Laul

Laul, officially the National Song Festival (Griffin: Festivaal natsionalneiska ot laulotr) and commonly known as just Laulöfestivaal or "Big Laul", is the most popular Griffin song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in different official host city every year. It is the longest-running annual TV music competition in the Western Natia or broadly Natia on a national level and it is also the basis and inspiration for the Griffiniskaja Laul festival, coloquially known as "little Laul" that run for eleven editions over three years as a national final for the Waiting List Song Contest.

Unlike other awards, it is a competition for new songs, not an award to previous successes (like the Griffiniskaja Laul, Ą Anwagrdasde for literature, art, sculpture and architecture, Å Anwagrdasde for music, and Æ Anwagrdasde for motion pictures). It is a one night event held since 1956, and broadcast on GTV as well as Griffin national radio (GRö). From 1956 to 1969, the Festival took place in the national opera house - Bitniska Õepra of Kralingslæting, but starting from 1970, all the following editions were held in the different venues in overall 16 cities in the countries. From 1956 to 1973 the line-up was consisted of 10 songs that were judged by 7 regional juries (one for each principality of Griffin Empire). From 1973 the line-up increased to 20 entries. In 1997 televoting was introduced. Televoting points are given to each entry based on its percentage of the total vote, while juries give points in a determined system to their 10 favourite acts.