Griffiniskaja Laul 5

Griffiniskaja Laul 05 will be the fifth edition of the Griffiniskaja Laul musical event and Waiting List Song Contest national final; it will choose Griffin representative for the 211th Waiting List Song Contest. The contest will take place in Kralingslæting, capital of the principality of Foreõsvdetrre following their victory at the previous edition.

Bidding phase
The contest will be held in Foreõsvdetrre. It will be the second time the principality will host the contest, the first time being the debut edition of the contest. Preparations for the contest began immediately after the principality won. The executive supervisor of the Griffiniskaja Televisioon (GTV) confirmed that the main channel GTV 1 will again co-organise the event with a regional broadcaster, this time GTV FOR as they won the previous edition.

It was confirmed that two of the biggest cities in the principality applied to host the event, the capital being represented by its districts rather than an unified bid. Kralingslæting won the bidding phase with its Graisplaits Arrenaa.

City and venue
Graisplaits Arrenaa (originally known as Nýt-kral-arrenaa, and previously as Kralewskovgradiskaja Arrenaa; also known as Biigërarrenaa in competitions where commercial names are prohibited, such as in the Olympic Games) is an indoor sports arena and concert hall located in the neighborhood of Poolza, on Utopolis Boulevard, in the Biigër District. The closest metro station is Poolza. Designed by the architectural firm Androo-Beledt, Jon Bliofo and Ehtam Kofem, the arena has a pyramidal shape and walls covered with a sloping lawn. It has a seating capacity ranging from 7,000 to 20,300, depending on the event.

As part of the 2014–15 renovations efforts, the arena was renamed to Poolza Arena on 1 January 2015. It was again renamed to Graisplaits Arena in October 2015.

Kralingslæting is the capital and most populous city of both Griffin Empire and the principality of Foreõsvdetrre, with a population of 12,292,895 residents as of 2020. Throughout history, it has been one of Natia's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, science and arts. The Foreõsvdetrre had a GDP of K709 billion ($808 billion) in 2017. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018, Kralingslæting was the second most expensive city in the world. Another source ranked Kralingslæting as most expensive in 2018.

Format
Seven principalities of Griffin Empire submit their entry of choice to compete in a one night final. Each principality gives 1,5,8 10 and 12 points to their favorite songs via televoting. It is forbidden to vote to ones own principality. Some Natian countries were invited to join the show as international juries. These nations gave points in the same way as Griffin televoting.

International juries' votes determine Griffin representative at the Waiting List Song Contest. Both juries and televoting combined determine the overall winner of the festival.

Show
The theme of the contest was "back to the future" and celebrated the music of last 7 decades. Each principality was assigned a decade and had to submit an entry in a spirit of the mentioned decade. Postcards showed different locations throughout the country and how they changed through the last century. The presenter and host of the evening was Kralingslatingian singer Alfie Templeman that was presented as a "Griffin eyecandy".

The show was opened with the previous winner singing the winning number from the previous edition, and the show itself featured many highlights segments which showed montages of change in habits, way of living, music and fashion throughout the last century (a longer version of postcards). Interval act was a medley of Griffin WLSC entries sung by the previous Foreõsvdetrre representatives.