Zendari Song Contest 6

Zendari Song Contest 6 is the sixth edition of Zendari Song Contest. It will be hosted in Sierra, the winning country from the previous edition. The contest will consist of two semi-finals and a final.

If any new country wishes to join, please visit the Joining Zendari Song Contest page for more info.

Location
On the 24th of May 2018, a list of venues interested in hosting the sixth edition of Zendari Song Contest was revealed.

Bidding phase
Seven venues have been announced to have shown interest in hosting the contest. The ZBA announced the conditions under which cities and venues could announce their interest in hosting the contest.


 * The host city has to be near a major airport.
 * The venue must have good connections to public transport.
 * The venue must be available for at least six weeks before the contest and one week after the conclusion of the contest.
 * The venue must not be open-air, but an air-conditioned building with a capacity of at least 10,000 and a minimum ceiling height of 15 metres (49 ft), insulated for sound and light.
 * The green room must be located as close to the arena as possible (or within it), with a capacity of 300.

Host venue

Pots
Pots for the Zendari Song Contest are based off of voting patterns. The pots will be used for semi final allocations for the 6th Zendari Song Contest.

Automatic Qualifiers
Although these countries are automatic qualifiers for this edition, each country has still been assigned a pot.


 * ,, and would all be in Pot A.
 * and would have been in Pot F

Participating countries
To join Zendari Song Contest, please visit the Joining Zendari Song Contest page for more info.

Semi Final 1
Alotraxia, Sierra and Titonüi were randomly drawn to vote in this semi-final.

A playlist can be found here, and a recap can be found here.

'''All countries have until the 13th of June 2018 at 23:59 CEST to vote. Send your votes to Stewen#2010 on Discord or Stewen Grybb on Facebook!'''

Semi Final 2
Cine and Nuevo Province were randomly drawn to vote in this semi-final.

A playlist can be found here, and a recap can be found here.

'''All countries have until the 13th of June 2018 at 23:59 CEST to vote. Send your votes to Stewen#2010 on Discord or Stewen Grybb on Facebook!'''

Grand Final
A preview of the automatic qualifiers can be found here.
 * - As the hosts of the contest, Sierra were randomly drawn to perform 14th.

International broadcasts and voting
The contest was broadcasted in over 50 countries.

Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in Zendari Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with an active ZBA membership that is be able to broadcast the contest. All countries with an active ZBA membership have been given an invitation to join this edition.

Active ZBA countries

 * - It was unknown if Achalasia's participation in Zendari Song Contest would continue. Several newspapers reported that Achalasia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) was contemplating withdrawing from the contest. However, there were no official announcements until the 22nd of May 2018, when ABC announced their withdrawal from Zendari Song Contest, when they said that the contest was not what they had hoped it would be. They have no intention of returning in the future, and as a result, they were downgraded to an inactive member of the Zendari Broadcasting Association.
 * - Despite originally confirming their participation in the sixth edition of Zendari Song Contest, on the 17th of May 2018, it was revealed that the national broadcaster had received 3 strikes, by blockvoting and failing to submit their votes two times. This resulted in their membership in the Zendari Broadcasting Association to be revoked.
 * - Originally, Offrian National Television announced on the 4th of May 2018 that they would be taking a break from Zendari Song Contest to clear up their television schedule, but that they would be returning in the near future. On the 14th of May, ONT announced that they had changed their minds, but on the 20th of May, they reported that they would be withdrawing once more.
 * - Sosi TV announced back in March 2018 that they would temporarily withdraw from the fifth edition or the sixth edition of Zendari Song Contest due to funding issues. It is assumed that the country will withdraw from this edition of the contest, but that they will be back in the future. It was confirmed on 17th May 2018 that Sosij would compete, after the broadcaster received funding from the government, a brown envelope from Wo Xi, and 5,000 from a GoFundMe fundraiser.
 * - On the 16th of May 2018, Ktoetot Denrozhdeniya announced their withdrawal from their contest, citing time restraints as the main reason.

Inactive ZBA countries

 * - Several newspapers in Ikana has claimed that Elsendanto Ikano is considering returning to Zendari Song Contest. No official statements were made regarding their participation, and on the 22nd of May 2018, it was revealed that they were not on the list.
 * - Broadcasting of the Democratic Republic of the Zarélands has expressed their desire to return to Zendari Song Contest, but that several issues are hindering their return for the sixth edition. It is rumoured that they will return to the contest in the seventh edition.