Eurovision is one of the most famous song competitions in the world. Since the event has been held since the fifties, there are quite strict rules for the selection of participants.
The selection for Eurovision begins with national competitions. Each country has the right to conduct them independently. They can be conducted on the basis of spectator votes or expert opinion. Mixed versions are also allowed. This is currently used in selections in Russia, when both the voices of the audience and the opinion of music experts are taken into account. At the very first Eurovision song contest in 1956, two songs were presented from each country, later their number was reduced to one.
The selected candidate must meet certain criteria. The singer must be at least sixteen years old. His song should be done in three minutes. Backing up and backing vocals are allowed, but there must be no more than six people on stage. The language of performance can be any, although most often the performers choose English, as it is understood by the majority of the audience. Instead, you can sing in the state language of the country the performer represents, or even in the national dialect.
In modern Eurovision, in order to prevent the so-called neighbor voting for countries, and not for participants, all participants are divided into three groups. The first includes performers representing the founding countries of the competition - Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Spain, as well as the one that stands for the host country of the festival. They go to the final automatically. The rest of the singers and collectives are divided into two groups for the semifinals. Ten finalists are selected for each of the semi-finals.
Those who successfully pass the test compete in the finals with the same compositions to which they entered the competition. The winner is determined according to a rather complex system, taking into account the voting of the audience and a competent jury. It should be borne in mind that you cannot support a singer representing your country.
