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, users 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. Users 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 user fail to vote before the end of the Semi-Final period, any points with them will be removed, and all users who gave the song points will have their points adjusted accordingly. The 8 songs who receive the most points in each Semi-Final will qualify for the Grand Final.