American Watches Eurovision for First Time Ever! All 39 songs of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

[@groovyness]

The thing about Eurovision is that almost no European really knows what is going on and that is why we all love it

[@NegativeAccelerate]

Best description of Eurovision I’ve ever heard. My personal interpretation is it’s about being crazy, political, diverse and patriotic with a bit of music thrown in

[@intrepidtomato]

Half the fun is waiting to find out WHAT ON EARTH your neighbours have done this year and WHAT ON EARTH their televoters / juries were thinking watching all the madness.

[@ravendelola6087]

I'm Asian and was like pretty shock that Italy won but then remember Europe is very into rock-'n'-roll (I thought Gjon, Destiny, Elena ,Go_a(Ukraine), Eden and All the very poppy songs were going to win but it hits me)

[@hexagon1094]

@@ravendelola6087 yea rock songs get alot of televote points

[@vince1692]

THATS NOT TRUE, I AM FROM THE NETHERLANDS, EVERY EUROPEAN KNOWS WAT IS GOING ON IN EUROVISION AND THATS THE REASON EUROPE LOVE IT, (No hate or something negative)

[@mauddouglasa]

Eurovision has a lot of history behind it actually, not just a singing competition. It started in 1956 after ww2 to unite Europe after the war

[@rikke2944]

I love your pfp 😋

[@superduper5494]

yes and also louis tomlinson world domination

[@y.m.7300]

It actually took inspiration from Sanremo, a musical festival in Italy which still exists. In fact, in Italy those who manage to win Sanremo can then decide whether or not they want to participate to Eurovision. For example Maneskin this year won Sanremo, so then they participated to Eurovision (and won again ahah)😍🔝✌🏻

[@mjm3091]

technically it was never singing competition - it's song competition

[@solveigbraten3794]

Love your pfp💙💙

[@OkamiRissi]

"I assume it's the best of every country" bold of you to assume xD

[@stekarenhd6911]

If Freddie Mercury died for this I don't wanna live anymore

[@itstess3204]

definitely not of germany :(

[@Kromkampium07]

@@ninavandenabbeele9667 wait the song from 2020, it wasn’t that bad. It was not my taste, but it was not bad.

[@anni4976]

lmao it really isnt, at least in my country no one whose famous here have been in eurovision, we always send the artist/band who wins this one contest

[@OkamiRissi]

I know, I'm from Germany, they tended to have a contest but now it's more like a we just pick someone and send them xD randomly I just loved him assuming it's the best xD

[@AstroVero19]

"i can't imagine any of them being terrible” UK: Hold my zero points

[@vikib1758]

HI Argentina here, I tougth that 0 points things was more a politicla thing that no liking the song itself

[@nenaddimitrijevikj5125]

that song deserved more points than Germany for sure

[@markmd9]

@@vikib1758 actually brexit or singer has nothing to do with zero points. It is just the song didn't withstand the concurrence.

[@alexokrat8171]

@@vikib1758 no it really means the song was just very bad.

[@xXxHayz06xXx]

*United Kingdom

[@CamillaDrakenborg]

"Reminds me of Pitbull"- Flo Rida- "What am I, a joke to you?!" lol

[@oliverqueen5883]

Flo Rida got smashed lol

[@CamillaDrakenborg]

@@oliverqueen5883 lol his face said it all

[@Kromkampium07]

I had actually never heard of Flo Rida until Eurovision. But I am not so into that kind of music so it makes sense that I have never heard of him.

[@CamillaDrakenborg]

@@Kromkampium07 Cant know them all :)

[@waitressboy]

"i can't imagine any of them being terrible" LOL I love it when people watch it for the first time and has to find a whole universe of Eurovision stuff

[@Floflolita]

It's definitely not european music. Those are unknown singers trying to make a career starting here. It's a contest. To participate, they are selected. Since Abba, nearly no one made a real career after that. It's an oldfashioned broadcast in Europe.

[@benjamintic3653]

@@Floflolita Celine Dion exists, lol. And no one said this was supposed to be represention of European music. Its more of campy competition mixed with some serious moments and songs. Its not meant to be taken seriously.

[@WFASPigeonGang]

@@Floflolita The italian singer Toto Cotugno after the 1990 victory is like one of the most famous singers in Eastern Europe :p

[@Metorra1]

@@Floflolita I would say Conchita Wurst has started her/his carreer as well at eurovision. And think about older eurovision singers like udo jürgens, johnny logan... yeah sure abba got world wide fame but some talents at eurovision surely use it as a base to start their journey. And a lot of the newer songs are played very often in the radio... ;)

[@Blixthand]

@@Floflolita They're (usually) not world renowned singers, but I'd expect several has some kind of renown in their own countries. The Swedish qualifiers is usually a mix of younger artists and more well established, though perhaps not the very biggest names we've got, and whoever represents us in Europe is rarely forgotten afterwards, even if they don't go on to be world stars.

[@nadiar.4638]

"I cant imagine any of them will be terrible" Famous last words 😅

[@Luubelaar]

He said that and I laughed out loud. Oh you sweet summer child... 2021 was an exceptional year where every country sent something that was, at the very least, good. Nobody sent a "wtf is this crap?" song. (Performances on the night notwithstanding) Maybe he needs to dial it back 20-odd years and see some of the bizarre songs that have been sent.

