American Reacts to Eurovision!

[@zo7034]

One important thing to remember is that its a SONG CONTEST, not a SINGING CONTEST.

[@jazznblues9496]

Aww, it's cute you think this is an actual "contest". Aww, bless...

[@viennakendrick]

@@jazznblues9496 i mean it is though... competition between countries in order to win is by definition, a contest

[@Deano-Dron81]

It’s a mixture of all three. Song contest, singing contest and the he. favourable, neighbouring countries with good relations that get a vote even if they aren’t that great. 👍

[@zo7034]

I hope you dont have kids liam. Would be unfair for them to have your genes when it comes to mental capacity@@Deano-Dron81

[@Scottistic]

@@Deano-Dron81but the definition that it’s a song contest and not a singing contest is why an artist can return or not even be from that country because they need to write an original song for that county

[@ellenstergaardgravesen1011]

The Eurovision actually started as a way to unite Europe through music after WWII...

[@ellenstergaardgravesen1011]

@@laurajones2307 it wasn't cheap - but it was also a way of experimenting with broadcasting across nations.

[@tiagomendes467]

Eurovision mostly started as a way to experiment and try something different as a way to unite people all over europe since you know, even if u don't understand anything, music really is a universal language. Buuut, also as a way to try to do something to be watched by anyone who had access to it and to do some fun contest. If i remember correctly, it is one of the oldest tv contests ever

[@enieniz]

yeah, no: it was all about money. broadcasting entertainment to more audiences for cheap. that’s about it

[@rebeccavdh]

@@ellenstergaardgravesen1011it was cheap because it was originally made to be a radio show, which was cheaper than TV, but the it gained popularity so it became a TV programme. "The Queer history of Eurovision" is a great video essay about this.

[@cmlemmus494]

It wasn't mentioned in this video, but the original reason for the ESC was togetherness not competitiveness. The European powers wanted a fun way to get people to like each other again after WW2. That's part of why this is such a spectacle with so little lasting controversy. It's not really about whether or not your country wins, it's about all these groups touring Europe and doing a big show together.

[@pok81]

i think it's still that way. Or does anybody really feel a lot of competition in it? For me this was always a fun show where it's nice to win but not much worse to lose 😄 .. so not taken too seriously. And that's the way it should be.

[@uztre6789]

I'm pretty sure the actual original reason for the contest was to test out if broadcasters from different countries could organise a live show together and all show it at the same time

[@ellenstergaardgravesen1011]

@@uztre6789 that was also a factor

[@dragankostic26]

Same was with knockout or igre bez granica, or junior esc

[@enieniz]

lol come on, this not the reason. this is what the broadcaster’s communication and marketing say and people just keep it going because it sounds nice. but they just wanted to reach out to more audiences with their new show (which is their money making business) without spending more money. that’s it

[@bobclarke1815]

You can`t vote for your own country.

[@DidrickNamtvedt]

Except if you're residing in another country and have their sim card installed on your phone, which was the case for me in the spring of 2015 when I lived and studied in the UK as an exchange student from Norway. I watched the finale of Eurovision in the campus bar and I gave Norway a cheeky little vote just beause I could 😁

[@PhilMcNulty-v3f]

​@DidrickNamtvedt so we're you the monster they were singing about then?!

[@DidrickNamtvedt]

@@PhilMcNulty-v3f Haha nope...or at least I don't hope I was. Btw, it's "were", as "we're" is a contraction of "we are".

[@PhilMcNulty-v3f]

@DidrickNamtvedt yes i know. By the time I noticed the autocorrect I had already sent

[@jbernabeus]

I think the public vote didn't really start till 2009. I might be wrong, but close to that year.

[@ryttyr14]

This video is a bit out of date: Sweden won in 2023 with Loreen's song Tattoo, making Sweden and Ireland tied for most number of wins in ESC and Loreen the second person to ever win ESC twice, as she won in 2012 with the song Euphoria as well.

[@fayesouthall6604]

It’s 18 months old I’d say

[@Sipu97]

Nobody cares about Sweden winning last year.

[@maidsua4208]

It is clear how quickly one forgets. Thought Sweden was the host this year because there was war in Ukraine 🤣 Hadn't been able to hum the Swedish contribution from last year for money!

