Ngonyaka odlule, lapho i-duzerbaijani duo "Ell & Nikki" yathatha indawo yokuqala ngephuzu elingu-221, kwacaca ukuthi lolu hambo oluya e-Armenia ukudluliswa eBaku. Ekupheleni kukaFebhuwari 2012, kwavela incwadi evulekile esayiniwe ngabaculi abayishumi nambili abadumile e-Armenia, lapho babembiza khona umncintiswano we-boycott enhlokodolobha yaseAzerbaijan. Futhi ekuqaleni kukaMashi, leli lizwe lanqaba ngokusemthethweni ukubamba iqhaza e-Eurovision. Ukusabela kulandelwa kuphela ngoMeyi, lapho i-European Broadcasting Union inquma i-Armenia ngokwenqaba ukuza emkhosini. Naphezu kokuntuleka kwabaculi base-Armenia kulo mncintiswano, i-Armenia kuzofanela yenze umnikelo ophelele wokubamba iqhaza e-Eurovision kwaleli nani le mali. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izwe lingaziqhayisa ngamathalente akhe emqhudelwaneni womculo wonyaka olandelayo, i-Armenia kuzofanela ikhombise kuthelevishini umncintiswano wokusakaza bukhoma.
IRussia kulo nyaka isebenza e-Eurovision ngesikhathi se-16, ukuxoxa ngo-1994 kanye nomculi kaMasha Katz. Ngalesi sikhathi, izwe lethu liphinde lahlanganyela emahlazweni amaningi. Esokuqala sekwenzeke ngo-1996, lapho umculi ka-Andrei kosinsky akazange avumele umncintiswano ngenxa yenani elincane lamaphoyinti emzuliswaneni ofanele. Eminyakeni emibili kamuva, kwenzeke indaba efanayo. Kulesi sikhathi kuphela ilungelo lokumelela iRussia e-Eurovision lancishwa i-Tanya Ovsieko. Njengomncintiswano wokuphendula, kube nokwehluleka ukukhombisa umncintiswano emoyeni. Ngenxa yalokho, iRussia yancishwa ilungelo lokubamba iqhaza ngo-1999. Ingxabano elandelayo yenzeka ngo-2003, lapho iqembu "Tatu" liya emculweni waseYurophu. AbaseRussia abathandanga ukuthi i-Ireland yakhipha isinqumo sejaji, hhayi umphumela wokuvota kwezilaleli. Kodwa-ke, akekho noyedwa owayenaka ama-rusbaration aseRussia. Ngo-2007, izinkanuko zazibilisiwe ezungeze i-verka serdyuchka nekhorusi lakhe: noma "uLasha Tumbai", noma "Russia Goodbye". EFinland, eSerdyuchka, iculo laletha indawo yesibili, naseRussia - ukucoca okubalulekile.
U-Andrei Danilko (Serduchka verka). Photo: Sabina Dadasheva.
U-Israyeli waqashelwa emahlangeni amaningi amakhulu. Ngakho-ke, ngo-1978, umculi we-Israeli uVyhar Cohen wahlula lo mncintiswano eFrance, eyayibonakala kabi kakhulu iJordani. Ngisho nangaphambi kokubala amavoti esifundazweni sase-Arabhu, esikhundleni sokusebenza kwe-Coen, isixha esihle sezimbali sasisakazwa. Futhi lapho kwacaca ukuthi ama-Israyeli awina, khona-ke i-ether yaphazamiseka ngokuphelele ngenxa yezizathu zobuchwepheshe. Ngosuku olulandelayo, uJordani wamenyezelwa ukuthi umculi ovela eBelgian uWon Jean Valle, empeleni wathatha indawo yesibili. Ngemuva kweminyaka engu-20, ngo-1998, kwaqubuka esinye isobakazi elikhulu kwa-Israyeli ngenxa yomkhosi. Kulokhu ukuhlubuka kwaphakanyiswa amaJuda angama-Orthodox amaJuda, okwashaqekile ukuthi isimo sawo emncintiswaneni womculo womhlaba wonke sizomela umculi - iTranssexual Dana International. Ngabiza wonke umuntu uDana ukuba aqale. By the way, ngonyaka olandelayo, umkhosi wemiklomelo womculi waseSweden uCharlotte Pelelle waphazamiseka. Iqiniso ngukuthi uDana, owafika esiteji njengophumelele umncintiswano owedlule, akazange agcinwe ezifundweni eziphakeme futhi awela phansi.
