The Incredible Logistics of the World’s Biggest Live Music Event | WSJ Countdown

Imagine if American Idol met the Olympics and was broadcast live to more people than the Super Bowl. That is Eurovision - the world’s largest live music event.
With up to 26 countries plus interval acts performing live each night, a lot of planning goes into the time between acts. Every few minutes, the stage crew brings props, artists, dancers and pyrotechnics on and off stage all before the cameras cut back to live TV.
WSJ traveled to Malmö, Sweden to go behind the scenes at Eurovision with the senior floor manager, Pernilla Isedal, and the senior stage manager, Tobbe Berg, to follow the incredible high-speed logistics of the 50-second stage change.
Chapters:
0:00 World’s largest live music event
0:51 Eurovision, explained
2:27 The planning
3:48 “The postcard”
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[@discogareth]

Americans really need to stop comparing the ESC to American Idol!

[@KaleidoSTARPH]

FR! FR! Im getting sick of this kind of comparison!

[@nagrom97]

The better comparison really is the superbowl. Especially since eurovision has higher ratings

[@pyrrosbatzeris7983]

exactly! in Europe, most if not all countries have the equivalent of American Idol. The only comparison that can be made is with the half time show. Eurovision is several half time shows back to back

[@RaymondHng]

The _American Song Contest_ was an American music reality competition television series based on the _Eurovision Song Contest._ The sole season of the series was hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson; NBC acquired the rights to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in the United States starting in 2021 and shortly after announced the American Song Contest with a 2022 premiere date. it consisted of eight episodes airing between March 21 and May 9, 2022 on NBC. It saw acts representing all 50 U.S. states, five territories, as well as Washington, D.C. compete for the title of Best Original Song. Over the course of the season, 56 competing entries were divided into five qualifying rounds leading to two 11-participant semi-finals, and culminating with a 10-participant final round, which aired as the season finale. Participants advanced from a qualifying round to a semifinal, and then to a final based on votes received by public voting or jury voting, or a combination thereof. The contest was won by the state of Oklahoma, which was represented by the song "Wonderland", performed by AleXa.

[@bigbrotherau05]

@@RaymondHngI didn’t see any of the episodes / live shows, and it must have been expensive to make ASC but I feel like NBC should have stuck with it and tried it for at least a 2nd season & aired the Eurovision Song Contest semi finals & final delayed in primetime and used it as a promotional platform for the American Song Contest. All broadcast networks are shifting more and more away from scripted dramas & comedies, so they will need more and more reality (competition) shows on top of all the live sports games they broadcast in primetime. And having another live reality competition that could attract a sizeable live audience for 8 weeks on NBC & Peacock could be very profitable, which I’m basing on the success the American Idol reboot has been on ABC. It’s not bringing in the gigantic sponsor deals & ad rates that Idol used to get during the earlier seasons when Idol was basically the Death Star for everything scheduled in the same timeslots, but it must be very profitable if they can afford these huge salaries for the 3 judges & Ryan and considering all the effort it takes to make a season of American Idol.

[@marsukarhu9477]

Not a singing competition!! It's a SONG contest...

[@JorgyValenko]

Where does that false claim even come from? The very title gives it away, and yet Americans keep calling it a "singing competition." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@m.e.c.5837]

@@JorgyValenko because they have to dumb it down lol

[@elinat2414]

Wrong. It's a contest where you need the full package (song, vocals, staging, charisma, costumes, storytelling and concept, camera work). If any key elements are off, the entry has a high chance of flopping.

[@me9981]

​@@elinat2414 all true + politics 😂😂 I'm croatian, don't mind me 😂😂 still buthurt for loosing in 1999 with a great song,and now again last night

[@elinat2414]

@@me9981 Oh I totally sympathise! I am reasonably happy that Nemo won, but Croatia really was my favourite.

[@KrlKngMrtssn]

Comparing a tradition that's been around for 80 years with that TV show "American Idol" is somehow an insult to all Europeans. But if it helps you get the gist of it...

