Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision/Format and Guides

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• Lead & Infobox – Per WP:CITELEAD, no citations to be included in the lead section.
• Location – Start off with {{details}} linking to the host country/city article.
  • Bidding phase – Keep updated coverage of the bidding phase to host the contest (in the event multiple cities express an interest).
• Participating countries – Prior to the publication of the official participation list, this section should be titled "Provisional list of participants".
  • Returning artists – Keep this section in prose format. Returning artists may comprise of JESC-ESC crossover participants, ESC backing singers who become main artists or vice versa.
  • Use Latin script for all song titles. Any song titles not in English should be encased by {{lang}} templates using the two-letter code from List of ISO 639-2 codes. For any song titles in languages which primarily do not use Latin script, the non-Latin script should be included beside the Latin title, also encased with {{lang}} templates. Avoid including English translations, as this violates original research; it is not our job to provide translations tools.
• Production
  • Visual design
  • Presenters
  • Stage design
• Format – Information on the format of the show, including the allocation draw, graphic design, the hosts, and also the host broadcaster.
  • Entries
  • Voting procedure
  • Semi-final allocation draw
  • Postcards
• Contest overview
  • Semi-final 1 – Use bold text along with coloured "navajowhite" on the qualifiers.
  • Semi-final 2
  • Final – Use bold text along with "gold" coloured row for the winner only.
    • Spokespersons
  • All sections should include date and time the show was held (including relevant time zone), and information about opening and interval acts.
  • Do not add languages or non-Latin script here, as this is covered in the Participants table above.
• Detailed voting results – Keep the scoreboard and the split results separate.
  • Semi-final 1
    • 12 points
  • Semi-final 2
    • 12 points
  • Final (and split results)
    • 12 points
• Other countries – Only add information to this section for countries who have expressed an interest in participation, along with high quality reliable sources.
  • Active EBU members
  • Non-active EBU members
• Broadcasts – Only add information on broadcasters and commentators (if any) where there are reliable sources which can verify that a broadcast was conducted in a given country.
  • High level global viewing figures for the contest may be included here or examples of notably high viewership shares in certain countries; individual country viewing figures should be presented in the relevant "country in contest by year" articles.
• Reception – Following the contest this section can be added to provide space for notable reaction to the results, critical response, notable post-contest successes etc.
• Incidents – Any notable incidents to be listed in this section, using high quality reliable sources to verify them.
• Other awards
  • Marcel Bezençon Awards
  • OGAE
  • Barbara Dex
  • Any other award ceremony for show broadcast (e.g. Ondas, BAFTA etc.)
• Official album
• See also
• Notes
• References
• External links
• Navigation templates

• Lead & Infobox
• History
• Participation – Follow the same style on all articles. Avoid bold text to highlight specific positioning, such as 1st; 2nd etc. Maintain consistency using plain text.
  • Anniversary contests
• Commentators and spokespersons
• Hostings – Avoid adding flagicons per WP:ICONDECORATION.
• Awards received
• See also
• References
• External links
• Navigation box

• Lead & Infobox
• Background
• Before [Event] – Replace [Event] with the contest. Example: Eurovision; Junior Eurovision etc.
  • Selection process
  • Promotion
• At [Event] – Replace [Event] with the contest. Example: Eurovision; Junior Eurovision etc.
  • Semi-final
  • Final
    • Awards
  • Voting – where only one event is held (e.g. Junior Eurovision) voting tables should be placed without section headers (see France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020)
    • Points awarded to... – include semi-final and final placed into a collapsible table (see Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014)
    • Points awarded by... – include semi-final and final placed into a collapsible table (see Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014)
    • Detailed voting results – include semi-final and final placed into a collapsible table (see Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014)
• After [Event] – Replace [Event] with the contest. Example: Eurovision; Junior Eurovision etc. Only include when there is relevant information for inclusion.
• See also
• References
• External links
• Navigational boxes