Griffin Empire in the Waiting List Song Contest

Griffin Empire (Griffin: Griffiniskaja Dyctyonaryty ; Old Griffin: Grýfýnýšk Dyktyönąřïlėht ), is a Northern Norigin country that was one of the first nations that competed at the Waiting List Song Contest. She has won the contest six times so far. The nation organised WLSC related events seven times. It is now expected to debut at the Nation Song Contest relatively soon.

Song selection
Main article: Griffiniskaja Laul and Laul

Up to the 195 contest, Griffin Empire used internal selection as a method of choosing its representative. In 196 Griffin national final - Griffiniskaja laul had been introduced. The format of the competition was inspired by the historical regions of the country: Griffin principalities competed in a Eurovision-like show held in a city from the principality that won the edition before. Voting format was similar as well, a combination of Griffin principalities televoting and an international jury. The competition named after the similarly named Laul festival made a considerable impact on the music charts in Griffin Empire.

National finals and internal selections were used randomly until the cancellation of the Griffiniskaja Laul that proved to be overly expensive to be organised multiple times a year. On five occasion Griffin national broadcaster organised a concert or a special live listening show where the entry was revealed usually for a jubilee or a national holiday. Such concerts included 16th Birthday Celebration where all Griffin entries were performed in the chronological order and LLLaleh - a concert with a mix of WLSC entrants, Griffin most succesful entries and Laleh's biggest hits.

Results
Griffin Empire was one of founding nations of the Waiting List Song Contest in 2011, debuted at its first edition, won that same edition and hosted the next one. Even though Griffin Empire was a moderately successful country, it took a few breaks including the long one that lasted 7 years, returning in 2020 during the 195th edition for good. After competing for 44 editions in a row since their comeback, Griffin Empire considered withdrew from the contest indefinitely citing low ratings and preparations for the bigger Nation Song Contest.