What is EUROVISION? (Geography Now!)

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[@GeographyNow]

Aaannnnnd here we go. You asked for it. Fun side note the first Eurovision contestants I saw were those Polish girls churning butter. Today we start filming the next country episodes, so in the meantime Enjoy this!

[@platypuschallenger]

firriirststst

[@bbx2907]

Geography Now hi barby

[@sardonics69]

Geography Now can you release your merch in Asia

[@odaicul3mon549]

Geography now lebanon NOW

[@samborpuskas]

Geography Now polish girls! Did you like them?

[@user-xt3gt7gg9h]

In europe instead of "i love you" we say "twelve points" and i think that's beautiful

[@scruffald]

Your local Pochi douze points!

[@Ash_W04]

I highly disagree 😆

[@mvsj1986]

HEYYYYYY, Thats a Brazilian joke

[@stubbis1139]

It's french...

[@marthax7271]

Your local Pochi phahahaha genius😂😂

[@annab0816]

In Europe we don't say "I hate all my neighbours" we say "twelve points to Australia"

[@m3lm4y79]

Anna Benzer as an Australian, thanks

[@markopavlovic4600]

hahahahahhahaha

[@vogelmeister6809]

@@m3lm4y79 we do somewhat well except for in 2018.

[@shinohara9619]

Anna Benzer F

[@saxx9088]

POTATO France also owns that one island near there

[@matthewmcgowan5774]

In Europe the phrase "twelve points to the UK" is banned.

[@stamat1a]

True tbh lmao

[@SuperCatman]

Except Australia 2017

[@DiegoPerez-ij2dy]

Same with Spain/Germany.

[@stamat1a]

@@DiegoPerez-ij2dy ugh I really liked la venda by Miki and I really liked walk from home, I'm not sure of the name, I don't remember exactly sorry, by Michael Schulte. Love from Greece ❣

[@peridotonatractor8484]

Matthew Mcgowan I’m from England and in do agree with this We should just send ed sheeran XD

[@oqeufh]

Excuse you but Finland's winning song is actually among my favourite winners, Hard Rock Hallelujah was amazing.

[@iliaz7057]

Finland rocked that year, all time favourite for me

[@Vincrand]

Listened to that song for years before I knew it was used in eurovision.

[@trellemanen]

They even beat The point rekord when They won

[@randiekay4994]

I'm actually glad they won that year

[@cummy8329]

agreed

[@angrybirdo]

The Finnish entry wasn’t a joke entry. It was actually one of the best winning songs.

[@anakinFoc]

most songs he mentioned were not jokes. in fact i cant see trols...some trol europe like montenegro 2012 but most trols he said are just FUN and sometimes great songs

[@Fluteboy]

My favourite Finnish entry will always be Yamma Yamma from 1992. It was about listening to the radio and imagining the musicians playing inside it. Very deep stuff.

[@tervonenjaana1002]

We ecactly won eurovision 2006 with Lordi! It was so fun😊

[@JeremyHighHill]

Quite accurate BUT you made all this seem like every act is made for a joke or some other way weird circus. Actually there are a lots of great songs and melodies and classy performances in Eurovision.

[@zedemonrko]

I think he focused way too much on the 'joke entries' rather than the fact that Eurovision can introduce people to hidden gems from a country. Yet again, this is part of filler week so maybe not the usual amount of research was done here.

[@estudianteatareado]

That’s true, my final impression: “Eurovision is a huge troll”.

[@thatismahogany]

Are there though?

[@NicolasdeFontenay]

@@zedemonrko La Forza by Estonia in 2018 is a gem!!!

[@0Quiwi0]

@@thatismahogany Yes there is. There are even a ton of great songs that were snuffed because they didn't have the show that seems to be needed in Eurovision

[@helenbartzou4850]

You focused on the troll part of the Eurovision, but actually there are many great artists attending it. Italy once sent il volo with the song grande amore, and Belgium sent Loic Nottet with the song Rhythm Inside. I've been a fan of both ever since. Also, I remember in 2009 you could hear Alexander Rybak's Fairytale literally everywhere, we loved him so much here.

[@elizabethklemm7391]

Helen Bartzou I discovered Fairytale by accident and I loved it!

[@elife5742]

Those three songs are definitely among the best entries in eurovision history

[@conserztasfia0078]

Fairytale,arcade,run away,soldi and a whole lotta songs

[@sweetgirl070707]

Loreen is still on the radio here all the time, and both Duncan Laurence and Måneskin have world wide popularity.

[@chickenskink1]

love my boy Alex

[@SimonedeVries]

For the ones wondering: Australia joined eurovision because they have been big fans for a very long time, a lot of people watched it every year. In 2015 they were allowed to join for just one year, in celebration of the 60th year of Eurovision. They sent Guy Sebastian, who placed 5th. The year after, Australia asked if they could join once more and everyone said 'yes'. They placed 2nd that year. Now, the reason they are allowed to join every year now, is because Oceania has too few countries to organise something this big.

[@celinevanruyskensvelde7448]

Came to the comments for this

[@stephenmurphy2212]

In other words, Australia can’t have its own version of Eurovision because the country is a continent. 😂

[@lilt5069]

Uk is Australias mothership anyways... soo 🤣

[@TheGrandy123]

Thanks for the explanation

[@satan6891]

And you didn't mention moldova's EPIC SAX GUY once...

[@dernik3797]

Satan *twice

[@josephvitug]

It was last year, not 2 years ago.

[@rjfaber1991]

+Sardinia Mapping - Occidentali's Karma was last year, and it honestly should have won. I was actually so certain at the time that Italy would win that I voted for my second favourite (Alma), because I just expected Francesco Gabbani to walk away with it with or without my vote.

[@justinepolajumike]

Love them

[@pattedechat2457]

@@rjfaber1991 Occidentali's Karma was very bad.

[@nbss]

3:53 scoring 0 points doesn't mean "literally nobody voted for you", it means you didn't get to top 10 in any of the countries.

