RTVE confirmed this week its departure from Eurovision after the Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) approved this Thursday its support for Israel’s permanence in the competition. Spain is not the only one to withdraw since the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia have also done so. “The departure of the Festival also implies that RTVE will not broadcast the Eurovision 2026 finalwhich will be held in Vienna (Austria) on May 16, nor the previous semi-finals of the competition, which will take place on the 12th and 14th”, RTVE underlined in a press release.
This is a historic decision that left no one indifferent and as expected, several former representatives spoke about it, including Karina, who in an interview with the newspaper The Spanish He wanted to clarify his position on the subject: “Spain has been there for years, even though it has done the Benidorm Festivalwho showed little interest in Eurovision. Removed the year Chanel won. That year, we did very well because there was interest and all the means were put in place.”
“That Spain has withdrawn now, well if they were not clear and if they did not have the means…”added the artist, who assured what she would do with the money that is normally allocated for participation in the competition.
“We are going through a pretty big crisis economically speaking and to spend money on Eurovision, to be the last… it’s better that we don’t go there and that they give this money to health careFor example. I say health care because I had surgery for public health care, of course,” said the artist, who came second in 1971.
This is why he justified the need to give “a little money to professionals, to doctors”. “We will undoubtedly appreciate it a lot, and those who come will appreciate it. In short, it doesn’t seem bad to me, because going there without interest, as they joke, to go there for nothing, it’s better not to go there“, he reasoned.
“Since Salomé won, since 69, always, and I say this with a little knowledge of the facts, Spain did not want to win Eurovision again. We did not want it. Spain is very reluctant to win a Eurovision song contest again“, he concluded.
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