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[@PHDarren]

13:15 Finland's win was performed by a real metal group who do dress up in those costumes when they perform. They are called Lordi. One of the best of the recent winning acts.

[@tonygriffin_]

Touring with Sabaton and Babymetal in the UK this week

[@DesireAndFire2010]

They were in Cardiff last night. My partner saw them live. Just a bit of useless info there for you 😅

[@dannjp75]

I much prefer the Polish milkmaids…

[@linn469]

Lordi feels recent but it was almost 20 years ago 😭

[@Lemmi99]

We saw Lordi years ago, well before they were on Eurovision, so when we knew they were representing Finland we put money on them. Quids in!

[@amberdawn5372]

Watching Eurovision as an American is honestly so much fun. We have zero stakes in the competition and can just sit back and watch the insanity 😂 And there’s usually a few songs that are absolute bangers

[@tead5675]

What insanity sir? When did you last watch? The explanation video is a bit dated. Eurovision had a few bad years, but since it started, and in the last ten or so years you can see less insanity and more and more quality.

[@RedCraig]

@@tead5675 the words “Eurovision” and “quality” do not go together. It’s not credible and very few take it seriously. It’s just a bit of fun and a laugh.

[@EmoBearRights]

A little from common a, a little from common b.

[@tead5675]

@@RedCraig I don't think so, my friend.

[@RedCraig]

@@tead5675 That’s fine, you can think whatever you like. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Niki91-HR]

Some of those "troll" entries are actually iconic by now. Well he is not completely wrong. Some countries would send troll entries to avoid winning but sometimes would end up on a good place. These days though Eurovision is seen a bit more serious from the artists standpoint. Still here and there you will find fun and funny songs. Some artists became very huge after winning ESC...ABBA for example won in 1974, Maneskin won in 2021 and are now global. There are many bangers though and I guess you would like it. Also there are great compilation videos like all the winners, all runner ups or all last places.

[@mikkdc]

I don't usually bother watching Eurovision but will be this year after hearing all the entries, there are some REALLY good bangers in there Australia, Finland, Germany and Norway being my faves, with Serbia, Austria, UK (where I'm from) and Czechia being pretty good too.

[@zsedzz]

Eurovision is such a unique, fun thing that celebrates different cultures, languages and obviously music. It's a massive party. The attitudes towards it have changed in some countries recently, as Eurovision has launched the careers of artists such as Måneskin, Sam Ryder and Rosalinn. The troll entries are not as prevalent as they used to be and overall the quality of songs is getting higher and higher. Definitely worth checking out with an open mind! 😊

[@evawettergren7492]

I miss the troll entries... some were actually better than many serious entries.

[@zsedzz]

@@evawettergren7492 haha you're right, and in a way I miss them too. They were definitely one of the defining features of Eurovision for that 2000s era, which was when I was introduced to the contest. Then again, I love how this new wave of Eurovision embraces different languages and genres. In the 2000s it used to be mostly just pop songs and power ballads, 90% of them in English... Now we get all sorts of (more interesting, IMO) stuff!

[@phueal]

It is a shame that there are fewer troll entries now, but there are still some. I'm going to get hate for this I'm sure, but people watching Croatia this year without context will think it's a troll entry; and I think people would say the same about Finland and Austria this year if those songs weren't so amazing. Part of the problem is that the "trolls" are now using really fantastic songs - I think in a previous decade people would have thought that Iceland 2020 "Think About Things", Lithuania 2021 "Discoteque", Norway 2022 "Give That Wolf A Banana", and so on were "troll" entries, but all of them placed really high because the songs were actually excellent.

[@rogamu7531]

@@evawettergren7492 Man, Euro Neuro was peak Eurovision...

[@wizardclintx1900]

@@zsedzz the good thing is because of the semi finals now only using televoting and not jury votes, I reckon we will see a return of the troll entries mixed in with the high quality stuff weve been getting recently

[@Kaiklen]

If you’re interested, there’s a roundup of all the songs participating in this year’s contest on the official Eurovision channel. Would be cool to see your reaction to that. Also, that video is not bad, but the notion about Eurovision is quite dated, - even for the time it was made. Most of these clips are joke entries from the 2000’s, a decade infamous for being an all-time low for the contest, so it’s not very reflective of the contest nowadays nor during the time the video was made.

[@MadameChristie]

He could also do the list of winners, that's always interesting.

[@fylkzadeya2505]

Thanks, I was about to write exactly this 😅👍🏻

[@mrdarkmagic8437]

I will say Eurovision has gotten a lot more serious since then. There will still be crazy and fun performances but they're still solid entries unlike some that were shown. You should defininetly react to some songs!

[@gaiapurpure]

There was definitely a long period of time where people seemed to forget that the contest had such a big impact on the popular music scene around the world at one stage. There’s been a serious renaissance in the last few years.

