If it helps give a bit more context, more than winning 7 times, the 1990's was the country's prime when it won 3 years in a row ('92, '93, '94) and then again in '96. From then, throughout the 2000's they were basically flopping so they sent a joke entry lol
I un ironically love this song. The lyrics are hilarious and the chorus is so catchy. 2008 was a year full of joke entries and I loved it but it was also part of the reason that the juries were brought back to Eurovision
HAHAHAHA! Yeah, that's not a novelty act, that's Ireland straight-up trolling the contest. The most epic troll entry ever. If you don't want to win and you're in the middle of a national financial crisis, you might as well throw in the towel with style!
Dustin is one of the most famous TV celebrities on Irish TV. He has also had several Number 1 songs in the Irish charts - best of which is Spanish Lady 😍🔥 His 2008 entry was. a joke but still one of the most popular Eurovision entries we sent - at least here in Ireland. He also unofficially ran for President 😂
He's not one of the most of famous celebrities in Ireland. 2008 Eurovision was pretty much his swan song on Irish TV, he's only made the odd appearance since. He's been irrelevant since 2008.. Also we won 7 times, so it's nowhere near the most popular. 2014 was our most underrated of the last decade
Dustin was basically trolling the Contest and Ireland's recent run of bad results, especially finishing last the previous year (2007). His opening lines are "I come from a nation that knows how to write a song. Europe, where, oh where, did it all go wrong?" The general consensus in Ireland is that the joke fell completely flat and he did far more harm than good. Going to Eurovision and trolling it was not a great idea and may have seemed rude to many. Also, he may have damaged the credibility of the Contest in Ireland and discouraged decent artists from wanting to get involved in subsequent years.
Agreed the top 3 interval acts of all time have got to be 1. Riverdance Ireland 1994 without question 2 love love peace peace Sweden 2016 3. Madcon glow Oslo 2010 In that order
To put Dustin into context, he's a bit of a national figure. He's basically the 'adult' portion on kids tv making a load of inappropriate jokes that go over the kids heads. He ran for president at one stage, and got 10% of the vote in some parts of the country. Sending him to Eurovision was basically giving Eurovision the bird haha.. pardon the pun
Believe it or not since this was a protest song (other countries in western Europe were too chicken to speak out that at this time) it was only tele-voting and all the Eastern countries were voting for each other ,soon after this the rules were changed to add jury's.
We in the Netherlands - as being one of the original contestants in the 1950s - felt the same way about where the ESC was going, but we never had the guts to send a troll act. Everyone who I know that follows ESC remembers Dustin the Turkey as something great :-)
Ireland won a lot. But when language choice became free.. so all could sing in English, they no longer got points for being understood, and additionally stopped sending songs of the same quality as once. Whilst everyone else upped their game, they didnt and lost alot for a bit. This is a reaction to that losing streak.. Seems like they have picked it up again and send better as of late :) Thank goodness, as they do write the most incredible ballads :). But you should try to see some of their songs from the 80s, like any of Johnny Logans incredible entries (He's mr eurovision and has won 3 times as songwriter/2 performing the songs himself) And Jedward for novelty and how it was between winning a lot and now :)
Another bit of context is that Ireland was going into recession in 2008 and we really couldn’t have hosted Eurovision the following year so we sent a joke act to ensure we would lose
There's an Irish comedy show called Father Ted where in one episode the two priests are sent to represent Ireland at Eurovision with a song called 'My Lovely Horse'. It's by far the worst song and are only sent to ensure Ireland don't win as they cannot afford to host it again. This song is just like that fictional show!
This was basically us giving the middle finger to the Eurovision as it has become a politically charged, shitty competition that is all about voting for your neighbor and which song has the most action.
I rly hope Sweden send something like this next year. A nor serious act. Since so many think Sweden always send to ”perfect” songs. Omg. How can that even be a bad thing.
A novelty act would have a very hard time winning Melodifestivalen. There are sometimes some novely acts in Melfest, like Rolandz with "Fuldans" and Edward Blom with "Livet på en pinne", but they're not actually in to win it, but to create a variation of acts in Melfest. I hope we don't send any novelty acts, ever, but keep taking pride in taking Eurovision seriously, and keep sending quality songs, that can be successful outside Eurovision.But I hope we'll send a female singer next year, since the complain is (for the last years) is that we "always" send hot boys. My wish is Sarah Dawn Finer, she can sing. And she is also funny. So she could pull of a comedy act to. Perhaps start as her beloved alter ego Lynda Woodruff, and then just change and sing some amazing ballad.