[@hundoria6744]

TRUE

[@FromAsgard32]

Since when "literally" in everyday language means the same thing the dictionaries say xDD

[@the_waterlemon5296]

I love how the first clip of any song was Verka, our disco ball lord and saviour

[@americavisionfantasysongco8173]

Ahhh yes, the Eurovision goddess

[@wandafisch4411]

I actually played this song in music class, and my teacher wasn't...excited about it... 😂

[@alejandroojeda1572]

Praised be our saviour

[@utkarshthapliyal5822]

Verka is like a milk company here in India... thats kinda fun

[@Flying_Ninja]

*sieben sieben ay lyu lyu sieben sieben eins zwei sieben sieben ay lyu lyu eins zwei drei*

[@justaregularoldkgbagent4068]

"Alcohol is free" All of eastern Europe wants to know your location

[@asdfg3046]

Austria and Czechia has left the chat

[@lena675]

rukfas pa sta mai in Greece we have free alcohol after food in restaurants always. We have FREE ( a lot of and I mean it ) in festivals..... in Crete if you don’t take their drink that they give it to you they feel betrayed....

[@TeodoraPavlovic-qw5rb]

Actually southeastern europe too, actually all the slavs

[@paulh3922]

Irish: Is there a pint? O.O

[@justaregularoldkgbagent4068]

@@paulh3922 of course

[@lukaswask]

Yes we have A LOT OF FUN! But it’s not only a joke. 90% of the songs are really good and profesionally made.

[@escjescausteya7829]

Exactly!

[@mdjey2]

You are cheap if you actually think that! Read some Scaruffi, turn of the radio, expose yourself to some academic, traditional or experimental music, develop some taste.

[@fitnessgrampacertest7367]

@@mdjey2 Excuse me? Narcissistic much?

[@mdjey2]

@@fitnessgrampacertest7367 Pareizos teikumos?

[@fitnessgrampacertest7367]

@@mdjey2 English please.

[@NigelsKanal]

You have to grow up with Eurovision to understand it.

[@Yannakis1999]

Totally agree with that

[@cdpiv]

Soooo true. I have some of the best memories from Eurovision...

[@thecapacitor1395]

Aye, it just doesn't make sense otherwise xD

[@selmulafuntime369]

Tru dat

[@TheKurtkapan34]

he literally said lordi are weird. like wtf. lordi was the best memory i have from 2006. i remember it like yesterday.

[@VBEd666]

I thought ABBA would have got a mention for winning the competition in 1973.

[@Ibse93]

They won in 1974, not 1973. I agree that Barby should have mentioned ABBA during the video

[@razvanmelniciuc9924]

Same

[@runarandersen878]

Yeah. They are a few of the artists that lifted their career with the participation.

[@georgewoshingmachine5826]

they won in 1974 not 1973

[@mexicantryhard6276]

Sverige är bäst

[@MixedFruit876]

It's still super weird for me that Americans don't know what Eurovision is.

[@MixedFruit876]

@Lali Pop Good luck! Sadly this video focuses on the joke entries, there are really classic and good songs in Eurovision history, since the 1950s until today. I hope your journey learning about Eurovision will be an exciting one

[@Asidders]

They're still struggling to find out where Europe is.

[@krizkeyyy7236]

Many think Europe IS a country...

[@legerarts]

It is a closely guarded interpol secret.

[@amosamwig8394]

well it's a gaypean thing.

[@thormaster06]

You kinda forgot to mention that among these ridiculous contestants there were some exceptional songs thru the yeas. Waterloo, Hold Me Now, Euphoria, Molitva, Fiumi di parole, Nocturne (mine all time favorite), Rändajad, Lane moje, Satelite, Nel blu dipinto di blu just to name a few. P.S.: Australia’s host TV broadcaster SBS is part of the European Broadcasting Union and had been broadcasting Eurovision Song Contest for over 30 years that's the reason Australia was invited to participate in ESC.

[@MissDatherinePierce]

I actually love that your are now allowed to participate in the ESC on a regular base. I mean so far you have had great songs BUT I'm seriously waiting for your first troll song.

[@jamie_on_youtube]

thormaster06 Yeah, he really should have focused on some great entries...

[@MrtDrk16]

ssshhh... Americans should not know about them..

[@GD-jc3wx]

No offense, but Euros have no musical taste.

[@TheMimiSard]

And I think a part of the Australia thing is just being able to throw in an Aussie performer for Australian audiences, plus there's usually a guest host who goes as well.

[@HurrayTsk]

1. Lichenstein is debuting in 2019 2. The Juries have been back since 2010, they just started counting the jury and televotes seperately in 2016 3. You dont have to host, but the winning country have the right to do so 4. You are absolutely right about the US in the contest

[@angelicasmodel]

Australia can't host if they win. They have made arrangements for hosting in Europe if Australia wins.

[@HurrayTsk]

SantomPh no, thats not how it works. The winning country has dibs on hosting the following year, if they say they cant due to financial problems or lack of necesary accomodations, THEN another country can volunteer to host.

[@zoltanercei1094]

correct.... but in case of Australia is a special deal : if they win, they are obliged to choose an European volunteer for hosting ... (probably UK or Ireland )

[@nickwolf1234]

... and Germany. Also why is Australia even in. Ok, I understand about Israel and Morocco (only one time tho), but not a country who is almost the length of Africa and the size of Asia and Brazil in width. And no, I'm not accepting the ,~Look, we were a part of England once and we are close friends~, crap. If so, then USA will have a strong reason to enlist in the competition. I prefer to watch Vatican City participate with the Pope singing in rap something along the line ~J.C. is ma n****~. God forgive me.

[@Roeckx]

Well I think a lot of Europeans like Australia (compared to the US). And Eurovision has been very popular over there for quite a while.

[@SerrahOnTheHunt]

You make fun of Lordi, but Hard Rock Hallelujah is actually pretty bloody catchy. Also, you forgot Epic Sax Guy.

[@charlotteekstedt2180]

NO. most countries still want to win, and most countries send good songs.