[@imketys]

Honestly, this year has regained much of the crazyness though

[@anniesharp4871]

Also, now you will fully get the Father Ted joke about Eurovision. They chose Ted and Dougal's terrible "lovely horse" song because Ireland had won SO many times and didn't want to keep paying to host it 😂

[@ablacknambercat]

@Randy marsh And then we entered a puppet, a real actual puppet. problem solved.

[@kimberlymay3175]

​@Randy marsh yep. They won 4 times in 5 years

[@AdamOBrien29]

Eire abu 🇮🇪

[@lindsJP]

The final this year is next Saturday (13th May). Semi finals in the week (Tues and Thurs). I know you can stream it US, but don’t know how, sorry! If you’re looking for the ‘what the hell?’ song this year, look no further than Croatia. Other than that, there’s actually some pretty good songs this year. It’s predicted either Finland or Sweden will win. Actually, Finland might be a bit ‘what?!!’. Now go do your research; you’ve got three days 😘

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@ablacknambercat Couldn't Ireland just have sent Jedward?

[@IA9876]

Alcohol Is Free was by the Greek entry. It was a decent tune to get the crowd going. Great for Eurovision.

[@bubee8123]

Isn't that Dubioza Kolektiv from Bosnia?

[@IA9876]

@@bubee8123 @Bubee by Koza Mostra and Agathonas Iakovidis. Video from the Eurovison channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXLJo4KQmtemhM0

[@IA9876]

@@bubee8123 I was married to a Greek woman at the time. It was a big hit in our house 😁.

[@quinnerefc]

mmmmm OK 🤣😂

[@sk70091]

One of my favorite Eurovision entries honestly

[@sampeeps3371]

That girl called Favor who reacts to euro vision saw the country Montenegro and thought it was racist because it had negro in the name. She was also amazed that Italy had mountains, was surprised Ireland had cities, and was shocked that hardly anyone in the UK was a religious extremist like the US. That girl is gold

[@claregale9011]

She's bloody horrible

[@DabbaRanx]

She was one of the first KZbin reactors I ever encountered and she is PURE rage bait! Half the time I thought she must be saying such ridiculous stuff simply to get attention, then I started to believe she genuinely thought like that! Lol. Haven't seen anything from her for about 3 years though and I'm glad of that 😂

[@sampeeps3371]

@@DabbaRanx she said to her british audience "we have a show in America called the office, have you guys heard of it?"

[@generaladvance5812]

That girl is either dumb as a brick or taking the piss. It's obnoxious either way.

[@Niki91-HR]

I watched some of her videos when she started out and did Eurovision stuff... I was like some of it has to be fake....but actually I think none of this is fake and she is like the way she is. She is what we people would call a stereotypical American 😅

[@angin.9947]

10:13 - He kind of put it in the wrong way. It is common and pretty much tradition that the winning country hosts the contest the following year. But the country doesn't have to. It happend 6 times (7 if you already count this years edition) that the winning country said that they don't want to host. Well, this year is because of the situation in Ukraine (they won last year) and thats why the UK is hosting on behalf of Ukraine. Ukraine actually wanted to host. But the other 6 times where mostly because of money problems.

[@mattyd7839]

Eurovision is on next month I believe, England is hosting on the behalf of Ukraine who won it last year but are unable to host because of the war. You should do a live stream during the event 👍

[@c_n_b]

Great idea about the livestream 👍

[@annashear7331]

Eurovision is in England next month in Liverpool

[@mikkdc]

Yep. It is on 3 days this year. May 9th is the first semi-final, May 11th is the 2nd semi-final with the Grand Final taking place on May 13th/ All these shows will be streamed live on the official Eurovision KZbin channel, if available in your region.

[@kenna163]

​@Anna Shear Yup. But one of the hosts is gonna be Ukranian and some of the acts are Ukranians

[@mattyd7839]

@@kenna163 Which it should, it's their eurovision after all. Hopefully we can do it justice and bring some joy to those who are living in Ukraine while the war goes on.

[@Scorkies]

Ukraine won last years Eurovision Song Contest, but because of current events it is being hosted in Liverpool UK this year . The final is on Saturday May 13th, with the 1st and 2nd semi final earlier that week May 9th and May 11th........... The top 10 countries with the highest vote go through from each semi final.... The final usually starts about 8PM UK time.......hopefully this gives you and queen boomer some time to plan :)

[@sashacottier9581]

Yes it was sweet last year. With Ukraine winning. This year should be interesting as well.

[@kenna163]

​@Tt ty Yes won. They got most of the votes

[@lemonielala3080]

The whole explanation of how something is techno, fun, weird costumes and whatever when it's a joke entry made me belly laugh thinking of the fabulous contestant from my country Finland this year! 😂💚💚💚 But it isn't a joke entry though, it's a post-covid, mid-war, everything sucks so we really need to dance -entry with the most charismatic artist to ever set foot on an Eurovision stage, and it is mad and fantastic and dancy, and you get to shout and jump and silly dance to three minutes of pure joy! 💚🇫🇮💚

[@russetmantle1]

Greetings from the UK - I am fully behind your lovely green bolero boy this year! Finland for the win! 🥰🥳

[@mikkdc]

Finland is one of my fave entries this year, along with Australia. Our entry (UK) isn't too bad but I much prefer these two. Oh and..... CHA CHA CHA, CHA CHA CHA CHA! :D

[@EmoBearRights]

@@mikkdc I like Slovenia and Moldova a lot too this year. Slovenia are a very cute indie rock band and Moldova an ethnic bop featuring ladies wearing antler horns with a flute playing bloke of diminutive stature.

