og hvaða reglur eru það væni. samkvæmt reglum Eurovision má spila lög allra landanna frá 1. október árinu áður en keppnin er haldin.
hérna eru reglurnar frá 2005 keppninni.. geri ráð fyrir að þær séu þær sömu eða svipaðar og gilda núna
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The Entries
1) Each Participating Broadcaster enters a national song. The national selection procedure is decided by each Participating Broadcaster, provided that all due transparency is ensured.
2) The entry (lyrics and music) must not have been commercially released and/or publicly performed prior to 1 October 2004.
3) The maximum duration of each song is three minutes. Any entry which is longer may be disqualified by the EBU after consultation with the Reference Group.
4) Each performance may consist of a maximum of six people on stage.
5) All artists must be aged at least 16 on the day of the Semi Final.
6) Each artist performing on stage may compete for only one country in the Contest.
7) Participating broadcasters are free to decide in which language their artists will sing in.
8) Artists will perform live on stage, accompanied by a recorded backing-track which contains no vocals of any kind or any vocal imitations. The Host Broadcaster is responsible for the application of this rule.
9) Participating broadcasters may have a drum kit and/or grand piano available on stage. This request must be submitted to the host broadcaster in writing by the meeting of the Heads of Delegation held on 21-22 March 2005.
10) Participating broadcasters may also have other instruments, dummy microphones and/or stage design elements during the performance of their artist(s) for decorative purposes only. None of these instruments and or dummy microphones will be connected to a microphone.
11) Changes to the lyrics, name of the artist or group, title of the song and /or language of the song (i.e. all elements which appear in printed material such as brochures, CD covers and booklets) are permitted up to the meeting of the Heads of Delegation on 21-22 March 2005. Any changes beyond this date must be approved by the Host Broadcaster, in consultation with the EBU Executive Supervisor.
12) The lyrics and/or performance of the songs must not bring the Eurovision Song Contest as into disrepute.
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hérna er svo linkurinn á allar
http://www.eurovision.tv/searchfiles_english/574.htm