[@00Sunburn00]

And he's listening to their recording. Part of the show is how well they perform live. Though this final it wasn't really any horrible performances

[@muraalia]

@@00Sunburn00 Only the singing is live, the instruments are playback these days, even if it's a whole band on stage.

[@00Sunburn00]

@@muraalia I know. But there's still so many who fail in the vocal performances. Some of the semifinalists just didn't sound good. A lot of times I can enjoy the studio version but hate their live performance. The stage show is also important part of esc.

[@stinnamikkelsen8741]

You almost have to see the whole show not just the recap of the songs, to really get the full experience. It is all about coming together and celebrate the music and having a fun time, everybody is supporting each other. :)

[@gerlofwoudstra8341]

That is so true, when the UK did get 0 points from both the projury AND the public, the artist applauded for the UK in solidarity.

[@lonelycrona2388]

yeahh it's not just about how good the songs are. like there are only 3 or 4 songs from this year's contest that I'll listen to regularly after the contest (Finland, Italy, Norway, Switzerland) as the rest was mostly totally boring to me. but it's about coming together and enjoying music together, even if the music is not always your cup of tea

[@CuriosityRocks]

It really felt so extra special this year, lot of love between us all 🥰🥰🥰

[@lennartboehme594]

@@lonelycrona2388 i actually dont understand why italy won.. there where much better ones i think.. but rip my germany.. had to listen one hour of satellite by lena as compensation..

[@sohnsie5904]

Yes, thank you! 😍

[@phueal]

“This is the most French thing I’ve ever seen.” - absolutely true!

[@terhazza]

Ironically, her dad is Serbian and mom is Iranian...

[@jennywhat6108]

@@terhazza Well, being french is not about ethnicity

[@terhazza]

@@jennywhat6108 Sure thing. I have just heard many people commenting "oh she even looks SO French..."

[@Black_Nest]

@@terhazza yeah because she is and she does xD You can be not white and look very French because of your body language, the way you dress and so on... I'm from a mixed family (like a lot of French people are) so while I'm white my sibling is not but he gets more recognized as French than me abroad because his style is very French.

[@irissupercoolsy]

@@terhazza and she is French, so it's French :p

[@stefan3597]

correction. You watched the eurovision songs for the first time. The actual show is so much more than just music videos. you should definitely try watching the full show next year if you get the chance :)

[@sageissupercool]

In America we can only watch Eurovision on a site called peacock. He could rewatch the whole show if he wanted to!

[@horstheinemann2132]

@@sageissupercool There is something called VPN.

[@MarieRog420]

Horst Heinemann There is also something called KZbin Livestream :D

[@MarieRog420]

Lauren Damaso Ruiz wait... why tf is that not possible? Like it's KZbin, you can watch all videos in every country (except it is blocked, but why would KZbin do that)?!

[@horstheinemann2132]

@@MarieRog420 Because they are required by law to do so. If Eurivision is licenced in a way that prohibits a KZbin livestream, there will be geoblocking.

[@requiem-girl]

"The saxophones remind me of Macklemore." Oh boy. You don't know the epic sax guy. One of Eurovisions finest. Basically whenever a song that uses a certain instrument a lot wins, in the years after you'll see a lot of that instrument. When Alexander Rybak won with "Fairytale" and lots of violins there were so many violins in the years after. Then came the epic sax guy. You actually probably know his solo from his first ESC performance, it's a meme. After that, saxophones got reeeeally popular, especially since he returned a few years ago with another banger. So yeah, there's a pretty deep history behind the musical choices made here.

[@WushuJedi]

I loved it when he ended up showing up as the Moldova representative.

[@6891x]

@@WushuJedi What do you mean "ended up"? He was representing Moldova when he became famous. He has been part of Moldova's ESC act twice.

[@samenjaimy]

@@6891x he meant that the epic saxguy gave the Moldovan jury points in the Eurovision 2021 final

[@mutotoru]

And also there's a tendency of imitate the overall vibes/topics or genre of winning songs, and Malta's for example was Netta all over the place I'm quite curious to see what Europe will bring to Eurovision 2022, considering Italy's winning and Finland and Ucraine getting so much of the tele-vote.

[@Maca494]

me when someone has a violin in eurovision: "you are NOT Alexander Rybak!! go away!! -10 points" ahaahahahahahha

[@Noah-sd8hx]

Eurovision is mostly about lesser known/ unknown artists so some songs are meh, but it's what makes it special, giving artists a chance to shine!

[@lemon_juiceee]

It's about the songwriting and melody.

[@discogareth]

Not at all. Some of these people are very famous and popular performers and songwriters in mainland Europe.

[@ghoulofmetal]

I mean eurovision is very much an excuse to party and celebrate unity

[@vemundbergli]

Laughs in TIX from norway

[@LovelyAngel.]

Vanilla Ninja and tatu were super popular when they participated

[@beckysherewyou]

Italy just won omg I'm so happy for maneskin!!

[@Luubelaar]

2021 was a really weird year for Eurovision. Denmark sang in Danish. Portugal sang in English. UK gave their 12 points to France in the grand final voting. And Italy didn't get robbed!!!

[@y.m.7300]

Yess me too I love them so much ❤️ all of their songs are amazing, they really deserved it🔝💪🏻🇮🇹

[@jamestee2744]

@@Luubelaar You forgot an Asian represented for Austria lol

[@Luubelaar]

@@jamestee2744 - Not this year. And Dami Im is an Australian citizen.

