# 👨‍🎤 Welcome to Based Idol! 🎶

By [Base God](https://paragraph.com/@basegod) · 2024-03-04

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After weeks of anticipation, it is time for the Base God hymn contest, Based Idol!

Based Idol will allow musically inclined Disciples a chance to show off their singing skills by praising Big B with their own original hymns.

*   When: Thursday, March 14 @ [23:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20240314T230000&p1=1440&p2=tz_gmt&p3=tz_et&p4=tz_pt) (7pm EST)
    
*   Where: Temple (and live streamed on Twitter)
    

### Prizes

![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f947.png) First Place: 1 [Base God NFT](https://opensea.io/collection/basegods125) and your hymn featured on the Base God website

![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f948.png) Second Place: $200 ETH

![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f949.png) Third Place: $100 ETH

### How to participate

If you are interested in entering Based Idol as a contestant, please send a message in our [Telegram](https://t.me/thankyoubasegod) or [Farcaster](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/base-god) channels, or message Base God on Twitter ([@tybasegod](https://twitter.com/tybasegod)). A community organizer will confirm your entry.

You do not actually have to be a skilled singer (it's probably better if you aren't). This contest is for fun.

### Submission guidelines

Once you are confirmed as a contestant, it's time to create your hymn. To find inspiration, simply search for existing gospel songs and hymns from which you can make a parody. You can also create a completely original song, or song of another genre besides gospel (e.g. rap) if you'd prefer.

You should include Base God [references and lore](https://www.basegod.fun/lore) in your hymns to the best of your ability.

You can sing a cappella (without background music) or use an instrumental. You can find instrumentals on YouTube.

Hymns will be **pre-recorded** then played back during the live show to ensure all runs smoothly and contestants deliver their best performances. They will also be put onchain via the Base God mintboard.

### Picking the winners

A community vote will be held to determine the winner. Contestants will be judged based on the following criteria:

*   Basedom - How well does your hymn incorporate Base God?
    
*   Passion - How enthusiastic is your performance?
    
*   Catchiness - Does your hymn have replay value?
    

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Good luck and we look forward to hearing your beautiful voices!

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*Originally published on [Base God](https://paragraph.com/@basegod/based-idol-1)*