American Reacts to EUROVISION 2024 Winner (Nemo - The Code)

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[@andreweisen]

I've been informed (thanks lu!) that Nemo uses they/them pronouns. Unfortunately, I didn't know that going in and used the incorrect pronouns throughout the video. Honest mistake but apologies nonetheless.

[@Drag_on_king]

The song is about Nemo being Nonbinary. "Between the O's and the 1's that's where I found my kingdom come." "This story is my truth." Are the key lines to deciver this meaning.

[@dkane2040]

"nonbinary" is not a real biological category. don't bow down to the woke psychos.

[@DramaQueenMalena]

Of course, I can't talk for Nemo but they said, they aren't so strict about it. Like me, I appreciate when people try and make mistakes, I don't mind when people don't know. If people purposely use she/her in a mocking way, I walk away or stop watching.

[@BlackScorpio-np3yu]

Can you please react to 2024 Semi Final Eurovision Portugal🇵🇹? Grito is Scream in English, and Grito not appear in the lyrics.. Grito is the scream in the climax of the song, when she liberates from the demons represented by the dancers. It is not commercial. A masterpiece. No one in the Eurovision compares to this.🇵🇹 "Ainda arde".. means "still burns", the flame that she still has inside of her. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ6VdZt6na9nY5osi=a8WRXKPz9TPV3QiO

[@ZeniaLarsen]

@@DramaQueenMalenaIt’s so nice with mutual understanding. I really try but mess it up quite frequently. Like, I asked my daughter about Bambie Thug: “Does she use they/them pronouns?” And it’s really not to be disrespectful, it’s growing into a new habit.

[@paullashmana]

Nemo broke the Code. You broke your desk drawer. About the same.

[@EmoBearRights]

They broke their trophy too.

[@justevaded]

@@EmoBearRights they also broke their thumb that day lol

[@skirmishgirl]

Whoa oh oh!

[@DramaQueenMalena]

The song tells Nemo's life/journey. As a kid they sang opera (first role Papageno - that's why there is the Queen of the Night), musical (the beginning), then at 15 Nemo slayed at the Swiss rap battle Cypher and released some rap songs. From 16 to 19 Nemo had success with rap/pop songs. Won 5 Swiss Music Awards, 4 in one night. All in Swiss German. Then Nemo kind of disappeared, moved to Berlin. Then last November they came out as non-binary. First songs: channel bakaramusic, playlist Nemo, on Spotify "Nemo (CH)" New songs in English: channel nemothings, on Spotify just "Nemo"

[@PandAlex]

I did not know what to expect, but I loved your reaction! Was pleasantly surprised) The code was my number 1 song this year and it is so perfect for reactions, cause it is such a complicated song with mesmerizing performance)

[@Berndr]

he is not tired it is an act, when he starts the song he acts how hard it was to climb to be who he is now... the story is about fighting to find balance, and the platform is a metaphor for his struggles to find his identity, that's why at the end he controls the platform because he found his kingdom come and is now in control of his life, and the reason song has so many diverse parts from opera to rap is because the message is we don't have to settle to just be one binary thing a metaphor for sexuality ... also everything is sung live in Eurovision... no Milli Vanilli here it is a singing competition and everything has to be sung live!

[@SD_L]

That is SO WELL summarized !

[@chris3091]

you do my favourite Eurovision reactions. There are so many more that I'd love to see you react to

[@EmoBearRights]

I agree both are informative and hilarious - justice for Susan is iconic.

[@perlareinhard386]

Thank you for reacting to Nemo the Code.. It’s a masterful, epic performance and delivery of the songs message.. the staging and of course the energy they bring..worthy Winner❤️❤️❤️and you are on point and very objective..keep it up..

[@EmoBearRights]

I think you effectively illustrated why 22 out of 37 juries gave them douze points. They pretty much ticked every box.

[@tookitogo]

15:50 I have a hunch that growing up in Switzerland helped, because as a skateboarder, Nemo is almost certainly also a snowboarder - and that stance on the turntable thing here is practically identical to the most basic stance in snowboarding.

[@arielcordero]

No Milly Vanilly here. Eurovision is a LIVE singing contest. Has always been.

[@svenskatabbar1519]

Yes, milly vanilly is strictly against the rules

[@cityonfoot6023]

Also, I realized audiences really notice it when an artist relies heavily on backing vocals for most of this show. They don't get past the semis. They'd rather hear the singers on a bad day than listen to someone singing over.