[@helenroberts1107]

You can’t have a go at someone for singing in their own language. English isn’t the only language in the world. You can’t vote for your own country

[@vallejomach6721]

Entrants should only be allowed to sing in their own language.

[@slytheringingerwitch]

There was a period in Eurovision's history when they had to sing in their own language.

[@WookieWarriorz]

@@slytheringingerwitchthen what do you do about countries like ireland where barely anyone knows irish because the british tried to wipe the irish and their culture out.

[@slytheringingerwitch]

​@@WookieWarriorz Well what I was saying was there was a time in Eurovision history when they had to sing in their own language...Namely 1966-1973 and 1977-1999. Sadly I am not in charge of the song contest and can't do anything about Ireland singing in Irish. They have always sung in English, as far as I know, as 98% of the country speak English and have done since the eighteenth century, even though both Irish and English have official language status. I would say that it is probably up to Ireland to choose what language they sing in, as I don't have any say in the matter, but they probably choose English over Irish for the above reasons I have stated but could if they so wish, sing in Irish if they wanted regardless of what the rules of the song contest state at the time of entry. If you feel strongly about this subject matter, I would suggest starting up a petition seeing what the Irish people's feelings are about it. You never know, maybe the Irish people might wish for their next entrant's song to be sung in Irish and not English.

[@alftuvik3820]

@@vallejomach6721That wouldn't really represent the music of the different countries anymore since so many, if not most of the countries own music industries are mostly in English.

[@GayJayU26]

The Máneskin song was brilliant and they have become world wide famous since the competition.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Exactly

[@aliaflow6877]

They were a real talent

[@valentinablumberg4212]

​@@aliaflow6877 Why - " they where🤔 " ? They just have some vacations, first time in all this years! And , there's so much festivals this summer, will see more spectacular, fantastic performances of Måneskin, as it always was 🎉❤️‍🔥

[@eryvne]

@@valentinablumberg4212 were. yes. theyve gone too mainstream now cz of them signing to some weird american record label

[@Robert-oj9vp]

Måneskin* is the most basic rock band, after the Eurovision success they have just sampled other popular songs or made terrible albums singing in english. At least the Eurovision entry felt fresh and different, and they sang in italian.

[@dutchieq3059]

Eurovision is a Friendly "contest" Not competitive at all. It's one big family and everybody is enjoying the music and party that comes with it. It started to unite Europe again after the War.

[@Funnymonkey4eva]

well, the fans treat it like a war 😂

[@cathal4921]

@@Funnymonkey4eva No, that is the US and UK way of thinking. The majority just enjoys the party

[@Funnymonkey4eva]

@@cathal4921 I live in the Netherlands, and trust me, we treat it like a war.

[@cathal4921]

@@Funnymonkey4eva Yes, but I don't believe it threatens in the long term. You are not as vulnerable as the UK or the US. You are, like us in Denmark and Norway, a well-educated population with 80% middle class in a wealthy country. UK only 1/3 middle class and the US only 50% middle class. It is, after all, a luxury problem, and if they come to power, they quickly fall into disrepair on actual purpose. They did in Denmark. I think that in 20 years I will still happily arrive in the Netherlands and buy myself a packet of Hagelschlag.

[@Starsss-fox156]

Well anyways the Eurovision catchphrase thing is united by music

[@iangudgin6536]

Eurovision is really camp and great fun. Many people in the UK and across Europe and even Australia will hold Eurovision parties to watch together and of course, it's an excuse to dress up and drink a little too much!

[@Krobra91]

i loove this! its like the superbowl here in the usa

[@Sierraomega1991]

​@@Krobra91 It's bigger than the superbowl more in attendance and a bigger TV audience

[@lenaoxton8827]

There’s a hilarious episode of Father Ted which is loosely based on Ireland’s attempt to lose Eurovision so they wouldn’t have to host it next year!

[@neuralwarp]

The song was probably one of the best Eurovision songs ever.

[@scouseofhorror104]

🐴 🤣

[@scouseofhorror104]

@@neuralwarp At that time yes! 😅 Upped it's game these days... unfortunately! 🧐🤣

[@nolaj114]

Sounds hilarious - will have to look it up. 😄

[@danielward4868]

Love Father Ted

[@davidsmith8279]

'' My Lovely Horse '' by Father Ted Crilly and Father Dougal Maguire is the BEST euro-song ever.

