[ARCHIVED] North Vision Song Contest • Official Rulesbook
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North Vision Song Contest
Rulesbook & Blacklist
Below is the rules that are applied in the contest as well as the blacklist of the contest.
1. (J)ESC songs are not allowed to participate.
2. Songs that were released before 2000 are not allowed to participate.
3. Covers are strictly forbidden.
4. Revamped versions/Remixes are allowed as long as they feature the official singer.
5. There's no limit over the lenght of a song, however all the entries will be cut down to 3 minutes and included in the edition's album prior to the contest.
6. Every entry must be officially presented with a music video (either official or fan-made)
7. The entry must be selected via the Selection Methods listed below.
8. All of the other rules that are further explained in this thread must be respected.
National Selections (often shortened to NS) are local music festivals organised by National Broadcasters within the various participating countries and are meant to select a representantive for the North Vision Song Contest. Each broadcaster can select the way of hosting it: there's no limit on songs, number of rounds/stages/levels, nor on the voting system.
There are three rules to remember though:
1. All of the NS acts have to be native from the country the selection takes place in. Artists who have 50/50 roots are allowed to compete as well, however there's a limit on Foreign Acts (singers who aren't native from the respective country): a Foreign Act is only allowed as long as the NS is made up of 90% native acts.
(Remember there cannot be more than one Foreign Act in a National Selection!)
2. Every National Selection can be only held after the Confirmation Thread of the following edition of the contest has been opened, and the organisers have to make sure the results of the NS are presented in time, just before the Song Submission Deadline.
3. For obvious reasons, artists that have previously competed in National Selections cannot compete in another show with the same song again.
A broadcaster can also opt for an Internal Selection (IS). In this case, a singer/group will be able to compete for his/her/their country without having to win a National Selection. There are two rules to keep in mind concerning the Internal Selection process:
1. The singer/group must be completely native from that country.
2. Each internally-selected entry must be sent in advance by PM to the North Broadcasting Union (NBU) for approval. In case the entry is rejected, the broadcaster has the chance to submit another song to the council. You can find the NBU Council members here.
Foreign Acts are singers who are trying to compete for a country they're not from.
(E.g.
Reigan represented 
Luxembourg at the 
North Vision Song Contest 13).
They will be accepted only if they're selected through a National Selection. They can be from everywhere in the world, but there are two important things you should take into account if you consider including a foreign singer in your selection process:
1. If the foreign act comes from a country which is already taking part in the North Vision Song Contest, the Head of Delegation must firstly ask the other one whether the act can be used in the selection, and then ask the NBU Council for approval. If both answers are "yes", then the foreign act is accepted.
2. If the foreign act comes from a country which is not taking part in the North Vision Song Contest, the Head of Delegation must directly ask the NBU Council for permission. Please note that in this case, the notoriety of the artist, the country he/she comes from and the country he/she is requested to sing for (An
American singer is more likely to sing for the 
United Kingdom than for 
Liechtenstein, for instance) are taken into account and all of them affect the NBU members' final decision, so try to consider all these points.
PLEASE NOTE: Singers who have 50/50 roots (e.g. 
Tamta) aren't considered to be foreign acts, but they must be selected with the permission of the HoD of the other country.
Additionally, singers who would normally be considered as Foreign Acts, but have tried to represent (or represented) a country at the Eurovision Song Contest in the past,are eligible to participate in a National Selection as normal acts.
(e.g.
Jogvan Hansen has tried to represent 
Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest multiple times, which means he could realistically compete in a National Selection for Iceland as a normal act.)
The following table includes a list of micro-nations who are able to participate in the North Vision Song Contest, but due to their relatively small music industry they're allowed to borrow acts from one or two neighbouring nations in a realistic context, without having to host a National Selection.
PLEASE NOTE: These nations CANNOT borrow musicians who only have descent from the country they are borrowing from.
(e.g. Ariana Grande is from the United States, but she has also 
Italian descent.
