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minus-squarefutatorius@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·7 hours agoWhy is a non-European country in the contest at all?
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 minutes agowhy are any countries but greece in the olympics? because times change and events transform to include more people who enjoy participating
minus-squaretribut@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 hours agoIt’s organised by the EBU, which has included Israel since 1957: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Broadcasting_Union
minus-squareFelixCress@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoFrom memory something to do with the range of broadcasting. Not sure.
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 minutes agoperhaps to begin with (the distinction is members of or invited by the EBU so broadcast range seems reasonable), but given that australia participates now the criteria seems like it’s changed
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoI thinks it’s now more about style of the song than where the singer is from.
Why is a non-European country in the contest at all?
why are any countries but greece in the olympics?
because times change and events transform to include more people who enjoy participating
It’s organised by the EBU, which has included Israel since 1957: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Broadcasting_Union
From memory something to do with the range of broadcasting. Not sure.
perhaps to begin with (the distinction is members of or invited by the EBU so broadcast range seems reasonable), but given that australia participates now the criteria seems like it’s changed
I thinks it’s now more about style of the song than where the singer is from.