To be fair, the amount of money British musicians earn from European countries probably far outstrips how much the UK contributes to the contest, which is probably the starkest indication of how well our music is actually received abroad. If the Eurovision Song Contest was decided by how much money each song would actually earn if it was released on the mass market then the UK would probably win every single time (since it would probably enter an artist that would play to this specific metric, as opposed to what we currently do now).
If you're a successful UK artist, you'll get yourself heard across Europe anyway, whereas for someone from a smaller country, it's a great chance of international exposure.
One slightly depressing thing this year, is the sheer number of entrants who starred in their countries "Voice" or X-Factor.
Why is this a depressing thing? It's a songwriting competition anyway not a singing one.
Reality show contestants seem to get music careers in the UK as much as anywhere else.
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Reality show contestants seem to get music careers in the UK as much as anywhere else.