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Dea will represent Kalistan at FOMAT
Electropop singer is popular across nearly all demographics
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
August 22, 5659


Kaliburg's Dea is informed that she will perform at FOMAT

The Electropop sensation who just got off her summer tour of 15 dates in Kalistan Proper has returned to Kaliburg to learn that she has been selected by the Radio 1 Listener's Poll to represent Kalistan in the upcoming FOMAT tournament. Her song "You Feel it in my Kiss," which was the second single from her debut, diamond selling record This Girl was selected by a wide margin from 16 contenders in the recent Round Robin tournament held by Radio 1 to name a representative from Kalistan for the Contest.

"I'm really kind of beside myself with this," said Dea. "I don't even know what to say. The love that people have shown me throughout this whole thing so far, it is so overwhelming and I really am just so grateful for the opportunity to compete." Dea said she didn't even know she had been entered into the contest. "That song is a couple years old now," she said. "But I also know it was a slow riser, and took a while to catch on. I am really glad it means something to so many people."

The song, a smokey torch song, has long been considered by music fans as the best track on the record, but it took a while to catch on among her fans, who wanted more of the upbeat electro dance music that characterizes much of the rest of her debut album. "Celebrate" and "Prove Your Love" both went through their paces on the charts, each hitting number one, before "You Feel it in My Kiss" even sold enough copies to enter the charts, though it was released in January 5658, and then it took an excruciating seven months to slowly climb into the top ten, before finally hitting number one earlier this month.

"That song has so much more emotion in it than the other ones," said Dea. "Yeah, dancing away your troubles is fun, but this one was a labor of love, and was designed to show off my range, and I think the fans finally got used to the poppier, dancier side of me and were looking finally at the deeper cuts." The rise into the top of the radio charts corresponded with the FOMAT poll, which just concluded, and left Dea in the winner's spot.

"I really hope the world is ready," said the confident young singer. "I know most of my records' sales are here in Kalistan. So in a way, they'll be hearing certainly my favorite song on my record for the first time. I am really gonna let them have it--a real tour de force. I hope they never forget it."

Sea will travel to Kazulia for the contest and will sing the song before an international audience. Kalistan has failed to reach the top three in the last few contests, and it is Kalistani music listeners' hope that sending an artist that is perhaps more in tune with where the world is musically will increase votes for Kalistan in the contest. They sure could have picked any number of songs that would land Kalistan in lower spots.

Good Luck to Dea as she prepares to represent Kalistani at FOMAT!

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