Please don’t forget that an American tried to explain Eurovision, he concentrated a lot on the weird / fun parts of the competition and no how serious a lot of countries take it sending a lot of good quality music 😊
@BookNomming
Жыл бұрын
Yes they don’t quite get it
@inquisitive6786
Жыл бұрын
@@BookNommingthey dont get anything about the rest of the world, yet act that they do
@vanyadolly
Жыл бұрын
I think it's pretty accurate for the time, and for being a short summary. It's an older video at this point
@manuelbonilla7348
10 ай бұрын
Don't forget most of them still think this is "Europe's American Idol"
@hanslagewaard5083
6 ай бұрын
Basically regurgitating British nonsense while doing it.
@Prafik614
Жыл бұрын
I think one important thing that isn’t talked about in this video is the whole ESC culture in Europe. We have watched it ever since we were children, then later with group of friends with drinking games and then with our own children. Bars have ESC nights, events, even movie theaters screen ESC. Even not all are big fans, most of the people watch it or at least check out, who won this year.
@ehmzed
Жыл бұрын
As a long time Italian Eurovision fan, I can't believe Eurovision is such a big deal in other countries. Here it's only become somewhat mainstream in 2021 after Måneskin won, and the Grand Final wasn't even aired on the main tv channel until 2016. Whenever I spoke about it to my classmates and friends they had no idea what it was. You would imagine the older generations might know it from when Italy participated in the past, but no, my dad had never even heard of it before we talked about it, and he still considers it a stupid modern thing, despite him loving the Italian song that won in 1964, without even knowing it participated in the contest back then. The reason Rai stopped participating must be that nobody in Italy cared about it to begin with. Sanremo on the other hand has always been the TV event of the year and kept its relevance throughout the decades, being a big part of the Italian music industry. That's why it's not a Eurovision national selection, because nobody watches or votes at Sanremo with Eurovision in mind. And that might even be one of the reasons we do well at Eurovision every year. Although thanks to Måneskin's win and the 2022 Turin edition, the contest has already grown a lot in popularity. So, every country must have a different relationship with the contest. From Iceland absolutely loving it to Italy only now starting to get into it, from Sweden and Norway taking it so seriously to France and Germany not even caring much. The only thing that matches what you described, in Italy is football culture. I watched a video of people in a pub in Sweden watching Loreen's win on the screens and it was unbelievable to me, it was the kind of scene I thought were only possible for football, but for a song contest.
@Prafik614
Жыл бұрын
@@ehmzed One of my all time favourites from ESC is Italy’s Alice & Franco Battiato’s I treni di Tozeur ❤️ ! In Finland we even had Zecchino d’Oro singing competition aired in the 80’s 😁 I always thought it was a bit weird 😄
@nirutivan9811
Жыл бұрын
@@ehmzed As a Swiss I feel similar. The situation is a bit different (it has always been on the main national TV channel and I think everyone knows what it is). But it‘s not really a big deal. The news will tell us who participates for Switzerland and afterwards who has won. I never heard from someone who organized a party to watch it and I never really heard people talking about it before or after the competition. I notice every year that friends from outside of Switzerland take it much more seriously than we do here.
@ehmzed
Жыл бұрын
@@Prafik614 I watched the ESC performance of the song you said right now, I didn't get it at all but that's probably because I'm too young to appreciate that. It's cool it's one of your favourites though, what I love about Eurovision is how it lets us discover music and artists from all sorts of countries that we wouldn't have otherwise even got the chance to know. Lo Zecchino d'Oro in Finland?? Haha wow! Was it still called Zecchino d'Oro or... Kultainen Paljetti(?) or something? And yeah I'm not very familiar with the show, only with some songs that came out of it in the past and are very famous and still taught in kindergartens I think. But the one time I watched some scenes of the show it did seem quite weird indeed lol. I mean, just children singing without a clue, probably forced by their parents.
@Prafik614
Жыл бұрын
@@ehmzed It was translated as ”Lapset laulavat lapsille” = Children Singing to Children. At the time I didn’t even realize it was a singing competition, for me it was just children singing. Back then, in the 80’s there was not many tv programmes for children, this was one of those few, so everybody watched it. I think for me the weird part was, as a finnish child, how lively the children were in their performance 😄 Sometimes the main singer could be nervous but back choir were giving their all, always, all of them. With hands in their back, they would sway, nod their heads in sync, smile from ear to ear. I used to do gymnastics as a child in the 80’s and it was very East German influenced sport, with horrible training, painfull and mentally violent and we always had to smile like maniacs, even I felt like crying. I always was wondering, do these children in Lapset Laulaa Lapsille, really like singing that much or are they acting. I agree, ESC is great way to hear about artist, you would never find without ESC. And I love how at least I will listen to those songs and think, if I like them or not. In the radio, the same song would just play in the backgroung or in the Spotify recommentation i could just skip the song after 10 seconds. And fans are like a huge bookclub, we talk about music, what we liked about the song and what we didn’t like about it. You don’t have that anywhere else 🤩
@mel_ooo
Жыл бұрын
an important distinction is that it's not a SINGING competition it's a SONG competition, a lot of different aspects matter here, vocals, staging, the song production,... and while this video makes it seem a bit like a joke, it's a huge deal and a lot of artists have gained popularity through eurovision like abba for example
@robertroberts8648
Жыл бұрын
The days of ABBA are long gone. It is, now, a joke.