[@kotyarazuchara8329]

@@Luubelaar also 4 0 points

[@daniellelouise3156]

I love that you didn't even realise Australia was in this haha

[@chrislfc2317]

Americans propably think that Australia is in atlantic ocean so I'm not surprised

[@PauliusZeRo]

More like he didn't recognise Flo Rida I guess and said it looks like Pitbull, that was hilarious 😂

[@lastinghappiness3977]

@@chrislfc2317 omg don’t do us like that 😭 No seriously though I didn’t even know Eurovision includes Israel or Australia. I just thought it was only countries on the European continent.

[@evanshid6456]

It's because a country has to broadcast eurovision to be able to be part of theoricatelly. Furtermore, Australia has such a huge eurovision fanbase that Europe had no choices but accept them. ;)

[@daniellelouise3156]

@@evanshid6456 SBS the Aussie tv channel is part of the European Broadcasting Union and that's how Australia gets into Eurovision.

[@amyevelyn5138]

Eurovision is the European superbowl.... it’s a BIG DEAL ... from 🇬🇧 :)

[@andreibitu6948]

Sorry for last night

[@somethung8188]

@@andreibitu6948 lmaooooo

[@LuneNoir88]

It is bigger than superbowl I believe.

[@AnonYmous17]

@@aoifewhite349 they want out of the EU, but stay in the Eurovision Song Contest AND get points? :D lmao

[@TullaRask]

Norway has had 0 points for years, so I know how you feel :)

[@edwinbertilsson7722]

"I don't think that's the best song", literally one of the favorites

[@geminix365]

Literally the jury winner, but the comment was right

[@xIMSuVu]

@@geminix365 well the jury votes are kinda pointless. There's nothing professional about them.

[@pt3085]

Honestly it's a shitty song. And his costume is 🤢

[@doriyahdude5277]

@@pt3085 the song is really good, it got top 3 for a reason. But I will agree that his costume on stage was trash. Litterly, it looked like a trashbag.

[@pt3085]

DoriyahDude the song is bad. General public agrees with me. Look at televoting result. Absolutely boring song.

[@Lilpiip123]

“I don’t think any of them would be bad” England: “hold my brexit”

[@gytisvejelis7895]

holy fuck, what a good comment :DDDD

[@theredlord6178]

England was lit tho. I liked the song

[@dilliethephag371]

@@theredlord6178 the live performance tho

[@LeylaKaratas]

as a german i'm still sad the uk beat us in the fight for last place 😔 we truly deserved it

[@Empress_Lisanne]

Aww I liked the German song! At least it had personality. The UK song was just too generic

[@LeylaKaratas]

@@Empress_Lisanne that is true ngl 😅

[@lila133]

I voted twice for germany! Loved it lol

[@TheCeasar8]

Im sorry i can't relate to being bottom ranked Im Swedish. Although it did hurt my Swedish Ego how low we placed this year aswell

[@iuliatvigun]

you are hilarious

[@louiseglasgow]

"this is the most French thing I've ever seen" was literally my reaction to the French entry too!

[@NorweiganKarl]

Fun fact: One of the songwriters behind “El Diablo” has written songs for Lady Gaga, that’s why they sound similar.

[@MC-ki2ky]

From what I know about the selection of the artist: some countries have a national competition to decide who is gonna represent the country, and then also some countries just have their 'organisation' invite famous singers from that country to write a song and perform, and then some countries have a group of 'experts' who just choose the best song from a list of unknown singers. In those last two cases, the general public doesn't have a say in the performance :)

[@ChrisEchoes]

I am very grateful that the general public in my country has no say whatsoever in what send to Eurovision, we apparently have apalling taste based on the entries we sent for years when there was still a National Final. Luckily there is now a selection committee that consists of people from the music business (that includes artists, songwriters, producers, radio programmers, record companies etc.) and since they took over and they apparently formulated a certain strategy we have been sending quality songs which eventually led us to winning the contest in 2019.

[@anteveic327]

@@ChrisEchoes to us, nothing helps. We are out after the semifinals no matter who chooses songs, and we havent been in top 10 since 2001

[@jorenschoonbrood311]

@@anteveic327 which country are you from?

[@anteveic327]

@@jorenschoonbrood311 Croatia

[@jorenschoonbrood311]

@@anteveic327 omg yeah, your song was litteraly the only song i couldnt understand why they didnt make it through. For me croatia would be top 13 even in grand final. That was so weird

[@CuriosityRocks]

Eurovision 2021 was one of the strongest years we’ve had, everything was brilliant.

[@enginerd80]

Maybe it's because the ESC 2020 was cancelled, and contestants were allowed to use the songs made for 2020 in 2021, or make new ones. So there was an extra chance to reconsider.

