Liet-Lavlut
Encyclopedia
Liet-Lávlut or Liet Ynternasjonaal is an annual festival for musicians who speak any of Europe's minority language
s that was held the first time in Friesland
in 2002. The goal of the festival is to boost interest in Europe's minority language
s, especially with young people.
had won two out of the three competitions, the festival was held in Östersund
, Sweden, which is the southern reaches of the area, Sápmi, that the Sámi live in in the Nordic Countries. Sixty competitors, singing in 25 minority languages, took part in the preliminary elimination round. Eleven songs, representing 11 languages, were selected for the final competition.
Although the winner was selected by the festival's jury
, the audience could vote for their favorite artist at the festival, on the Internet
and by SMS message
. The Sámi duo of Johan Kitti from Sweden and Ellen Sara Bæhr from Norway won the competition with "Luđiin muitalan", sung in Northern Sámi
. The audience favorite was Liza Pannetier, with her song in Occitan, "Soleu Rouge".
, Sweden
. Corsican singer Jacques Culioli won both the jury's and public's awards.
The 2009 competition was held on October 31st, 2009 in the De Harmonie theater in Leeuwarden, the capital city
of the Dutch
province of Friesland
.
The Finnish Sámi rock band Somby
won the competition. The audience favorite was Dr. Drer en Cre Posse from Sardinia
, with their song in "Apu Biu".
Minority language
A minority language is a language spoken by a minority of the population of a territory. Such people are termed linguistic minorities or language minorities.-International politics:...
s that was held the first time in Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
in 2002. The goal of the festival is to boost interest in Europe's minority language
Minority language
A minority language is a language spoken by a minority of the population of a territory. Such people are termed linguistic minorities or language minorities.-International politics:...
s, especially with young people.
Liet-Lávlut 2006
Since the SámiSami people
The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...
had won two out of the three competitions, the festival was held in Östersund
Östersund
Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...
, Sweden, which is the southern reaches of the area, Sápmi, that the Sámi live in in the Nordic Countries. Sixty competitors, singing in 25 minority languages, took part in the preliminary elimination round. Eleven songs, representing 11 languages, were selected for the final competition.
Although the winner was selected by the festival's jury
Jury
A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. Modern juries tend to be found in courts to ascertain the guilt, or lack thereof, in a crime. In Anglophone jurisdictions, the verdict may be guilty,...
, the audience could vote for their favorite artist at the festival, on the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and by SMS message
Short message service
Short Message Service is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between fixed line or mobile phone devices...
. The Sámi duo of Johan Kitti from Sweden and Ellen Sara Bæhr from Norway won the competition with "Luđiin muitalan", sung in Northern Sámi
Northern Sami
Northern or North Sami is the most widely spoken of all Sami languages. The speaking area of Northern Sami covers the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland...
. The audience favorite was Liza Pannetier, with her song in Occitan, "Soleu Rouge".
Entries in the order they were performed
| Flag | Artist | Entry | Language | Placing |
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| Arbe Garbe | Oh moj sin | Friulian | ||
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Anna Murray and Ian Findlay Macleod | An-raoir bha mi coiseachd | Scottish Gaelic | |
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Moot | Gyn Fockleyn | Manx Manx language Manx , also known as Manx Gaelic, and as the Manks language, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, historically spoken by the Manx people. Only a small minority of the Island's population is fluent in the language, but a larger minority has some knowledge of it... |
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Raud-Ants Raud-Ants Raud-Ants is an Estonian folk metal band from Viljandi that was formed in 2002. Raud-Ants combines Estonian folk music with Heavy metal. The band was raised in Tartu and Tallinn.... |
Kui miä kazvolin kanainõ | Votic | |
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Gari | Hil ez denak | Basque Basque language Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories... |
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Liza Pannetier | Soleu Roge | Occitan | audience favorite |
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Van Wieren | Nim dyn tiid | West Frisian West Frisian language West Frisian is a language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands. West Frisian is the name by which this language is usually known outside the Netherlands, to distinguish it from the closely related Frisian languages of Saterland Frisian and North Frisian,... |
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| Jord | Oonhän meilä vielä kieli | Meänkieli Meänkieli Meänkieli is the name used in Sweden for Finnish dialects spoken in the northernmost parts of the country, around the valley of the Torne River.... |
5 | |
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Narf | Santiago | Galician Galician language Galician is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it is co-official with Castilian Spanish, as well as in border zones of the neighbouring territories of Asturias and Castile and León.Modern Galician and... |
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Johan Kitti and Ellen Sara Bæhr | Luđiin muitalan | Northern Sámi Northern Sami Northern or North Sami is the most widely spoken of all Sami languages. The speaking area of Northern Sami covers the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland... |
1 |
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Karavan Familia | Shej baxtali | Romani Romani language Romani or Romany, Gypsy or Gipsy is any of several languages of the Romani people. They are Indic, sometimes classified in the "Central" or "Northwestern" zone, and sometimes treated as a branch of their own.... |
2 |
| entry lyrics | ||||
Liet-Lávlut 2008
The competition took place on October 18 in LuleåLuleå
- Transportation :Local buses are run by .A passenger train service is available from Luleå Centralstation on Sweden's national SJ railway service northbound to Narvik on the Norwegian coast, or southbound to Stockholm. See Rail transport in Sweden....
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Corsican singer Jacques Culioli won both the jury's and public's awards.
Liet International 2009 and 2010
In January the Board of the Liet Foundation decided to continue under the name Liet International.The 2009 competition was held on October 31st, 2009 in the De Harmonie theater in Leeuwarden, the capital city
Capital City
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of the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
.
The Finnish Sámi rock band Somby
Somby
Somby is a common Sami surname.The name has most likely been made as a Norwegian language adapted variation based on the Sami town of Sombio in the Kemi region of north Finland. The name has probably also risen from the personal male name like Sompia, Sompi, Sombie, Sombe, Sombby, Sombi, Sumby and...
won the competition. The audience favorite was Dr. Drer en Cre Posse from Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, with their song in "Apu Biu".