The just-for-fun EH40 World Pop Contest 2011 is now over. Read below how we started out on the selection process, early in 2011. Or you can go straight to the page with the 28 songs that made it to the Final. Or maybe you'd like to see the points and the final ranking on the scoreboard page.

More news on the contest and the Euro Hit 40 show on our Facebook page, in our monthly newsletter and here on RNW.nl.

[If you want to check the 2010 World Pop Contest, just click here] 

APRIL 2011 - the month of the 'vote-offs'
More than two songs (the maximum allowed in the final) have been nominated for some countries, so we're asking you to choose which two should actually go to the final. We've call this process a 'vote-off'. Currently, we asking you to give your points in the vote-offs for:

AUSTRALIA

THE NETHERLANDS 

INDIA

UNITED KINGDOM

SWEDEN

MARCH 2011 - the month of nominations (CLOSED!)
It's started: the process of finding the song that will take the title won last year by the Netherlands' Caro Emerald and the song A Night Like This as suggested by our big winner Tim Luigjes!

For now and until 10 April, all you really need to know is that this is the time you to suggest songs that could represent your country* in this contest.

So, what do you need to do?

You may suggest songs for your *own country or another country but only ONE country.

• You may suggest one or two songs. 
• They should be new or newish (maximum of two years old)
• They should not be major international hits - though they may be local hits.
• They may also be completely new
• They could even be by you, or friends - but the quality should be good
• If you submit 2 songs, one - at least - should be in a language that is not English
• Find a web link to a good quality audio or video file - preferably with images too - such as a YouTube link

Then, once you have decided on your song or songs. Put the name of the country you are nominating songs for, the correct name of the song(s), the correct name(s) of the performer(s) and your correct name and place of residence in an email. Mark the email WPC 2011 and send it to: before or on 10 April 2011.

Remember, later on you'll also be expected to vote as part of the jury of the country you nominate songs for.

More news will follow on our Facebook page, in our monthly newsletter and here on RNW.nl.

Euro Hit 40 show | 

So, get your thinking caps on!

More info:

• Yes, there will be prizes (for the people who suggest the songs that come 1st, 2nd and 3rd)
• There may be 2 songs per country as in 2011, but this may be limited to 1 per country if we get many more countries taking part
• There will be a system to reduce the number of songs if more than 2 are suggested for one country
• There will be scoreboards! 

If you have deeply difficult and serious questions, feel free to email us at

PRIZES:

1st prize (song that comes 1st):
1 x T-shirt (EH40 or RNW); CDs for total value of 30 euros, 1x2 CD of 2010 Big Euro Hit 40 show; RNW key ring, RNW USB stick

2nd prize (song that comes 2nd):
1 x T-shirt (EH40 or RNW); CDs for total value of 15 euros, 1x2 CD of 2010 Big Euro Hit 40 show; RNW key ring, RNW USB stick

3rd prize (song that comes 3rd):
2 x T-shirt (EH40 or RNW); RNW key ring, RNW USB stick
 

Voter prizes: to be announced