AMERICAN REACTS TO The ULTIMATE GUIDE to Eurovision (2022 update) | Eurovison REACTION!

[@stellakeil96]

Epic Sax Guy will go down in history as internet legend

[@ristoravela652]

No shame in not remembering everything, one of the things that makes Eurovision what it is is the massive amount of history. So many songs, so many years, so much everything ❤

[@Sarah-do9my]

well I have a lot of them in my Playlist, also songs before I was born. insieme by toto cotugno, who sadly passed away in Sept 23 was also fantastic!!!

[@JordiVanderwaal]

Yup Flo Rida sang with Senhit to represent San Marino in last year's Eurovision. It was a fun performance. Probably surprised a lot of Europeans that didn't expect him to be there. xD

[@pizza1354]

Yea, but what's more surprising is their low placenent

[@JordiVanderwaal]

@@pizza1354 that as well. I really enjoyed their performance.

[@k.v.7681]

@@pizza1354 Because Flo Rida was in it. People are not keen on americans in Eurovision as a whole, and they're even less enthusiastic towards established artists competing. There's this unwritten rule in Eurovision that the artists should be quite unknown OR at most "Eurovision sweethearts" coming back to compete again. Because otherwise it isn't "I send one of my artists to make a name and represent me" but "how big is my wallet and who's topping the charts lately?".

[@cameronmcdonald2023]

2021 - Adrenalina

[@saturated3821]

@@pizza1354 Really? I had to go listen to the song because I didn't remember it, meanwhile I can still hum the tune and probably sing some lyrics of Zitti e buoni, Dark side, 10 years, Tout l'univers, Voilá, Shum, and even Mata Hari xD it's not a memorable song, and an internationally established artist has an added pressure of being compared to their known work. I mean, The Rasmus is very popular in central Europe but they did abysmally in Eurovision last year, no surprise either. But also extra minus points for being American, probably :D

[@cacklebarnacle15]

The song around the 10 min mark, you mentioned checking out, that's 2016's Ukraine "1944" by Jamala. She's singing about her grandmother's experience, being deported by Russia from her Crimean home to Central Asia in the 1940s. Russia made a stink about this song entering, claiming it to be political commentary on the 2014 occupation of the Crimean, but the EBU judged this song to not be political. It is well worth to watch Jamalas full performance.

[@ZakhadWOW]

and then the RUSSIANS (as opposed to the Soviets in 1944) turned around and have inflicted even worse carnage now, driven my a complete madman. They have been expelled, and frankly I dont ever expect them to be reinstated... unless the entire Russian populace pulls its collective head out and stops empowering monsters like Putin with acquiesence.

[@melodramatic7904]

I really liked that song

[@edvardskalva]

that performance has everything - voice, staging, production, confidence

[@saraa7841]

15:40 they should have put Olivia Newton-John in the “artist you might know” part. She got 4th place in the year that ABBA won the contest, it was before she got her known fame for Grease.

[@DulcisAbsentia]

EUROVISION is really such a fun time of the year tho we get so many songs that get super famous months after and so many memes

[@SK-nw4ig]

One thing they left out, thing i believe to be pretty important. Eurovision was founded sø WW2 torn europe could heal and unite. That is beautiful.

[@ZakhadWOW]

then you have sh** like Belarus pulling it's crap, and now Russia revealed to be the monster that it truly is, in spite of all its song about love, peace, etc. Turkey and Hungary, both now ruled by full-on fascist dictators have withdrawn because they cant handle the queer content.

[@Asa...S]

Flo Rida competed for San Marino together with Senhit with the song "Adrenalina" Video: Senhit - Adrenalina - LIVE - San Marino 🇸🇲 - Grand Final - Eurovision 2021 Ell & Nikki from Azerbaijan won in 2011. In 2021 Måneskin from Italy won. Lena from Germany won in 2010. The giant guy from Ukraine, Igor Vovkovinskiy, was 7 ft 8.33 in (234.52 cm). He passed away last year.

