American Reacts to the CRAZIEST Eurovision Performances! (WOW)

[@DuneDemon8]

Again Europe is much more progressive than you think. No body was pissed at any of this, we love it. Diversity, freedom of expression in art, craziness, effects.

[@lauramartin7675]

yeah I think the US is WAY more conservative and most of these acts would never have made it to their competitions.

[@vasileiosavlonitis8895]

@@lauramartin7675 americans are the only christians in the world that get offended exactly like muslins are getting offended when it comes to their faith

[@ratyjoona]

@@vasileiosavlonitis8895 Nope. Europe is just more irreligious by culture.

[@antonellalovato3813]

@@ratyjoona nope, Europe is more tolerant as Jesus teaches in the New Testament ... I have never understood why in America all the Protestant churches follow the scriptures of the Old Testament more than those of the Gospel. In general, religion in the USA is characterized by bigotry

[@ginterka381996]

@@antonellalovato3813 Where Jesus was tolerant??? I'm European catholic and I can't agree with you.

[@TheKapcsi]

Where is Verka Serduchka? The sickest performer of all the time of Eurovision. :D

[@Aangeeee]

I think the same!!

[@DuneDemon8]

A legend :D

[@szyna91]

The queen of Eurovision :)

[@bergenswald]

Lol, first thing I thought when I saw this video: Verka better be included.

[@Lyrazel]

Yes where the heck is Verka??!!!???!!! The most iconic eurovision performance of all times

[@nuclear.musicaddict]

In my experience, even religious people in Europe are really chill about it. Those who take it that seriously probably wouldn't be watching eurovision in the first place. Of course it would depend on the region and the religion itself. btw I'm disappointed that verka serduchka wasn't included

[@EmoBearRights]

Verka's in a video of the best performances along with Lordi.

[@Casutama]

@@EmoBearRights Verka had to be there! Also the Polish washer women from 2014 (?) and Greece's Alcohol is Free belong in this video I think

[@Flugkaninchen]

Some Catholics in Poland are not very chill about blasphemy. Ask Nergal from Behemoth.

[@Hosigie]

@@Flugkaninchen I'm Croatian and here it's pretty similar to Poland. And what I've noticed is that's a very vocal minority. Most religious people don't think that way.

[@EmoBearRights]

Europe is strange as regards religion - some places are very religious, some don't give a monkey's.

[@phueal]

And even where religion is prominent, like in Ireland, Italy, or Poland it is still usually acceptable to adopt religious iconography or to satirise religion in art. I don’t think anyone would have cared enough to speak out against those ESC entries.

[@Asa...S]

This is a survey from 2016 asking adults in some European countries if they´re very religious: 1. Romania 55% 2. Armenia 51% 3. Georgia 50% 4. Greece 49% 5. Moldova 47% 6. Bosnia 46% 7. Croatia 44% 8. Poland 40% 9. Portugal 37% 10. Serbia 32% 11. Ukraine 31% 12. Slovakia 29% 13. Belarus 27% 13. Italy 27% 15. Ireland 24% 16. Lithuania 21% 16. Spain 21% 18. Bulgaria 18% 18. Netherlands 18% 20. Hungary 17% 20. Norway 17% 20. Russia 17% 23. Latvia 15% 24. Austria 14% 25. Finland 13% 26. France 12% 26. Germany 12% 26. Switzerland 12% 29. United Kingdom 11% 30. Belgium 10% 30. Sweden 10% 32. Czech Republic 8% 32. Denmark 8% 34. Estonia 7% And the US states, just as a comparison: 1. Alabama 77% 1. Mississippi 77% 3. Tennessee 73% 4. Louisiana 71% 5. Arkansas 70% 5. South Carolina 70% 7. West Virginia 69% 8. Georgia 66% 8. Oklahoma 66% 10. North Carolina 65% 11. Texas 64% 11. Utah 64% 13. Kentucky 63% 14. Virginia 61% 15. Missouri 60% 16. South Dakota 59% 17. Ohio 58% 18. New Mexico 57% 19. Iowa 55% 19. Kansas 55% 19. New Jersey 55% 22. Florida 54% 22. Indiana 54% 22. Maryland 54% 22. Nebraska 54% 22. Wyoming 54% 27. Arizona 53% 27. District of Columbia 53% 27. Michigan 53% 27. North Dakota 53% 27. Pennsylvania 53% 32. Delaware 52% 33. Idaho 51% 33. Illinois 51% 35. California 49% 35. Minnesota 49% 35. Nevada 49% 35. Rhode Island 49% 39. Montana 48% 39. Oregon 48% 41. Colorado 47% 41. Hawaii 47% 43. New York 46% 44. Alaska 45% 44. Washington 45% 44. Wisconsin 45% 47. Connecticut 43% 48. Maine 34% 48. Vermont 34% 50. Massachusetts 33% 50. New Hampshire 33% So basically, the _least_ religious state in the US, New Hampshire, is like top 10 of the _most_ religious countries in Europe.

