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Clearly haven't been to Brighton - most of my work in preparing was censoring what could be shared here!

Now we will introduce a new band on the Brighton indie scene - they're music is fantastic and I reckon this song could do quite well in the contest... It's Fickle Friends with Swim

Now to introduce one of Brighton's most famous landmarks, the Royal Pavillion. It was inspired by Indian architecture and built in the 19th Century. During the Second World War thousands of sick and wounded Indian soldiers were treated in the Pavillion and today this Indian connection lives on.

If Brighton's music scene has impressed you so far, there's more of that to come! But the next part of the ceremony is very significant in Brighton. Brighton is a city that is very eco-conscious, it is where the Green Party has their only MP and this environmentally friendly community have come up with an excellent way to reuse waste - to use it as musical instruments! Yes, the amazing Stomp percussion group were founded in Brighton in the 1990s and here with a domestic recycling performance that is genius in so many ways is Stomp.

With some fantastic music already tonight from Birdy and Rhones and the Kooks, it is time for another amazing Brighton band to take to the stage! Please welcome Royal Blood with Figure it Out

The scene has been set for this evenings show. Outside the sea is calm, the sun is setting, the illuminations on the pier are being switched on! The city is calm and Brighton is ready for an explosion of music, dance and performce that will declare the contest open. If the delegations are ready, the show shall begin...

That was the Parade of Nations, but there is one more obstacle to overcome before competing nations will be fully welcomed to the contest! It is the infamous BRIGHTON BIG BALLS: Once our competitors can overcome this challenge then they are truely ready to take on the musical marathon that is the Totallympics Song Contest!

SOUTH EAST BRAZIL BULGARIA GREAT BRITAIN POLAND SERBIA

SOUTH WEST DENMARK LITHUANIA SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA

THE MIDLANDS CANADA FINLAND RUSSIA UNITED STATES

Ok, I'll add another one that should

WALES ARGENTINA KAZAKHSTAN MALTA MEXICO MOLDOVA ROMANIA

THE NORTH AZERBAIJAN INDIA IRAN ITALY NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND

NORTHERN IRELAND ALGERIA FRANCE GERMANY INDONESIA

SCOTLAND CROATIA GREECE IRELAND MOROCCO PORTUGAL TUNISIA

To begin this ceremony we will rise, rise into the skies above the city of Brighton, look out along the Sussex coast, inland to the South Downs and out to the English Channel and mainland Europe and the world beyond. But look, now we are at the top of the tallest moving observation tower in the world, the i360, what can we see? In the distance the Irish delegation are boarding a raft leaving the island of St Kilda, we can see the Mexican and Moldovan delegations finishing their hike along Glyndwr's Way, we can see the Lithuania team's hot air baloon landing by the Clifton Suspension Bridge, we can see Potugal at the highest point in Britain and we can see Algeria in a bad mood counting down the seconds until they can leave the Giant's Causeway. So now is the time to bring the delegations of the world together and welcome the entire Totallympic's community to Brighton. So without further ado, let us welcome the delagtions to Brighton, region by region, welcoming them to the contest with a parade of nations, led by a cultural anthem from their host region.

Well, do you wanna go the seaside? Because that's where Totallympics is heading, to the coastal city and home to the Kooks, it's ....

So the county is Sussex, but what about the city... Anyone got any ideas? Maybe Clue 2 will help... This is The Kooks with Seaside

Now the ceremony has begun, there may be one question you might be asking yourself ... Where is the Totallympics Song Contest being held in Britain? So far there has been no word on the venue, last year we were in Kaunas and Kosice, so where will we be in Britain? Well, you're net getting the answer to that question too easily, there's a couple of clues that should reveal where this great contest will be held. Clue 1: This contest has been all about counties so far! So the host county for this contest is....

Just one more formality before the start of the ceremony and that is to oficially welcome everyone to Great Britain. So without further ado, please stand for the national anthem of Great Britain, played by the Royal Guard.

And so it begins....

Welcome to the 2017 Totallympics Annual International Song Contest Opening Ceremony! There is only one possible way to open this contest and that is to celebrate the reason why we are here, in Britain, today. That reason is Birdy and Rhodes with their stunning song Let it all go. So everyone enjoy this special performance from last years winners, Birdy and Rhodes....

1 HOUR TO GO TO THE OPENING CEREMONY

Wow! Everyone has made it!!

MERSEYSIDE (N) And last but not least, we head to Merseyside and welcome Netherlands @heywoodu and Azerbaijan @il_qar. Both will be staying in Liverpool so enjoy this wonderful city full of culture and some of the friendliest people. Netherlands/Azerbaijan - Liverpool