[@austinbeardshaw9344]

"My Lovely Horse" was written & perform (the good version) by Neil Hannon from The Divine Comedy, he also provided Father Teds theme tune taken from the bands track "Song Of Love"

[@yazza5857]

Agree. Although which version? The original version by Father Ted and Father Dougal or the "good" version. I would vote for the "original" 😂

[@Meowmeter]

Johnny Logan is no longer the only person to have won Eurovision twice… Loreen from Sweden has matched his feat

[@gavindoyle692]

Johnny won it three times - 1980, 1987 and 1992.

[@Aangeeee]

​@@gavindoyle692 exactly

[@Valkyrie77]

​@@gavindoyle692No, he won the first two times and wrote the song on the third one. Only him singing counts.

[@johnp8131]

Olivia Newton-John was born and lived her very early life in Cambridge, UK.

[@robertwilloughby8050]

Wasn't her grandad Max Born, or something like that?

[@aldoditoro3139]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/haG5pGWbgtx2kKMsi=0u3hqh0J4pkQr6HJ

[@jbernabeus]

But that has nothing to do with her being chosen by the BBC to represent them, does it?

[@kayscholey7516]

"Hard Rock Hallelujah" was and is the best ever winning Eurovision song in my opinion. Such epic winners 🤘🤘🤘

[@phoenixfeathers4128]

They were great

[@melanierhianna]

Of course the USA would do the American Song Contest just having people from the USA. Do one for the Americas involving Canada, USA, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, etc etc...

[@angharaddenby3389]

Most, if not all, the countries you mention COULD take part in Eurovision proper as they are all Associate Members of the European Broadcasting Union and so qualify.

[@jacquieclapperton9758]

​@@angharaddenby3389Just look at Australia 🦘!

[@dutchieq3059]

No because then it's not all about America.... They always copy other formats and call the orginals the other country's version of the American show. Like they invented it. It's always about America. So they will never do that.

[@Merecir]

Their competition was between the different US states.

[@BruKnows46]

@@Merecir but what is the point? it's the same country, culture, same people... it totally misses the point of the Eurovision song contest format concept

[@jezebeljones]

JJ I'm BEGGING you to stop the annoying slaps.

[@Thanetian577]

Yes, please stop, it is not even slightly amusing

[@cesarneves]

Only Davie504 can do it. It`s his trademark :D

[@Valerie-d8r9p]

Please stop all the slaps.

[@whitecompany18]

Last year it was was filmed right outside my house so it was impossible to watch it live on tv because the seven second delay made me feel dizzy hearing it come through the window then on the telly 😆

[@joytser]

Please stop the slaps etc.

[@neuralwarp]

No more Slap.

[@Allegro_Giusto]

What does that mean sorry?

[@timothyallan111]

Another thing that you have probably heard of that became internationally famous is 'Riverdance', which was the interval entertainment in 1994; it turned Irish dancing into a mainstream global phenomenon, along with one of its stars Michael Flatley, who created 'Lord of the Dance'. I vividly remember watching it as a child, it was truly impactful and impressive - bearing in mind that most of us had never seen anything quite like it before.

[@timothyallan111]

Riverdance - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWHZkKOra9KcgJo

[@NotSpillingTheTea]

Why have you started with all theses ‘Slaps’ ?

[@michaelwant8501]

Yes, I agree. When it started it was silly, but now it's becoming effing annoying. Time to unsubscribe, I think!

[@angharaddenby3389]

Contrary to popular belief, the Eurovision Song Contest is NOT just for Europe. It gets its name from Eurovision, the television company that created it in the 1950s. Entry to the contest is for any FULL member of the European Broadcasting Union and ASSOCiATE members thereof. This means that apart from European countries, it is ALSO open to ALL African countries along the Mediterranean coast (and much of the rest of Africa,) much of Asia (including China and Japan,) New Zealand and Australia, much of South America and even Canada and the US. Basically, almost 2/3 of the countries in the world COULD take part if they so chose to do - most do not because of the cost of entering and the cost of hosting should they win.

