American Reacts to Eurovision Song Contest EXPLAINED

[@nathanmckamey9657]

Eurovision is not a singing contest, it is a song contest.

[@garethcampbell5338]

I think is more of a political contest these days.

[@deda9332]

Yeah sadly :(

[@mockupguy3577]

More like a dance contest :( It is time for no playback and only musicians on stage.

[@rakelgusteinsdottir2283]

THANK YOU

[@marieschmidt1262]

@@garethcampbell5338 You would think so, however in 2015 Russia got 2nd place with "A million voices" about everyone coming together and that was less than year after they invaded Krim in Ukraine and everyone hated them, and the year after Ukraine won with the song "1944", about how Russia invaded Krim back in 1944. So yes politics does come in play, but if the audience likes the song (for whatever reason) it has a chance to win.

[@TheRobiLive]

I feel like this video only shows the negative and ridiculous side of Eurovision. There is so much more to it and also really talented and amazing people participating.

[@Fanney47]

Yeah. And like this guy he's watching just saw other people's explanation on Tumblr or something & doesn't get all the inn jokes, etc.

[@fylkzadeya2505]

Definitely! I think, the number of quality entries has gone up quite a bit in the last couple of years. There is such a variety of good music presented, I hope Tyler will discover this by himself, if he chooses to get deeper into the topic and watches some performances of the last years

[@katb.78]

I disagree, I actually never thought so highly of that ridiculous contest, as I did after watching this video :D

[@paranormal_sun6383]

I honestly dont care what Americans think about us.

[@fylkzadeya2505]

@@paranormal_sun6383 then why in the world are you in this comment section?

[@Jeni10]

Tyler, it’s not a singing competition, it’s a SONG contest. Sometimes the songwriter performs their song and other times, they choose someone else to perform it.

[@fylkzadeya2505]

Thanks for that comment, exactly what I was about to write :)

[@Widdekuu91]

Sometimes other _have_ to perform it for the songwriter, because he has been dead for many years. *Poe* _Poe_ PoE _pOe_ *POE* _PoE_ *poe* _poE_ *Poe* _Poe_ PoE _pOe_ *POE* _PoE_ *poe* Edgar Allan, Edgar Allan _poE_ _P0e_ *Poe* ...

[@jeffredd9965]

the uk has always seen eurovision as a joke. we normally send our jokers and then laugh about how bad it was the next day.

[@Widdekuu91]

@@jeffredd9965 And yet cry hot tears when you get 0 points.

[@enibeni2071]

First things first: America is a continent, America isn't a country. Mexicans are americans Brazilians are americans. Colombians are americans. USA is a country. USA is not a continent.

[@JakobFischer60]

Winning the contest will make you a national hero forever. In Germany we had Nicole and Lena. Everybody knows their names and songs still after years.

[@ItsAweeb]

I still remember Lena I think the song was called satellite? People tend to remember good Eurovision songs for a looooong time, heck I found one my favorite artists from Eurovision (that being laka, I just absolutely loved their performance and kept following them :D)

[@PossibleBat]

Same, although our artists in Spain are remembered because they participated, because we don’t often win xD

[@Unshippedpaper]

We, in Austria, had Udo Jürgens and Conchita Wurst. XD

[@pjchacon]

@@PossibleBat Mocedades?

[@dutchieq3059]

Not only National. In the Eurovision world you will be a hero forever in all of Europe

[@Duckkis]

Finland's currently only win is from 2006, and let me tell you, that was a huge thing for us. Lordi pretty much blew everything out of the water. Ever since then there has generally been some pretty good buzz around our songs but we've been among the last what comes to placements. Hopefully we'll fare better this year with Käärijä.

[@robinviden9148]

If he doesn’t win, I’d be very surprised if he’s not in the top five.

[@bambit08]

CHA CHA CHA 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮 👏👏

[@Doug.Dimmadome]

Lordi was and still is legendary

[@krakenbutt]

The fun thing is, Lordi wasn't even considered a favorite to win that year. But, it was because Lordi managed to get such people (heavy metal lovers) to vote who normally couldn't care less for Eurovision so they won by a landslide.

[@PossibleBat]

Absolutely unique and original, Eurovision history

[@vem9583]

It is a song contest, not a singing contest. Americans only focus on the vocal performance, but everything matters. Instrumentals, staging, vocals, performance, outfits. Also despite Eurovision sometimes having a reputation of being camp and too silly (although not as much anymore), it produces a lot of hits and it’s basically its own genre. The top songs and others usually chart around Europe, and some become certified classics.

[@fylkzadeya2505]

Yes, you’re so right!

[@MrDen-lv5uj]

I agree. And quite a lot of American singers have terrible or not the best voices and vocals..

[@YouSillyClown]

Nothing wrong with being camp and silly in my opinion. I want to be entertained in all possible ways. But you are 100% right, it is a SONG content, never been a singing contest.

[@vem9583]

@@YouSillyClown I love Eurovision because it has both camp and amazing/beautiful artistic songs. Also often those campy songs are bangers.

[@PossibleBat]

Yep, Europop!

[@HaraldSeiwert]

The funny thing - the "Got Talent..." formula was developed by Simon Cowell for the British TV and then sold to other countries. And "The Voice" is a Dutch invention sold to the rest of the world.

[@jamesmckenzie4031]

Idol started in Australia as Popstars who then took it to either the UK or US and then did a 180 and came back to Australia as Australian Idol 😂😂

[@chibiusa4072]

OMG girl. I'm an American who moved to Europe and now Eurovision is LIFE. It's streaming on Peacock in the States this year, you've gotta watch it. It's fucking incredible. AND! For the first time this year, countries outside of Europe can vote for their faves - including the United States.

[@m0t0b33]

it's been streaming live on youtube for YEARS, but it's not really worth watching anymore.

[@furkanbozdag8198]

​@@m0t0b33 for years

[@jakobhartlieb]

I am German. What the FUCK is PEACOCK💀

[@chibiusa4072]

@@jakobhartlieb It's an American streaming service owned by the channel NBC (whose logo has always been a stylised peacock, hence the name of the streaming network). They have the rights to stream Eurovision in the USA.

[@m0t0b33]

@@jakobhartlieb another streaming service... like Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go, etc.

[@mimozav]

Eurovision is so fun because it can be so goofy, also the fact that it makes a bunch of people in Europe come together with their community. Growing up with eurovision made me love it so much

[@leftidetarg2615]

This comment gave me goosebumps... exactly what I love about the event!

[@maya-parisan]

Eurovision is easily the biggest event of the year in my family. It's one of the few things we all watch together. My little niece even puts her dolls on chairs, so they can watch the show too, lol! Also, Lordi wasn't a troll entry. Their act was absolutely iconic and so are many many others. The announcement of the voting results is just as much part of the show as the songs.

