"Cutting water, cutting electricity, cutting food to a mass of civilian people is against international law," said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Muscat.
Australia was allowed to participate as a special guest to celebrate the contest's 60th anniversary. People there liked it and ESC was like "whatever, you may stay".
It was like hiring a band for your birthday party, but they turn out to be fun people to have around, so you let them stay after their show.
That's true but the reason they were invited in the first place is because they've been steady fans since 1983. They got a commentary booth in 2012, airtime to fawn in 2013, and then the special guest band in 2014 ah heck here's the link. It wasn't a random thing, besides Australia Eurovision isn't a thing anywhere outside of Europe.
Australia was allowed to participate as a special guest to celebrate the contest's 60th anniversary. People there liked it and ESC was like "whatever, you may stay".
It was like hiring a band for your birthday party, but they turn out to be fun people to have around, so you let them stay after their show.
That's true but the reason they were invited in the first place is because they've been steady fans since 1983. They got a commentary booth in 2012, airtime to fawn in 2013, and then the special guest band in 2014 ah heck here's the link. It wasn't a random thing, besides Australia Eurovision isn't a thing anywhere outside of Europe.
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airtime to fawn in 2013
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