Zendari Song Contest 12

Zendari Song Contest 12 is the twelfth edition of Zendari Song Contest. It will most likely be hosted in the winning country of 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.

Provisional list of participating countries
To join Zendari Song Contest, please visit the Joining Zendari Song Contest page for more info.

All countries have until the 22nd of February 2019 23:59 CET to confirm their participation, and until the 28th of February 2019 23:59 CET to reveal their entry!

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

 * - On 30 January 2019, Achalasia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) announced that they had initially planned to host a national final for the twelfth edition of Zendari Song Contest. However, after the semi-final results of the previous edition, they announced that they would withdraw from the contest, as the citizens of Achalasia had lost spirit and confidence of the current system held to define the qualifiers of the contest. When asked about returning to the contest in the future, Astor Serene Parvel stated that "we are obviously dead space, we will only consider returning if the ZBA are desperate because of the lack of entries and are struggling to fill the semi-finals".
 * - On 30 January 2019, Live Television Network Company (LTNC) announced that they would be withdrawing from the contest due to scheduling conflicts and ever growing disappointment regarding the qualification of joke entries with poor results placing beneath them.
 * - Franova Radio & Television Company (FRTC) announced in a press conference on 31 January 2019, that they would be withdrawing from the contest due to the quality of songs dropping considerably, along with their interest in competing over the past editions. They also stated that "there has been a big lack of appreciation for nations who run national finals each edition, and the constant childish, swearing or sexual comments by delegations in chats is making FRTC's interest in the contest decline". When asked about a return in the future, they responded that they "will base a decision about potentially returning in the future at a later date". However, on 13 February, Franova retracted their withdrawal as the childish behaviour seemed to have calmed down.
 * - On 16 February 2019, TV of Light and Dark (L&D) announced their withdrawal from the contest, due to scheduling issues. A return in the future has not been ruled out.
 * - Sutruc National Radio and Television announced on 16 February 2019 that they would not take part in the twelfth edition of Zendari Song Contest. No reason was given behind the withdrawal.
 * - On the 8th of February 2019, TibirisTV (TTV) announced that they would take a break for an edition or two. However, on 11 February 2019, they retracted their withdrawal.
 * - On the 28th of January 2019, Royal Vasque Broadcasting Association (RVB) announced their withdrawal from the contest, citing time constraints as the main reason of their withdrawal, and that they wish to let other countries participate. A return in the future has not been ruled out.

Inactive ZBA countries

 * - On 29 January 2019, the country's head of delegation reiterated their desire to debut in the contest, but must first gain active ZBA membership. It is understood that the broadcaster, NeoTV, requested this from the ZBA, who responded to their request on the 3rd of February with "sadly, the contest is currently full, but we will invite countries on the waiting list whenever we have the capacity to do so". They were also thanked for showing interest in debuting in the contest.
 * - On 30 January 2019, National Purple Country Broadcaster (NPCB) expressed interest in returning to the contest for a second edition in a row. They were, once again, told that they are forced to wait in order to see if any countries will withdraw from the contest, to not cause the current edition to overfill. They are, however, prioritized to return over any countries who withdrew before the previous edition, if any of them wish to return. The ZBA later stated that Purple Country's participation in the twelfth edition of Zendari Song Contest was "very likely to happen", and on 7 February 2019, they received an invitation to return to the contest.
 * - On 3 February 2019, Voval Television & Radio (VTVR) expressed their desire to debut in the twelfth edition of Zendari Song Contest, but was promptly declined with the statement "sadly, the contest is currently full, but we will invite countries on the waiting list whenever we have the capacity to do so". They were also thanked for showing interest in debuting in the contest.
 * - On 23 January 2019, Ktoetot Denrozhdeniya (KDE) expressed interest in returning to the contest after a 6 edition break. However, they were told that they were forced to wait in order to see if any countries withdraw from the contest, to not cause the current edition to overfill. The ZBA later stated that Purple Country will be prioritized over Zamolodchikova to return to the contest, since they applied to return earlier than them. On 18 February 2019, they were invited back into the contest, which they accepted.