Up until now I believe I've made a pretty good case for why Australia should be allowed to enter Eurovision. Sure there are issues (see Why can't Australia compete in Eurovision?) but we Australians genuinely love Eurovision (see Why does Australia love Eurovision?). We have the talent (see Who could represent Australia in Eurovision? and Who else could represent Australia in Eurovision?), we have a wonderful long term broadcaster (see SBS and Eurovision), and we have competed and won it before (see The Secret History of Australians in Eurovision).
It is now time that we hear from Europe. The only way that EBU will recognize this campaign is if we get the word out that Australia wants be in Eurovision. There are a few things I would like to see.
Firstly, a statement of support during the Eurovision broadcast from SBS that they are with us in our push for inclusion in Eurovision. Next year will be the 30th year of SBS broadcasting Eurovision, the perfect year to enter the contest!
Secondly, I want to hear that Europe wants us in Eurovision. There are clearly nations which would benefit from Australia being included in Eurovsion (see Who would Australia vote for?), but I'm sure there are many more countries who would love for Australia to bring our own unique flavour into the melting pot that is Eurovision.
Our time has come! We want to hear from Europe during the Eurovision telecast! If you are an artist, a producer or voting spokesperson we'd love to hear your support!! Australia for Eurovision Song Contest 2013!! You must say yes!!!
Hello!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure whether the host of the blog is reading this or not but here's a fun-fact regarding Eurovision.
The only argument by EBU, why Australia cannot participate in Eurovision, is that Australia is not part of Europe
This argument cannot be used against Australia because Morocco participated in 1980 and as everyone knows that country is surely located in Africa.
Also there's a number of countries that are far from Europe (Israel, former Yugoslavian countries, Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia). The only country between those brackets that can be considered as partly part of Europe is Russia.
Israel's consideration is strictly political because it doesn't get along with neighbors but Eurovision is not supposed to be a political event.
So... Whoever you are, dear host... There was a connection between Europe and Eurovision perhaps in the early phase but today I personally see no reason why Australian wish to participate should be declined.
Make your voice hearable!
Dear Blog Author,
ReplyDeleteThe National Library of Australia is interested in contacting the author of this blog with regard to its possible inclusion within PANDORA: Australia's Web Archive. We were unable to locate any contact details onsite and are requesting that if you are interested in your blog being archived that you contact us at: webarchive [at] nla.gov.au.
You can see more details on the Archive at the link below. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/about.html
Regards
PANDORA team