New Zealand seeking to compete in Eurovision 2024
completemusicupdate.comA petition calling for New Zealand to be allowed to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest now has more than – wait for it – 70 signatories!
But, hey, 73 people is most of the population of New Zealand, right? Now they just need to convince the 745 million people living in Europe.Comedy pop duo Two Hearts launched a campaign last month calling for New Zealand to be allowed to enter next year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
They state their case with the country’s “official/unofficial Eurovision entry” ‘Eurovusion (Open Up)’.Among other things, the song points out that Australia has now been allowed to compete in the contest since 2015 and that New Zealand probably wouldn’t upset the balance of things by actually winning.
Anyone who thinks New Zealand – like Australia – should be classified as European in the context of Eurovision can sign this petition here.Somewhat inevitably, this fun, frivolous thing is actually promoting something.
Read more on completemusicupdate.com