Mhlawumbe iScandalist esebenza kakhulu e-Eurovision ingabizwa ngokuthi i-Italy. Yize kunjalo, njengelungu lomncintiswano wokuqala ka-1956, kuvunyelwe okuningi. Ngokokuqala ngqa, i-Italy iveze ukunganeliseki ngo-1981 futhi ilahlekelwe yile nhlobo intshisekelo ye-Eurovision iminyaka emibili. Okwesibili, kwamenyezelwa ukuthi uBoycott ngonyaka we-1986, kwathi iminyaka emibili - ku-94. Kwathi ngo-1997, izwe labuya kulo mncintiswano, kodwa ke ngaphandle kwencazelo yangena emthunzini iminyaka eyi-14. Yonke le minyaka, izintatheli ezibizwa ngezizathu ezahlukahlukene zokumademoni. Okukholeka kakhulu yinguqulo izwe elifuna ukukunaka kakhulu emkhosini wakhe eSan Remo. Kuliqiniso, ngo-2011, i-Italy ibuyele e-Eurovision futhi. Futhi ngempumelelo. I-Italian Rafael Gualazzi yathatha indawo yesibili emncintiswaneni.
URaphael Gualazzi. Photo: VK.com.
Ngo-1968, kwaqubuka ihlazo e-UK ngenxa yokungenzi komdwebo waseNorway, okungekho, ukungabi nesikhathi sokubala wonke amavoti, kukhishwe imiphumela yokuqala. Njengoba kubhalwe emaphephandabeni, idatha yokugcina yayihluke kakhulu kumenyezelwe ngaphambili. Ngemuva kwalokho wanqoba iSpain. Kepha akekho ophonsela inselelo umqhele wakhe ophumelele. Ngendlela, kwavela isigameko esifanayo nonyaka ngaphambi kweBrithani uqobo. Umethule wamemezela izwe lakhe lomdabu nomnqobi, ngaphandle kokulinda umphumela wokugcina wokuvota. Kepha wayengeyena iphutha.
I-Eurovision 1969 yaletha abalandeli bomncintiswano ukumangala okungajwayelekile kakhulu. Amazwe amane abebephumelele ngokushesha: ISpain, eHolland, eFrance kanye ne-United Kingdom. Kusukela abaseBrithani abaphumelele kwabangu-67 neSpain, abaphumelele i-68, base bewuwuthathile umncintiswano, futhi amaFulentshi akwenza amahlandla amathathu - ngama-59, angama-63, ayengowokuqala ukubizwa ngokuthi amaDashi. Kepha akuzange kuveze ukuthukwa kweFinns, amaNorwegian, amaSweden kanye namaPutukezi, alandelayo, ngo-1970, wenqaba ngokuphelele ukucula kulo mncintiswano. Babedinga ezinye izinyanga eziyi-12 ukupholisa phansi kusuka kuvoti olungaqondakali oluholela emiphumeleni enjalo emangazayo.
Ngo-1971, umculi waseFrance uSeverin wahlula lo mncintiswano, owenza ngaphansi kwefulegi laseMonaco. Kodwa-ke, lesi simo esincane asikwazanga ukuba ngumnikazi womncintiswano ogcwele kulo nyaka olandelayo, ngoba akutholanga noma yimuphi umcimbi wehholo lekhonsathi. ILiechtenstein ibingenanhlanhla ngisho nangaphezulu. Inkosazana yaqulwa kabili ukufaka isicelo sokubamba iqhaza kulo mncintiswano - ngo-1969 nango-1976 - yavulwa kabili ukwenqaba. Iqiniso ngukuthi uLiechtenstein kuze kube ngu-2008 ayengenasiteshi sikazwelonke, okuyisimo esisemqoka sobhaliso e-Eurovision. Kepha manje, sesitholile isiteshi sakho, leli lizwe alihlangane nomoya ukukhombisa amakhono abo endaweni yesehlakalo.