This song was a turning point in Eurovision history. This song closed a chapter and started an era. Before this song, dancing divas were always undervalued by juries regardless of how popular they were with public. This song and this performance proved a concept how to do dancing diva staging. And followed my many successful interpretations of it like Chanel and Noa Kirel. Ps video effects are allowed. You already watched many performances with video effects and pre recorded videos within performances.
The song and performance are great but to say it was a turning points is kinda wrong. We had dancing divas since early 2000 with Ivi Adamou - La La Love, Helena paparizou - My number one, Ruslana - Wild dances, Eleftheria Eleftheriou - Aphrodisiac etc...
@@crimeinvest6523 I know there were dancing divas before this song. And besides your examples there were even more successful ones like Helena, Marie N, Sertab, Ani Lorak, Kalomira, Sirusha. However I am talking about Juries evaluation of dancing divas. All these songs are from only televote era and the ones from jury era weren’t really appreciated enough by jury like Ivi and Elefteria. They were way underrated by juries.
@@theobenkayaNo, it is still wrong to say that this was a turning point. This song was not a turning point for Eurovision. The last turning point we had was in 2012 thanks to Loreen. The only thing Eleni did was dance which inspired two acts. So, Loreen created a new era for Eurovision, Eleni did not.
@suicidesquats9325 i think eleni inspired others to dance breaks and that build up to the bead drop. I see luca häni's she got me and channels slomo inspired by fuego
Eleni brought something to Eurovision that had been forgotten for so many years. Something about a diva that can ACTUALLY sing and dance at the same time and doing it on her level, with that confidence and this amount of choreography. She really kicked down the door for all the women that came after her and we‘ll forever be grateful for that.
What makes this impressive is that the vocals were completely live. Pre-recorded backing vocals were introduced in 2021, which I'm still ambivalent about.
They were introduced because of the safety issues with rona and tbh - it's like musical instruments, back up singers aren't really necessary for the main even, especially as main contestant is still required to sing. On the other side of things, we do have no-lyrics songs or songs that were sung in sign language. It's really only an issue, when someone actually tries to abuse the system. Which thankfully haven't happened yet.
Eurovision Best of 2019 1. Netherlands - Arcade 2. Italy - Soldi 3. Norway - Spirit in the sky 4. Iceland - Hatrið mun sigra 5. Australia - Zero Gravity
This was the song that turned around Cyprus's fortunes at Eurovision, and Eleni was the performer who started the raft of girl bop clones in the coming years after 'Fuego' dropped! But this one will always be the one for me that blew me away the most. Everyone literally slept on this, right up until that first semifinal performance....then she shot up the odds and everyone went crazy! If you get a chance to, please react to: *Hatari - "Hatrid Mun Sigra" (Industrial Punk Techno Rock) *Dami Im - "Sound Of Silence" (Emotional pop) *Keiino - "Spirit In The Sky" (Cultural Pop) *Voyager - "Promise" (Rock) And for something WACKO: *Ping Pong - *Be Happy" 🤣🤣🤣
Eleni didn't start the raft of girl pop performers for crying out loud. Did she elevate the performance bar in this genre at Eurovision and showed what is possible ? Absolutely. But this doesn't make her a pioneer and the "clones' that followed raised the bar even higher with better vocals and much more technical choreography.
@@funkerman86 erm, Eleni's entire package was a new thing at that point in time. There was no-one else that had produced what she did. Name me someone who could be attributed to having a similar package to what Eleni brought? But after Eleni, year on year, you have the clones.
@@AmaanStorm This type of performance started from the time of Sertab, and was followed by Ruslana, Helena, Kalomira, Ani Lorak, to name a few. Yes Fuego was an elevated performance of this genre compared to the pop queens that dominated in the early 00s and Chanel lifted this to a whole new level in 2022, so although Fuego was great for its time, there was nothing pioneering about it. Not to mention that in the non-Eurovision pop scene there were international superstars that built an entire career on this type of performance for decades.
@@funkerman86 I hear you, but you're missing the point entirely. The only similarity in the artists you mention is that they are females who dance. The unique point of Eleni's performance was that is was sensual and oozed sex appeal. It was hyper feminine. The artists you mentioned were cutesy or just delivered a standard performance. Eleni's performance was the first to incorporate a sexy routine over a slinky sounding song. As you said, Chanel then took it and elevated that further, then Noa Kirel took that even further, but the bottom line is, Eleni began the trend. Yes there have been many other solo female performers who have had some choreography, but none of it was hyper feminised and 'sexy'. That's my point. And I'm speaking solely about the ESC. We all know the Britneys and the Nicole Sherzingers were doing it years before, but nobody was doing that at Eurovision, so Eleni deserves her flowers.
Some of my favorite songs from Eurovision and the ones I think they're great to react to: 1. Arcade - Duncan Lawrence 2. Discoteque - The Roop 3. Hatrid mun sigra - Hatari 4. Heroes - Mans Zelmerlöw 5. Grande Amore - il volo
That year made us friends with the world of Eleni. She is the real Eupopean Fuego. Hope you'll make a reaction series to her talent on Greek and Cypriot stages as well as all around Europe.
Eleni is actually Albanian, raised in Greece and represented Cyprus. She tried 3 times to represent Greece but the broadcaster didn't want her. In Cyprus they also speak Greek with their own dialect. There are a lot of similarities between Greece and Cyprus cultural wise but also some differences.
@@alexkiariz5660 no !!! they are their own country Cypriots are Cypriots, but yes we are brothers. it's a bit insulting for them to consider them as the same nation as we are cause they have their own country their own culture their own history, which collides sometimes with our own.
@@aygusti i have plenty friends from Cyprus and they consider their selves as Greeks. They speak the same language, they are orthodox and the history is part of the greek history. Political reasons separate the same nation. Agree that we disagree.
@@alexkiariz5660 fair enough. It's just all the Cypriots i know and have been friends with, consider themselves to be Cypriots. I guess even they have different opinions about the matter. Have a good day!! 😊
@@aygusti Of course they're Cypriots. There is no dispute. It doesn't make them any less Greek in our eyes. This isn't a Russia/Ukraine dispute, independence has never been in question, though weariness is understandable given current political climates. Greece isn't nearly as irredentist as such statements may (again, in this current political climate, understandably) lead you to believe. We've just fiercly proud of Cyprus, because we share the same blood, the same language, the same struggles. However, freedom is enough of a mutual cultural value to disavow any self-respecting Greek as only viewing Cyprus as a mere extension of our country. They are their own sovereigns. They are as much ours as we are theirs. I'd sooner question your understanding of your friends' opinions than I would Greek-Cypriot relations. But then again, I see why you might disagree. Perhaps further discussion are in order.