[@Veri183]

Okay, let me clear up two of the myths here: 1. It's not really an advantage for the big five (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK) to be automatically qualified for the grand final. All other countries have to win the juries and audiences over for the semi finals, which is why they get a lot more momentum at the pre parties and their songs are heard more often. The big five's songs get much less attention, so it has to be a super great song/ performance, surprising and truly outstanding to get any chance of getting goog results. 2. About the troll entries: Yes, hosting a Eurovision is expensive, however, it also brings in a lot of tourist money to the countries, so having to host the next Eurovision is less of a reason to make a troll entry. Only Ireland once admitted of trolling the event for this reason, because they won three times in a row and got tired of hosting it over and over again. Also, it's not mandatory to host the next Eurovision, if you win. You are totally free to say no. Usually the runner up will offer to host instead (like the UK offered to host for Ukraine, who won last year and cannot host this year, for obvious reasons). Most countries absolutely want to perform well and get as much points as possible. However, depending on the national pre-selections there can be some tensions and frustration. And sometimes local juries and voters just send something that's not to be taken super seriuosly. It can be a deliberate choice to make your country look humorous or open-minded. If you dare to dive deeper into the madness called Eurovision I recommend you check out the following videos: All winners from 1956-2022: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHuQmmuneKloec0 A funny ultimate guide to Eurovision: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4PIiKaKftCAm5Y

[@TulilaSalome]

I think it's more correct to say sometimes a country sends in a song they don't care if it wins, as a joke, or because they suspect they'd not have a chance anyhow, not that they aim to lose specifically. Also number of tongue in cheek performances varies, lately there hasn't been so many clearly trolling ones, though it's pretty much all self-consciously camp.

[@Sipu97]

@@richardgoddard37 Excuse me, Iceland? Nightwish is a Finnish band...

[@tangfors]

However, it is the case that several countries that are allowed to participate do not choose to do so because it is too expensive. This is a bit of a shame, but small countries with a slightly worse economy often fall away.

[@mjm3091]

1. I would even dare to say it's major disadvantage. Only for past few years they started showcasing those performances during semi-finals, when voting happens. It's harder for Big 5 + Last Winners to build level of connection with the viewers. Because you don't root for them during semis. And semifinals are also great for filtering the really bad and generic songs. It's in my opinion the reason why Big 5 got so many zero points in multiple finales. Including the iconic multiple zeros in the row during Maneskin year. Three of them going to Germany, UK and Spain.

[@mjm3091]

2. Also a lot of times troll entries are meant to be perceived as a message. Either political or bringing notice to serious issues in specific countries and communities. And some troll entries are just bad songs, that were picked by either luck, lack of better options, or some inner machinations. There are also some entries that sell well in their country, but are lost in translation for whole Europe. And then you also have songs that are meant as a joke or having fun. French entry about moustaches for example was a self-deprecating joke for French people. Serbian entry last year was a commentary on awful Healthcare conditions of artists (and a commentary on beauty standards and other things). Israeli winning entry with chicken noises was actually a clever reference/a joke, as there roosters have some cultural connection with malehood. Which fit the lyrics empowering women. Then you had Norwegian entry with alien wolves, where the genre they were performing with is known for having nonsense lyrics. The Polish butterladies, were originally a parody of other song by the same producer, which makes fun of the oversexualised depiction of women in media (which obviously didn't translate at all). I mean in the whole history we had fully no-lyrical songs, a song in non-existing language and in Junior Eurovision we have a winner song that's just kids buzzing like bees to the funky beat. European music always have been mix of seriousness, ridiculousness and fun. A total cultural pot. Just this year we have party song about introvertism, that's also a song about having few drinks to loosen up. And then next to it we have power-ballads, emotional folk songs, hardrock, a drag-kitch performance about Russian dictators and many, many more.

[@mrsmossymouse2997]

You should totally react to a "winners of Eurovision" video! It will show you the quality of music over the years and some of them might surprise you as to who they were! 😎👍

[@DaveBlackhill]

I agree

[@WahidahCherazade]

I was thinking the same!

[@kimanddanahaagenson5595]

Definitely!

[@ramona146]

Oh yeah! Great idea!

[@PepperSweden]

Great!

[@VaughanCockell]

The "undead costumes" song, Hard Rock Hallelujah, by Lordi, is actually a really good song, and Lordi are an established band in their home country. It was a well-deserved win, even if some commentators were surprised and thought it was a joke entry. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXLLaoGIfLObi7c

[@RexRegisPeter]

not only in their home country, Lordi is wuite internationally know, atleast now after the Eurovision win.

[@Rapora9]

How come I've started hearing a lot of "it is a joke entry" about a lot of songs. How arrogant those people must be to label everything a joke or a meme if it doesn't fit some "classical" definitions.

[@AlexaFaie]

I voted for them that year because I knew of their music beforehand (for several years at that point) and wanted to support them. Lordi are great.

[@earlenex]

I think Lordi has been touring in US also. 🤔👍

[@nyyminuolivaara]

Because ESC is such an old contest, many of us Europeans have memories from childhood when our parents let us watch it and because it was so late at night it was hard to stay awake. Then we waited for the results and like everything feels longer as a child it felt like it took forever to find out who wins... It's crazy, it's party. I woke my kid tonight to watch it. ❤ And his grandma remembers watching the contest as a child as well. It's a fun tradition every year.

[@vickkibradfield4592]

I'm British. I'm proud to be European, especially when we celebrate Eurovision. ❤️

[@MrDen-lv5uj]

👍🏼

[@leethrelfalllt]

👎

[@cilla268]

Biggest failure of Brexit is that we still take part in the Eurovision Yawn Contest.

[@broadbandislife]

@@cilla268 I daresay that's _empirically_ the absolute least of its failures.

[@somebody7070]

Yet you voted for brexit.....

[@cecilialeitet2794]

Even IF the US would be part of, you need to remember some things. 1. No matter who host it, it will be broadcast in European prime time. That means 21:00 CET. 2. Even if you win, you (like Australia) would have to host it in a European country. You can assign hosts and will pay for everything, but it will not be held in the US. 3. Eurovision is held in multiple languages, so a lot of the time, the host will speak in french and not english. So, even if Eurovision would try to get into the US market, my knowledge of the US people tells me they are not gonna watch it. Also in my experience people are gonna go there expecting to win (or at least place very high), root very hard, and when they don't get many points abandon it almost immidately. The US is never interested in competing if they don't think they can win.

[@kenna163]

You have to be in the EBU to host it. Doesn't matter if you're in Europe.

[@Niki91-HR]

@@kenna163 Yes, you have to be part of the EBU...but the contest wont be held outside of Europe. It was explained by the EBU if Australia ever wins it wont be hosted in Australia. Unless they change their minds one day.

[@lillm6874]

@@Niki91-HR Not true, because Aserbajdsjan is in Asia and they’ve hosted Eurovision in their own country

[@Niki91-HR]

@@lillm6874 Didnt you watch the year when Australia was introduced as now a competing member??? And I mean not the year when they were invited as guests for the 60th anniversary. They didnt announce anything new since then that if they win they will host it there. And if they do it still have to be at the broadcasting time we usually do...21:00h. Which would be very early in the morning in Australia. Azerbaijan is on the boarder of Europe and Asia and still not as far away and manageable, as well as Israel. Both still close enough. Well, I guess we will see if Australia ever wins if they will change their mind and do it in Australia.

