Template:Infobox song contest entry/doc

Serbia "Molitva"
Marija Šerifović performing "Molitva" for Serbia.
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Vladimir Graić
Lyricist(s)
Saša Milošević Mare
Finals performance
Semi-final result
1st
Semi-final points
298
Final result
1st
Final points
268
Appearance chronology
"Oro" (2008) ►

This is the standard infobox for an entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and uses the {{Infobox ESC entry}} template. The box to the right is an example. You can click on "edit this page" and copy-and-paste the markup to a different article, replacing its information with info on the country and year you choose to write about.

Code change

{{Infobox Eurovision Song Contest entry <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision Song Contest-->
| song         = {{flagicon|enter_name_of_country_here}} #Required
| image        = 
| caption      = 
| year         = #Required
| country      = #Required
| artist       = 
| genre        = 
| language     = 
| languages    = 
| composer     = 
| lyricist     = 
| conductor    = 
| place        = 
| points       = 
| place_semi   = 
| points_semi  = 
| prev         = 
| prev_year    = 
| prev_link    = 
| next         = 
| next_year    = 
| next_link    = 
}}

Details change

Song change

The song field should show the flag of the country and the name of the song as presented during the ESC.
For the flag, use this template: {{flagicon|enter_name_of_country_here}} The title of the song should be surrounded by quotation marks per the manual of style.

  • e.g. for Serbia's Molitva, enter {{flagicon|Serbia}} "Molitva"

Image change

The image field is for an image of the performance of the song. Only free images please.

Caption change

The caption field should provide additional information on the photo.

Year change

The year field is for the four-digit year in which the song was an ESC entry (no Wiki-links or special signs for this will link directly to the article: "Country in the Eurovision Song Contest Year")

Country change

The country field should list the represented country's name in English, starting with a capital letter, as quoted by the ESC (no Wiki-links or special signs for this will link directly to the article: "Country in the Eurovision Song Contest")

Artist change

In the artist field, list the name(s) of the artist(s) as entered in the contest

  • Vicky
  • if more than one, separate by "&"

Genre change

The genre field should specify the genre of the entry. Choose a real genre like "pop" not "Russian" for example. Genres should be separated by using commas, {{flatlist}} or {{hlist}}.[1]

Composer change

The composer field should list the composer of the song (use Wiki-links where applicable). Multiple composers should be separated by using commas, {{flatlist}} or {{hlist}}.[1]

Lyricist change

The lyricist field should list the writer of the lyrics of the song (use Wikilinks where applicable). Lyricists should be separated by using commas, {{flatlist}} or {{hlist}}.[1]

Conductor change

The conductor field is for entries in contests where there was a live orchestra.

Language change

The language field should display the primary language in which the song was performed at the ESC, adjective form in English starting with a capital letter (no Wikilinks or special signs please, this will link directly to the article on the language)
This field only supports ONE language at a time - for songs with lyrics in more languages use the field below!

Languages change

The languages field is for songs with lyrics in multiple languages, please enter them in this format:
[[English language|English]], [[French language|French]] etc.[1]

Place change

The place field should list the place in the contest (final), if applicable - numeral (e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc.)

Points change

The points field should list the points awarded in the contest (final), if applicable (e.g. 170, 22, 0, 16 etc.)

Place semi change

The place semi field is for the place in the semifinal, if applicable - numeral (e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc.)

Points semi change

points_semi - points awarded in the semifinal, if applicable (e.g. 170, 22, 0, 16 etc.)

Prev change

prev' - The name of the country's previous entry.

Prev year change

prev_year - The year of the country's previous entry. Not necessarily the year before.

Prev link change

prev_link - The name of the article of the song above

Next change

prev - The name of the country's next entry.

Next year change

prev_year - The year of the country's next entry. Not necessarily the year after.

Next link change

prev_link - The name of the article of the song above

Embedding change

"Secret Combination"
Song by Kalomira
from the album Secret Combination
Released6 February 2008 (2008-02-06)
Recorded2007–2008
GenreEuropop, R&B
Length3:00
LabelHeaven
Songwriter(s)Poseidonas Giannopoulos, Konstadinos Pantzis
Greece "Secret Combination"
Eurovision promo cover
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Konstantinos Pantzis
Lyricist(s)
Poseidonas Giannopoulos
Finals performance
Semi-final result
1st
Semi-final points
156
Final result
3rd
Final points
218
Appearance chronology
◄ "Yassou Maria" (2007)   

By adding |embed=yes to the first line of code, one can embed this infobox into another, creating one continuous infobox. Other infoboxes will need to have a special parameter that allows embedding. For example, if the song's page already includes the {{Infobox Single}} template, which most should, then the {{Infobox ESC entry}} template should be added to the "Misc" field in the Infobox Single template.