[@adsfornothing3146]

@@Asa...S So now we show that americans who think Europe is "so damn conservative"

[@alessahampel8056]

@@Asa...S thank you for posting this, this is sooo interesting! As a German, I‘ve always felt like the US is so much more religious, and this definitely proves it

[@Quirino26]

I think a big difference is that religion is considered a personal thing in Europe, none of someone else's business, while in the USA, it's more of a collective thing that binds communities. So I can see how more people are religious in the USA. A question like "what church do you go to?" is not asked in Europe (to my knowledge).

[@lu_shulmu]

I don't think anyone in Europe bats an eye at religious iconography in a stage performance (or any other art form, for that matter). I've only learnt from Americans reacting this way that they are very sensitive to the depiction of religious themes (or rather Christian ones, don't think they feel the same way about e.g. Hindu iconography in entertainment). Many Europeans find it strange how in the US Christianity is regarded as the default and the role it plays in American politics. European countries are largely secular (with the exception of the Vatican...) and religion is thought of as private. And of course some of the Eurovision participants are majority Muslim countries anyway, like Albania, Turkey and Azerbaijan. This was a good video to react to, although I was missing Ukraine's 2007 entry and international Eurovision treasure Verka Serduchka who got second place that year.

[@jazzycat8917]

I mean you say that but a fair few people in Cyprus lost their minds this year over El Diablo in the name of religious conservatism. There are very secular places in Europe and there are extremely religious places in Europe

[@lu_shulmu]

@@jazzycat8917 Yes, you are right, it varies a lot and I'd forgotten about that very recent controversy, although my understanding is that the Orthodox Church of Cyprus was mainly objecting to the lyrics and not the staging of the song. Also, because Eurovision has been around for such a long time, many countries have been through a lot of changes in this respect. But I've been surprised by the strong reactions of some US commentators. It was just something that was entirely unexpected to me.

[@JaniceHope]

@@jazzycat8917 There might be reactions religious numbnuts are always somehow offended but.... look the song was still send to the finale so whatever they protested had no real effect.

[@cosmictim0]

Yet americans do have megachurches 🤣🤣😬

[@cacklebarnacle15]

Finland 2006, Lordi, is an established band. They always wear their costumes to any official appearance. Each member of the band has their own character and design and the lead singer, who has experience in special effect mask and makeup, made them (at least at the beginning) himself. As I experienced ESC so far, 2006 was the first year I actually liked a song enough to vote.

[@petrisilia409]

Finland from 2006 is the winner. Just fyi ;)

[@evakmohns5363]

And Babushkas from 2012 were 2nd 🥰

[@lauramartin7675]

*head banging* "Hard. rock. HALLELUJAH!!!"

[@mkitten13]

The Russian Grandmothers got 2nd, and I love them so very much. Lordi from Finland won their year and set the record for most points until it got broken 3 years later.

