Rules

RULES: Applying: 1. Once applying has opened, you may send in your song + country, keep in note to check the wiki to see if your country has been taken. 2. Trolling with applications is strictly prohibited, caught doing so will result in any sort of punishment. 3. If you are applying as a duo, do check with the partner before you apply, if the partner denies the duo entry then the entry will be revoked. 4. After sending in the application, you may NOT change the song nor country, the only cases would be if you can’t upload the audio on ROBLOX. Selecting Songs & Artists: 1. The song can’t be from any previous ZESC editions 2. It must have an audio on ROBLOX, if the audio isn’t there by the live shows, then the entry will not be performed. 3. It can’t be from Eurovision nor Junior Eurovision*, the same goes with winning songs. * A bill has been posted in the RoEBU, however, it has not been voted on as of 10th December 2017.

Voting: 1. Cheating is against the rules of ZESC, if one is caught doing so the result will be an exile from the contest. 2. Bloc-voting is also prohibited, if a group is caught bloc-voting they will be banned from participating in the current edition or the following edition. At the show: 1. A maximum of 5 people can be on stage during a performance, this goes with dancers, singers, etc. 2. Lip sync is allowed; however, the artist should be able to perform with lyrics. 3. Participants are required to sit in their seating section, aka. the Greenroom. 4. Audience members are required to sit in their seating section, or stand by the stage, if an audience member is caught backstage with no reason to be there, then he/she can be kicked from the show. Selecting a country: Always check on the website to see which countries are taken, as well as checking if the applications are open. www.zesc.wikia.com/ Other rules: 1. Advertising for other groups are PROHIBITED, if you are caught doing this you can be left out from participating in the current edition. 2. Mocking, racist, homophobic comments are NOT tolerated, you will get a warning if caught. 3. Respect any religion or other beliefs, no one are to be left out. 4. Everyone are granted a public opinion, even if you are against it, do not hesitate to make an argument about it. 5. Do not ask for admin or other sorts of HR powers if you aren’t a HR.