[@mipr5420]

Eurovision started in 1956, so not even close to 80 yet

[@KrlKngMrtssn]

@@mipr5420 we are entering the 8th decade of Eurovision history so allow me to round up

[@joshb92004]

0:56 My biggest pet peeve is when Americans call Eurovision a singing competition. It is a SONG competition, there is a difference. You can have an excellent ballad with one of the greatest voices you’ve ever heard beaten by a guy wearing a windows95 shirt and a skin coloured thong coming out of an egg made out of jeans

[@m.e.c.5837]

You tell em Josh!

[@D.S.handle]

Truly Eurovision is probably be better described as a song performance competition. A guy coming out of an egg and looking half-naked is not really that much about the song, it’s about the whole performance.

[@joshb92004]

@@D.S.handle 100%

[@Vhmvd]

not Windows95man flopping while Germany getting their best result in 6 years. maybe having too much "televote bait SONGS" will clash with each other.

[@RaymondHng]

It is a song contest. But the song is not judged by just looking at the sheet music. The song is performed by an artist on stage in front of a live audience and television viewers. So the performance of the song is judged as well. The performance of the song and the song itself cannot be separated into two components.

[@TheNashNetwork]

I always hate the American Idol comparison. There are no sob stories or cover songs, it's artists with original songs. Americans WISH they had the creativity to pull this off.

[@ReddoFreddo]

I mean it's a song contest, it's not the wildest comparison ever. Also, if Americans think about Eurovision at all, at no point are they wowed by some exceptional 'creativity' of it. Eurovision songs are typically very generic and very rarely does the winner score a hit that lasts longer in the European public zeitgeist than that spring, meanwhile American songs top the charts and become classics all over Europe for decades.

[@mrglados1556]

@@ReddoFreddook name a few real hits from american idol then Ill get eurovision Waterloo Fairytale Euphoria Heroes

[@momomon7662]

​@@mrglados1556 Tbh heroes isn't really a hit as far as I'm aware, but to name two more: Arcade Snap

[@Vhmvd]

we got a "sob performance" this year (at least in the semi); Joost would've cry for real at the GF if he took part (not a good thing... this would come off as cringy)

[@romanlelek2808]

@@momomon7662 Save Your Kisses for Me, Diva, Volare, Zitti e Buoni, Congratulations, Hard Rock Hallelujah, and my personal favorite - Nocturne.

[@imrustyokay]

Oh my god, I'm an American, and I CRINGE whenever people call it a "Singing Contest". It's a SONG. Contest. It's in the name. Eurovision SONG Contest.

[@RaymondHng]

It is a song contest. But the song is not judged by just looking at the sheet music. The song is performed by an artist on stage in front of a live audience and television viewers. So the performance of the song is judged as well. The performance of the song and the song itself cannot be separated into two components. The _American Song Contest_ was an American music reality competition television series based on the _Eurovision Song Contest._ The sole season of the series was hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson; NBC acquired the rights to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in the United States starting in 2021 and shortly after announced the American Song Contest with a 2022 premiere date. it consisted of eight episodes airing between March 21 and May 9, 2022 on NBC. It saw acts representing all 50 U.S. states, five territories, as well as Washington, D.C. compete for the title of Best Original Song. Over the course of the season, 56 competing entries were divided into five qualifying rounds leading to two 11-participant semi-finals, and culminating with a 10-participant final round, which aired as the season finale. Participants advanced from a qualifying round to a semifinal, and then to a final based on votes received by public voting or jury voting, or a combination thereof. The contest was won by the state of Oklahoma, which was represented by the song "Wonderland", performed by AleXa.

[@TheGoncas2]

The American mind cannot comprehend this

[@nueat6]

More like we don't care honestly

[@nightwhisper8520]

​@@nueat6 if you really think that, you're delusional my dear.

[@neilwaldock6272]

It's not "up to 20 countries each night". The Grand Final has 26 countries!

[@marsukarhu9477]

Yeah, apparently my hamster did the research for this...

[@Vhmvd]

i have seen this "up to 20 countries" line in a hypothetical scenario where a maximum of 46 countries participating. someone did a quick Wikipedia search lol!

[@Vermeulenisdenaam]

This year even 25 countries 🤦‍♂️

[@RpMTarTar]

At least they corrected it at the end.

