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All for this. (lemmy.world)

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[-] hopesdead@startrek.website 27 points 4 days ago

Why are non-European countries even allowed to participate?

[-] MithranArkanere@lemmy.world 40 points 4 days ago

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.

[-] napoleonsdumbcousin@feddit.org 6 points 4 days ago

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 4 days 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.