Eurovision has a lot of history behind it actually, not just a singing competition. It started in 1956 after ww2 to unite Europe after the war

The thing about Eurovision is that almost no European really knows what is going on and that is why we all love it

"i can't imagine any of them being terrible” UK: Hold my zero points

"I assume it's the best of every country" bold of you to assume xD

"Reminds me of Pitbull"- Flo Rida- "What am I, a joke to you?!" lol

"I cant imagine any of them will be terrible" Famous last words 😅

"i can't imagine any of them being terrible" LOL I love it when people watch it for the first time and has to find a whole universe of Eurovision stuff

You almost have to see the whole show not just the recap of the songs, to really get the full experience. It is all about coming together and celebrate the music and having a fun time, everybody is supporting each other. :)

“This is the most French thing I’ve ever seen.” - absolutely true!

correction. You watched the eurovision songs for the first time. The actual show is so much more than just music videos. you should definitely try watching the full show next year if you get the chance :)

"The saxophones remind me of Macklemore." Oh boy. You don't know the epic sax guy. One of Eurovisions finest. Basically whenever a song that uses a certain instrument a lot wins, in the years after you'll see a lot of that instrument. When Alexander Rybak won with "Fairytale" and lots of violins there were so many violins in the years after. Then came the epic sax guy. You actually probably know his solo from his first ESC performance, it's a meme. After that, saxophones got reeeeally popular, especially since he returned a few years ago with another banger. So yeah, there's a pretty deep history behind the musical choices made here.

Eurovision is mostly about lesser known/ unknown artists so some songs are meh, but it's what makes it special, giving artists a chance to shine!

Italy just won omg I'm so happy for maneskin!!

I love that you didn't even realise Australia was in this haha

as a german i'm still sad the uk beat us in the fight for last place 😔 we truly deserved it

Eurovision is the European superbowl.... it’s a BIG DEAL ... from 🇬🇧 :)

It seems you haven't really understood the point of Eurovision: you're supposed to mercilessly rip each act, and then pick the one you secretly liked the most

Eurovision isn't a singing competition, it's a song contest. The point is supposed to be "choose the best song" but tbh over the years stage production and concept has he one a huge thing too. For example, i think part of why UK and Germany did so bad this year was because their staging and stage presence was bad. Germany's song was quirky and so was their staging, but it was kind of camp bordering on annoying, so people were turned off. UK had the most average song ever, and then a stage show that included a slightly bored looking man bouncing with two giant trumpets in the back. Very much not exciting for eurovision, resulted in 0 points. On the other hand, you have Switzerland with a captivating staging of a metaphorical explosion, France with the most simple yet most impactful, Ukraine bringing in spring and future vibes, Iceland with their memorable meme dance and then Finland and Italy basically made eurovision their private concert. It's a song contest, but you judge the whole package absolutely. The singing, the performance, the staging and the song. If it was purely the sing, Switzerland should've won because that was undoubtedly the most technically impressive. But these half naked sweaty Italians got people's attention 😜

“I don’t think any of them would be bad” England: “hold my brexit”

"Sounds like Pitball." Sir, that's Flo Rida.

"I don't think that's the best song", literally one of the favorites

I feel like it would have been better if he would have watched a recap of the live performances instead of the videoclips

You know hes american because he describes everything with an american reference...

you watching Romania “she looks like Billie Eilish” Bulgaria: finally i get a break from the Billie Eilish comments

Eurovision 2021 was one of the strongest years we’ve had, everything was brilliant.

"this is the most French thing I've ever seen" was literally my reaction to the French entry too!

„I‘ll just assume that their the best from each country“ Wait till Germany turns up😂😂 Much love from one 🇩🇪

everytime i see that ukrainian i have to laugh so hard. the dance is truly the most slavic thing i've seen in a while and the random flute is just the cherry on top.

Fun fact: One of the songwriters behind “El Diablo” has written songs for Lady Gaga, that’s why they sound similar.