[@stefanstorm4864]

Go Käärijä! 🇫🇮

[@salathon8227]

I said from the start it would either be Finland or Sweden who won and it was hard to tell which one would be the final winner. They were both phenomenal.

[@IA9876]

In Father Ted there was a joke about Ireland always winning and how they couldn't afford to host Eurovision any more. That's why Ted and Dougall were picked.

[@zo7034]

The beauty of Eurovision is that normal pop songs would never even get close to winning. It about having fun, showing off your culture and having a good song. Ed Sheeran or Taylor swift etc wouldn't get close. I don't like rock music, but I was so happy that Lordi (the finish rock ban with the alien-esque costumes) won cause its unique and shows off the surprisingly large rock scene of Finland.

[@steved6092]

Graham Norton does the off screen TV commentary for the UK ... it's worth watching just for his comments, he doest hold back

[@anniesharp4871]

Eurovision is absolutely hilarious. Don't watch it for the music, watch it for the spectacle and eccentricity. It can be cheesy, but there's something pretty cool about a whole continent (plus Australia and a couple of middle eastern countries) coming together for pure entertainment on a yearly basis. The UK commentator (currently Graham Norton) always provides a wonderfully sarcastic spiel throughout the final. Good drinking games to be had too if that's your thing 👍🎉 Ukraine's 2007 song 'Lasha Tumbai' by Verka Serduchka is one of the most bizarre, yet brilliant Eurovision moments I've seen 😂 Definitely do a live stream!! It's on very soon -- 13th May. And the UK is hosting this year. We came second to Ukraine last year, but the winners couldn't host for obvious reasons.

[@4Kandlez]

The best part of Eurovision is the voting at the end, it doesn't matter how shit the songs are certain countries will give each other maximum points, it's so funny

[@PossibleBat]

Don’t forget the pity points as well 😂

[@markgerrard2184]

If you can, listen along to Graham Norton’s commentary. So sarcastic, it really adds to the fun.

[@Milvusmilvus-jo8vq]

Let 3 Mama ŠČ!Theatricality,power,irony.Pure Punk Rock. Greetings from Croatia!💗

[@PPfilmemacher]

The Eurovision Song Contest (French: Concours Eurovision de la chanson), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an *international songwriting competition* (keep that in your mind* because its not just about the singing/voice!* (like Americans always assume) instead its about the Songwriting, the staging, the the voice, the Outfit, the performance and the likability of the contestants together as the whole stage Performance, judged by largest live tv audience (183 million in 2021) of the entire world (the super bowl 2021 has only 111 million) annuallyorganized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), wich is also the reason why countries like Marokko, Israel, Australia and Turkey have participated in Eurovision but being not in Europe Every Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete, and as of 2021, 52 countries have participated at least once. (To be clear „Eurovision“ is not the full name of the competition and and does not mean that the contest has to be focused only on Europe. The word „Eurovision“ (a short version of the French Original name „Concours Eurovision de la chanson“ or nowadays just „Eurovision Song Contest“) is just the name of the original swiss tv Channel „Eurovision“ wich originally have broadcastet the competition (if US-America had started this the name could be „MSN/NBC’s Song Contest“ or something like that)

[@AniSkywalker04]

No, the name Eurovision is not the name of a swiss TV channel, it's the label of tv emissions which are broadcast simultaniously in multiple countries, this can be: - international events (like the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953) - The ESC - Big TV game shows (especially in the german-speaking area (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) like the former shows "Einer wird gewinnen" or "Wetten Dass..?" or the international show "Spiel ohne Grenzen"/"Jeux sans frontières"/"Games without borders" see more under en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_(network)

[@kathlinlf]

The country with the "alcohol is free" song is Greece and we actually finished 6th this year

[@GazEndo68]

Eurovision is in May. Usually broadcast live on the BBC in the UK. Russia were kicked out last year and Ukraine won. But because they can’t host this year the UK has stepped in to host on their behalf. It being held in Liverpool.

[@mnjk1558]

You have time to catch up with this year contestants! There's month left till the final! There's 37 countries and even you might have a chance to vote your favorites! If you like fun, Finland, Croatia and Austria are like made for you 😂 And you should watch Finland's and Coroatia's live performances!

[@tead5675]

Fun, but don't forget to mention all these entries also carry meaningful messages, they are not joke entries as one might think.

[@conn7125]

I’m do not understand the Croatian song even though I know what it’s about. But the messages are important.

