New format for EMC?? You decide!

The EMC has nearly been running for three editions, and we feel that maybe it is time to change the format to the contest slightly. But the ultimate decision is yours!

We feel that the two best possible options are -

1) Each contest will contain one semi final and a final. The direct finalists will be the top five ranking countries from the previous contest. All other participants will take part in the semi-final, where the top thirteen countries will progress to the final. (Dependant on number of participants. This would only happen if there were more than 25 entries).

2) Stay to the current format, where there is only a final for each contest.

Decide which is your favourite and vote in the poll to the right of your screen. Whichever format wins, will be put in place as from the next contest.

Thank you!

EMC 3, Cork - Start Voting Now!

It's now time to start voting in the 3rd Eurosong Music Contest!

The voting deadline is Sunday 7th August, 12:00pm CET.

 

Make sure you vote, otherwise your country will be disqualified.

 

Good luck to everyone, and the results will be given out on Sunday 7th August, in the afternoon.

EMC 3 - Running Order

With little time left before the third EMC starts, here is the running order!

01.  Australia - Dannii Minogue - I Begin To Wonder
02.  Luxembourg - Kate Ryan - Ella Elle l'a
03.  Greece - Kalomira - Secret Combination
04.  United States - Christopher Cross - Think Of Laura
05.  Uzbekistan - Sirojiddin - Qolmayin Kuyib
06.  San Marino - Senit - Party On The Dancefloor
07.  Netherlands - Caro Emerald - A Night Like This
08.  Romania - Paula Seling - Perfect Time
09.  Hungary - Kati Wolf - What About My Dreams
10.  Albania - Blerina Matraku - Zemra Ime S'me Degjoi
11.  Sweden - Agnes - Release Me
12.  South Korea - BEAST - Breath
13.  United Kingdom - Sugababes - Too Lost In You
14.  Denmark - Hera Björk - Someday
15.  Ireland - Nikki Kavanagh - Fallin'
16.  Belgium - Kevin - She Got Moves
17.  Liechtenstein - Peter Fox - Haus am See
18.  France - Carla Bruni - Quelqu'un m'a dit
19.  China - Top Combine - Lucky Boys
20.  Morocco - Oum - Whowa
21.  Germany - Carolin Fortenbacher - Hinterm Ozean
22.  Portugal - Filipa Azevedo - Há dias assim
23.  Norway - Mira Craig - I'll Take You High
24.  Serbia - Ana Kokic - Psiho
25.  New Zealand - Leah Haywood - Taking Back What's Mine

Lead up to EMC 3

In the lead up to EMC 3, we can look at what's been going on over the past few days.

We have great number of participants for this contest, as we welcome three new countries. Liechtenstein, Germany and Australia will all be joining the contest and we wish them the best of luck and a long stay!

We also see the return of Hungary, Norway, Albania, San Marino and the United States.

EMC 3 will also be the last contest where you can enter a song from Eurovision. From EMC 4, the new ruling will be in place where no Eurovision song will be able to enter the contest. (You may enter songs from National Selections though!!). This is due to requests for this change by many players, and also the evident results where the ESC songs are coming in the top few, which can be seen as an unfair advantage.

I hope you all enjoy the contest, and voting will open on Friday 29th!!

New Rule for EMC 4

As from EMC 4, you may not send a song which has been at Eurovision. You may use a song which took part in a National Final. This change of rule has happened due to the obvious affect that the old rule had on the competition, where it was fairly obvious which songs would rank highly.

For EMC 3 the old rule still applies. This change will only take place at the beginning of the 4th EMC.

Thank You

EMC 2: and the winner is...........