[@saxx9088]

I love how that some countries send like joke entries but with Eurovision it’s so satirical that you really don’t know if they will win or not

[@defyingblueprints6914]

Exactly

[@sixstring4718]

Eloise A Disney Nerd albania will win take my words they sent this super amazing song look up Elvana Gjata - Me Tana

[@ivantan42]

Except Ireland, who remembers the curse of Irelande douze points.

[@erichtomanek4739]

Your definition of 'good' is very broad.

[@anttibjorklund1869]

*SCREAMS* HARD ROCK HALLELUUUUJAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@qianzyl]

I loved that song :) .... now I can't stop hearing it in my head .... plz send help

[@santsastark9921]

Lol I liked your comment on Barby's Facebook

[@user-no2vw8tm2s]

Antti Björklund ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤

[@dzejrid]

Oh damn I remeber that edition. I actually voted for Finland after this song aired as it was still possible to vote through SMS. I think Finland got 12 points (highest score) from my country that year.

[@elik9226]

SUOMI

[@DecoAoreste]

The video was okay, but I always dislike the fact that Eurovision is made out to be some kind of freak show. I mean, it kinda is sometimes, but at the same time there's also a ton of actually good music which remained mostly unmentioned in this video. Also, I agree about the US thing. Please don't get involved.

[@eurofanspain6098]

Aleimon Thimble Eurovision has had no troll acts for a few years (there were plenty back in the 00's). Nowadays, it's becoming a more serious contest, especially after Salvador Sobral's victory, which is good

[@sabmis2658]

Exactly!

[@czechowa]

I think Eurovision become really campy in years 2000-2010, but since 2014 it's definitely getting more and more serious, with very little troll acts (last year the only troll act was Romania and Moldova and even they had quality songs)

[@HinataPlusle]

To be quite honest, Moldova sounded to me less like a "troll" act and more like a "light-hearted" one. Like, okay, maybe their music isn't state-of-the-art (they probably knew from the start they would not win, even if they did quite well), but it didn't seem like they were actually making fun of the contest itself.

[@czechowa]

HinataPlusie You are right probably, though I think they were a little bit trolling with bringing back the epic sax guy and so on.

[@Diana-whathappenedin97]

I think you explained why US shouldn’t join very accurately. Couple years ago Madonna was a guest there and audience was not impressed. But then bunch of Eurovision stars came out after and people went all excited.

[@francescogiovannizollo2989]

In Italy, the singer who goes to Eurovision is the winner of the annual national singing competition (the Festival di Sanremo, which actually inspired Switzerland for the Eurovision), so the songs are all singed in Italian (they're thought for an Italian audience) and have a very high standard of quality.

[@Daniela-wg9nz]

Sanremo E comunque non la sa nessuno questa cosa 😢

[@pierlu056]

E infatti abbiamo vinto!! Mamma come sono curioso di vedere la RAI alle prese con l'organizzazione dell'Eurovision. Penso che la RAI non abbia mai prodotto uno show interamente in inglese 🤣

[@francescogiovannizollo2989]

@@pierlu056 o che duri meno di 6 ore di fila

[@pierlu056]

@@francescogiovannizollo2989 ahahah infatti, e in questo video sfotteva l'Eurovision perchè dura 4 ore come se fossero tante, che ne sanno dei Sanremo che finiscono alle 3 di notte per 5 sere di fila

[@conserztasfia0078]

So u gotta sing in only italian and english?!?!

[@korowheke3182]

to be fair every history of Eurovision should mention ABBA

[@viktoriame6818]

So true

[@Asa...S]

Just show the acts "What is Eurovision" and "Love Love Peace Peace" with Måns and Petra from 2016. Those two acts explains this perfectly.

[@buuhan6808]

Åsa S Are you nordic? Because of this thing in you words, don't worry, Germany has some of those weird things too, like ß, ä, ö or ü.

[@leobergstrom5570]

@@buuhan6808 Probably Swedish, as I am.

[@thesnesgeek]

You can't really loose at Eurovision, you aren't just voted enough to win. Even if you didn't get any points for voting your still welcome back to compete. Besides, it's not just winning that's important, it's the spirit and joy of watching that makes it fun to win. If it was just about winning it wouldn't be as fun as it is today.

[@redhead3199]

Please note because of time zone, Australia will never host Eurovision if they win the contest. They will Co-hosts with one of the big 5 country.

[@vogelmeister6809]

probably the uk

[@nabe1968]

Recently Australia said that if they win ESC, they will co-host it with Iceland

[@redhead3199]

@@nabe1968 I heard Germany was mention as well. Espically when Dami Im was on.

[@paulh3922]

Why does it have to be the big five. Pay to win much

[@footyfan101ful]

I read that Australia will co-host with Germany if they decline then with the UK.

[@mackycabangon8945]

I am sorry to say this but... *I love Eurovision*

[@mrgreatbritain]

Macky Cabangon no need to be sorry!

[@hildasnails5961]

We sorry. I love it too! I've watched it since I was five years old

[@randomfandompageandstuff4688]

Seth Luur same lol

[@urania3652]

Hilda Jónsdóttir Same thing, but I started to be deep into it a year ago.

[@mackycabangon8945]

Jake Low My classmates and teachers know it, so if I sing in school, then people would know!

[@johansorensson7578]

It's so big here in Europe and no one in any other part of the world know about it

[@brainmaddage8677]

Johan Sörensson its a special thing for europeans or any countries affiliated with europe.

[@johansorensson7578]

Crispy Tenderloin Yeah, I know but it's almost like the Olympics in those countries. Here in Sweden we even have a competition to qualify for Eurovision and it's going on right now

[@dundee6402]

Johan Sörensson Well lets keep it as a silly precious european thing, and not showing off all over the place as any american corporate thing ever shall we ;)

[@xoleeleen]

You'd be surprised at how many non-europeans fans of the contest there are.

[@johansorensson7578]

Yeah because if every single country on earth would participate it would have taken like 5 days per competition (which I think is 3). The people in every country would have to vote and that would have taken a very long time. Just imagine how much votes every country in the world would gain. And then there's the jury. EVERY COUNTRY has a jury and all of them has to tell which countries should have this and this much points. That takes about 1 hour. Just imagine the time it would take if all countries on earth has a jury. That would have been EXTREMELY boring to watch. Still, Australia is in Eurovision 😂😂😂 and I believe China has been mentioned as a future competitor. Not really sure.

