American FIRST REACTION to EUROVISION: What is EUROVISION?? (Geography Now!)

[@danielgeb2752]

That Video makes it seem, that it is totally insane. But overall the most participants will send a normal, quality contender. There are always a handful of this crazy contributions as well. 😜 Nevermind, thanks for checking out this classical European Contest. The next one will take place in May 22.

[@anotherdelta]

*May 18

[@danielgeb2752]

@@anotherdelta It is the semi finals. the main event is on Saturday.

[@TainDK]

@@danielgeb2752 today is the day =) in 8½ hours

[@celia1888]

I'm always disappointed when we get to the normal ones

[@NegativeAccelerate]

They’re the downside of Eurovision

[@NO-ux2xf]

You should watch Eurovision "Love Love Peace Peace" It was a side act between voting. I think it was 2016. In this song, they sing about things that have been in Eurovision over the years. It is quite funny. :) But there is so many good songs as well as bad ones. :D

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

He should watch it only after seeing the songs it’s referencing like Hard Rock Hallelujah, Euphoria, Fairytale, Grandmas making bread, hamster wheel, burning piano (I don’t recall those song names lol).

[@minchen_2265]

@@sarasamaletdin4574 👈right!

[@vyrobnyk6362]

@@sarasamaletdin4574 Tik Tok Ukraine 2014 (hamter wheel) and Under the Ladder Ukraine 2019 (burning piano).

[@gossguy7947]

@@vyrobnyk6362 The burning piano is actually a reference to Austria 2015

[@Laura-or5bk]

I hate that everyone reacts to that video and it's nothing like that... I mean, it was like that in the 00's but the countries are taking the competition more & more seriously every year. The 10's have given us some of the most amazing winners and songs, people who really worked their asses of to create good songs and performances.

[@EmmaXO198]

!!!!!

[@chocolatbownie35]

yeah, most trolls were sent bcs of the economic crisis of 2000s

[@lindamaes6454]

Maybe you're to young but it was always serious, the Eurovision Song Contest gave us ABBA, Céline Dion, Johnny Logan,.... Maybe you should watch the years 70-90.

[@Laura-or5bk]

@@lindamaes6454 i know that, i'm young but I've been a fan for 20 years and some of my favourite songs are from those decades... I'm just saying the video he's reacting to is taking into consideration the prejudices every local still have based on the 00's

[@clubvillain]

Eurovision is soooo dope, there wasn't a Eurovision in 2020 because of the covid, but it will resume in Netherlands next week (22nd May)

[@clubvillain]

@Muzyka Europejska i know :)

[@gregorybrett1142]

Like I assume most other people, I watch your videos because I'm a massive football fan, but I've got to say, Eurovision hypes me up as much as the Champions League Final, it's just such a fantastic event! I don't know about others but I always have a massive party on the night of the Grand Final, and just drink a load and enjoy the random entertainment (although in the UK it's traditional to only start drinking after song 9). The show is massive; for context, when Germany hosted it in 2011 they literally used a football stadium. Eurovision consists of 3 shows, 2 semi finals on Tuesday and Thursday, and the Grand Final on Saturday, which usually has about 200 million viewers from across the World. This year's final will be on the 22nd of May, so you've definitely picked the right time to get into it. The top 10 from each semi final progress to the final, where they join the big five (UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy), and the host nation, to make up the 26 finalists. The Grand Final starts with an opening ceremony where the host country get to show off their culture and some past Eurovision stars, there's also a flag parade for each of the participating countries, like at the Olympics. Then the first half of the show is taken up by the performances, which happen with usually only a minute between them, for stage changes. Once everyone has performed there's a break to vote for your favourite, and this usually consists of 3 interval acts; a performance from the previous year's winner, a performance form a major US star (e.g. Madonna), and a more Eurovision focused act. Then in the second half of the show, each country takes it in turns to reveal their votes. This can get a bit boring, but usually by this point, the UK commentator is drunk and starts making fun of what the representatives reading out the results are wearing, so it always keeps things fun. Then the winner gets to play their song again, and you have to start thinking about that horrible hangover you'll be dealing with tomorrow. Some good iconic entries worth checking out: Netherlands 2019: Current defending champions kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGSnXqVqpMylbdU Iceland 2020: One of the favourites to win last year before Covid cancelled the competition kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3m4aKKZq5iGaNE Russia 2016: Probably the most high budget performance ever kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2qXlaaqZ5V2b7s Austria 2014: The winning drag Queen they were talking about, Conchita Wurst kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4O4epSslpmKiK8 Switzerland 1988: Celine Dion, probably the best vocal performance in the show's history kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWfFaHV-fNB-h6M Norway 2009: A record breaking points scorer (before the system was changed) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYnamI2Cad-rb9E And some crazy ones: Finland 2006: that Rock band in the mad costumes kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXLLaoGIfLObi7c Ukraine 2007: a song that will get stuck in your head, whether you like it or not kzbin.info/www/bejne/npfNeX2kmruipKc Ireland 2008: Literally just a Turkey kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqSWnKt9pMSaqNE Iceland 2019: it's just insane kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYXFZ2yNoKeVrNU Lithuania 2006: we are the winners kzbin.info/www/bejne/enOklYKihrWVrck UK 2007: One of many examples that we just don't want to win anymore kzbin.info/www/bejne/joWZqoJ_eJucnqs Russia 2012: The Grannies kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJi4pKeooq-tr8U And Finally, you might want to check out the best interval act, Love, Love, Peace, Peace kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaeZpZqkrZudirM

[@yvkon]

Just to add to this comment, you probably have heard Arcade (Netherlands 2019) now as it went viral on TikTok. Duncan Laurence has been a guest of Ellen and probably some other shows as well. Other participants of Eurovision you might have heard of are ABBA, Julio Iglesias, Celine Dion (as mentioned in that vid), Loreen and Glennis Grace. And if you like country you might have heard from Ilse de Lange and Waylon (participated as the Common Linnets)

[@yvkon]

Right, just read the rest of this comment. While Love, love Peace peace is iconic, don't forget who set the bar for interval acts: Ireland with their Riverdance. And don't forget the flash mob of 2010!

[@MartinaPapi]

Love everything you said except to watch Love love peace peace... I think he should watch it after a few Eurovision acts... it so much funnier when you get the refrencies😁

[@Kikiranka]

Wait, are serious about drunk commentators?! Isn't it Graham Norton comment for BBC?

[@gregorybrett1142]

@@Kikiranka Yes, it is Graham Norton. Maybe drunk commentator is an exaggeration, but he's definitely tipsy. He starts drinking during song 9, and Eurovision is a long old show. It's not like he's slurring words or falling about the place, he's just making fun of usually what the spokespeople are wearing, or their background. It's great, because the voting can get pretty boring when you know your country doesn't have any chance, which is pretty much every year for the UK. Pretty sure there's plenty of Graham Norton funny Eurovision moments videos on KZbin to check out so you can see what I mean

[@charlievisiontops]

The reason the Big Five qualify authomatically for the final is that they are the biggest contributors to the EBU, has nothing to do with the low or high quality of their candidate songs

[@emmetwade9381]

Flo rida is representing 🇸🇲San Marino this year with Senhit😂

[@kiboubo663]

We don't know about that yet

[@emmetwade9381]

@@kiboubo663 I said he is representing them, i didn't say he is performing live in Rotterdam, however yes we don't know that yet but let's wait and see🇸🇲

[@Daniel-bv6ig]

Senhit is representing San Marino with Flo Rida***

[@jazzx251]

@@kiboubo663 yes we do. He did great last night! Elevated the whole of San Marino's song.

[@Purpledream.]

@@jazzx251 Literally San Marino were disgusting this year! So happy Italy 🇮🇹 win

[@charlievisiontops]

That guy who is explainning in the small video what Eurovision is, is misrepresenting all of it. Funny entries are the least in the whole competition, where most countries take it seriously and send quality and good songs. And of course most of the participating countries want to win. That's an honor and hosting the contest supposes great economic and touristic benefits for the city that holds it. Don't believe all that guy says. Try to watch every entry from this year and judge yourself.

[@swanpride]

Yeah, that nobody wants host it is a claim which got traction when Ireland won three times in a row and for ireland being still a very poor country back then, this actually was a little bit much, but in general, the countries want to win. This is not olympia, where the IOC settles you with the cost and reaps all the benefits, if you do it right hosting Eurovision can be a boon for tourism. And those "fun entries" aren't necessarily meant to be insulting, the baking grandmas were send because people liked them and their song, and sometimes it really pays to do something crazy on the stage.

[@k.v.7681]

It's changing, but people really did not want to host Eurovision. It does NOT bring economic activity and tourism to a great enough degree to always justify it's cost. Shit's expensive af, especially in the west where salaries for technical staff and contracts for tv hosting and hosts cost an arm. Comodities are also more expensive. Not even talking about renting the infrastructure, if it already exists, or building it, if it doesn't. And it wasn't to justify Ireland's wins. It was to face the economic crisis. That trend of "not wanting to win" started in the 2000's. Coffers were empty. Now sometimes it brings benefits, but it's very hit or miss. Reputation is also sometimes worth investing in, and a monetary loss is justifiable in that sense (Like Ukraine for instance, barely recouping a third of it's investment). But during an economical crisis, that's out the window. It's a lot like the Olympics. You never really know where it's gonna land. You have countries Billions in debt after some years. (In case of Eurovision, several millions). As for the "troll" songs... those are not the ones sent to avoid hosting. People know by now trolling could very well land you a win. The genuinely bad ones are the ones sent to avoid the win (like moustache sent by France).

