r/eurovision

What has been your unexpected EU earworm? The song first heard the night of the grand final (yes I admit I am just a casual) and we’re like, « it’s fine » and now you have on repeat? For me this year it’s Liekinheitin and last year it was Ese Diva. Which songs got you hooked after the fact?

Bangaranga is going viral, it’s already happening. Also Dara’s dicography is large enough for her to start touring now which can add to the media exposure. She just needs some more songs in english to go truly mainstream.

Romania’s Alexandra could become the Nightwish of the new generation. I see them touring a lot (concerts and festivals) and having a long and successful career, but they need to start releasing new songs in the similar style now and start touring this summer! 

You might think that Look mom no computer did bad but he is one of the participating artists that has the best discography and is ready for touring. I can see him gaining popularity and touring clubs and festivals starting this summer or as he says in his song Damage is done - 'Cause when the damage is done we can get up and run, run’.

With his performance Jonas Lovv gave a huge statement about who he is as an artist, which made me so much more confused when checking his discography. It’s not bad, but it’s just not Rock’n’roll. It he continues working in Ya ya ya direction and releases some songs fast, I see him becoming a concert sensation and one of the most charismatic European Rock’n’roll singers of the new generation. But he needs to act fast!

Felicia is going to do just fine, we can’t get her out of our system and the numbers of Spotify streams prove that.

Søren delivered something that feels incredibly fresh and contemporary, something that lacks on the European music scene. But his discography doesn’t support that. He needs to deliver new songs in the similar direction fast but he could also just take his older, slower songs and remix them in a similar way. It’s not cheating, it’s artist finding his own voice.

Delta Goodrem gained new audience but I don’t think it will improve her success by a lot as she is already an established artist.

Alicja from Poland reminds me of the vocalists that Moby collaborates and performs with and are always incredible. She needs to do some collaborations fast!

Italy was well… very Italian. I see Sal growing his popularity in Italy. I know he received a lot of public points but I just don’t see him touring Europe (at least not large venues).

Antigoni is gorgeous, not the best vocalist, but the color of her voice and just the way she naturally is (smiling all the time, looking very happy, gentle energy) will grow her popularity, but mostly online, not as a live performer.

Lelek have a niche where they can do great but I don’t see them gaining a mainstream sucess… let’s hope they prove me wrong.

Lavina- I hope to have an opportunity to see them perform live in the future and to see some Eurovision fans in the public mixed with all the metalheads. It makes me chuckle.

Essyla (Belgium) has a very specific color of the voice. It reminded me of the Knife singer for a bit. Her discography is consistant but nothing special, so some success but nothing revolutionary.

Daniel Zizka’s song was trully something special but for some reason I can’t see where it could lead him in the future. The song could be either an introduction to an amazing either to a very underwhelming musical journey. I’d suggest him to listen to Alison Goldfrapp (especially the album Tales of us) and Antony and the Johnsons.

Cosmo needs to choose a clear music direction and can surprise us in the future but not yet.

I’m affraid Satoshi and Akylas are one hit wonders. I hope they prove me wrong.

I see Leleka having a succesfull tour of small intimate concerts.

Lion Cecah will be forever remembered just by Eurovision fans.

Sarah Engels will continue being successful on German pop charts.

Monroe will have a very successful career in France, probably theatre.

Alis- Nân- I’m sorry but I just can’t see what the next step for an artist could be after such a dramatic song.

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Overall I think Dara will do absolutely the best of all the performers in the next year. Felicia and Look mom no computer can gain their momentum with summer touring. Alexandra, Jonas and Søren need to act fast, start releasing new music now, and can become successful mainsteam artists with sold out tours.

I wish all the success to all of the artists who performed at Eurovision this year!

P.s. Malta seems to want us to think they are the new Deslocado with buying youtube views. It’s very embarrassing and will probably damage Aidan’s reputation a lot. That is also the reason I did not include him earlier.