[@ossi_2429]

America should never enter Eurovision. Canada, on the other hand...

[@vendysimon1378]

no

[@bingbong2457]

I mean justin bieber is from Canada so think again

[@sternenstars2080]

But so is Mark

[@burikinodance]

No. You have to be a member of the EBU, and if your country isn't European or Transeuropean then we sort of don't want you...

[@lucasc247]

Bing Bong you know that the people that get chosen to represent their country aren’t supposed to be famous in other countries.

[@janjoosten1997]

Most of the "trolls" are songs that are more satiric than a troll, they speak about somethings that are absurd, like materialism, like the mustache song was about how manliness and materialism are some absurd thing, and he portrayed them in a song. The we are the winners song is about how all the countries are desperate to win. The singing puppet sang "irlande douze points" was about how all the countries make allies with other countries, that is why he was screaming countries names

[@giots9559]

If you are not European, you can't understand what esc really is. :)

[@stamat1a]

Well they're some that aren't even in Europe.

[@Jo-ny9ne]

Im european but i dont understand it...

[@arsenic1987]

@@Jo-ny9ne Good :) Around this time, it's not ment to be understood. We can just be very happy that the USA doesn't understand it :P

[@DiegoPerez-ij2dy]

European/Australian/from Israel (sorry I don't know how ppl from Israel are called in English).

[@DiegoPerez-ij2dy]

@@Jo-ny9ne go out of my continent!

[@MemoBosqueVEVO]

Too bad he only talks about the joke entries

[@Laurabeck329]

Most people I klnow watch Eurovision, specificaly for the joke entries, they are the best.

[@carlosbarata6099]

What were you waiting for? He is American.

[@iriechpiemapping8656]

But the jokes are by far the best

[@your-local-emo-goblin11]

i mean i'm European and i pretty much watch it for the cirkus drama

[@thatrocksong]

Let's be honest, they are the most interesting thing about the competition. The ones who take it seriously usually send in some generic boring radio pop artist...

[@ulra7574]

7:10 isn't a fail, she's a known humorist 🇪🇸🇪🇸

[@BeatrizLM]

Thank you! I was looking for this comment!

[@lvtv2005]

Countries that have 1 win: Monaco Belgium Estonia Finland Latvia Turkey Serbia Russia Azerbaijan Portugal Greece Ukraine Yugoslavia

[@rickypego1]

LV TV russia was tATu?

[@itscalled_nyx8097]

@@rickypego1 No, it was Dima Bilan in 2008. But additional i have to say that Yugoslavia (Croatia) also won once in 1989

[@adamfinnegan735]

Monaco??

[@lvtv2005]

@@adamfinnegan735 yep, they won in 1971 :)

[@erenaygun4157]

Turkey 😍

[@xxrumlexx]

Its like professional wrestling, but with songs

[@oktopussy9628]

rumle Perfect description!

[@TheNotoriousDUDE]

That's actually extremely accurate :D

[@mrgreatbritain]

rumle and less fake!

[@whatever1661]

very accurate

[@Crazytrain2015]

Eurovision 2010: Epic Sax Guy Eurovision 2017: *ULTRA* Sax guy

[@MixedFruit876]

Too bad you only covered the joke-entries and not the actual good ones. Eurovision is part of Europe's heritage and it's a bit sad you see it as one big joke. Some songs that competed in Eurovision became all-time European classics. I know USA is only interested in itself but not knowing Eurovision and its heritage is a big gap in your knowledge of western culture.

[@flaviomorocho9415]

Don't get it to personal. I'm from South America and I never heard of it either. Now that I am in Amsterdam I happened to find out what it is.

[@yli18veetyyppi89]

I do agree, ESC is so much more than a joke. But you kinda have to experience it to understand what it is about. I at least can't explain it to someone that hasn't ever seen a single ESC...

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

I'm from the Netherlands and even I am not interested in the 'good songs'. The joke songs are the most entertaining and any Eurovision without them sucks

[@snetmotnosrorb3946]

It's a fancy European song contest. There, described. Simple. Most Europeans have heard of Super Bowl, even though most don't know what it is.

[@alejandrocandelario9621]

My thoughts exactly. For example, many of the most iconic Spanish singers of the 20th century,like Raphael, Julio Iglesias, Sergio y Estíbaliz, Mocedades, etc. performed on Eurovision and their songs became huge hits. Unfortunately, though, it seems that Eurovision is becoming more of a joke with each passing year.

[@imvine]

The Pharse: "We are sorry Germany 0 Points" is a must have every event

[@dzejrid]

Eurovision in a nutshell: you can either have a continent-spannig war or a song contest. You decide.

[@jasonBGI]

keep singing my Euro friends

[@mrgreatbritain]

dzejrid or a song contest that generates so much anger (due to the voting) that it leads to a continent spanning war!

[@kabauschen_irl2347]

Russian grandmas baking bread is the best troll ever 😂

[@S6brapoiss_Tupsu]

To me it`s second. My favorite was Austria in 2003 and of course i cant forget to mention the legend the myth Verka Serduchka

[@KateeAngel]

They were not trolling. They were very seriously selected. Plus they are ethnically not Russian but Udmurt, it is a Finno-Ugric ethnicity

[@osu45d]

*Epic Sax Guy Intensifies

[@omgwilliqualify8904]

It was at 2012 and it was called Party for everybody

[@Ama-Elaini]

I don't know how "troll" it was. I thought it was very cute.

[@Asidders]

6:52 My favourite moment in Eurovision, ever.

