Gafloofen Song Festival

Gafloofen Song Festival
Official logo of the Gafloofen Song Festival since 1st edition
Genre	Song contest
Country of origin	St Olaf
Language(s)	Olaf Minnesotan
Production
Location(s)	Gafloofen
Running time	135 minutes
Production company(s)	JHTV
Distributor	JHTV
Broadcast
Picture format	1092p (OHDTV)
Original run	2 July 2014 – 30 July 2014

The Gafloofen Song Festival was a monthly singing competition held in the country capital of St Olaf.

The contest was founded in June 2014 and was held for the first time on July 2nd, 2014. It was cancelled on 4 August 2014.

Origins

The contest was based on the Sopot Top of the Pop Festival held annually in Sopot, Poland.

Format

The competition was hosted by three presenters of varying genders.

Participants

Artists were invited based on their presence in the Olafslisten Top 8. In case of an artist already having been confirmed the 9th, 10th etc. entry will be eligible for an invitation as well. Artists can only have one entry (solo or featuring) in the competition, but can take part in multiple (back-to-back) editions. Olafslisten has an official deal with JHTV until the 3rd edition. It is uncertain whether this method will pertain once the three edition deal ends.

Hosting

The festival was limited to the Greater Gafloofen area. The first two editions took place in the Gafloofen National Indoor Arena, with a capacity of 12,000 and a potential eventual audience of 9,000.

Voting systems

The jury producing 50% of the result consists of 5 females and 5 males. They will be in an age range of 16-25, 26-35, 36-45, 46-55 and 55+. Every jury member produces a full ranking, which will then be converted into a jury ranking based on the average ranking per entry. The other half of the result will be decided by app voting available to the public, in which a song can be approved with a thumbs up. The final tally in this vote produces a full ranking, which will then be converted into a public ranking. The combined vote produces the final result.

Presentation of votes

The result was presented in reverse with the least favourite song receiving 1 point up to the favourite song receiving 16 points. The results were announced separately for both the public vote and the jury vote.

Winners

Edition	Performer	Song	Points	Margin	Runner-up	Date	Part.
I	Faul/Wad Ad & Pnau	"Changes"	24	0	John Legend	2 July 2014	16
II	Tove Lo featuring Hippie Sabotage	"Stay High (Habits Remix)"	26	0	Paramore	30 July 2014	16