CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 9 hours agoEurovision: Why does the UK keep getting it wrong?www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down18
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minus-squaretormeh@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoIsn’t it because the UK entry is chosen by committee? Have a national contest where the winner is chosen by popular vote. Problem solved, no?
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 hours agoNo, it’s because any UK act decent enough already has access to much better publicity than the ESC.
minus-squarehuppakee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoDutch entry is chosen by a committee and they tend to score much higher as the UK (at least the last decade or so). So maybe just switching to a different committee would be enough. But i’m all in favour of national contests, sounds awesome.
Isn’t it because the UK entry is chosen by committee? Have a national contest where the winner is chosen by popular vote. Problem solved, no?
No, it’s because any UK act decent enough already has access to much better publicity than the ESC.
Dutch entry is chosen by a committee and they tend to score much higher as the UK (at least the last decade or so). So maybe just switching to a different committee would be enough. But i’m all in favour of national contests, sounds awesome.