Egypt in the Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | ERTU |
| National selection events | none |
| Appearances | 0 |
| First appearance | n/a |
| Best result | n/a |
| Worst result | n/a |
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| [ Egypt's page at Eurovision.tv] | |
Egypt, represented by Egyptian Radio and Television Union, rejoined as a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in 1984, it had previously been a member from 1950-1957.
Being a member of the EBU allows them to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, they have broadcast the contest numerous times but have yet to enter.
One issue preventing them from entering is that of Israel. When the contest is broadcast on Egyptian television, Israel's entry is censored out. If Egypt was to enter they would have to broadcast the show with Israel's entry shown and unedited. In 1998 Israel's entry was Dana International who's music is banned in Egypt and is only found in pirate copies. [1]
A similar issue happened with Lebanon who were going to enter but had to withdraw as they could not broadcast Israel's entry.
[edit] References
- ^ "Israel in 2008", Esctoday.com
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