Nope, Loreen from Sweden won in 2012. Russia placed second in 2006 as well with Never Let You Go by Dima Bilan. That was the year Lordi won.

[@mkitten13]

​@ you clearly misread what I wrote. I never said those performances happened the same year. Note that I specifically wrote "their year", I even pointed out that they set a record for points that year, which lasted until three years later in 2009 when Fairytale significantly crushed it.

@@mkitten13 Oh, my bad then

[@johankaewberg9512]

Gotta love the grannies!

[@mirka743]

Fun fact about Finland's performance in 2006: they won + about the costumes. The singer actually handmakes those. It's his hobby, he just builds these moster costumes 😊

[@Goddybag4Lee]

Mr Lordi is one true gemstone from Finland!

[@janeslater8004]

Finland had crazy cool performance this year too kaaarija cha cha cha

[@ArukiTsukaru]

​@@janeslater8004 And again this year! It wasn't as good as Cha Cha Cha, but I definitely have No Rules on my playlist 🎵

[@mitzyspain]

You never know what to expect when you are watching Eurovisión. That is what makes it so cool. Have you seen the interval act Love Love Peace Peace? is so funny is ESC teaching how to make a good eurovision song and loving its weirdness.

[@evakmohns5363]

Yeeeees that is the essence of Eurovision, you have to do it

[@swanpride]

Yeah, I made a point of never watching the songs before the night itself...its more fun to get surprised.

[@ArukiTsukaru]

I feel like it's mostly Finland going off the rails AND I LOVE IT!

[@nachocura]

Italy 2017 “Occidentali's Karma" by Francesco Gabbani was one of the favorites songs to win the contest that year. They finished in 6th place. As Wiwibloggs described: “Francesco’s song, which some mistake as silly and shallow, is actually built around a series of scientific and philosophical references. It cleverly spears man’s evolution from ape to Chanel shopper.”

[@96503412]

Yes agree - I love that song and Francesco Gabbani. Very witty, very good!

[@sarinakbl]

yes, I love it and listen to it still! I was kinda confused because the video said 2018 tho...

[@Nimroc]

I think the song suffered somewhat from the rewrite it required to fit the competition though. They had to reduce the length by about 30 seconds to fit the rules and it unfortunately made a noticeable difference compared to the version that won in Sanremo. Still was probably my favourite that year though.

[@joel.-12]

Yeah i liked that to but the song of salvador soubral was from a difent lvl

[@markomilivojevic6686]

In terms of religion, 99% of people don't really connect those two. There was an incident this year with Cyprus' song, called El Diablo (The Devil).. Christian circles in Cyprus tried to prevent the song from competing, but in the end the song made the final and it's one of the biggest dance hits from this year

[@inquisitive6786]

The last one won. Legit good song with legit vocals from a legit band and they crushed the performance that year

[@Owava]

Funny thing about that Lordi performance (Finland 2006), that was pretty much the point when pyrotechnics became a thing for Eurovision, but at the same time, they had to take extra break after the performance, because the smoke didn't get off the stage as fast as they had planned; Lordi is still pretty popular, but only two of the band members from Eurovision are still in the band. They have started in 1992, and they never show their real faces publicly, if there's any connection to the band at least; Their real names aren't supposed to be public information, although some magazine leaked them, and got a big law case because of that. Also, the vocalist announced Finland's points in some later show, and they were part of interval act in 2021

[@lauratukey3584]

The members of the band have always changed Mr lordi and amen (who also has a little solo album) are still the originals but if you follow their history as a band it is an uncommon for members to change and new members and new personas to join. Did you see the big lordiversity album seven discs!

[@Owava]

@@lauratukey3584 Yeah, I know it isn't strange that they have changed, although almost all of the changes has been because people have wanted to leave the band; Kita and Awa both wanted to do a career out of their characters, Kita even participated in Eurovision qualifiers in Finland later on with his own project. Otus who first took over the drums from Kita, died unfortunately.