@mel_ooo
Жыл бұрын
@@robertroberts8648 there are still other artists like måneskin who are very successful thanks to eurovision ^^ and a lot of contestants are very popular in their home countries afterwards several songs of this year's contest have been charting in multiple countries ever since the grand final
@beldin2987
Жыл бұрын
@@robertroberts8648 If you are german, it has always been a joke.
@serbianempireball8951
Жыл бұрын
@@mel_ooo Yeah I can confirm Marija Šerifović who won for Serbia back in 2007 is one of the biggest and most popular artists in Serbia thanks to Eurovision
@marveled.maggie
Жыл бұрын
also that song arcade ("loving you is a losing game") that's all over tiktok is from eurovision too
@carolineskipper6976
Жыл бұрын
The Big 5 countries don't 'deliberately send singers who suck'. They tend not to send people who are already Big Names (although this was not true in the earlier decades) and they tend to submit particular types of song that they feel are 'Eurovision' in nature, which are not necessarily the top type of music in their home countries. What he described as 'Troll' entries are often some of the best - and definitely the most memorable. They are what I watch it for tbh.
@ledkit
Жыл бұрын
Not to metion Italy absolutely slaps year after year after year.
@sofypi7493
Жыл бұрын
wrong. Italy doesn't vote for an Eurovision song, we have Sanremo that has been a thing before Eurovision even existed in fact when Italy took a break from esc Sanremo was still a thing
@riccardogusso
5 ай бұрын
@@sofypi7493 Sanremo is how italy select who send to eurovision, aka the winner of that year.
@karlJCompton
Жыл бұрын
Eurovision is the best thing in the world.
@KevandPerry2
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 The worst thing or just one of the.
@Prafik614
Жыл бұрын
Yes! I am so happy to have this extra joy in my life! Today I’ve had La Zarra in my head all day 🥰
@jamesswindley9599
Жыл бұрын
Used to be good 😅 it’s so rigged now.
@karlJCompton
Жыл бұрын
@@KevandPerry2 how do you know? If you watch it to know that than you clearly enjoy it if you don’t watch it than you have no idea. Sooooooooo 🤷
@kingseb2252
Жыл бұрын
@@karlJCompton i haven't watched eurovision at all which is really embarrassing considering im Australian and we are in it but ive watched a little from some years ago and i love it
@bitterblue8115
Жыл бұрын
The thing about not wanting to win or the big countries sending bad entries on purpose is just a meme... it's not true. Everyone wants to win it but you can't have a great song every year. Sometimes you just have to send a trash song or a troll entry because it's still the best one from all that applied that year :)
@kmassilia
Жыл бұрын
To be honest, an ex French TV director has confessed that he literally received the order not to win the Eurovision in the 90s. It seems to have changed though
@wyterabitt2149
Жыл бұрын
It's not directly true, but the voting has been a mess for decades. This is where large singers/bands are not going to risk going in, why impact their reputation on a low score if it has nothing to do with the performance? And people who are actually talented, and have a chance of making it? Same thing, why have that attached to their name? So you get countries like the UK, who produce music in every genre charting across the planet and a constant stream of talent, who almost only get people trying to enter who are people with no other options or chances of really making it. Or just those not great, who have to perform live and it shows. Last year was the first time someone really talented took the chance, and even then I doubt he would have been as high without all the Ukraine help the UK has done. The end result is the same as though they were tryjng not to win.
@liliaeth
9 ай бұрын
@@kmassilia Pretty sure that was a Belgian tv director. (unless the French had the same rule)
@bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling
Жыл бұрын
eurovision was held in Liverpool this year - around 3km from my home and it was a massive celebration for the main event and week leading up to it throughout the entire city. We had an estimated 500,000 extra tourists for the week and it has been estimated that the financial benefits in future tourism is going to be work tens of millions of ££££s over the next few years The event held here was so good that the chairman/director whatever made a statement to the effect that he would be happy to hold the contest here every year.
@charlotteinnocent8752
Жыл бұрын
Be fair Liverpool hosted a perfect eurovision. Everything was flawless and I enjoyed every second! :)
@pugsterjosh7925
Жыл бұрын
You mean Martin Osterdahl? Or someone different
@merseymarineimages6283
Жыл бұрын
@@charlotteinnocent8752 God noooooo, what have we done that?