Code change

{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = 
| Cover = 
| Artist = 
| from Album =
| B-side = 
| Released = 
| Format = 
| Recorded = 
| Genre = 
| Length = 
| Label = 
| Writer = 
| Producer = 
| Chart position = 
| Last single = "[[]]"<br />(year)
| This single = "''''''"<br />(year)
| Next single = "[[]]"<br />(year)
| Misc = 
{{Infobox ESC entry <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision Song Contest-->
| embed        = yes
| song         = 
| image        = #Use promo cover of song: [[Image:image name here|200px]]
| caption      = Eurovision promo cover
| year         = #Required
| country      = #Required
| artist       = 
| genre        = 
| language     = 
| languages    = 
| composer     = 
| lyricist     = 
| conductor    = 
| place        = 
| points       = 
| place_semi   = 
| points_semi  = 
| prev         = 
| prev_year    = 
| prev_link    = 
| next         = 
| next_year    = 
| next_link    = 
}}
}}

Notes change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 For short horizontal lists of two or three items, comma separators are acceptable, but for longer lists the use of {{flatlist}} or {{hlist}} is preferred as they offer a benefit to users of screen readers. Vertical lists should always be implemented by {{plainlist}} or {{ubl}} and never by <br /> tags for reasons of accessibility.

Details change

  • To learn what to input into each blank, see above and {{Infobox Single}}.
  • When using this double template embedding, do NOT use the image and caption fields for an image of the performance or the regular album cover. The album cover can already be seen in the {{Infobox Single}} while an image of the performance would be appropriate for the artist's page or in the main body of the text. A promotional cover is acceptable as an image in the ESC infobox.
  • This double template embedding should be used more often than just {{Infobox Eurovision Song Contest entry}} since most Eurovision songs are released as CD Singles.

TemplateData change

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox song contest entry in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox song contest entry

Infobox for Eurovision Song Contest entries

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Flag and song namesong

This should show the flag of the country and the name of the song. For example, {{flagicon|Serbia}} ''Molitva''.

Linesuggested
Image linkimage

Wikitext link to image of performance of the song. Only free images please. Suggested size: 250px

Contentoptional
Captioncaption

Additional information on the photo.

Lineoptional
Contest yearyear

4-digit year of the ESC contest year (no special chars as this will be used to link to the 'Country in the Eurovision Song Contest Year' article)

Numbersuggested
Country namecountry

The represented country's name in English, starting with a capital letter. (no special chars as this will be used to link to the 'Country in the Eurovision Song Contest Year' article)

Linerequired
Link to artist's articleartist

The name(s) of the artist(s) as entered in the contest. If there are multiple entries, separate with ampersands.

Contentsuggested
Genre of the songgenre

Choose a real genre

Contentoptional
Languagelanguage

The primary language in which the song was performed at the ESC, adjective form in English starting with a capital letter (no special chars as this will link directly to the article on the language). This field only supports ONE language at a time - for songs with lyrics in more languages use 'languages' instead!

Lineoptional
Languageslanguages

For songs in multtiple languages. Format: [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], etc.

Contentoptional
Composercomposer

The composer of the song (use wikilinks where applicable)

Contentoptional
Lyricistlyricist

The writer of the lyrics of the song (use wikilinks where applicable)

Contentoptional
Conductorconductor

This field was for entries in contests which had a live orchestra.

Contentoptional
Placement in finalplace

The place in the final, if applicable - numeral (e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc.). Set to blank if they did not qualify.

Linerequired
Points in finalpoints

The points awarded in the final, if applicable (e.g. 170, 22, 0, 16 etc.). Set to blank if they did not qualify.

Linerequired
Placement in semi-finalplace_semi

The place in the semi-final, if applicable - numeral (e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc.)

Lineoptional
Points in semi-finalpoints_semi

The points awarded in the semi-final, if applicable (e.g. 170, 22, 0, 16 etc.)

Lineoptional
Previous songprev

The name of the country's previous song.

Lineoptional
Previous yearprev_year

The year of the country's previous entry. Not necessarily the previous year.

Numberoptional
Previous linkprev_link

The name of the article of the country's previous song to be linked to.

Contentoptional
Next songnext

The name of the country's next entry.

Lineoptional
Next yearnext_year

The year of the country's next entry. Not necessarily the next year.

Numberoptional
Next linknext_link

The name of the article of the country's previous song to be linked to.

Contentoptional