Well lets see what the 2008 contest will look like:

HOST: Belgrade (Serbia)
Dates: 22nd & 24th May 2008

Semi Final (Using 2007 participants):
Portugal*
Andorra*
Iceland*
Poland*
Cyprus
Croatia
Albania
Norway*
Denmark*
Switzerland*
The Netherlands*
Estonia
Montenegro
Israel*
Malta*
Belgium*
Austria*
Czech Republic
BosniaHerzegovina
Georgia
Romania
Macedonia
Slovenia
Latvia
Finland
Sweden
Lithuania
Ireland*

Final:
Serbia
Ukraine
Russia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Belarus
Greece
Armenia
Hungary
Moldova
United Kingdom*
France*
Spain
Germany



*Countries which could withdraw from 2008

ure so dumb
what makes u think Israel will withdraw?
France already said they'll stay, so did Iceland

but yeah
MALTA SHOULD WITHDRAW FOREVER

sovietXzion wrote:ure so dumb
what makes u think Israel will withdraw?
France already said they'll stay, so did Iceland

but yeah
MALTA SHOULD WITHDRAW FOREVER

Malta is one of the best countries in this contest!

Everyone should withdraw, the contest has turned into a political pile of s***! it is no longer a song contest!

add azerbaijan to that list, yet another eastern country to plough the western crowds

sovietXzion wrote:ure so dumb
what makes u think Israel will withdraw?
France already said they'll stay, so did Iceland

but yeah
MALTA SHOULD WITHDRAW FOREVER

Malta always gives us something good. They can't withdraw. They pay because they don't have neighbors.
You have friends in Iceland at least
We are both islands with tiny population!

It will probably be held in the Belgrade arena, which is I think the most modern basketball arena in Europe.. It can accept 25.000 people..

strawberry wrote:It will probably be held in the Belgrade arena, which is I think the most modern basketball arena in Europe.. It can accept 25.000 people..

Wow, that will be something. It's nice that Serbia gets something like this to look forward to, after all struggle in the past. I'm sure it will be fabulous.

azerbaijan?
Is that europe? Sounds almost african to me.
I really need to do my geography.. all these countries are making my head spin.

Why not invite the entire world while we're at it? ESC is dead anyway, so why not change the whole concept?

Imagine China or India entering the competition. That would be kick ass!

It's confirmed that Austria won't withdraw...

pan wrote:azerbaijan?
Is that europe? Sounds almost african to me.
I really need to do my geography.. all these countries are making my head spin.

Azerbeijan is not Europe, i think has Armenia, Georgia, Russia and Turkey as neighbours. So add more votes to them in the next final.

I wont be surprised to see Iran, Iraq and Syria next year.

mc_takinguhigher wrote:

pan wrote:azerbaijan?
Is that europe? Sounds almost african to me.
I really need to do my geography.. all these countries are making my head spin.

Azerbeijan is not Europe, i think has Armenia, Georgia, Russia and Turkey as neighbours. So add more votes to them in the next final.

I wont be surprised to see Iran, Iraq and Syria next year.

Eurovision Song Contest Baghdad 2009 Sounds very cool

and add Slovakia to the semi was confirmed they are coming back next year!!!

So many participating countries.
I hardly think that any countries will withdraw, well.. maybe one of two if they're really tired of ESC.

EBU really has to stop taking in non European countries. I would prefer is ESC stays ESC and not WSC. (Worldvision Song Contest) I wouldn't watch that. =O

What you mean Japan, China, Korea cant join? could be fun with even more block voteting.......

I love Korean and Japanese music and listens to it daily but I'm not sure I would appreciate it in ESC.

I don't even want to imagine how many entries there would be in a WSC.

He he yes, but would make it much more open he he

again India and China have alot of people soooo

The "Euro" in front of Eurovision tends to be a joke while Turkey, Israel, Armenia, Georgia are participating...

Did you leave Russia out for pride of having the world's biggest country on the same continent as yourself?

Oh yes, I forgot Russia, with a huge part in Asia...

I think the Big 4 should withdraw, all of them. They are paying for nothing. Eurovision song contest died yesterday and it will be hard to make it live again. I think it will be impossible. The countries that has to do something is the Big 4.

Semi Final (Using 2007 participants):
Estonia
*Countries which could withdraw from 2008

But Estonia will withdraw forever:

2009
Semi-final:
Estonia

2010:
Semi-final
Estonia

Don't worry we soon stop attending with Contest .

I hope Norway just quits.
We are the richest country in this world and we can give dirt to the Eastern ungrateful bastards that we built up by volenteering to go there and have the threat of being shot down.

GOD how pissed I am.

I hope Norway just quits.
We are the richest country in this world and we can give dirt to the Eastern ungrateful bastards that we built up by volenteering to go there and have the threat of being shot down.

How old are you?
I can understand dissapointment of unfair voting, but I can't accept how you're talking about east

Atermon_ wrote:The "Euro" in front of Eurovision tends to be a joke while Turkey, Israel, Armenia, Georgia are participating...

Turkey has some land in Europe. Plus, Istanbul is in Europe, one of the largest cities in the world.
You should add Russia and Cyprus to that list.

Russia has more lands in Europe than Turkey has.

But... I'm sorry, some countries participating just aren't europa...