Leis already realized his idea of an international singing competition for children and young people in his later years as a musician and producer in Germany, but with the increasing internationalization of his contest's organizing committee, it was renamed as Euro Pop Contest "Berliner Perle" in 2009.
It could also be done through a regional finals followed by a national qualifying round as is practiced by Russia, Bulgaria, Poland, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, where their country's representative to the contest for the year is determined through a national selection finals.
In other cases, the Organizing Committee of the contest decides on the submitted applications sent by e-mail by one country where no preliminary selection took place.
The contest has always been hosted by Berlin, Germany and is entirely funded by contributions from participating nations.
The contest has no sponsors; instead, it has several partners who help conduct the implementation of the competition within the framework of possibilities.