[@saiyasha848]

@@conn7125 I don't think you _can_ understand Croatias song, you can just fall into it and let the current carry you away

[@landshark9992]

Lithuania singing "we are the winners of Eurovision" was my favourite troll performance. The perfect way to announce that you don't feel like putting so much effort into hosting

[@davidhall7811]

Touching on your comment about Russia, last year the UK was in line to win, however because of the invasion basically nearly everyone gave loads of points to Ukraine so Ukraine actually won last year by a massive margin (we didnt mind being pushed into second place to make such a point to Russia), however it obviously cant be held in Ukraine so it is being hosted in the UK this year. If you do react to the Eurovision final do the BBC footage as Graham Norton is the commentator and his comments are hilarious 🙂

[@Meritania]

Terry Wogan will always be the king of Eurovision commentary.

[@ssanti66]

A few incorrect statements in the video. Eurovision is not the world's oldest singing competition, it is based off of the Festival di Saremo in Italy, which has reached its 73rd edition in February 2023 and is 10 years older. The big 5 actually have tried to send their best artists in the past few years, they're not afraid to win, Italy has in fact won in 2021 with the band Maneskin. About the politics involved, in 2022 Russia was not allowed in the competition, and Ukraine collected 12 points, the maximum allowed, from the televote of almost each competing country, thus winning the contest. In this year's edition, the two semifinals will take place on May 9th and 11th, the grand final will be on May 13th. The contest will be held in Liverpool, since Ukraine could not host it for obvious reasons, and the UK placed second in 2022. I hope I've been helpful.

[@skyebotufftybum]

Eurovision is fookin class!! Fun, food, loud telly, booze and dancing 🤣🤣👍🇬🇧 roll on 13th May 💙

[@IvarChoiEspedalen]

Well. You have a lot of content to react to, even full recordings of earlier ESC broadcasts... so let's go, hop on the Eurovision train 🎉

[@warbo3611]

There is a video out there showing all winners from the start, would be great to see both of your reaction to this.

[@Anson_AKB]

Yes, there are lots of compilation videos, eg "all winners of each year", "all runner ups", "each year's song of country XXX", etc Except for watching any current year's contest live, i wouldn't recommend to watch entire previous contests of 4 hours including the bad and mediocre entries, and (except if you are more invested, like as a european participating country) the voting which can take an hour all by itself {at least for a reaction video, but enjoy it once privately to get a better feel for the contest}

[@SMB291]

Eurovision gets a lot of hate over here in the UK, criticisms like; the music is shit, its cheesy etc. But you know what, I've changed my opinion a lot over the past few years. Some of the tunes are legitimately good and lot of fun and way better than some of the dross they play on main stream radio these days (looking at you Lewis Capaldi)

[@generaladvance5812]

I mean, alot of the music is genuinely shit though.

[@CM-ey7nq]

I feel like Lordi were among those who have taken in the most seriously in relatively recent years :) By far the best song to win ever.

[@TheAuburnEnigma]

To give a sort of flavour of modern Eurovision: The more 'unusual' performances: Norway 2022, Poland 2014 (you'll thank us later), Russia 2012 was the one with the grandmothers, Ukraine 2007 (the very first one you saw), Greece 2014 (you'll find out why at the end), Iceland 2021 (I think it was 2021 anyway, the one with Hatari). Plus I have to give a special mention to Jedward, aka Ireland's entry in 2012 and 2013, probably their best placing in the last 10 years. San Marino 2021 features your own Flo Rida Moldova 2010 and 2017 feature Epic Sax Guy Add in Norway 2019, Italy 2019 and Italy 2015 for some fan favourites that didn't win. Israel 2016 (may have been 2015, the year 'Golden Boy' was selected) is a classic just for the last few lines of the song. And for a good mix of songs from the last few years: 2022 - France, Moldova, Spain, UK, Finland, Lithuania, Serbia (not my favourite but it was popular); 2021 - Italy, Finland (again), France (again), Ukraine, Norway; 2020 aka the Eurovision that never was - Iceland, North Macedonia, Germany, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Albania But if you really want to know what Eurovision is all about, watch the halftime performance from the 2016 contest of 'Love Love Peace Peace' by Petra Mede and Mans Zelmerlow (Mans won the 2015 contest and has been popping up on UK TV every now and again ever since), that pretty much explains everything in less than 3 minutes.

[@joex5380]

Hey! This video is from 2018 but it's mostly reflecting the 2000s Eurovision era. Eurovision today is much different honestly, it has evolved. It's a high quality tv show with mostly competitive entries, little to no troll entries by year and it's taken much more seriously. It has also become a platform for artists' career boost (or at least one hit wonders) even in the USA - Maneskin, Duncan Laurence (song Arcade), Rosa Lin (song Snap)

[@charlotteinnocent8752]

There are some really good songs in Eurovision as well. Good songs, funny songs, and all are "performances" which are great fun to watch.