[@vogelmeister6809]

oh god same

[@sarahvisona9052]

I have to say that Eurovision was not founded by switzerland and from swiss music but it was inspired by Sanremo, the most important music festival in Italy and is also today the festival that Italy use today to select her Eurovision entry. This is the reason why Eurovision is a music competition

[@thatlithuanianboi6812]

As Lithuanian I was slightly triggered and proud of my contury too

[@justas.7966]

you should be proud, as i am. LIKE, THAT SONG "WE ARE THE WINNERS" GOT US TO 6TH PLACE! We should be proud of ourselves, we give some laugh for the whole europe

[@andrejastankunaite1829]

Ha me too😂 I love "We are the winners"..come on it is soo cool😂😂😂

[@ugnenormantaite5313]

5:35 😂😂😂😂

[@andrejastankunaite1829]

+Nothing Special 😂😂😂

[@giedriusblazevicius5004]

Hello another Lithuanian

[@an8202]

Everyone loved the grandmas :D

[@ramizureikat3793]

Netune :D XD

[@debilman9065]

Power of Babuškas

[@mejukas10]

my personal favorite

[@brandonmartin1958]

Them Bread. Yum Yum Bread...

[@pkbigbang3181]

My babushka thought that they should win

[@alyssya7270]

Russian grandmas are great ofcourse they would get second place!

[@erikeriks]

Tho it's a bit sad that the first place was literally like the only Balkan country that ever won and its forgotten by that joke of a song.

[@TeodoraPavlovic-qw5rb]

Actually it's not true, Marija Šerifović won 2007 an yugoslavia won 1 I think

[@erikeriks]

@@TeodoraPavlovic-qw5rb yes but they are forgotten, everybody forgets about them.

[@sixstring4718]

Erik Eriks trust me albania will win this year with Me Tana by Elvana Gjata And it will be remember

[@bearre8828]

@@erikeriks North Macedonia in 2019 has 1 place by jury voting

[@youraveragebloodmarine8813]

Europe: oh boy! We have a cool singing competition just for us! Australia and Israel: *allow us to introduce ourselves*

[@guardianofthehill]

I mean, Israel borders the mediterranean, and a good chunk of its population are of recent European descent, so you know, it sorta works. But idk why the heck we Europeans ever let Australia into the competition.

[@user-ym4us7rp9p]

@@guardianofthehill bc they have a large European diaspora and they have been watching Eurovision since like the 60s

[@lexezlao]

And Morocco for a bit

[@adsfornothing3146]

well we invited them

[@jackhlawson]

Who else watches Eurovision for the good songs and not just the troll entries?

[@d3ckr_nexxa537]

Jack Lawson Me

[@ct5051]

Estonia's Lost in Verona is a huge favorite in our home still. No way should Estonia be stuck trying to explain to the USA why Eurovision is so great. :)

[@alexandrucristian8797]

There aren't many good songs on Eurovision

[@basilm]

eurovision is a state of mind

[@ProudPassport]

👏👏👏

[@PapaKlimentino]

i wanna be in like all the time

[@SomeoneDoingZomething]

No eurovision is the barrier that keeps us from killing each other

[@kpopnation100]

Eurovision is a religion

[@wcarvs4864]

I am brazilian and I started watching Eurovision 3 years ago because of a German friend and it's actually pretty entertaining

Também sou brasileira e comecei a acompanhar o Eurovision ano passado, e isso depois de descobrir sobre o festival navegando pela internet três anos atrás.

[@Gaeisok]

It's sooooo good. The voting is just so funny. Because its so tied to politics, it's very easy to get passionate about it. Particularly if your country is depending on countries who you think you have a close relationship to

[@zhuofanzhang9974]

When I was raised in China, the singing competition that I had most exposure to was one where all the contestants take it really seriously so they survive the 4 elimination rounds in an episode and stand out. Knowing that people would actually be trolling creatively in such a large singing competition show just blows my mind.

[@sunspotmill1291]

I would seriously love to see the priests of Vatican City compete in a Eurovision someday! 😂

[@limitedexperience492]

Just send chanting monks doing a reworked hymn in Latin. It could be absolutely beautiful.

[@daviswetter]

Limited Experience Idk just get some of the opera people that sing in church and they could place

[@rozenzoon]

If he would win, there would be a ESF in Vatican lmao.

[@dummydummy5724]

Generic Username thats offensive im catholic ! 😤

[@schusterlehrling]

Sorry, the priests are actually currently occupied with youth work.

[@DangItshere]

theres only one thing EPIC SAX GUY

[@nialldean9791]

Only reason people voted for Moldova 😂😂😂

[@tonythebear]

...and a man in a hamster wheel.....

[@gabrielfont4688]

And the same guy but in 2017

[@Trollguy222]

Add Gandalf and you have perfection

[@tr-h7217]

DU, du dudu dudu DU, du dudu dudu DU, du du, du du, du dudu dudu

[@proteus03]

8:31 Should USA take part? Your are absloutely right with your conclusions - definitely not. But im pretty happy with Australia participating, there is a huge fan community there down under. Thats the reason, Australia was invited to participate by the EBU. EBU is the European Broadcasting Union. All its members can participate, even the EBU members that are not located in Europe like some countries in northern Africa, near east / Asia.

[@debbiekruizinga6515]

Eurovision lovers would strike if America took part in this competition or just not televote 😬🤣

[@adsfornothing3146]

Well they would pay to get to the finals (it's big 6 then) and get zero points from both jury and televoting and never come again after

[@gamingcinema3210]

Australia is a cooler Britain so they are allowed

[@lexezlao]

Could Greenland also join if it was independent? It's on North America but it's near Europe like the north african and Arab countries

[@LisaSimpsonRules]

@@lexezlao I would say that they would be in. Israel is geographically in Asia. And now Australia has become a fixed guest. Technically, it is not a country competition; it is more about national TV's.

[@sutej72]

To make a correction, Eurovision isnt only for european countrys, every country in the world can compete as long as that country is a member of EBU = European Broadcasting Union. Israel has been in ESC = Eurovision Song Contest since the 1970's. And songs are about 3:15 long not 3 min. Every country has its own competition a few months before to send the best song that the people have woted for. Also because there are so many countrys competing in ESC there are now two semi-final first. One on the tuesday, one on the thursday and the final on the saturday of Eurovision week.

