This humble little MB-based contest is about three things: the Eurovision Song Contest; music that has never been heard at the Eurovision Song Contest; and with both those things in mind, tipping our hat to our much-missed member Tore.
In short, the contest is about picking a song you think could pass as a past entry in the contest - from any country that has ever taken part, from anywhere between 1956 and 2009. You might have some Portuguese song you've always loved (probably featuring a pine tree or field of corn or some such) which was released back in 1986 which you've always thought should have been the country's entry in 1987; or you know a Lithuanian song which you're convinced the Baltic state would have entered had it been around in 1965.
The song you pick might seem so utterly Eurovisiony that it jumps out at you immediately, or it might take a while before you come round to it and realise, well yep, actually that would have fitted in really well for that contest and that country that year. Whatever you choose, the idea is to mix things up a bit - the whole point is that it's The Eurovision That Never Was. How you interpret that is up to you. Hopefully it will make for as fun a contest as ever, with a good variety of music - something Tore would undoubtedly have approved of and enjoyed.
Just so we all know from the off, the general e-mail address for the contest will be eurovisionthatneverwas@gmail.com and the website (obviously, since you're reading this) www.eurovisionthatneverwas.blogspot.com.
The submission period will open - and I'll post confirming dates and timelines et al. shortly - once everyone's had sufficient time to digest the Rules and Voting Criteria (both coming up) and given time to sort out any immediate problems and add to or revise things. Most of this i.e. question-asking and suggestion-making will take place on the MB, but feel free to email me as well at the address above. One warning though, related to both the board and e-mail: I'm only running this thing in my spare time, so bear with me :)
In the meantime, enjoy The Eurovision That Never Was! And read the rules ;-)
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