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minus-squarefutatorius@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·2 days agoWhy is a non-European country in the contest at all?
minus-squaretribut@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoIt’s organised by the EBU, which has included Israel since 1957: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Broadcasting_Union
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agowhy are any countries but greece in the olympics? because times change and events transform to include more people who enjoy participating
minus-squareFelixCress@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoFrom memory something to do with the range of broadcasting. Not sure.
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days 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-up1·2 days 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?
It’s organised by the EBU, which has included Israel since 1957: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Broadcasting_Union
why are any countries but greece in the olympics?
because times change and events transform to include more people who enjoy participating
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.