[@MariaCarabin]

It’s not a singing contest! A song contest! The songs are judged, not just the voice. The Jury especially looks at song stucture, lyrics etc. And the artists are often established or upcoming artists in their country, many with a label. So it’s NOT like American Idol at all! But yeah: cool glimpse backstage.

[@RaymondHng]

It is a song contest. But the song is not judged by just looking at the sheet music. The song is performed by an artist on stage in front of a live audience and television viewers. So the performance of the song is judged as well. The performance of the song and the song itself cannot be separated into two components. The _American Song Contest_ was an American music reality competition television series based on the _Eurovision Song Contest._ The sole season of the series was hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson; NBC acquired the rights to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in the United States starting in 2021 and shortly after announced the American Song Contest with a 2022 premiere date. it consisted of eight episodes airing between March 21 and May 9, 2022 on NBC. It saw acts representing all 50 U.S. states, five territories, as well as Washington, D.C. compete for the title of Best Original Song. Over the course of the season, 56 competing entries were divided into five qualifying rounds leading to two 11-participant semi-finals, and culminating with a 10-participant final round, which aired as the season finale. Participants advanced from a qualifying round to a semifinal, and then to a final based on votes received by public voting or jury voting, or a combination thereof. The contest was won by the state of Oklahoma, which was represented by the song "Wonderland", performed by AleXa.

[@TomNook.]

If you watch the event in person, whenever they take longer than the postcard interval, they cut to the audience on TV to buy time

[@beatjunkybg]

Eurovision always amazes me with the level of professionalism they show. Everything always runs very smoothly and very fast and yes, the stage change in 50 sec is unbelievable

[@michaelrm2317]

The best stage ever designed!! The box-like vertically movable ceiling LEDs elevated the concepts which variety of performances used it. It felt like mechanical precision of Melodifestivalen but on a much larger scale!

[@D.S.handle]

When it comes to the stage work this year sets a very high bar for others to follow.

[@RaymondHng]

Isn't the stage patterned after the set design of Loreen's performance of "Tattoo" last year?" Even the sound that is played after each postcard and right before the artist's performance is the same sound that starts "Tattoo".

[@weaverofbrokenthreads]

The reveal of the green room behind the stage was such a cool moment even after having seen it twice already in the semis!

ESC is a masterpiece of a show: from stage design, to animations, to camera angles, to artists. It is truly a one of a kind show.

[@eurovisionandfriends]

This is the kind of video I appreciate. Thanks to put the spotlights to all these shadow heroes that make Eurovision the best and biggest live music show in the world ! ❤

[@ZallvixIRL]

The Stage Crew is the Star of the Show! I'm so happy that their efforts are acknowledged. Thank you

[@alexandercoriolanus]

It's so American to compare a concert to "halftime shows back to back" lol

[@nueat6]

That is because we don't care about this as much as you do. So to try and keep us watching you put it in a way we would understand.

[@prieremonte]

One of the best parts of Eurovision. The lightning fast transition

[@guineapiggirl199]

Up to 20 countries? That's just wrong!! WSJ just do your research

[@KaleidoSTARPH]

for the nth time, its a SONG CONTEST!!! OMG! 😭😭

[@RaymondHng]

It is a song contest. But the song is not judged by just looking at the sheet music. The song is performed by an artist on stage in front of a live audience and television viewers. So the performance of the song is judged as well. The performance of the song and the song itself cannot be separated into two components. The _American Song Contest_ was an American music reality competition television series based on the _Eurovision Song Contest._ The sole season of the series was hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson; NBC acquired the rights to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in the United States starting in 2021 and shortly after announced the American Song Contest with a 2022 premiere date. it consisted of eight episodes airing between March 21 and May 9, 2022 on NBC. It saw acts representing all 50 U.S. states, five territories, as well as Washington, D.C. compete for the title of Best Original Song. Over the course of the season, 56 competing entries were divided into five qualifying rounds leading to two 11-participant semi-finals, and culminating with a 10-participant final round, which aired as the season finale. Participants advanced from a qualifying round to a semifinal, and then to a final based on votes received by public voting or jury voting, or a combination thereof. The contest was won by the state of Oklahoma, which was represented by the song "Wonderland", performed by AleXa.