[@elliottpower9407]

I live in the UK and I went to Eurovision when it was hosted in Austria in 2015, its absolutely bonkers but so much fun every year! People in the UK go mad for it, Eurovision parties and all sorts you and queen boomer should do a live stream watching it!

[@MJScrivens89]

After Lordi won for Finland in 2006 I was hooked, and now they’re one of my favourite bands. Pretty much all their album titles are horror puns and their music is just fun horror based hard rock. Nothing too complicated, just fun. I’m sure people have already said, but Eurovision takes place in May every year. This year it’s on the 13th, taking place a couple of miles down the road from me in the centre of Liverpool, being held on behalf of Ukraine, who won it last year. As we finished second, we’re hosting it given what’s going on at the moment. The BBC shows it in the UK and I’m pretty sure it’s aired in the US too, but I’m not sure where. I’m in Florida myself at the moment, enjoying a couple of weeks away. Hopefully these storms aren’t affecting you too much. Orlando has missed the worst of it so far.

[@MaCherie92]

You could watch the winners of Eurovision from start to now, a compilation. It's the biggest musical competition in the world. This video deals with the funny aspects of it, but it's actually incredibly well done, quality entries, stagings, costumes, songs and fantastic performers. It's a whole thing that comprises of many national selections (a national selection is an event where countries will select their representative, and the fandom watches those, too), then some countries will choose internally (without a national selection), it goes on from December all the way to March, then the pre-parties where the selected representatives will perform, stage reveals, rehearsals, it's massive.

[@Polyglot85to90]

The date of Eurovision varies but is usually in May. This year the Final is Sat 13 May, with the two Semi-Finals on Tues 9 & Thurs 11 May. Liverpool is hosting because Ukraine won last year but can't host for safety reasons so the UK has stepped in, having finished 2nd

[@Frahamen]

The one aspect not said here, but is essential to know and the reason why you can't just make a (good) Eurovision copy in the US, is that it's effectively TV channels from different countries competing. Hence the euroVISION part. Every National TV channel selects there candidate, either internally or with a national selection competition to compete for their country. Also to note, it's not a talent show, countries can sent whoever they want, so often the candidate is already famous in the country or even famous internationally.

[@misolgit69]

singing Waterloo and representing Sweden was what brought ABBA to the attention of the rest of the World

[@OneDarkMartian]

I love Eurovision. It’s such a laugh. Pure campy, cheesy fun.

[@LeeFearn43]

It's way less cheesier these days than it used to be pre 00s.

[@markwolstenholme3354]

Yes I love it 🕺 🕺 😂❤. Ignore the politics and have a great time 😂.

[@dougbowers4415]

In 2007 Verka Serduchka, a Ukrainian drag queen took 2nd place with a campy song called Lasha Tumbai. At the time the undertones were that the lyrics sounded a lot like Russia Goodbye. In light of recent events it’s no longer an undertone but an anthem for Ukraine. Verka performs the song among others throughout the world including benefits in Ukrainian subway stations.

[@kyleambrose]

Eurovision does get shown on TV but not sure if it's on in America, Eurovision is Saturday 13th May this year and it's normally fun to watch this UK is hosting for Ukraine due to the circumstances and the UK were second .. hope to see yours and queen boomers reaction or watch along

[@phueal]

I think it’s on Peacock, the NBC streaming service. But that’s the raw version without Graham Norton’s commentary.

[@michaelpassey7706]

Hey Eurovision is pure fun. There's two semifinals and a grand final each May. It's watched around the globe, with approx 160 million watching the final. Ukraine won last year, but the UK is hosting for them in Liverpool as they can't safely host themselves. You'll love it if you manage to catch it this year. France is wearing a cookie as a hat and Finland's Kaarija is ' just crazy, just party '😂

[@awmperry]

It’s worth noting that the “deliberately suck” image at 10:05 is actually Herreys with their song “Diggi-loo Diggi-ley” - which won for Sweden in 1984 and is still really popular here.

[@BASSOSOVIETICO1987]

Actually the song "Moustache" from France and Alcohol is free from Greece although hilarious had really deep political meaning.

[@fibrown444]

The Latvian entry mentioned has been covered by Scottish heavy metal band Alestorm, and is really good. It's called "Wolves of the Sea", worth checking out.

[@compaq6715]

It happens on the 9th, 11th, and 13th of May this year. Yes, it's possible to do a live reaction since it will be streamed on KZbin and this year actually the whole world will be allowed to vote! This year Croatia with "Let 3 - Mama ŠČ" is I think most interesting performance for reactions. ;)

[@conn7125]

I’ve watched Eurovision since 1977 and I love it. Now it’s almost time again ( in May) for this years show ( Ukraine won in 22 but because of the war it’s held in Liverpool. However it’s something people always say that there are bad songs because some countries won’t win but that’s not true. Eurovision is a very big deal and the most watched televised show in the world. But yes some songs are bonkers and some are not. I personally think this year is fantastic with loads of great songs. You should watch them, my personal favourites are Sweden, France, Finland, Austria and so on. Btw no Russia are not allowed in Eurovision and I doubt they ever will from this day on. In my opinion they should never ever be allowed anymore.