[@perttisuorsa4678]

I would say that it is a SONG contest and not a SINGING contest. The idea is that the best song will win and not the best singer.

[@cityonfoot6023]

@@perttisuorsa4678 I agree on how the best song should win. But on many occasions, everything you put into the performance adds up to how the votes go. Live vocals and visuals are part of it.

[@PinkuRockett]

Since 2021 Eurovision started allowing pre-recorded backing vocals. The main vocals have to be live, but in some cases the backing vocals have been very generous (in the past they often had extra live singers on/besides the stage though).

[@annisbest9907]

Thanks for your lovely n honest reaction😇 Nemo is a true winner🏆🇨🇭. pure talent..balancing, dancing, singing in opera, pop and rappping, it's genius.. they born to perform on stage😊 Nemo become very famous as a teenager in switzerland and won 4 music awards in one night 🏆🏆🏆🏆 if you want to see Nemo's amazing live vocals then please watch their orchestra version of "The Code" kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXXUgWCOmc9moM0si=JAYC1ihn4atWr9dA

[@tommay6590]

Nemo is classical trained, look for the performance with the Biel Symphony Orchester.

[@DramaQueenMalena]

From 9-13 years old, once a week.

[@annbeths]

Their vocals live are crazy good!!

[@DramaQueenMalena]

Nemo has been a skateboarder forever. And I'm pretty sure they appreciate your reaction. Nemo seems to like to connect with people, share music, make art. Nemo has been saying for years now (they were famous here in Switzerland at the age of 16), that the only goal is to live from music. As a performer songwriter or producer. And that's what Nemo does. Nemo's goal is not to be famous. It's to make art and share it.

[@careygrant8697]

This is the first interesting and intelligent analysis I've heard of the music in this brilliant song - thank you

[@desireeconte1365]

i really liked how attentive and not prejudiced you were. thank you so much for this reaction. as someone already mentioned: nemo is a classical trained singer. they worked in musicals for theaters in switzerland when they were younger (since they were 9 until around they were 14-15 years old) before deciding to go for writing and producing original songs, but you can clearly hear and see how much this background influenced them and they also recognize it themselves. if you want to hear more of nemo singing in their low range, which is honestly so impressive, there is a swiss-german cover they did for a swiss show. here’s the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/opu0eZKneNtoha8si=jJtmpii3TvxEJFpz

[@aduantas8609]

Really appreciate your reaction videos because you really try to take it all in and give a full reaction and analysis of what you've seen as opposed to sitting in silence and just saying "it was good" at the end

[@Craigy2818]

I think that this year, the sound mixing was so well done that it was hard to tell someone was singing live, until you heard them; breathing, become pitchy or deviate from the original studio track. Swedish production is clean as hell, at the moment.

[@michellecavalcante5883]

And Nemo was in fact singing live, but they "blocked" most of the breathing for this performance, because they were running and jumping and all that and that shows how the sound people were good and thought of everything this year.

[@19779575]

Every artist must sing live in esc...its a rule

[@하느님진]

Your reaction is way better than any other american

[@celiaponce8333]

You are such a nice person, I'm so happy I found your channel, I really love your honest reaction, incredible video, love it!!♥

[@andreweisen]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the kind words!

[@antoniettadevizia3119]

Pls react to Bambie Thug, the irish entry of Eurovision 2024. Her performance is very unique.

[@DramaQueenMalena]

The problem is that he can't watch it from the US. It's geo-blocked. He needs a VPN.

[@oscarfernald9402]

I just found yet another layer: Nemo (the cartoon fish) is a clownfish. Clownfish are known to be able to change sex under certain circumstances. So even the artist’s name has meaning 🙂

[@DramaQueenMalena]

And the outfit is orange and white. And it's kind of round and the skirt is the back fin. Nemo named their first EP Clownfish. At the age of 15.

