"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko) 05/08/2018 at 22:00 • Filed to: None

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Aremmes > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/08/2018 at 22:23

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That last panel should really read “trololololooo lololooo lololooo”...

Svend > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/09/2018 at 02:43

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Lol. Australia is in the Eurovision.

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-05-08/why-is-australia-in-the-eurovision-song-contest/

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Aussies have been watching Eurovision for more than thirty years and in 2014 they were invited to perform during the interval at the semi-finals.

Then Australia was given a special one-off chance to compete for the Eurovision title in 2015, the year in which the competition celebrated its 50th birthday. They qualified automatically for a spot in the Grand Final and singer Guy Sebastian finished in a very respectable fifth place.

Eurovision bosses were so impressed with their efforts that Australia was allowed to return on an annual basis – but they now have to qualify for their spot by competing in the semi-finals.

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Well, Eurovision isn’t strictly geographic. The contest is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which is made up of various broadcasters from countries across Europe and beyond. The BBC is a member of the EBU, as is RTE in Ireland, Rai in Italy, SVT in Sweden and so on. There are 73 member stations from more than 56 countries , and they’re entitled to send acts to Eurovision if they wish.

So that’s why you see so many countries that you wouldn’t usually associate with Europe competing on the Eurovision stage.

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We very nearly found out in 2016, when Dami Im stormed the competition and finished in second place with Sound of Silence. Everyone thought they might have to pack their bags and head Down Under for an Aussie Eurovision.

I was listening to the U.K. entry for 1982, Bardo, One Step Further.

1976, Brotherhood of Man, Kisses For Me.

The U.K. top 10 for Eurovision.

Number one is an American singing for the U.K. 1997, Katrina and the Waves, Love Shine A Light.

There’s been some odd ones and the name of this one, apparently is nothing to do with like it sounds, 1985, Sweden Kikki Danielsson, Bra Vibrationer.

Any how, always worth a watch.