From what I know about the selection of the artist: some countries have a national competition to decide who is gonna represent the country, and then also some countries just have their 'organisation' invite famous singers from that country to write a song and perform, and then some countries have a group of 'experts' who just choose the best song from a list of unknown singers. In those last two cases, the general public doesn't have a say in the performance :)

Polish song: 90% sunglasses 1% the actual singer 9% dancers

“None of the songs suck so far.” *has yet to get to Georgia*

"I assume it's the best from every country" - Oh sweet summer child, you have a lot yet to learn. Half of the fun of Eurovision is watching the voting outcomes and yelling at your screen (and friends) every time your pick doesn't get 12 points. May I kindly direct my favourite moments/songs in Eurovision: Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah (watch the live performance) Buranovskiye Babushki - Party For Everybody We are the winners of Eurovision Dude in a Hamster wheel (It was a thing, one time one year I cannot remember which one) That time Russia decided to have an ice rink on stage and really wanted to win by getting an Olympic figure skater to perform alongside a violinist. Verka Serduchka - Lasha Tumbai (This one almost started a diplomatic scandal) Saxophone Guy Every time no one votes for Britain.

You should DEFINITELY watch the whole show. It’s gonna be amazing and you’ll understand better the whole concept of Eurovision

I have news for you : Every country has every genre of music, you can find rap or metal in France. I know, life is easier when you think only in terms of stereotypes, but you'll be wrong a lot of times

Drinking Game: Take a shot every time he says "this reminds me..." or "that's just like..." You'll be dead in minutes.

the best moment off the Eurovision: the Italy being drunk and one off them ripping his pants and just rips the whole thing while drinking a whole champagne bottle

"This reminds me of Pitbull" not for example say Flo Rida? 😅❤

Every song is new as well as the artist so now it's not the "best" of every country

"this reminds me of pitbull" who's gonna tell him it's flo rida

you should check out the live contest itself in the arena, it's much more interesting than just music videos of competitors

"I imagine they send the best right?" Whahahaha nope 😅😂😂

"Reminds me of Lady Gaga. She might be the best so far" Every European ever: *facepalm*

I love seeing reactions to eurovision from people who never experienced it before and have normal-people standards for songs. I can't, for example, react to portugal's entry as a regular song because I know they always send something unusual. As soon as songs start coming out it's not just about how good the song is, but how *eurovision* it is

Italy, Switzerland, Finland and Ireland are my favorite this year Eurovision is not just a show for Europe it's something special, you should definitely watch whole show (btw 2015 is one of the best, check it out)

*how to recognize an American* "That's literally the most French thing that I've seen".

So excited for this. 😻 A bit of information from a lifelong esc fan: Song contest, not singing. The same artist can go multiple times, but the songs are original and new every year. It was started to help unite Europe after WWII. It was cancelled for the first time last year because of COVID, but this year they’ve been able to take the necessary precautions the shows are 18. 20. and 22., but the rehearsals started today so there’s a lot coming out these days. I’ve also never been this proud to be Norwegian in the esc sphere because of the message of Fallen Angel and TIX. 🥺❤️ The music video dropped this week and shows his experience being bullied because of his ticks (which people also gave him as a nickname and he took ownership of as a stage name).

I wouldn't really watch the "official music videos". Most of them are an eye sore. The live performance usually leaves a better first impression.

Måneskin, the band that won from Italy, is actually very very good

Funnily enough, most of the divisive songs are currently on the top winning bet right now. Ukraine, Italy, Russia. I'm just glad that Ukraine and Russia got the support they deserve.

One of the strongest escs this year, there were so many beautiful pieces of music

"this is the most french thing i have ever seen" FRENCH singer: no shit sherlock

I love how the first thing anyone says about France's entry this year is "that's so French"

Some countries don’t send their best, they focus on a fun performance. If you win Eurovision your country has to host the next one and if your country doesn’t have the money, space etc for it they won’t try to win

It just one best music shows ever..bringing us all together through music and dance..can be cheesy corny weird wonderful controversies amazing really bad etc!...I have enjoyed since being little girl.. you be a big fan every year now..love from UK !! 🥰😍😝😁👏👊💃💫

I think it would be nice if you coudl react to the actual live performances. It's always different to see the live performances, vs the music videos given out in advance.

