American Reacts to Eurovision!

Let's dive into the glittering world of Eurovision! From jaw-dropping performances to outrageous costumes, we'll see the spectacle that transcends borders, sparks debates, and celebrates the unique charm of the Eurovision Song Contest!
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[@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...

[@itsmaiken]

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

[@Liam-2345]

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@@Liam-2345

[@DeeFourCee]

@@Liam-2345but 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...

[@laurajones2307]

Partly, mostly for cheaper programming at a time where television was new.

[@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@@ellenstergaardgravesen1011it was cheap because it was originally made to be a radio show, which was cheaper than TV, but the it gained popularity so it became a TV programme.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.

[@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 😁

[@user-qx4wp8si1z]

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

[@DidrickNamtvedt]

@@user-qx4wp8si1z Haha nope...or at least I don't hope I was. Btw, it's "were", as "we're" is a contraction of "we are".

[@user-qx4wp8si1z]

@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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! 🧐🤣

[@nolasyeila6261]

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"

[@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.

[@Zaineb-bu9jc]

well, the fans treat it like a war 😂

[@cathal4921]

@@Zaineb-bu9jc No, that is the US and UK way of thinking. The majority just enjoys the party

[@Zaineb-bu9jc]

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

[@cathal4921]

@@Zaineb-bu9jc 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.

[@Gabby-tabby156]

Well anyways the Eurovision catchphrase thing is united by music

[@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.

[@brunom901]

@@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

[@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?

[@user-ib2et2nl7t]

Please stop all the slaps.

[@jezebeljones]

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

[@Thanetian577]

Yes, please stop, it is not even slightly amusing

[@joytser]

Please stop the slaps etc.

[@jonronton]

You definitely don't need the slaps and graphics

[@kayscholey7516]

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

[@phoenixfeathers4128]

They were great

[@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!

[@neuralwarp]

No more Slap.

[@_SIRENITY_]

What does that mean sorry?

[@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.

[@Wheelchairuser90]

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 🙏

[@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 😆

[@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?😅

[@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.

[@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.

[@user-qx4wp8si1z]

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

[@corringhamdepot4434]

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

[@ffotograffydd]

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

[@sarahjanewylde4750]

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

[@philhudders]

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

[@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. 😉

[@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

[@magnolia7277]

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

[@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

[@karl-70]

USA! USA! USA! SSLAP! ...I get it, gimmicks to stand you out. But honestly...stop it! I'm not anti USA...IRELAND! IRELAND! IRELAND! ...is equally as annoying. I really like your reactions and you come across very well and intelligently, but gimmicks eegh🥴. I don't mean to be mean so sorry but I just had to say it....SSLAP! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@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

[@emmahowells8334]

The 2003 uk entry, the woman had a red dress and the guy had a white shirt and spiky hair, the reason why they sounded bad is they had earpiece & microphone issues and couldn't hear properly and so had sounding issues, it wasn't cause they couldn't sing, as i heard them in semi finals to pick the song that they sang and they sounded good vocally. I watched that year like i've done every year since i was 5 and now i'm 47.

[@scottosborne2915]

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

[@gotmygoodelf]

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

[@markwolstenholme3354]

I can't either 😂😂 ❤

[@rickjr37]

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

[@KSmeaton1]

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

[@bloody_sais]

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

[@Club_Lang]

Had me dying 🤣 Such an American response, i.e clueless 😂

[@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.

[@yegrosarcade]

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

[@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)

[@domramsey]

For god sake please stop with the childish editing, you're a grown man.

[@jacklondon4866]

no one is forcing you to watch?

[@AmaanStorm]

He has a point. ​@@jacklondon4866 I would have been a new subscriber after just stumbling across this channel, but the editing is super dumb, childish and annoying. I won't be back again thank God! Lol

[@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.

[@AH-hv8hm]

my finger is hovering over the unsubscribe toggle.... Your slaps are now becoming really annoying 😮

[@GrumpyOldGit-zk1kw]

Down voted for the annoying 'funny' comments throughout. Although it's my own fault for watching, I guess.

[@frightenedtreephotography4304]

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

[@davesinclair4549]

Ughh, more slap nonsense. It'd be such a shame if this stays. This is a great channel but the slap crap is so irritating.

[@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.

[@Catyswitzerland]

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

[@dragonvalo]

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

[@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!

