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).
So for this edition, we are going for the third time in a row to Albania! Here are how the nations got selected for this contest.
Here are the 26 countries competing in ESC 2021:
1.
CYPRUS - "El Diablo" Elena Tsagrinou
2. NORTH MACEDONIA - "Here I Stand" Vasil
3. ALBANIA - "Karma" Anxhela Peristeri
4. CZECH REPUBLIC - "omaga" Benny Christo
5. RUSSIA - "Russian Woman" Manizha
6. ESTONIA - "The Lucky One" Uku Suviste
7. MALTA - "Je Me Casse" Destiny
8. POLAND - "The Ride" RAFAŁ
9. SERBIA - "Loco Loco" Hurricane
10. UNITED KINGDOM - "Embers" James Newman
11. SWITZERLAND - "Tout l'Univers" Gjon's Tears
12. ICELAND - "10 Years" Daði og Gagnamagnið
13. SPAIN - "Voy A Quedarme" Blas Cantó
14. GERMANY - "I Don't Feel Hate" Jendrik
15. GEORGIA - "You" Tornike Kipiani
16. FINLAND - "Dark Side" Blind Channel
17. BULGARIA - "Growing Up Is Getting Old" VICTORIA
18. LITHUANIA - "Discoteque" The Roop
19. LATVIA - "The Moon Is Rising" Samanta Tīna
20. UKRAINE - "Shum" Go_A
21. FRANCE - "Voilà" Barbara Pravi
22. CROATIA - "Tick-Tock" Albina
23. NORWAY - "Fallen Angel" TIX
24. ITALY - "Zitti E Buoni" Måneskin
25. ROMANIA - "Amnesia" ROXEN
26. DENMARK - "Øve Os På Hinanden" Fyr Og Flamme
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 6th of April 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).
So for this edition, we are going for the third time in a row to Albania! Here are how the nations got selected for this contest.
Here are the 26 countries competing in ESC 2021:
1.
CYPRUS - "El Diablo" Elena Tsagrinou2.
NORTH MACEDONIA - "Here I Stand" Vasil3.
ALBANIA - "Karma" Anxhela Peristeri4.
CZECH REPUBLIC - "omaga" Benny Christo5.
RUSSIA - "Russian Woman" Manizha6.
ESTONIA - "The Lucky One" Uku Suviste7.
MALTA - "Je Me Casse" Destiny8.
POLAND - "The Ride" RAFAŁ9.
SERBIA - "Loco Loco" Hurricane10.
UNITED KINGDOM - "Embers" James Newman11.
SWITZERLAND - "Tout l'Univers" Gjon's Tears12.
ICELAND - "10 Years" Daði og Gagnamagnið13.
SPAIN - "Voy A Quedarme" Blas Cantó14.
GERMANY - "I Don't Feel Hate" Jendrik15.
GEORGIA - "You" Tornike Kipiani16.
FINLAND - "Dark Side" Blind Channel17.
BULGARIA - "Growing Up Is Getting Old" VICTORIA18.
LITHUANIA - "Discoteque" The Roop19.
LATVIA - "The Moon Is Rising" Samanta Tīna20.
UKRAINE - "Shum" Go_A21.
FRANCE - "Voilà" Barbara Pravi22.
CROATIA - "Tick-Tock" Albina23.
NORWAY - "Fallen Angel" TIX24.
ITALY - "Zitti E Buoni" Måneskin25.
ROMANIA - "Amnesia" ROXEN26.
DENMARK - "Øve Os På Hinanden" Fyr Og FlammePlaylist 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 6th of April 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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