@suekennedy1595
Жыл бұрын
So nice when an event makes money not losses it like the olympics.
@Randomner2562
Жыл бұрын
The Eurovision village and all the pop up events throughout the city over the week of Eurovision were amazing. The whole city got involved and it was so so much fun. Honestly it seemed like the whole of town was just so friendly and fun. Everyone was there to have the best time and it was great. Couldn’t have picked a better city in my opinion, it 100% showcased what our city is about whilst still holding Ukraine at the very centre. Incredible times.
@meskuciuke
Жыл бұрын
To be honest, the Eurovision is great, as you can never know who will win. Sometimes the winner song is pop, sometimes rock. Sometimes it's the serious song and sometimes the opposite takes the first place. Some of these songs might seem as a joke to outsiders, however, many are true winners in their own countries (at the same time it can win votes of their own region due to similar tastes). :)
@Nattie666
Жыл бұрын
The band that Finland sent in 2006 is Lordi, the band that won for Finland. The 2nd best they got was this year with Käärijä. You need to react to his song Cha Cha Cha. You'll never get it out of your head again 😂😂
@majorkilljoy
Жыл бұрын
I loved Lordi and this year's Finnish entry. Really wanted them to win
@Nattie666
Жыл бұрын
@@majorkilljoy Same! I was so mad because I only wanted him to win. Loren's song is so forgettable and isn't even that memorable 😂
@majorkilljoy
Жыл бұрын
@@Nattie666 no surprise England was bottom of the standings again 😂 only reason we got so high last year was because of the kerfuffle in Ukraine
@Nattie666
Жыл бұрын
@@majorkilljoy Ugh don't even go there. We learned from 2021 after 0 points and then sent Sam, who got us the result of us hosting Eurovision because Ukraine couldn't. Tbf though, the song they did last year absolutely banged and i'll always listen to it because it's so good! ❤
@majorkilljoy
Жыл бұрын
@@Nattie666 personally I weren't too keen on Sam's song from 22. Now the year before in 21, proper tune that and definitely should have got higher than it did
@tanyak6336
4 ай бұрын
It's my guilty pleasure to watch Americans watch all these videos about eurovision. As a European I've watched ESC since I was ten. And for me it's like yeah we're crazy and proud of it😆
@lukepercival3427
Жыл бұрын
The 2010 Eurovision flashmob by Madcon, during the show, is probably the best way to get an idea of the size and scope of the contest. It will also give you a window into the Eurovision house-party culture. Well worth checking out.
@lemasander4932
Жыл бұрын
That was so cool, even the royals took part
@PPfilmemacher
Жыл бұрын
I still watch sometimes the video here on KZitem (sadly its slighty out of sync with the visual and madcon sadly has only a different cut version on their channel
@Benjani1122
Жыл бұрын
Eurovision is great to watch with friends
@joannereid3909
Жыл бұрын
I've watched Eurovision every year since I was a kid, over 30 years. I absolutely love it. This year's was outstanding! You seriously need to watch it, JT. Anna would love it too. 😊
@squeakatu1981
Жыл бұрын
People now actually hold Eurovision parties at home, dress up and watch Eurovision. There have been some really good singers and performers on Eurovision, the rock band that one for Finland are called Lordi.
@logi-a
Жыл бұрын
It always hurts seeing amarican trying to explain ESC 😭 but I’m happy more people are getting into it. Also you absolutely should watch it Also the video that’s explaining is kinda outdated and gets a few things wrong but it’s still one of the best ways for outsiders to understand
@sapientbutterfly
Жыл бұрын
Eurovision is a weird, wonderful, fantastic journey! It would be great to see you do some more reactions to it.
@refreshcms
Жыл бұрын
Please watch and react to this year's contest (2023) hosted by the UK on behalf of Ukraine, and make sure you watch the opening act (there is a surprise appearance by a royal), and Sam Ryder's interval act with a surprise appearance by a member of Queen. Also the song Love, Love, Peace, Peace. Måns Zelmerlöw (the winner from the year before) and Petra Mede create the perfect Eurovision Performance.
@adammintern3927
Жыл бұрын
the show is dog shit
@Prafik614
Жыл бұрын
Love, Love, Peace, Peace is a masterpiece but still I think it’s also maybe the worlds biggest inside joke and probably people outside ESC won’t get it at all 😅
@pokezod7832
Жыл бұрын
Please do more Eurovision reactions! Seems like its getting more hype in the US(im from Europe so its kinda weird to me how its not already so popular)
@ryankavanghnew-in4fk
Жыл бұрын
It's full of men pretending to be women whilst still having beards and buldges
@INSA.NEL.Y
Жыл бұрын
yesss even just the finialss would be good!!
@Jaxbauer23
Жыл бұрын
My home city of Liverpool has just hosted this year's Eurovision on behalf of Ukraine, last year's winners, and it was fantastic for the city!