The 2nd EMC in Baku, has come to an end. After each country sent in its votes, the top 5 were constantly swapping. Let's take a look at the final result!!
1. Ireland - Niamh Kavanagh - Its For You (99)
2. Luxembourg - Shy'm - Prendre l'air (95)
3. Canada - Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come to an End) (85)
4. United Kingdom - The Saturdays - Up (82)
5. Romania - Keo ft. Ralflo - Give Me Your Love (81)
6. Sweden - Mans Zelmerlow - Forever (64)
7. Ukraine - Ruslana - Dance With The Wolves (64)
8. Greece - Nikki Ponte - I Don't Wanna Dance (62)
9. Netherlands - Esmée Denters ft. Stanfour - Life Without You (57)
10. Belgium - Elisa Tovati and Tom Dice - Il nous faut (52)
11. South Korea - IU & Seulong - Nagging (Jansori) (48)
12. Portugal - Vânia Fernandes - Senhora do mar (48)
13. Uzbekistan - Sogdiana - Na Vostok ot Edema (48)
14. Denmark - Amanda Jenssen - Amarula Tree (43)
15. France - Matt Pokora - Through the Eyes (42)
16. New Zealand - Adeaze - Getting Stronger (35)
17. Serbia - Dunja Ilic - Sefica Podzemlja (33)
18. Morocco - Hindi Zahra - Beautiful Tango (33)
19. China - Jane Zhang - Brave Love (31)
Congratulations to Niamh Kavanagh from Ireland, and we'll see you in the Emerald Isle!

Serbia holds national final for EMC3

The Serbian delegation have decided to hold a National Final, to select their entry for the 3rd Eurosong Music Contest. Listen to the five songs, and vote for your favourite by using the poll to the right of the screen. (Click on "Song #" to hear the entry)

Song #1 - Ceca - Ljubav zivi

Song #2 - Ana Stanic i Skaj Wikluh - Vise nisi moj

Song #3 - Funky G - Sakom o sto

Song #4 - Ana Kokic - Psiho

Song #5 - Natasa Bekvalac - Gospodine

EMC 2 - Start voting!

The 2nd EMC, in Baku, has now begun!!

Voting will be open until Sunday 24th July at 2:00pm CET.

You can listen to the songs on the EMC 2 page here. (To hear a song, simply click on the countries name and it will link you to youtube).

Email your votes to eurosongmusiccontest@gmail.com

The results will be announced shortly after the voting lines close on Sunday 24th July.

Azerbaijan to host......but no entry?

As you are all aware, Azerbaijan won the very first EMC with "Drip Drop", by Safura. By winning, they automatically won the right to host the second EMC. Unfortunately, no entry has been given in by Azerbaijan, therefore they will not participate in the 2nd contest, however they shall still host it. As the delegation gave no information towards a host city, Baku (as the capital) will be the host.

EMC 2 - Running Order

With just minutes to go before the contests voting opens, the running order for the 2nd EMC in Baku has been announced. As you will notice, there are a considerably less amount of participants than the 1st contest, but hopefully all countries will vote this time! I would also like to take the time to welcome our newcomers to the contest - Portugal, Denmark, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

Let's take a look -
01.  China - Jane Zhang - Brave Love
02.  South Korea - IU & Seulong - Nagging (Jansori)
03.  Portugal - Vânia Fernandes - Senhora do mar
04.  France - Matt Pokora - Through the Eyes
05.  Sweden - Mans Zelmerlow - Forever
06.  Greece - Nikki Ponte - I Don't Wanna Dance
07.  Morocco - Hindi Zahra - Beautiful Tango
08.  Belgium - Elisa Tovati and Tom Dice - Il nous faut
09.  Serbia - Dunja Ilic - Sefica Podzemlja
10.  Denmark - Amanda Jenssen - Amarula Tree
11.  Canada - Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come to an End)
12.  United Kingdom - The Saturdays - Up
13.  New Zealand - Adeaze - Getting Stronger
14.  Uzbekistan - Sogdiana - Na Vostok ot Edema
15.  Ukraine - Ruslana - Dance With The Wolves
16.  Romania - Keo ft. Ralflo - Give Me Your Love
17.  Ireland - Niamh Kavanagh - Its For You
18.  Luxembourg - Shy'm - Prendre l'air
19.  Netherlands - Esmée Denters ft. Stanfour - Life Without You

Voting closes at 2:00pm CET on Sunday 24th July. To listen to the songs, visit the EMC 2 page here. 
Email your votes to eurosongmusiccontest@gmail.com