The host country in 2018 was Portugal. They were aiming to lower costs of running the event so they opted to not have any LED screens on the stage, just lighting. So some countries utilised on screen graphics to varying degrees of success, Cyprus was probably one of the better ones
I am so happy with this amazing Eurovision week, and having the queen Eleni as the cherry of the cake. One of my all time favorite entries and just today, March 15th my birthday. Thank you guys for this present. Love you!
Hey guys, amazing reactions as always!!! We already have all 37 songs for eurovision 2024, and i cant wait for you to react to them. And btw a person from Cyprus is called a cypriot.
So people from Cyprus are called Cypriots. We speak Greek and as you correctly noticed we use the Greek alphabet. We are basically Greeks but we are an autonomous, sovereign country island with its own flag etc. However, we share the same culture, cuisine, religion, traditions, and national anthem. A fun fact is that throughout the history of Eurovision, Greece and Cyprus exchanged 12 points, and this created a lot of controversy in the Eurovision fandom lol. But that is simply because we listen to the same artists (the majority of whom are Greek artists as Cyprus has only 1.2 million people so the music scene here is tiny) so we obviously feel more connected to each other's songs. Love your videos guys, can believe another Eurovision week is over. Can't wait for your reaction to this year's songs!!!
@@nocturne7371 haha true that. The sad thing is that this happened in a year when Cyprus had a solid performance. I wish this happened any year before 2018 lol.
I can only lament the possibility of some real cooperation and fusion of music styles, etc, if the TUrks hadnt invaded in 1974 and created a fake nation on the north part of the island. Sigh.
Love your Eurovision content! Would love to see you guys react to 2019. In no order: Duncan Lawrence- Arcade Mahmood - Soldi Hatari - Hatrid mun Sigra Keiino - Spirit in the sky Kate Miller Heidki - Zero gravity To be fair I just really want to see y’all react to Hatari tho
One of the greatest performers of Greece, a real superstar! (If you ever watch Greece's Geography Now video you'll see Greece and Cyprus are basically almost kinda one and the same). As for this performance, there is a video of what was happening in the Green Rooms while Eleni was on stage. Safe to say ALL the contestants were dancing and singing their asses out. In my opinion, one of the best performances of Eurovision ever
If you are going to cointinue down the eurovision road here are some of my personal favourites that you still haven't reacted to: 1- fairytale by alexander rybak 2- arcade by duncan laurence 3- heroes by måns zelmerlöw 4- Saudade saudade by maro 5- soldli by mahmood
You could also do a week with songs from this year's eurovision (2024) The songs are all out now, but the show will be in may, so now is the perfect time to watch the videos and choose your favorites before the show.
Fun fact about Cyprus; It was such an important exported of copper in antiquity that eventually the metal took the name of the island. From the Roman "aes cyprium" (metal of Cyprus) >cuprum >copper.
Swedish production , song swedish , choreography and background dancers to. Only Eleni is a Greek preformer born in Albania.So Cyprus it is! There is a clip , where all the other artists dance to Fuego in green room!
I just had a peek at your ko-fi page and the most recent Eurovision request has two really cool performances. One of them is my all-time favorite called zero gravity. Definitely make sure you watch the grand final performance with this one. I hope to see you guys reacting to that requesters list soon.
Hi guys, would love to see your reaction to some of the favourites from this year's Eurovision. 5. Greece - Marina Satti - Zari 4. Netherlands - Joost Klein - Europapa 3. Switzerland - Nemo - The Code 2. Italy - Angelina Mango - La Noia 1. Croatia - Baby Lasagna- Rim Tim Tagi Dim
Eurovision goes performance art #5 Sébastien Tellier - Divine (France 2008) 18th #4 Luke Black - Samo Mi Se Spava (Serbia 2023) 24th #3 Let3 - Mama ŠČ! (Croatia 2023) 13th #2 Hatari - Hatrid mun sigra (Iceland 2019) 10th #1 Kate Miller-Heidke - Zero Gravity (Australia 2019) 9th These are epic and you need to see these
Next esc week: 1)Iceland 2019- Hatari with hatri mun sigra 2) Moldova 2017 3) Greece 2006 4) Ukraine 2004 5) Azerbajan 2009 Some of the best or my favs everr
personally Idc what Eurovision songs they react to (I enjoy all reactions regardless), though I would like to see them expand their Eurovision coverage, so they don't just react to the same countries over and over again... you know, try to see what other countries have had to offer - especially some smaller countries, which don't get too much recognition most of the time (like Estonia, Czechia and even Cyprus this week)
OMG, 2018 was such a good year in Eurovision! This came 2nd. Why not reacting to some more out of the top 5-10 from 2018? You already did Netta "Toy" (1st) and Elina Nechayeva "La Forza" (8th). You could also do: 4th - Michael Schulte - "You Let Me Walk Alone" (Germany) - super emotional/ tear jerking performance 6th - Mikolas Josef - "Lie To Me" (Czechia) - just a legend 7th - Benjamin Ingrosso - "Dance You Off" (Sweden) - for the cringe factor 9th - Rasmussen - "Higher Ground" (Denmark) - Vikings! 10th - DoReDos - "My Lucky Day" (Moldova) - it's amazing what this country always brings to the stage, even without big budgets.
In Eurovision 2018, the EBU and Portugal (Hosting) made a challenge to all countries: Let's forget the "LED Video Walls this year". Be creative on stage! However, the "Augmented reality" was available and Cyprus used it. That's what happened here.
6:30 this was the year that a lot of countries used video effects overlayed on top of the live feed.Most of them looking sad. like at 4:24 as well. Unfortunately the audience in the stadium don't see it, but as I'm saying Eurovision is a TV event that happens to have a live audience, not a concert.
It is indeed a video effect, as was a smoke effect earlier, but they are allowed (though used quite sparingly in general). Eurovision is above all an audiovisual product, and while it seems to be immensely fun to attend live, performances are primarily designed for viewing via a television screen, so she shouldn't really be chastised for using them per se.
it almost feels criminal to make you guys react to fuego AFTER slo mo. like, feugo walked so slo mo could run and it feels like we set you up for disappointment.
It's funny you say that, considering a part of slomo's choreography was literally almost a replica of another performance Eleni did. Both were amazing though.
This perfomance is from the Eurovision in Portugal. Portugal, it's not rich and so it saved a lot of money adding video effects live to most of the performances. Also Eurovision as always been more of a TV show, than a live show, even without the video effect.
