Own Eurovision Song Contest 55

Own Eurovision Song Contest 55, often referred to as OESC #55, is the 55th edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in TBD, Russia following Hanna's win in the 54th edition with the song "Trogat zapreshcheno". It was the fourth time Russia had hosted the contest, having previously done so in the sixteenth, forty-seventh and fiftieth editions.

Location
To be announced

Host City
To be announced

Venue
To be announced

Semi-final Allocation Draw
To be announced

Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Own Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active OEBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members has been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. The following list of countries declined to state their reasons as shown below.
 * : The head of delegation announced the country's withdrawal for one edition, stating that they plan to return next edition.
 * : The head of delegation announced the country's withdrawal for one edition, stating that they will certainly return next edition.
 * : The head of the delegation announced that Iceland will withdraw from the current edition.
 * : The broadcaster purposefully sent a request to participate in the 55th edition of the Own Eurovision Song Contest, claiming that Mali was a European country and therefore should participate. The OEBU Council replied, stating that 'Mali is not in Europe'. However, the broadcaster went ahead and selected Inas X to represent the country with her song "Bailalo".
 * : Despite the appointment of a new delegation, the delegation from  RTCG announced their withdrawal from the Own Eurovision Song Contest 55 due to budget cuts. However, a possible return for the  56th edition has not been ruled out.
 * : The Independent Movement of Scotland stated that Scotland has enough autonomy to take part in the contest, as well as their friends from Gibraltar. The spokesperson of the movement stated that they will will boycott OESC if the council doesn't allow them to be part of the show.
 * : The broadcaster purposefully sent a request to participate in the 55th edition of the Own Eurovision Song Contest, claiming that Mali was a European country and therefore should participate. The OEBU Council replied, stating that 'Mali is not in Europe'. However, the broadcaster went ahead and selected Inas X to represent the country with her song "Bailalo".
 * : Despite the appointment of a new delegation, the delegation from  RTCG announced their withdrawal from the Own Eurovision Song Contest 55 due to budget cuts. However, a possible return for the  56th edition has not been ruled out.
 * : The Independent Movement of Scotland stated that Scotland has enough autonomy to take part in the contest, as well as their friends from Gibraltar. The spokesperson of the movement stated that they will will boycott OESC if the council doesn't allow them to be part of the show.