[@cefrinaldi8060]

Too bad little big didnt represent russia in 2020. They are brilliant with UNO

[@elliebailey1350]

you watching Romania “she looks like Billie Eilish” Bulgaria: finally i get a break from the Billie Eilish comments

[@digitool5944]

Victoria reminds m of an Irish comedian in looks, I can't remember her name though

[@Nomi_112]

Didnt she say herself that she was billie eilish inspired😭✊🏻

[@elliebailey1350]

@@Nomi_112 theres a difference between inspiration and copy and loads of people are saying she’s a copy

[@Nomi_112]

@@elliebailey1350 yeah okay thats rude

[@elliebailey1350]

@@Nomi_112 i know right? like come on let her be successful! loads of artists take inspiration from others yet they don’t get called out 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Charlie-ne2er]

the best moment off the Eurovision: the Italy being drunk and one off them ripping his pants and just rips the whole thing while drinking a whole champagne bottle

[@ΓεράσιμοςΧριστόπουλος]

You should DEFINITELY watch the whole show. It’s gonna be amazing and you’ll understand better the whole concept of Eurovision

[@Katerinoulagamw]

🇬🇷🇬🇷

[@wikiimin]

Polish song: 90% sunglasses 1% the actual singer 9% dancers

[@Eva-mr8gm]

„I‘ll just assume that their the best from each country“ Wait till Germany turns up😂😂 Much love from one 🇩🇪

[@gurkensalat558]

I think it's so sad that no actually good artist from Germany wants to go to Eurovision anymore, because they will get last no matter how good they are and it would be the end of their career.

[@fn3967]

@@gurkensalat558 Hey we placed 4th in 2018, don't write us off too soon :P

[@ljulibe]

Except for 2010 and 2018 we actually sent the worst from our country to Eurovision.... But I mean: I feel no hate🤷😂🤷 No but honestly: Germany has so many good singers! Why can't one of them participate in Eurovision?

[@gurkensalat558]

@@ljulibe I really think it's just that the chance to suceed as a german in eurovision is so low (Mostly because of stereotypes) that many people are afraid to risk their singing careers by going there and getting another 0 points from the audience, even though they did good.

[@groooah]

I thought it had something to do with the fact that nowadays mostly older people vote on our participants and therefore tend to end up incredibly boring or in case of sisters terribly terrible. The other applicants like Aly Ryan or Lilly among clouds were pretty good.

[@gwaptiva]

It seems you haven't really understood the point of Eurovision: you're supposed to mercilessly rip each act, and then pick the one you secretly liked the most

[@mjsantana2]

omg hahahahaha that's exactly what I was thinking he was being so nice he took the fun part of it out

[@emeraldsroses0524]

Couldn’t have put it in words better myself 🤣🤣🤣

[@najrenchelf2751]

I hate to tell you this, but that strat might backfire on you at some point...

[@Radionsobolev]

you should check out the live contest itself in the arena, it's much more interesting than just music videos of competitors

[@kuki7442]

Yea, it's almost annoying he's not reacting to the live show. This is a bad example of how the songs were showed.

[@emeraldsroses0524]

Don’t forget the semi finals as well,. If he’s going to react to all the entries, then all 39 should be included.

[@mahbuba]

"I assume it's the best from every country" - Oh sweet summer child, you have a lot yet to learn. Half of the fun of Eurovision is watching the voting outcomes and yelling at your screen (and friends) every time your pick doesn't get 12 points. May I kindly direct my favourite moments/songs in Eurovision: Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah (watch the live performance) Buranovskiye Babushki - Party For Everybody We are the winners of Eurovision Dude in a Hamster wheel (It was a thing, one time one year I cannot remember which one) That time Russia decided to have an ice rink on stage and really wanted to win by getting an Olympic figure skater to perform alongside a violinist. Verka Serduchka - Lasha Tumbai (This one almost started a diplomatic scandal) Saxophone Guy Every time no one votes for Britain.

[@riikkakauko8589]

Lordi is superior

[@LovelyAngel.]

The guy in hamster wheel is Ukraine 2014

[@emeraldsroses0524]

You named so many epic moments in the past 20 years of ESC. Thanks for that 😂

[@cefrinaldi8060]

And also that time moldova sent some guy in pointy hat and a lady wearing tutu riding a unicyce

[@mahbuba]

@@cefrinaldi8060 I can’t believe I actually I missed those. I need to look them up now. Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@moonmoonmoonlight359]

I feel like it would have been better if he would have watched a recap of the live performances instead of the videoclips

[@iuliatvigun]

Yeah, the videos don't matter (almost) at all. It's a tool to promote the song before the contest starts but from what I can tell the people make their final decision (and the jury of course) on the night. The voting happens after everybody performs live and we all wait to see how they made their song work and stand out on the stage.

[@elementalkat49]

Unfortunately those are hard to find in the US :(

[@mulraf]

everytime i see that ukrainian i have to laugh so hard. the dance is truly the most slavic thing i've seen in a while and the random flute is just the cherry on top.

[@annemeecelsoy1006]

Actually the flute is not random. It’s an old, specific flute for Ukraine 🇺🇦 :)

[@mulraf]

@@annemeecelsoy1006 interesting. actually after listening to it more it's now one of my favorite songs. it's incredible how fast this grows on you. still the music video is really weird xD

[@SobreCielo]

​@@mulraf That is Ukrainian folklore about like spring is changing winter. You can watch different clips of the song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIeXdn6jatGejM0 or kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXXIfpmCba6Vb6M or kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2iQlauwpZt9rNU if you wich.

[@annemeecelsoy1006]

​@@mulraf It's about celebrating spring which certain countries do and with this song hopefully letting the lockdown restrictions behind us. Check Looklab with Nikkie tutorials, the band will tell you a lot more. Cheers!