[@musictrash5295]

It's so entertaining watching non-Europeans (esp the Americans) be hella confused about what Eurovision is, it's like a huge inside joke only Europeans get 😂

[@catonkybord7950]

Yeah, it's like: "So, what do you Europeans have in common?" - "Well ... being the epicentre of two Worldwars. And the Song Contest."

[@KettuKakku]

And we have Australians... We occasionally catch a glimpse on SBS and don't really care.

[@rubenluso5961]

We are also the origin of western civilization...

[@catonkybord7950]

Right! You're welcome, rest of the world that was doing fine without us ^^

[@jackmara882]

Fun?! The ESC is though politics. After two World Wars Europe we needed a replacement for war ^^

[@rudoskudos4047]

Australia is in Eurovision because they are huge fans of it and wake up early to go to the local public viewing.

[@ljuben5738]

No.

[@huldagujonsdottir397]

No Australia is not in Europe

[@jasonmason6910]

Hulda Guðjónsdóttir no it doesn’t exist. Australia is a false conspiracy

[@edvins8863]

Hulda Guðjónsdóttir what do you mean? it’s right next to switzerland.

[@discogareth]

Australia are in the Eurovision Song Contest because they are part of the EBU. Just like other non European countries such as Israel.

[@almamater489]

3:05 ahh Verka Serdučka the meme of the whole Eurovision and our shinning star 💙

[@user-nw9eq8pq5r]

Update in 2024 Israel - 4 wins The Netherlands - 5 wins Italy - 3 wins Ukraine - 3 wins Sweden - 7 wins Switzerland - 3 wins

[@supernastja_art]

2023 update: Sweden - 7 wins (along with Ireland)

[@kalliopecon]

Duuuude! "Alcohol is free" is actually a nice song! 😁😁

[@yask1217]

i cant believe greece has done this XD

[@kalliopecon]

oh 'cmon! i love them! XD XD kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXLJo4KQmtemhM0

[@feena9241]

I called for them!! Loved that song!

[@kalliopecon]

Fun fact: the phrase "alcohol is free" is said sarcastically in the song... but all the other lyrics are in Greek, so non-greeks don't get the irony... such a pity... the lyrics are so funny! 😁😁

[@kalliopecon]

Ooohhhhh! If you really want it, I'm sure you'll make it! ❤❤😊

[@Halfpipesaur]

Eurovision is a proof that Europe is truly the most cultured continent

[@rhoeasie]

Halfpipesaur this but unironically

[@2x2leax]

"Continent" like the "American continent"...

[@EirikXL]

pecu alex, yes it is, theoretically though it's Eurasia.

[@slave7022]

pecu alex eveeyone calls Europe a continent, are you going to cry about it?

[@BamberdittoPingpong]

People want diversity when we are already diverse enough. There are 40+ countries in Europe and with it as well 40+ cultures with some more cultures inside those countries mixed in as well.

[@kingwolfton]

You: “Do I think the USA should take part in Eurovision? Absolutely not.” USA: “If you can’t join ‘em, beat them up and make you own.”

[@haleighbearofficial]

So true though. As an American I really wish it wouldn't have flopped though? (I've had dreams of competing in contests like that, and If there isn't a season 2 of The American song contest, then I'm going to be very upset :((( )

[@Gabi_Citterio]

If the eurovision had to be taken over by America, I'm guessing they would call it "NATOvision" and they would never ever invite Russia and china in it (not like I could blame them for not including russia)

[@juliacaceres733]

7:13 That was intentional. Spain sent that song as a parody. It started as a joke, but we actually sent that😂

[@clxv]

And got great results in comparison with the last ten years

[@juliacaceres733]

@@clxv Hahaha, that's actually true as as well as very sad for us 😢

[@lovingchelsea5799]

Bread Baking Grandmas Singing. Now thats a sight to see

[@Jayfive276]

Techno-Folk Bakery Babushka Force Go!

[@asbjelasulejmani8585]

Oh you have seen nothing...

[@MihajloDj100]

Jaylene!

[@arnijonsson8651]

Jayfive276 haha

[@MortanAMrk]

I remember How angry i was When They Didn't win

[@JojoDaYoyo]

Fun fact: Here in europe we dont say i love you we say 12 points.

[@lucaortolani2059]

Jojo time I laughed way too loudly to this

[@JojoDaYoyo]

Luca Ortolani Haha xd

[@Ellasbitz]

Hahah thats Europe😂

[@simoneredaelli6618]

Italy is the only one among the Big 5 who every year sends a decent song: from 2011 to 2019 we collected seven top 10 out of 9 contests!!! And in 2019 we were so close to win!!!

[@simoneredaelli6618]

And now we've won, see you all in Italy next may

[@MissLemonTea]

Eurovision is NOT a singing competition, it is a Countries SONG competition, some European Countries have a number of contestants competing against eachother in their own Country, then they vote untill each Country has only one band or person (solo) that is going to represent the Country in Eurovision. Annnnd for some reason Australia is included not sure why

[@jtrenoweth]

As an Australian we have been watching Eurovision for decades and we love it,it was the obvious next step to be part of it 🇦🇺

[@buuhan6808]

James Trenoweth Australia is more european than Israel, that's sad, and Israel won.

[@son_of_alandalus]

im european why am i watching this even?

[@mirsad96]

To be ashamed of our people? :D

[@i.147]

+Miki Seius You mispelled "proud"

[@vikramparmar3652]

same

[@nikolagasic3063]

Thot Remover yea I now why I am watching this

[@MilesHacker]

You're quality-checking it

[@Kaimli]

Okay I am from neither of the two but the russian grandmas were amazing how dare you and the finnish band was great too. Heavy metal is super popular in Finnland.

[@duwekapak]

Lordi is actually pretty gooood

[@williamromig3812]

You din't mention epic sax guy!!! His band was Moldova's contestant in the 2010 Eurovision contest.

[@HurrayTsk]

William Romig and last year! Last year they got 3rd place, Moldovas best placing ever!

[@enen1220]

The legend himself, the sax guy.

