Eurovision commentator reactions to their own country winning (1960-2024)

Update 6/12/24: (MY MOST VIEWED VIDEO!!! (I don't wanna ruin the title so thank you guys for making this vid #1 on my channel! ;) ))
This was taken by inspiration on some videos.
I understand that some of them are missing (including 1956 and 1964 which cannot be found anytime soon, and in 2008 and 2017 due to copyright issues). Apologies for some color incorrections, as I used iMovie for this project and some low quality videos. Information on the channels (and commentators) are sourced on Wikipedia.
© EBU and the respective broadcasters

[@20thCLS]

Working this project during the last week of school before summer ._.

[@vikramleon]

Can you also try to do the same for Junior Eurovision?

[@20thCLS]

@@vikramleon I don’t really know since I’m into the ESC more.

[@Ntinakkos]

Respect man! You just gained a new subscriber btw! 💪💪

[@cruger2984]

22:40 - John Lundvik's 'agony in defeat' face says it all. 22:58 - It's like winning the World Cup for the Italian commentary! 23:26 - TIMUR REACTED IN A BUNKER! 24:34 - I am here for the Swiss commentators!

[@Vinnytv7679]

I forgot that fact: Spain didn't have colour tv until 1975/76, because I saw the victory in colour tv.

[@sergionc4303]

En España apareció la televisión en color en 1972 pero fue después del festival de Eurovisión de ese año con lo cual el primer festival que se retransmitió en color fue el de 1973

[@adrimartin6668]

1972.

[@Asa...S]

22:06 "It's Måns!!! Måns Zelmerlöw has won Eurovision Song Contest 2015! Måns Zelmerlöw, our hero! He's our hero, indeed! Sweden, we did it! Eurovision Song Contest 2016. In Sweden. Unbelievable! This is the 6th time Sweden wins. Now it's just Ireland that has won more times, with their 7 wins."

[@mysticgirl916]

I'm happy we got a Swiss win this year so we could get 3 different reactions for the price of 1!

[@dusknoir667]

Polish commentator, if we would ever win, will be like: oh. so that's it. we won. XD Mark my words, he's absolutely out of any trace of emotions.

[@Asa...S]

20:04 "Tonight's last 12 p goes to... Goes to Loreen! We get our last 12p from the last voting country tonight. We have won Eurovision Song Contest with 372 p, we almost beat Alexander Rybak's record of 387 p. This is insane. We have our winner, her name is Loreen Talhaoui, she's born in Västerås in 1983, and she's now given Sweden our 5th..."

[@jita26televisi]

Holy cow... you must have spent a lot of work on this! This is amazing! 🤩

[@Asa...S]

3:41 "...and that means that Sweden, as I just said, wins Melodifestivalen [He means Eurovision] 1974 with the song "Waterloo". And ABBA. Fantastic! Totally unbelievable, wasn't it perhaps, but one always hopes, but never think it will happen. But now it has, for the first time, during the 19 years Melodifestivalen [He means Eurovision] has existed, Sweden has brought the victory home..." (Feel free to use these translations, if you wish to put subtitles on the video)

[@matijanikolic8730]

17:32 “See you soon, Thank you for watching! We won! See you on stage! I gotta do the interview that’ll be all around Europe, Bye!” girl put herself in first place😭😭

[@Asa...S]

24:08 "YEEEEES!!! OMG! Lorpan! [it's a nickname for Loreen]. Loreen did it! She's writing history, it's the first time since 1987 an artist succeed in winning Eurovision one more time. Unbelievable! OMG, 583 p in total!

[@Asa...S]

8:04 "Spain gets the last 12p, but that kinda doesn't matter. Sweden wins the Eurovision final. There you saw Daddy Herrey, with his shining grey hair. And this is a great surprise. Ladies and gentlemen: Herreys! The lyrics was written by Britt Lindeborg and the music by Torgny Söderberg. And here you see the very calm Swedish delegation in the audience. We're giving them an applause from up here on the TV-balcony as well, we can afford to be generous with that. That's Torgny Söderberg, he's bearded and happy. You also see Daddy Herrey..."

[@jesussastre7853]

A recommendation: Commentators react to the first non-qualification for the Grand Final

[@petitepastequeuwu7876]

Tbh,it wouldn't be very interesting

[@20thCLS]

@@petitepastequeuwu7876 true

[@petitepastequeuwu7876]

@@20thCLS yeah,to be honest there's a lot of countries who already NQ at the first years,just do a video about qualifying countries or Nq witch commentary since 2008,the only countries who would be interesting would be Luxembourg and Ukraine.

[@Ntinakkos]

​@@20thCLS You're rude. I'm unsubscribing.

[@20thCLS]

@@Ntinakkos It's really not that interesting for the first non-qualification for the grand final.

[@montrealkino]

This must have been a huge task….thank you so much for your effort

[@cymgary]

Fantastic - thanks for this … love love love the 22 and 24 reactions ❤

[@matherman1111]

Where is 2016-2018?