We speak greek... occupied the half island by Turkey since 1974.. it is “Cypriot”... Cyprus has many conquers (England, Latins, Francs, Byzantine empire, Arabians Ottomans) in history because of geographical position is in the middle of three continents Europe,Africa and Asia... we are a part of European Union since 2005 if I remember well... the currency is Euro since 2008. Before was the pounds... before the independence of Cyprus we are conquered by England... but now the half island as i told you on the begin is occupied by Turkey.... until today its geographical position is very important...
You became Eurovision expert so fast guys ! You reacted almost every popular songs on Eurovision :) Now it’s time to watch live Eurovision 2024 in May and share thoughts about all night & songs with us :)
It’s a tv show guys. The judges must go by that people see on tv. I was in the audience and you couldn’t see. But instead we get to watch the camera guys, the mounting of stages etc… and there are also big screens so you can see how it looks.
"RAYE" WEEK 1. Oscar Winning Tears (Live at the Royal Albert Hall) 2. Escapism (music video) 3. Hard Out Here (music video) 4. Black Mascara (music video) 5. Ice Cream Man (music video)
"Are they allowed to use video effects?" my man has never seen a Poland performance before. They LOVE their Windows Moviemaker effects and use them to the fullest.
Deep Dive Town - Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland :) Straddles the Irish border. And for the next Eurovision week I won't provide a list because there are sooooo many but I think you do need to see Iceland 2019 as others have posted. And why not, before Eurovision 2024, look at some of this year's entries? 5 for you (this for me is one of the strongest years ever so will try to go diverse in genres but will stick to songs we have already available live): 1. Bambie Thug - Ireland 2. Silvester Belt - Lithuania 3. Joost Klein - Netherlands (there's a live version just released) but I'll give a back-up sixth option as this hasn't been performed in a final and selected that way. 4. 5Miinust & Puulup - Estonia 5. Baby Lasagne - Croatia 6. Windows 95 Man - Finland There are so many other great options on stage that won national finals - it's less than 2 months away guys! Others - Italy - Angelina Mango, Spain - Nebulossa, San Marino - Megara, Ukraine - Jerry Heil + Alyona Alyona, Serbia - Teya Dora, Norway - Gate (one of my personal favs), Denmark - Saba, Germany - Isaak, Portugal - Iolanda, Latvia - Dons, Sweden - Marcus and Martinus. There are others but I think those probably represent the broad range. And there are amazing songs that we don't have live performances of yet, but have great music videos such as Switzerland, Belgium, Greece, Armenia, Cyprus (not as good as Eleni but similar :D ), Georgia, UK, Poland, Australia (didgeridooooo!), Slovenia, Austria....agh, so many.
I was in the audience in 2018 when this performance happened, unfortunately the flames in the bridge were not on stage and are video effects. When the real flames appeared they nearly burnt my eyebrows off 🤣🤣👍🏼
Great Job on Weekly Top 5! Can I be cheeky and suggest some Simple Minds for some future Top 5 treatment!?🤔😁 - 1-Don't You forget about me 2-Alive and Kicking 3-All the things She Said 4-Glittering Prize 5-Waterfront Keep up the fantastic work!
@@LinaMelitaNope. The songwriters: Anderz Wrethov is born in Vellinge, Sweden. Viktor Svensson is born in Stockholm, Sweden Alex Papaconstantinou is born in Brännkyrka, Sweden. Didrick Franzén is born in Linköping, Sweden Geraldo Sandell is born in Askim, Sweden The choreographer and stageproducer Sacha Jean-Baptiste is born in Hässelby, Sweden The dancers: Celia Caap is from Norrköping, Sweden Marlene Lindahl is from Stockholm, Sweden Lovisa Bengtsson is from Stockholm, Sweden Keisha von Arnold is born in Brännkyrka, Sweden
Cyprus actually has two side the official Greek side and the Turkish side which was invaded by Turkey in 1974 they are divided by an area called the green line. If you wish to go from one side to the other you need to go through checkpoints and show your passport. Love your banter and content you are really entertaining 😎👌
Ok guys, so I think it’s time for you to discover the great Dimash! Here’s my top 5 for you: 5. SOS 4. Across endless dimensions OST 3. Stranger 2. The story of one sky 3. When I’ve got you Dimash is the best vocalist in the world right now, I promise you’ve never seen anyone like him before. Besides he has a huge army of fans across the world and you will gain a lot of new subs really fast. Love from Ukraine 👋
Eurovision Song Contest is a tv show so video effects are allowed guys! Its not the first time that is used! And yes, the audience could see it but on the screens! 😊 Cyprus 🇨🇾 is a small island in the Mediterranean sea very close to Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Egypt. Yes, we are called Cypriots! 😊 There is a mixture of civilization in the island, I can confirm that! The official languages here is Greek and Turkish! We are in the European Union! Thank you Weekly Top 5 for commenting! 😊 ❤ If you ever come to Cyprus you will find a lot of things to do and visit! From ancient places to modern life and good food!
Bro, y'all gotta get more legends on the channel frfr. I have a few in mind but for right now, you definitely should give the Queen of Hip Hop & Soul, Mary J. Blige her flowers. So I have some songs/videos you should check out in particular. All That I Can Say, Deep Inside, No More Drama, Enough Cryin, Take Me As I Am, The One, We Got Hood Love, Someone To Love Me, Mr Wrong, Right Now, Whole Damn Year, Come See About Me. All dope frfr..
Avicii week 1 This young swedish artist has some iconic songs and some inspiring music videos. I bet that all of us all have some great memories connected to his music during the 2010-2020. I have listed my favorite ones. The number 1 in the list (wake me up) is from his contribute concert from after he died, I thought it would be appropriate to put it last (#1) in my list for you to react to. #5 Avicii The nights #4 Avicii - Waiting for love #3 Avicii - Hey brother #2 Avicii - Without you (Part 4) ft. Sandro Cavazza #1 Avicii Trubute Concert - Wake me up (Live Vocals by Aloe Blacc)
Since you(and we)cannot get enough of Eurovision, here are some suggestions for another week! #5 Blanche - City Lights #4 Zdob si Zdub - So Lucky #3 Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes #2 Tusse - Voices #1 Sunstroke Projects & Olia Tira - Run Away
Eurovision week #7 list!! 5: WRS- Llámame (Romania): ruclips.net/video/nPpuwy79sHs/видео.htmlsi=a1t8NkvoFxh77D61 4: Mikolas Josef- Lie To Me (Czech Republic): ruclips.net/video/w0ZUuQe0shk/видео.htmlsi=LLS5WBMnrYkrmk5D 3: Eric Saade- Popular (Sweden): ruclips.net/video/-04pUETT7oI/видео.htmlsi=ncKazVG1Rm3pCBKI 2: Alexander Rybak- Fairytale (Norway): ruclips.net/video/WXwgZL4zx9o/видео.htmlsi=i9O92xtOetObOMqQ 1: Måns Zelmerlöw & Petra Mede - Love, Love, Peace, Peace (a song performed by the public’s favorite hosts, about what you need to do to win Eurovision, a must watch): ruclips.net/video/Cv6tgnx6jTQ/видео.htmlsi=AJEdfBRVS2eQUNLx Thanks for great reactions!!