[@charlievisiontops]

@@k.v.7681 I disagree. It's a fact that it does bring economic and touristic benefits to the hosting city.

[@k.v.7681]

@@charlievisiontops Stating it is a fact doesn't mean it is. I'd advise you to actually look up the financial results. I did. I didn't state my opinion. I stated facts from published bottom lines.

[@charlievisiontops]

@@k.v.7681 I also stated facts from published bottom lines. Stockholm 2016 got 17 millon € in benefits; Lisbon 2018, around 100 million € benefits. And those are just 2 examples.

[@mervinmannas7671]

This guy possibly highlited every worst bit of the eurovision from many years into one video. Yes there are some silly acts and there is normally about 2-3 per year but that is out of 40 average to great songs. I have watch every Eurvision since 1973 except 2 live on the night (i was in Australia for one of them). Below i have put links to a compiation video of all the winners but it is a bit long and another for the winners since 2000. Plus i have put a few links to some of the full performances of those winners and one or two others. Even if you dont make reaction videos to all or any of these give them a watch as it will give you a better insight into what Eurovision is really about and not just what that idiot highlighted. The only goofy act that has ever won was Finland in 2006 and credit it was a great perfomance even if the song was average. But Finland been competing since 1961 and never came close so after so long perhaps they deserved it. Isreal takes part because it is part of the European Broadcasting Union. Australia were big fans of ABBA who won in 1974 and started showing the contest each year. They applied to show it live around 2000 i think and because of their support for the contest were invited to submit an entry for the 60th anniversary in 2015. the rules is if they win they would get another European country to co host and would probably chose the UK. Hope you enjoy these All the winners kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4DSdqRrnZ5mia8 winners 2000-2019 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIOVmGeaoMeoj9U Russia 2016 3rd place kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2qXlaaqZ5V2b7s Sweden 2012 winner kzbin.info/www/bejne/ap-tlKCCgsdoqtE UK last winner 1997 (the group is American) kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6vaZX6ebbekptk Austria winner 2014 kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4O4epSslpmKiK8 Sweden winner 1974 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKGUkIKBltx7j9k

[@achnix3167]

The competition has changed and upgraded in recent years i would say... this year for example has almost no joke entries and performances look a lot more like music videos or at least pretty slick. They are currently rehearsing for the semi finals in a few days... the music has become more in line with current trends too and younger.

[@drecellthealive8912]

Tbh the joke entries were always my favourite, they should come back.

[@domi9146]

@@drecellthealive8912 I prefer them not to come back, it ruins the contest on all possible levels

[@rosalyndhayes5222]

Check out all the winners 1952-2020! It's fascinating to see the changes in fashion, music and staging over time!

[@oihanagallastegimusic]

I'm sooo happy that you liked it, it's a big thing here in Europe 😁 Even if the video you watched was not 100% accurate, it's a good starting point. The semifinals and the final are next week, so you still have time to catch up for this year and watch the competing entries 🤗

[@maaiker2977]

It also has actually good music and amazing staging. For example the "arcade" song thats big right now....yeah that's the 2019 winner. This year a rock band from Italy won.

[@ツ闇の花の魂]

Italy's now in the "3 wins group" hehe😏

[@tinamariasteenfathjenskole99]

Oh, it is so easy to make fun of Eurovision. Just show 10 of the weirdest entries. But show the last 10 winners and it will be a different story. I don't fully buy the political voting. I think culture plays a bigger part. Nordic countries often like the same type of songs, hence the points. But if eg. Denmark sends a boring and easy-forgotten song (which happens a lot) the other Nordic countries will ignore it.

[@rob5197]

The most unbiased intelligent rational comment of them all ._the British can't win and put the blame on political voting . They think they own the music world in so doing failing to understand that there's more than just Pop music __European culture and traditions __

[@swanpride]

Well, the Cyprus/Greek vote by the jury is clearly political. And it is so obvious that by now the audience is either groaning or scream out who got the 12 points themselves, because everyone knows what is going on. Otherwise you are right, especially the publish just likes what they like, though they sometimes simply vote for a performer from the country.

