Reality comes to Eurovision
Eurovision song contest (Photo credit: kjelljoran)
Even as the GFC began to take hold in Europe, many believed that Eurovision would still continue on oblivious, but with Portugal withdrawing and Greece & Cyprus looking likely to do so, Eurovision 2013 could see a significant drop in countries.
Is Eurovision ripe for reform? And if so, what kind of reform should the contest have?
Andy & Hikaru discuss reforming the ESC in this special podcast.
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