So lemme give you some break and introduce you to Junior Eurovision. A contest introduced to give some more spotlight to the youngest singers and child-targeted genres and music. Like original Eurovision it started quirky and kinda amateur, but thesw days it's really competing in quality with adult competition (I blame Poland tbh, for going to hard at one point). Some additional information - Junior ESC allows for kids between like 9-14. And there have been winners and performers form JESC who later on competed in adult contest (people probably will recommend them at some point). Also before introduction of JESC rules for ESC didn't fully specify the ages. Making it possible for Sandra Kim at age 13 (which she actually lied to the producers that she was 15 to be allowed). There will never be a younger winner, due to modern rules that push younger kids for the junior competition. So my recommendations - you probably could go by year like you did with ESC (Eurovision site has lists of all contestants and their placements btw. for both competitions). But I would also give you a nice group of five winners that in my opinion are worth checking for multiple factors (you could check last five ones, but competition really has been dominated by France and Poland lately, lol). 1. "Cœur" - Zoé Clauzure (2023/last winner). 2. "Superhero" - Viki Gabor (2019 winner). 3. "Not My Soul" - Destiny Chukunyere (2015 winner). 4. "Bzz.." - Bzikebi (2008 winner). 5. "Ti si moja prva ljubav" - Dino Jelusić (2003/first winner). There are obviously also a lot of other really good songs, like "Antes muerta que sencilla" from 2004. "Nebo" from 2012. "Tu primo grande amore" from 2014. "Anyone I Want to Be" from 2018 or "Qami Qami" from 2021. And if you ever decide to check full competitions at some point - just to get a vibe. From Junior Eurovision, 2020 is definitely the year to check out. It was one of the best events in the whole franchise and actually the only Eurovision event in 2020, because adult one has cancelled for safety reasons (junior is usually few months after so there was more ways to secure event). Whole thing was made inside studio in Warsaw, but also in half of the other competing countries, that didn't decide to travel to Poland (as everyone was allowed to film in their own places, for safety of the kids). Each country was given strict stage rules to make it all fair for everyone, but it also allowed for a lot of freedom never seen before - especially when it comes to stage graphics/CGI. It was especially fun to watch, because Poland won in 2018 and 2019, and both wins were first time Poland ever won in the whole franchise. Which made them go all out for their final hosting opportunity. With both Polish winners slaying a performance with 2019's adult winner - Duncan Laurence. Some additional cool stuff about Junior Eurovision - they kept the old rule from main contest of songs having to be at least 50% in the native languages. Probably for fairness reasons (not everyone can speak English at that age) and for some cultural heritage recognition. This lead to rare languages to be used. Like Irish Gaelic (the Irish broadcaster uses that language so they go with it instead of Irish English). Suprisingly - Dutch (Netherlands rarely use it in adult ESC). Welsh (before UK as whole decided to come back) and Kazakh - as Kazakhstan was allowed to compete, which they did between 2018-2022).
Y'all need to react to Iceland's entry in eurovision 2018 (or 19 can't exactly remember the date) hatari - hatrio mun sigra. You won't be dissapointed its one of my favs
Sad that another Eurovision week is over - already looking forward to the next one! And here it is - playlist all ready, just for you guys 😊 ruclips.net/p/PLV5PVJP106wiPejKhUxcviVqCB_q43Rwg&si=ZK-8dQ506foQZLke
This song was a turning point in Eurovision history. This song closed a chapter and started an era. Before this song, dancing divas were always undervalued by juries regardless of how popular they were with public. This song and this performance proved a concept how to do dancing diva staging. And followed my many successful interpretations of it like Chanel and Noa Kirel.
Ps video effects are allowed. You already watched many performances with video effects and pre recorded videos within performances.
The song and performance are great but to say it was a turning points is kinda wrong. We had dancing divas since early 2000 with Ivi Adamou - La La Love, Helena paparizou - My number one, Ruslana - Wild dances, Eleftheria Eleftheriou - Aphrodisiac etc...
@@crimeinvest6523it was indeed a turning point❤
@@crimeinvest6523 I know there were dancing divas before this song. And besides your examples there were even more successful ones like Helena, Marie N, Sertab, Ani Lorak, Kalomira, Sirusha. However I am talking about Juries evaluation of dancing divas. All these songs are from only televote era and the ones from jury era weren’t really appreciated enough by jury like Ivi and Elefteria. They were way underrated by juries.
@@theobenkayaNo, it is still wrong to say that this was a turning point. This song was not a turning point for Eurovision. The last turning point we had was in 2012 thanks to Loreen. The only thing Eleni did was dance which inspired two acts. So, Loreen created a new era for Eurovision, Eleni did not.
@suicidesquats9325 i think eleni inspired others to dance breaks and that build up to the bead drop. I see luca häni's she got me and channels slomo inspired by fuego
Eleni brought something to Eurovision that had been forgotten for so many years. Something about a diva that can ACTUALLY sing and dance at the same time and doing it on her level, with that confidence and this amount of choreography. She really kicked down the door for all the women that came after her and we‘ll forever be grateful for that.
A person from Cyprus is called a Cypriot 😊
Greek Cypriot actually
Ah, you Cypriot!
Yes but Eleni Foureira Or Entela Fureraj is not Cypriot but ALBANIAN 🇦🇱
What makes this impressive is that the vocals were completely live. Pre-recorded backing vocals were introduced in 2021, which I'm still ambivalent about.
They were introduced because of the safety issues with rona and tbh - it's like musical instruments, back up singers aren't really necessary for the main even, especially as main contestant is still required to sing. On the other side of things, we do have no-lyrics songs or songs that were sung in sign language. It's really only an issue, when someone actually tries to abuse the system. Which thankfully haven't happened yet.
And this performance invented the word Hairography ❤
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HARDLY. Perhaps it was the first real case of it in ESC, but female pop stars in the USA had been doing hairography for a long time.
Hairography exists since the 70s/80s!
@@Patrick.V. It was a joke man :)
the real winner of 2018
For you. Netta deserved her victory. Both are amazing
@@XXCJATPXX Netta’s studio version was great but live on stage she wasn’t as good as Eleni.