[@vanyadolly]

This was also the start of metal/hard rock bands in the competition. There's been at least one every year since then.

[@mariograce5486]

Did you notice who's missing in this craziest eurovision performances? Australia - Kate Miller-Heidke - Zero Gravity! How they did not put this in it lol :)))

[@emeraldsroses0524]

I need to comment: 1. The sax guy could only do those moves because he wasn’t really playing the saxophone. He knows how to as that was his study at university. At ESC no live instruments can be played. It’s all backing tracks. 2. Italy with the dancing gorilla was a serious song but made tongue-in-cheek. Read the translation of the song. Also read where he got inspiration for that song Occidentali’s Karma. I’ll be back later for more comments if I feel they need making. 3. I’m back: proposing did happen at ESC, just not on stage. In 2017 the boyfriend of one singer from one of the Balkan nations proposed to her in the green room (the place the artists sit when they are not performing). 4. Sylvia Night was a troll. Read about her and find reaction videos/comments online. 5. In case you didn’t notice, Iceland 2019 was an S&M band whose song was entitled Hatrið Mun Sigra (Hatred Will Prevail). They also held up a flag of Palestine during the reading of the votes. They were fined because no political statement are allowed at the contest. Ok,, that’s all.

[@HonokaHannon]

Spain 2008 was crazy but MAN was it fun :’) The guy is actually a comedian (so are the girls in pink and blue, you can see the girl in pink falling and messing up the dance moves -it was on purpose) and this entry was a joke for a comedy late night show or something of the sort (I was 12 when this happened so I don’t know all the details). An online forum decided to mass vote for him to go to Eurovision to represent us that year and… that happened lmao. It has a ton of pop culture references and I’m sure everyone who was alive in 2008 still knows the dance to this day. Also Italy 2017 is probably one of my favourite ESC entries EVER. Francesco is an amazing performer and the song has super clever lyrics actually! It references a book calle “The Naked Ape”, that’s why there was a monkey on stage. I really recommend checking out Occidentali’s Karma, it’s a bop.

[@alexgatti75]

yes Occidentalis Karma was a good song

[@lucatieska]

I m so happy to find someon else that likes Occidentalis Karma, it s one of those songs I alway go back to listen to.

[@jstan626]

idk what got into europe in 2008, every entry was so weird. it was also my first time watching eurovision, what a baptism of fire...

[@FinlandFanGirl]

That might be because 2006 Lordi won and 2007 Verka got 2nd place, so people thought they could get a good placement with weird entries. 2008 was really a wild year…

[@lauramartin7675]

Lordi was the best intro to the ESC I could've hoped for. Haven't missed one yet.

[@ladyYeniel]

Vampires are alive, verka and a lot of the weird ones came after Lordi’s win

[@uikonimi]

In the web series How to Eurovision they said to expect the unexpected when Finland is performing.

[@teunvanburen8889]

Finland is the king of strange performances!😂😀👑!

[@digitool5944]

I mean, Romania and Moldova

[@ArukiTsukaru]

Yessss! I always look forward to Finland's performance 😁

[@Ilsecool90]

In the Netherlands we really don't care about anything being on tv. You just tell your kids it's not real and everything is alright. Nothing shocks us anymore.

[@aijamberisabel]

A proposal actually happened in 2017. In the part before the votes were announced Jana Burcheska from North Macedonia had the first official Eurovision proposal. The first official Eurovision proposal to happen during the show, even though it did not happen in the performance it was still memorable.

[@NatalijaJ]

Finland was my favourite winner, they are just everything ( good song, crazy costumes, voice is great and they just slayed!)

[@MedusaLegend]

Yeah, there was the epic sax guy! I think the « Hard rock Hallelujah » from Finland might just be my favorite song from the whole Eurovision show. And no wonder it won that year. It was so cool!