[@michaelpierce826]

​​@@lillm6874 because Azerbaijan is right next to european continent so they were aloud to host it even Israel hosted a few times

[@twinmama42]

Eurovision 1974 was the starting point for a world carreer when ABBA won with "Waterloo". In the Nordic countries hard rock and metal are VERY popular, so Lordi was representative of the Finnish music scene. And they won deservedly. There are reels with the winning songs from every year since the beginning in the 1950ies and you can watch how popular music evolved through the decades.

[@OblivionGate]

Very popular...Interesting ...in Britain we invented Hard Rock and Heavy Metal and when you look at the bands that come from England you'll see why...Led Zeppelin,Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Iron Maiden to name just a few. Before you start hyping up Scandanavia do some research.

[@Fanniiiy]

@@OblivionGate Haha what's your problem? Hard rock and heavy metal can't be popular in the Nordics because England is a big part of rock music history? Besides most of the bands you mentioned aren't exactly heavy metal lol

[@twinmama42]

@@OblivionGate Just look at a map about how many metal/hard rock bands there are per inhabitants.

[@davidbentley4032]

I agree completely that hard rock and metal are big in the Nordics and I don't believe OblivionGate understood your point. On the other hand Lordi is representative of Lordi, a novelty act. You couldn't mention them in the same breath as, say Nightwish, even if I just did. (Not that Nightwish would play Eurovision even if the collective EBU prostrated themselves in front of the band). What depresses me about Finland is that it has excellent artists but the Eurovision selection is usually pants. Last year's was and this year's is even worse. The other Nordic countries are (usually) much better.

[@twinmama42]

@@davidbentley4032 The same goes for Germany. Successful artists won't touch the contest (with the exception of some trolls) and the ones that compete are a sob show most of the time. And when we are lucky with the artist Europe doesn't like them ... or us a country. Oh, history.

[@MrOgMonster]

The best part is that each country has their own broadcast, in the UK it's hosted by Graham Norton, and he spends all night making half drunk mostly sarcastic back handed commentary - It's great!

[@josephturner7569]

Carrying on a great tradition (Terry Wogan)

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

Terry Wogan was unparalleled

[@DrDaveW]

Graham Norton is one of the presenters this year. I'm actually disappointed that he won't be commentating. I'm sure he will bring a bit of his acerbic wit to the show!

[@sebastianniittyvuopio5017]

Terry was great RIP

[@kenna163]

​@@DrDaveW That sucks. Do you maybe know who is gonna comment this year? I hate my country's commenter this year

[@randomamericansescreaction1590]

14:40 - the Spanish song where the woman falls down wasn't a mistake. It was a comedian performing, and he had dancers with him, but one was apparently a comedian. Her falling down was part of the comedic act that the whole song basically was.

[@sachmetmuller1298]

By the way, it's the "Eurovision Song Contest", not the "European Song Contest". Eurovision is an association of broadcasters, mostly from Europe, but also from countries outside Europe (e.g. Israel). Even Australia takes part in the Eurovision Song Contest. The ESC has a huge fan base in Australia, and they were allowed to be there for the 50th anniversary of the ESC as special guest. It was planned to be a one-time event, but they've been there every year since (as an "associated member" of Eurovision). In recent years it has also become more and more common to sing the songs in native language. And of course there are not only fun performances, but also many serious contributions, mostly very catchy and modern and sometimes extremely innovative. The transition between art and trash is sometimes fluid. And surprises are always guaranteed.

[@vallara1974]

Eurovision is fun, it´s camp and most importantly, rather than being about winning or loosing it, it is about having a great time together, and standing together. Last year was a good example of that. Great to see how much fun you had with it! :)

[@MarionTheCurious]

Perfectly put!!! 💯

[@FiFiReads_BookBlenderReviews]

Finland with Lordi is amazing! There performance the following year to open the show is great :D

[@FiFiReads_BookBlenderReviews]

And if you're curious.. the song they performed was 'Hard Rock Hallelujah'.. a classic of theirs :D

[@kirstygunn9149]

​@@FiFiReads_BookBlenderReviews Lordi are awesome and their sound is just epic. I wanted them to win even though I'm from the UK

[@Garbox80]

Yeah. And like most of these performers in Eurovision, Lordi was already an established band (quite popular in Germany for example). Before that, the contest had always been a "pop" contest, so when people in Finland voted (by a landslide) to represent us, all metalheads and rock people united in Europe. It wasn't even a contest, it was a massacre (which suits as they ARE a "monster rock" band 😂). Also, Finland's this years participant can seem like a troll thing, but I don't think it was seen that way here. And the news say that the song is quite popular all over Europe (which means that it will probably wear out before the actual contest 😁).

[@porvoonompelukonepalvelu]

And Finland didn't send Lordi to the contest to loose. We here in Finland just hate loosing and being last in this competition

[@erikrungemadsen2081]

Watched Lordi warming up for Sabaton this Sunday, it was a blast.

[@davidslattery9863]

Actually a country doesn't have to be located in Europe. They just have to be members of the European Broadcasting Union, so that includes Israel and Morocco (who just entered once) for example. The exception is Australia, who were allowed to enter for the special (I think it was 50th?) anniversary show. Eurovision had a massive following in Australia because they have so many first generation European immigrants and they had broadcast the show there right from the beginning. After that show, it was agreed that they could continue to participate - on the proviso that they can't host if they win, because of the distance from Europe.

[@swordablaze9259]

Oh, that's interesting about Australia. I always kind of suspected that they might not win, because politics, but did wonder whether they'd be able to host if they ever did win since it's a huge & expensive distance to travel for a lot of Europeans.

[@TrailBlazer65]

Their broadcaster SBS, is a member of the European Broadcasting Union

[@davidslattery9863]

@@TrailBlazer65 Yes I actually read that somewhere. Doesn't the station that broadcasts the contest have some kind of associate membership?

[@gregoryclark8217]

I imagine, like this year's 2023 competition, that 2nd place would host if Australia won.

[@Ruinwyn]

Eurovision "borders" is based on European Broadcasting Union Area, which includes basically entire Mediterranean (which explains Israel and some North African countries occasionally thinking of participating). Australia was invited to participate because their strong BBC connections had them watching it for decades as religiously as in Europe.

[@jonathanpringle8238]

any country worldwide can enter, all you need is be a member of the ebu. if a non europe country were to enter and win they need to arrange with a euro country to host instead

[@iTa66]

Honestly, for everyone who never watched eurovision, you don't know what you're missing. That's pure pure fun, one of the highlights of the year without a doubt. But in the middle of such trolling and fun, some artists and bands are amazing. A few years ago I discovered Go_a from Ukraine, what an awesome band, everybody knows ABBA thanks to eurovision. Awesome show

[@SirBradiator]

Eurovision this year starts on 9th May, with the Final on Saturday 13th. It is being hosted in Liverpool. Ukraine won last year due to an overwhelming public sympathy vote, but isn't able to host for obvious reasons, the UK stepped in as host because we came 2nd, although we are assured it will have a distinct Ukrainian flavour.

[@zakyoung9062]

It should be on a US network somewhere and I’m sure the official site will be streaming it (without commentary unfortunately)

[@clivenewman4810]

Australia loves it so much they now take part.

[@Dan-kb2oz]

@@zakyoung9062 If you've got a VPN you can probably just watch the BBC's coverage. Actually I've no idea whether that's possible or not.