[@xway2]

only full members have automatic access to enter, and only countries in the European Broadcasting Area can be full members. Probably the most unexpected country that could in theory enter if they wanted is Saudi-Arabia. Countries like China, USA, etc. can't just enter, they would have to be specifically invited, like what is happening with Australia.

[@MW_Asura]

It is just for Europe. The few non-European countries in there are exceptions due to specific circumstances.

[@corringhamdepot4434]

KZbin has an official Eurovision Song Contest channel with official music videos of the entries.

[@sarahbingham1921]

Well JJ, I have enjoyed your reactions for a while. But the slaps, reverse slaps, prizes, voice effects and silly spelling has lost me. Let me know if you revert to just reacting and I'll watch again. Thanks for the fun along the way

[@jonronton]

You definitely don't need the slaps and graphics

[@friswing]

Old Info - Sweden won 2023, so now there is a tie between Ireland and Sweden, both co untries have seven wins, of which two of the winning songs sung by the same artist (Ireland: Johnny Logan) (Sweden: Loreen)

[@ffotograffydd]

Olivia Newton-John was born in England, her parents emigrated to Australia when she was five.

[@geoffos42]

Olivia Newton-John was born in the UK and is described as a "British and Australian singer and actress". Countries are not allowed to vote for themselves. 😉

[@magnolia7277]

Love you, hate the slaps etc, it's like having too many adverts during your tv programmes over there.

[@wimai1199]

One thing you need to know, Germany almost always is in the last place. Doesn’t matter what group/singer/ song gets send there. Greetings from Germany 😂😂😂

[@Millennial_Manc]

Sorry about that but we don’t want to interrupt you all from making the best kitchen appliances.

[@lyramidsummer5508]

You 've won at least twice from what I can remember.

[@VickyAitch]

Well, tbf, we in the UK take our fair share of last place, and nil points. It’s a badge of honour 😁

[@bluebearfran]

They do badly because they send bad songs

[@Mungoteazer11581]

We share it with the UK, okay?😅

[@koralina518]

What is most remarkable is that the Eurovision Song Contest was created just 11 years after the end of World War II. ❤

[@rickjr37]

The first English language winner was Sandie Shaw representing the UK won in 1967 with “Puppet On A String”.

[@bloody_sais]

7:22 That's not how the Olympics works 😂

[@cesarneves]

Haha.. glad I wasn`t the only one thinking "did he just said that out loud??".

[@ChristopherOnWheels]

I really enjoy your video reactions. Your voice is like honey to me… there I’ve said it. However, these recent videos with the slaps and on screen pop ups, is… well… I guess rather annoying. Just honest straightforward talking is enough for me. Please stop with all these ‘tacky’ additions. Thanks 🙏

[@gotmygoodelf]

only a couple months till the next one hosted from Sweden... cant wait :(

[@markwolstenholme3354]

I can't either 😂😂 ❤

[@ChloeAndBetty]

Olivia Newton-John was was borne in Cambridge, England and grew up in Australia and so had an Australian accent and duel nationality, she was very well known in Britain before Grease.

[@theConquerersMama]

She also beat Loretta Lynn at the CMAs before Grease.

[@scottosborne2915]

god dam it the slaps and other shit still there huh

[@readMEinkbooks]

Yep, I'm out. Never watching this guy again.

[@scottosborne2915]

@@readMEinkbooks leave him a thumbs down as you leave

[@neuralwarp]

​@@readMEinkbooks oh give him time. He's probably got a pre-recorded stock on slow release.

[@readMEinkbooks]

@@neuralwarp His older shows were better. Been disappointed too many times with the newer ones.

[@PhilMcNulty-v3f]

Never seen any of his videos before. Seems a tool.

[@SlimTallDave]

I think that it goes without saying - You cannot vote for your own country - However! It was well known back in the day that voters would rush over the border in Northern Ireland and find the nearest phone box and vote for their own country i.e. Irish residents would cross over into Northern Ireland and vote for their own country and vice versa😅

[@KSmeaton1]

Should check out the 1994 Dublin Eurovision Song Contest interval show called Riverdance. Is very good.

[@gobalmighty7463]

And the episode of Father Ted called "A Song for Europe".

