Nedas' and Rob's Earthvision Song Contest 05

Nedas' and Rob's Earthvision Song Contest 05 is the upcoming 5th edition of Nedas' & Rob's Earthvision Song Contest, often referred as NRESC 05. It is set to take place in Gliwice, Poland, following the country's victory at the 4th contest with the song "Puszczaj" by Julia Pośnik. Organised by the executive directors, Nedas and Rob and host broadcaster Polsat, the contest will be held at the Gliwice Arena, and will consist of two semi-finals on 20 and 27 August, and a final on 3 September 2022.

Thirty-six countries will take part in the contest, with 7 countries debuting, 11 countries returning after their absences. Kiribati, Lithuania, Malaysia and Taiwan had originally planned to participate, but were excluded from the contest.

City
Gliwice is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. As well as an important industrial center of Poland, it is also one of the major college towns in Poland, thanks to the Silesian University of Technology. Gliwice is the westernmost city of the Upper Silesian metropolis, a conurbation of 2.0 million people, and is the third-largest city of this area, with 177,049 permanent residents as of 2020. Gliwice was announced as the host city of the contest on the 17th of May.

Venue
Gliwice Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Gliwice, Poland. It provides 13,752 seats in the stands (with room for up to 17,178 spectators) in the main arena and is considered one of the largest entertainment and sports halls in the country. It has also hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2019.

Bidding phase and host city selection
After Poland won the fourth contest, information regarding potential venues was slowly gathered in order to help decide on an appropriate venue. Over the months leading up to April, a list of possible venues was developed, shortlisting 7 venues in 6 Polish cities.

The cities Gdańsk, Gliwice, Katowice, Łódź, Toruń, and the capital Warsaw, were revealed as the official candidates for hosting the contest. Warsaw had two bids, the Stadion Narodowy and the Warsaw EXPO. Each city and its venue were assessed in a variety of capacities to determine which would be deemed a viable host. Some basis for assessment included:


 * The size of the venue, ideally approximately 10,000 capacity
 * In a relatively established city, that people know and are familiar with
 * The difficulty in construction of a virtual venue

Participating countries
On 3 May 2022, it was known that 36 countries will participate in the fifth contest without any announcement made. The list includes countries that participated last edition, along with 8 debutants and 11 returners.

Taiwan
Taiwanese broadcaster TTV, along with AquaOoop, confirmed Taiwan's return in the contest. However, on 12 May 2022, it was announced that the Head of Delegation wouldn't be able to participate in future editions, therefore making Taiwan an exclusion from the contest. The country and the Head of Delegation was replaced by devianxvor with England.

Other countries

 * kiribati.png Kiribati – On 1 May 2022, the I-Kiribati broadcaster TV Kiribati, along with TheVanyaDJ, announced their début in the contest. However on 1 June 2022, TheVanyaDJ announced that they would replace the former American Head of Delegation, sammreece1111, as the Head of Delegation, resulting in an I-Kirbati withdrawal.
 * lithuania.png Lithuania - On 1 May 2022, Lithuanian broadcaster LRT, along with nedneu, announced their return in the contest. However on 6 June 2022, Nedneu announced that the Swiss participation would be taking place instead of Lithuania, therefore resulting a withdrawal for Lithuania.
 * malaysia.png Malaysia – On 1 May 2022, Malaysian broadcaster RTM, along with Jess7Gamer, announced their début in the contest. However on 31 May 2022, Jess7Gamer announced that the Greek participation would be taking place instead of the Malaysian, therefore resulting a withdrawal for Malaysia.
 * mexicoflag.jpg Mexico – Mexican broadcaster Televisa, along with YaAIIxh, initially announced their début in the contest, however, YaAIIxh "joked around" and later withdrew Mexico's debut seconds later after their announcement. Later on, YaAIIxh claimed Morocco.
 * taiwan.png Taiwan – Taiwanese broadcaster TTV, along with AquaOoop, confirmed Taiwan's return in the contest. However, on 12 May 2022, it was announced that the Head of Delegation wouldn't be able to participate in future editions, therefore making Taiwan an exclusion from the contest. The country and the Head of Delegation was replaced by devianxvor with England.

Active Broadcaster Members

 * kiribati.png Kiribati – On 1 May 2022, the I-Kiribati broadcaster TV Kiribati, along with TheVanyaDJ, announced their début in the contest. However on 1 June 2022, TheVanyaDJ announced that they would replace the former American Head of Delegation, sammreece1111, as the Head of Delegation, resulting in an I-Kirbati withdrawal.
 * lithuania.png Lithuania - On 1 May 2022, Lithuanian broadcaster LRT, along with nedneu, announced their return in the contest. However on 6 June 2022, Nedneu announced that the Swiss participation would be taking place instead of Lithuania, therefore resulting a withdrawal for Lithuania.
 * malaysia.png Malaysia – On 1 May 2022, Malaysian broadcaster RTM, along with Jess7Gamer, announced their début in the contest. However on 31 May 2022, Jess7Gamer announced that the Greek participation would be taking place instead of the Malaysian, therefore resulting a withdrawal for Malaysia.
 * mexicoflag.jpg Mexico – Mexican broadcaster Televisa, along with YaAIIxh, initially announced their début in the contest, however, YaAIIxh "joked around" and later withdrew Mexico's debut seconds later after their announcement. Later on, YaAIIxh claimed Morocco.

National Finals

 * china.png China - Shanghai to Gliwice
 * england.png England - the yass pile picks its song from the naur pile
 * germany.png Germany - Bundesvision Song Contest
 * iceland.png Iceland - Norðurljósastjarna Þorsteins
 * kyrgyzstan.png Kyrgyzstan - Zere's Song
 * norway.png Norway - Mettefest
 * northkorea.png North Korea - Northern Star
 * poland.png Poland - Melodiifestiwal
 * Flag_of_Portugal.png Portugal - Festival Da Não Ronela Canção
 * samoa.png Samoa - Filifilia Samoa
 * southkorea.png South Korea - Koreadom
 * spainflag.png Spain - Benidorm Fest
 * sweden.png Sweden - Melodifestivalen
 * usvirginislands.png U.S. Virgin Islands - Virginresc 05
 * ukraine.png Ukraine - FreeVidbir