[@blackfishart]

I love Eurovision and just recently has it become easier to see it in the US. Most of the old ones are on KZbin now. When I was quarantined I watched most of them… I liked the “Irish period” I think in the 80s. The technology takes leaps and bounds. Anyway it’s pretty fun.

[@vladtzu]

4:28 it's finally the time you react to 2021!!! one of the best years ever!! even though most of the contestants were the ones that participated in 2020, they outdid themselves!!

[@saraa7841]

Yes!!! 2021 was a great year

[@detective_paranormal]

2021 was so fun to watch

[@nathaliebazinga]

My favourite Eurovision songs are literally the Chaotic ones XD Midnight Gold (Georgia), Shum (Ukraine) and Hatrid mun Sigra (Hatari)

[@jazzx251]

The best thing you can do is watch the next one live (on TV) - you deserve it, you've studied the history, you've studied the lore ... but there's nothing like seeing this for yourself - including the elaborate voting process at the end. Probably next May.

[@SmallSinger5901]

7:37 'they must have won 2021' the song: *Laughs in being 2011* only 10 years later, no big deal

[@onomatopoetisk]

Have in mind that all the spectacular props need to be removed within minutes before next participant takes the stage. And, of course, the new prop has to be set up too. The host broadcaster in Italy this year had some issues keeping up with rearranging the stage between entries and the presenters had to chit chat and make time go by for them to finish (only like 20-40 secs or so, but it happened multiple times and was obvious).

[@silsilsilly]

There is a behind rhe scenes clip of that in Rotterdam. Its amazing to see how fast it goes

[@DataLal]

Azerbaijan's win was in 2011. My first Eurovision. I was rooting for Italy. Gualazzi's song is still one of my faves.

[@HaraldSeiwert]

Sometimes not the winning song was the most famous but the runner up's or even - as in 1967 - the fourth (L'amour est bleu, by Vicky Leandros for Luxemburg which was a world hit). Or in 1973 Spain became second with "Eres Tu" but that song even entered the American charts.

[@ZakhadWOW]

and I remember quite vividly singing along to Eres Tu on my schoolbus to 6th grade.

[@youtoo8758]

Verka Serduchka

[@jojoelio5537]

15:03, that's my favourite Eurovision song of all time. I love that song so much. Eugent Bushpepa is amazing.

[@pastelearrings]

This man was so precious bless his heart😂😂

[@EmoBearRights]

It varied as regards judges - they had them up to 97 and then the mostly got rid of them in 98 except for countries that couldn't implement televotes - then the juries returned in 2009 and the votes were merged with the televotes then they split the votes in 2009.

[@Nuorikko2]

It's crazy, it's party 💚💚💚

[@samorianlannik3499]

kudos to the peerson who made this vid,couldn't have made a better one myself

[@santonis30]

It's crazy! It's party!! 🎉🎉

[@reedperrino6772]

Flo Rida sang in 2021 with Senhit for San Marino! It is one of my favorites

[@sannev8407]

As a eurovision fan, i'm always sceptical about this guide video's, because most of them really don't understand eurovision. This is quite allright tho, pretty accurate although also take it with a grain of salt. Especially how they speak negatively of 'a lot of generic pop songs' which are often very, very good, i think generic doesn't really exist even, each song is unique, and much better than so called original or ethnic songs. The examples he gave were all amazing, strong bangers of songs. Nothing generic or negative about it. He could just have said pop, instead of 'a lot of generic pop songs'. Because then you could also speak about 'generic rock songs' Like i said total package counts And like you said, every song is different. (And slovenia 2022 and italy 2011 was not funk, but more jazz-disco influenced) And yes in eurovision the total package counts but of course vocals play a big role! I defenitely recommend checking out turkey and israel in eurovision!

[@FanFictionneer]

Exactly. If a song is popular, or 'generic', that means a lot of people like it so that means it's good right?

[@sannev8407]

@@FanFictionneer Yeah, and there's always a reason why a song is much-loved. And also, not every 'generic pop song' is actually popular. The best example is Spain 2022 I think, everyone liked her :)

[@saturated3821]

@@FanFictionneer generic =/= popular

[@arwelp]

Yup, that Ukrainian giant really was one of the tallest people in the world.