[@vladzioadenauer943]

@@mulraf the song is about calling the spring back after winter. The dance is a ritual performed to call Shum, spirit of the forest. When those people changing their clothes from white to coloured - it means the awakening of spring. There are lots of messages under the things you laugh about) It's a part of our culture, which you probably will never understand

[@MilieNopeNotHere]

Eurovision isn't a singing competition, it's a song contest. The point is supposed to be "choose the best song" but tbh over the years stage production and concept has he one a huge thing too. For example, i think part of why UK and Germany did so bad this year was because their staging and stage presence was bad. Germany's song was quirky and so was their staging, but it was kind of camp bordering on annoying, so people were turned off. UK had the most average song ever, and then a stage show that included a slightly bored looking man bouncing with two giant trumpets in the back. Very much not exciting for eurovision, resulted in 0 points. On the other hand, you have Switzerland with a captivating staging of a metaphorical explosion, France with the most simple yet most impactful, Ukraine bringing in spring and future vibes, Iceland with their memorable meme dance and then Finland and Italy basically made eurovision their private concert. It's a song contest, but you judge the whole package absolutely. The singing, the performance, the staging and the song. If it was purely the sing, Switzerland should've won because that was undoubtedly the most technically impressive. But these half naked sweaty Italians got people's attention 😜

[@louvelvet]

finald and italy!!! they were my favourite.

[@danielbotelho7854]

also greece and cyprus always vote for each other

[@NegativeAccelerate]

Yeah Italy’s music video is so much worse than when they performed it live. They have some serious stage presence

[@mervedemir04]

The "half naked sweaty italians" are the most streamed italians right now and dominating Europe's charts. They included and spoke directly to the audience and made them feel like a part of their performance. It is still funny how some people still judge them for their looks (clothes, make up,...) First of all that's what Europe wants to see and that's for who we voted/called for. Secondly we live in 2021 and diversity of each indovidual should be accepted and also respected instead of making jokes about them. For me personally, I'm listening to their Songs since last saturday and I hope it's the beginning of their journey. I started informing myself about the group, the lyrics and their past and that's quite impressive! 💗 They totally deserved to win even though Switzerland was my 2nd favourite!

[@xLinksDreheRx]

u dont mean lithuania when talking about meme dance ? lithuania was one of the best performance wise. iceland felt copy pasta from year before. yeah germany had a great message and making a quirky song wasnt bad but they took it a notch too far. the lady in the hand costume was cringe. sad that was enough to make it 0 points tho. also sad to see ppl voting up stuff like cyprus which was well done but literally a bad romance cover with some nikki minaj parts ... . stefania from greece for example amazing young lady with a voice but the performance was just bad af.

[@Anjel1e]

"Sounds like Pitball." Sir, that's Flo Rida.

[@feyblue4239]

You know hes american because he describes everything with an american reference...

[@jeremyroenick2202]

Everybody references to something they are familiar with

[@RedCubUK]

“None of the songs suck so far.” *has yet to get to Georgia*

[@myrthel7935]

Honestly Georgia was going to be so good last year. Was sad that they didn't bring the same fire this year but tried to go for a ballad instead.

[@milanpodmanik5386]

@@myrthel7935 you know what was sad? that guy was out of song for entire time :D not a single note was right :D

[@galaxydave3807]

Germany-

[@SentientPotato3]

@@galaxydave3807 At least he has a really cute personality

[@galaxydave3807]

@@SentientPotato3 Yeah, but he even said it wasn't his best song and u can surely write better song

[@masonadams2033]

Drinking Game: Take a shot every time he says "this reminds me..." or "that's just like..." You'll be dead in minutes.

[@kiwana7469]

Challenge accepted

[@najrenchelf2751]

Ah sh!t I saw this comment _after_ I watched the video... too late :-P

[@liul]

I have news for you : Every country has every genre of music, you can find rap or metal in France. I know, life is easier when you think only in terms of stereotypes, but you'll be wrong a lot of times

[@angelosvlahos]

He's American, he obviously doesn't know any better

[@tom7914]

@@angelosvlahos and now you are stereotyping with what you said

[@lottychan]

Yesss. Gojira. One of the best metal bands ever.

[@norric8261]

Chill people why are you so offended over everything lmao

[@jackfishion5964]

Mate, that doesn't mean countries like France don't have 'typical French' songs. It doesn't mean he's stereotyping -_-

[@the_waterlemon5296]

I love seeing reactions to eurovision from people who never experienced it before and have normal-people standards for songs. I can't, for example, react to portugal's entry as a regular song because I know they always send something unusual. As soon as songs start coming out it's not just about how good the song is, but how *eurovision* it is

[@victoria4176]

Italy, Switzerland, Finland and Ireland are my favorite this year Eurovision is not just a show for Europe it's something special, you should definitely watch whole show (btw 2015 is one of the best, check it out)

[@sweetgirl070707]

Ohhh great taste! I'm so happy Italy, Switzerland and Finland had great results. I'm sad for Ireland, but the staging and the vocals really didn't come through.

[@victoria4176]

@@sweetgirl070707 yeah, her live vocals and whole performance wasn't the best but it's ok haha

[@theredlord6178]

*how to recognize an American* "That's literally the most French thing that I've seen".

[@mamaluigi1438]

Tell me it isn't lmao

[@thisccc3040]

well I agree and I’m not American?

[@bronzewalker7464]

Coming from denmark: i agree it's French AF

[@NicolasCharly]

I'm French and even I agree. The song was great and her scenic presence really good, I felt like watching a Piaf 2.0.

