if you are one of those who see eurovision every year you will know that Spain not performing in any of the semi-finals, aired for the first time this year on TVE. in this edition Eurovision Song Contest The same thing happened, we were able to see a small piece yesterday. song ChanelSlow motion, But The representative of Spain did not participate in the semi-finals. But many wonder what the reason is: Why is Spain going to the Eurovision final without reaching the semi-finals? we explain what eurovision system and why in some countries direct pass to the final
Privilege of Eurovision: Big Five
The truth is that there are a number of countries that have had many over the years. privilegesIt’s like going straight to the final. Countries that currently make up the group Eurovision Big Five and it has a guaranteed place in the final Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany and France.
To these privileged countries are added to the sixth member, which was the winner country in the previous year. Something that doesn’t happen in this case as Italy is the winner of Eurovision 2021 and belongs to the Big Five.
However, What does a country need to be part of the Eurovision Big Five? Neither more nor less than money. Members of the Big Five are the countries that provide the most funds to the European Broadcasting Union. (EBU) for the celebration of the festival every year.
However, in the years (2000-2010) when Italy did not participate in Eurovision, the presence of the Big Five, or Big Four, raised water among the other participating countries for their direct transition to the final. As in the case of Turkey, which confirmed that it would not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 and claimed that this system was unfair to it.
History of the Big Five
the idea of giving the privilege of going directly to the final In 1996, the ranking of the countries that gave the most money to the festival increased. In that edition of Eurovision, Germany failed to pass the semi-finals and was excluded from the grand final. This caused serious anger on the Germans and A very important economic hole for the EBU.
And those mud, these mud. organization eurovision decided that the countries making the biggest financial contribution should always take part in the event. In addition, countries in the Big Five have the right to vote in one of the semi-finals, and the same applies to the host country.