Xoculd Yumngokzit 4
Xoculd Yumngokzit 4 (Siuzaatan: 第四屆索古特音樂節) was the 4th edition of the Sovarasman national final Xoculd Yumngokzit, which was organised by Longorama of Sovarasma (LRS) and took place on 14 January-3 February 2023. The winner of the competition was Saucy Santana ft. Latto with the song "Booty", who will represent Sovarasma in the Fantasia Contest 31.
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| Dates | |
| Final | 14 January-3 February 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 votes for the best song |
| Winning song | Saucy Santana ft. Latto "Booty" |
Format
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
LRS opened a public submission window from 1 to 31 December 2022. 10 final songs were shortlisted with 5 songs in each category.
Topio
| Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
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| Metric | "Doomscroller" | Everish | Emily Haines, James Shaw, Liam O'Neil, Gus van Go |
| Ragnar Olafsson, Sólveig Ásgeirsdóttir | "Urðarþráður" | Dyrian | Helgi Sigurbjörnsson, Ragnar Olafsson |
| Sea Island & Ferry (海島小輪) | "Way Home" (回家) | Sovarasmo | Arnold Fang |
| Worakls | "Pipeline" | Sovarasmo | Kevin Rodrigues |
| Florian Christl, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Ben Palmer | "Choral" | Sovarasmo | Florian Christl |
Hamus
| Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGA (江海迦) | "CityPop" | Siuzaatan | AGA, Riley Pong, Schumann Lee |
| JessB | "Can't Fake It" | Everish | Max Oude Weernink, Bart Possemis, Jessica Bourke, MOW Music, Burdell |
| Oona Kapari | "Elämä täysin levällään (..ttu aina)" | Evämaan | Oona Kapari |
| LEONE | "You Should Know" | Everish | Richard Ballester Leone |
| Saucy Santana ft. Latto | "Booty" | Everish | Alyssa Stephens, Eugene Record, Jeffrey Thompkins, Jim Lavigne, John Mitchell, Johnny Goldstein, Rashad Spain |
Final
The final and the gold final took place on 14 January and 29 January.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Avg score | Rank |
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| 1 | Metric | "Doomscroller" | 5.38 | 9 |
| 2 | AGA (江海迦) | "CityPop" | 6.88 | 3 |
| 3 | Ragnar Olafsson, Sólveig Ásgeirsdóttir | "Urðarþráður" | 6.50 | 4[1][2] |
| 4 | JessB | "Can't Fake It" | 7.63 | 2 |
| 5 | Sea Island & Ferry (海島小輪) | "Way Home" (回家) | 6.38 | 6 |
| 6 | Oona Kapari | "Elämä täysin levällään (..ttu aina)" | 4.00 | 10 |
| 7 | Worakls | "Pipeline" | 6.38 | 6 |
| 8 | LEONE | "You Should Know" | 6.50 | 5[2] |
| 9 | Saucy Santana ft. Latto | "Booty" | 7.75 | 1 |
| 10 | Florian Christl, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Ben Palmer | "Choral" | 6.38 | 6 |
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| 1 | "Doomscroller" | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5.38 |
| 2 | "CityPop" | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6.88 |
| 3 | "Urðarþráður" | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6.50 |
| 4 | "Can't Fake It" | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7.63 |
| 5 | "Way Home" | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6.38 |
| 6 | "Elämä täysin levällään (..ttu aina)" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4.00 |
| 7 | "Pipeline" | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6.38 |
| 8 | "You Should Know" | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6.50 |
| 9 | "Booty" | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7.75 |
| 10 | "Choral" | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6.38 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Rank |
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| 3 | Ragnar Olafsson, Sólveig Ásgeirsdóttir | "Urðarþráður" | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | JessB | "Can't Fake It" | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Saucy Santana ft. Latto | "Booty" | 4 | 1[3] |
 Sovarasma in the Fantasia Contest
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| Participation |  #28 •  #29 •  #30 •  #31 •  #32 •  #33
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| Songs | 28 Oda • 29 Concrete Over Water • 30 Eat Men Eat • 31 Booty • 32 Jungle • 33 Lìhn
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| Artists | 28 Małgorzata Walewska, Jakub Ciupiński • 29 Jockstrap • 30 black midi • 31 Saucy Santana ft. Latto • 32 Fred again.. • 33 Regen C.
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| Xoculd Yumngokzit | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6
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| celerargos. | 1 |