Eurovision

[DBusby]

Why does Italy not enter the Eurovision song contest?

[bobbobley]

Perhaps they have the requisite pride and self-respect as a nation, not to debase themselves by taking part in such a witless debacle.

[andy hughes]

So, no danger of over-reaction from bob then!!

[apricot]

Nice to see you back bobblybob!

[Cetti]

It stopped being screened on Italian TV in 1998. Rumour has it that it was because they hadn't won it for quite a while and saw it as an affront to their musical heritage - but whether that's true or not I couldn't say.

[Bob...]

WHAT !!!! I ain't said a blodie thing yet A.H.

[M.Winner]

Calm down my dear ..... it's only a televison commercial !

[norfolk boy]

Because they're busy looking looking for people to add to their book of ww2 war heroes

[bernardo]

Because the Italian broadcasting authorities are intrinsically evil, insane, mad and deranged, and do not appreciate high culture (like the supremely brilliant Austrian entry last year)

[thewillow]

God only knows. In general, Italian television makes the Eurovision look like BBC3.

[mcmikeymike]

They certainly used to. I hadnt noticed or missed them in recent years. These days I wonder why the UK bother with it. The voting is a farce and I think the Balkan countries are going to dominate the contest for a couple of years to come as they are all voting for each others garbage. As the UK came so badly last in last years event, they should have played by the rules and not been in this years event. It is rediculous that we are involved every year and never dropped because we put so much money into the European Broadcasting Union.

[TommyC]

Yes.. But ditto Spain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland..? What happened to all of them...?

[Kos]

They may have actually entered as according to Terry Wogan, 65 countries entered orignally and they had to be whittled dowbn to however many took part on the night

[nickelback]

hi there the uk shouldnt be in this years eurovision due to the past years of aurful songs.

italy however are great and they are better off staying out of eurovision as its all a big fake and all the songs are stupid vivo italia i say .....