[@rebeccamusson9025]

Watch eurovision the movie, it will give you a taste of what it's all about. But definitely watch this years! Look up eurovision drinking games too

[@kayew5492]

It used to be great fun, some decent songs and a fair few hilarious entries, but Sir Terry Wogan's commentary was the highlight of the show.

[@joshuacauser]

Rip Sir Terry, Graham Norton does a very fun job too I think

[@jamesgill218]

He never mentioned that ABBA first came to the wider world attention with their 1977 Eurovision winning song 'Waterloo'.

[@Niki91-HR]

It was 1974 not 77. :)

[@RadiantWarrior]

As a European watching Eurovision my whole life, I have to say something - Everyone wants to win Eurovision and hosting the contest is not really expensive, considering that at least 200 million people will watch your country. It's advertisement above all. Hosting the contest cost between 10 and 30 million euro - the country decides how much. The Big 5 wants to win too - Italy won recently, Germany is investing 1 M euros in Eurovision and France is sending really good songs. And if it wasn't about the war, UK would have won, instead of Ukraine (this is the actual political part of the show, not the countries that are voting for their neighbors).

[@tonygriffin_]

Father Ted and Father Dougal's "My lovely horse" should have won.

[@laurieo1933]

I believe "alcohol is free" was greece's entry a few years ago

[@amandaabrahams5118]

Eurovision will be hosted over in the UK this year. Sam Ryder did us proud last year for the first time in 15 years we finally came in second place. us Brits always coming last every year 😅

[@esclad]

Takes places every May. Has to be an original new song, can't be more than 3 minutes, and no more than six people can be on stage. Alcohol is free was by Greece in 2013

[@paulfoster5323]

It’s in the UK this year so a live reaction is definitely a great idea

[@johncrwarner]

Just realise that the best piece of music is the opening piece Charpentier's Prelude to Te Deum A bit of French Baroque music historically used to allow synchronisation when that was a key part of getting all the different television networks which used different encoding systems to work together for live broadcasts. I watch it every year here in Germany it is for me hilarious and I get a printed "scoresheet" and aim to write my responses to each song during its three minutes. This year for example My comment on Italy was "oh look at the trampolining" They had two folks in the very far back doing trampolining dancing in the background It was useless as an effect but it was there LOL "Marco Mengoni - Due Vite (LIVE) | Italy 🇮🇹 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2023"

[@Bazroshan]

I have seen a few of the entries for this year's competition, the final to take place on 14th May. Judging by the songs, it seems that are lots of countries that do not want to win.

[@vickkibradfield4592]

Eurovision is amazing. We hold or attend Eurovision parties, we all make a dish that's from a European country of our choice, drink lots and fill in our own score sheets. I think they show it in the US now. It's only a few weeks away. So you've time to prepare. PS: The episode of Father Ted representing Ireland in "Song for Europe", it's a nod to Ireland winning multiple times in real life and not wanting to pay to host it yet again, so they send a shit act.

[@garycoroner6040]

Since I was first introduced to Eurovision as a Irish child in the 80s Ive always loved it. I’ve also written a song too for it but have yet to enter it. Ireland (my country) up until 2023 have not only won it 7 times, the most, but have also won it 3 times in a row in the 90s. Sweden in modern times are the best at churning out winners, respect to them. They take it seriously and respect the premise of the contest in and of itself, that being one of creating, producing and performing a brilliant song. Think it’s time Ireland up its game again. Also the world was introduced to Riverdance, a show that has grossed over a billion dollars worldwide. You should do a reaction to Riverdance. I would love to see King and Queen Boomer react to that. It’s heartwarming, touching amazing, beautiful......I could go on. Love you guys, keep up the good work

[@fayesouthall6604]

If any Americans want to watch this year’s competition it’s on tonight at 8pm U.K. The voting is a absolutely brilliant 😊 Eurovision is showing it live on KZbin ( 3pm Eastern, 12 noon pacific)

[@MousePotato]

Eurovision 2023 is going to be hosted by the BBC in Liverpool England in May.

[@elliott7531]

A good video to watch is "12 points go to the united kingdom" | eurovision 2022. The disbelief in Graham Norton's voice is hilarious as the UK hasn't came close to winning in years. Also - The Greatest Graham Norton One-Liners of Eurovision 2022

[@miztazed]

Also if this competition is redicilous and by most musicians don`t take that serious. It`s a nice once in a year event which brings families and friends toghether and reminds the Europeans about their strongness as a union even if we`re all different. And I think, this is a good thing.