[@fifamaster4212]

Please watch Heroes.. it was a Sweden song that one and it was my favorite ever song

[@peppinger7911]

ok but lordi winning for finnland is still so iconic. I was five at the time and I should remember nothing but I remember them winning, their song is so good lmao also, australia is competing bc they are under the untited kingdom

[@Brienna82]

yes to all Eurovision content! there's a ton of compilations, winners over the years, lowest votes, all entries from a specific country by year, the WTF moments. Also i do believe it's now broadcasted so it can be watched in the US, the first semifinal of Eurovision 2021 will be airing on May 18th, second semi-final May 20ht and then the Final on May 22th. Depending on where you're located it's gonna be at least 5 hours ahead of you timezone wise but look it up if you actually want to see it live ^^

[@happyhawaii0711]

2 acts started a big international career with many, many hits after the eurovision: ABBA ( 1974 (Sweden), Waterloo) and Celine Dion ( 1988 (Switzerland), Ne partez pas sans moi). Last winner, Duncan Laurence ( 2019, Arcade / Netherlands) is still high on charts around the world with his winning song.

[@muddyfeet69]

What "Geography Now" mentioned with the "troll acts" was in the past ....since 2010 almost every country sends cool catchy stuff. This year is really hard - there is no clear winner. I have at least 8 songs on my list to win. The staging makes the difference of winning or not winning. To mention the "BIG 5" - the automatic qualifiers - they are not that bad. This year Italy and France fight for the win. Germany (my country) and Spain suck as always and UK has a mediocre song.

[@vaggant5557]

Russia last year sent a troll song actually, catchy tho!

[@alftuvik3820]

@@vaggant5557 If there is troll songs these days they are usually actually good.

[@Nora-vm8hz]

I dont think Spain or Germany suck, I just think they are not as memorable. But Blas is an amazing singer with a really sweet song and Jendrik seems like a nice guy and his song is quite funny!!! They just dont stand out as much, but they are nice

[@Korilian13]

I thought Germany was cute, but if you're doing a jokey act you really have to go all the way to stand out. The competition was too fierce this year to spare any points for so so acts.

[@YlivoiMARKnen]

Eurovision is the best thing ever 😍 please react to all Eurovision Videos. You will have so much fun 😂

[@puffle_huff9400]

I quite like how Eurovision is a 4 hour show with no commercials and I feel Americans would ruin that

[@cyberash3000]

someone needs to explain to him how austrailia is part of eurovision

[@waitabitlonger]

Yeah but if they won, they won't host it. Can participate at Eurovision all countries that are active members of the European Broadcasting Union. Australia has been a member for years, was invited once and never left. Simple as that. 😊

[@kennet7837]

The contest has aired on Australian TV since the 80s and thus have many Eurovision fans there. In 2014, Australian singer Jessica Mauboy performed as the interval act and in the following year, Australia got a special invitation from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The 2015 participation was just meant as a one-off unless they won. They didn't, but came 5th. Still they got invited back in 2016 and finished 2nd with Dami Im (their best result to date). Now the Australian broadcaster have a contract with the EBU till 2023.

[@cyberash3000]

@@kennet7837 thank you for explaining it for him

[@chenandorlandoaroundtheworld]

This so stupid. A not European tells others what Eurovision contest is. Lol

[@domi9146]

Yea, that's what I thought too. This year eurovision was phenomenal, I watched eurovision in 2016 last time and this year I gave it a go, cuz my country sent a worthy performer finally (Lithuania's The Roop 💛🖖💜). It was amazing for sure, and I'm glad it's changing in music quality too, most performers ain't even doing that eurovision-ish music anymore, just good songs worthy of winning

[@LadyNymeria38]

I love when more people discover Eurovision as its just utter joy! There's so many iconic performances that are well worth a reaction. Conchita Wurst - Rise Like a Phoenix is always first in my mind but so many others. Grand finale is tomorrow, well excited!!!

[@vanyadolly]

"This competition is killing my brain" Me every year. 😂 It doesn't help that it airs in the middle of the night and goes on for 3-4 hours. It's like some bizarre, awesome fever dream that comes once a year.

[@je1704]

Dude start with last year's, it always gets missed cause it technically never happened due to covid but they still submitted all the acts. Dadi freyr and little big for Iceland and Russia were the best submissions. Dadi freyr is competing again this year and has to be a front runner. Other than that iconic ones would be rise like a phoenix which is from the drag winner he mentioned and lordi hard Rock hallelujah which was the costume bit you mentioned with the hell demons. Also, from the UK and all those wins are from way back when. We are dreadful and Europe hates us. We probably won't win again in the next 100 years. Also there was the recent will ferrel movie which actually did quite a good portrayal of the competition and cameos a lot of the previous iconic acts.