P.p.s. Trying to be objective but I am (as probably everyone) a bit biased by my own music taste. I don’t understand the mass appeal of Delta (same for example with Celine Dion) but do have respect for this type of singers. However the mass appeal for Bangaranga makes total sense, even if it’s not my type of music.

P.p.p.s I spent so much time thinking about what to white about Finland that I forgot to include them in the end. I’m very sorry because they were great, especially the violin part. This one is very difficult to predict because it was a collaboration and both are established artist, but probably won’t do future collaborations? So I just wish them luck in their solo careers!

So I know it's kind of a random question but I'm genuinely wondering if any song from this year can become viral, last year it was Deslocado by Napa honestly I'm sure every Eurovision fans including me were surprised because this song (as much as I like it) couldn't even make it to to top 20 so it becoming so popular on Tiktok & streaming platform was pretty surprising. Same thing happened to Snap which although qualified it still finished at 20th place on finals.

So which song do you think has a potential to become popular on social media? Please share your thoughts

My family is from Croatia, but my language skills are limited and tied to a dialect while Andromeda is sung in proper Zagreb Croatian that I struggle with, but reading some translations online and comparing them to the actual text, I felt like there were some things not entirely right.

So I asked my Mom!

She is fluent in Croatian since that's where she grew up and she translated it for me (not into English) and I did the English Translation.

The result is something pretty similar to most Translations online but with just very slight differences that can change some Context. So, no drama, but I'm passionate for the song and maybe someone else is as well, so this is for you!

EDIT: Looking again over the verse of "Take me to you, Queen Earth" it could be better interpreted as as "Take me as Yours, Queen Earth", I'll let you decide for yourself. Multi-Language translation is fun, hey!

TRANSLATION:

1):
When you light a candle, ask your Grandma why her Daughter gave birth in fear
Why so many chose the Graveyard
Our Mothers did not bring forth Slaves, many Tears that flowed like Rivers
That is why History will be written anew, our Sons are not your Servants
Screams from the cradle wake you at night

Pre-Chorus:
Take me to you, Queen Earth
Yours is the Soul
To Them I am the Flesh(Body)

Chorus:
Lead me to the Stars of the destroyed Nests
There, where the Soldiers are being led outside with the screams
Lead me to the Stars far away from their sight
Andromeda

2):
Every Scar carved down to the Bone, no Mother will forgive you
On the Table of Disgrace the Gold from Necklaces
While they washed their Hands clean from the Blood

Bridge:
Traitor
Traitor
Traitor
Traitor

Pre-Chorus:
Take me to you, Queen Earth
Yours is the Soul
To Them I am the Flesh(Body)

Chorus:
Lead me to the Stars of the destroyed Nests
There, where the Soldiers are being led outside with the screams
Lead me to the Stars far away from their sight
Andromeda

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We did the best to translate it not just word for word, which doesn't quite work for song like Andromeda, but tried to piece the meaning together in English so that it wasn't just accurate words but also clearer Context and hopefully proper emotional weight.

The differences are slight and most words are the same, they just aren't lined up together in the right context sometimes, at least that's how I felt. It's okay if you feel different!

This was for fun and not to insult anyone else's translation, we are not professionals, but we are the locals, so please be kind <3

ESC officially released a post, I think it was in march, where they said Il volo would perform at the grand final, does anyone know why they didn’t? I tried to look for info but didnt find anything

The finale had 676 000 viewers with over 800 000 tuning in for Jonas Lovv performing and over 80% of TV viewers that night watching Eurovision.

For statistics, here are the numbers for the decade:

• 2021: 1.481 000
• 2022: 1 231 000.
• 2023: 1 076 000.
• 2024: 884 000.
• 2025: 844 000.

The semis had 320 000 viewers for round 1 (without Norway) and 488 000 viewers for round 2 (with Norway). As a comparison for the finale's numbers, Melodi Grand Prix had a record low 605 000 viewers when it aired at the end of February.

In a statement, delegation head Mads Tørklep said "We do wish the numbers were higher than they are but it's understandable that people had other things to do the night before the Constitution Day.".