[@DatDirtyDog]

@@Dan-kb2oz a vpn and an iplayer account should be fine. I doubt they would chase you for a tv licence.

[@misolgit69]

Iplayer only available in UK

[@MariaEiva7484]

For a short introduction you could always check one of the most brilliant mid time acts in Eurovision “Love Love Peace Peace” .. Eurovision in a nutshell 🤣

[@AshleyZieman]

Best ever non official Eurovision song ever!!! ❤😊

[@He1sbelles]

Yes! This guy didn't mention the half time acts, which are often fabulous. But Sweden absolutely knocked it out of the park with Love Love Peace Peace. Off to watch it again...

[@hensku.3000]

Yesss! Love Love Peace Peace really sums up ESC perfectly!

[@davisbrowne1906]

Great suggestion! I think they nailed it that year!!!

[@robinviden9148]

1:37 It’s not really a singing competition. It’s a song competition. It’s not just about great vocals, but more about great songs and a great live performance of them. Naturally, vocals talent, staging etc. helps, and unintentionally insufficient vocals will drag it down. 1:56 It’s literally bigger than the Super Bowl. 2:36 Yeah, you’d think… NBC launched the American Song Contest in 2022 as a song competition between U.S. states based on the Eurovision Song Contest concept. It flopped and wasn’t renewed for a second season in 2023. 3:30 The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) has never been exclusively European, but it has always been predominantly European. It’s organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which is an alliance of public service media organisations within the European Broadcasting Area (EBA). The EBA has always included North Africa and most of the Middle East in addition to Europe. Associate members of the EBU from outside the EBA may participate upon invitation. That’s how Australia is in it. 5:24 NBC has the US rights to Eurovision, so you can stream it through Peacock. 6:23 That’s Verka Serduchka. Ukraine’s entry in 2007, finishing in second place. A Eurovision icon. 6:59 Sure, that might be a part of it, but knowledge of English is fairly widespread in Europe (as it is globally), so back when entries had to be in each nation’s own national language(s), the UK and Ireland had an advantage they quickly lost when everyone could choose whichever language they wanted to perform in (which often is English). 7:34 I honestly doubt it’s been deliberate. 😂 8:40 Once again. You really don’t have to look any further than Peacock. 😄 10:10 Sure, people often read politics into the voting. But it could simply be that people often vote for songs coming from a similar cultural sphere as oneself. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Granted, occasionally there’s a more obvious political component. Ukraine’s entry won last year. Although it was a splendid entry, it’s hard to ignore that the war likely had an impact on the hearts and minds of voters. 11:46 I’m not sure it’s actually a rule that the winning country (or actually the winning member broadcaster) has to host the following year. I think it’s more like a tradition and an expectation than an actual rule. But I could be wrong here. 18:12 Yes, NBC does. 😉

[@florianblume31]

"NBC launched the American Song Contest in 2022 as a song competition between U.S. states". Wouldn't it be interesting to have a true (Pan-)American Song Contest instead?

[@erikvidal9732]

Hosting is not mandatory but winner has preference. In the past some winners didnt want to did it and UK became host. Same happens this year, Ukraine wants but obvious reasons deny it. Despite not being mandatory to host it is a mark of prestige, Big 5 not hosting after winning would be a shame.

[@WatchingCr33py]

Think it's also livestreamed on youtube, but cause it's in european time might be awkward time for the us

[@robinviden9148]

@@WatchingCr33py Yeah, I think that you might be right that it’s streamed live on the Eurovision KZbin channel. I don’t know if Americans might need VPN for that though. 🤔

[@SadieReadsAgain]

I'm hosting a eurovision party this year, we have one every year. It's evolved from a chance to get drunk and laugh at the bad acts, to getting quite into it and getting quite passionate about our faves. It helps that most countries are taking it more seriously, and the quality of the songs are often pretty good. We stan Graham Norton.

[@Erik6706]

LORDI!!! Finland did a great move that year. I saw Lordi a couple of days ago with Sabaton and Babymetal. Just have to say i love them! And i'm from Sweden... 😄

[@duncanfairbairn2195]

Eurovision has its own dedicated KZbin channel that will broadcast both semi-finals, and the grand-final live. Enjoy 😉😁😂

[@InkPages]

and, every year, half of Europe goes insane, and it's on youtube. also, it's not really just a singing competition, it's a SONG contest. staging, presentation, yadda is all part. also, they opened international voting it's crazy it's party plus, the fandom is amazing, and we all get genre blind, for about 2 months. it's great. i should turn this into a drinking game... i do want to add, that the US has this great thing, where a lot of things that are fine over here, are not okay in the US...

[@Arenumberg]

One thing to remember, is that the US has a designated broadcaster and without a VPN you can't actually view any Eurovision content on KZbin that isnt hosted by them, last I checked. I believe its still Logo?

[@InkPages]

@@Arenumberg oh... i didn't know that, i live here afterall, but didn't they open international voting?

[@FenixDown23]

@@InkPages Yes, the "Rest of the World" now gets a vote (still costs money per vote, 20 votes maximum). Peacock has streamed/broadcast Eurovision (Semis and Grand Final) the last few years, but it requires subscribing for at least the month of May ($5). Not everything is geoblocked though, I believe Sweden's broadcaster (SVT) will be streaming Eurovision, you just have to deal with Swedish commentators talking over the English presenters. Which, if you just want to see the songs/performances, not a real problem. Also, it is crazy, it is party. CHA CHA CHA!

[@ESC_jackqulen]

​@@Arenumberg not anymore, right now it's on a paid streaming site that nobody uses. (NBC Peacock)

[@InkPages]

@@FenixDown23 i haven't had to look into it, since none of my international friends care, but yeah, I expected voting to still cost money, which i get, but it's meh. true, true... i don't really want us Americans here anyways... i remember how they kept trying to cancel Måneskin.. but yeah, I'm excited, (hope cha cha cha wins.) enjoy the crazy, enjoy the party!! have a nice afternoon!!

[@Cariad1709]

There is actually a Eurovision movie starring Will Ferell and Rachel McAdams. Will Ferrell has been obsessed with Eurovision for ages, and wanted to make a movie about it. There is also a episode in a show called Father Ted (a comedy about Irish priests) where the main characters are asked to write and perform a song for Eurovision because Ireland didn't want to win that year as they didn't want pay to host it again

[@mar97216]

Yeah Will ferrell is married to a Swede so also probably why he has an extra interest in it:))

[@Prafik614]

My Lovely Horse 😍 best ESC entry ever ❤️😂

[@John_259]

My Lovely Horse kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKu8q4mDmMyKnsk

[@Solaris-mp3eq]

Love both of those

[@lucyj8204]

PLAY JAJA DING DONG

[@mrd4785]

The country in which Eurovision is most popular outside of Europe is Australia, as most of us aren't far removed from Europe. We are actually allowed to compete now. I think people either want to get to know us or feel sorry for us down here, because we are now getting invites to other stuff, like legitimate South American international football tournaments etc. Will Ferrel and Rachel McAdams made a comedy for Netflix about Eurovision too. The whole thing is a little crazy but the way this video condenses the competition trivialises it a bit. The monsters from Finland are called Lordi - they're a band that existed outside of Eurovision and plays metal festivals etc. I actually saw a full length documentary about the band and the sacrifices they make for their art. ABBA were pretty much discovered and popularised through winning Eurovision a long time ago.