@AaronD_
Жыл бұрын
agreed! i enjoyed living in the host city too
@Jodiice1981
Жыл бұрын
Eurovision is an *event* when I was a kid in the 80’s me and my sister were allowed to stay up with duvets and sweets and the whole family would have our own score cards to see who got closest to the winner. Also with you being a uk fan, you need to look for videos about Sir Terry Wogan commentating. ❤
@ChuchiiChoo
Жыл бұрын
my hometown liverpool hosted this year on behalf of ukraine who won it last year but couldn't host for obvious reasons if your interested in watching one this years was a good one
@stewartcarroll304
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I too, am from Liverpool. The city was buzzin' for the whole week leading up to it. 🎉
@mortisrat
Жыл бұрын
If you really want a version of this in the USA, why not set up a 'world song contest' - and only have contestants from America...
@markpitts5194
Жыл бұрын
ooooh.... i see what you did there. A state contest would be fun, esp. the political voting?
@scottwebb1978
Жыл бұрын
They did that last year it was " The American Song Contest " the first ever one
@alanhynd7886
Жыл бұрын
You could call it the World Series. Maybe invite some Canadians?
@cookies6455
Жыл бұрын
@@scottwebb1978 But that was a competition between states in the USA, NOT a competition between countries on the American continent.... :) haha!
@ahkkariq7406
Жыл бұрын
@@cookies6455 As a European, my impression is that the American states are in many ways as different as the European countries. Yes, you all have the same language, but here in Europe most people can speak English, so we can also communicate with each other. A song competition between the various states is the way to do it. In addition, you can invite the Canadian provinces and territories, and perhaps Mexico too. Don't expect it to be as epic as Eurovision right away. Give it a few years to establish itself, support the competition and as an audience. If they do the same in South America, Asia and Africa, we can meet in a decade or two for the world final.
@charlotteinnocent8752
Жыл бұрын
I love Eurovision. The songs are always original pieces and the performances are more entrancing every year. Sure, not every entrant is amazing to me, but they all have SOMETHING and the entire evening's entertainment for both semi final nights and for the final is something we look forward to here. Britain did VERY well last year, came runner up to Ukraine! You should react to some eurovision songs sometime. My favs this year were Finland and also Croatia. Croatia I didn't get at first but its actually a protest song about dictators and Finland? That's about Cha cha cha baby!
@alanhynd7886
Жыл бұрын
I love Eurovision hits. I put them on my alarm clock. That way, I always seem to be able to force myself to wake up at least an hour beforehand to switch them off before they start to play.
@ChronicGoblinQueen
Жыл бұрын
You should definitely react to the weirdest eurovision performances 😂
@katherinedowling4246
Жыл бұрын
You made such a good point about it being like the singing olympics definitely but we sneer at it a little the rest of Europe it’s deadly serious it is an event I ❤️ it please show more Eurovision clips
@charlotteinnocent8752
Жыл бұрын
It's self deprecation in the UK and elsewhere in Europe. Oh we all might laugh a little, but we ALSO religiously watch, vote on our mobile phones even though before hand we said we wouldn't, and like last year when Britain was runner up are so incredibly proud of winning if we do well... Come on... you know we all hurry home and make sure we're in to watch it...
@sarahealey1780
Жыл бұрын
The US is way too competitive, I'm sure you wouldn't be able to send a piss take act to compete. It would seriously offend your sense of superiority.
@stewedfishproductions7959
Жыл бұрын
That's EXACTLY why America should NEVER take part... They cannot understand why you would do ANYTHING and prefer not to WIN - They NEVER apologise and don't do SELF-DEPRECATION !!!
@brianroberts5048
Жыл бұрын
American Song Contest with Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg was fun last year. All the states and territories competing like the ESC format, and they got the ESC feel with artists like Michael Bolton, Macie Gray, Jewel, and Sisqo representing their states. It was low key but the hosts were great. I hope it returns next year.
@liliaeth
Жыл бұрын
my problem was that all the participants were picked by the same people. They should really let each state hold their own finals, or at least have them pick their own artists, so it really feels like the artists represent their state, instead of just some random artist getting assigned to a state. As a result, it kinda lacked a bit of the diversity in styles that makes Eurovision so much fun.
@Jadezgvrtk
Жыл бұрын
You're not comparing the cultural differences of a Continent with those of a single Country, are you?
@brianroberts5048
Жыл бұрын
@@Jadezgvrtk did I say that, or did I just say I enjoyed American Song Contest?
@Jadezgvrtk
Жыл бұрын
@@brianroberts5048 the way you wrote it, it looks like you were trying to compare the two contest. That’s why I commented that way.
@Quzinqa1122
Жыл бұрын
🤔 Well, I suppose the only link (or person, as the case may be) that combines ESC and American Song Contest would be Christer Björkman! ASC was said to be an American equivalent of ESC, but was nothing like it.......
