Yeah, it's part of the big 4 or big 5 now. UK, Germany,France and Spain are the 4 countrys which are already qualified because they fund the whole thing. Italy is new in the list.
But maybe it's because they needed a 5th country, since the winning country is automatically qualified for the next year and because it was Germany this time, they had participated anyway.
But maybe it's because they needed a 5th country, since the winning country is automatically qualified for the next year and because it was Germany this time, they had participated anyway.