[@federicovavassori4303]

As Italian I Thought the same, it's so French

[@msvivian9443]

12:36 I have no idea what's going on now. love that typical “there are strange people over there" expression 😂 Anyway greetings overseas. See you in Italy 2022 (finally!)🇮🇹

[@Maya_arn]

Every song is new as well as the artist so now it's not the "best" of every country

[@jorenschoonbrood311]

he assumes every country holds their own competiton and sends the winner, which would mean every song "is the best of every country". He would be right if not for the fact that not every country does it that way

[@Dunk1970]

Hmmm, I'm not sure how many of the artists are new. Hooverphonic for example (Belgian entry) have been around for over 25 years. They've had three different front women and have recently cycled back around to the first one again (Geika). But you are certainly right that these are not the best songs from each country through. For example, 99% of UK artists starting out would not want to kill their career by entering. While our entries have been dross recently (definitely the worst song in the competition this year), even if we entered a great singer with a great song, we all know it would bomb at Eurovision.

[@TullaRask]

@@Dunk1970 Many has been around for a while actually. The norwegian entry has been on the streaming lists, TIX, with other songs.

[@alexokrat8171]

@@Dunk1970 no it wouldnt, really good songs always do well. But I agree that the fear of a bad position stops more established acts to consider the contest, same here in Germany

[@almanystromlarsson8021]

In Sweden, even though we have a competition to determine which song goes to Eurovision, I wouln't say that the song that wins is the best song/ the most popular. The songs that are in Melodifestivalen (name of our competition) are often of a specific quite generic genre, and are not the ones that are streamed the most/ heard the most on radio. So I would not say its always the best song from each country, but instead just a song that the country (public or jury) think will do well in the competition

[@henriettethoresenbreen4421]

So excited for this. 😻 A bit of information from a lifelong esc fan: Song contest, not singing. The same artist can go multiple times, but the songs are original and new every year. It was started to help unite Europe after WWII. It was cancelled for the first time last year because of COVID, but this year they’ve been able to take the necessary precautions the shows are 18. 20. and 22., but the rehearsals started today so there’s a lot coming out these days. I’ve also never been this proud to be Norwegian in the esc sphere because of the message of Fallen Angel and TIX. 🥺❤️ The music video dropped this week and shows his experience being bullied because of his ticks (which people also gave him as a nickname and he took ownership of as a stage name).

[@impinas]

One of the strongest escs this year, there were so many beautiful pieces of music

[@alessiaghezzi]

Måneskin, the band that won from Italy, is actually very very good

[@emmybm15]

"This reminds me of Pitbull" not for example say Flo Rida? 😅❤

[@Niki91-HR]

I thought he would recognize him though xD

[@emmybm15]

@@Niki91-HR Same 😂😂

[@belleboef]

"I imagine they send the best right?" Whahahaha nope 😅😂😂

[@marveludus]

"Best song of every country" Germany with its meme songs every year: chuckles nervously

[@FamKrohn24]

I love how you were so positive to every single one, we dont see that a lot (:

[@blob9638]

"this reminds me of pitbull" who's gonna tell him it's flo rida

[@xyzw10]

"Reminds me of Lady Gaga. She might be the best so far" Every European ever: *facepalm*

[@beybladekatie]

In his defense the song does sound super similar to Bad Romance

[@LovelyAngel.]

@@beybladekatie I think the point is that for an American the things that resemble American the most will be "the best"

[@sia9473]

as a greek we all vote for cyprus even if we dont like the song becauseee... well theres no excuse lol

[@xyzw10]

@@sia9473 Same with Moldova and Romania. We always vote for each other (except for 2021 for some reason)

[@xyzw10]

@@LovelyAngel. The point is that nobody likes a copycat in Eurovision and there are many better songs that actually represent their country's ethnic background, traditions, language etc.

[@stephan386]

I love how the first thing anyone says about France's entry this year is "that's so French"

[@jojoelio5537]

Funnily enough, most of the divisive songs are currently on the top winning bet right now. Ukraine, Italy, Russia. I'm just glad that Ukraine and Russia got the support they deserve.

[@vincentstef5708]

Italy wasn't too divisive

[@massistadi-4962]

"this is the most french thing i have ever seen" FRENCH singer: no shit sherlock

[@RobiePAX]

I wouldn't really watch the "official music videos". Most of them are an eye sore. The live performance usually leaves a better first impression.

[@liliaeth]

I think it would be nice if you coudl react to the actual live performances. It's always different to see the live performances, vs the music videos given out in advance.

[@sarahbentley3344]

It just one best music shows ever..bringing us all together through music and dance..can be cheesy corny weird wonderful controversies amazing really bad etc!...I have enjoyed since being little girl.. you be a big fan every year now..love from UK !! 🥰😍😝😁👏👊💃💫

[@mauddouglasa]

Some countries don’t send their best, they focus on a fun performance. If you win Eurovision your country has to host the next one and if your country doesn’t have the money, space etc for it they won’t try to win

[@cityonfoot6023]

A least they're still trying to send quality stuff. In older shows, they'll send something that's too obvious a signal that they don't want to win.

[@Ela1496]

A country can give up hosting if they don't want to do it

[@anteveic327]

@@Ela1496 When did any of those two win

[@Ela1496]

​@@anteveic327That was a bad example. But in 1980 The Netherlands hosted after Izreal won. In 1973 Luxembourg won but refused to host again. And in 1971 Monaco won but did not have the facilities to host so UK did.

