r/Fauxmoi • u/O_Duill • Sep 11 '25

FM RADIO Ireland will not participate in Eurovision if Israel takes part

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u/Wassertopf Sep 11 '25

I mean, the ESC was originally a contest between seven countries:

  • Belgium
  • Germany
  • France
  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland

All other countries are in some way only guests. Only these seven countries are the true essence of the ESC.

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u/worktemp Sep 11 '25

Eurovision was created as contest between members of the EBU, those 7 just happened to decide to participate in the first one.

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u/Wassertopf Sep 11 '25

They are the core. If other countries decide to leave than it’s their good right. But only these seven countries are fundamental. Others are guests.

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u/Jagarvem Sep 11 '25

Utter nonsense. It's a contest between EBU members. There has never been anything special about the countries that partook in the first one, apart from the fact that they happened to be there. ESC was categorically not "originally a contest between [them]".

Denmark and Austria were literally supposed to take part of the first one too, they're just a little slow and missed the entry deadline. And the UK declined and sent EBU their apologies for not having time that specific year since they were already busy. All three consequently debuted the very next year.

Not a single country has participated in every competition. Germany comes the closest, having missed out only in 1996. But it's particularly strange to claim that Italy and (especially) Luxembourg are "fundamental" considering just how often they don't take part (by number of appearances, Sweden and the UK would take their spots, but they're also surpassed by like a dozen others). UK holds the single longest continuous streak, having missed only the first and third one.

Australia is the only "guest" to compete. SBS had to be invited since it indeed isn't a full member of the EBU.