[@SirBradiator]

Eurovision is nuts, which is what makes it so much fun

[@erikbehaeghel]

Americans can vote this year for the first time / world vote / and look at the numbers on you tube channel Eurovision song Contest the official channel

[@ninasurr3902]

Good 'out there' older entries to look for include Norway 2022 (Subwoolfer is the group), Netta from Israel 2018, 1979 Germany, the dancing babushkas in 2012 Russia, Love love peace peace from Sweden 2016. The most ridiculous entry this year is Let 3 from Croatia. The competition is this coming week - first semifinal on Tuesday, second semi on Thursday, final on Saturday. The last couple of years it has streamed on Peacock in the US. The three bookies' favorites to win this year are Sweden, Finland and France. They are very different songs. Finland is the most bonkers, but I listen to it over and over and I don't speak Finnish.

[@JordiVanderwaal]

YES pls do Eurovision reactions (with Queen Boomer if possible).

[@katherinedowling4246]

Eurovision is brilliant lots and f people have parties to watch this together it is a hoot but the Eastern Europeans take it very seriously literally anything goes it’s on really soon and it’s a n the UK because Ukraine cannot stage it in the middle of the war with Russia so we are putting it on wow it’s fab I can’t wait thanks for this ❤

[@sadsadratatouille5984]

Lovely to see people from all around the world getting to know about our tradition haha! To answer some questions. No, Russia isn't allowed to participate since the war started. Secondly, the whole "Eurovision is all about freaks and no one wants to win" is SO far from reality, it was applicable in the early 2000s when a lot of joke entries were born, but since 2010s until now 95% are just people trying to bring good music from each country. This year, for example, only 2 countries could be considered crazy, but one (Croatia) is actually an anti-war song and the other (Finland) is actually a good party song and isn't a joke, it's just very unique. Also yes, no one wants The US in the European competition, so so sorry! It's an essence of our cultures blended together all over the continent. You truly need to be immersed from an early age or watch it for many years to understand what makes a Eurovision entry a Eurovision entry. It's a very special type of event. It's essential to read the room and it's hard when you have no idea what this room really is. So basically yes, the original video you're watching is very "American trying to explain Eurovision without knowing anything about it". Otherwise, would still be super fun to see you reacting to winners or losers or some sort of funny compilations from Eurovision. Thanks for the video!😌

[@sp72929]

For not wanting to win - Ireland once won 4 times in 5 years = to host such an event every year was a complete insanity!

[@Positrone76]

Let's give some clarifications. The competition was born taking inspiration from the Sanremo Festival (event of 6 years more). The idea of EuroVision came from an Italian journalist and with the help of the director of the EBU (today the same institution is called EBU) of French origin. It was originally supposed to take place in Italy but RAI, Italy's public television network, didn't quite believe in the project. The principality of Monaco was thought of but the costs would have been too high. It was decided that the first country to host the event was in Lugano in Switzerland where the official language was Italian. Informally the contest was known as the "Eurovision Song Contest" and the main focus of the contest was on the musical aspect. In recent years the competition has been called Eurovision Song Contest or ESC precisely to underline the importance not only of singing and music but also of entertainment. Sometimes the quality of the music also wins, other times more fun. There are exchange votes between culturally close countries but for reasons of cultural rather than political proximity. Italy won 3 times and not 2. Last information. There is no first prize. Competitors participate in the competition to make themselves known even outside their own national audience. ESC is the best but also the best of Trash. Once you start watching it you won't stop :-)

[@SeymourUK]

Final this year is May 13th. Usually starts about 7pm UK time, so whatever that translates for you Floridians! If you can, somehow, get the UK coverage, you’ll be in the very capable hands of Graham Norton. He’s sarcastic throughout and loves to poke fun at the acts. A live watch-a-long would be awesome.

[@mikkdc]

It is on 3 days this year. May 9th is the first semi-final, May 11th is the 2nd semi-final with the Grand Final taking place on May 13th. All these shows will be streamed live on the official Eurovision KZbin channel, if available in your region.

[@clairemorgan8750]

Final of this year Eurovision is on 2mrw night and its been hosted in the UK.

[@infamyinfamy]

Alcohol is Free was the Greek entry from 2013 and they was robbed! It came in 6th but that was by far the best song that year. If you're going to do a Eurovision, try to watch the BBC version, I don't know if it's broadcast on BBC America or not? The BBC commentator is Graham Norton. It's on May 13th this year and being held in the UK.

[@c0sf337]

When I was a student, I remember all across Europe students and young people generally would do the Eurovision drinking game. It was by far the drunkest I've been in my whole life, but incredibly fun at the time

[@Westcountrynordic]

What makes Eurovision more fun for the Brits is Graham Norton does the UK commentary and of course his comments are very sarcastic taking the piss out of what singers are wearing etc

[@alankenyon9035]

8:20 what's even more impressive is that three of those wins Ireland got were in a row.

[@liliaeth]

Wasn't that why they sent that turkey? To make definitely sure they wouldn't win again? ;-)

[@alankenyon9035]

​@@liliaethyep. Funny thing is the year after that Ireland won again. Just when they thought they were safe...