[@guksack]

It's such a fun event. Hope you get to react to the actual event. Most of us in the UK have get-togethers and mock everything we see (Including our own acts most of the time). It can be a really funny and chaotic viewing.

[@sarahjanewylde4750]

Please just stop with the slap and other shit now!!

[@excho]

I'd like to apologise on behalf of my fellow ESC fans. We/they can be rather sensitive. I don't see anything wrong with your reaction. People are taking you too seriously.

[@katyateplizky9935]

What about Dana international she's LGBT won in the 90s

[@youtpfpm6097]

The first LGBT song winner was " Nous les amoureux" in 1961. The lyrics were written in such a way that everyone thought they were about heterosexual love even though the authors later admitted that it was about two men. Of course, they had to wait for mentalities to advance because, in 1961, how can I say..... Jean-Claude Pascal, the singer, also came out of the closet much later.😊

[@yegrosarcade]

“Rock songs rarely make an appearance in the competition?” That’s not true!

[@phillippalee1966]

Please stop doing the slap thing - its so annoying when you are a great reactor and do not need to do that

[@gasperpetrisic3753]

RIGHTTTT

[@NemoSwitzerland]

You can actually look at this years Eurovision songs!! They’re all on KZbin and today we are getting the host country’s song

[@YourBeingParanoid]

On BBC iplayer, they have subtitles for songs not in English and they're hysterical

[@fayesouthall6604]

😂😂😂

[@rexation8952]

BTW...you can't vote for your own country in Eurovision. However, if your had a televised show to select the song that represents the your country, then you probably already did.

[@sarahglover3286]

You should do a follow up this week watching some of the 2024 entries!

[@linn469]

one thing I love about Eurovision is being exposed to other countries music, artists, culture and language. Where else would I as a Swedish person organically hear a song in Ukranian that is a mix of modern music and an obscure traditional instrument?

[@dragonvalo]

for anyone interested this years dates are Tues, 7 May 2024 - Sat, 11 May.

[@manyworldsin1]

12:05 the songs are released as music videos way ahead of the competition, and are generally performed live at national nominating competitions.

[@jonidickhoff2890]

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual song contest organized by the European Broadcasting Union EBU. In which all EBU members can participate. The Israeli public broadcasting company is a full member of the EBU, which gives it the right to participate in the competition. Associate members of the EBU are e.g. Australia, China, India, USA and Canada. I don't know why out of the associate members only Australia participates in the competitions.

[@PhilMcNulty-v3f]

Such an American thing to do. Watch the video explaining what something is instead of watching the actual thing. And then making "usa" references whenever possible. And of course... making reference to America needing to make a version without realising they already have. And as with everything else they copy, they sucked the life out of it and made it bad.

[@tifu3274]

Twin Twin was brilliant, i love the Moustache song. Verka Serduchka is my fave 😀

[@GintasKadys]

Lithuania Luktelk Silvester Belt (English Translation) Genius English Translations [Verse 1] The day has passed and another one It's like the time has stopped here I'm going here, I'm going there And when the sun goes down and it's all over again [Pre-Chorus] Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow I promise to love you tomorrow In the good, in the good, in the good You'll find me in the good night [Chorus] Am I still alive? Do you still recognize me? The sun doesn't rise Tell me, will you stay close? [Post-Chorus] Wait a bit, wait a bit One more minute, wait a bit Wait a bit, wait a bit One more minute, hold on [Verse 2] The night has passеd, another night Like always, I'm repеating it again [Pre-Chorus] Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow I promise to love you tomorrow [Chorus] Am I still alive? Do you still recognize me? The sun doesn't rise Tell me, will you stay close? [Post-Chorus] Wait a bit, wait a bit One more minute, wait a bit Wait a bit, wait a bit One more minute, hold on [Bridge] We're standing in the silence of a radio playing I no longer want to dance, I no longer want to dance We're standing in the silence of a radio playing I no longer want to dance, but I need to dance [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] Am I still alive? Do you still recognize me? Sun doesn't rise Tell me, will you stay close? [Post-Chorus] Wait a bit, wait a bit One more minute, wait a bit Wait a bit, wait a bit One more minute, hold on

[@damienmadden1]

The reason you have the intro videos is because all of the acts are performing on the same stage so they need a few minutes to clear out the previous act and set up for the next act, I think you would love Eurovision if you watched it live, it's crazy

[@omegasue]

Olivia Newton-John was born in England and her family emigrated to Australia when she was a child.