[@viennakendrick]

why do you think europe hates us?

[@viennakendrick]

ohhhh because you are delusional and believe that our terrible results are because of brexit!!!! no, our songs were terrible so we got terrible results thats why not because of brexit. wow you are funny

[@je1704]

Wow, thank you for calling me delusional stranger on the Internet I've never met. Never mentioned Brexit. Old enough to remember we were shit and they hated us before brexit so I don't really know what else to say here...

[@jenniferandrews6556]

I have to say ....growing up in Germany.... Germany was not trolling ..it was to be CAMP.... LGBTQ is a HUGE part of Eurovisoin huge part of the lgbtq culture...its the lgbtq superbowl of Europe where the rest of the world has Ru Pauls drag race lol ....Germany DEFINITELY wanted to win...they hold contests and vote for who they want to send in to sing.....the guy they show Stefan Raab was just a cooky over the top Camp comedy singer....even with our wacky camp over the top contenders ....we seriously want to win..hahaha. When Germany won Eurovision in 1982 was my parents wedding. I love Eurovision.

[@NegativeAccelerate]

I want Eurovision to return to just televoting. I want each country to elect acts by televoting. The political was will be amplified to the EXTREME. The WACKY DACKY performances will be amplified. The first time us in Ireland chose our act we sent the puppet shouting “give Ireland 12 points!”. If that wasn’t a highlight of Eurovision idk what is.

[@lottalarsson4121]

Why do peopl from USA so often call it a singers contest, when it's a song contest? Ahem, the celts are known for their musical culture. The kemp and freaks aren't always to loose but a real part of European culture. Gays love Eurovision, hence the drag queens.

[@niki_papp]

Some years are crazier than other years, but europvision is like this one thing all europeans actually enjoy together so there has to be so kind of drama/shock factor to catch the attention of people. It's really fun to watch though

[@entity22]

Verka Serduchka, the quintessential Eurovision banger that mixes crazy and funny with an actually catchy tune is a must! Ofc, there's the hamster wheel guy, the opera vampire ,the polish girls churning butter and many more. From this year you could easily react to Norway's song(the guy is dressed like a fallen angel), Iceland(nerdy, funny and catchy) and the really good songs from Ukraine(this is a very unique one, mixing modern techno sounds with east european folklore) , Finland's Linkin Park-esque band and ,my favorite and the favorites to win as of now, Italy's entry, the rock band Maneskin(they make excellent music and are great performers). Oh and Love, love, peace, peace ,which was a song made as a funny interval act and describes Eurovision perfectly

[@helijarvenpaa]

Your reaction to Eurovision makes me happy 😁

[@Frahamen]

UK send bad songs and complains other countries doesn't vote for them.

[@DIO_KaiKi]

I think u shuld react to Finlands song 2006 its very difrent from the norm of eurovision. the song is calld Hardrock Haleluja and is by Lordi, the proformance was very nice and it won 2006.

[@mimi-xx]

eurovision 2021 just ended tonight, would be interesting to see your reaction to some of the top performances!

[@Korilian13]

Fun fact: Brexit happened because the UK kept getting zero points at Eurovision!

[@iAvrilFan1]

You should react to Hatari from Iceland in the 2019 Eurovision

[@espnoberg6130]

You should watch “what is Eurovision” when there’s two people on a stage in the thumbnail. The two people are Petra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw and they were the hosts of 2016 ESC.

[@TainDK]

today at 15:00 Eastern Time (US) it starts - be warned as he did - it can take upwards of 4 hours - However you are not alone, more tune in to this then Superbowl (180 million viewers - ish) + there is really no time for commercials, so you actually get to watch the show =)

[@TainDK]

The BBC version is usually pretty good as Graham Norton is pretty darn good at guiding you through the EuroVision with his commentaries. There is also a channel here on youtube that will send live just search youtube for: Eurovision Song Contest 2021 - Grand Final - Live Stream

[@waitabitlonger]

We are in the middle of 2021 edition right now so there's plenty of videos you can watch. You can even watch it live, SF1 will be on Tuesday, SF2 on Thursday and the grand final on Saturday. Ask the KZbinr Alesia Michelle, she's American and she knows all about it if you want to know more.

[@Purpledream.]

The grand Finale was last night!!! Aaand the winner is Italy 🇮🇹 👏🏻🤟🏻✨

[@juliacalismusic8572]

I wish youd react to this year hahahhaa, it ended Saturday xD

[@EmVee.]

I hate how Geography now has so much false info....