[@fuchurZero]

Well, the name Nemo actually IS their given christian name

[@tookitogo]

@@DramaQueenMalena I love how people give Nemo stuffed clownfish at shows. In the post-show interview at Zurich Pride a week ago, Nemo was holding a clownfish during the whole interview! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqCae41qedR5fa8si=7pi0eU50kz33Oyf7

[@DramaQueenMalena]

@@tookitogo Merci! Ig has leider nid gschafft, aber i ha Nemo 3 Täg speter z Biu gseh. Da het o öpper e Clownfish uf d Bühni gschosse.🪸

[@tookitogo]

@romankaufmann7571 Yep. I met Nemo a few times before they (still “he” at the time) became successful even within Switzerland. It must be convenient to have a real name that works well as a stage name! (Same goes for the person I met Nemo through: Dodo. Dodo is his real nickname, and works well as a stage name, so…)

[@EmoBearRights]

May i also recomend reactions to runners up Croatia, third place Ukraine and sixth placed Ireland. France is very good too, Greece very musically distinctive as is the Netherlands and Armenia just a load of ethic fun. Despite all of the shit this year, mostly because of a certain genocidal nation, there have been a lot of epically great songs in a lot of different styles and you'll have a blast listening too or at least find interesting.

[@justevaded]

Next: would be great to see you reacting to Bambie Thug - Doomsday blue eurovision performance. I think you'll be very very surprised haha

[@DramaQueenMalena]

The problem is that he can't watch it from the US. It's geo-blocked. He needs a VPN.

[@justevaded]

@@DramaQueenMalena oh i didn’t know that.

[@esthermonme4856]

​@@DramaQueenMalena he can as he is watching this one... It just needs a little work around, but he can watch it :)

[@markus_ch]

I appreciate that Andrew is more focussing on the songs than on the performances. Therefore a reaction to the songs of Angelina Mango from Italy, Iolanda from Portugal or maybe Slimane from France would make more sense for me.

[@justevaded]

@@markus_ch same here, i was quite surprised that he pulled out that thing to find which key nemo was hitting. I appreciated it extra as a musician myself. But Bambie’s song has also very interesting chord progressions that I’m sure he’d appreciate.

[@Nikki-rx8ri]

I'm just watching your Eurovision videos now for the fashion reviews, love them.

[@drross1404]

Great analysis as always. Eurovision 2024 was a very strong contest, so would love to hear your thoughts on Croatia (2nd place), Ukraine (3rd), France (4th) & Ireland (6th).

[@markus_ch]

Great analysis to Nemo’s song! The point of view from a professional singer / songwriter is giving me a lot. Many reactions focus on other aspects like Nemo being non-binary, which is actually what the song is about. But besides this topic, the song itself is already a very well structured collage of different music genres, that work surprisingly well together. And Nemo’s vocal performance in Malmö was really flawless - as it has always been before. The staging however didn’t really convince me and Nemo’s costume was actually second, but maybe not best choice. In the music video song and setting worked together in a smoother way, imo. But the win for Nemo was really deserved and I’m more than happy, that I will be able to see Nemo performing tomorrow night live at Zurich pride festival.

[@winfriedmiller3740]

This year was a gar at year at ESC. France, a great voice. Irland, what a Performance Norway, fun for for Croatia, wow Great Britain, interesting Performance for a typical Song. Ukraine, always great. But Nemo won for Performance and the Song with great lyriks.

[@Drag_on_king]

You should do a couple more. I recommend Ireland: Bambie Thug Croatia: Baby Lasagna And Netherlands: Joost Klein (He got disqualified after the semifinal, so no Final performance)

[@lesliej.5612]

No not joost, he doesn't deserve the attention

[@alftuvik3820]

@@lesliej.5612 Why not? making a "threatening motion" toward a camera he tried to get out of his face, that was instructed ahead of time to not be there is not exactly a legit reason to get disqualified.

[@lesliej.5612]

@@alftuvik3820 Its funny y'all keep defending him when its already proven by the ebu that he hit the camerawoman.

[@erikajager6476]

Eurovision is a life singin contest.

[@Berther]

So funny reaction 😆 with many technical detailed explanation. Broke the code and desk...

[@Werderina]

This was fun! Enjoyed your reaction / analysis a lot. And I understand very well that you had not much to say about Loreen 2023 😄

[@DaArcanePanda]

Hey Andrew, loved your reaction. I recommend also reacting to the runner-up Croatia, 4th placed France, and 6th placed Ireland :). Croatia was the winner of the public vote and a very fun, crazy watch. France came 2nd in the juries and has a very very powerful voice. Ireland’s is just classic batshit crazy Eurovision.

[@ukrart.]

Please react not only the winner but also another songs, maybe top 3 this year, second and third place. They’re also cool🙈

[@Daria_Es]

He didn't lose his balance at 25.30. 😉This stumble is part of the choreography, based on the text. He is singing about being torn and insecure in this part.

[@palm2004]

A wonderful perfomace

[@DanRomandiniSwitzerland]

Exaggerated breathing is part of his acting, we also find it in the clip.

