Europe Melody Song Contest • Rules + Blacklist

General Rules



1. (J)ESC songs are not allowed to participate.

2. Songs that were released before 2000 are not allowed to participate.

3. Covers are forbidden.

4. Revamped versions/Remixes are allowed as long as they feature the official singer.

5. There's no limit over the lenght of a song, however all the entries will be cut down to 3 minutes and included in the edition's album prior to the contest.

6. The entry must be selected via the Selection Methods listed below.

7. All of the other rules that are further explained in this thread must be respected.


National Selections

1. All of the NS acts have to be native from the country the selection takes place in. Artists who have 50/50 roots are allowed to compete as well.

2. Every National Selection can be only held after the Confirmation Thread of the following edition of the contest has been opened, and make sure to have  the results of the NS are presented in time, just before the Song Submission Deadline.

3. Artists that have previously competed in National Selections can compete in another show with the same song again.


Internal Selections

1.Same Rules apply here as for National selection

Strikes


• 1 strike for not confirming/withdrawing before deadline
• 1 strike for not send song before deadline
• 1 strike for not voting without valid reason
• 1 Edition ban for cheating in voting
• 1 Edition ban for getting 3 strikes
• 3 Editidion ban for getting 3 strikes agian

Blacklist