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Canada will be competing in Eurovision 2027 in May. :)

by post-it 16d ago

SyneRyder 16d ago
Also, being a European Broadcasting Union (EBU) "Associate Member" is the name for the mechanism that allowed Australia, Canada and other countries to be admitted into Eurovision. If you've been around the ESC scene, you know there's a lot of embassy involvement (parties in embassies are a thing), the scene is catnip for those interested in politics, the politically active, and to some extent politicians. Eurovision is also one mechanism for discussions of economic development. Hosting the contest is usually an excuse for upgrades to public infrastructure. And there's Eurovision Asia starting in November. South Korea is an Associate Member of the EBU, for example. https://www.ebu.ch/news/2026/03/bangkok-to-host-first-ever-eurovision-song-contest-asia-in-2026 https://www.ebu.ch/news/2026/03/bangkok-to-host-first-ever-e...
- fidotron 16d ago
  > If you've been around the ESC scene This is a euphemism on par with attending parties in parts of the SFO AI community.
  - embedding-shape 16d ago
    Having been around both, the ESC isn't nearly as drug-fueled as the other, for better or worse.
    - pantalaimon 16d ago
      Only if you don't count alcohol
      - SyneRyder 16d ago
        Ahh, that one time the Belarussian delegation tried importing so much alcohol into [host country] to give away for free to everyone at the artist party, that it was all seized at the [host country] border and caused a minor diplomatic incident. The free chocolate branded with the artist's face made it in though. Fun times. And that wasn't the year that Belarus sent "I Love Belarus" as their Eurovision song.
  - SyneRyder 16d ago
    lol, this took longer to land with me than it should have, being the token "not in the target demographic" guy. And now I know more than I wanted to know about the AI scene ;)
- rsynnott 16d ago
  > Eurovision Asia _Terrible_ naming.
  - SyneRyder 16d ago
    You'd think so, and I intuitively agree. But the concept has floated around for over a decade under several different project names - Asiavision, Our Sound, ABU Song Contest. Somehow "Eurovision Asia" is the one that got countries to sign on and participate. There's a stronger political statement in Asian countries participating in "Eurovision" than in "Our Sound". It surprises me, but 2026 has brought a lot of global cultural & political shifts. The American version was "The American Song Contest", hosted by Snoop Dogg & Kelly Clarkson, with US states competing against each other. Most Americans don't even know it ever happened. Russia has its own rival "Intervision Song Contest", which the US participates in. Something something global cultural shifts.
guiriduro 16d ago
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- mitxela 16d ago
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isgb 16d ago
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Canada will be competing in Eurovision 2027 in May. :)

by post-it 16d ago

Canada will be competing in Eurovision 2027 in May. :)

Also, being a European Broadcasting Union (EBU) "Associate Member" is the name for the mechanism that allowed Australia, Canada and other countries to be admitted into Eurovision. If you've been around the ESC scene, you know there's a lot of embassy involvement (parties in embassies are a thing), the scene is catnip for those interested in politics, the politically active, and to some extent politicians. Eurovision is also one mechanism for discussions of economic development. Hosting the contest is usually an excuse for upgrades to public infrastructure. And there's Eurovision Asia starting in November. South Korea is an Associate Member of the EBU, for example. https://www.ebu.ch/news/2026/03/bangkok-to-host-first-ever-eurovision-song-contest-asia-in-2026 https://www.ebu.ch/news/2026/03/bangkok-to-host-first-ever-e...

fidotron 16d ago
> If you've been around the ESC scene This is a euphemism on par with attending parties in parts of the SFO AI community.
- embedding-shape 16d ago
  Having been around both, the ESC isn't nearly as drug-fueled as the other, for better or worse.
  - pantalaimon 16d ago
    Only if you don't count alcohol
    - SyneRyder 16d ago
      Ahh, that one time the Belarussian delegation tried importing so much alcohol into [host country] to give away for free to everyone at the artist party, that it was all seized at the [host country] border and caused a minor diplomatic incident. The free chocolate branded with the artist's face made it in though. Fun times. And that wasn't the year that Belarus sent "I Love Belarus" as their Eurovision song.
- SyneRyder 16d ago
  lol, this took longer to land with me than it should have, being the token "not in the target demographic" guy. And now I know more than I wanted to know about the AI scene ;)
rsynnott 16d ago
> Eurovision Asia _Terrible_ naming.
- SyneRyder 16d ago
  You'd think so, and I intuitively agree. But the concept has floated around for over a decade under several different project names - Asiavision, Our Sound, ABU Song Contest. Somehow "Eurovision Asia" is the one that got countries to sign on and participate. There's a stronger political statement in Asian countries participating in "Eurovision" than in "Our Sound". It surprises me, but 2026 has brought a lot of global cultural & political shifts. The American version was "The American Song Contest", hosted by Snoop Dogg & Kelly Clarkson, with US states competing against each other. Most Americans don't even know it ever happened. Russia has its own rival "Intervision Song Contest", which the US participates in. Something something global cultural shifts.

guiriduro 16d ago

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mitxela 16d ago
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