Worldvision Q3-2025: Difference between revisions
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== Format == | == Format == | ||
The Paris [[Worldvision Q2-2025|Worldvision Song Contest]] featured 35 countries. It is expected that the final number of participants at the contest in Japan may be smaller than at the contest in France, which may lead to the organization of only one semi-final instead of two. On September 22, it was announced that 30 countries would participate in the contest in Japan, changing the format from two semi-finals to one. Twenty-four countries will also participate in the final, 14 of which qualify automatically: the top 10 from the previous season and four more countries based on their rankings over the past three seasons of the contest. The remaining 16 countries will compete for the remaining 10 spots in the final. | The Paris [[Worldvision Q2-2025|Worldvision Song Contest]] featured 35 countries. It is expected that the final number of participants at the contest in Japan may be smaller than at the contest in France, which may lead to the organization of only one semi-final instead of two. On September 22, it was announced that 30 countries would participate in the contest in Japan, changing the format from two semi-finals to one. Twenty-four countries will also participate in the final, 14 of which qualify automatically: the top 10 from the previous season and four more countries based on their rankings over the past three seasons of the contest. The remaining 16 countries will compete for the remaining 10 spots in the final. | ||
=== Ban list of popular artists === | |||
On September 28, the competition's organizers announced that starting with the 12th season of the Eurovision Song Contest, they would ban the use of highly renowned performers. This would eliminate any obvious differences between the various countries' entries due to the boosts provided by renowned international performers. The initial list included 150 performers and bands and is subject to change. | |||
== Participating Countries == | == Participating Countries == | ||