All I really know about Eurovision is that it helped launch ABBA onto the international scene. Still, I'm quite positive that Israel is not part of Europe.
All countries that are a part of the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) can compete in Eurovision. Israel is not part of Europe, but they are part of EBU and can therefore compete in Eurovision (just like other countries such as Cyprus, Azerbaijan and Georgia etc). Even Australia have competed despite not being part of Europe or EBU.
Israel is no longer part of the EBU as of now (post-ESC 2017), and will not compete in any further ESCs - unless the EBU finds a way to invite them back in.
Named every single country in Europe. And Cyprus. And Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. And Turkey. And Canada and Australia just in case. uhh...... Israel? wtf.
Well, Scandinavia provided the Eurovision prototypical song ("Waterloo" by ABBA), so they kinda know how to win this contest.
Fun sidenote, the least "Waterloo"-esque song to win the Eurovision also came from Scandinavia: "Hard Rock Hallelujah!" by Lordi, Finland's only victory.
Only just found out we Dutch have won it 4 times....had a real WTF moment, my general perception of Dutch musical culture (especially the stuff in Dutch) is trash. Appearantly we are not as incompetent as I thought.
Fun sidenote, the least "Waterloo"-esque song to win the Eurovision also came from Scandinavia: "Hard Rock Hallelujah!" by Lordi, Finland's only victory.
The event is a joke. These days Australia is a participator as well. Yes, you read that right: Australia.
2. We would not win every year. Our music is too terrible.