Changes occurred in the qualification process for the 2002 Contest : along with the " Big 4 " countries , the top 15 placed countries would qualify for next year 's competition . The other spots for 2002 would be filled by countries that were excluded from the 2001 contest because of their low point average for the years 1996 – 2000
2002 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Eurovision Song Contest 2001