[@dzesi3487]

16:41 that voice...you would do great as a narrator in some RPG game like Baldur's Gate liked your reaction, keep it up, don't give up like your drawer did!

[@s-v-e-n]

Very entertaining and honest reaction, very funny too. Thank you for that.

[@nenadmkd]

The haters of Nemo says this was average song. The F it is, they are so good its mindblowing

[@sanitycheck1828]

I’m subbed and patiently waiting for the Eurovision fans winner Croatia, and also Ireland and Netherlands.. honorable mentions if you feel like it : Ukraine, Italy and France ❤❤❤

[@DramaQueenMalena]

The problem is that he can't watch it from the US. It's geo-blocked. He needs a VPN.

[@palmiraip8056]

Nemo ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@henryjackson6677]

The lead vocal has to be performed live. Miming is not allowed. He obviously has a very strong core.

[@tookitogo]

Miming isn’t banned, lip-syncing is. (They’re not actually the same thing.)

[@ar50000]

So impressed and so early on.

[@birkinater1139]

❤️🤩😍

[@drross1404]

It would also be interesting to hear you react to the other songs on the ‘10 most recent winners of Eurovision’ video

[@christinarozmarin4319]

You do know that his "struggles" with breath showed the struggles he has and had throughout his journey through 0 and 1s 😂... It is artistic performance having the heavy breaths.. because his journey was and is heavy 😂

[@rheffic1971]

next please do Gjon's Tears, who finished 3rd for Switzerland in 2021 with Tout l'univers.

[@BoB10]

Hi Andrew nice video and congrat's to Nemo. Would you react to the Irish euro vision entry its called Doomzday Blues by Bambi Thug who also uses pronouns they/them. It's different than the Eurovision usually gets or they have other songs on here be interested for your reaction, Cheer's .

[@zanetaberkyova6279]

My favourite of the 2024 Eurovision. You should check more song. Ukraine and France were good too. Also Iceland

[@ACIoannina]

If you're impressed with the range Nemo displays here, you should react to yannis papadopoulos and in particular his cover to Nightwish's Ghost Love Score.

[@marygun7577]

Funny intertaining reaction 👍🏻

[@lu_shulmu]

Fun fact: when writing was invented, people used it immediately to make lists. If you don't find lists irresistible, you are probably not human.

[@krby23]

If you want to watch the full 3 minute performances for the other ones instead of those :56 clips you need a VPN

[@krby23]

Or like someone else said find an unofficial video of it on KZbin

[@cassio2999]

my i recomend France's entry

[@smallblueangel]

and yet way to many people they only won because of their gender or outfit...

[@ar50000]

Thank The Lord you didn't review last year's one! Z z z z z . . .

[@maanu0707]

react to croatia and netherlands

[@esthermonme4856]

It would be awesome if you can watch Baby Lasagna next. (The second place and public's favourite) Also ireland had a great show too.

[@lu_shulmu]

23:24 Andrew: "It's not uncommon yet I can't think of any examples" reminded me of “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our three weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our four...no... amongst our weapons.... amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.”

[@chatz_stergios]

Please react to Marina Satti - Zari

[@macbaar6073]

Outfit? Red Papageno….

[@ar50000]

Is you jealous?

[@elisaa9981]

Very nice video, very melodic bass 😊. But here's some advice: 1. You could do some homework before you react, like looking into the basics like the lyrics and the artist's pronouns. It will help you understand the act a little bit better (especially when it comes to Eurovision, which is a special kind of madhouse in itself, which, of course, is an absolutely wonderful thing). 2. If a drawer breaks, you don't buy a new desk. You _fix_ it. Surely you can borrow some tools from a friend or even rent them for a weekend. I don't know what it is that broke so I can't give you any carpentry advice, but if you go to the hardware store they can help you. Your drawer isn't the first one to break, and they will probably know how to fix it (don't forget to either bring the drawer or take some photos, it's such a hassle to come home and find out that you bought the wrong screws after all). But it's absurd to get rid of the whole desk because one drawer broke. Remember, only one planet, man.

[@terjemullerkarlsen3028]

He identify as non-binary hence the outfit.

[@enchantedskullbit]

Corrected him on their gender, and then used wrong pronouns 😂 nice try though

[@sharpclawbbx]

he is non-binary so its not guy its they/them

[@DamirŠkoić]

terribly irritating from the song to the artist😮