@andrewcapran1101
Жыл бұрын
I recommend watching this other video that explains this contest better. Its called "The Ultimate Guide To The Eurovision Song Contest". I recommend u watch it to actually SEE what kind of songs are sent. Great reaction!
@emilyx33x
Жыл бұрын
If you’d like to see to want the contest is like, but also get more information, I recommend to watch the song ‘Love Love Peace Peace’. It’s an interval performance from the hosts of 2016 in Sweden. It mentions some classic Eurovision acts and kinda explains what it’s all about.
@tomreeves8898
Жыл бұрын
Lordi is a great metal band, recently toured with Sabaton and baby metal
@jamesdignanmusic2765
Жыл бұрын
It's a really weird thing, but very popular with an almost cult following. Sort of like if Rocky Horror was a song contest! It can be very kitschy and silly, but it can also produce the occasional fantastic music - ABBA became a worldwide phenomenon after winning back in the mid '70s. Also, the element of camp fun is often reflected by the presenters (Graham Norton and before him Sir Terry Wogan have done a great job of making sure that the music is matched with wry comedy).
@SABBATHSANITY
Жыл бұрын
Moldova once had the song which created the all too iconic EPIC SAX GUY!
@rangerbadger7304
Жыл бұрын
Eurovision is great and bonkers.
@Mark-mu4pj
Жыл бұрын
Good video, the Eurovision song contest is really fun, i watch it every year lol
@carolthomas6334
Жыл бұрын
As a huge eurovision fan, i would love it if you reacted to anything eurovision related. I was lucky enough to go to Liverpool this year and watch one of the shows sooooo good.
@mandykilpatrick1635
Жыл бұрын
Me and my daughter were there. It was so much fun and the atmosphere was amazing. I’ve never seen so many men in sequins and glitter, besides strictly come dancing. Loved it 😍
@dagmar0904
Жыл бұрын
i mean, that year it was less glitter than the last yearrs i think? like, 2021 was so silver glitter, like half of them were in that colour scheme xd also im jealous, that sounds nice
@mandykilpatrick1635
Жыл бұрын
@@dagmar0904 as it was my first time, I can’t compare to previous but all I can comment on is my experience and as I live in the middle of a military town, not much sparkle around, as it clashes with army green lol 🤷🏼♀️
@mattbentley9270
20 күн бұрын
Tim from accounting !! LOL. just made me pee myself laughing
@UKJesterVids
Жыл бұрын
If you're going to watch more Eurovision, you really want to find videos that have subtitles of the lyrics (even for the ones singing in English). Sometimes you need to see what the act are singing, just to make sure you heard what you thought you did.
@lofthestars2088
Жыл бұрын
7:57 that was actually a part of the performance. Her whole thing during the song is that she forgets the coreo and messes up. Meanwhile the girl in blue on the right just goes over the top for the performance. "Baila Chicki Chicki" is actually quite the bop that you wont get out of your head.
@DeanTuzzio
Жыл бұрын
America has technically been represented. Katrina and the waves (a British/American band) won in 1997 for UK. Katrina Leskanich the lead singer is from Topeka Kansas
@lemasander4932
Жыл бұрын
You should watch „Love love peace peace“ an interval act, when it was held in Sweden
@goldenwitherphoenix1389
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact, america did have your own song contest like Eurovision for 1 year as an episodic thing instead of a 3 night thing, but it didn't get brought back for a "second season" due to a lack of watching numbers.
@moondaughter1004
Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure it was a 3 night or more thing. I remember them having semifinals and stuff
@krzemo29
Жыл бұрын
In this video it is stated that the organization is expensive but they did not give the main reason. During the semi-finals and finals, i.e. +/- 8h, there are no advertisements. With more viewership than the Super Bowl.
@stoffels74
Жыл бұрын
Did you know that for exemple that ABBA (1974) and Céline Dion (1988) are both winners of Eurovision. Their careers started thanks to eurovision.
@rickjr37
Жыл бұрын
An American DID win Eurovision as part of a group. In 1985,Katrina and the Waves had a worldwide hit with Waking On Sunshine”. Fast forward to 1997 and the band,with an American born lead singer In Katrina Leskenich,represented the United Kingdom and won with the song “Love Shine A Light”.
@askinlad
Жыл бұрын
i think their was an American Song Contest once, last year maybe.
@VoloxTV
Жыл бұрын
I think an American version of the Eurovison Song Contest would be cool. The only issue is that many countries in the 2 Americas aren't especially politically stable, which would exclude them being hosts. Still, I think it would be a great way to increase cultural interaction. There was an American song contest that was modelled after Eurovision, but unfortunately I believe that was only limited to US states, which really misses the point of international cultural relations.
@jarrydfederico7272
Жыл бұрын
They did last year, it was called American Song Contest. It didn't do very well.