[@arandombard1197]

8:00 It's not so much that we 'buy' entry but rather, we pay for the whole thing. So if we're not going to be in it, then nobody in our countries will watch it, which means we can't justify the expense of paying for the event that we're not in and we're not watching. People overly blame politics failure when often, those songs are just pure garbage.

[@kittycatts5632]

Hey btw, you can also vote for the songs in eurovision and will be placed in a rest of the world vote which gets counted equal to one country’s televotes

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Lol how the hell do Americans have no idea about this???? Even Australia has sent their own contestants! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LTWTL841]

Exactly. It's been on the go since 1956, but America is a very insular and xenophobic nation where too many of its populace don't even know much about their own country, let alone the rest of the world!

[@yazza5857]

It's a European contest. Why should Americans know about it.

[@phylk4683]

Ireland has never won Eurovision singing their native language - therefore ABBA is not the first representative to not sing in their own language. Ireland never has sang in their native language. Irish is still spoken to this day and there are even some ppl in Ireland who only know how to speak Irish. And yes Ireland has had Irish songs up for application to the contest.

[@AlxThSeal]

Anakin Skywalker reacting to Eurovision was not on my bingo card, but alas the surprise is a welcome one. Cheers from Croatia!

[@saranissen6210]

You are not allowed to vote for your own country. Mostly the country that wins host next years contest unless they choose not to if they for example can't affort it(Israel won 2 years in a row in 1978 and 1979 but couldn't affort to host in 1980 so The Netherlands did instead) and if the EBU decide like with Ukraine in 2023 where for safety reasons because of the war the 2nd place from 2022 The UK held the contest but chose to co-host with Ukraine in Liverpool, so it was both english and ukrainian hosts and both english and ukrainian interval acts(acts performing when the voting takes place/the voting is counted). The countries to win the most is sweden(won their 7th time in 2023)and ireland who have also won 7 times, and the 2nd place joined is UK, The Netherlands, France and Luxembourg I think with 5 wins, 3rd Israel with 4 wins, and 4th is Norway, Italy, Ukraine, and my country Denmark to have won 3 times.

[@francisdunne8542]

Some Eurovision related videos you could watch Eurovision flashmob (interval act 2010) Eurovision Love Love peace Peace Eurovision Winners 1956-2023 Eurovision Runners Up 1957-2023 [Country of your choice] at Eurovision.

[@benenty692]

Eurovision is happening in May you should watch this year song when they fully out around end of march

[@germankitty]

Fun fact: Have you ever heard of Riverdance? An Irish dance troupe that was a huge, world-wide success in the late 1990s and early 2000s. They had their big break in 1994, when Ireland hosted Eurovision AGAIN in Dublin. They gave a 7-minute performance during the interval, after all the songs had been performed and voting was going on. Nobody really remembers the winning song or artist, but Riverdance was an absolute sensation!

[@danielferguson3784]

Eurovision is not only a song contest. It was set up as a European wide television service, for news etc. The Song Contest is just the most famous use of the service, the others gradually falling away & little used.

[@DylanSargesson]

8:32 you're not allowed to vote for your own country's entry. Though there is a long history of countries who are particularly close friends voting for each other (e.g. Greece and Cyprus).

[@rjb29uk]

The best thing about Eurovision is the gentle mocking of each countries songs, and or intro videos by our UK host on VO. It used to be the late, great broadcaster Terry Wogan (Irish) and now we have Graham Norton, also Irish, who is a perfect successor, also gently mocking of any entries that deserve a light mockery. Nothing offensive, just calling out weirdness, like "this man seems to be stuck in a spiders web, seems like a very unfortunate situation to be in, but what do I know". But he gives credit where it's due for a good song/staging/performance.

[@boomjacks5703]

Finally, what took you so long. This is what you want to see

[@headphones1971]

Just a note. The competing countries aren’t allowed to vote for themselves. Although there is a junior Eurovision now for under 14s and they can. The American Song contest was held over 6 weeks, one show a week, whereas the Eurovision is 2 semi finials and the grand final all held within a week.

