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Why Is The UK So Bad At Eurovision?
Is the UK really doomed to fail at Eurovision—or are we just stuck with an old stereotype? In this episode of Decomplicated, we dig into the UK’s love-hate relationship with Eurovision. From political voting myths to genuinely bad entries (sorry!), are we actually worse than everyone else, or just the victims of outdated assumptions? Can we ever escape "nul points" and reclaim our musical pride?
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