@BookNomming
Жыл бұрын
Many countries in Europe aren’t politically stable
@Quzinqa1122
Жыл бұрын
@@BookNomming ... which can be said about some American countries as well. 🤪
@alanroberts8958
Жыл бұрын
I'm waiting for the day a Eurovision song is sung in Klingon
@sharondunsmore9768
Жыл бұрын
JT Don't watch it your eyes will burn and your ears will bleed 🤣🤣✌️ From Scotland
@EvelinPetersson
Жыл бұрын
You should watch Petra and Måns "peace peace love love" and their grand opening were they SING what eurovision is. The best host's of all time.
@m1k1a1
Жыл бұрын
LoL @ Tim from accounting.
@TheBreadthatcausedLesMis
Жыл бұрын
America did have their own version of this that aired on NBC hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson. It was essentially states competing against each other. Oklahoma won by sending American K-Pop star AleXa.
@JamieAubrey
Жыл бұрын
As cheesy as it is, some of those troll songs are fucking bangers and right up my alley
@YourLocalKidnapper
Жыл бұрын
I’d love you to react to Eurovision 2022, the 2018 one or even Junior Eurovision at some point! You can find the full finales on KZitem!
@TheAuburnEnigma
Жыл бұрын
If you wanted to watch a whole final of Eurovision then 2014/2015/2017 are probably good ones to watch in terms of an open contest. Otherwise, SchlagerLucas has compilations of every song performed by a country in the contest (so there's one for all UK entries, one for all Spain entries etc). I'm from the UK so this year I was just wishing that Sam Ryder was competing again for us after he did so well in 2022 - the latest one was a good spectacle (we hosted on behalf of Ukraine) but was kind of soured by the 'runaway winner' results reveal which was why I didn't include it above.
@rexation8952
Жыл бұрын
They already did attempt a Eurovision Song Contest in America in 2022...it didn't go over so well here (didn't help that it was going directly up against American Idol). American Song Contest Still streamable on the streaming service that has a bird with big tail plumage as it's icon...that's also where you can stream Eurovision in the US live or for replay (even this past year...2023)!!!
@ZeldaA_91
Жыл бұрын
they did try to do a US version of ESC last year called American Song Contest and it was not well received by many in the ESC community and many in the US in general.
@anta3612
Жыл бұрын
Madder than a hatter's tea party (my favourite kind ;). 😉😂
@grahamparks1645
Жыл бұрын
Please do a deep dive into Eurovision start from about 2003 and catch up on the past 20 years. You could start with looking at the winners and runners up for the past five years and then do the deep dive. To see what Eurovision is now and how it’s evolved in recent years.
@Maerahn
Жыл бұрын
Actually... the closest America got to competing in Eurovisin was in 2016, when they sent - try and picture this, if you can - JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE to perform his number 1 hit 'Can't Stop The Feeling' as a guest performance! Even more hilariously, they told him absolutely nothing about Eurovision and the whole ethos behind it before he went, so he walked into that gig with ZERO CONTEXT for what he was about to witness around him... and oh boy, does that show! He spent the entire time on-camera looking like he was wondering if this was all a bad Cheese Dream - and I'm willing to bet he had some serious words with his agent when he got back home again. 🤣
@poolelasssb
Жыл бұрын
Sam ryder last years runner up was not mediocre he was amazing. He would have won had it not been for the awful war in Ukraine so everyone of course wanted to give ukraine the win to show them our love and support. So this years event was held in the uk for Ukraine and it was an amazing spectacle with drag queens celebrating love and acceptance it was beautiful. As a brit made me so proud. Although are entry this year wasnt that great so we were no where near winning 😂. Also cha cha cha was totally robbed by sweden the crowd made there voices known in typical brit fashion 🤣
@markpitts5194
Жыл бұрын
Sam has never griped about it once, and is having a reasonable career now, so all good.
@scottwebb1978
Жыл бұрын
Cha cha cha now when I went to vote for them ( I'm in uk) all I was getting was an engaged tone so I did it 3 more times still didn't get through " usually you get Graham Norton voice telling you thank you You have voted for ( name of country ) etc
@Penddraig7
Жыл бұрын
Him coming second was 100% political as was Ukraine winning. If the war in Ukraine wasn’t a thing, the UK would have come in its usual place within the bottom 5, he only came 2nd because of the war in Ukraine
@aharon59
Жыл бұрын
The people who come second always claim... we was robbed🤣 Stefania was the best winner in recent years, by far, and totally deserved their win. I did`nt get the hype around Sam Ryder and his song was boring for me, nothing new or close to original. I don`t like this years winner very much because it`s also just more of the same old, same old but it won. I voted for Finland and thought his song and performance were interesting... judging by the performance Sweden`s song should have been called an Ode to A Tanning Bed. 🤪
@Forestgravy90
Жыл бұрын
They fixed it because it was the 50th anniversary of ABBA, cha cha cha was easily the most popular, it was daft af
@ledkit
Жыл бұрын
There should be a youtube playlist with all of thee most outrageous eurovision numbers.