As much as I hate Toyl it was the real winner as it indeed won, and even won the televote.@@mathlexx
Naah.
Eurovision is afraid to make winners entries like Cyprus 🇨🇾 and I don't know why but instead they prefer chickens and trash. Get well soon Eurovision.
Eurovision Best of 2019
1. Netherlands - Arcade
2. Italy - Soldi
3. Norway - Spirit in the sky
4. Iceland - Hatrið mun sigra
5. Australia - Zero Gravity
This was the song that turned around Cyprus's fortunes at Eurovision, and Eleni was the performer who started the raft of girl bop clones in the coming years after 'Fuego' dropped! But this one will always be the one for me that blew me away the most.
Everyone literally slept on this, right up until that first semifinal performance....then she shot up the odds and everyone went crazy!
If you get a chance to, please react to:
*Hatari - "Hatrid Mun Sigra" (Industrial Punk Techno Rock)
*Dami Im - "Sound Of Silence" (Emotional pop)
*Keiino - "Spirit In The Sky" (Cultural Pop)
*Voyager - "Promise" (Rock)
And for something WACKO: *Ping Pong - *Be Happy" 🤣🤣🤣
Eleni didn't start the raft of girl pop performers for crying out loud. Did she elevate the performance bar in this genre at Eurovision and showed what is possible ? Absolutely. But this doesn't make her a pioneer and the "clones' that followed raised the bar even higher with better vocals and much more technical choreography.
@@funkerman86 erm, Eleni's entire package was a new thing at that point in time. There was no-one else that had produced what she did. Name me someone who could be attributed to having a similar package to what Eleni brought? But after Eleni, year on year, you have the clones.
@@AmaanStorm This type of performance started from the time of Sertab, and was followed by Ruslana, Helena, Kalomira, Ani Lorak, to name a few. Yes Fuego was an elevated performance of this genre compared to the pop queens that dominated in the early 00s and Chanel lifted this to a whole new level in 2022, so although Fuego was great for its time, there was nothing pioneering about it. Not to mention that in the non-Eurovision pop scene there were international superstars that built an entire career on this type of performance for decades.
@@funkerman86 I hear you, but you're missing the point entirely. The only similarity in the artists you mention is that they are females who dance. The unique point of Eleni's performance was that is was sensual and oozed sex appeal. It was hyper feminine. The artists you mentioned were cutesy or just delivered a standard performance. Eleni's performance was the first to incorporate a sexy routine over a slinky sounding song. As you said, Chanel then took it and elevated that further, then Noa Kirel took that even further, but the bottom line is, Eleni began the trend.
Yes there have been many other solo female performers who have had some choreography, but none of it was hyper feminised and 'sexy'. That's my point. And I'm speaking solely about the ESC. We all know the Britneys and the Nicole Sherzingers were doing it years before, but nobody was doing that at Eurovision, so Eleni deserves her flowers.
@@funkerman86 Sorry but I completely agree with AmaanStorm, no one had done a performance on this level before Eleni
Some of my favorite songs from Eurovision and the ones I think they're great to react to:
1. Arcade - Duncan Lawrence
2. Discoteque - The Roop
3. Hatrid mun sigra - Hatari
4. Heroes - Mans Zelmerlöw
5. Grande Amore - il volo
This is a great list. i agree with all of them
Unironically your map section was very entertaining and I would watch more of it lol. You should react to more music from different countries!
That year made us friends with the world of Eleni. She is the real Eupopean Fuego. Hope you'll make a reaction series to her talent on Greek and Cypriot stages as well as all around Europe.
Eleni is actually Albanian, raised in Greece and represented Cyprus. She tried 3 times to represent Greece but the broadcaster didn't want her. In Cyprus they also speak Greek with their own dialect. There are a lot of similarities between Greece and Cyprus cultural wise but also some differences.
Cyprus is Greece, Cypriots are Greek!
@@alexkiariz5660 no !!! they are their own country Cypriots are Cypriots, but yes we are brothers. it's a bit insulting for them to consider them as the same nation as we are cause they have their own country their own culture their own history, which collides sometimes with our own.
@@aygusti i have plenty friends from Cyprus and they consider their selves as Greeks. They speak the same language, they are orthodox and the history is part of the greek history. Political reasons separate the same nation.
Agree that we disagree.
@@alexkiariz5660 fair enough. It's just all the Cypriots i know and have been friends with, consider themselves to be Cypriots. I guess even they have different opinions about the matter. Have a good day!! 😊
@@aygusti Of course they're Cypriots. There is no dispute. It doesn't make them any less Greek in our eyes. This isn't a Russia/Ukraine dispute, independence has never been in question, though weariness is understandable given current political climates. Greece isn't nearly as irredentist as such statements may (again, in this current political climate, understandably) lead you to believe. We've just fiercly proud of Cyprus, because we share the same blood, the same language, the same struggles.
However, freedom is enough of a mutual cultural value to disavow any self-respecting Greek as only viewing Cyprus as a mere extension of our country. They are their own sovereigns. They are as much ours as we are theirs.
I'd sooner question your understanding of your friends' opinions than I would Greek-Cypriot relations. But then again, I see why you might disagree. Perhaps further discussion are in order.
The host country in 2018 was Portugal. They were aiming to lower costs of running the event so they opted to not have any LED screens on the stage, just lighting. So some countries utilised on screen graphics to varying degrees of success, Cyprus was probably one of the better ones
I am so happy with this amazing Eurovision week, and having the queen Eleni as the cherry of the cake. One of my all time favorite entries and just today, March 15th my birthday. Thank you guys for this present. Love you!
Hey guys, amazing reactions as always!!! We already have all 37 songs for eurovision 2024, and i cant wait for you to react to them. And btw a person from Cyprus is called a cypriot.
True winner of 2018❤
That song was 28th on the odds before the live shows and after the first rehearsal Cyprus became the hot favourite to win the contest.
So people from Cyprus are called Cypriots. We speak Greek and as you correctly noticed we use the Greek alphabet. We are basically Greeks but we are an autonomous, sovereign country island with its own flag etc. However, we share the same culture, cuisine, religion, traditions, and national anthem. A fun fact is that throughout the history of Eurovision, Greece and Cyprus exchanged 12 points, and this created a lot of controversy in the Eurovision fandom lol. But that is simply because we listen to the same artists (the majority of whom are Greek artists as Cyprus has only 1.2 million people so the music scene here is tiny) so we obviously feel more connected to each other's songs. Love your videos guys, can believe another Eurovision week is over. Can't wait for your reaction to this year's songs!!!