[@oodles_noodles6322]

Italy 2018 is actually in 2017. The 2018 entry was a rock duo. I love Occidentali's Karma! Imagine having lyrics like "Intellectuals in cafés -- experts of the internet, honorary members of 'Selfie Addicts Anonymous'. Intelligence is old-fashioned. There are easy answers, but pointless dilemmas." Pretty much sums up this current generation. 😂

[@annamaggi4353]

Romania 2013 is one of my guilty pleasure songs...I think Cezar's vocals are underrated, his vocal extension and voice control are mind-blowing imo (sorry for the bad English, I'm Italian)

[@victoria4176]

ok but Italy's song and performance was really good in 2017 there is a mistake in original video this is 2017, not 2018

[@EmoBearRights]

It also has a message about cultural appropriation and means westerner's karma.

[@evakmohns5363]

Portugal 2019 still of the biggest robberies...

[@icesam931]

Agree

[@florenna]

Finland 2008 metal band is one of best Eurovison entries ever, IMO!! The power of that song!! :) Plus the singer has just an utterly *amazing* voice, not many people get even close! It should not be in a list of "craziest entries", but the best and most undervalued entries ever! :) And, obviously, Lordi is the most epic Eurovision winner ever, no two words about that.

[@punkjay4681]

And that's pretty much the worst song I've ever heard from Teräsbetoni. Their first album is an absolute masterpiece. A "compilation" of hard rock and heavy metal clichés composed and played really well 😊

[@henriettethoresenbreen4421]

The Russia dolls you talked about are Babooshkas. (Hope that’s written correctly 😅) Looking forward to the last performances from this year. Also the Norwegian artist this year Tix got his name from struggling with Tourette’s syndrome growing up and being called ticks, he wanted to turn it into something positive. That’s why he’s wearing the sunglasses. He also co-wrote Sweet but Psyco and was the most streamed artist in Norway in 2020. He’s spreading awareness about mental health and I’ve never been as proud of who we’ve sent to esc as I was this year. Also Finland 2006 won that year and it was the last time rock won till this year.

[@petrisilia409]

Matryoshka is the name of this doll. Doll inside the doll inside the doll, etc.

[@user-yr2up2tb2i]

No, it's matryoshka, babusha is a grandma

[@LadyQAB]

Wasn't it also the only rock band that has won until this year?

[@henriettethoresenbreen4421]

@@LadyQAB I think so, but rock is too broad of a genre for me to say with certainty. Lordi is the only hard rock band that’s won at least.

[@henriettethoresenbreen4421]

@@user-yr2up2tb2i I’m sorry I don’t know why but I’ve always heard people referring to them as babushka. Maybe people just found it easier to say and stuck with it. 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@ShenLong991]

15:30 - The best part: The Fins won that year with that performance. They're rockin

[@Niki91-HR]

The 2nd performance is by Dj Bobo ... I grew up listening to his music when I was living in Germany. He is actually really good. But this in general is a huge part of ESC and why we love it. In that regard we Europeans are quite special hehe Well in some countries religion plays a huge role in some less or none. My country Croatia is on the paper mostly catholic, but in practice a lot of us are a bit more laid back although you will find always some individuals who get offended by anything and everything. But the majority of us doesnt freak out when seeing certain stuff regarding religion. In comparison to America we are quite open with that topic and no matter how religious the people in a european country is...the religion cant dictate how the country has to function.

[@liljakaren97]

Silvia Night, Iceland 2006 was a character played by an actress who is actually very popular in Iceland. She was the voice for Frozen's Elsa for example. This character had her own TV show and this song and performance was all a satirical act made to shock people. It actually came 13th in the semi final out of 23 songs

[@charlotteinnocent8752]

For that second song. No, people were not "pissed". It was a performance. This was a SHOW. This is why they won't invite America.

[@LadyQAB]

When he has Lordi in the thumbnail and it is the last one, I almost got scared it wasn't gonna come. Lordi for the win 🤟🏼 or more recently "rock and roll never dies!!"

[@HyrubatoMusic]

You should definitely take a look at some of Hatari's songs (Eurovision 2019, ICeland) I think you like their style.