[@BertoLaDK]

Thanks for the insight in the stage changes, but please, don't compare it to any of the small American singing competitions, as you mentioned yourself, it has more viewers than the SuperBowl, that should be plenty of info for the americans to understand the scale of it, or at least try. There was 140 countries who voted and watched the competition it is really not comparable to any national event in the US.

[@Cressup]

Tell me you don't understand Eurovision without actually telling me you don't understand Eurovision

[@LuizHenrique730]

I have always wondered how they change it so quickly 🤣 great video!

[@aaronho1914]

Where is Half as Intresting's Logistics of Eurovision video xD Edit: Would more likely be under Wendover Productions now that I think about it.

[@mrglados1556]

Omg i want that so bad

[@heidelbergaren5054]

This year’s event is unbelievable, the stage is extremely over the top in size. Unlimited fire and smoke in addition to the lasers. They even projected moving clouds onto the scanning laser beams over the audience

[@TheGoncas2]

They have the competing countries BEHIND the LED screen, which moves up, to show them, when the votes are revealed... How is that even possible?!

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

Amazing setup, the Eurovision logistics team is 🔥!

[@ronnardkoay570]

My biggest pet peeve is that no one understands Eurovision in Malaysia but me 💀🤣

[@AsteriskDatBoi]

Me too and I'm from the Philippines. 🤣

[@TomNook.]

"from Azerbaijan to Australia" Er, have you guys looked at the map? You basically said the EUROvision covers from Central Asia to Oceania...missing the entire continent its based around 🤣

[@tosvus]

..and it didn't make sense alphabetically either LOL

The Americans mind be like you can do all that during a 5 minute ad break.

[@Gfynbcyiokbg8710]

?

[@adampotrykus]

Great report!

[@LutzAlbrecht-Mylenium]

I used to do limited live show stuff in my old job for tradeshows and such, but this can barely compare to the insanity on display here. It's just amazing how Eurovision pulls it off every time. The "postcards" have been getting shorter and shorter over the years, but I think they really cannot push it any lower without risking everyone's health and safety. Still, it is a feat to behold...

[@user-td5bj9gk9v]

Amazing work 👏

[@kabayin]

And the result is always marvellous

[@PastaSauce.]

This is so interesting. What an insane job

[@jm9371]

Crazy coolness....

[@artemidak2514]

powerful hidden job!

[@LouieFajardo1989]

Kudos for those hardworking people who make possible this impossible thing

[@pyrrosbatzeris7983]

amazing !!

[@Psylekin]

Es ist so krass!

[@roeko10]

Insane

[@OfficialSpencer]

WSJ FOLLOWING EUROVISION! ICONIC!

[@gintonic9825]

Wow! 🎉

[@Yurgissss]

Потрясающе!

[@helenakolenic8214]

How can wall street journal upload a video with so many false information?

[@deendo87]

And the best: no commercials!(!!!)

[@isa7584]

Wow!!😮

[@SorminaEriana]

Good morning

[@CuteCatsofIstanbul]

They must be so thankful to countries that shine with zero props, but only with amazing vocals and mesmerizing music - like France.

[@yascaoimhin]

Not really. It's a song contest, not a singing competition. So great vocals are usually not enough. Which is why France typically does well but hasn't won in decades

[@CuteCatsofIstanbul]

@@yascaoimhin I didn't say anything about others songs being bad or anything, but that the backstage people must be thankful for the little break some countries allow them. Of course, we all watch it for the show, but France - especially in 2021 with Voila - was another level of wow.

[@pastvz2781]

Calling Eurovision "American Idol" feels like an insult

[@babys89757]

So the jegg isnt covered in denim in the back!!

[@alimfuzzy]

Whatever they're paying them, it's not enough.

[@Underestimated37]

The insane thing is a lot of them volunteer too.

[@yascaoimhin]

@@Underestimated37 I'm almost certain that they dont get paid. The Broadcasters who send them to represent them will pay for their staging, accomodation, meals etc. maybe some spending money. But its not a paid gig.

[@Underestimated37]

@@yascaoimhin you didn’t watch the video did you? It’s not talking about the artists, it’s the team who do the sets and changeovers. Those aren’t part of the delegations sent by the participants, the EBU and national host provides that.

