Yu-griff-slavia 209

Yu-griff-slavia 209 was the live concert and a television special where Griffin entry for the Waiting List Song Contest 209 was officially presented to the public. Following the characterization of the entry as a "Yugoslav classic", the show followed the theme and featured 22 songs that are considered among the most memorable and "best" from the music scene of the either former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or countries that succeeded. The show was broadcasted in Effiland, Pyreica, Tanoiro, Solentoya and Utopolis.

Location
The Natsionalneiska Stadijümi is the national stadium of Griffin Empire, located in the Shöyn district of the capital, Kralingslæting. Its seating capacity of 80,698 makes it the eighth-largest stadium in Natia. The stadium is used by the Griffin national football team and Griffin rugby union team for international competition. It is the largest in Norigin for track and field events, seating 78,338 in that configuration. Despite that, the stadium's running track is mostly hidden under the football pitch.

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
The theme of the evening was the music of the people of Yugoslavia. The show consisted of 22 songs that were popular in the territory of the former Yugoslavia and its successors. Some of the songs on the list were released and became popular immediately after the break-up of Yugoslavia, which is a way to show the influence of the common music scene on certain countries even when they were in a feud. The show opened with the song Jugoslovenka, which is considered the anthem of the Yugoslav nostalgics. Many of the performers took part at either Jugovizija or Eurovision which showed the importance the show had and still has in the region as well to remind of the yugoslav "festival culture".

Other songs that were considered
Because of the limited time of the show, not all songs that were considered were able to be performed. In the table bellow there are some of the songs that did not make the cut.

Bebi Dol
Dragana Todorović (née Šarić), known under the stage name Bebi Dol, is a singer-songwriter and actress. She is recognised as one of the most prominent artists in the 1980s. She graduated from Mokranjac Music School, a regular gymnasium and attended Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Belgrade. She started her professional career as a member of the less-known band Trakus in the late seventies. She made her first studio recordings as a guest vocalist. In 1981, she released her solo debut Oriental music inspired single "Mustafa". In 1983, Šarić released her first solo album, Ruže i krv (Roses and Blood) under PGP-RTB. During the same year, she also released the 12" single "Rudi", that beside the title track (referring to Rudolph Valentino) also featured a cover of The Supremes song "Baby Love".

In 1991, after several previous attempts, Bebi Dol was finally chosen as the Yugoslavian entry for the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Brazil". She infamously took only one point for the evening and also became the last artist to represent SFR Yugoslavia at the contest, as the country de facto ceased to exist later that year. Despite the results, the song acquired great popularity. Bebi Dol also received invitation to perform at the Sanremo Music Festival but was unable to attend due to wars on former Yugoslavian territory. After a four-year hiatus, in 1995, she released her second album: Ritam srca (Rhythm of the Heart).

In 2002, Bebi Dol released her comeback album Ljuta sam... (I'm Angry...), dedicated to all the people she lost in her life. Later she became famous for her many appearances in the reality shows and released few cover and live albums.

Reception and result at the Waiting List Song Contest
At the night of the show, the song gathered mostly positive feedback and quoted as "the best from the bunch". The good result, however was not expected following its reputation (both the artist and the song) as something "you either love or hate". At te contest itself, the entry received 56 points and finished 11th ending the Griffin top 10 streak (202-208).