I think a real novelty joke act like this would find itself hard to get chosen anywhere now. Certainly in Ireland. There's a tone of seriousness now to most countries but again certainly Ireland that would make stuff like this happening again very very unlikely lol
This for us Irish honestly it just came out of a place of we don't care anymore. This actually won a national selection with serious entries and 2 Eurovision former winners on the judging pannel. Ireland trolling Eurovision big time in 2008 lol
I totally get why people send links to the bizarre and the quirky, but what I really love on your channel is when you are caught by surprise by something unexpectedly beautiful, something moving or by some glorious, spectacular staging or choreography . That's what Eurovision is all about - the unexpected... I saw my first contest way, way back in 1970 and yup, I'm still hooked and still unexpectedly enthralled year after year... You have so much to look forward to (and back on).. and with Eurovision Asia debuting this year, yup - twice a year :). I really enjoy your comments, thank you so much for sharing
another great fun act from this year is spain 2008 also 2014 has some good ones Poland,lativia and Belarus . to me is a part of what makes eurovision great you can send crazy stuff do what you want to do and most of all have fun. tho the best troll act of all time is so verdka or the russian grannies
In brief I guess, Ireland sent this as a joke cuz no one ever sent points to Ireland especially in the 2000s and even 2010s, yes Ireland has won Eurovision the most times but that was really early in Eurovision, it has been ages since Ireland has even qualified, before this year Ireland qualified in 2013, and even then they came last. it's all eastern Europeans sending points to eastern Europeans, and the voting blocs being very prominent in the 2000s. Nobody was voting for Ireland and so it was like u said its a novelty act but also just a troll act too, kinda like we don't care, you don't really give us points anymore but give us 12 points anyway, irlande douze points. However as you saw this year, things are changing and the voting blocs seem to be dissipating, what with Russia not qualifying, and none of the Caucasus countries qualifying etc, people see a song is crap and don't vote for it and don't vote just because it's mother Russia. you know what I mean. Congrats on Ireland finally qualifying this year and getting 16th place, far from their early days but better than anything in the past 5 or 6 years.
Last Eurovision Ireland hosted it cost the state 30 Million Euro's and the Public said never again. Johnny Logan is King of Eurovision we will cherise the memories.
It was a perfect storm for Russia to not qualify, it lost Armenia,Azerbaijan,Estonia,Lithuania,Belarus, and Bulgaria to the first semi plus they got a bad running order spot.
Actually 11th place in semi for Russia by televoting is quite high still for those horrible vocals, but I’m glad she wouldn’t qualify even if it would be up to audience solely.
I would love to see you react to Ireland 2009. Incmy opinion one of irelands most underrated entries in years. Et cetera not making the final that year still is shocking
It’s actually a total parody on block-voting when Eastern European countries constantly voted for each other, even when countries like Ireland, UK and France sent so much better songs than those that won. In 2001-2008 all countries to win were from Eastern Europe and that fact was pretty much hated in Western Europe, and the culmination of hate happened in 2008 with Russia winning. In 2009 mixed jury-televoting system was presented and that kinda changed things.
Last time Ireland won was in 1996 but yeah they've won 7 times, they had a hattrick of wins 1992,1993,1994, then Norway won in 1995 and then Ireland won again in 1996. So their prime was in the 80's and 90's :)
:D The year Ireland basically trolled Eurovision xD We won 7 times but that last was in 1996 and since then we do pretty bad almost every year :'( The best we did in recent years was 8th place in 2011 :D You should react to that one too :D
It was a protest song from Ireland that once in the nineties one four years out of ten. Three of those one a row. But in the 2000's they had done bad results after bad results and many would argue that the quality of the entry. React to Ireland's winner 96 and their entry in the 1972 that did not do well but it was an interesting entry language wise.
Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant, song was a protest about the voting process in the Eurovision song contest, only thing missing is Zig and Zag, should have made it to the final and should have won.
Great reaction as always. That year was great. Many good songs, but the Ireland entry was one of the many "cražy" songs that year. Could you maybe react to one of these songs: - Spain 2012 - Iceland 2013 - Estonia 2009 Whichever you like Thank you :D
That's why we went a chicken and not a turkey this year, and it won xD (love Netta ❤️) I think you should react to all of Valentina Monetta's performances :P (2012-2014 & 2017) I really want you to react to some other great songs as well(in your free time :D) Ukraine 2010 - amazing, important massage Ukraine 2011 - great song, beautiful staging Estonia 2009 - pure beauty Moldova 2013 - super underrated that year, really great!