[@RaymondHng]

@@yascaoimhin No, they are paid professionals. Stagehands in the entertainment industry are usually represented by a union. In North America, the union is International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). The Swedish equivalent to IATSE is the *Swedish Union for Performing Arts and Film (Teaterförbundet för scen och film).* This union represents professionals in various fields within the performing arts and film industries, including stagehands, technicians, actors, and other theater and film workers in Sweden. The union works to protect the rights and interests of its members, negotiate collective agreements, and improve working conditions within the industry.

[@auro1986]

wsj now stage decorator?

[@artuselias]

Amazing. I'd love to work there. Time is money 😂

[@gareth3152]

Turn around just as fast as Ryanair

[@aleksandarp3388]

American idol? Come on now....We've been doing this in Europe for 80 years

[@Kitter_TTV]

Calling it American is like calling a McDonalds patty a steak. I understand for reference sake this is aimed at non European people so it makes sense but to me the reason Eurovision always delivers is because all the artists are already established in some capacity. If they wim Eurovision its not like American Idol where you get record deals and what not.

[@m.e.c.5837]

This whole video is full of misinformation and just incorrect statements. Like..can Americans even TRY??

[@igor_patrick]

Americans had their chance with the very first Eurovision spinoff, the American Song Contest presented by Kelly Clarkson and Snoopy Dog. The whole thing was a mess and it got cancelled by NBC. So… no

[@tosvus]

@@igor_patrick That basically seemed to be a close to 0 budget production. Felt smaller than a lot of the national finals in Eurovision, lol

[@RaymondHng]

The _American Song Contest_ was an American music reality competition television series based on the _Eurovision Song Contest._ The sole season of the series was hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson; NBC acquired the rights to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in the United States starting in 2021 and shortly after announced the American Song Contest with a 2022 premiere date. it consisted of eight episodes airing between March 21 and May 9, 2022 on NBC. It saw acts representing all 50 U.S. states, five territories, as well as Washington, D.C. compete for the title of Best Original Song. Over the course of the season, 56 competing entries were divided into five qualifying rounds leading to two 11-participant semi-finals, and culminating with a 10-participant final round, which aired as the season finale. Participants advanced from a qualifying round to a semifinal, and then to a final based on votes received by public voting or jury voting, or a combination thereof. The contest was won by the state of Oklahoma, which was represented by the song "Wonderland", performed by AleXa.

[@LOLWAAHH]

That’s a lot of effort for a mid-off

[@phil1506]

What’s the contingency if something goes wrong, is there a button to play extra footage on the broadcast?

[@kontenterrorist2449]

They cut to the presenters who have prepared dialogue for that occasion.

[@thwales2520]

The cameras will move to the presenters if the stage is not ready in time, everything has a contingency plan

[@RaymondHng]

@@thwales2520 Professionals know how to build contingency into everything.

[@the_side_craft]

It’s a SONG CONTEST

[@DalekZhang]

0:22 The jegg is not fully egg, my life is a lie. 😭

[@Vhmvd]

haven't you seen the red carpet ceremony they came in with them inside it lol

[@RVK-1]

Great work done by the crew, great interviews, horrible comparisons by WSJ. Please pay more attention to details in your work, there is no need to make such an interesting look behind the scenes a cause of frustration. Definitions matter, details matter, and in this video, the narrator repeated some careless lacks of oversight.

[@ReddoFreddo]

Euro bros coming out in full force for this one huh, lol

[@tylergood4385]

is the title correct English? I feel like its missing a word or two

[@ivanf4136]

Nothing is missing there. It's good English

[@tylergood4385]

@@ivanf4136 they edited it

[@RaymondHng]

It's a headline. There's no need for a complete sentence with subject, verb, and object structure.

[@valeckseimu3132]

The reason y luna didn t make to the final Is cause bring 2 towers 3 dancer and 1 red horse on the floor screen were too much work 😅😅😅

[@vader92]

Would these can be done by automation/autonomous robotics ?

[@zosig23]

As someone who has been to this exact year of eurovision twice now, once to sit and once to stand I have witnessed a lot of technical aspects and no, automation would be pretty hard to implent on a giant led stage which needs to look good from all Angles, technically a lot of the songs use the ceiling as props via lowering down sections of it which technically is automated- But stuff like moving in towers, assembling the cirlces, bringing in platforms and like drumsets, or wiping the led stage down works because its humans, small little creatures that move fast and can easily hide behind the stage once they are no longer needed. There is too much variation between the songs for it all to be automated.