[@onomatopoetisk]

That song is so good!

[@christopherhannaford6348]

I love how this guy is very respectful too of all the performances.

[@kadz3597]

Actually there was a proposal live at 2017 Eurovision in the green room and Macedonian lady said yes!

[@novastardom2689]

And then she turned into that bird from Pixars UP

[@alftuvik3820]

A lot of these needs context while others are just really cool or just really funny/silly, Eurovision had a few strange years in the past, a lot less silly stuff happening the last few years though.

[@Niki91-HR]

I would say the 00s where the craziest period in the history of ESC xD

[@ragnaice]

yep you hit the nail on the head, being hated (like Iceland 2006), is probably better than being boring or forgettable, having said that I had forgotten some these! there's just so much crazy shit on eurovision :'D which I love

[@EmoBearRights]

They reckon the Italian guy might be hosting next year. Guy in gorilla suit probably will be limited to appearance in the interval. I don't know about zero points but thankfully Sylvia Night didn't qualify for the final and she was in character rude to the Greeks and got booed.

[@timholder6825]

Wot?! No, Dancing Lasha Tumbai? The greatest Eurovision runner up of all time.

[@Titolu]

Iceland 2019 is the best

[@stampcollector74]

Best show on the planet - just love it! ♥

[@nadjavanalbada8209]

I was waiting for the Irish turkey puppet and almost thought they'd left it out for some inexplicable reason but! Glad to see it was there

[@johannesnielsenjohnbates8889]

The last one (Finland - Hard Rock Hallelujah) actually won that year

[@belenzapata6010]

I was hoping to see the Chikilicuatre from Spain, I wasn't dissapointed :D

[@vanyadolly]

I still can't believe Romania sent in dubstep falsetto Dracula with an army of flayed dancers and they DIDN'T WIN!?

[@_Wolfsbane_]

Hatari! Best ever in ESC history!

[@drigerdranzer7514]

Last one, Lordi won that year. You should check out the full video. Lordi, Hard rock hallelujah, 2006.

[@Turbobuttes]

The compilation cut the best part out of France's 2008 performance with the golf cart. At some point the guy actually inhaled nitrous oxide from his beach ball and sang a couple lines with a Chipmunk voice, and besides the vibe the act gave off anyway this was an absolute masterpiece moment of Weirdovision entertainment. Exactly the oddball stuff you watch Eurovision for, otherwise it would just be a neverending parade of generic pop ballads.

[@markusmidtboe957]

My favorites on this list are: Italy 2018 Finland 2006 Russia 2012 Romania 2013 Moldova 2010

[@swanpride]

Sadly this was obviously made by someone who never bothered to watch some older Eurovision performances...there are a few worth mentioning. Like Dschinghis Khan, arguably the ones who brought the craziness on stage in the first place.

[@vanyadolly]

I still can't believe they didn't win! They should have gotten first place both times!

[@ansaknutars]

LORDI AND HARD ROCK HALLELUJAH IS THE BEST YEAHHH

[@ESCStroopwafel]

This video is like 90% 2007, '08 and '09, so you can imagine what Eurovision was like back then. Also, Italy's dancing gorilla was from 2017, not 2018.

[@madabbafan]

The Moldovan one (the old lady playing the drum) apparenlty a few months before the contest on hearing them practice other materail near where she lived she went to see them and jokingly asked if she could join in - so they gave her the drum and then this track came along.

[@thesnesgeek]

Dude, a man proposed to his beloved in the green room back in 2017. I wasn’t on stage but it is closest that will be. It was FYR Macedonia.

[@dimitrisalexiou5567]

Well, the last one won the Contest in 2006 in Athens.

