List of countries in the Mearthvision Song Contest

Thirty-six countries have participated in the Mearthvision Song Contest since it started in 200. Winners of the contest have come from seventeen of those countries. The contest, organised by the International Broadcasting Union (IBU), is held annually between members of the union. Broadcasters from different countries submit songs to the event and cast votes to determine the most popular in the competition.

Participation in the contest is primarily open to all broadcasters with active IBU membership. When a new country gains independence, an "independence present" is offered to their national broadcaster as long as they have become an associate broadcaster, allowing them to participate for two consecutive editions before they become an active member. Joliwe was the first country to be offered the present in 204 after achieving independence in late 203, but did not accept the offer; they would later debut in 210. Plos, Porta, Aimol, Borikamsk, Brumund, Chepulisk, Kirovkaria, Kumeretsia, Levocia, Roznikia, Sluvica, Warelern and Yurod accepted their "independence present" offer. Plos and Porta debuted in 206 and 215 respectively, while the remaining countries bar Sluvica debuted in 218, with Sluvica debuting in 219. In 219, Novomkia and Raknusia were permitted to take part for one edition under the "independence present". Fernit, an overseas territory of Lincly, debuted in the 215 contest as what was intended to be a one-off event, as its participating broadcaster LBC Fernit is a subsidiary of then-host broadcaster LBC, which is an active member. It was later announced that the territory would participate in subsequent editions, with LBC through LBC Fernit remaining as their national broadcaster.

The number of countries participating each year has grown steadily, from sixteen in 1956 to over twenty in the 210s. A record 36 countries parcticipated in 219. In 218, due to the dissolution of Russanplon and the admittance of Warelern to the UN, ten countries debuted. To counter this, a pre-qualifying round was introduced in which all ten debuting countries took part. All thirty-one participating countries voted in the round and five qualified; the final, as a result, consisted of 26 countries.

In 219, two semi-finals were introduced. The six highest-placed countries in the previous year's final automatically qualifed for the final as the "Big Six", while all other countries participated in one of the semi-finals.

Bisini, Canadina, Dania, Lincly, Lincon, Noda, Rinasine, South Yelsiva, Tontin and Yelsiva have participated in every single contest.

## Participants

The following table lists the countries that have participated in the contest at least once as of 218. The table counts 218's pre-qualifying round as a semi-final for the sake of simplicity.

Shading indicates countries that have withdrawn from the contest or former participants that are unable to compete in future contests.

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## Participating countries in the decades

The table lists the participating countries in each decade since the first Mearthvision Song Contest was held in 200.

Sixteen countries participated in the first contest. Since then, the number of entries has increased steadily. During the 200s, 3 countries debuted, Jolivan, Avino and Plos, joining the 16. In 207, the Northern States of Caronana, Maro and the United Republic withdrew, reducing the number of participating countries to sixteen; while Maro returned in the next contest, neither the United Republic nor the Northern States of Caronana returned until 209 and 211 respectively.

In 217, Warelern gained independence and Russanplon dissolved into multiple republics, nine of which applied to participate in 218. In response, the IBU announced that a pre-qualifying round would be held, with the ten debuting countries taking part. Five of these will qualify for the final, giving the final 26 participants. The next year, following an additional increase of five countries, two semi-finals were introduced.

## References

1. ↑ "History by country". *Mearthvision.tv*. Retrieved 26 June 2022.