[@TainDK]

some of the fun watching Eurovision (the full 4 hour show) has to be the company you are with, weather it be family (snack, cosy low key) or friends (drinking games, party games etc.). Oh and the suspence every year of the voting is real, cos they 50/50 voting is first juries, then televoting, so someone who are at the top after the juries has been up - could happen to get no televotes and vice versa, so you cant really know who is gonna win after the first half of voting =)

[@annashear7331]

Eurovision is on the 14th of May and will be shown live on the BBC and will be held in Liverpool

[@stuarthumphrey1787]

Viva Eurovision. I love it. It's silly but compelling at the same time. Some of my family have Eurovision parties, and dress up too 😂 it's pure escapism 😊

[@aoilpe]

Sat 05.13. 9pm European Standard Time See you there. Ukraine in UK… Btw; Eurovision is the broadcasting union of national TV stations in Europe, first time United for the broadcast of the coronation of Queen Elisabeth II in 1953… The title is “Eurovision Song Contest” ESC, or “Concourse Eurovision de la Chanson”

[@annamw8182]

Semi finals are May 9 & 11. And the grand final on May 13.👍 I look forward to the Eurovision circus every year.😍

[@marsh2741]

My only issue with this video is he mostly shows songs pre-2012 and the type of acts thst go now are VERY different, you still get some silly fun ones of course but I think he fails to show some of the songs that are actually really good or more serious idk. Love the reaction though! Hope you delve more into the world of Eurovision!

[@stevenhiscoe7717]

Of course it's appropriate to point out that Abba came to the fore by winning the contest in hosted in the UK in 1974 with the song Waterloo. Also in the UK, many people host Eurovision parties and dress up in wacky costumes. This year's Eurovision contest will be in Liverpool, on behalf of the Ukrainians, on Saturday 13th of May.

[@Lord_Williams]

You need to watch Donatan & Cleo - My Stowianie - We Are Slavic Poland 2014 LIVE Eurovision Second SemiFinal and you can thank me later. Plus this: Let 3 - Mama SC! | Croatia * | National Final Performance Eurovision 2023 It’s pure Eurovision.

[@andreww2098]

Eurovision is part of the European Broadcasting Union, It's a Europe wide subscription service to access television and radio broadcasts from the subscribing nations, only members of the EBU can enter the contest, that's why Turkey and Israel are participants in the competition, technically there's nothing stopping other countries from joining the EBU and entering the contest

[@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 too we had a blast at least. I feel that America would take this to seriously and just want to win. 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.

[@PandAlex]

I saw this video before and ESC fan, but his laughter is so addictive! I didn’t laugh watching this before but this time can’t help myself

[@rosrulz]

As an Australian, I love Eurovision, and because the majority of Australians have European heritage, it’s no wonder it’s so popular, that Australia wanted to be a part of it. You only have to become a member of the “European Broadcasting Union”. It has NOTHING to do with geography. But it’s been called Eurovision since 1956, so they’re not going to change the name now. The late Olivia Newton-John (a proud Aussie) performed on Behalf of the UK in 1974, alongside ABBA. Olivia was “technically” born in the UK, but emigrated to Australia when she was 5. So she did it way before Australia joined in 2015. Our best result was 2nd place in 2016! 2nd place in our 2nd year. Australia apparently only holds EBA membership until 2023, but I hope we renew it. If Australia wasn’t in Eurovision, I don’t know if I’d continue to watch each year

[@sagamaraia]

Eurovision is the best thing ever. You should watch this year, because this May anyone can vote, apparently. Semifinals are 9th and 11th of May and the Grande Finale on 13th! It is always so much fun.

[@eksiarvamus]

Well, first time I hear my country (Estonia) being mentioned on your channel, King Boomer! :)

[@keithalanbaker535]

Many famous acts has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest over the years including Abba (who won with Waterloo) Cliff Richard, Katrina and the Waves, Lulu, Sandie Shaw, Celine Dion and Bonnie Tyler. Last year's Eurovision was won by Ukraine but for obvious reasons can't host it this year so the country that came second (the UK) will host it this year in Liverpool and as usual the British broadcast on the bbc will be narrated by Graham Norton.

[@Vincent_N89]

Don't forget Father Ted

[@keithalanbaker535]

@@Vincent_N89 Never watched it

[@swedishmetalbear]

Olivia Newton John, Julio Iglesias, etcetera

[@RedCraig]

It’s in May every year, this year on May 13th. Being hosted in Liverpool as Ukraine won last year but couldn’t host, for obvious reasons. UK was runner up, so will be hosting on behalf of Ukraine.

[@iandeeming2654]

For the first time this year the "rest of the world" will be getting a vote too and the UK is hosting it this year on behalf of Ukraine who won last year but obviously can't host. The show is livestreamed.

[@nadiamiloudi6610]

I am french and i love Eurovision. I watch it since my childhood. It IS pleasant that american people like and watch pour Eurovision...it IS really interresting. Please watch it and have a opinion about Europe. Best wishes from France...