WLSC Congratulations 5

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In honor of the centennial edition of the Waiting List Song Contest, the fifth edition of Congratulations took place in Hanashima Dome arena in the capital city of Sakuralia - Hanashima. The arena had capacity of 55.000 seats. Slogan for the evening was "Blossom As One". The central theme of the show were the songs that were featured in editions 81 through 100. There were 8 participating countries; 4 of which joined the main roster during that time frame. Serenes came in second and Yistland finished in third place

The show was opened by performance of the song "Rescue" by Yuna who won the 81st Waiting List Song Contest for Sakuralia. Adamsburg's Ji Nilsson and Marlene were the last to perform on the stage before voting. The show was won by Regina Spektor from Meilutya with "No Surprises" collecting 63 points.

Hosts
The show was presented by Japanese actress Mao Inoue and British professional cyclist Chris Froome. They were chosen by SHK as they were two celebrities loved and admired by the Sakuralian people - Mao was the Red Team host at the 62nd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen in 2011 and helped end the all-male White Team's streak of 6 consecutive victories. At the time of the edition, Chris had won his second Tour de France title and was working towards a third as well as a medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

Results
The competition part of the show was opened by 10 Regions of Mobius, and closed by Adamsburg. Since there were 8 competing nations the voting system was reduced to 12-10-8-7-6-5-4 point system.