She most definitely CANNOT compete in a
Sammarinese National Selection)
If a player doesn't behave correctly or fails to complete the required tasks, he will receive a number of strikes, depending on the severity of the various cases.
If a user receives a total of 3 strikes, the player will be forced to withdraw from the contest, and consequently, the user would have to sign up on the waiting list again. The country will therefore be given to the person who will win the country draw for the respective country.
Exceptions are made for detected internet problems or other issues,
but it is HIGHLY recommended to inform the council in case an inactivity time is expected.
If you have any questions regarding the rules of the contest or
if you didn't understand something, ask below in the thread!
General Rules
1. (J)ESC songs are not allowed to participate.
2. Songs that were released before 2000 are not allowed to participate.
3. Covers are strictly forbidden.
4. Revamped versions/Remixes are allowed as long as they feature the official singer.
5. There's no limit over the lenght of a song, however all the entries will be cut down to 3 minutes and included in the edition's album prior to the contest.
6. Every entry must be officially presented with a music video (either official or fan-made)
7. The entry must be selected via the Selection Methods listed below.
8. All of the other rules that are further explained in this thread must be respected.
National Selections
National Selections (often shortened to NS) are local music festivals organised by National Broadcasters within the various participating countries and are meant to select a representantive for the North Vision Song Contest. Each broadcaster can select the way of hosting it: there's no limit on songs, number of rounds/stages/levels, nor on the voting system.
There are three rules to remember though:
1. All of the NS acts have to be native from the country the selection takes place in. Artists who have 50/50 roots are allowed to compete as well, however there's a limit on Foreign Acts (singers who aren't native from the respective country): a Foreign Act is only allowed as long as the NS is made up of 90% native acts.
(Remember there cannot be more than one Foreign Act in a National Selection!)
2. Every National Selection can be only held after the Confirmation Thread of the following edition of the contest has been opened, and the organisers have to make sure the results of the NS are presented in time, just before the Song Submission Deadline.
3. For obvious reasons, artists that have previously competed in National Selections cannot compete in another show with the same song again.
Internal Selections
A broadcaster can also opt for an Internal Selection (IS). In this case, a singer/group will be able to compete for his/her/their country without having to win a National Selection. There are two rules to keep in mind concerning the Internal Selection process:
1. The singer/group must be completely native from that country.
2. Each internally-selected entry must be sent in advance by PM to the North Broadcasting Union (NBU) for approval. In case the entry is rejected, the broadcaster has the chance to submit another song to the council. You can find the NBU Council members here.
Foreign Acts
Foreign Acts are singers who are trying to compete for a country they're not from.
(E.g.
Reigan represented Luxembourg at the North Vision Song Contest 13). They will be accepted only if they're selected through a National Selection. They can be from everywhere in the world, but there are two important things you should take into account if you consider including a foreign singer in your selection process:
1. If the foreign act comes from a country which is already taking part in the North Vision Song Contest, the Head of Delegation must firstly ask the other one whether the act can be used in the selection, and then ask the NBU Council for approval. If both answers are "yes", then the foreign act is accepted.
2. If the foreign act comes from a country which is not taking part in the North Vision Song Contest, the Head of Delegation must directly ask the NBU Council for permission. Please note that in this case, the notoriety of the artist, the country he/she comes from and the country he/she is requested to sing for (An
American singer is more likely to sing for the United Kingdom than for Liechtenstein, for instance) are taken into account and all of them affect the NBU members' final decision, so try to consider all these points. PLEASE NOTE: Singers who have 50/50 roots (e.g. Tamta) aren't considered to be foreign acts, but they must be selected with the permission of the HoD of the other country. Additionally, singers who would normally be considered as Foreign Acts, but have tried to represent (or represented) a country at the Eurovision Song Contest in the past,are eligible to participate in a National Selection as normal acts.
(e.g.
