Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.worldtoEurope@feddit.org•Eurovision accused of ‘encouraging manipulation’ after Israel’s near-win [Spains RTVE and Flemish VRT demand investigation into voting system]English
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7 hours agoEurovision is huge in Australia. People get up in the middle of the night to watch it. So in 2016, the contest’s 60th anniversary, they allowed Australia to compete for funsies.
Everyone agreed they understand Eurovision perfectly so they were allowed to stay.
There’s already an American Song Contest, and no one has heard about it or cares about it.