@nocturnalcove9736
Жыл бұрын
React to Cha Cha Cha from this year. It's a banger and really brought in the most publicity Finland has gotten in a long time and made Käärijä a celebrity over night.
@ElainaArcher4
Жыл бұрын
5:20 That is Outdated as their have been some updates 2018: Israel won For the 4th time With Toy 2019: The Netherlands got their 5th win With Arcade 2020 had been canned due to covid 2021: Italy Now has 3 wins With Zitti e buoni 2022: Ukraine Has gotten their 3rd win with Stefania 2023: Sweden Is tied with Ireland for the most wins And Now has the 2nd person Ever to win Twice With Tattoo. Loreen won Back in 2012 (that was the year the Grannies competed)with Euphoria for context.
@DaizySamantha
Жыл бұрын
I love Eurovision. Its definitely a love hate thing 🤣 people either boycott it or make a night of it!! Loads of people throw parties and dress up, or at least get a takeaway and watch it with friends or as a family.. Theres no casual watching of Eurovision! 😂😂😂❤❤❤
@danielarielamram
Жыл бұрын
Also, so many amazing songs came from the eurovision that you know but didnt knew
@wotexpat9367
Жыл бұрын
124k subs now... well done!
@wotexpat9367
Жыл бұрын
'Eurovision Song Contest' - includes Australia. OK then.
@Kirstycolourandsketch
Жыл бұрын
Sam Ryder for uk was amazing
@junemurphy6293
Жыл бұрын
Love Eurovision one of my favourite songs was from the grannies
@randomname9992
Жыл бұрын
You got your own "American Song Contest" in 2022. Then it got cancelled.
@BeverleyButterfly
Жыл бұрын
More Eurovision please some of the songs are mad and they are always the best ones xx
@emilypage959
Жыл бұрын
This was eurovision about 15 years ago.. the music quality is much better.. you can tell an American was explaining it. Id love for you to react to eurovision tho! 😂
@jacksonmacmanus1001
Жыл бұрын
its hosted next year by Sweden, after they won in Liverpool(UK) this year(UK were hosting on behalf of ukraine who won in 2022 because of the war and UK finished 2nd so we were asked to host instead)
@meapantz1983
Жыл бұрын
Lørdi are awesome I saw them a few months ago. Still playing the iconic Hard Rock Halliloyah
@Halfdanr_H
Жыл бұрын
The USA can join in with the Eurovision Song Contest, provided it subscribes to the Eurovision TV company, or something along those lines
@littlecl0uds
Жыл бұрын
You should definitely do a reaction of the top Eurovision winners and weirdest acts
@u.p.1038
10 ай бұрын
The thumbnail alone... The whole point of ESC is that different COUNTRIES compete against each other and he writes "I wish America had this". He didnt get it.
@Tucker2706
Жыл бұрын
The map of Europe used to explain how Eurovision came about in the 1950s looked nothing like the map of Europe from the 1950s. Sorry, I'll shut up now.
@RoxanneLavender
Жыл бұрын
Definitely do Eurovision reactions!!
@Gregory-F
Жыл бұрын
My favourite troll ever had this chorus, i quote: "if you don't want the wolf to eat your grandma/ give that wolf a banana". True story, i swear i am not making it up. BTW is every year in May, so you just miss it.
@Hamster7678
Жыл бұрын
i still love that australia was invited as a special anniversary one in 2015 and we've just kinda. kept going. nobodys told us to go home yet.
@moondaughter1004
Жыл бұрын
I mean we love having you guys participate. You're crazy enough to blend in with rest of us Europeans in Eurovision
@catherinesmalley8587
Жыл бұрын
The nearest thing America has ever got to being a part of the Eurovision Song Contest is Katrina from Katrina and the Waves who represented the UK in 1997 AND WON! 😊 Love, Shine a Light! Great song! 😀
@tomcory1122
Жыл бұрын
Hey JT - another great video, thanks. I'd disagree on the presenter's comment that the top 5 deliberately send in bad acts to make up for the advantage. Everyone wants to win. In terms of money hosting the contest, there was a situation when Ireland won in 1992, 1993 and 1994, then again in 1996 (4 times in 5 years). That must have hurt. It was only from 2004 that a semi-final was added (due to the number of countries competing and hence making the show too long). This was when the automatic entry for the "big 5" began. And yes, you should do more Eurovision reacts - lots of great moments. Would love to see them, very much enjoy your channel :)
@transgota7869
Жыл бұрын
If you're gonna watch eurovision, watch the year 2021. It had a lot of good songs in it
@Rxaxcxhx
4 ай бұрын
Purposely sending singers that suck is hilarious🤣
@stuartduncan2772
Жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, not being aware of the politics behind the competition, I would get to stay up late to watch the voting and got really excited when the UK was in contention. I wish I was still a kid.