[@philipcochran1972]

I understand that the name Eurovision is the name of the Swiss broadcaster that televised the first event.

[@Silenceeify]

You put wrong original video on description🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Kessra]

I love how at the beginning only Israel and Australia are highlighted as non-European countries are outed when in fact Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan also are Asien countries and part of ESC for quite some time :D Whether a country is invited to the ESC though has nothing to do with whether that country belongs to Europe or not. EBU is alliance of public media services and organizations which i.e. regulate the exchange of data between members of that union. ESC is basically just a byproduct of their business and there are actually plenty more countries with a membership in that club. There are even African countries like Morocco, Tunesia or Egypt or middle-east states like Lebanon, Lybia or Jordania in it which theoretically could participate in the ESC. While Australia is not within the "natural broadcasting area" of the EBU, it though acquired an association member status by simply applying for it. This is usually done in order to simplify the exchange of data among various telecommunication networks. On the list of countries with an association member status are also countries like Brazil, China or the United States. Australia was allowed to participate in the yearly ESC as these seem to like that format and in 2015 they basically were allowed to join the ESC for a guest appearance. As this guest visit was really perceived positive by plenty of member broadcasters they were invited next year againg, but this time with a permanent slot and since then they have been regular members of the ESC community. In 2022 EBU also tried to establish a partner program called ASC (American Song Contest) which held several rounds of preselection rounds per state whose winner then had to compete against winners of other states in a couple of rounds till they had shortlisted 10 winners which they then let compete in a nation-wide show. The format was perceived with mixed reacitons, according to Wikipedia. In the end EBU stopped the project due to a lack of promotion and "quality" of the shows as American broadcaster CBN obviously didn't want to take care of and invest money into the organization.

[@julianaylor4351]

Some acts who didn't win, went on be one hit wonders, because their songs were so unusual. The biggest controversy of the Eurovision Song Contest was Spain under Franco cheating to win, the year Cliff Richard competed with Congratulations. The winning song from Spain was only a minor hit, but Congratulations written by two well known British pop song writers of that era, became such a big international hit, that was so big, those greetings cards with sound chips in play it. One of the years that Ireland hosted the show, after winning the contest the year before, featured the first television appearance of Riverdance, as a showcase act, that is the stage entertainment, but not in the competition.

[@janewalker3921]

This bloke should watch Riverdance. He might like it!

[@philhudders]

Stop the sllapp or else i slap the subscribed (to unsubscribe)

[@frightenedtreephotography4304]

I don't get the 'awards' and 'slaps'. Your channel used to be good.

[@robertpetre9378]

I remember seeing Lordi a couple of years ago in Brighton and they are absolutely hilarious live

[@lizstratton9689]

We always have a party on eurovision night :)

[@belosevickris3379]

Some countries write songs specifically for the Eurovision Song Contest, but most artists simply do their stuff, participate in national festivals, and end up going to Eurovision or not. Festivals are a way for artists to promote their art, regardless of the results

[@scottosborne2915]

for every video from now on with get a thumps down from me that has slaps or reveres slaps untill it stops

[@Flokarl1]

This is an old video. Sweden has now passed Irland in most wins. Sweden also won also won last year. So this year the competion is hold in Malmoe, Sweden in mid may

[@Lukas_695]

eurovision is at least for me something that i like so much i just love to see all the different countries preform and tbh a lot of people who watch eurovion hangout and like do a party and watch it togheter !its really fun

[@willowcobb]

They didn't mention the first time we saw Riverdance with Michael Flatley was at Eurovision.

