EuroAsia Song Contest 31st Edition Wiki

(THIS IS A FAN MADE CONTEST! PLEASE DO NOT TAKE DOWN) EuroAsia Song Contest 31st Edition is an Asian European song contest for People from Europe, Asia, The Americas, and North Africa. The competition is organized by the host broadcaster SVT And the European Public Broadcasting Association. The contest will take place in Stockholm Sweden After Winning The 30th edition. the contest is also expected for the 3nd time since the outbreak that all artists wlll travel to the hosting country.

**Participation Requirments:**

1: A country wishes to take part must be from europe, north africa, oceania, whole of asia or the whole of americas to be a member of the EPBA.

2: A country's representative must be aged from 16 to 50.

3: A country's song cannot be longer than 4:40 minutes

4: The Maximum amount of Participating countries is 45.

5: A country wishes to take part in the contest has until april May 23, 2021 to officially submit the participation at the EPBA.

6: A particepating country cannot withdraw from the contest after it has officially confirmed its participation unless it has a justified reason. random withdrawal after the list has been closed can cause a ban from the next editions

7: all countries must submit their songs to the EPBA by July 11, 2021 at 23:55 PM Sweden time. national finals can take place until July 11, 2021. there is an exception for non live national finals and artist or song reveles that Are due to be broadcast Until July 15, 2021. not submiting an entry will cause a disqualification and a ban from the next editions.

## Change Of Membership terms in the EPBA

previously during the EPA'S october conference all 39 member broadcasters voted in favour for allowing the whole of asian countries to apply for EPBA membership. which paved a way for future where amrican countries will be allowed to apply membership too, in april 14th during the EPBA April Confrence the 24 EPBA member broadcasters have voted in favour for amrican countries to be able to apply membership. while 15 were against. so far countries has been approved membership, USA, Brazil, Canada, Chile, and Mexico. the contest's name will not be changed at the moment.

## Participating countries

Semi-finalists **Semi Final 1: July 22, 2021**

* = Qualifed by special juris.

**Semi Final 2: April 23, 2021**

* = Qualifed by special juris.

**Grand Final: July 24, 2021**

## other countries

Armenia: It Has been announced by the EPBA that Armenia will be disqualified from the 31st edition due to not submitting an entry by the deadline in july 11. because it's Armenia's first disqualifcation it has been decided not to block armenia from taking part in the next editions. the Armenian head of delegation stated that they curently face internal problems that made commencing a an artist selection impossible. he also stated that they will try coming back in the next edition.

Azerbaijan: AZER tv has announced that they will take a break from competing due to disappointing results. the head of delegation added that they will use this free time to find a representative for their next come back.

Estonia: ER has announced that they did not submit their participation in time due to not preparing a selection committee or proccess.

Japan: JBC did intend to take part but due to tight schedule they were forced not to confirm their participation.

Kyrgyzstan: KYRG Tv has announced in May 23, 2021 that they have decided not to participate due to lack of interest and viewing figures.

Latvia: LTV has annouced that they have decided not to take part in this edition to observe the contest's new opening to world countries to take part, LTV has voted against allowing american countries to take part in the contest.

Lithuania: LRT has annouced that they have decided not to take part in this edition to observe the contest's new opening to world countries to take part, LRT has voted against allowing american countries to take part in the contest.

Lebanon: TL has previously stated that they will try return this edition, that is if only israel won't host. on may 20th, 2021, TL has announced that they will not return this edition due to internal problems. that HoD has stated that the broadcaster is facing budget cuts and that the euroasia team did evreything they could to bring back lebanon to the contest.

Thailand: The Thai head of delegation stated they had been preparing to submit their participation but due to internal problems they did not submit their participation.

Uzbekistan: UZBEK TV has stated that they have no intention to take part in the 31st edition. no reason was given.

Turkey: Turkey's EuroAsia Team confirmed intention to return in the next edition, and explained their absence from the 31st edition is due to head of delegation replaction. however they did not comment on their absence  from the 30th edition that took place in israel.

## Incidents

Armenia's Disqualification: It Has been announced by the EPBA that Armenia will be disqualified from the 31st edition due to not submitting an entry by the deadline in july 11. because it's Armenia's first disqualifcation it has been decided not to block armenia from taking part in the next editions. the Armenian head of delegation stated that they curently face internal problems that made commencing a an artist selection impossible. he also stated that they will try coming back in the next edition.

## Process for selecting representatives/Announcement Shows

Albania: Internal selection

Australia: Internal selection (artisit selection) 5 Seconds of Summer: Australia Decides (Song Selection)

Belgium: Internal selection

Brazil: Internal selection

Canada: Internal selection

Chile: ¡Chile! ¡Mostrémoslos!

Czechia: Internal selection

Finland: Internal selection

France: Destination: EuroAsia Song Contest

Germany: Internal selection

Greece: Internal selection

Ireland: EuroAsia Song Contest: Ireland

Israel: Kdam EuroAsia

Italy: Internal selection

Kazakhstan: Әндер фестивалі: Еуразия ән байқауы (Festival of Songs: Euroasia Song Contest)

Mexico: Internal selection

Mongolia: Internal selection

Serbia: Takmičenje pesama EuroAsia: Srbija

Spain: Internal selection

Sweden: Musikfestivalen: EuroAsia Song Contest

South Korea: 한국은 선택한다: EuroAsia Song Contest

Netherlands: Internal selection

Norway: Internal selection

Romania: Internal selection

Russia: Internal selection

Ukraine: Doroha do Stokholma (The Way To Stockholm)

United Kingdom: UK: It's Time To Decide!

United States: Internal selection

## EuroAsia Song Contest 31st Edition Wiki

### Final Date

Semi Final 1: July 22, 2021Semi Final 2: July 23, 2021

Grand FInal: July 24, 2021

### Debuting

Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Netherlands, United States

### Non-returning countries

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia Lithuania, Thailand, Uzbekistan.