[@HerrOveSweden]

Can say its huge in Brazil to. I brazilian frends and they say that resturants streeming it to big TVs and its party.

[@geekyjulia6053]

🇫🇮 Hi from Finland! Lordis whole thing is being a "undead band from hell," those costumes are not Eurovision only. Their older songs are absolute BANGERS!!! It's a shame that not many finnish people didn't go to their gigs after they won, compared to other countries. (I was way too young so that's my excuse.) They have official horror comics and a movie. The winning song is Hard Rock Hallelujah which i highly recomend, along with Who's Your Daddy and Would You Love A Monsterman.

[@AlexaFaie]

I had Blood Red Sandman as my ringtone for years

[@Aerox90]

I love Eurovision! 😁 It's almost like celebrating a holiday during the final for me. My whole family comes together packed infront of the TV with gold hats and all 😂 Even though we're all adults now and don't live together anymore, me and my siblings still gather at my moms house for this 🙂

[@rockybateman2904]

It is massively popular...people host parties to watch the whole show...🎉

[@Prafik614]

Yes and many many bars in every city have ESC nights, you can go and watch it together with other people.

[@sianneish]

And this year in the UK you can watch the Final in the cinema, I think they're planning on showing it on big screens as well.

[@hannablackcat6096]

...And play ESC-Bingo. It's the friends & family event of the year 🎉

[@sigrunwestrus68]

It's fun to watch together with friends on the final evening. We drink, have fun, make hilarious comments on the different performances and make bets on who is going to win. We have a great time every year.

[@huntressofartemis9318]

You need to do more Eurovision videos, there’s so much to see and learn and your reaction was amazing, embracing all the eurovision chaos ❤️ I would love to see more!

[@isuckatguitar6252]

Each country has a mini-competition in the months before where they select a bunch of singers/bands to compete to represent their country. One of my fave bands won the German preliminary round, so excited for them & Germany has been at the bottom so often I think it'll be a great chance to move up the rankings, they don't care so much if they win or not, they're looking forward to the experience & meeting the other artists! 🙌 Australia has an amazing band this year too.

[@kayasoetens94]

Not every country has the mini competition as you call it, in the Netherlands we don't. The last time we did was in 2012 and ever since it has been a very small group who decided what our entry was, but after their fail this year it might come back next year because a lot of people are angry with the choice for this years entry and rightfully so

[@isuckatguitar6252]

@@kayasoetens94 Ahh good to know, thanks. I thought it was a kind of criteria countries would follow, I've casually followed since I was a kid, but way more invested this year since one of my fave bands is in it! 🙌

[@brukfut]

ABBA won with Waterloo many years ago. I think that was their big entry to the world stage

[@audiocoffee]

Eurovision is almost celebrated on a near religious level. there are literally hundreds of Eurovision parties across the UK for the final. it's wacky as hell, it's cheesier than a cheese factory, the voting is mental - but that's why we have this crazy affection for it. check out previous winners, Lordi. 👍 some classic bangers were born at Eurovision.

[@evelynwilson1566]

In the early 80s a young German lass won with a song called 'A Little Peace' (sorry my keyboard doesn't have the German lettering). She sung the song in German, but when she won and repeated the performance she sang each verse in different languages. It was both clever and extremely touching. I used to love Terry Wogan doing the tongue-in-cheek commentary too, although Graham Norton is almost as good. I think the 'voting for your mates' aspect is really funny.

[@nigellusby8256]

Yes - us Brits well remember that song winning - it was in 1982 - the Falklands war! A typical political dig from Eurovision. We came last that year if I recall.

[@hertelantje]

Yes, it was Nicole- Ein bisschen Frieden. Great song.

[@impazzita82]

I was born a month after Eurovision aired in June 1982. My mom still denies I was called Nicole because of that. :D :D

[@robinviden9148]

Really? I don’t think I’ve ever heard any other version of "Ein bißchen Frieden" than the German one. That one I’ve heard so often that I know it by heart - and I don’t even speak any German. 😄

[@Eagle_Owl2]

Even though I was born in the 90s, I'll always be fond of Nicole. She's from the smallest non-city state of Germany that's also one of the poorest. Even within Germany it's often overlooked (unless it's used as a unit for measuring areas, lol) and everybody tends to forget that Germany had actually another, albeit much smaller, reunification in the late 50s, when Saarland joined West Germany. So for the first German winner of the ESC being from there it was and still is kind of a big deal in Saarland :)

[@J.Crime123]

8:46. Hold on. That song you see called "Wadde hadde dudde da?" From Germany made the 5th place when it competed in the year 2000.

[@utaschn]

Still our best entry by far

[@whowantswaffles]

tbf no one 'deliberately' is trying to lose. The craziness of the performances is the appeal - its not just the song, its the entire performance being judged. Wacky and outlandish performances are popular because they are entertaining, and it's fun for a country to try and win with something completely insane. Everyone who enters wants to win! And sometimes the most insane performances do!

[@neilhawkins9017]

It would be great to see you do a reaction video to this years actual Eurovision Song Contest. The final is broadcast live on Saturday 13th May. Maybe drag Ryan in to react with you. It would be cool to see you both reacting to the madness that is Europe...

[@dolphinsrkool1]

Im pretty sure Peacock is steraming it this year, again. Or, if you can get a vpn, you can stream it without commentary on youtube

[@fifermdr]

It would take about 3 weeks to watch after he stops it every 10 seconds to talk for 2 minutes of rubbish of no relevance the starts the video for another 10 seconds

[@emmilii73]

Let's hope Finland wins second time with Käärijä - Cha cha cha 🎉💚🇫🇮

[@popeofdope6468]

Unfortunately they won't but close neighbor gonna win 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

[@Johannicus]

It's Finland or Norway for me.

[@AdelaAlonsoAlonso]

I think you have this in the bag!

[@Iron_Stigmata]

He has my vote from the UK, that's for sure. I've had Cha Cha Cha on repeat for a month now 😭

[@lisak8492]

Rooting for you guys!

[@carked5707]

Australians love Eurovision. We even have an entry each year now.

[@lordylou1]

I always love Australia joining in.

[@jenimcniven8704]

I know many in Australia who have Eurovision parties each year.

[@KeenAesthetic1]

This was when the shark jumped the show. Brings the US, NZ and Canada one step closer. Its not Europe!

[@Olivier-GM]

"The sound of silence" should have won !

[@lisbetsoda4874]

I also thought Israel is a part of it. Has that changed? There is a lot of antisemitism in Europe these days.

[@nathanL_2990]

Eurovision just brings the family together and have a good time even if you don’t do too well

[@MrTjonke]

161 million watched ESC last year. This year they are aiming for 170.

[@Drescher1984]

Lordi, the band from Finland, dresses up like that at all there performances. And existed before and still do, saw them yesterday.

