Post by Tufkai on Apr 24, 2021 19:00:02 GMT 1
Select Song Contest #01
in
Moscow, Russia
Select Song Contest features the 25 most popular countries on the forums.
(I'm not using any actual statistics - this is just based on observation)
Countries are first-come first-serve - once you claim a country it's yours until you swap/withdraw
You may confirm with a ranked list of preferences. If you edit your confirmation post, the edit time will be taken into account (so if someone confirmed with the same country after you posted but before you edited, they get the country)
No approval is required for entries. You may start a national selection but keep in mind that there is a 5 song limit.
Let the bloodbath begin!
Confirmations close Sunday, May 2nd 23:59 CET
Submissions close Sunday, May 9th 23:59 CET
Free countries
N/A - ask to join the waiting list
Participating countries
Australia - Fatih
Belgium - Llemian
Brazil - Wys
Canada - TitleTheNon
Denmark - Dylan
France - Ｊａｋｕｂ
Germany - joshua
Greece - chhunter
Ireland - justjeffhere28
Italy - Alex Memphis
Japan - Chante™
Mexico - Jmain
Netherlands - valkory
New Zealand - escanton
Norway - Euu
Poland - 𝖱𝖠𝖣𝖤𝖰𝖰
Romania - thomas (inactive)
Russia - Tufkai
South Korea - Kinoshita!
Spain - Fat Nepal
Sweden - Apostolis
Turkey - Hayastantzi92
UK - basil
Ukraine - Carlos
USA - italix
Waiting list
1. Gilberto - 0
2. Aglan - 0
3. Kenajabam - 0
4. alex(a)bg - 0
Strikes
sircheeseaton - 1
euu - 1
greecelove - 1
valkory - 1
Rules –
1. This contest has permanent players. Once you claim/draw a country, it's yours until you leave or swap. When the contest becomes full, all countries will have a draw when they become free.
2. You can select a song from any year
3. Covers are allowed as long as they haven't already competed
4. In order to compete for a country, an artist must have…
a. been born or raised there
b. at least one parent from there (grandparents are not enough)
c. lived there for at least 3 years (if they are currently between two countries, they are considered eligible)
If your artist doesn't fall under category A, and they have a stronger connection to another participating country, the HoD reserves the right to veto the entry
For groups at least 50% of members (or at least the lead singers) must have a connection to the country
4.1. Borrowing -
- A song can compete for a country if at least one of the composers and lyricists are from that country.
- Ireland can borrow from 
Northern Ireland (they can also compete for UK but that goes without saying)
- Ethnic minorities can compete for the country of their mother tongue, unless they come from a multi-lingual country (e.g. an Italian speaker from France can compete for Italy, but an Italian speaker from 
Switzerland cannot (unless they also have ties to ). Approval is not required but if the country they come from is participating, the HoD can veto it.
5. National selections are allowed but they can only have up to 5 songs. You may re-use songs in future selections. It is recommended that you time-stamp the videos to the recap spot.
6. A song cannot take part if it has competed in…
- (Junior) Eurovision
- (Junior) Northvision (unless it was an NQ from before 2018/edition 24)
- Any forum contest in the last 6 months (based on confirmation date) (this is to prevent songs that aren’t overused at the time, but become overused by the results) (exceptions will be made for songs confirmed up to 3 days earlier - unless it's for Northvision or Fantasia)
- 3 or more forum contests
7. You can sing in whatever language you like, but if you send an song in a language other than English or an official/regional language, the artist mustn't have a strong connection the country (e.g. Banda Magda can sing in French for Greece or USA, but Claudio Capeo can't sing in French for Italy). This doesn't apply if the majority of the lyrics are in English or an official language (e.g. Stella Mwangi can send a song with some Swahili lyrics for Norway)
8. Each player must give
and 
- 
to their top 10 (the voting system pre 2016)
9. Penalties -
One strike -
Not confirming/withdrawing on time
Not sending an entry on time
Not voting without reason. Replacers will vote on their behalf (if replacers cannot be found, the votes of two other players will be combined together).
Starting a national selection with more than 5 songs. (The selection can carry on but only on the first offence)
Three strikes -
Cheating once
Permanent ban
Cheating more than once
If a player with under 100 posts gets a strike, they lose their country. All others players lose their country after three strikes.
10. If there is a tie, there will be a countback. The song with the votes from the countries has the advantage, then the most 12's, most 10's, etc.
11. HoD's may enlist a Co-HoD. It functions the same as Northvision - the Co-HoD(s) make up 50% of the country's votes and can organise national selections, but only the main HoD can confirm/withdraw and post entries. Unlike in NVSC, a Co-HoD can send replacer votes on behalf of their HoD.
12. If the contest becomes full, a waiting list will be introduced. The WL will have a points system - every time a user submits replacement (or Co-HoD) votes, they get a point. Users with more points will be higher on the WL.
barovka (sometimes inactive) Dylan basil Gregory (inactive) italix Ｂ３ＳＴＢＥＡＴＳ Hayastantzi92 Alex Memphis fabbi nijat ferret chhunter
Fatih @antonija Aglan Queen of Mean (Inactive) hayashi 🇺🇦🇵🇸 joshua
TitleTheNon Dominic orhxn Francisco ᴛᴏᴍ ᴋʟᴏsᴇʀ ferrygraf Carlos Þórir Chante™ 𝖱𝖠𝖣𝖤𝖰𝖰 fuerte (inactive) Apostolis Llemian
Gilberto CHAE WITH A C escanton Jmain Amanda justjeffhere28 Fat Nepal Wys thomas (inactive) valkory
in
Moscow, RussiaSelect Song Contest features the 25 most popular countries on the forums.