[@juditam8472]

The last one in the video was the winners of that year (Hard Rock). I live in a conservative country but no one had any problems with the angel/demon song you mentioned earlier in the video. I also think that it is not right to say that all the "crazy" acts were trolls, the countries pick who goes to represent their country and music tastes (as well as cultural backgrounds) vary greatly across Europe. It is also less of a fancy competition and more like fun party vibes and because of that acts that are liked by the public gets sent (so they send the ones they like, not the ones they think others will like most). Hope this makes sense, I am not saying they don't want to win but winning is not all there is to it.

[@EmoBearRights]

Moldova 2010 that guy's now famous he and the band he was a part of returned in 2018 or 2019 and I think came top 5. He was back this year to give the results of the Moldovan jury he was introduced as epic sax guy.

[@Arttu_Viinikka]

3rd 2018

[@EmoBearRights]

@@Arttu_Viinikka I think it was actually 2017 but you're right third.

[@teosto1384]

I don't know if I should be proud of ashamed that Finland is featured twice here, but the last act in the video actually won (which you must have known beforehand it being the last one) so I'll carry that with pride. Besides, both songs by Finland were what we're known for, which is metal music. As for someone getting married on stage, Finland did have a song called "Marry me" by Krista Siegfrids (and looking at that performance I can imagine many male viewers actually saying yes) so there's proposal for you. ;) These were some wacky ones throughout the years for sure but even in that timeframe I could have squeezed at least 20 similarly interesting acts in this video. Now let's see how this year will shape up for Eurovision and the promised United States-a-vision if it happens. The latest news I heard tell it should happen. Will eagerly wait to see that one too.

[@carinalundstrom7566]

Finland 2008. The singer in that metal band is Jarkko Ahola, now one of Finlands most popular solo artists

[@RedRingOfDead]

2:12 and this is why we dont want you guys participating, EVER. And yes it's personal. Edit: same goes for 7:31 not really a European thing.

[@esckaren3951]

Montenegro 2013 was such a banger

[@sini4971]

Finland actually won because of the Hard Rock Hallelujah

[@simonasrebrevaa]

Can you react to different countries' Eurovision songs? I'm from Bulgaria & kinda wanted u to see them all, as well as other too. P. S. The one at 6:07 is considered as Bulgaria's worst EV song, soo... P. S. S. Or u should react to 2018 ESC, as in my opinion is one of the best!

[@novastardom2689]

Tbh bulgarua has sent quality since 2011, also adding 2007 as well cause those two imo were like... amazing

[@mordan4686]

The last one won

[@thesnesgeek]

This is one of the best Eurovision reactions ever. Because he asks good questions and dosen’t lable this show as bad.

[@toinenosoite3173]

You are so right - the song should be interesting to stand out of the crowd. Interesting, however, in this compilation is that there is just a single example of a winner, i.e. the last song.

[@simonjones7727]

The entry of the USA into the Eurovision Song Contest is long overdue. We promise not to make fun of (1) the song (2) the performance or (3) the costuming in any way at all no matter how terrible any of these are. Honest!

[@norma003]

I know it's not your video (the original one) but I am pissed that Occidentali's Karma is here. Just because it's in Italian many people think the gorilla is a gimmick when actually if you read the lyrics, IT HAS A MEANING! The song talks about theory of evolution and shopping culture. The chorus literally says "la scimmia nuda balla" (the naked monkey dances) referencing the work of Desmond Morris. I wish you could read the lyrics translated and see why the gorilla was there. I loved your reaction, so respectful and open minded!

[@ludocrious7898]

big difference is the last band is L0RDI, an actual band who entered the competition for free PR but they ended up winning the whole thing ;)

[@Xayidee]

Moldova 2005: Band: Zdob si Zdub Song: Boonika bate Doba They are a folk/punk/rapcore/ska/etc. band and they are not “trying” they are doing their thing. They are actually very well known and loved in both Romania and Moldova. They also came 6th that year. My favorite song of theirs is “Doina Haiducului” (ballad), but to be honest I enjoy almost everything they put out.

[@Tsuliwaensis]

they are my absolute esc favourites of all time! there's so much joy in their music, it is incredibly infectious!