[@urban_toad]

The video is a good explination for a beginner, but there's a lot that's based on opinion. The big 5 don't deliberately under perform, they just tended to not take it too seriously (this has changed recently with Spain, the UK, Italy and France doing quite well). The political voting isn't really entirely political, it's mostly based on culture's being very similar and being able to understand each other's songs. The point about countries deliberately trying to not win isn't true either. Yes, it is expensive to host but countries really do want to host it due to the tourism it brings, it is just that most of the smaller countries don't have the budget to spend on good costumes, staging, so their entries tend to not be "as good". Overall, the ESC is more than a song contest, it is hours of entertainment that is watched by over 200 million people world wide.

[@duckeh1952]

Yeah saying voting is "political" is silly. It was used a lot when former Yugoslavian countries/soviet countries voted each other but it's not that strange because it's usually cultural connection you have with your neighbours. Balkans, Baltics, Nordics... And it's even more silly when you look at winners since 2000 and "west" has more wins. Countries (*cough* UK *cough* ) who claimed one having most neighbours win... They just kept sending crappy songs. Now the big countries seem to take this again seriously. And the cold fact that the winner has ALWAYS gotten votes from all over, pretty much from every country. When Finland won, I think Albania was only country that did not give Finlabd any points.

[@Dreyno]

Tended not to take it too seriously? In what way do they take it less seriously? That’s a very “am I bovvered?” Excuse for losing. Not winning doesn’t mean you’re not trying.

[@urban_toad]

@@Dreyno The UK for example, while Sweden was sending Loreen, we were sending a man in his late 70s. You have me mistaken for someone who cares whether the UK do well in order to get enjoyment from the ESC. I'm absolutely not some sort of British exceptionalist, even when we have (in my opinion) taken it more seriously we still didn't win.

[@Dreyno]

@@urban_toad The U.K. has tried every tactic to win from sending established artists to talent show winners to almost novelty acts. Nobody knows what sort of dross will win in a given year and the. U.K.‘s entry is no more or less serious than anyone else’s.

[@hanifleylabi8071]

The politics bit is overblown and usually something said by people who are only casual observers. Whats more important is things like expat communities and cultural/musical ties. For example Poland often score well in the UK partly becausr we have a large Polish community. French speaking acts usually do well in countries with French soeaking populations because they can understand the lyrics. Some countries also send in acts who are already stars in their home countries and who are often also famous in neighbouring countries. For example Russia's entry in 2016 came third and he'd alrrady toured as a co-headline act with that years winner from Ukraine.

[@ohe8491]

Best part is that I was on a concert with Lordi (the band in death costumes), Babymetal and Sabaton....they where awesome, and ended the show with this song you saw 🤘🤘 keeper up the awesome work 👍👍

[@brainlesseren_2742]

ooooh I saw them too a few weeks ago, didn´t know lordi really well but they performed so good, I fell in love with them. I was mostly there for sabaton but Lordi was also reeeeeally impressive and left an extremely good first impression on me

[@MaCherie92]

You are right, it's the biggest musical competition in the world. The fandom is massive. What you said about the stages - every year stage reveal is a whole event.

[@andybaker2456]

Like he said, the rules are always changing. There was a time when one of the rules was that you had to sing in your own language, but that's not the case any more. I may have missed it, but he didn't mention ABBA, who shot to global fame having won Eurovision in 1974. That year it was hosted by the UK, and took place in Brighton. I'm sorry, but if the US were allowed to compete, they would just spoil it! They wouldn't understand it, and would be there just to win and prove how good they think they are, not to have fun, which is what it's all about. 😊

[@timothyreel716]

I understand the part about having fun, but isn't winning the point of a competition?

[@andybaker2456]

@@timothyreel716 Depends if you can afford to host it the following year!

[@timothyreel716]

@@andybaker2456 😂

[@avr7120]

@@timothyreel716 No, the point is to entertain the people who sit at home and play drinking games with friends and family. i have more fond memories of bad, campy, ridiculous acts than a lot of the winners

[@fusssel7178]

Stefan Raab did sing in Kölsch once because of the discussion about singing in you own language. So he sung in his german dialect. Song was "Wadde hadde du de da" (in High German: "Was hast du denn da", in English "What do you have there")

[@alisonrodger3360]

The guy that made the video almost gets it, but not quite. Nobody enters to lose - except Ireland that one time - the performers don't show up to not win, they take it seriously even when they're taking the mick or it seems completely nuts. That's part of what makes it fun.

[@duckeh1952]

Yeah it was a miss on that video... Countries can drop out if they don't see participating worth it/possible.

[@ian.blackwoodgwent.walesgb5668]

Eurovision Song Contest is fantastic...I have been fortunate to have been to 3 contests live, Oslo 2010🇳🇴, Copenhagen 2014 🇩🇰 and Stockholm 2016 🇸🇪 ... brilliant experiences , so much fun...🎵🎤 To celebrate the 60th anniversary in Vienna 2015 Australia 🇦🇺 was invited to compete and is still in it. 🙂 An American did win it once..in 1997, representing the United Kingdom.

[@sairhug]

Oh, yeah - well remembered! Katrina Leskanich of Katrina and The Waves.

[@swedishbloke]

Dont forget Celine Dion in 88 (i think)

[@ian.blackwoodgwent.walesgb5668]

@@swedishbloke Celine Dion won for Switzerland, as you say in 1988 but she is from Canada 🇨🇦, not the U.S. Greetings to Sweden 🇸🇪 🙂🎼🎤

[@evangeliar.7600]

I'm a fan of eurovision since 2006 and I'm only 20 years old. I grew up with eurovision and it's a huge part of my life. Of course it's fun and there are a lot of jokes entries but at the same time there are also a lot of serious and good songs. Also every year is different since the countries always send different songs. Therefore basically every new year is a surprise :)

[@florenna]

In addition to Abba's Waterloo, there are many famous Eurovision songs which many people don't even realize are Eurovision songs ;) E.g. "Volare", also sung by Dean Martin, is from Eurovision 1958, and the song used in this Chaplin clip kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6mzg42CZZ6bfck is originally Luxembourg's Eurovision entry 1967, "L'Amour est blue" :D Just a few examples!

[@josephinenilsson1541]

Thank you! I have been waiting for you to watch Eurovision like forever! Please do a video with all the Eurovision winners 🤗

[@andrewgarrett7100]

America's Got Talent is a spin-off from Britain's GT. The Voice was a Dutch invention.

[@traceywilliams4989]

I absolutely loved this. When you grow up with the camp comedy of Eurovision you are used to the wackiness. To see Tyler’s reaction is priceless and hilarious! 😂

[@scottevil4531]

It actually starts tomorrow till saturday and from what I heard this is the first year its also broadcasted in the US. So you can watch it this year.

[@pink093chad]

Being Italian I cannot be quite offended by the fact the guy didn't specify that the whole contest is based on our very own Italian Song Contest: Sanremo. I think the oldest in the world.