[@williamromig3812]

HurrayTsk did Moldova get 3rd place with epic sax guy?

[@HurrayTsk]

Yes, but not with the version you probably know. When they participated in 2010, they got close to last place. You can search 'esc 2017 moldova' and find their performance

[@elvisherrera12]

Here in America we know Epic Sax Guy, we just don't know it originated from Eurovision

[@martlellsaar130]

why should Estonia be punished at your party being forced to speak with this loud obnoxius US :D PS: Verka Serduchka is a Eurovision Legend!

[@user-nf5px7vg6w]

Nice stereotype, I'm pretty sure you guys have loud people as well. Heck, some people are loud and therye from Europe. Surprising right?!

[@martlellsaar130]

yes, of course every nation has loud people and decent people. but isn't that funny that everyone I've met from the US are speaking so loud and proud. ain't nothing wrong with that - after a while it's just tiring

[@livtheblerg4710]

UPDATE: Israel has 4 Wins (2018) Portugal now has 1 Win (2017) Netherlands has 5 Wins (2019)

[@mariami.shangua]

Eurovision is a huge deal in Europe and especially the Balkans! I remember as a kid being super excited and gathering with the whole family to watch HOURS of performances and writing down our favorite ones. And then the voting stage where they called every country to ask what country they are voting for. It’s so much fun!

[@headlightspirits]

yeah and then the winning songs would become our anthem for the next couple year lol

[@mariami.shangua]

@@headlightspirits right!!! Remember Alexander Rybak’s Fairytale? He was Eurovision’s sweetheart lol. Also Epic Sax guy is still popular

[@headlightspirits]

@@mariami.shangua alexander was literally every girls' crush here in turkey and so many people started playing violin because of him. literally, those songs are a big part of my childhood and they mean so much to me :')

[@mariami.shangua]

@@headlightspirits same in Greece and all of balkans hahaha! There are some ESC entries that you just remember even after like 10 years hahah

[@headlightspirits]

@@mariami.shangua yesss still vibing to my number one

[@EarendilUndomiel]

All countries that are members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) get to take part in the contest if they want to. Because Israel and most other countries bordering the Mediterranean are members of the EBU, they can compete, though Israel is the only one of them who does. Australia is in the contest as an honorary member simply because Eurovision is incredibly popular there.

[@nialldean9791]

FyllingenOy You do know Kazakhstan is joining in 2019 right?

[@jubbybrab]

Bandiaterra is joining in 2020.

[@MacBolzack]

Naly Abdulla Kazakhstan is geographically partly in Europe so it's understandable, but Kazakh and European culture is totally different. They have much more in common with Central and East Asia

[@manyux6694]

Bolzack Kazakhstan has a large Russian minority and a small minority from other European countries. And as past members of the ussr there is European culture present in Kazakhstan.

[@Dracopol]

Oh, great! If Australia way out there could join, at least Bandiaterra should perform. Bandiaterra is planning to perform the song in Danish entitled "Vi Er Så Utroligt Falske".

[@tomaslynch9621]

The best thing about Eurovision is every year Ireland get either 8 10 or 12 from the UK and Ireland give them nothing

[@eurofanspain6098]

Tomas Lynch If only Ireland could make it to the final once again... They haven't been in the final since 2013, when they ended last

[@59AJ59]

lmao you give us nothing? In what world?. We're both each others highest scoring nation. Since 2007 you've got 0, 7, 12, 10, 1 from us with the rest DNQ for Ireland, that 12 and 10 was only for Jedward because they were famous here. You can't even get top scores from us in the semifinals atm. Whereas in the same period you've given us 7, 8, 10, 4, 6, 4, 7, 8, 1, 10 & 4. With the last 2 being the split jury and televote - Every. Single. Year. You've. Voted. For. Us. 2017 only had the illusion of 0 because the jury gave us nothing, your public still picked up the telephones for the UK.

[@Gmackematix]

While it originated in Switzerland, the main inspiration was the Sanremo Song Contest in northern Italy. Probably one of the most famous songs to win the Sanremo contest in the 1950s was Volare, which came third in Eurovision and became one of the biggest selling songs that year worldwide.

[@niabarrs7463]

“most of these countries send bad groups” *måneskin enters the chat in 2021*

[@protapirus]

No country deliberately sends a bad performer in "fear" that they might host the show next year. That's not a thing. Also, Stefan Raab (at 4:09 ), the German entry 2000, got fifth place and is a huge star in Germany. That was in no way a "troll" entry. A comedic one, sure, but no outright troll.

[@kiouwax]

Errrrr when it's about France I think we don't wanna organize Eurovision since it's too "kitsch" to be watched by most of people (except LGBT people I must say, for some reason I don't get)

[@mikrofonija8885]

There is no trolls,they are just trying to be original and won that way. Specialy after Lordi won for Finland.

[@archimaide7849]

French guy here, we absolutely always send trolls. I mean, in 2007 we even chose Les Fatals Picards who sang a song making fun of how the Eurovision is silly and consensual and full of clichés.

[@MorliHolect]

Luckily last year you didn't send a troll, you sent Alma. She's a goddess with an OK song.

[@Skulldetta]

Austria 2003 (which also got 5th place) on the other hand was nothing but a massive troll. Watch it and tell me how this is not trolling.

[@jackhlawson]

Really disappointed that you described it like a big joke. For every troll entry there are at least twenty amazing ones.

[@zeilian]

It is a big joke. Eurovision was never a place for good music. Most of the songs are stunningly mediocre. They're either boring ballads or copies from radio songs. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice show which connects Europe which is nowadays more important than ever.

[@Croblji]

Yet you have probably danced Euphoria or Waterloo...

[@zeilian]

Croblji Well, ABBA is one of the most influential disco bands of the 70s. Waterloo is a classic. And Euphoria is a well written and innovative dance song. And that's why it won. I mean, that performance was wonderful choreographed and pretty remarkable. I e.g. adored that Ukrainian song which won in 2016, because it was innovative and emotional impressive song.

[@MagdaleneNimptsch]

The Ukrainian song won because of its political undertones. Australia should have won that year.

