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I still think it's weird that Israel compete in Eurovision, but really, AUSTRALIA!!!
Apparently a one-off, and they can only return if they win.
Guess who's gonna win this year then?
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/feb/10/eurovision-song-contest-invites-australia-to-join-worlds-biggest-party
Apparently a one-off, and they can only return if they win.
Guess who's gonna win this year then?
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Pocket_Rocket - "Question Author But the point is, Australia isn't European - nor is Israel." The eligibility for countries is not geographical - you don't need to be physically within the European borders to enter the contest. The criteria is being a country that receives broadcasts from the Eurovision broadcast network, Israel does, and so does...
09:18 Wed 11th Feb 2015
Several Australian broadcast organisations have long been Associate Members of the European Broadcasting Union (which organises the Eurovision Song Contest), so it might be seen as a nice gesture to allow Australia to enter the competition as a 'one-off'.
If the policy is continued, so that other Associate Members are occasionally invited to enter, we can look forward to watching entries from all of these countries!
http://www3.ebu.ch/about/members?type=associate
If the policy is continued, so that other Associate Members are occasionally invited to enter, we can look forward to watching entries from all of these countries!
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I passed caring what happened at the ruddy Eurovision Song Contest many, many years ago, Pocket Rocket, about the time Sandy Shore won, with "Puppet on a string" ( I wonder what happened to her ? )
But as a man, with a great big beard, pretending to be a woman, won last year, there is very little left that will surprise about this entirely unnecessary and vacuous annual event.
But as a man, with a great big beard, pretending to be a woman, won last year, there is very little left that will surprise about this entirely unnecessary and vacuous annual event.
Sandy Shaw was on Jools Holland's New Year's Eve show a couple of years back. If you want to keep up with here you can find her here
http://www.sandieshaw.com/
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Funnily enough one of my all time favourite songs came from Eurovision! The 1988 Luxembourg entry 'Croire' (Trust) sung by Lara Fabian, who was touted by many to be the next Celine Dion who, incidentally, won the event that year singing for Switzerland!
Anyway, just a useless piece of information ;-)
Anyway, just a useless piece of information ;-)
Pocket_Rocket - "Question Author
But the point is, Australia isn't European - nor is Israel."
The eligibility for countries is not geographical - you don't need to be physically within the European borders to enter the contest.
The criteria is being a country that receives broadcasts from the Eurovision broadcast network, Israel does, and so does Australia - hence their inclusion.
But the point is, Australia isn't European - nor is Israel."
The eligibility for countries is not geographical - you don't need to be physically within the European borders to enter the contest.
The criteria is being a country that receives broadcasts from the Eurovision broadcast network, Israel does, and so does Australia - hence their inclusion.
"ichkeria....as I said, this daft song contest stopped "testing my patience" many years ago, but what exactly IS the point of it ?
Am I missing something here ? "
Well I am a fan, you aren't mikey. And I think we should leave it at that :-) Some like it some don't. I actually think it is a bit silly Australia being in it. But hopefully a one-off. If there was any chance of a "fix" I'd have thought it would be that Australia DIDN'T win it, as it would mean holding the context there presumably which I can't imagine anyone really wants.
Am I missing something here ? "
Well I am a fan, you aren't mikey. And I think we should leave it at that :-) Some like it some don't. I actually think it is a bit silly Australia being in it. But hopefully a one-off. If there was any chance of a "fix" I'd have thought it would be that Australia DIDN'T win it, as it would mean holding the context there presumably which I can't imagine anyone really wants.