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[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 193 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why are non-European countries even allowed to participate?

[–] MithranArkanere@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All countries associated with the European Broacast Union can participate.

Brazil, Peru, Japan, India, and even China and the US could participate too.

Russia and Lybia used to be part of the EBU but they were suspended. They know what they did.

All countries associated with the European Broacast Union can participate.

Theoretically yes, but associated members (in contrast to full members) still need to be approved on a case by case basis.

Active members (as opposed to associate members) of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are eligible to participate; [...]. Associate member broadcasters may be eligible to compete, dependent on approval by the contest's reference group.[49]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest#Participation

[–] napoleonsdumbcousin@feddit.org 18 points 1 year ago

Eurovision is organised by the European Broadcasting Union, which includes basically all countries in the European Broadcasting Area (basically Europe + all of the Mediterranean). Those include Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Armenia, etc. They have always been allowed to participate. Australia is an outlier. They just got a special invitation.

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Because Australia were mega fans, so they invited us :3

[–] Tagger@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are we going to be called anti-Semitic?

[–] DicksAndPizza@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Aren’t we anyways? Who cares at this point. Nazi, antisemitic… Russophobe. I’ve been all of these lol. I’ve even been called a homophobe even tho I am literally gay.

[–] PotatoLibre@feddit.it 3 points 1 year ago

This is genius!

[–] sucius1@lemdro.id 2 points 1 year ago

Jesus Christ, yes please!