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Originally Posted by Pyramid*
Possibly because you weren't even born then to be aware of the difference between in the show way back in the 70's, and how it has changed over the decades.....just a thought!
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I accept your point to be fair to you, maybe 7 to 8 years was too much a small time to give, so I accept that I was over zealous to Eurovision on that point and concede you make a better point on that time scale than I did, however you also did say the Eurovision had 'never' in its life been prestigious.
Time was until the mid 90s at least that the winning song of Eurovision near always charted here in the UK and in other countries,often very highly too which gave that act a introduction and success in many countries that may otherwise likely not have happened for them.
It has a history and as MTVN pointed ABBA, admittedly from 1974,Waterloo I am told was considered a joke entry but what it led to was one of the best and most successful groups of the 70s and 80s, Worldwide.
I love the whole show that is Eurovision,its not all bad and its not all good and no matter the result its good in my opinion to have so many nations of the World involved that one night in a contest.
Loved or hated,its ran since the mid 1950s and seems to in no way be running out of steam yet.