"I can't imagine any of them being terrible" Well should I mention the fact that Germany got Zero points (on public vote) two times in a row?😂 I like my country but we have soo many good singers, why can't one if them go to Eurovision? Btw I have the feeling that 'I feel now hate' will turn to the biggest meme in Germany 🤷

"Best song of every country" Germany with its meme songs every year: chuckles nervously

this guy was right: Elena from cyprus that sings el diablo was inspired by Lady Gaga ,and from Greece Stefania's favorite singer is Dua Lipa..

So funny how the assumption that each country sends their best😅 after seeing and hearing both semi’s it was crunching to listen to some. Especially Georgia not one note was right. In the past the most ridiculous performances where staged and sometimes even won. But this year the final is actually decent, might actually watch it for a change.

Don't judge a song based on a recap

I love how you were so positive to every single one, we dont see that a lot (:

im a simp for Damiano David from Måneskin (Italy)

So you know, what happens in the contest is that every country that takes part selects a song (each country has their own way to do that), but it must be something that hasn't released before the year the contest is going to take part. Then, during the actual contest, each country has a jury and a televote to rank all the songs (minus the song from their own country), and award points to their top 10 list. They give the song in 10th place 1 point, 2 points to 9th and so on until 3rd place, then 10 points to second place and 12 points to their first place (one set of points for the jury and one set of points from the televote). The country that gets the most points once all the countries award their points wins. You should check out some of the older entries (it's been going since the 1950's). There are some huge names that came out of Eurovision. In particular, ABBA and Celine Dion got their mayor breaks because they won it.

Funny you say you didn’t expect that from Italy. 2019 they send a sorta rap-ish song into the race. Its called Soldi. It’s actually one of the most streamed Eurovision songs on Spotify!

Its nice to see Americans learning what means Eurovision. But you better react to the live show, great light shows, amazing staging, powerful live voices, awesome dance routines... etc

12:36 I have no idea what's going on now. love that typical “there are strange people over there" expression 😂 Anyway greetings overseas. See you in Italy 2022 (finally!)🇮🇹

I like the fact that all american reactions i saw so far were like WOW at the hard rock entry from Finland while over here in Europe we're like 'it's good I guess'

Next video: A European tries to explain Eurovision to an American, that would be so funny

I voted Finland!! Blind Channel is now one of my favourite bands I’ve been listening to them on repeat

Eurovision is NOT a singing competition. It is a SONG competition. Of course vocals play a part but it can't be compared to singing competitions like The Voice for example.

Re: Azerbaijani entry, it’s not Arabian music, not even close. Azerbaijan is at a cross roads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, next to the Caucasus. It borders Iran and it’s a country with Turkic roots, so it borrows musical influences from both. Many traditional musical styles of countries across this region sound like this.

I feel like Flo Rida was bored i quarantine and just "why not be in Eurovision"

San Marino was Flo Rida, and he says ‘reminds me of pitbull’ hahah

Loved the video, keep Eurovision reactions coming :)

Eurovision for the people who don’t know is a contest between all the countries and the countries can vote but not on there own country.( if it makes sense, and sorry for my bad English)

Some countries run contests to select who to send to Eurovision. For Italy it's the winner of the national song contest, half of italy was surprised too we hope it means something is changing.