[@arsenal0095]

​@@zosig23100 years from now who knows

[@RaymondHng]

Some of the cameras are operated by robotics.

[@Gfynbcyiokbg8710]

Nope

[@SolaceEasy]

"I'm never gonna let you down..."

[@SolaceEasy]

Ricrolled 'ya

[@furcomedia2089]

#JUSTICEFORJOOST

[@Gfynbcyiokbg8710]

No.

[@racoonzattack]

#justiceforjoost 🇳🇱 🇪🇺👨

[@Gfynbcyiokbg8710]

No.

[@Masarinosicilia]

Hi

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

Oh yezzzzzz, when music is moving things oh yezzzzzz I love it, Eurovision wonder on earth making us feel such a huge big global family & paaaaarty, feeling just fine together, when music becomes the best welfare engine oh yezzzzzz, we need nothing else 🎉❤🎉

[@wiltonduhapa5871]

This is the worst Eurovision, but I must say, the production level was BEYOND!!! It's like every artist is doing a music video

[@zapfanzapfan]

And still the wrong song won...

[@nielsvandam]

For every American: this contest was a bit different with political things. You better watch Rotterdam in 2021.

[@cat_quitesuit]

Over capacity of production?

[@reginadiasrebelo9128]

❤ EACH PERSON MUST DO HIS OWN JOB OR HER OWN JOB. IOLANDA COSTA IS A SINGER, A MUSICIAN : SHE IS NOT A CAMERAWOMAN, so please let the floor dark when the portuguese selection is acting because they are white clothed, otherwise they are not seen when the carpet is white. The image needs also to be zoomed to see the dancers and IOLANDA properly ! ❤

[@Gfynbcyiokbg8710]

Tell the Portugese delegation that

[@konstantinparnikov3388]

Second

[@bhaskar8772]

First

[@almericopoulot]

Joost 12 points! EBU FU!

[@Gfynbcyiokbg8710]

The EBU was entirely reasonable in DQing someone who more likely than not commited assault. The fact that you're condoning threats of violence is concerning.

[@NubalanceDNAcDc]

Nay vvalstr..Al balanceDNA nayt KAMPETETSHUNS NU EARF GAEA..U RDUN #Gnesys

[@reginadiasrebelo9128]

⚘ Please, can the swidish TV prevents the person who films Eurovision from putting a white light on the floor / carpet of the stage during IOLANDA COSTA's performance with her dancers who are white clothed otherwise we can not see them on the stage : THAT'S WHY THE FLOOR MUST REMAIN DARK. The image must also be zoomed to see them properly because they have been filmed too much far away with no possibility to seeing them ; we just see a white carpet instead, SO SOMETHING MUST BE DONE FOR TONIGHT, PLEASE ! ⚘

[@heidelbergaren5054]

It’s the artist together with the “artistic show crew” that works out how the artist wants it. So, you’re seeing it the way the artist wanted it

[@pvksl]

I was wondering if that was a mistake (with the screen colour) during the performance.

[@reginadiasrebelo9128]

​​​@@heidelbergaren5054 EACH PERSON MUST DO HIS OWN JOB OR HER OWN JOB. IOLANDA COSTA IS A SINGER, A MUSICIAN : SHE IS NOT A CAMERAWOMAN !

[@skyedotexe]

all choices about the staging, LEDs, camera work etc. are controlled by the artist's delegation. they hire a creative director who works with the artist themselves to create the final set, lighting and screen designs. so, if they are not visible in your opinion, or the staging is unclear, i hate to say it but it's definitely a you problem. they've had weeks of rehearsals to change things, complete control over every single light, staging element and LED screen, and the best stage team europe has.

[@gazevedo1025]

also, it turned out fine. she got 10th which is one of the best placements Portugal has gotten in the 21st century besides 2017 and one or two others

[@Rvj.12]

1:03 you can double the number just add few good indian singers

[@QMarina]

no thanks

[@perpetualcollapse]

no thanks

[@RpMTarTar]

no thanks

[@Rvj.12]

I thought Eurovision was something good. My bad. Its a political tool nothing else

[@LeafHuntress]

1. let the UK send one of their BAME people & go via that way 2. San Marino's national final is open to all 3. organise Asiavision & perform there

[@user-fw4kk1ym9y]

Саламалейкум. Ну ч0 там? Кончита будет на ойровижн ?

