Contest Format

Country Claim
During the Country Claim phase, users can sign-up for the edition as an available country. As of edition 26 a maximum of 66 participants may sign up for an edition. Additional users who sign up will be placed on a waiting list.

Claimiable Countries
Users may claim the following countries:


 * 1) The 193 United Nations member states;
 * 2) The United Nations observer states; (Palestine and the Vatican City)
 * 3) Members or observers of a United Nations Specialized Agency; (Cook Islands, Kosovo, Niue, and Taiwan)
 * 4) The United Kingdom in its four constituent parts: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

Song Submissions
During the Song Submission phase, users submit a song to represent their country for the edition. The artist does not have to have a relation to the country the user represents, but it may if the user likes. Songs from previous editions or the Eurovision Song Contest and its spin-offs are not allowed to be re-submitted. If a user submits a song by an artist already submitted that edition, the user must send another song. Users may not reveal information about their entry until the Semi-Final phase unless they host a National Final. If a user fails to submit a song then the highest user on the waiting list will be asked to submit a song instead and given a place in the edition.

National-Finals
Instead of internally deciding on a song, participants may opt to hold a National-Final. National-Finals allow for a user to let other participants of the contest decide what song will represent the National-Final holder's country. Participants who host a National-Final are allowed to reveal the results of their National-Final before the Semi-Final period, and thus are able to reveal their song as well.

Semi-Finals
During the Semi-Final phase, the host arranges the songs into 3 different semi-finals. Additionally, the 6 Automatic-Qualifiers will each be assigned a semi-final to vote in. Each participant must rank the other songs in their semi-final on a scale of 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th. Should a participant fail to vote before the end of the Semi-Final period, any points for their song will be removed, all participants who gave the song points will have their points adjusted accordingly, and the user will be disqualified from the following edition. The 8 songs who receive the most points in each semi-final will qualify for the Grand Final.

Cross-Voting
Participants may also opt to vote in other semi-finals in addition to the one they are assigned to. The points that are given by cross-voters are added in addition to the points from internal voters. If there are a number of cross-voters greater than half the number of internal voters, the points from cross-voters will be scaled down to be equal to 58 times that number. The number of internal voters is equal to the number of participants who have a song in the semi-final and vote, and the Automatic-Qualifiers assigned to vote in that semi-final.

Grand Final
The 8 qualifiers from each semi-final plus the 6 automatic-qualifiers together form a 30-song grand final. Every participant, including non-qualifiers, ranks the songs in the grand final using the same ranking style as in the semi-finals. As in the semi-finals, if a participant fails to vote before the end of the Grand Final period any points for their song will be removed, all participants who gave the song points will have their points adjusted accordingly, and the user will be disqualified from the following edition.

Automatic-Qualifiers
The participants who place in the top 6 of the Grand Final are known as "Automatic Qualifiers" or AQs. These AQs have a guaranteed spot in the grand final and do not have their song placed within any of the semi-finals. Additionally, the user who places 1st in the edition has the opportunity to host the following edition. Should they deny the opportunity, it will be passed to the next highest placement until a user accepts the position.

Live Show
During the live show, participants reveal their points when called upon by the host or the mods. Once all of the users have posted their points the live show ends, and the full results of the contest are revealed.