[@foxy10028]

cannot use due to copyrights from EBU

[@Janne_J]

16:45 "and of course we hoped it would happen, they did not find life on Mars before Finland won the Eurovision." "This is so great (x3)" *both speaking at the same time I can't tell what they're saying😭* (both) "TORILLA TAVATAAN (let's meet at the market, a Finnish saying for whenever Finland is mentioned or does something great)" "We'll meet there at the market, good people, the party is about to begin. I'm getting so many messages on my phone from my friends, I can't even read them all right now. Congratulations Finland." "And at this point let's take a moment to thank the band members" "Yes thank you to Kita, Aava, Ox, Aamen and Lordi, of course (correct me if I got any of those wrong). And also a thanks goes to background singer Pasi Rantanen"

[@Asa...S]

11:30 "Okay. The way I understand it, Sweden has won, because Sweden got more 10p than France. They had the same amount of 12 p. If I understood that correctly. In all circumstances, Carola has..."

[@Ashleyrhianne23]

27:02 Very yes in italian, Proud respect to Svizzera.

[@Acooo.]

Italian is actually also a language in switzerland like french etc

[@keahnig164]

We have 4 official languages in Switzerland: (Swiss) German French Italian Romanch

[@Acooo.]

@@keahnig164 yeah i know

[@ariccua6101]

I know I remember hearing the Portuguese commentators that were hyped when Salvador won in 2017, but I guess it's lost media now.

[@RuiPSGoncalves]

It's not, it's available in RTP Play

[@ariccua6101]

@@RuiPSGoncalves Depends if I can view that outside Portugal.

[@dora01abale]

Thank you for this 😊

[@BLFprincipal]

You also did a magnificent job. Everyone makes their own effort.

[@Asa...S]

14:28 "Yes! There we got the 5th 12p! The same amount as Germany, and Sweden has won Eurovision Song Contest 1999. "Take Me To Your Heaven. 163 p. Five 12p and three 10p, actually. Iceland on 2nd place with 146 p and Germany on 3rd place with 140 p, Croatia on 4th with 118 p and Israel on 5th place with 93 p. Anders? Honestly, did you dare to believe this?"

[@ariccua6101]

04:19 This sounded like it was done from a restroom.

[@energus9]

1.Switzerland 2. Ukraine 3.Azerbaijan 4. Turkey 5. Sweden 6. Greece 7. Finland

[@20thCLS]

Here are some instances that I (or MAY be) found: 1958 🇫🇷: Pierre Tchernia (RTF) or (France I; commentator is unknown) (may be on Ina MEDIAPRO) 1977 🇫🇷: Georges de Caunes (TF1) (may be on Ina MEDIAPRO) 1986 🇧🇪: Luc Appermont (BRT TV1) (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpqnf4yXa7SHgrs) 2000 🇩🇰: Keld Heick (DR1) (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJa3gWiim7ZkgMU) 2001 🇪🇪: Marko Reikop (ETV) (kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKaXkHd3j95-aNk) 2008 🇷🇺: Dmitry Guberniev and Olga Shelest (Telekanal Rossiya and RTR Planeta) (kzbin.info/www/bejne/invTZJt7h7-Wnqc) (copyright) 2017 🇵🇹: José Carlos Malato and Nuno Galopim (RTP) (vimeo.com/217897750) (copyright) I'll update this comment as soon as possible.

[@jejtherusheddoodle23]

I actually have the full French commentary for 1958, including the commentator’s reaction. I’ll post it when I sync it up with the more polished footage on YT. It came from INA, and i got it from someone who had access to it. The archive also has the introduction of all the jurors and spokesperson, and also has footage of them watching the 1958 contest at times.

[@20thCLS]

@@jejtherusheddoodle23 I know you had the 1958 one. What about 1977?

[@jejtherusheddoodle23]

@@20thCLS Unfortunately not, since I found 1958 to be more rare than 1977, considering only the Dutch and Swedish commentaries are available for that. I might have to ask for the 1977 commentary.

[@GiLaufer]

2018 🇮🇱: Erez Tal and Idit Hershkowitz (Kan11) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHrWeaB3lLutm7M

[@seleniaactimel]

What this video shows is that, when it comes to entertainment, the current method of giving the final votes is the best one XD

[@aurelb5412]

lol i clicked so confidently, no one warned everything is gonna be in their native language

[@librarybear3419]

16:47 - "Well, they didn't find life from Mars before Finland won the ESC" Yeah, Finns were slightly cynical over their odds of ever winning, participating since -61. There were countless "When pigs fly"-jokes about how unlikely it was😀

[@jlhabitan50]

Shame you don't have 2017. I think RTP's Salvador Sobral documentary has footage of the commentator's reaction to winning, but I can't be certain as it's been a while since watching it. :)

[@snorlaxtjockofet]

As a swedish Eurovision fan, it hurts my soul when the commentator for 1974 mixes up Eurovision and Melodifestivalen

[@triplef-funfromfreddy4356]

If I can ask: Couldnt you find RTP's commentators reaction to Salvador Sobral's win?