[@mshbeatbox]

@@cityonfoot6023 Montenegro with EURO NEURO 🤣🤣🤣. 2012-2015 It was omg

[@x_kimmy_x]

Funny you say you didn’t expect that from Italy. 2019 they send a sorta rap-ish song into the race. Its called Soldi. It’s actually one of the most streamed Eurovision songs on Spotify!

[@megtpwk2506]

im a simp for Damiano David from Måneskin (Italy)

[@ninavangilsmusic]

omg same and Victoria 😫

[@jojopinkjiggly7256]

Saaaaaame

[@hootingzoru]

Who doesn't?

[@kiwana7469]

Same

[@mdmf117]

I like the fact that all american reactions i saw so far were like WOW at the hard rock entry from Finland while over here in Europe we're like 'it's good I guess'

[@chrislfc2317]

Nah, you're propably from France where they sing about Father And Son Pooping crisis. In Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and even the host country they are favorites to win. And there are many other too

[@augustoka4881]

@@chrislfc2317 good thing it's not gonna win since it's an awful song

[@mcc-ru1mt]

@@augustoka4881 it's better than most songs this year that sound literally like copies of each other. Atleast Finland has the balls to sen something different.

[@augustoka4881]

@@mcc-ru1mt it sounds like every other cheap edgy rock song

[@craggy5398]

@@augustoka4881 its not even rock

[@allstarsrgone]

I voted Finland!! Blind Channel is now one of my favourite bands I’ve been listening to them on repeat

[@ilanf2]

So you know, what happens in the contest is that every country that takes part selects a song (each country has their own way to do that), but it must be something that hasn't released before the year the contest is going to take part. Then, during the actual contest, each country has a jury and a televote to rank all the songs (minus the song from their own country), and award points to their top 10 list. They give the song in 10th place 1 point, 2 points to 9th and so on until 3rd place, then 10 points to second place and 12 points to their first place (one set of points for the jury and one set of points from the televote). The country that gets the most points once all the countries award their points wins. You should check out some of the older entries (it's been going since the 1950's). There are some huge names that came out of Eurovision. In particular, ABBA and Celine Dion got their mayor breaks because they won it.

[@Daphne.kaltzi21]

this guy was right: Elena from cyprus that sings el diablo was inspired by Lady Gaga ,and from Greece Stefania's favorite singer is Dua Lipa..

[@oihanagallastegimusic]

Loved the video, keep Eurovision reactions coming :)

[@airamjim1482]

Its nice to see Americans learning what means Eurovision. But you better react to the live show, great light shows, amazing staging, powerful live voices, awesome dance routines... etc

[@Anna-fp9lu]

Cool reaction! Maybe you can react to all the winners of eurovision across the years ;)

[@nrb27]

Some countries run contests to select who to send to Eurovision. For Italy it's the winner of the national song contest, half of italy was surprised too we hope it means something is changing.

[@ellamelody8939]

You should watch the live performances of the songs in the finale. That's where the action really happens. All singing is live, and the stages are crazy in both good and strange ways. It's a unique experience for sure! To make a comparison: This was like reacting to Starbucks by taking a sip off your friend's take away standard latte. Yeah, it's coffee... But on stage is where it comes alive and the magic happens. There's nothing like Eurovision!

[@andmoreagain7]

I'm so glad I've been blessed to be born and raised in Europe with such beautiful cultural ancestry and musical diversity. I do not want to get anyone offended but I feel like the U.S. and Canada , if North American version of Eurovision existed, would have only one style of music enter, the Ariana Grandes and Beyonces of the world. Nothing against that type of music, I too frequently listen to it, but I just find more richness in other genres. All this to say, even if it was not written in the title, I would have guessed an American was reacting to the songs because of the ones he predominantly liked. Just an observation, nothing less, nothing more, this comment is not a call to a fight in the comment section. Nothing is either better or worse in this world, we all have our preferences. Thanks. Much love to everyone.

[@plantjesblog4601]

He is zo positive, i love that!!

[@TheAMH1812]

San Marino was Flo Rida, and he says ‘reminds me of pitbull’ hahah

[@Sparen66]

Because of Covid Eurovision 2020 was cancelled and 2021 was video submissions. It is usually a live musical presentation with stages of voting until about half make it to the finally. The atmosphere is very Olympics. Popular Vote in each country for other countries's song. All in one week. Europe watches Eurovision every night and votes.

[@lumina9995]

Americans - easily entertained, wowed, outraged or grossed out at the drop of a hat😄 gotta love 'em!

[@Jeloquence]

Next video: A European tries to explain Eurovision to an American, that would be so funny

[@moonfades]

Re: Azerbaijani entry, it’s not Arabian music, not even close. Azerbaijan is at a cross roads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, next to the Caucasus. It borders Iran and it’s a country with Turkic roots, so it borrows musical influences from both. Many traditional musical styles of countries across this region sound like this.

[@womenfrom0202]

So funny how the assumption that each country sends their best😅 after seeing and hearing both semi’s it was crunching to listen to some. Especially Georgia not one note was right. In the past the most ridiculous performances where staged and sometimes even won. But this year the final is actually decent, might actually watch it for a change.

[@rosejansen9073]

Eurovision for the people who don’t know is a contest between all the countries and the countries can vote but not on there own country.( if it makes sense, and sorry for my bad English)

[@mjswick]

This is great! As a fellow American who is OBSESSED with Eurovision, you have done a great job critiquing the competition! I'm sure you are hooked now as well! 12 Points!