[@evikeur6478]

Plzzzz react to Arcade from Duncan Lorance, hè won last time and has an amazing song!!! Love your energie for the grandma's btw🤣🤣

[@waynemccutcheon1985]

Yess please react to eurovision 😊😊

[@thesloaneranger1]

If you want to see Eurovision portrayed in a very comedic light, watch the Father Ted episode “A Song For Europe” - It’s hilarious!

[@mkitten13]

Don't worry, you guys are going to have your own version of it next year. Dunno if it will be called Americavision or something else, but it's happening. There's also that Will Ferrel movie on Netflix "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Firesaga" it does capture the spirit of Eurovision (his wife is Swedish and he got introduced to it when visiting the inlaws several years back, and was even part of the Swedish delegation one year as research for the movie) and was a nice thing to have in 2020 when there was no contest. Plus Iceland had a fun callback to the movie in their choice of presenter for the Icelandic jury votes this year, lol.

[@dreadgamer1900]

Listen too norway and sweden from 2021 eurovision

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

Ireland benefited during a time when everyone had to use their own national language so they could use English. And UK has won tons of times but they don’t really care now and send bad or boring acts and complain later (they got 0 points this year and many blame Brexit even though the song was dull and song needs to be someone’s favorite to get anything from televising or top 10 for juries). And Israel has 4 wins these days an Italy 3. And Were Are the Winners of Eurovision is a good song that did well. There isn’t that much trolling the video claims anyway, it’s not even made by an European. Performances are often over the top but it doesn’t make them unpopular or trolls.

[@andreibitu6948]

If the US would ever enter ESC I can assure you you’ll get nil points each year even if you send Beyoncé

[@XGD5layer]

The US will get its own competition in 2022 apparently.

[@mervinmannas7671]

The one from Russia is amazing even though it didnt win

[@EmmaXO198]

Could you react to Eurovision 2021?(:

[@dereknewbury163]

Eurovision is so derided by all but also so eagerly anticipated. The eccentric songs, camp presentations, the technical hitches in the voting and the tedious political voting ("Cyprus gives its 12 points to.....Greece") but we all love it. Many of us hold Eurovision parties each year. We meet with a large group of our gay friends each year for a festival of booze and bitchery with elaborate scoring systems of our own e.g. 'shagabilitty" Nobody like the UK at the moment (did they ever) so this year we got no points from anybody but bring it on next year

[@dereknewbury163]

@@tupacshakour9102 They do it every year - not an ounce of campness in it

[@dereknewbury163]

@@tupacshakour9102 Oh dear, say what you want to say, sir, we are not in a classroom. I cannot think of any reason why a country would vote so consistently en bloc that should matter one iota in a song contest

[@e.s.7272]

"This is insane" (04:50): Stefan Raab (Germany) reached the 5th place with his song "Wadde Hadde Dudde Da".

[@alexx.malexx]

please make a reaction video to the songs from this year 😄

[@rickhunter3930]

The video you're watching is WRONG about ESC having so many troll entries. Yes, there are always one or two that are campy but it is not the norm. Most countries DO in fact want to win. The video you're watching only highlighted the campy ones - not a good representation of the usual entries.

[@viennakendrick]

this year's edition is only in a couple weeks time, you should react to the recap of all the songs and maybe the live shows? here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2ephmetha5gpMk also a lot of the weirdness was in the 2000s and early 2010s and in the past few years its been a lot more about the music

[@pepemotosmoreno3020]

You should react to a recap video of all the eurovision winners in history

[@alexanderbyks5981]

I hope you saw more videos, because the guy misexplains everything bc he actually laughs at it! Let's make some things clear: -Music Matters the most in eurovision -There aren't silly participations...just unique ones! And they are the ones that made the biggest success afterwards! - it's not an ALIEN SHOW....It's the biggest music/tv show in the whole world! And every year the winning country amazes us with the stage and the lightings! Actually I personally believe that This year's Eurovision was the best one as for the technology they used! -Verka Serduchka is not "a strategy"! A drag queen or an LGBTQ+ participation IS NOT A STRATEGY....Bc that's exactly what he meant! -A participant singing in his native language and representing his country is the whole spirit of Europe and eurovision! Not a "for some reason" thing! Just like this year's song from the Netherlands whose lyrics are in English and Sranan Tongo a native African Language! -The big 5 send the songs they want without wanting to "suck"! France this year sent an exceptional song worthy of winning! Italy has done the same thing 3 times the last years 2015-2018-2021! -All the countries want to win the trophy and to host the next one! -Eurovision is an LGBTQ+ fanbase contest, so YEAH "drag queens after drag queens after drag queens" EXIST! ACTUALLY THE LAST ONE... CONCHITA WURST WON THE COMPETITION IN 2014 FOR AUSTRIA! The guy obviously showed the "worst" of eurovision just to make a BAD point about the contest! I hope you saw other videos about eurovision and not only his! Bc he really is wrong!

