Rules

These are the rules of the Mondevision Song Contest.

Countries

 * Every country that is recognized by the United Nations is eligible to participate in the contest.
 * The following countries are not fully recognized by the UN but are still allowed to compete:
 * (Republic of China)
 * There are no borrowing countries.
 * The maximum number of participants is 46.
 * (Republic of China)
 * There are no borrowing countries.
 * The maximum number of participants is 46.
 * The maximum number of participants is 46.

Artists

 * The competing artists have to have a strong connection to the country they participate for. A "strong connection" is defined as:
 * Being born in the country
 * Currently living in the country
 * Having at least one parent from the country
 * Groups and bands: 33% of the members are from the country
 * An artist can represent only one country in one edition.
 * The artists can be any age.
 * Worldwide famous artists (Rita Ora, Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber, ...) are not allowed to participate.

Entries

 * Entries can be any language (even fictional) or official instrumentals.
 * The entries must not be released before 2016.
 * (Junior) Eurovision (Asia) Song Contest entries and songs from their preselections are not allowed.
 * (Un-)official covers are not allowed.
 * A different version/remix of a song by the original artist is allowed, regardless of when it was first released.
 * The duration of entries must be at least 25 seconds for recap purposes.
 * National selections are allowed.
 * Overused songs are not eligible to participate. A song is considered overused if it has participated in three or more contests.

Voting

 * The votes mustn't be published before the edition ends.
 * A country must post its top 10 (1-8, 10, 12 points) under the recap video on the contest's official YouTube channel or in a direct message to Cedric on Discord.
 * If a country doesn't vote in time, it will be disqualified from the edition unless the Head of Delegation gives a good reason (unforeseeable reasons like a disease or death of a close person). Not having time because of school / work is not considered a valid reason.
 * A delegation can prevent being disqualified by finding a replacement voter who will vote in place of them. The replacment voter must not be a current participant.