[@nadinonschgele]

I think the only reason we love watching the ESC here in Europe is because of all the crazy stuff that the performers come out with every year :)

[@EmoBearRights]

Russian grannies to Schootch from the sublime to the ridiculous. Lordi rules!!

[@benjischneider5511]

since ESC i'm a big fan of Zdob Si Zdub....totally talented band. love their music.

[@xwixy9994]

DUDE REACT TO ICELAND 2019, BUT LIKE, FULL PERFORMANCE hatari are iconic also i suggest finding their lyrics but not apart from the visuals in short, the story with those goes something like eurovision: we share a message of love and unity iceland: our song is about how we need to unite and leave in peace otherwise the hatred will prevail eurovision: .....

[@elmavare8532]

please react to finland 2006!! (also this year) hard rock hallelujah is our only eurovision win and we are rly proud that lordi won it! we all are big lovers of metal music😌 ((also the performance was very much serious bc a lot ppl think that it was a troll which it was not))

[@nicoleristeski422]

you should react to more moments from either eurovision 2019 or 2018! i feel like those were iconic years to start with LMAO

[@SmurfsAndRaspberries]

Hey!! Dj Bobo have competed in ESC!!! How come I didn't know about it until now. I've been a Eurovision fan all my life.

[@user7434]

haha yeah thats why i watch the contest every year since 1979, greets from germany

[@missdead1]

This makes me very happy

[@EmoBearRights]

You need to see Cyprus and Norway this year for performances that would pee off the Christian right. Dancing demons now something isn't right here.

[@digitool5944]

I mean they did in Cyprus

[@yen-pp6gh]

Hatari🤩

[@mauddescamps7572]

the entr from Greece "Alcohhol is free" was nice too to be included in this list

[@lauratukey3584]

Lordi is the only reason I've ever watched any of this!

[@Templarofsteel88]

15:52 if no one have mentioned this, Lordi actually won the contest that year.

[@pizzaipinya2442]

The story of Spain 2008 is simply crazy. A Spanish TV programme made a mock song about Spanish politics, and they presented it to the national contest to see which song goes to Eurivision, also as mockery. People voted them just for fun and they ended up in Eurovision. There are videos of the singer (who's actually just a comedian) begging people NOT TO VOTE them, as they didn't want to go jajajja.

[@Flugkaninchen]

Moldova is always in for a fun performance. I somehow missed the Polish milkmaids churning butter on stage in this list, though.

[@zoharamitai8719]

12:40 I knew it was gonna be there lol. I was waiting for it.

[@applecookie5333]

11:33 you must react to euro neuro, it's amazing

[@PowerSpirit50]

I concur!

[@BINGUS599]

Montenegro 2012🔥🔥🔥

[@FantasKanal]

1:00 Dont say anything bad about DJ Bobo, he's a legend.

[@Metara22]

You should listen to "Wadde hadde dudde da" from Stephan Raab, performed in 2000. Actually landed in fitth place and is very weird

[@Nopper23]

But no matter how weird it was it was one of the best results for the german contestant in years

[@janeslater8004]

Finland had a crazy but iconic performance last year too kaaarija cha cha cha

[@TotalbadassX]

This video has Portugal 2019 but not Australia 2019... Whyyyyy😭

[@richardhughes9255]

This is the reason why we love Eurovision... the WTF moments....

[@Siehna]

I can only speak for Germany but even my catholic, conservative grandparents don’t mind stuff like that on TV. They think it’s “kinda odd” but are not offended by it. It’s just a show 🤷‍♀️

[@madabbafan]

The one from Iceland with the woman with the head dress was booed off stage at the end, more due to the comments the performer said about the host country a few days before. Although the 'performer' is a comedy persona rather than the actual person.

[@han-oq6bo]

Italy 2018 was a song about evolution hence the ape. Italy did well all last decade with two or three minor exceptions. This wasn't one of them.

[@96503412]

I think he placed 6th with Occidentali's Karma which is a fantastic result. It was in 2017.