Eurovision is one of the most famous song contests 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 carry them out independently. They can be carried out on the basis of the vote of the audience or the opinions of experts. Mixed options are also allowed. This is currently used in the selections in Russia, when the votes of viewers and the opinion of music specialists are taken into account. At the very first Eurovision Song Contest of 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 fit in three minutes. Dancing and backing vocals are allowed, but no more than six people should be present on stage. The language of performance can be any, although most often the performers choose English, as understood by most of the audience. Instead, you can sing in the state language of the country that the performer represents, or even in the national dialect.
In modern Eurovision, to prevent the so-called neighboring 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 who stands for the host country of the festival. They make it to the finals automatically. The remaining singers and bands are divided into two groups for the semi-finals. In each of the semi-finals, ten finalists are selected.
Those who successfully pass the test compete in the final with the same compositions to which they entered the competition. The winner is determined by a rather complex system, taking into account the voting of the audience and a competent jury. At the same time, you need to keep in mind that you cannot support the singer representing your country.