(I'm not using any actual statistics - this is just based on observation)
Countries are first-come first-serve - once you claim a country it's yours until you swap/withdraw
You may confirm with a ranked list of preferences. If you edit your confirmation post, the edit time will be taken into account (so if someone confirmed with the same country after you posted but before you edited, they get the country)
No approval is required for entries. You may start a national selection but keep in mind that there is a 5 song limit.
Let the bloodbath begin!
Confirmations close Sunday, May 2nd 23:59 CET
Submissions close Sunday, May 9th 23:59 CET
Free countries
N/A - ask to join the waiting list
Participating countries
Australia - Fatih Belgium - Llemian Brazil - Wys Canada - TitleTheNon Denmark - Dylan France - Ｊａｋｕｂ Germany - joshua Greece - chhunter Ireland - justjeffhere28 Italy - Alex Memphis Japan - Chante™ Mexico - Jmain Netherlands - valkory New Zealand - escanton Norway - Euu Poland - 𝖱𝖠𝖣𝖤𝖰𝖰 Romania - thomas (inactive) Russia - Tufkai South Korea - Kinoshita! Spain - Fat Nepal Sweden - Apostolis Turkey - Hayastantzi92 UK - basil Ukraine - Carlos USA - italix Waiting list
1. Gilberto - 0
2. Aglan - 0
3. Kenajabam - 0
4. alex(a)bg - 0
Strikes
sircheeseaton - 1 euu - 1 greecelove - 1 valkory - 1Rules –
1. This contest has permanent players. Once you claim/draw a country, it's yours until you leave or swap. When the contest becomes full, all countries will have a draw when they become free.
2. You can select a song from any year
3. Covers are allowed as long as they haven't already competed
4. In order to compete for a country, an artist must have…
a. been born or raised there
b. at least one parent from there (grandparents are not enough)
c. lived there for at least 3 years (if they are currently between two countries, they are considered eligible)
If your artist doesn't fall under category A, and they have a stronger connection to another participating country, the HoD reserves the right to veto the entry
For groups at least 50% of members (or at least the lead singers) must have a connection to the country
4.1. Borrowing -
- A song can compete for a country if at least one of the composers and lyricists are from that country.
-
Ireland can borrow from Northern Ireland (they can also compete for UK but that goes without saying)- Ethnic minorities can compete for the country of their mother tongue, unless they come from a multi-lingual country (e.g. an
Italian speaker from France can compete for Italy, but an Italian speaker from Switzerland cannot (unless they also have ties to ). Approval is not required but if the country they come from is participating, the HoD can veto it.5. National selections are allowed but they can only have up to 5 songs. You may re-use songs in future selections. It is recommended that you time-stamp the videos to the recap spot.
6. A song cannot take part if it has competed in…
- (Junior) Eurovision
- (Junior) Northvision (unless it was an NQ from before 2018/edition 24)
- Any forum contest in the last 6 months (based on confirmation date) (this is to prevent songs that aren’t overused at the time, but become overused by the results) (exceptions will be made for songs confirmed up to 3 days earlier - unless it's for Northvision or Fantasia)
- 3 or more forum contests
7. You can sing in whatever language you like, but if you send an song in a language other than English or an official/regional language, the artist mustn't have a strong connection the country (e.g.
Banda Magda can sing in French for Greece or USA, but Claudio Capeo can't sing in French for Italy). This doesn't apply if the majority of the lyrics are in English or an official language (e.g. Stella Mwangi can send a song with some Swahili lyrics for Norway)8. Each player must give
and - to their top 10 (the voting system pre 2016)9. Penalties -
One strike -
Not confirming/withdrawing on time
Not sending an entry on time
Not voting without reason. Replacers will vote on their behalf (if replacers cannot be found, the votes of two other players will be combined together).
Starting a national selection with more than 5 songs. (The selection can carry on but only on the first offence)
Three strikes -
Cheating once
Permanent ban
Cheating more than once
If a player with under 100 posts gets a strike, they lose their country. All others players lose their country after three strikes.
10. If there is a tie, there will be a countback. The song with the votes from the countries has the advantage, then the most 12's, most 10's, etc.
11. HoD's may enlist a Co-HoD. It functions the same as Northvision - the Co-HoD(s) make up 50% of the country's votes and can organise national selections, but only the main HoD can confirm/withdraw and post entries. Unlike in NVSC, a Co-HoD can send replacer votes on behalf of their HoD.
12. If the contest becomes full, a waiting list will be introduced. The WL will have a points system - every time a user submits replacement (or Co-HoD) votes, they get a point. Users with more points will be higher on the WL.
barovka (sometimes inactive) Dylan basil Gregory (inactive) italix Ｂ３ＳＴＢＥＡＴＳ Hayastantzi92 Alex Memphis fabbi nijat ferret chhunter
Fatih @antonija Aglan Queen of Mean (Inactive) hayashi 🇺🇦🇵🇸 joshua
TitleTheNon Dominic orhxn Francisco ᴛᴏᴍ ᴋʟᴏsᴇʀ ferrygraf Carlos Þórir Chante™ 𝖱𝖠𝖣𝖤𝖰𝖰 fuerte (inactive) Apostolis Llemian
Gilberto CHAE WITH A C escanton Jmain Amanda justjeffhere28 Fat Nepal Wys thomas (inactive) valkory
South Korea confirms!
USA
United Kingdom
Germany
Canada
Romania
confirms
