Waiting List Song Contest 210

For more information about the 210th contest and the actual show go to the thread.

The Waiting List Song Contest 210 was the 210th edition of the Waiting List Song Contest and was hosted by Endórë following their victory at the edition prior. Inspired by the history and culture of the host country, the theme of the show was "One Song To Tune Them All" alluding to the phrase "one ring to rule them all". This was the debut edition for Halleloo which changed their artist 2 times. Il-Bidu withdrew from the contest citing voting related problems and announcing their return at the 212th contest. After the deadline passed it was announced that Belvist withdrew as well. During this edition, Joseyeon and Rehi Kaita joined the NBU.

Location
The contest was hosted in Khazad-dûm, Endórë.

While Endorians did not really seem all that interested in outer world at first, massive celebrations burst out after the country's historical WLSC victory. It is no wonder the matter of hosting required a previously non scheduled Great Council session, gathering human, elvish and dwarvish kings for discussion.

After a great deal of Indecisive Clamour, it has been agreed that dwarves will have the honour of picking the venue, while elves and humans will each nominate one presenter for the show.

The dwarves eventually opted for their old and historical city of Khazad-dûm, also known as the mines of Moria. These mines used to be a rather grim and dangerous place, however the city got rebuilt to its full and absolutely safe former glory. Main selling points speaking in favour of Khazad-dûm include the incredible acoustics of the main hall, its countless catwalk runway options and acrobatic possibilities. Should there be a shortage of accomodation directly in Moria, the elves from nearby located forest-based city of Lothlórien have promised their help. There were several sightseeing options for visitors of Khazad-dûm, including the HAM - Human Arts Museum that recently tried to become more and more internationally renowned while enriching its artwork collection, with the most recent acquisition - Le Noble Au Haut-de-forme Jaune Poussin - which arrived on loan from Tybaltevan Royal Museum of Gatineau.

Presenters
Due to her securing the first ever victory for Endórë, Dotter got extremely popular with elvish inhabitants, eventually being awarded with their highest honorary title of Eldandil - the Elf-friend. She had been a natural first choice for the elvish presenter, however, she refused the nomination quoting "a need to give way to fresh endorian blood" and agreed to make an appearance as the interval act during the WLSC 210 final. A relatively unknown elfvish funambulist - Almadriel - got later selected as the first endorian presenter.

Human population of Endórë had a much tougher time coming up with its nomination. Various selection methods had been employed, including jousting, fencing and riddles tournaments, but to no avail - their outcomes always met with serious opposition and riots in the streets of human cities. The final decision fell on the human king, who could not bring himself to side with any of the candidates and chose to nominate a third party option. The neutral yet enigmatic Grey Wizard thus got selected as the other presenter, probably also because of his reliable familiarity with Khazad-dûm's premises.