Eurovision Fantasy Song Contest

The Eurovision Fantasy Song Contest, shortened to EFSC is a fantasy contest, held on Reddit since 2019. The contest includes countries who participate, have participated or could participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. The current organizer is the moderator - u/BoukeMarten.

Users are allowed to hold national finals with others from the subreddit voting for the song to represent their chosen country. When the actual contest begins, the participants vote 12-1 points in ESC style format in Semi-Finals and a Grand Final. The Eurovision Fantasy Song Contest is a thing that happens every year and preparations about it start as early as July when the sign-ups begin. Users must find songs from the chosen country, they selected to represent and they must follow the given song criteria. Usually, in April / May the voting starts, and then the 10 qualifiers from each semi are announced. They continue to participate in the final, where the ultimate winner is revealed.

Origins
After the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2020, Reddit user HyperVenom_RP21 decided to make a fantasy version of the 2020 contest. The first-ever related post to this idea was on r/eurovision. His idea was met with interest and quickly attracted people. The first edition of the Eurovision Fantasy Song Contest was held on r/eurovison. After the success of the 1st edition, the subreddit of r/FantasyVisionContests was created, where the later editions would be hosted.

Participation
There are 52 eligible nations, who can take part in the contest, but the maximum number of participants is 46. The 3rd edition had 46/46, while the first one recorded the smallest amount of participants: 39. The second edition consisted of 43 participating nations. All of the eligible nations have participated, with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo set to debut in the ongoing 4th edition