The point swapping in ESC is so expected that last year when Greek only gave Cyprus 4 points you could hear the surprise of the audience.
@@nocturne7371 haha true that. The sad thing is that this happened in a year when Cyprus had a solid performance. I wish this happened any year before 2018 lol.
Μαρκο ο κόσμος της Ελλάδας σας έδωσε 12αρι, οι επιτροπές σας εδωσαν το 4αρι!! ❤ @@markosioannidis5473
I can only lament the possibility of some real cooperation and fusion of music styles, etc, if the TUrks hadnt invaded in 1974 and created a fake nation on the north part of the island. Sigh.
Booing Greece and Cyprus when they give eachother 12 points is also a great and old Eurovision tradition these days
Love your Eurovision content! Would love to see you guys react to 2019. In no order:
Duncan Lawrence- Arcade
Mahmood - Soldi
Hatari - Hatrid mun Sigra
Keiino - Spirit in the sky
Kate Miller Heidki - Zero gravity
To be fair I just really want to see y’all react to Hatari tho
Yes to a geography stream, actually!
You could play one of those games where you have to guess the countries in a map of europe.
La Diva Foureira🔥
One of the greatest performers of Greece, a real superstar! (If you ever watch Greece's Geography Now video you'll see Greece and Cyprus are basically almost kinda one and the same). As for this performance, there is a video of what was happening in the Green Rooms while Eleni was on stage. Safe to say ALL the contestants were dancing and singing their asses out. In my opinion, one of the best performances of Eurovision ever
Can you link?
@@catrionacolville2192 ruclips.net/video/mGy3I7opKpE/видео.html
If you are going to cointinue down the eurovision road here are some of my personal favourites that you still haven't reacted to:
1- fairytale by alexander rybak
2- arcade by duncan laurence
3- heroes by måns zelmerlöw
4- Saudade saudade by maro
5- soldli by mahmood
I adore all of these, what a great list🎉
yeah yeah fire 😉
You could also do a week with songs from this year's eurovision (2024) The songs are all out now, but the show will be in may, so now is the perfect time to watch the videos and choose your favorites before the show.
LEGEND
Yes to the geography stream! ❤
This was an incredible performance!
This was so goooood 2018🤩
Fun fact about Cyprus; It was such an important exported of copper in antiquity that eventually the metal took the name of the island. From the Roman "aes cyprium" (metal of Cyprus) >cuprum >copper.
yeah yeah fire
Hairography on point, girl bop origin story
Swedish production , song swedish , choreography and background dancers to. Only Eleni is a Greek preformer born in Albania.So Cyprus it is!
There is a clip , where all the other artists dance to Fuego in green room!
The song & performance ate literally Eurovision gold, she should have won
The map part was very fun. I would love to see more of it
Yes pls do the Europe geography stream!! And be sure to go to Antwerp, Belgium ;)
I keep still hearing this song in random places (bars, malls, radio etc) time to time. That's how you know it's a real Eurovision hit.
I just had a peek at your ko-fi page and the most recent Eurovision request has two really cool performances. One of them is my all-time favorite called zero gravity. Definitely make sure you watch the grand final performance with this one. I hope to see you guys reacting to that requesters list soon.
Hi guys, would love to see your reaction to some of the favourites from this year's Eurovision.
5. Greece - Marina Satti - Zari
4. Netherlands - Joost Klein - Europapa
3. Switzerland - Nemo - The Code
2. Italy - Angelina Mango - La Noia
1. Croatia - Baby Lasagna- Rim Tim Tagi Dim
Eurovision goes performance art
#5 Sébastien Tellier - Divine (France 2008) 18th
#4 Luke Black - Samo Mi Se Spava (Serbia 2023) 24th
#3 Let3 - Mama ŠČ! (Croatia 2023) 13th
#2 Hatari - Hatrid mun sigra (Iceland 2019) 10th
#1 Kate Miller-Heidke - Zero Gravity (Australia 2019) 9th
These are epic and you need to see these
oh great list
I really want that that geography stream now to happen
Next esc week:
1)Iceland 2019- Hatari with hatri mun sigra
2) Moldova 2017
3) Greece 2006
4) Ukraine 2004
5) Azerbajan 2009
Some of the best or my favs everr
U guys need to see Iceland 2019
personally Idc what Eurovision songs they react to (I enjoy all reactions regardless), though I would like to see them expand their Eurovision coverage, so they don't just react to the same countries over and over again... you know, try to see what other countries have had to offer - especially some smaller countries, which don't get too much recognition most of the time (like Estonia, Czechia and even Cyprus this week)
OMG, 2018 was such a good year in Eurovision! This came 2nd. Why not reacting to some more out of the top 5-10 from 2018? You already did Netta "Toy" (1st) and Elina Nechayeva "La Forza" (8th). You could also do:
4th - Michael Schulte - "You Let Me Walk Alone" (Germany) - super emotional/ tear jerking performance
6th - Mikolas Josef - "Lie To Me" (Czechia) - just a legend
7th - Benjamin Ingrosso - "Dance You Off" (Sweden) - for the cringe factor
9th - Rasmussen - "Higher Ground" (Denmark) - Vikings!
10th - DoReDos - "My Lucky Day" (Moldova) - it's amazing what this country always brings to the stage, even without big budgets.
In Eurovision 2018, the EBU and Portugal (Hosting) made a challenge to all countries: Let's forget the "LED Video Walls this year". Be creative on stage! However, the "Augmented reality" was available and Cyprus used it. That's what happened here.
Oldest wine on the world is from Cyprus!
6:30 this was the year that a lot of countries used video effects overlayed on top of the live feed.Most of them looking sad. like at 4:24 as well. Unfortunately the audience in the stadium don't see it, but as I'm saying Eurovision is a TV event that happens to have a live audience, not a concert.
It is indeed a video effect, as was a smoke effect earlier, but they are allowed (though used quite sparingly in general). Eurovision is above all an audiovisual product, and while it seems to be immensely fun to attend live, performances are primarily designed for viewing via a television screen, so she shouldn't really be chastised for using them per se.
it almost feels criminal to make you guys react to fuego AFTER slo mo. like, feugo walked so slo mo could run and it feels like we set you up for disappointment.
It's funny you say that, considering a part of slomo's choreography was literally almost a replica of another performance Eleni did.
Both were amazing though.
This perfomance is from the Eurovision in Portugal. Portugal, it's not rich and so it saved a lot of money adding video effects live to most of the performances. Also Eurovision as always been more of a TV show, than a live show, even without the video effect.