[@Codex7777]

You can't vote for your own country's entry. Eurovision is the biggest music contest in the World and attracts one of the biggest global audiences in television. The US could join. You don't have to be European. A US network would just need to join the European Broadcasting Union. Several countries outside of Europe, eg, Israel and Australia, compete. Israel has actually won it 4 times. There's been talk of the US joining but most Europeans are opposed. It's thought that America would take it too seriously, too competitively and wouldn't be into, or get, all the camp, irony, innuendo and tongue-in-cheek nature of the contest. A lot of country's don't take it too seriously. The UK, amusical superpower outside of Eurovision, hasn't taken it seriously since about 1980, sending a host of sub-par, novelty and joke acts and our presenters annoying the rest of Europe by just taking the piss out of the whole thing. However the overall quality of music has improved in recent years, so the UK has started to take it a bit more seriously again, though still not entirely so. The UK would have won again in 2022, if not for the war in Ukraine massively skewing the public vote. The UK won the jury's vote though and ended up coming 2nd for the 16th time! :) We also have 5 wins. Making us pretty successful! :) The political voting has become ridiculous though, making it quite hard for Western European countries to win. Scandinavian countries all vote for each other. Ditto the Balkans. Ditto Eastern Europe. The most blatant of all is Cyprus giving maximum points to Greece, every single year! Greece always gives high marks to Cyprus in return, often maximum marks. Britain hasn't done so well in recent years, thanks to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Brexit and being perceived to be not taking it seriously at all. I suppose it's fair to ask why a country so dominant in popular music doesn't send decent acts, performing decent songs. They have a point. The problem is that, for a British act to enter Eurovision and take it seriously, they'd lose all credibility, in the UK at least. We'll never see Radiohead, Adele, Ed Sheeran or Ren in Eurovision. Just as in the past we never saw The Beatles, The Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Kate Bush, George Michael, Amy Winehouse, Oasis etc etc. Though Elton John did enter one year, coming, you guessed it... 2nd! :) It's partly due to coming 2nd so many times, usually with a song that outsells the winner, in the real World and charts much higher, that started the change in attitude from the UK. I suspect it could be the same if the US joined. :)

[@peterwaddington7469]

I'm seventy five years old, and this has been going on for most of my life - and I still don't believe it's real!

[@Quirital]

8:29 they dont let you vote for your own country to avoid bias, so unless you get a vpn, you cant vote for your own country

[@quckeyalt]

The video forgot to mention that Loreen has won eurovision twice for sweden and that sweden has tied ireland. I'm assuming that this was because the video was made before Eurovision 2023.

[@johncrwarner]

The basis of the Eurovision Song Contest is the European Broadcast Union which is an alliance of public broadcasters in the European Broadcasting Area (which includes non-European areas - like those bordering on the Mediterranean and as far east as Azerbaijan. One of the jobs of the EBU is to provide television feed between countries so for many many years there was a satellite dish on the West Bank which fed Israel and Jordan with television signals even though they were at war the cables were not cut! Eurovision is a style of its own so saying that's very Eurovision puts it in a niche but it has been going for 78 years! It is worth having a look at the compilations of the winners over the years (and the second placed too) They tell you a great deal about a slice of European culture.

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

I get the not wanting arts to be "competitive" but keeping the origins of the Eurovision Song Contest in mind, I think it's a good tradition to have a friendly rivalry about writing and performing songs to remind ourselves what the alternative would be (A Europe at war).

[@TheThird1977]

#Eurovision peaked with Poland in 2014 and that is a hill I will die on in every universe.

[@Gea2222]

Yessss

[@smmx65]

Olivia Newton John born 26 September 1948, Cambridge, England

[@Randomperson-cv4oo]

Johnny Logan was born in Australia though

[@artcrafter9941]

Important thing to note: Germany doesn't try to lose. We are just genuinely bad (and our internal song casting is awful)

[@rickjr37]

A Transgender woman,Dana International,for Israel with “Diva” in 1998.

[@rickjr37]

Sorry. It was 1999.

[@gubjorggisladottir3525]

4:08 Wrong. Abba did sing "Waterloo" in Swedish. After the win they got to sing again and did then sing it in the english version. Most of the time you had to sing the songs in your own language. UK and Ireland, also French and Swiss did "better" than other countries because of this rule. A rule that is still applied is that you must not have more than 6 people on the stage.

[@simonround2439]

Olivia Newton-John did grow up in Australia but she was born in Cambridge in the UK.

[@shlomomarkman6374]

The native language rule was scrapped partially because it gave Ireland (and the UK) a huge advantage. After 1992 there was a gradually a switch in the voting system from juries to a televote and that combined with Eastern Europe joining the contest. The voting public clearly preferred songs they could understand. In the very early years the "winning" language was actually French.

[@ekonomist5]

Americans are surprised by everything...