Cool reaction! Maybe you can react to all the winners of eurovision across the years ;)

Aw this is actually a cute and nice reaction! Love from Italy ❤️

Kudos to you for actually taking the time to listen, even a bit, for all of the 39 songs! I am a huge Eurovision fan myself, and find it exhausting listening all of them at once. I don't know if you have paid any attention to the actual Grande Finale of this competition, but it took place few days ago, and the winner was Italy - yes, the glam-rock band! You picked up the top contestants quite well, and MAN am I glad you liked MY HOMIES BLIND CHANNEL FROM FINLAND!!! Big smile on my face every time they pop up and people just sort of wake up. That was the punkish nu-metal rock piece right about in the middle. They took the 6th place at the finals, which is the second best position Finland has ever reached (we won once, 2006, wth Lordi, also a rock band). You also pointed out Switzerland - the video with the car crash and mountains. The competiton was tight, but Italy won, followed by France and Switzerland. Not all of these songs made it to the final, it had 27 songs that made it through. It was a great show. It is hard to describe to americans; it is a cultural thing - Eurovision is actually not "the best" of every country - it's more about the new artists and bands from each country, but it is a competition, of course, and sometimes it is a stepping stone for the winners. Remember, Abba won the Eurovision and they ended up pretty big :) But mostly it is about kitch, costumes, pyros and wind machines, the overall show and some of the cheesiest ballads & weirdest dance moves that anyone could come up with. It is a blast, a ball, the biggest party on the old continent. We love it. Glad you took a sneak peak. Now GO AND WATCH THE WINNERS SHOW! Did I mention that the winners, Måneskin, have done a cover of Harry Styles' "Kiwi", and named him one of their biggest influences? I have no choice but stan. (Also, it was hilarious when you immediately said "Is that PewDiePie?", bc that's the first thing everyone has been saying about Jendrik..)

I'm so glad I've been blessed to be born and raised in Europe with such beautiful cultural ancestry and musical diversity. I do not want to get anyone offended but I feel like the U.S. and Canada , if North American version of Eurovision existed, would have only one style of music enter, the Ariana Grandes and Beyonces of the world. Nothing against that type of music, I too frequently listen to it, but I just find more richness in other genres. All this to say, even if it was not written in the title, I would have guessed an American was reacting to the songs because of the ones he predominantly liked. Just an observation, nothing less, nothing more, this comment is not a call to a fight in the comment section. Nothing is either better or worse in this world, we all have our preferences. Thanks. Much love to everyone.

Americans - easily entertained, wowed, outraged or grossed out at the drop of a hat😄 gotta love 'em!

This is great! As a fellow American who is OBSESSED with Eurovision, you have done a great job critiquing the competition! I'm sure you are hooked now as well! 12 Points!

this defently was the best season of eurovision so far

Its going to be a bloodbath saturday, so many great songs

'the uk one was realy good' didnt age well XD

nearly every song: "This reminds me of [put here a famous american artist]"

My friend got me to check out Eurovision this year. I ended up watching the whole thing. Some of the full vids have CC (I remember Ukraine's does... or maybe their channel's official release. One of em does 😅). In addition to the live performance, maybe check out the voting for the grand final. Was expending it to end one way, but completely shifts on you.

*Lol an American doesn't know FLORIDA- he said it was like PITBULL* 😂😂😂

Just in case you don't know, EBU is planning to launch an American Song Contest for 2022, where each of the US 50 states sends a singer to represent it. It's gonna be fun too, probably.

You should watch the live performances of the songs in the finale. That's where the action really happens. All singing is live, and the stages are crazy in both good and strange ways. It's a unique experience for sure! To make a comparison: This was like reacting to Starbucks by taking a sip off your friend's take away standard latte. Yeah, it's coffee... But on stage is where it comes alive and the magic happens. There's nothing like Eurovision!

I think you should really react to Italy's whole song (they won this year), the song is greattttt

It's hilarious to see how painfully obviously you're not judging these songs by Eurovision standards xD But also the live finale is much better to watch than just the videos

Italy won in the end so its quite worth it to listen to the whole song. On stage they did incredible.

I love this reaction

actually they don't pick the best song/singers to compete in eurovision. it's usually smaller artists who compete, eurovision is more about representing your country.

I think you should probably react to the best songs in Eurovision, the winners are important but also the one that don't win are usually really good

You should watch the finale! It was iconic. So much juicy stuff happening and the performances were incredible

I love your video 👍🏼

I’m from Mexico, I found out about Eurovision 8 years or so ago. It has become something i always look forward to 😄