Jogvan Hansen has tried to represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest multiple times, which means he could realistically compete in a National Selection for Iceland as a normal act.)Borrowing Rules
The following table includes a list of micro-nations who are able to participate in the North Vision Song Contest, but due to their relatively small music industry they're allowed to borrow acts from one or two neighbouring nations in a realistic context, without having to host a National Selection.
| Borrowing Country | Borrowing From |
 Andorra |  Spain |
| Faroe Islands |  Denmark |
| Liechtenstein |  Austria;  Switzerland |
| Luxembourg |  Belgium |
 Monaco |  France |
| San Marino | Italy |
PLEASE NOTE: These nations CANNOT borrow musicians who only have descent from the country they are borrowing from. (e.g.
Ariana Grande is from the United States, but she has also Italian descent. She most definitely CANNOT compete in a
Sammarinese National Selection)Blacklist & Strikes
If a player doesn't behave correctly or fails to complete the required tasks, he will receive a number of strikes, depending on the severity of the various cases.
If a user receives a total of 3 strikes, the player will be forced to withdraw from the contest, and consequently, the user would have to sign up on the waiting list again. The country will therefore be given to the person who will win the country draw for the respective country.
| You can get: | For: |
| 1 strike | • Failing to vote in an official NVSC event; • Cheating on National Selections (with an additional suspension from the current edition); • Including foreign acts without approval in a National Selection; • Sending an entry internally without the NBU approval; • Other actions that might put the contest in danger. |
| Banned temporarily (You can join the waiting list back) | • Getting three strikes; • Cheating once on voting. |
| Banned permanently (Without being able to join the waiting list again) | • Cheat repeatedly in the voting process of an official NVSC event. |
but it is HIGHLY recommended to inform the council in case an inactivity time is expected.
Current Blacklist
| User | Strike 1 | Strike 2 | Strike 3 | |
 Sel | X | X | X | |
 Jasmin | X | X | X | |
| Logan | X | X | X | |
| myloxyloto | X | X | ||
| Aless | X | |||
| Antwan | X | X | X | |
| Nick | X | X | ||
| Vaneedas | X | X | X | |
| 1musicfun | X | X | X | |
| eurosongbh | X | X | X | |
| andreagomezsolis | X | X | X | |
| ClassifiedCat | X | X | ||
| Jordy | X | X | X | |
| Tudor | X | X | X | |
| Eke | X | |||
| How Bogs How Blue | X | X | X | |
| alex(a)bg | X | |||
| ¥€$ | X | |||
| Jιm | X | X | ||
| Laimis | X | X | ||
| Christian | X | |||
| LittleDemon | X | X | X | |
 Marko | X | X | ||
| viktorasvigo | X | |||
| Asi | X | X | ||
| El Catracho | X | X | X | |
 Kerem | X | X | X | |
 ESCIliasMANL (Inactive) | X | X | ||
| Sam | X | |||
 Domantas | X | X | ||
| Jen | X | X | ||
| nick | X | |||
| Christian AT | X | X | X | |
| 𝖋𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖆𝖓 | X | X | ||
 Hyunzales | X | |||
 Tobbz | X | X | X | |
| Miloš | X | |||
| Ser Pounce | X | |||
| Dmitry | X | X | ||
| Marco Antonio [QUITE INACTIVE] | X | |||
| Jess | X | |||
| ᴛᴏᴍ ᴋʟᴏsᴇʀ | X | |||
| Mordecai | X | |||
| ♫ diamanti ♫ | X | |||
| Kenajabam | X | X | ||
 Алексито ✪ | X | |||
 Vaios | X | |||
| ✨💃 | X | X | ||
 Anton | X | |||
| manos | X | X | ||
| 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋 | X | |||
 Mateusz | X | |||
 Lᴇꜰ | X | X | X | |
 Gregory (inactive) | X |
If you have any questions regarding the rules of the contest or
if you didn't understand something, ask below in the thread!
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San Marino can borrow from 
San Marino can borrow from 
Albania can always borrow the singers of 
Kosovo? (because Kosovo does not take part in the competition)
Albania and 
Kosovo actually so I'll have to ask the others 