We speak greek... occupied the half island by Turkey since 1974.. it is “Cypriot”... Cyprus has many conquers (England, Latins, Francs, Byzantine empire, Arabians Ottomans) in history because of geographical position is in the middle of three continents Europe,Africa and Asia... we are a part of European Union since 2005 if I remember well... the currency is Euro since 2008. Before was the pounds... before the independence of Cyprus we are conquered by England... but now the half island as i told you on the begin is occupied by Turkey.... until today its geographical position is very important...
my winner 2018🥹
i can especially recommend Equinox Bones from Bulgaria
Eleni is probably the biggest Greek pop star rn
She is Albanians but raised in Greece
Im from Cyprus Ayia Napa ❤️
the audience in the arena can see whats being showed on TV (like the video effects) on screens that are displayed around the stadium 😊
Cyprus is the 3rd biggest island in the Mediterranean
My winner ❤❤
You became Eurovision expert so fast guys ! You reacted almost every popular songs on Eurovision :) Now it’s time to watch live Eurovision 2024 in May and share thoughts about all night & songs with us :)
Please do an Eurovision commentary 2024! Semis are may 7th and 9th. Final is may 11th
It’s a tv show guys. The judges must go by that people see on tv. I was in the audience and you couldn’t see. But instead we get to watch the camera guys, the mounting of stages etc… and there are also big screens so you can see how it looks.
lets go eurovision 2024
In terms of Eurovision, Cyprus is best known for almost always giving their 12 points to Greece. (It's called bloc voting.)
one of the very few that has been actively keeping it up to this day (I think they are starting to break finally).
Yes we are Cypriots, you are correct! We share same history, language and tradition with Greece but we are an individual country.
"RAYE" WEEK
1. Oscar Winning Tears (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
2. Escapism (music video)
3. Hard Out Here (music video)
4. Black Mascara (music video)
5. Ice Cream Man (music video)
"Are they allowed to use video effects?" my man has never seen a Poland performance before. They LOVE their Windows Moviemaker effects and use them to the fullest.
YESSSS
Deep Dive Town - Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland :)
Straddles the Irish border.
And for the next Eurovision week I won't provide a list because there are sooooo many but I think you do need to see Iceland 2019 as others have posted.
And why not, before Eurovision 2024, look at some of this year's entries? 5 for you (this for me is one of the strongest years ever so will try to go diverse in genres but will stick to songs we have already available live):
1. Bambie Thug - Ireland
2. Silvester Belt - Lithuania
3. Joost Klein - Netherlands (there's a live version just released) but I'll give a back-up sixth option as this hasn't been performed in a final and selected that way.
4. 5Miinust & Puulup - Estonia
5. Baby Lasagne - Croatia
6. Windows 95 Man - Finland
There are so many other great options on stage that won national finals - it's less than 2 months away guys! Others - Italy - Angelina Mango, Spain - Nebulossa, San Marino - Megara, Ukraine - Jerry Heil + Alyona Alyona, Serbia - Teya Dora, Norway - Gate (one of my personal favs), Denmark - Saba, Germany - Isaak, Portugal - Iolanda, Latvia - Dons, Sweden - Marcus and Martinus. There are others but I think those probably represent the broad range. And there are amazing songs that we don't have live performances of yet, but have great music videos such as Switzerland, Belgium, Greece, Armenia, Cyprus (not as good as Eleni but similar :D ), Georgia, UK, Poland, Australia (didgeridooooo!), Slovenia, Austria....agh, so many.
Come to Crete guys!! 😀
Eurovision is made to be enjoyed from home, therefore some effects are not visible for the audience
Oh yeah her and Netta were my favorite please do a Mamamoo week🙏🙏
❤💜 for you.🎉
PLEASE include Australia 2019 on your next Eurovision week! PRETTY PLEASE
I was in the audience in 2018 when this performance happened, unfortunately the flames in the bridge were not on stage and are video effects. When the real flames appeared they nearly burnt my eyebrows off 🤣🤣👍🏼
Great Job on Weekly Top 5!
Can I be cheeky and suggest some Simple Minds for some future Top 5 treatment!?🤔😁 -
1-Don't You forget about me
2-Alive and Kicking
3-All the things She Said
4-Glittering Prize
5-Waterfront
Keep up the fantastic work!
Boysss it’s Eurovision 2024 timee!
"Fuego" has Swedish song-writers, Swedish choreographer and stage director, Swedish backup singers, and Swedish dancers.
Theyr not Sweds😂 All of them are immigrants to Sweden 😂
@@LinaMelitaNope.
The songwriters:
Anderz Wrethov is born in Vellinge, Sweden.
Viktor Svensson is born in Stockholm, Sweden
Alex Papaconstantinou is born in Brännkyrka, Sweden.
Didrick Franzén is born in Linköping, Sweden
Geraldo Sandell is born in Askim, Sweden
The choreographer and stageproducer
Sacha Jean-Baptiste is born in Hässelby, Sweden
The dancers:
Celia Caap is from Norrköping, Sweden
Marlene Lindahl is from Stockholm, Sweden
Lovisa Bengtsson is from Stockholm, Sweden
Keisha von Arnold is born in Brännkyrka, Sweden
Cyprus actually has two side the official Greek side and the Turkish side which was invaded by Turkey in 1974 they are divided by an area called the green line.
If you wish to go from one side to the other you need to go through checkpoints and show your passport.
Love your banter and content you are really entertaining 😎👌
Ok guys, so I think it’s time for you to discover the great Dimash!
Here’s my top 5 for you:
5. SOS
4. Across endless dimensions OST
3. Stranger
2. The story of one sky
3. When I’ve got you
Dimash is the best vocalist in the world right now, I promise you’ve never seen anyone like him before. Besides he has a huge army of fans across the world and you will gain a lot of new subs really fast.
Love from Ukraine 👋
Eleniiiiiiii the real winner 🏆 🇨🇾🇬🇷🏳️🌈
You must react to the Eurovision Flag Parade 2023!!! Is pretty good!!!
Eurovision Song Contest is a tv show so video effects are allowed guys! Its not the first time that is used! And yes, the audience could see it but on the screens! 😊
Cyprus 🇨🇾 is a small island in the Mediterranean sea very close to Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Egypt. Yes, we are called Cypriots! 😊
There is a mixture of civilization in the island, I can confirm that!
The official languages here is Greek and Turkish!
We are in the European Union!
Thank you Weekly Top 5 for commenting! 😊 ❤ If you ever come to Cyprus you will find a lot of things to do and visit! From ancient places to modern life and good food!