[@iwettamusial9594]

That's what I wanted to write 😅

[@duckeh1952]

Eurovision week feels like sports event. First stay up for 2-3h for semis and get to sleep after midnight (yes Finland here) and then final night votes are done maybe at 1:30am? And after weeks (months since national finals start running in Jan) od excitement and anticipation and last push and getting winner, the Sunday after and probably a week after that, you suffer PED..post-eurovision depression because it's over ;)

[@fayesouthall6604]

It’s the most inclusive thing too. 😊 great fun. The singing is great but the voting is the best. In the US, Eurovision 2023 will be broadcast exclusively on Peacock. You can either stream Eurovision live or watch it on demand. The first semi-final will take place on Tuesday, May 9, starting at 3 p.m. ET in the US. At the same time on Saturday, May 13, you can tune in to watch the finals.

[@Niki91-HR]

The voting 2021 was one of the best votings ever. 4 zero's and a double nill... hilarious.

[@0hffs]

Or we can VPN it and watch the UK/BBC streams

[@annamw8182]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Eurovision!😍 You're in for an absolute treat!👍

[@rickjr37]

Americans have competed in Eurovision as part of other acts. Most notably Katrina and the Waves,whose lead singer is from the USA. They won for the UK in 1997 with “Love Shine A Light”.

[@rickjr37]

By the way,Americans will get to vote with other non competing countries in a “Rest of the World” along the other 37 competing countries this year during the semifinals and the grand final.

[@matt-thorn]

The pirate song is unironically one of my favorite performances over the years.

[@EmoBearRights]

We're robbing you blind, I hope you don't mind - yup the pirates are epic.

[@MyNameHandle]

That video is a little outdated, even when it came out it was outdated. He generally explain how it was like 20 years ago but nowadays it has become much more serious and a lot less trolling (which is both good and bad). Also, singing in your own langue and having cultural themes are starting to become more popular again, which I love. I think most countries that participates today want to win because it's like a huge ad for your country (with hundreds of millions of watchers) and you got a lot of the money you spend back with tourism.

[@SK-nw4ig]

You are just in time this year! Soon the semifinale start 🎉 The Finnish monster metal band Lordi is an old band, doing their thing already in the ninetees and is still going strong. Deserved win!

[@paksenarrian]

Your reaction to this was brilliant. I do hope you get to watch Eurovision in all its gloriousness!

[@dieZera]

Lordi won for Finland I think in 2006 last full televote. On purpose and thanks to the metal community uniting. They are and where and already well established band and the costumes are just part of their normal act.

[@Vescilla]

I'd love you to react to more Eurovision stuff, like all winners or something :D It's always fascinating to see Americans learn about Eurovision, it's awesome :)

[@debbielough7754]

I'm sure somebody has already said it, but SONG contest, not SINGING contest. And yes, Eurovision is huge. It's here this year, (Ukraine won last year, but obvs can't host, so it's here again, cos we came second), tickets were released in batches, and sold out in under an hour each time.

[@anjajacobsen9739]

I'm from Denmark..... Been follow Eurovision since childhood. For me Eurovision is tradition, culture... Is something were friends and family gathering together - voting on their favorite and having a good time. Eurovision giving us everything from opera, rock, pop, country music etc. It's more than vocal - it also about fashion and stage performence. I will call it a party... so many language, culture and gender types. Can I suggest U to see: Måns Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede (populary host) present what shall U do to win... and what is Eurovision. Love it... The Final is in Liverpool in May this year. Give it a try..... Greetings from Denmark.

[@ESC_jackqulen]

One thing I would say it's that countries are NOT deliberately trying to lose. It's just that with almost 40 countries taking part each year, most countries aren't going to win so a couple of countries don't allocate resources for acts to be successful (well, it's a lot of money)

[@sk-sm9sh]

I'd say another reason is that if you just don't have a very good song then a joke song is still usually gonna do better than average/poor song.

[@DulcisAbsentia]

Eurovision is a must watch yearly song festival/competition for EU, it’s where the funniest (that turn into memes) and most amazing performances are made. They have a wide range of genres like folklore, metal, pop, ballad, opera, dance, rock etc…

[@sweetgirl070707]

Countries trying to lose on purpose is a myth and/or an excuse for some countries for being bad and having a low budget. Nowadays everyone is trying their best, in 2023 there's only one song that can be considered classic Eurovision troll, and even that one is actually political satire rather than a joke or losing on purpose.

[@icatqueeni2116]

Another great reaction video would be the eurovision winners from 1956-2022 by SchlagerLucas. Really gives a look on the change of music and stages of eurovision over the years

[@tracymcardle1236]

Abba were first seen on Eurvision and won with Waterloo, the rest is history😊😊

[@valeriahallett282]

Best song from them.

[@0hffs]

As an American who’s watched 9 years of Eurovision, you’re missing out!

[@juliewilliams793]

It’s a major event in our family. We take it in turns each year to host a Eurovision party at our house and we all draw countries out of a hat before it starts (we usually have 3 countries each as there are so many countries competing). There is a prize for whoever drew the winning country and also a joke prize for whoever drew the country that got nil points. It’s the best 😁

[@mopedimope]

Aww. Would you consider to adopt me?

[@dot10k]

Tyler, I watch very many of your videos and am delighted with the joy that you’ve expressed over Eurovision. Your desire to learn about new things is a delight and we love following on your journey of discovery. 👍😀

[@antheabrouwer3258]

Wow!! Even in Australia, we know all about Eurovision. We are especially fond of the year that ABBA won for Waterloo in 1974!!

[@Mojova1]

You need to remember that hosting the Olympics also brings a lot of money to the country that is hosting. Eurovision, not so much. The monsters that won from Finland didn't dress up for the competition. That is how they dressed up for every gig before and after Eurovision, and they wanted to win and they won because the song was good.

[@stevegray1308]

It is definitely a culture thing. For example Finland almost always has a Finnish folk song or heavy metal, Finland favourite music.

[@JohannaKH]

Haven't you seen what Finland has this year? It's crazy it's party 🎉

[@stevegray1308]

@JosnuH H Is that the weird dance thing? I should have added crazy things to my "list". They do go completely mad at times. 😀

[@JohannaKH]

@@stevegray1308 I think you know Who I mean. Man in green puffed bolero and pink cha cha cha dancers.

[@duckeh1952]

Finlad has had metal...once. Teräsbetoni. Rock/hard rock twice (Lordi and the rasmus). Folk songs have been more than those other two. Some ballads and ofc basic pop songs mostly.

[@stevegray1308]

@@JohannaKH yes, i saw it today.

[@annestovgaard681]

When I was a kid, it was a huge thing, everybody was watching it. It was more "serious" then. Today it is more "crazy" and I don´t watch it anymore 😂 But some famous people have been on the show, like Celine Dion, Olivia Newton-John, Julio Iglesias, Bonnie Tyler and ABBA so it was a very good show, with songs that would be played all summer. I still love one song from my own country (Denmark) Olsen Brothers in 2000, they won that year.

[@JR-do5cq]

Just so you know, the comedy acts and acts that are just their to do whatever and deliberately loose is mostly in the past, now it is taken more serious as a song competition as the artists and countries do want to win and therefore there are less comedic songs and even if they are comedic, they normally have a good beat to them. This year’s Eurovision Song Contest is next week and I know it is gonna be amazing with the UK hosting🔥🥳 also just to inform you, it is not a "singing competition" but much rather a "song competition", yes songs with vocals get a lot of points from the juries, but most of the audience doesn't really care about that, if the song and beat is good and the staging is amazing, we'll most likely vote for that song🔥

[@Queenrthebest]

Love Eurovision sooo much! Can't wait for it, we always have the mandatory Eurovision party and do a lucky dip for the winner 🙌🥳💃🤣

[@pixelbartus]

There are always new rules. This year there will be a "rest of the world vote" for the first time. So if you decide to watch this years Eurovision live, you are able to vote for your favourit. By the way i don't think the votes are as political, as many think they are. Neighbouring countrys just have similar cultures and tastes and it is more likely they already know each others singers and maybe are already fans of them.

