Schlagerman1
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Hey there! I am back again, this time with a little different contest which I hope people will enjoy voting in. As you all know, in 2004 came the introduction of the Semifinals and the number of participating nations increased from 26 in 2003 to 36 in 2004. But what if that didn't happen? What if the placements of the previous years mattered on which nations were allowed to compete, just like they did in 2000 and forward. So I decided to see which songs would be able to compete in 2004 if that rules were implemented and I need your help to decide what our outcome of it would look like, now over 20 years later.
So for every week (except for a break during the holidays), we will see 26 songs from every year compete for getting the trophy. You will work as jury members, ranking all 26 songs from #1 (the best) to #26 (the worst). The top 10 for every year (excluding the Big 4/5) will secure a place for coming year.
There is also a queue system, where the nations not competing is waiting to return, also determined after the placement they did in the previous edition they competed in. But there is a rule system for who gets in and not:
The running order for each year is also slightly changed, using the modern method of "Producers choice", with countries put in the same half in the final (and dividing the non-qualifiers depending on running order in semis) are being sorted to make it as good genre-wise as possible. From 2013 and forward, I use the running order in the final mostly, allowing all countries (except for the host) to be moved one position earlier or later. The songs that got eliminated are still divided after half and put in to make a variation in genre as much as possible. For 2020, I decided to make a running order based on which country got which half in the semi (with the big 5 getting randomized which half they get after that).
Here is how the countries for this year got selected:
Here are the 26 countries competing in ESC 2024:
1.
SWEDEN - "Unforgettable" Marcus & Martinus
2. MOLDOVA - "In The Middle" Natalia Barbu
3. CZECHIA - "Pedestal" Aiko
4. GERMANY - "Always On The Run" ISAAK
5. LUXEMBOURG - "Fighter" TALI
6. AZERBAIJAN - "Özünlə Apar" FAHREE feat Ilkin Dovlatov
7. LITHUANIA - "Luktelk" Silvester Belt
8. SPAIN - "ZORRA" Nebulossa
9. ESTONIA - "(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" 5MIINUST x Puuluup
10. IRELAND - "Doomsday Blue" Bambie Thug
11. LATVIA - "Hollow" Dons
12. GREECE - "ZARI" Marina Satti
13. UNITED KINGDOM - "Dizzy" Olly Alexander
14. NORWAY - "Ulveham" Gåte
15. ITALY - "La Noia" Angelina Mango
16. AUSTRALIA - "One Milkali (One Blood)" Electric Fields
17. FINLAND - "No Rules!" Windows95man
18. PORTUGAL - "Grito" iolanda
19. ARMENIA - "Jako" LADANIVA
20. CYPRUS - "Liar" Silia Kapsis
21. SWITZERLAND - "The Code" Nemo
22. SLOVENIA - "Veronika" Raiven
23. BELGIUM - "Before The Party's Over" Mustii
24. GEORGIA - "Firefighter" Nutsa Buzaladze
25. FRANCE - "Mon Amour" Slimane
26. AUSTRIA - "We Will Rave" Kaleen
Playlist of all the 26 songs:
How to vote:
You vote by sending a message to me here on the forum, ranking all 26 songs from 1 (the best) to 26 (the worst).
You got approximately a week on you to vote, so the deadline ends on Sunday the 4th of May at 21 CEST!
Queue list (the nations that are waiting in line to compete in the near future):
Let's redo this contest!
So for every week (except for a break during the holidays), we will see 26 songs from every year compete for getting the trophy. You will work as jury members, ranking all 26 songs from #1 (the best) to #26 (the worst). The top 10 for every year (excluding the Big 4/5) will secure a place for coming year.
There is also a queue system, where the nations not competing is waiting to return, also determined after the placement they did in the previous edition they competed in. But there is a rule system for who gets in and not:
The running order for each year is also slightly changed, using the modern method of "Producers choice", with countries put in the same half in the final (and dividing the non-qualifiers depending on running order in semis) are being sorted to make it as good genre-wise as possible. From 2013 and forward, I use the running order in the final mostly, allowing all countries (except for the host) to be moved one position earlier or later. The songs that got eliminated are still divided after half and put in to make a variation in genre as much as possible. For 2020, I decided to make a running order based on which country got which half in the semi (with the big 5 getting randomized which half they get after that).
Here is how the countries for this year got selected:
Here are the 26 countries competing in ESC 2024:
1.
SWEDEN - "Unforgettable" Marcus & Martinus2.
MOLDOVA - "In The Middle" Natalia Barbu3.
CZECHIA - "Pedestal" Aiko4.
GERMANY - "Always On The Run" ISAAK5.
LUXEMBOURG - "Fighter" TALI6.
AZERBAIJAN - "Özünlə Apar" FAHREE feat Ilkin Dovlatov7.
LITHUANIA - "Luktelk" Silvester Belt8.
SPAIN - "ZORRA" Nebulossa9.
ESTONIA - "(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" 5MIINUST x Puuluup10.
IRELAND - "Doomsday Blue" Bambie Thug11.
LATVIA - "Hollow" Dons12.
GREECE - "ZARI" Marina Satti13.
UNITED KINGDOM - "Dizzy" Olly Alexander14.
NORWAY - "Ulveham" Gåte15.
ITALY - "La Noia" Angelina Mango16.
AUSTRALIA - "One Milkali (One Blood)" Electric Fields17.
FINLAND - "No Rules!" Windows95man18.
PORTUGAL - "Grito" iolanda19.
ARMENIA - "Jako" LADANIVA20.
CYPRUS - "Liar" Silia Kapsis21.
SWITZERLAND - "The Code" Nemo22.
SLOVENIA - "Veronika" Raiven23.
BELGIUM - "Before The Party's Over" Mustii24.
GEORGIA - "Firefighter" Nutsa Buzaladze25.
FRANCE - "Mon Amour" Slimane26.
AUSTRIA - "We Will Rave" KaleenPlaylist of all the 26 songs:
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How to vote:
You vote by sending a message to me here on the forum, ranking all 26 songs from 1 (the best) to 26 (the worst).
You got approximately a week on you to vote, so the deadline ends on Sunday the 4th of May at 21 CEST!
Queue list (the nations that are waiting in line to compete in the near future):
Let's redo this contest!
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