[@bogdanbogdan3459]

ти з України?

[@imrael781]

I like your comments. Anything: just appears Dar The Traveler: Not the `*anything*`

[@Asa...S]

Dar The Traveler: Dang!

[@SmallSinger5901]

5:34 Given that Eurovision has been running since 1956, I would say you have a LOT of catching up to do, lmao

[@amaliasradi687]

I'm Romanian so i think i can share this with confidence. One thing that America will not understand EVER about Eurovision is that, this song contest is to feel good, make a show ,enjoy and celebrate yourself as a country/culture and other countries and a way to land support to a country that maybe didn't have a good year and hey if we happened to win fine that is great and if we don't that is fine to we had a blast at least. Don't understand me wrong Eurovision its not a silly contest it means so much for us Europeans it brings us closer as a continent through music but the wholesomeness of the ''we are here to vibe' and vibe only" even if that means we make a fool out of ourselves sometimes is what makes it ten times better and is something that America (USA) doesn't posses because you want to be the worlds best and that does not apply here because is not only about that.

[@SonjaAjar]

Flo Rida was 2021. I was there, he was representing San Marino together with Senhit. It was so good yet they didn't recieve the points they deserved.

[@ZakhadWOW]

yeah there wer those top 3 songs that literally sucked all th oxygen out of the room, in televoting (each contry's televotes are reanked 1 to 10 with points alloted that way.. If you didnt make the top 10 televotes from a given country you got ).. it's a bit misleading). Everyone voted for Italy/France/etc that year - and with each number only allowed so many votes, it is a limited pool

[@benjiblaakilde2456]

Hey man, I’m happy you liked the video 😍

[@Novembis]

19:35 why does it give me twilight vibes!💀😭

[@andrewmcdonald6987]

Bigger audience than Superbowl in America

[@MissMars2022]

Flo Rida was last year, 2021. You should see his face, when the public vote got announced to San Marino :D :D

[@andrewmcdonald6987]

God your voice is so soft and lovely. Please keep talking.

[@MizSazz]

Every year i bake cakes and enter them in the local show while baking guess what song im playing in thr back ground and yes i did ask my mother and she told me the cakes looks good and to enter it it won champion cake of the show she was right!

[@axelk4921]

@ 22:35 that´s Stephan Raab , a TV Host , Producer , Songwriter , a ( bad ) Comidian ......etc. he had a lot of entry´s in Eurovison but he tryd this one personaly he even start a " Anti ECS " TV Show to stop sending boring Songs to the Contest and what he sings is Perfect German Slang in my region of germany ;)

[@mikaelhultberg9543]

You do have a lot of catching up to do. Since 1956 there have been more than 1500 competing songs.

[@KyrilPG]

The song at 11:05 for Greece is considered less serious because it sounds less serious but it's about the ravages of the Greek economic crisis. Several songs in Eurovision can sound very light or even dumb but some they have a deeper meaning underneath the catchy tune and funny performance. One French song (that never was in the Eurovision song contest) is a perfect example of that, it's called "le petit train" from the group / duo "Rita Mitsouko" and dates back to the 80's. It's about the trains going to the death camps during WW2. So, really not a light subject but the song is super catchy and if you don't pay real attention to the lyrics and analyze them in details, you'd think its simply a great and light 80's rock / pop song.

[@DJGOOBOO]

the winning song from Germany where you didn't know what year it was that was 2010 its Satelite from Lema

[@neonangelgacha8681]

yes they're identical twins They tolmachevy sisters they competed in 2014 and they won junior Eurovision in 2006

[@krjakozjabrik4475]

Its crazy, itd party as said bynfinland this year

[@Sayu277]

At 22:35 yes he's actually saying something and not just gibberish though it very much regional slang and not standard german.

[@looliabu2342]

Funny fact is that the guy from Israel who fucked up, Never ever fucks up lol He's got s great, solid, clear voice. Sad for him that the only time he failed was on the biggest stage in the world.