[@RuiPSGoncalves]

It's available on RTP play

[@20thCLS]

Someone found it on some video in Vimeo.

[@hallaskjerah]

Great video! Where did you find 1995 with Norwegian commentary

[@evianuwu3836]

The swiss repeating "ON A GAGNÉ L'EUROVISION" was so cute 😭

[@user-so5kn7mp8t]

Where 2004 win od Ruslana?

[@20thCLS]

If you’re asking for 2017 commentator reactions, I told everyone that it’s COPYRIGHT (it’s in the description too).

[@ricardo68]

What about Portugal, 2017? Why is it not represented in this video?

[@20thCLS]

copyright

[@ivanvillarreal8961]

How did you get 2013 with Denmark?

[@20thCLS]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqmqonRuqad_qdE

[@daisychainexplores]

21:30 and now it is clear, after the Ukraine has voted. Conchita Wurst! Austria wins the Song Contest 2014. That's unbelievable. "Jetzt hot uns die den Schaß gwonnen!" (She has won us this shit!)

[@Thomaaas876]

I don't see France 1977?

[@leylayetmez]

Narrator of Azerbaijan is so cute she is so nervous😂😂😂

[@08A06A1975]

Como é que o autor do vídeo esqueceu-se de pôr aqui a reação do Malato e do Galopim à vitória do Salvador em 2017?!?!? Grande falha! Com um deles a duvidar ainda das contas ...

[@20thCLS]

due to copyright I cannot add Portugal’s commentator reaction.

[@sayadwers]

Where is 2008?

[@_._user_._]

Where is 2004? 2022?thank God at least for 2016 they remembered

[@johher33]

can someone give me the timestamp for estonia? Cannot find it

[@20thCLS]

I didn’t put it in until I found it

[@Midnights-Logan]

I’m sorry, where is 2016-18? wtf 🤬

[@20thCLS]

2017 is copyright claimed. 2016 and 2018, I can’t find a video for it.

[@qEmenK23]

Bro where is 2016,17,18?

[@20thCLS]

For 2016 and 2018 I can’t find any videos of it. 2017 is due to copyright issues.

[@pianokid6715]

And Portugal 2017?

[@FlavioGirl]

what happened during 1963-1967?

[@20thCLS]

can’t find those

[@intros3]

Why is the victory of Yugoslavia 1989 missing?

[@20thCLS]

I can’t find any videos of that.

[@annapetrenko9679]

Where is Ukraine 2004, Ruslana(

[@leonidasse]

Those legendary Norwegian emotions lol

[@prodesaengenharia5271]

WHERE IS EUROVISION 2016 2017 AND 2018?

[@montrealkino]

HOW ABOUT A POLITE THANK YOU OR PLEASE????

[@user-so1gl1ru2s]

Where is Russian win in 2008?

[@20thCLS]

copyright reasons

[@alvalto]

they forgot Portugal 2017 with Salvador

[@JFLOnYourSide]

copyright issues, that's it.

[@montrealkino]

Germany‘s Ado Schlier who commented this from 79-85 was the worst ever….he always stumbled through his sentences, had no emotions what so ever and made up funny versions of foreign names of conductors and song titles 😅😅😅

[@oliverqueen5883]

Why do we (Ireland) have a French flag 😂

[@20thCLS]

I used iMovie for this project and there may be some color incorrections.

[@HeyySilFer656]

Azerbaijan❤

[@madaraenina1245]

Wher is Latvia 2002 and Estonia 2001

[@20thCLS]

I have Estonia’s commentator reaction

[@juanpi2447]

No swiss romanch? 🤔

[@20thCLS]

RTR (Romansh broadcaster) doesn't have a television station so no commentator.

[@user-mh5jn5jp3y]

вам ок было вырезать победу Димы Билана в 2008 году? ужасно.

[@20thCLS]

Copyright issues from the EBU. Nobody can upload it.

[@thisiswhyIwannaDream]

2017❤🇵🇹

[@marcellastoechal]

Austriaaaaaa🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@megavanish69]

russia 2008 where?

[@20thCLS]

copyright

[@RubBH]

Israel won 4 times and there's no mention of them. Also Portugal 2017

[@20thCLS]

copyright for Portugal

[@keahnig164]

​@@20thCLS And what about Israel?

[@20thCLS]

@@keahnig164 can't find it

[@samuelleblanc1]

2011 😂

[@TIM_UP]

А где же 2008, а точно это же Россия

[@semmatway0703]

Where is Russia?

[@Sruge]

where is israel?

[@Fire_Fox2712]

2008: yes, yes, fuck me