@Srrgi
Жыл бұрын
The big 5 doesn't send bad acts intentionally. Spain, France, Italy and Germany have a national selection (sometimes they send an internally selected representative tho, like France this year), The UK always has internally selected representatives. Them doing well just depends on the overall package like any other country
@alanrobinson-orr8748
Жыл бұрын
A few clarifications: the Eurovision Song is owned by the European Broadcasting Union, so is not a Swiss TV channel. For much of the time competing countries had to sing in (one of) their own languages: UK = English; Germany = German; France = French. Though it is no longer a rule and most sing in English. Regarding Ireland they actually won three years on the trot, in a seditious attempt by Europe too bankrupt the Irish economy.
@eleanorlyndon865
Жыл бұрын
You have to watch Graham Norton and Terry Wogan (RIP) commontate on it!!!!
@amaliasradi687
Жыл бұрын
I'm Romanian so i think i can share this with confidence. One thing that America will not understand EVER about Eurovision is that, this song contest is to feel good, make a show ,enjoy and celebrate yourself as a country/culture and other countries and a way to land support to a country that maybe didn't have a good year and hey if we happened to win fine that is great and if we don't that is fine to we had a blast at least. I feel that America would take this to seriously and just want to win. Don't understand me wrong Eurovision its not a silly contest it means so much for us Europeans it brings us closer as a continent through music but the wholesomeness of the ''we are here to vibe' and vibe only" even if that means we make a fool out of ourselves sometimes is what makes it ten times better and is something that America (USA) doesn't posses because you want to be the worlds best and that does not apply here because is not only about that.
@postmortem9037
Жыл бұрын
There's American Song Contest (ASC) but it's not as popular.
@philiptodd6255
Жыл бұрын
Sit back and enjoy JT you and Anna will love it it’s so bad it’s good
@DulcisAbsentia
Жыл бұрын
The jury system is what is rotten while the televote is the true representation of how good a song is
@huaiwei
Жыл бұрын
If you are just saying that because of the final results, you should check out how people reacted during the SFs when Georgie and Latvia did not qualify. People then *wanted* the jury!
@davenwin1973
Жыл бұрын
I watched Eurovision on KZitem one year, but it was a past performance. It was rather interesting. I also watched a mini documentary on Eurovision, and it showed highlights on each year of the contest, except for years where the video was lost. I dont remember the count, but I want to say 3 years are missing from the collection. 1968 was the first year Eurovision was filmed in color. Since the actual movie about Eurovision, there was talk by the Eurovision committed about creating 2 new franchises, where one would be for the Anericas, and one for Asia. If these ever get created, who knows how well it would work out. I heard Australia would be moved the Asian franchise, if an Asian version of Eurovision was created. I believe the Americas version would be called Amerivision, if it was created.
@swedishmetalbear
Жыл бұрын
The American version was actually done last year. But it flopped there.
@davenwin1973
Жыл бұрын
@swedishmetalbear I thought it would be a version covering both North and South America, not just the US. The music industry in the US makes no true effort to promote certain artists, and music styles. Many European groups and artists are unable to secure music contracts here, and sometimes, artists from the US, like Anastacia, also couldn't get her music played on radio, because after listening to a UK podcast, she mentions that she was blacklisted by 1 radio company, that Sony Music did not release her 3rd album in the US, and focused on the countries where she is successful. She didn't mention the company by name, but it was iHeart Radio (then Clear Channel Radio). That company owns so many radio stations in all formats, that they decide who succeeds, and who doesn't. As for American Song Contest, the industry here does not want to follow European music standards, and I believe this was done on purpose to make it a flop, so it won't be tried again. I'll have to see if I can find video clips online, that won't cost me anything to watch, just to see how bad the US version really was.
@scotmax8426
Жыл бұрын
would love to see you reacting to eurovision, (it's a very long programme lol) but you'll only understand it if you watch the whole thing.
@UsernameUsername0000
Жыл бұрын
3:53 Sorta happened this year actually! They didn’t all send their absolute best, but they were all good. Usually there’s at least one slacker out of the 5.
@scottwebb1978
Жыл бұрын
Oh no not this guy again ( the bloke in the Eurovision video JT is reacting too ) every other American reactor who wants to know about Eurovision uses this video ....I've seen it too often lol😊 someone on the comments on another reaction video said " what made this video the go to for Americans to learn about Eurovision lol plus some of his info is not accurate ")
@barry.sullivan4338
Жыл бұрын
Cant believe epic sax guy was not mentioned
@randompotato2894
Жыл бұрын
He and his Group from Moldavia and Lordi are the only good things Esc produced
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