Cyprus is known for Anna Vissi, sometimes referred to as the "Greek Madonna"
The fire effect was from the screen wall behind the singer
Bro, y'all gotta get more legends on the channel frfr. I have a few in mind but for right now, you definitely should give the Queen of Hip Hop & Soul, Mary J. Blige her flowers. So I have some songs/videos you should check out in particular. All That I Can Say, Deep Inside, No More Drama, Enough Cryin, Take Me As I Am, The One, We Got Hood Love, Someone To Love Me, Mr Wrong, Right Now, Whole Damn Year, Come See About Me. All dope frfr..
Avicii week 1
This young swedish artist has some iconic songs and some inspiring music videos. I bet that all of us all have some great memories connected to his music during the 2010-2020. I have listed my favorite ones. The number 1 in the list (wake me up) is from his contribute concert from after he died, I thought it would be appropriate to put it last (#1) in my list for you to react to.
#5 Avicii The nights
#4 Avicii - Waiting for love
#3 Avicii - Hey brother
#2 Avicii - Without you (Part 4) ft. Sandro Cavazza
#1 Avicii Trubute Concert - Wake me up (Live Vocals by Aloe Blacc)
Halummi is a Cypriot cheese
Cypriots. We speak Greek
Little Mix week please!! 🙏🙏🙏
(5) "Heartbreak Anthem" (with Galantis and David Guetta)
(4) "Sweet Melody"
(3) "Power" (featuring Stormzy)
(2) "Touch"
(1) "Confetti" (featuring Saweetie)
I think you would like this list:
5. 2009 Armenia
4. 2016 Ukraine
3. 2015 Belgium
2. 2021 Azerbaijan
1. 2019 Norway
Since you(and we)cannot get enough of Eurovision, here are some suggestions for another week!
#5 Blanche - City Lights
#4 Zdob si Zdub - So Lucky
#3 Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes
#2 Tusse - Voices
#1 Sunstroke Projects & Olia Tira - Run Away
Eurovision week #7 list!!
5: WRS- Llámame (Romania): ruclips.net/video/nPpuwy79sHs/видео.htmlsi=a1t8NkvoFxh77D61
4: Mikolas Josef- Lie To Me (Czech Republic): ruclips.net/video/w0ZUuQe0shk/видео.htmlsi=LLS5WBMnrYkrmk5D
3: Eric Saade- Popular (Sweden): ruclips.net/video/-04pUETT7oI/видео.htmlsi=ncKazVG1Rm3pCBKI
2: Alexander Rybak- Fairytale (Norway): ruclips.net/video/WXwgZL4zx9o/видео.htmlsi=i9O92xtOetObOMqQ
1: Måns Zelmerlöw & Petra Mede - Love, Love, Peace, Peace (a song performed by the public’s favorite hosts, about what you need to do to win Eurovision, a must watch): ruclips.net/video/Cv6tgnx6jTQ/видео.htmlsi=AJEdfBRVS2eQUNLx
Thanks for great reactions!!
erm.. if you think the visual effect is like cheating, this means Sweden's participations of the last 10 years should all be disqualified
So lemme give you some break and introduce you to Junior Eurovision. A contest introduced to give some more spotlight to the youngest singers and child-targeted genres and music. Like original Eurovision it started quirky and kinda amateur, but thesw days it's really competing in quality with adult competition (I blame Poland tbh, for going to hard at one point).
Some additional information - Junior ESC allows for kids between like 9-14. And there have been winners and performers form JESC who later on competed in adult contest (people probably will recommend them at some point). Also before introduction of JESC rules for ESC didn't fully specify the ages. Making it possible for Sandra Kim at age 13 (which she actually lied to the producers that she was 15 to be allowed). There will never be a younger winner, due to modern rules that push younger kids for the junior competition.
So my recommendations - you probably could go by year like you did with ESC (Eurovision site has lists of all contestants and their placements btw. for both competitions).
But I would also give you a nice group of five winners that in my opinion are worth checking for multiple factors (you could check last five ones, but competition really has been dominated by France and Poland lately, lol).
1. "Cœur" - Zoé Clauzure (2023/last winner).
2. "Superhero" - Viki Gabor (2019 winner).
3. "Not My Soul" - Destiny Chukunyere (2015 winner).
4. "Bzz.." - Bzikebi (2008 winner).
5. "Ti si moja prva ljubav" - Dino Jelusić (2003/first winner).
There are obviously also a lot of other really good songs, like "Antes muerta que sencilla" from 2004. "Nebo" from 2012. "Tu primo grande amore" from 2014. "Anyone I Want to Be" from 2018 or "Qami Qami" from 2021.
And if you ever decide to check full competitions at some point - just to get a vibe. From Junior Eurovision, 2020 is definitely the year to check out. It was one of the best events in the whole franchise and actually the only Eurovision event in 2020, because adult one has cancelled for safety reasons (junior is usually few months after so there was more ways to secure event). Whole thing was made inside studio in Warsaw, but also in half of the other competing countries, that didn't decide to travel to Poland (as everyone was allowed to film in their own places, for safety of the kids). Each country was given strict stage rules to make it all fair for everyone, but it also allowed for a lot of freedom never seen before - especially when it comes to stage graphics/CGI. It was especially fun to watch, because Poland won in 2018 and 2019, and both wins were first time Poland ever won in the whole franchise. Which made them go all out for their final hosting opportunity. With both Polish winners slaying a performance with 2019's adult winner - Duncan Laurence.
Some additional cool stuff about Junior Eurovision - they kept the old rule from main contest of songs having to be at least 50% in the native languages. Probably for fairness reasons (not everyone can speak English at that age) and for some cultural heritage recognition.
This lead to rare languages to be used. Like Irish Gaelic (the Irish broadcaster uses that language so they go with it instead of Irish English). Suprisingly - Dutch (Netherlands rarely use it in adult ESC). Welsh (before UK as whole decided to come back) and Kazakh - as Kazakhstan was allowed to compete, which they did between 2018-2022).
Eurovision 2009 and 2010 please 🔥❤️
Guys watch pls Inga & Anush Jan Jan Eurovision 2009 4K . One of the best performances and arena is so good
The arena was sooooo hot with all that fire 😅 In the Ukrainian performance (Melovin) as well...
Y'all need to react to Iceland's entry in eurovision 2018 (or 19 can't exactly remember the date) hatari - hatrio mun sigra. You won't be dissapointed its one of my favs
Fun fact: In a rehearsal, the fire overlay was set a bit too low, so it looked like she had some very spicy chili. 😅
she opened Eurovision 2024 (semi-final 1)
Sad that another Eurovision week is over - already looking forward to the next one! And here it is - playlist all ready, just for you guys 😊 ruclips.net/p/PLV5PVJP106wiPejKhUxcviVqCB_q43Rwg&si=ZK-8dQ506foQZLke