[@ronjatollen4127]

I feel like Flo Rida was bored i quarantine and just "why not be in Eurovision"

[@suvijii841]

Kudos to you for actually taking the time to listen, even a bit, for all of the 39 songs! I am a huge Eurovision fan myself, and find it exhausting listening all of them at once. I don't know if you have paid any attention to the actual Grande Finale of this competition, but it took place few days ago, and the winner was Italy - yes, the glam-rock band! You picked up the top contestants quite well, and MAN am I glad you liked MY HOMIES BLIND CHANNEL FROM FINLAND!!! Big smile on my face every time they pop up and people just sort of wake up. That was the punkish nu-metal rock piece right about in the middle. They took the 6th place at the finals, which is the second best position Finland has ever reached (we won once, 2006, wth Lordi, also a rock band). You also pointed out Switzerland - the video with the car crash and mountains. The competiton was tight, but Italy won, followed by France and Switzerland. Not all of these songs made it to the final, it had 27 songs that made it through. It was a great show. It is hard to describe to americans; it is a cultural thing - Eurovision is actually not "the best" of every country - it's more about the new artists and bands from each country, but it is a competition, of course, and sometimes it is a stepping stone for the winners. Remember, Abba won the Eurovision and they ended up pretty big :) But mostly it is about kitch, costumes, pyros and wind machines, the overall show and some of the cheesiest ballads & weirdest dance moves that anyone could come up with. It is a blast, a ball, the biggest party on the old continent. We love it. Glad you took a sneak peak. Now GO AND WATCH THE WINNERS SHOW! Did I mention that the winners, Måneskin, have done a cover of Harry Styles' "Kiwi", and named him one of their biggest influences? I have no choice but stan. (Also, it was hilarious when you immediately said "Is that PewDiePie?", bc that's the first thing everyone has been saying about Jendrik..)

[@maijapoppanen218]

Eurovision is NOT a singing competition. It is a SONG competition. Of course vocals play a part but it can't be compared to singing competitions like The Voice for example.

[@sabe018]

Aw this is actually a cute and nice reaction! Love from Italy ❤️

[@sarinakbl]

nearly every song: "This reminds me of [put here a famous american artist]"

[@cassio2999]

Don't judge a song based on a recap

[@Anjel1e]

My friend got me to check out Eurovision this year. I ended up watching the whole thing. Some of the full vids have CC (I remember Ukraine's does... or maybe their channel's official release. One of em does 😅). In addition to the live performance, maybe check out the voting for the grand final. Was expending it to end one way, but completely shifts on you.

[@ShiruyMourron]

It's hilarious to see how painfully obviously you're not judging these songs by Eurovision standards xD But also the live finale is much better to watch than just the videos

[@ljulibe]

"I can't imagine any of them being terrible" Well should I mention the fact that Germany got Zero points (on public vote) two times in a row?😂 I like my country but we have soo many good singers, why can't one if them go to Eurovision? Btw I have the feeling that 'I feel now hate' will turn to the biggest meme in Germany 🤷

[@nenaddimitrijevikj5125]

yeah it feels like Germany takes Eurovision as a joke. That song was dismal :D last quirky song i liked from Germany was Lena

[@pizzaunicorn]

We loved that song with my friends in Finland! Were wondering why it didnt get any votes :(

[@celestix_]

@@pizzaunicorn Isn't Finland the demonic metal country?

[@vincentstef5708]

@@pizzaunicorn I loved it too

[@elviravogel5772]

let's send rammstein to the songfestival for germany and floor jansen for the netherlands

[@marcopluggg]

this defently was the best season of eurovision so far

[@robertsteinberger5667]

Its going to be a bloodbath saturday, so many great songs

[@WiWillemijn]

Everyone when watching the france one: 'thats the most french thing I've ever seen'

[@stefano_etrusco]

Just in case you don't know, EBU is planning to launch an American Song Contest for 2022, where each of the US 50 states sends a singer to represent it. It's gonna be fun too, probably.

[@metrofilmer8894]

Agree. A lot of aspiring talent exists in the US and especially with current circumstances, it will be nice if the United States can come together in a time of large devision.

[@TheWurzelx3]

I imagine it wont be as culturally diverse though

[@sUjU91]

I’m from Mexico, I found out about Eurovision 8 years or so ago. It has become something i always look forward to 😄

[@HibikiKano]

Italy won in the end so its quite worth it to listen to the whole song. On stage they did incredible.

[@motulifelikefigures1987]

2021 was such a quality year for eurovision. its rare that this event is pact with so many quality songs from completely different music genres. mostly its either too many ballads or too many bops. but in that year it was so diverse.

[@froufroudeluxe]

You should watch the finale! It was iconic. So much juicy stuff happening and the performances were incredible

[@SuDoesThings]

3:46 it's not Arabic music but Turkish/Azerbaijani cultural music. I get the confusion since the elements are same most of the time but there's a clear difference I hope this helped!!

[@nenaddimitrijevikj5125]

The moment when you said about Switzerland "i dont think its the best song" - YOU are watching the winner by the jury :D watch him perform it live

[@kelawoops]

I think the eurovision experience isn't complete until you watch the live performances. That's when half of these singers crumble and the other half SHINE.