Since the announcement was released this morning social media has gone into overdrive around what could be happening in the world of Eurovision, with fans both excited and nervous about what might be to come.
In this blog we'll be assessing what the change might be...
China?
It's just over a year since Australia were given their pass to enter the Eurovision Song Contest, and sure they've been part of the Eurovision family for decades, but they are over 10,000 km's from the European continent.
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| Guy Sebastian was Australia's first competitor last year. |
Since then fans have been nervous that other countries could soon be accepted to take part, with the most likely candidate being China. Broadcaster Hunan Television has been showing the contest for the last couple of years, and they even sent a delegation to Vienna last year. The EBU have also been quoted on the subject of China, saying "We are open and are always finding new and creative ways to bring new elements to the Eurovision Song Contest."
The reaction to China's possible addition to the contest has been largely negative from the fan community, but the potential for hundreds of millions more viewers to the contest is something which is likely to prove very attractive for the EBU.
Shorter Voting Procedure?
The Eurovision voting process is arguably the most exciting part of the contest. If two or more songs are trading twelve points then fans can be kept guessing for ages as to which country will be taking home the Eurovision crown. But lets be honest with ourselves...it can drag on.
In 2005 the voting was shortened with spokespersons only revealing the 8,10, and 12 points, but the whole process can still take around an hour to complete. Rumour has it that Swedish broadcaster SVT has proposed a change, possibly meaning that only countries qualified for the final can vote, or countries who failed to qualify will have their points added to each competitors total at the end of the contest. This would definitely make things interesting, but do you want the voting changed?
In 2005 the voting was shortened with spokespersons only revealing the 8,10, and 12 points, but the whole process can still take around an hour to complete. Rumour has it that Swedish broadcaster SVT has proposed a change, possibly meaning that only countries qualified for the final can vote, or countries who failed to qualify will have their points added to each competitors total at the end of the contest. This would definitely make things interesting, but do you want the voting changed?
International Jury
Kind of a combination of our last two potential changes, the idea of allowing other parts of the world to vote in the show would add to Eurovision's global appeal. We've seen international juries used in the past, including by this year's host broadcaster during Melodifestivalen.
Unfortunately though this would give a definite advantage to countries singing in English, and further damage the chances of countries who wish to use Eurovision as a chance to showcase their ethnic language.
Unfortunately though this would give a definite advantage to countries singing in English, and further damage the chances of countries who wish to use Eurovision as a chance to showcase their ethnic language.
Return of the Orchestra
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| The orchestra at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest |
This one has long been hoped for by large swathes of the Eurovision community. The contest would definitely become more high brow if the orchestra were to return, and it was an iconic part of the competition for the first four decades of it's existence. But haven't music trends changed moved on since the orchestra's were last seen in the contest 1999?
Let us know what you hope the change might be, or would you rather the competition remained the same?
Let us know what you hope the change might be, or would you rather the competition remained the same?
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