Following a request from the Parliament of Wales, the EBU has reiterated that the Welsh broadcaster S4C remains ineligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest.
The parliament reached out to the EBU following public support to a petition entitled “Prepare a bid for Wales to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest”.
The petition called on the Welsh government to support S4C in preparing a bid for Wales to enter the Eurovision Song Contest.
The EBU has, however, reiterated that the BBC retains the full rights to represent the entirety of the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest and that entries from the four constituent nations of the UK will only be considered if the BBC relinquishes those rights.
In the past Wales has participated as an independent entity in two editions of Junior Eurovision, as the BBC at that point had never entered Junior Eurovision and ITV had not participated for the UK since 2005. They also participated in one edition of Eurovision Choir, Scotland also participated in this event.
The EBU statement:
Participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, and other Eurovision live events, is limited to public broadcasters which are members of the European Broadcasting Union.
Bakel Walden, Head of the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group.
While S4C in Wales is a valued member of the EBU and has taken part twice in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and once in Eurovision Choir, the BBC has taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest since 1957 and represent the whole of the United Kingdom at the event.
As the BBC continues to participate, and remains the rights holder in the United Kingdom, this means an entry from the individual nations of the UK is therefore not possible at the Eurovision Song Contest.
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