| Europa Song Contest 9 | |
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| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 date | TBD October/November 2018 |
| Semi-final 2 date | TBD October/November 2018 |
| Final date | TBD November/December 2018 |
| Participants | |
| Entries | 18 (to date) |
| Debuting | None |
| Returning |  Bulgaria Lebanon Sweden
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| Withdrawing | None |
Participation map
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| Voting | |
| System | Each country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. |
| Winner | Cancelled The Contest is closed! I have an amazing life without this contest or the forum... the Winner of the 8th edition was Andorra! Congrats. and good bye |
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Europa Song Contest 9, often referred to as ESC 9, will be the ninth edition of the Europa Song Contest. The contest will most likely be hosted in the winning country of the eighth edition.
Participating countries
The following countries have expressed their provisional interest in participating in the contest:
| Country | Artist | Song | Selection Process |
|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra
|
TBA | ||
 Australia
|
TBD TBD October 2018 | TBD TBD October 2018 | The Next Voice 04 |
 Belarus
|
Irdorath | TBD TBD October 2018 | Bielarusika 9 |
| Bulgaria
|
Muzikalen Festival na Bŭlgariya 4 | ||
 Croatia
|
TBD TBD October 2018 | TBD TBD October 2018 | Dora II |
 Czech Republic
|
Internal selection | ||
 France
|
Une Chanson pour la France 3 | ||
 Georgia
|
Mgzavrebi | TBD TBD October 2018 | Sakartvelo Gadatsqvets 01 |
 Iceland
|
Kaleo | TBD TBD October 2018 | Söngvakeppnin 5 |
 Italy
|
TBA | ||
 Kazakhstan
|
TBA | ||
| Lebanon
|
TBA | ||
 Russia
|
TBA | ||
 Serbia
|
Beovizija 1 | ||
 Slovenia
|
TBA | ||
| Sweden
|
Melodifestivalen 9 | ||
 Turkey
|
Türk Müzik Yarışması 3 | ||
 Ukraine
|
TBA |
Other countries
- Further information: List of countries in the Europa Song Contest
Countries that are active members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are also eligible to participate in the Europa Song Contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below.