How can you have Eurovision without Ukraine?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

To me, as an American, this is what Eurovison is.

what a performance, although the part in 02:30 did not age well

to me, Eurovision will always be the Epic Sax guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHXDMe6QV-U

SNL did it first...I mean that homeless man seems vaguely Romanian. No?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNno63ZO2Lw

Russia and Belarus have been suspended for the time being from participating xD

Why is Australia in Eurovision?

As an Australian I have no idea either. Seems stupid.

It is clearly all part of a German, neo-Hapsburgian conspiracy to eventually create a world dominating, universal monarchy under the EU by trying to slowly expand the definition of Euro-ness.

Be on guard, Australians, against this pernicious neo-colonialism masquerading in the guise of trashy dance music.

GOD: Wow, I had no idea that the epic sax guy was from a Eurovision song!

gopher27: SNL video "Aired 01/30/10". The Eurovision song competed in the 2010 contest, but may have been recorded in 2009. Suspicious timing! Who copied who?

According to an uncited claim on Wikipedia, "The inspiration for the 'Epic Jazz Jive' came from observing ducks, waddling through sand, on the beach." Too funny, ha ha!

And apparently epic sax guy is Transnistrian!?!

So who ended up winning?

@GOD, how do you think Epic Sex Guy compared to Sexy Sax Man?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaoLU6zKaws

I would invite both to any social event.

Hopefully, not the delivery of any of your children.

Sweden won.... Finland got second place. This was the most controversial Eurovision in history

Sweden won the jury as 1st place with 340 points from the jury... Finland got 4th place by the Jury with 150 points.

Then from the actual people, Finland won the televote with the biggest landslide in history, getting 376 points from the televote. Sweden got 2nd place with televote and got 243 points.

The people clearly wanted Finland to win, but the Jury decided the outcome.

Final results:
Sweden - 583 points
Finland - 536 points

3rd place was Israel with a total of 362 points lol

Since the political situation in Europe always influences the outcome of the contest: was the strong popular support for Sweden and Finland a show of support for them joining NATO?

Wow....that Finland performance was trash. Those background dancers would frighten small children.

I just finished watching video of the performance, and I cannot remember anything about the song to even comment upon beyond the Yue Minjun aesthetic.

Nah both Finland and Sweden had the best songs of esc 2023, nothing involving NATO tbh

But, Ukraine got a lot more points than expected lol

If that was the second best entry, what was the garbage like? Someone playing chopsticks on a synthesizer while interpretive dancers did an homage to Jeff Koons?

What the world has to laugh when Germany starts with something unspeakable as seen? And deservedly last, where everyone shows their national flag, we show the rainbow flag. If, as a German, I'm asked abroad whether I'm from Germany, I just want to shake my head and pretend to be Austrian or Swiss. My God, this land is Sodom and Gomorrah, but the other two aren't much better. Conchita Wurst! Germany should be excluded, but then who will pay for this event?

A bit melodramatic, are we?

I'm only scratching the surface. If that's melodramatic, though, it's going to be a tough time for you. :-)

@Model...Didn't Austria send a bearded lady as their entry not too long ago? If you are genuinely offended, then learn from the Israelis: have a bunch of kids, and the cultural counter-revolution will take about two generations. Maybe less given mainstream German birthrates. The Muslims will likely join you. But then again, you probably aren't really that offended, not enough to do anything in response beyond commenting to strangers in other countries on the internet.

Model - nah, Germany came last because a) Germany (politics of eurovision means the juries never give them (m)any points) and b) most people who like heavier stuff went for Käärijä instead (Australia had the same problem, imo) since Finland had a much better chance of winning.

Also, Lord of the Lost is great (though I will admit I prefer their gothic and industrial stuff over this glam phase).

:-)