[@kittylikemebluejay9723]

Greece and Cyprus together!!

[@jovita9323]

Sadly, the video that you reacted to is not a very accurate representation of Eurovision :)... I mean, this american tried to to grasp upon a cultural phenomenon that is Eurovision to his best ability, but I guess it's hard to when you haven't watched it year to year for your whole life :D. Troll acts are very very rare these days. The music is contemporary and often features in top charts. Also, nobody is trying to lose on purpose. Actually, most of the countries are doing their best - that's why it's so interesting to watch! KZbin channel "Overthinking it" recently did a very cool and accurate video about why Americans should watch Eurovision, take a look ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX6thnZ-qttqpqc

[@vernickicrafts]

Eurovision is such a cornerstone. It’s the biggest non-sporting event on TV each year, with almost two times more viewers than the Super Bowl (200 million). It is the maddest night of the year, so much fun. There have been some huge successes out of it: ABBA, Céline Dion and Riverdance (created just to be the interval act in 1994!). Most people grow up watching it and the format is so familiar to everyone. I think the phrases “douze points” (12 points) and “Good evening *insert host city* this is *insert capital city* calling. Here are the votes of the *insert country* jury” are just ingrained in all Europeans minds. The voting is always so much fun and the new system keeps the suspense right until the end. (BTW, if you’re wondering about why Australia is allowed to participate, it’s because they LOVE Eurovision there and were invited to participate a few years back for the 60th anniversary. They just kept coming back after!)

[@tuneblizzard]

Eurovision will also have US version from 2022 :)

[@berndhoffmann7703]

Actually, the US has won the Contest already, f.ex. in 2010. A song called Satellite was performed by a German singer. The contest is not about who is the best singer or delivering the best performance - it is about the song - the prices go to the songwriters. Hence the name: Eurovision Song Contest. July Frost a US-Citizen wrote the Satellite song and it won. That is why Celine Dion was able to start for Switzerland and why the language used is irrelevant in the competition. The political borders of Europe are not the determining reason. Members of the EBU - European Broadcasting Union, can take part in the contest. Currently, EBU has 70+ members in 50+ countries and 30+ associated members spread over 20+ countries. Australia is an associated member.

[@alexiagreece8536]

No offense but you can't judge the competition only by seeing the "troll" performances. In fact there are many good songs, and also some famous artists that were competing in the Eurovision song contest. For example, ABBA, Johnny Logan, The Rasmus, and Celine Dion of course!

[@ronnopotter]

Eurovision is more than a campy competition. Most of the countries take this contest very seriously and there are lots of great and iconic entries. I don't understand why Americans tend to think that Eurovision is only a show of troll or joke entries.

[@oceanmythjormundgandr3891]

Eurovision has some trolls but sometimes it is hard to tell if they are actually trying. The UK got the absolute WORST this year. They scored completely 0 and are the first country to have done so since 2016. I think it is because the voice of the singer didn't match the actual song he was singing... or the other way around. 0 points from the professionals, 0 from the public. The Russian grandmas were lit though. Everybody loved them.

[@gaiapurpure]

Many previous Eurovision Grand Finals were uploaded in full on its official KZbin channel in 2020 in the wake of the pandemic. A couple of the clips you saw were from 2008, which is the year I would recommend for peak noughties cringe, only because I still haven’t seen the full show from that year and I want someone to tell me exactly how cringeworthy it truly is before I see it for myself.

[@anto44rf71]

Worst/just funny: San marino 2018 Lithuania 2010 Spain 2008 Best: Sweeden 2012 2015 Netherlands 2019 Cyprus 2018 Australia 2016 2019 Armenia 2016

[@TheMarrification]

You can actually vote now and get involved even though you can't compete. Lately they've started incorporating a "rest of the world" vote into the voting system.

[@saraa7841]

I think you should watch -all winners 1965 / 2019 ((May 22th is the final of 2021, then we have a new winner.. 2020 got cancelled due to COVID)) -weird performance That kind of things.

[@chocolatbownie35]

As a big ESC fan and an european i would absolutely HATE if america participated. I'd prob stop watching altogether. Americans can like eurovision of course but stop trying to make part of something that you dont belong to pls.

[@evangeliar.7600]

He basically explained eurovision 2000-2010 but not how it is now

[@Fidi257]

NBC has secured the rights to host the American Song Contest in the U.S., modeled on the Eurovision Song Contest. The first American Song Contest is scheduled to take place in 2022.

