SOTF EUROVISION
EUROVISION!
EUROVISION!
EUROVISION!
EUROVISION!
So yes, after hosting one in 97 songtests I am now apparently hosting 2 in 3. At least this one is a legitimate if inexplicable victory of mine!
So what shall we do for our monumental ONE HUNDREDTH songtest? Well, I don't have anything truly epic in mind, but let's use this centenary mark to pay homage to what these songtests are ostensibly based on in the first place.
So that means we will be hosting our very own SOTF Eurovision contest this time around!
The normal standard rules will be below, but this contest will yes will have some special rules so make sure you read through them all.
Anyway, Eurovision, if you don't know, is the yearly adventure in wackiness and music where each European country except those that are in funding rages or don't feel like it or are too sinisterly dictatorial at the moment submit a song. Also Israel. And Australia does now because why not? These songs are then separated into semifinals and finals, and voted on, and hey you get the drill, all with a big show that is uh, rather heavy on the spectacle as you can see above. So, to approximate a SOTF Eurovision, here are the rules:
1) You can choose a song from any country participating in the 2022 Eurovision Contest. See the map below:
Actually the map is confusing. Uh, you can't submit from any yellow countries, they're not in this year. Green and purple countries only
Or to be easier - Albania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Armenia, Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Cyrpus, Georgia, Finland, Israel, Malta, San Marino, Serbia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Ireland, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Sweden, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
2) Only one submission per country. If you choose a song from a country has already been submitted, tough luck, gotta pick another one.
3) Some artists may be eligible for different countries (ie a singer with dual citizenship, a band with members from different countries). If I judge that the connection between artist and country is too tenuous (like say submitting KISS to represent Israel because Gene Simmons was born there but hasn't lived there since 1958), I may tell you to pick another artist because I'm mean like that.
There are also some rules and guidelines for song selection! PLEASE READ, LIKE REALLY!
1) In addition to not using a song from a previous songtest, you can't submit a song that's been in Eurovision before. So look it up, I'm not gonna provide a list. Previous Eurovision artists are fine.
2) You don't need to pick a typical Eurovision-style song. Choose from any genre! However, I would appreciate if you did me a solid and didn't pick like Adele or David Bowie or something for the UK.
3) HOWEVER, and on that note, Eurovision is all about the here and now! Rule for this contest only - NO OLD SONGS. Any song must be from the last 10 years, so 2012-2022 just to make things simple for us all.
4) Eurovision songs have a maximum of three minutes! I'm not gonna hamstring you that much, however songs can't be so long that Eurovision can't do its commercial breaks on time. You have a MAXIMUM FOUR MINUTES THIRTY SECONDS for songs. So you can submit your Moldovan black metal masterpiece, just not the one that's eleven minutes long.
5) Music videos are not required but are suggested for the spirit of Eurovision. Live performances are also acceptable. Note that if the music video is a bit over 4:30 that's fine, as long as the song itself isn't.
6) UPDATED CLARIFICATION RULE - Just like in real Eurovision, songs can be in English or the country's national language.
Any questions or angry outbursts about these rules can be directed to me on Discord!
I will post on this topic the countries that are taken in smallish groups.
Will be taking submissions up to, oh let's say 11:59 PM Sunday February 20th so you've got the weekend to make your choices!
Send me submissions or votes on board via PM or on Chat
UPDATE - THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES ARE CURRENTLY TAKEN: Russia, Germany, Finland, France, Sweden, Ireland, Czech Republic, Austria, Estonia, Denmark, Lithuania, Iceland