[@mautida9998]

I would advise you to what all the euro finales since 2021 2021 was so packed

[@johnbyrondick7248]

The contest has been running and growing since the 1950s...

[@froggybookworm9120]

I really died inside at the exmples of styles Kalush orchestras Stefania which was mostly folk-ish for rap?I'd say Samanta Tīna was opera-ish no? No Urban Symphony for folk (or whatever the category was called) sexy without efendi? Chaotic/less serious without Citi Zēni or Jendrik? Go-a and Hatari as chaotic? One cube gets into 'crazy stage props' but not what Gjon's tears had? Others that did appear but could be in multiple categories: •ABBA-pop •Måneskin-rock/sexy •TIX-serious •Kate Miller-Heidke- crazy stage props (the pole that made her look all floaty and stuff) •LORDI-rock/might know without knowing eurovision •Verka Sarduchka-chaotic/less serious/might know without knowing eurovision I could prolly go on for a while longer but these are just the ones i have seen in other compilations (so basicaly the ones that left an impression on people) sorry if theres spelling errors its pretty late for me

your reaction to flo rida was 50% of europe

[@maria-c993]

7:30 (not sure how to link the time, i'm sorry!) but they won in 2011! Italy won last year with Maneskin :)

[@maria-c993]

and 9:10 was 2010 She came back again in 2011 to defend her title

[@cbjmurer]

Det er vinderne af de nationale konkurrencer, som går videre til den endelige konkurrence.

[@silviahannak3213]

It's more about Fun, Party Rave 90ies Techno Euro Clubbing Dance Tracks less Metal or Rock Wins but Pop, Folk, Ballads or unique or even weird stuff can win. Right SONG not Singing Contest . Right we are all about the Lights...every Country has its own Lightning Set up. It's all about Lightning. Yes. Snd being weird and have Fun. Winning Country has to be next Years Host. Some send bad Stuff cause it costs a lot for the Host. Sone smaller Countries may not afford it. Televotes and Jury Votes. 12 Points. You can not vote for yourself. Wouldn't make sense. So some Countries Support each others more. But we are a happy bunch even if we disagree. We like the weird Stuff and in between Show. ❤ from Austria. This Year we will Rave!

[@Limmosee]

If you want to learn a little bit more about Eurovision @Dar The Traveler, I can recommend this BBC Documentary, from when the contest, turned 60

[@onomatopoetisk]

11:49 This song is so good! Not everyone liked it, though 😂 Iceland 2019; “Hatrið mun sigra” (Hate will prevail) with the band Hatari.

[@alicebthegachaweirdo8378]

I’m one of the people who didn’t like the song (I still don’t like it) but I respect other people’s opinions.

[@antonellalovato3813]

I think you Americans can't really appreciate Eurovision because you are too addicted to what the media is giving you. It's not American Idol, thankfully. These aren't just English songs, thankfully. They are not famous singers but that does not mean that they are not good. The songs often, even if modern, contain in the text and musically what is tradition of their country. It is not flattening towards the American model but honoring one's roots. however Maneskin have been successful thanks to Eurovision, I also mention Abba, Celin Dion

[@kimslice9993]

I can’t when the bad singing comes in 😂😂😂😂

[@wibbliams]

7:37 they won in 2011

[@Robert89349]

Not having Greece (the queen of ethnic bops) in the ethnic songs section is a Eurovision crime.

[@achnix3167]

Because they suck

[@ImStevan]

this video isn't exactly an explanation tbh

[@terraformingmars6607]

florider was in 2021 i The Netherlands

[@luisfilipe9272]

You should react to Russia 2016, the best performance ever !

[@Sc4v3r]

Denmark IS a skandinavian country 🙄

[@Spike-xv1ts]

where is 4:51 ethnic ... that just pop (from another country )xD and then the polisch song right after ... who ever did this monstrosity of a video ... neds to go study some music ...

[@zpitzer]

Not an ultimate guide in my opinion.

[@lmao2351]

Just get a swedish songwriter or producer lol.

[@markojovanovic5901]

Ofc dont put any Serbian entery bullshit