[@n0namesowhatblerp362]

Its not necessarily politics but it makes sense that music tastes are gonna be more similar the closer you are..think of american states for comparission. So yeah nordic ocuntrics ,slavic..it makes sense.. its like asking why someone from Houston would vote from someone from Austin. They probably have similar music tastes.

[@Hodoss]

The Grand Finale is today! I hear Americans can watch it on something called Peacock? Or you can watch it on KZbin using a VPN. There are some good songs this year, my fav is from Ukraine (I’ll put a link below). On the official Eurovision channel, you can watch the music videos and previous performances of the contestants. So for a start, you can just pick those with a lot of views and get an idea of what’s in store.

[@Hodoss]

Ukraine: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIeXdn6jatGejM0

[@stanleyho8009]

1/10 songs is amazingly good that I would listen to it often. 6/10 songs are horrible but often create great memes for people to laugh and 3/10 songs are really a taste thing where some people love it and others hate it which is so fun to see people’s music taste and have so many people debate about it.

[@Pasunsoprano]

Commenting on the most boring video about eurovision.. Because the video's are blocked for America? I just don't get this absurd censorship.

[@emi5788]

america joining now would be stupid. but if america would have been part of eurovision from the start it would have been lit since they too had a big part to play in world war 2 and then it would actually made sence.

[@xo801]

The one benefit of the US participating would be that for once, the UK, Germany and Spain might not come last because there'd be someone more disliked

[@Molhedim]

it starts this year in 18 may. You can watch it live here on youtube. Eurovision is complex and hard to describe, you have to see it to understand.

[@graciedancer3952]

You should react to this years entries

[@TheWizardOfEgo]

We got ABBA twice!!

[@Kanelipullla]

Btw they are actually doing a spinoff in 2022 and its called 'American Song Contest'

[@ytspa6807]

It's very one-sided video, better research it by yourself, you'll definitely enjoy this atmosphere

[@garreynphilippe4346]

The winning country doesn't have to host the next year, it just have first refusal right.

[@kat-bc9id]

not y‘all shitting on Wadde Hadde Dudde Da it was a bop lmao

[@nco1970]

There are quite good songs from time to time. After all, ABBA won with Waterloo.

[@electracv9154]

Now that Italy will be hosting the contest in 2022 I think it is time for the Vatican to send a delegation

[@domi9146]

So.... this is the video you chose to find out about eurovision? Yeaaaa, ok 👀👀

[@mineawestman7976]

why did an american explain this lmao also moustache was iconic wdym :(

[@Ruinwyn]

Some of the "troll" songs he showed weren't troll. They are just niche genres that are as welcome to ESC as every other genre. That's the big thing ablut Eurovision. Every country can send what they thought was interesting. Safe rarely wins. You need good performance of the song and vocals to match. For some songs you need to go all out on the staging, for some you need to scale back. Everyone sings live. Everyone has their 3 minutes, and pretty much just those 3 minutes. You need to make an impression. But, since it's shown live, there is no skipping. Armenian grandmom or sheltered swiss teenager might hear metal or rap for first time and realize they like it. Or some edgy rocker from Sweden might hear the most beautiful Balkan ballad. Streaming has made it much easier to stay in your music bubble. Eurovision breaks those bubbles. It cross pollinates the genres constantly.

[@swanpride]

EXACTLY!!! The great thing about Eurovision is, that everything goes. The important thing is, that you offer up a good song, no matter what genre or entertainer. And there is no reason to go all elitist over baking grandmas, this kind of music has been around for a long time, and will most likely always have a place in our various cultures. Also, one should never forget that the basic idea of Eurovision has always been cultural exchange in order to foster peace.

[@steinermichael4322]

Yes the most intresting question is what country bring is the big troll

[@deasonica]

ok, I don't know how it was like 20 or 30 years ago, but right now it's nothing like that.. that video makes it look like a bunch of crazy people getting on stage to make a fool of themselves when in reality, the contestants are actually regular singers and musicians, a couple of them might sing a campy song, but 99% of the music is proper music sang by proper singers.. that guy have absolutely no idea what Eurovision is like

[@GDPikaa]

react to the final of eurovision 2021

[@anja_katharina4891]

you nEED To react to 2021 all entries :) really good ones

[@jl70213]

you need to check out Iceland's song from this year!

[@Pheonixprt10]

French prestation it’s very good and azerbadjan to

[@floriani.228]

I wanna say there'll be a American Song Contest (AEC) in 2021.

[@ruseneca90]

In 2022 actually or 2023 actually!