Using English despite it not being their national language: Austria, Azerbaijan. Belgium, Slovenia, Norway, Denmark, Croatia, Czechia
I don’t know if I’d say Estonia is in Italian, exactly!
“No stresso, no stresso, no need to depresso”
😂 For real?
As a southerner I enjoy when northern and eastern countries use their languages. English only is boring.
Serious question, if Australia is in eurovision, does that mean Canada could be too?
Australia was invited by the EBU. It would need an Canadian public-value TV broadcaster with a commitment to participate each year and to set up good relationship with the EBU.
I’d like that. NZ can join too, it would be great to get Flight of the Conchords there.
Sweden had a swedish song last time in 1998. They went mostly with english in 1999-2024. They needed a band from Finland (KAJ) to get swedish language back in to the big stage. lol.
When you look at it from the point of view of where these countries want to collect their votes it’s kinda obvious as to the choice. Great example: Israel has English and French. It’s not a coincidence that the UK and France have such large backing for Israel.
but i thought eurovision was not about political?!?
Oh you sweetie pie 💝.
I’m honestly impressed. I feel like English has been a little too popular in previous years. But maybe it’s just the songs I listened to and I’m part of the problem.
I thought using your national language was one of the rules these days?
We’d’ve missed the minority languages that pop up from time to time if it was still that rule.
The Bretton song from France in 2023 (iirc) was a banger.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest#History
From 1999 onwards, a free choice of language was again allowed. Since then, several countries have chosen songs that mixed languages, often English and their national language.
Thanks. Didn’t realise they rolled back that rule
Not for a very long time, I don’t think.
