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Bosonic

(3,746 posts)
Tue Feb 10, 2015, 05:45 PM Feb 2015

Eurovision Song Contest: Australia to compete in 2015

Eurovision Song Contest: Australia to compete in 2015

Australia is to compete at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Organisers invited the country to participate as part of the contest's 60th anniversary celebrations.

"It's a daring and at the same time incredibly exciting move. It is our way of saying let's celebrate this party together!" contest supervisor Jon Ola Sand said.

Australia will be fast-tracked to the final, which will take place in Vienna, Austria, on 23 May.



Run Australia, don't look back...

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Eurovision Song Contest: Australia to compete in 2015 (Original Post) Bosonic Feb 2015 OP
Um, Australia isn't in Europe shenmue Feb 2015 #1
Neither is Israel, Lebanon or Morocco muriel_volestrangler Feb 2015 #3
Okay shenmue Feb 2015 #4
Makes no sense. I'm surprised the USA isn't invited. QuebecYank Feb 2015 #2

muriel_volestrangler

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3. Neither is Israel, Lebanon or Morocco
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 10:09 AM
Feb 2015
Morocco was in it once; Israel has won it, and regularly participates; and Lebanon was going to, but ended up in silly denial about Israel being in it too.

By geographical definitions, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia aren't in Europe either.

Link for the OP, which explains it's cult viewing in Oz: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31380742
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