[@andyt8216]

Absolutely 👏

[@swanpride]

Well, with one notable exception, Greece and Cyprus, though it is mostly the Jury voting which is questionable. And naturally the audience in General sometimes picks an artist partly to make a point, like it was the case with both Ukraine win, or with Conchite Wurst...but at the end of the day, you can't win without a great song and a memorable performance, and if you offer up both, you will get votes from pretty much everywhere.

[@pixelbartus]

@@brianbrotherston5940 "don't know where you have been the past few years" + "I haven't watched the competition for several years" Thanks for your opinion. No further question 😂

[@pixelbartus]

@@swanpride yes, Greece and Cyprus and last year's win of the Ukraine are the exceptions. With Conchita Wurst is disagree. It was just a great performance

[@swanpride]

@@pixelbartus I don't deny that her performance was great, but I think circumstances gave her the push to succeed in an overall pretty strong year.

[@SweDaneDragon]

The former Swedish Eurovision general Christer Björkman actually tried to introduce it to the US, on NBC, American song contest 2022, but it didn't take off.

[@angelbyyourzide]

If you want there's another video that is the "guide for Eurovision" with a lot of examples and songs! The name is like "the ULTIMATE guide to Eurovision" There's one updated to 2023

[@shakiragoff3776]

Eurovision is amazing!!! Lordi from Finland are a great band and fully deserved the win. I love how crazy and camp it all is. The semi finals start this Tues evening and the final is sat 13th May. It's broadcast on the BBC in the UK, so maybe BBC US will show it? It's common to hold a Eurovision party where alcohol is almost essential, and we like to prepare food from different countries taking part. It's an awesome night with friends

[@carolh4119]

It's being held in Liverpool this year on behalf of Ukraine who won last year (for obvious reasons} . There are televised semi finals during the week before the final. The staging and show will be spectacular. Try and watch on the internet, the BBC will be broadcasting the event. Have fun.

[@carolineskipper6976]

I'm not sure that countries are deliberately entering songs to lose- it's more that some countries desperately want to win (UK included) and others are more about the fun. Obviously lots of people have no truck with Eurovision - it's not for them- but others have big parties to celebrate along with the show. It's a big deal that we're hosting it this year, in lieu of Ukraine who won last year (we came second) because they are a little 'distracted' by more important things at the moment.

[@raquelriquelmemeseguer2745]

España mando a chiquilicuatre para reunirnos ya que mandamos a lo mejorcito y siempre quedamos mal ,pues ese año dijimos si vamos a quedar mal por lo menos nos reimos😅😅😅😅,porque siempre es igual los países amigos se votan entre ellos ,los nórdicos,por ejemplo y claro los países latinos somos menos , Portugal y España nos votamos , Italia ,

[@amyw6808]

Ireland definitely sent a dud entry one year as they’d won 3 times in a row. In UK, you can tell when we want to win it as our song is very promoted and a real song, and when we don’t want to, such as that song about aeroplanes a few years back. That’s definitely not us trying to win!

[@ESC_ChrisM]

You pretty much got the gist of it. Rehearsals are on now for thus year. I'm going to the jury final in the UK (no, UK didn't win last year) and can't wait. So Geography now has it mostly, but it's a bit out of date now. There are much fewer troll acts, and you have established artists too. Basically out of the 37 countries, I'd say you'd only consider 1 this year as a troll act - Croatia. The rest, while differing in quality, aren't the joke or troll acts. There are some excellent songs and some meh songs. Recommendations: Watch the performance of Norway last year when a wolf ate a grandma, Ukraine 2007 (All time high of troll performers). Armenia 2022 (you'll know the song, but it only came 22nd or something in the final), Italy 2021 (again, you'll know the artist), Sweden 2012 (it brought the concept of staging wayyyyy up in terms of importance in the competitions), Australia 2021 (I think...), and for this year watch the favourites of Sweden and Finland. And Norway and Austria - love those songs. And for the conceptual staging and feeling like you're in the Matrix or Anime I'd suggest Serbia (put English subtitles on so you get the story). I also love Australia this year. If you're into pop girls, then go UK, Poland, Israel. If you like rock/indie or funk go Australia, Germany, Latvia, Slovenia, San Marino, Malta and Ireland. If you like ballads/power girl vocals go Armenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Iceland, Georgia. R+B - Ukraine and Armenia. Solo male ballads or vocals - Switzerland, Italy. Traditional music to their country go Moldova (they always deliver), Albania, France (although it's more fusion of old french style with new), Spain - nobody likes it to listen to on the video or spotify, but the live performances are incredible - even Norway has a kind of traditional sea-shanty viking/game of thrones vibe this year - Portugal. Finally, for that feel-good 90s vibe go Belgium, and if you want Sixpence None the Richer vibes - Azerbaijan. I'd just whack on the Eurovision 2023 playlist on spotify - open.spotify.com/playlist/3PIZOdjLtJJGMimMQ6A46O?si=56cc257c770b4482 2 weeks of party in Liverpool, England coming up :) check my insta for the pre-party performances of most artists in Madrid an Amsterdam. the representing artists played there a few weeks ago. So you can see this year's winner (Probably Sweden or Finland, but also Austria, France, Spain and Norway) on my reels and pinned stories from the concerts. Madrid concert lasted 5hrs!! then more dancing til 7 or 8am with the singers of ireland and slovenia making out :) There are actually ways of watching it in the US - you have Alesia Michelle, who is deep into it living in Washington DC I think - but she's doing a live stream-along for Americans on 13th May (night of the grand final). 37 countries in the semis, with 26 in the final. We know 6 of those already (UK,France,Germany,Spain,Italy, Ukraine) and have to wait until 11th to know all 26 countries. This year it'll come down to Sweden (who won with the same artist in 2012 - Euphoria is the song by Loreen then, now it's Tatoo - and Finland with the Bohemian Rhapsody of our time, from Heavy metal to rap to pop - again, watch the live version at the Finland national final and not the official video for the song) , but it's really tough to call this year (first time since Maneskin, but before that it was pretty clear back to 2016), and Austria, France, Spain, Israel all have chances, with maybe some more dark horses appearing on the day. And, if you can - you need to try to tune into BBC commentary - it's amazing, just making fun of all the contestants and their props. So yea, again, 26 finalists, lots of fun, voting is spectacular to watch. Highly recommend. It's got a much higher viewership than the Superbowl, for example.

[@Chookly44]

Gday. I love Eurovision. It is such a spectacle. It's strange something so fun is also so political!

[@Mrsiiwi]

This year everybody can vote, including Americans! It streams on so many platforms, since the national broadcasting services are the organizers, so we welcome you to this. It's crazy, it's party!