[@RaymondHng]

The interval acts in the final included Alcazar performing "Crying at the Discoteque"; a tribute performance of the 1974 Swedish winning song "Waterloo" by three past winners - Carola (Sweden 1991), Charlotte Perrelli (Sweden 1999) and Conchita Wurst (Austria 2014) В интервале финала Алькасар исполнил «Crying at the Discoteque»; трибьют-исполнение шведской песни-победителя 1974 года "Waterloo" тремя прошлыми победителями - Каролой (Швеция, 1991 г.), Шарлоттой Перрелли (Швеция, 1999 г.) и Кончитой Вурст (Австрия, 2014 г.)

[@anonname7610]

Amazing i love how close to American Idol it is, virtually the same thing!

[@abbofun9022]

It very much is NOT the same thing. AI is utterly childish and amateurish compared to ESF

[@RaymondHng]

The _American Song Contest_ was an American music reality competition television series based on the _Eurovision Song Contest._ The sole season of the series was hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson; NBC acquired the rights to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in the United States starting in 2021 and shortly after announced the American Song Contest with a 2022 premiere date. it consisted of eight episodes airing between March 21 and May 9, 2022 on NBC. It saw acts representing all 50 U.S. states, five territories, as well as Washington, D.C. compete for the title of Best Original Song. Over the course of the season, 56 competing entries were divided into five qualifying rounds leading to two 11-participant semi-finals, and culminating with a 10-participant final round, which aired as the season finale. Participants advanced from a qualifying round to a semifinal, and then to a final based on votes received by public voting or jury voting, or a combination thereof. The contest was won by the state of Oklahoma, which was represented by the song "Wonderland", performed by AleXa.

[@NeuroNiko]

eurovision is so political.

[@Gfynbcyiokbg8710]

So is every single part of life

[@Nikologicaldk]

@@Gfynbcyiokbg8710 yeah but eurovision is supposed to be about the music only, not non binary acceptance

[@Gfynbcyiokbg8710]

@@Nikologicaldk people voted the way they voted. You cannot change that because you don't want a non binary person to win.

[@Jennifer-oy4ws]

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[@RobertHohn]

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[@blazer9547]

Who supports kaleen to win👇

[@uriabinenshtok]

can they explain to me in 50 seconds why the Israeli singer needs a massive security if Palestinians are peaceful people

[@mmiro]

😂👏🏻

[@Xeno_fqxb]

it got nothing to do will palestinians sinced they are killed off in gaza

[@Vhmvd]

the oxymoron tho.

[@tosvus]

That is a classic strawman argument right there...

[@Gfynbcyiokbg8710]

There isn't a single group of people who are entirely peaceful. Had a Palestinian singer competed, they would have also needed massive security

[@bingbong6066]

Eurovision is bad. This year's edition was entirely ruined.

[@qf4543]

Eurovision woke freak show

[@Vhmvd]

ok boomer

[@UptownMarty]

This is stupid!

[@CapybaraHunter187]

doesnt matter what you think they still make their millions 😂

[@UptownMarty]

@@CapybaraHunter187 so you would sleep with your own daughter for money huh?? Money is everything to you I guess🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@DanDroidz]

​@@UptownMartynow THIS is stupid

[@bram6567]

why is it stupid?

[@Gfynbcyiokbg8710]

​@@bram6567because that person is

[@amineboum9493]

Guys Boycott This Shi

[@hoblon]

Boycott means “ignore”. What you all doing is not a boycott but bullying.

[@amineboum9493]

@@hoblon nah it's also included

[@geoffreysimpson3286]

"Artists". This is what passes for talent these days.

[@DavidJFulde]

Look at France, Switzerland, Latvia this year. Incredible performances. Some of Eurovision is super silly and some is raw talent

[@chemicalfrankie1030]

Cringe contest

[@msch7620]

I think you haven’t watch it at least since 2021.