting Sun"
4.44
10
4
Kaine Francesco
"Young Poets"
6.33
4
5
Fred again..
"Jungle"
6.11
5[3] [2]
6
Lady Londyn
"Freak"
7.22
1
7
Ginevra Nervi
"An Interior of Strange Beauty"
5.56
8
8
Boychik
"Soft"
6.78
2[4]
9
Kebu ft. saymory
"Plyne kacha" (Плине Кача)
5.44
9
10
LG (Team Genius)
"I Mean Business"
6.78
3[4]
Gold final – 4 June 2023
Draw
Artist
Song
Votes
Rank
4
Kaine Francesco
"Young Poets"
1
4
5
Fred again..
"Jungle"
5
1
6
Lady Londyn
"Freak"
4
2
8
Boychik
"Soft"
3
3
Detailed international jury votes
Draw
Song
Average
1
"Under the Arctic Moon"
9
6
8
7
8
2
4
8
3
6.11
2
"FreeRider"
1
7
8
5
5
10
7
3
5
5.67
3
"Setting Sun"
4
8
5
6
4
1
6
4
2
4.44
4
"Young Poets"
6
7
9
7
6
6
9
1
6
6.33
5
"Jungle"
7
7
10
3
9
7
2
2
8
6.11
6
"Freak"
3
7
10
6
5
9
10
7
8
7.22
7
"An Interior of Strange Beauty"
7
8
7
10
4
3
5
5
1
5.56
8
"Soft"
10
5
5
8
5
4
8
10
6
6.78
9
"Plyne kacha"
3
8
8
9
3
5
3
6
4
5.44
10
"I Mean Business"
10
9
7
7
5
8
1
9
5
6.78
↑ Includes phrases in Everish and Jarean
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jungle" is higher in the tiebreak than "Under the Arctic Moon" since "Jungle" has received more 10 points.
↑ Qualified as it is placed 1st in Topio category
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Soft" is higher in the tiebreak than "I Mean Business" since "Soft" has received more 10 points.