[@Lemberg911]

MagdaleneNimptsch just two tenses like “come to your house a killed you all and say we not guilty “ and its political song ? Not it doesn’t

[@Sabinefundel]

1st: It´s a SONG Competition, NOT a singing Competition. 2nd there was Always a Jury, the difference is, that since 2016 the presentation of the Points has changed. 3rd I would say, you are Right with your Explanation, why the US shouldn´t take part. Also the reason, why Australia is in, is because the Australian audience exists for 30 years and they requested it for years to get a part of it.

[@SimplethingsOfficial]

Actually a meeting was held in London and that’s when they decided to create Eurovision. The EBU Eurovision Broadcasting Union HQ is in Switzerland

[@element4element4]

I think Eurovision is often made out to be a "freakshow", but that's only very partially true. In between all the funny songs, there are often some really good songs too. But for us (atleast in Denmark) it's a fun tradition to gather with family and friends and have fun watching it (it's only fun if you don't take it too seriously). The most interesting part is often the hours-long calling to all capitals and give points in both english & french. Although this part has become less fun over the years as they have changed the format since there are too many countries now (and there are also semi-finals, which is annoying).

[@anonymanynomsen6034]

What? I'm danish too and literally no one i know of watches it. Everyone hates it in Denmark and sees it as a shitfest as far as i can tell. Whenever i tell people that i watch it (which is unusual for a dane), i ALWAYS get shaming comments and made fun of, it's weird. Even though we are one of the more succesful countries in it....

[@yllejord]

@@anonymanynomsen6034 maybe those people who shame you watch it secretly but would rather die than admit it and lose their cool.

[@anonymanynomsen6034]

@@yllejord I want to believe that's true

[@KatsLifestyle]

@@anonymanynomsen6034 Really? A lot of danes I know watch it, myself included. People I talk to tend to like it because of the drama and spectacle. Maybe we are not from the same region?

[@anonymanynomsen6034]

@@KatsLifestyle I have no idea if that makes a difference. I am from Jutland, maybe it is only people from Copenhagen who're watching it?

[@adimikimkoydu]

I love Eurovision and growing up watching it every year I learned the capital cities and flags :D

[@luisalmeida1391]

Me too!

[@robertrdlc5278]

Musa Umut Akdeniz Dogan I'm from Peru and I learned the name of every country an their flags watching Eurovision

[@kikearce3661]

I learned them because of fifa 😂

[@RrRr-wj4xv]

yeah because you probably you won;t get to europe you turk

[@adimikimkoydu]

I've been to 15 European countries: I lived, studied and traveled. How about you anonymous person?

[@TheDaar97]

Sweden is 50% of eurovision. Every year we either write or produce around 5-10 songs to other countries. We always help the hosting country with their stage scene, everything from lighting to sound...

[@veraveritas2238]

And the irony when he clarifies that some countries don’t want to win, showing Sweden winning in 1984...

[@chinochano2008]

You totally understood the spirit of our wonderful contest. (btw, the fall of the Spanish contestant in 2008 was on purpose, she did like that every time in the Spanish rehearsals).

[@matti1310199]

You kinda missed a point where in many countries (Not sure if every country does it) there is a national competition where several other artists compete to go to EuroVision.

[@HurrayTsk]

Little over half of the competing countries hold national finals :) and its honestly a bit stressful

[@celestialtrash2576]

matti1310199 YES! MELODIFESTIVALEN!!!!!

[@jasonBGI]

Wait...those contestants WON their local competition??!!

[@HurrayTsk]

Yeah, and there a lot of different kinds and some go on for week. It's really fun to follow but also stressful, when there are 5 finals and 3 semi finals in the same night.

[@matti1310199]

In Denmark at least, the national competition spans over a month or so, with two semi-finals and then the final where the Eurovision contestant is chosen

[@tomxofnfifjfn]

Very true, many countries did send joke entries, but in recent years pretty much every country has started taking the contest much more seriously, especially if you look at the songs that have been released for Eurovision 2018

[@tomxofnfifjfn]

yeah okay, their song is pretty boring :( but they brought back Montevizija so they are at least trying a little bit rather than internally selecting an even worse song like the last 2 years

[@uK8cvPAq]

Nobody wants to pay for it I guess.

[@nikosnikos5082]

alcohol is free is one of many greek songs that sound fun and positive but are depressing if you know what it means (it's about going through hard times trying to drink away your sorrows)

[@RoseValentius]

Australia be like: I’m Europe now

[@nannaleifa]

Romania's vampire is far more beautiful (and more sparkly) than any of Twilight's vampire

[@equatoremerald]

Nanna Leifa i like the ukrainian vampire more

[@kreso2442]

Yes you tried to explain what Eurovision is, but like every other American you showed mostly bad songs!

[@aidygooner]

The song at 7:54 is called 'hard rock hallelujah' by Lordi. THEY ARE LEGENDARY WINNERS! You're welcome.

[@einfachorangensaft4879]

Who watches this after the Netherlands won 2019 ?

[@greenstr1ke470]

Jimmy Schulz Sadly yeah, Sweden should have won, greatings from UK

[@supakkamtung8729]

Me

[@DiegoPerez-ij2dy]

@@greenstr1ke470 I prefered Sweden's entry.

[@tophu7903]

8:06 That's the power of the Бабушка

[@thenerdywonder]

On the plus side of them entering the contest, they raised enough money to rebuild their church. Though surprisingly, they weren't the oldest people in the contest. One of the members of the group Takasa ( named as actual organizations can't enter the contest as they were part of the Salvation Army, so they used the name Takasa. The artists known as Salvation Army), and the oldest member is in his late 90's, and still making music to this day.

[@supernastja_art]

*the babooshkas

[@TL98]

to answer the question in the title: ESC is the place where meme songs often born

[@martina_trees]

Is this an EPIC SAX GUY reference?

[@TL98]

YUP

[@eurofanspain6098]

ludlowudus lol Facebook uh oh oh

[@NSq12]

6:30 Latvia again at 2022 😂