[@martinstarnes2237]

Please stop these silly 'slap' additions, awards, etc. Not necessary, and definitely not in any way funny. Just, er, very American...........? Thanks.

[@steven54511]

Unsubbed due to the slaps and all of the other shit. I preferred your reactions when they were just that - reactions! None of this stupid shit. Ah.. who are we kidding.. He doesn't even read these comments anymore after getting trolled early on. His loss.

[@tifu3274]

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

[@AlxThSeal]

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

[@robertpetre9378]

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

[@squiffy-ys2wq8sw3o]

slap unsubscribed

[@leefylee73]

unsubscribed. SLAP

[@boomjacks5703]

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

[@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.

[@KarrieDreammind5]

I can't get over the fact that you thought a competition that's been going on for the past 70 years wasn't real and was just a joke.... 😂😂 That's hilarious! 🤣

[@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

[@YourBeingParanoid]

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

[@fayesouthall6604]

😂😂😂

[@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.

[@lizstratton9689]

We always have a party on eurovision night :)

[@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.

[@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

[@smmx65]

Olivia Newton John born 26 September 1948, Cambridge, England

[@philipcochran1972]

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

[@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).

[@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.

[@cathal4921]

Will Ferrell has a Swedish wife, that's how he was introduced to the phenomenon and made the movie

[@manyworldsin1]

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

[@artcrafter9941]

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

[@omegasue]

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

[@jennyallinson9746]

Try and watch it. Its soooooo much fun. Remember you'll need cocktails 🎉

[@user-nl3wt2zm9b]

You should go to quintessentially British Eurovision party where we REALLY let our hair down! But as a small aside, by the end we're so drunk it doesn't matter who won......we had FUN . Till next year then

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@sarahglover3286]

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

[@fini8874]

The video must be quite old, as it is saying that the new tendency is that more and more people are singing in english. It was, but right now I really see an evolution back into the other direction since a few years, more and more people perform in their native languages and it is awesome 😊

[@TheThird1977]

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

[@Gea2222]

Yessss

[@chiefyt9250]

This guy looks like the perfect combination of Hayden Christensen and Sebastian Stan.

[@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.

[@ajsurf386]

Yes my friends it’s real….and it’s physically impossible not to watch it every single year 😂

[@docksider]

You need to look into the National Eisteddfod in Wales, its Welsh language contest of poetry, singing and other cultural events that has its roots going back to 1176..... the ritual and ceremonial aspects with the gorsedd of bards are a modern (like 200) years ago addition to the National Eisteddfod.

[@duncanny5848]

For an American Song Contest, maybe make it so that each STATE competes?

[@DidrickNamtvedt]

That's exactly what they did two years ago. Sadly, the show didn't catch on. I enjoyed the show, there were some bangers there so although they seem to have gone back to the drawing board as there was no ASC this year, they are probably re-evaluating their approach to the concept and I hope they'll return with a more solid approach either this year or next year.

[@saranissen6210]

They had an american song contest in 2022 I think, but the setup was a bit more like American idol with cut to commercial breaks etc but they had the Eurovision rule of that it had to be an all new original song, and there was 5 rounds/semifinals or more I think before the finale because of the many states and teritories compeeting and because each round and also the finale was not longer than 1 h 30 min if I remember correctly, because I guess longer time would be too much for American viewers or some american rule? I can only guess. The hosts was Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson. The winner was a young woman half american half korean singing a kpop inspired song. I don't remember which state she represented. I don't know if it was not that big of a succes since they haven't continued it. Maybe it lacked some of the things/atmosphere that made Eurovision so special, at least it felt like it a bit when I watched it, but nice try.

[@user-qx4wp8si1z]

The winning song was Wonderland by AleXa. Texas sent Grant Knoche... who has continued to release some great tunes and seems to appear on my Facebook feed several times a week.

[@coleloganricketts9185]

Would love to see you react to all the eurovision winners. It will be interesting to see your thoughts on the development of eurovision and European music since the 50s

[@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!

[@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!

[@laurajones2307]

Also the song was originally sung by Joan Manuel Serrat Teresa in his native Catalan but was told by Spanish authorities Franco wanted it sung in Spanish. Serrat refused and got hastily replaced by Massiel and lyrics where changed in Spanish, then it won.

[@ekonomist5]

Americans are surprised by everything...

[@Kay-iq6mr]

eurovision i think keeps europe somewhat united even though there is politics between countries it’s nice that everyone comes together and supports each other once a year.