If you're interested in another great terrible troll act you should watch Iceland 2006 - Sylvia Night - Congratulations. The entire audience hated her.
I must say i like the act. Lots of humor in it and a good upbeat song. Compare it to 'we are the winners' from lithuania. On those years blockvoting was a common thing. The serbia block and the russian block. Any member outside these countries had much less change to win.
Sometimes joke entries are quite fun and not so bad, like Lithuanias LT United in 2006 i think, or lithuania again in 2010 with eastern european funk :D they do a lot of joke entries :D
Ireland has won 7 times, amongst 3 in a row and 4 times in 5 years. That's more than anyone. Ireland was also the first country to pass 200 points, by the way. But then they had enough for a while. It was more like this: write some songs that won't win. Ok, they did. The results were top 10 or top 15 or something. The years went on and on with medicore or bad results and the Irish people wanted a victory again. They tried everything, but nothing happened. And then, they wanted to send something popular from Ireland: this doll, Dustin the turkey. Irlande 12 points. / Ireland 12 points.... But, it stayed in the semi final.... no 12 points in the final that either. Ireland won their last time in May in 1996. That was half a year before their last year's contestant Brendan Murray was born! So it's just a while!
Ireland should be proud of it's track record, but since the language rule change in 1999, it has lost its steam. the same with the UK. A funny bit, during the Irish national selection that year, 2 former winners were on the panel, Dana (1970) and Marija ( 2007). Dana was obviously disgusted and just asked 'Why?' and Marija laughed and said 'You're a duck!' There was an anti backlash that year as Western Europe was licking their wounds from the crushing victories of Eastern Europe in Helsinki 2007. Looking back, Eastern Europe did shine and the West really sucked. So came the 2 semi's the following year.
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I love this 🇮🇪❤️
If it helps give a bit more context, more than winning 7 times, the 1990's was the country's prime when it won 3 years in a row ('92, '93, '94) and then again in '96. From then, throughout the 2000's they were basically flopping so they sent a joke entry lol
Except 2003 and 2006 tho, those were great
The multiple wins in the 90s almost bankrupted rte(basically Irish bbc) so some people believe rte tried to loose
I un ironically love this song. The lyrics are hilarious and the chorus is so catchy. 2008 was a year full of joke entries and I loved it but it was also part of the reason that the juries were brought back to Eurovision
HAHAHAHA! Yeah, that's not a novelty act, that's Ireland straight-up trolling the contest. The most epic troll entry ever. If you don't want to win and you're in the middle of a national financial crisis, you might as well throw in the towel with style!
To be fair, the majority of entries in 2007 and 2008 were kinda out there...
Dustin is one of the most famous TV celebrities on Irish TV. He has also had several Number 1 songs in the Irish charts - best of which is Spanish Lady 😍🔥
His 2008 entry was. a joke but still one of the most popular Eurovision entries we sent - at least here in Ireland. He also unofficially ran for President 😂
horgenslund not a thing to proud for, really. 2011 and 2018 are so much better...
He's not one of the most of famous celebrities in Ireland. 2008 Eurovision was pretty much his swan song on Irish TV, he's only made the odd appearance since. He's been irrelevant since 2008..
Also we won 7 times, so it's nowhere near the most popular. 2014 was our most underrated of the last decade
Dustin was basically trolling the Contest and Ireland's recent run of bad results, especially finishing last the previous year (2007). His opening lines are "I come from a nation that knows how to write a song. Europe, where, oh where, did it all go wrong?"
The general consensus in Ireland is that the joke fell completely flat and he did far more harm than good. Going to Eurovision and trolling it was not a great idea and may have seemed rude to many. Also, he may have damaged the credibility of the Contest in Ireland and discouraged decent artists from wanting to get involved in subsequent years.
There are funny joke entries though, this one is a prime example of a bad one that's more offensive than anything else.
The joke fell flat because the rest of Europe has no bloody sense of humour! This was brilliant
ok but i haven’t stopped laughing because your face is exactly how i feel watching this 😂😂😂😂
One of the greatest Eurovision entries of all time.
I love how Irland went from renowned Eurovision masters to literally giving less than zero fucks.
This performance is absolutely iconic.
On the irish trend - you should react to the 1994 interval act ‘riverdance’
Michael McR I bet it’s yet considered the best ESC interval act ever?
Vlad D This and Madcon - Glow (the Europe-wide Flashmob) and Love Love Peace Peace
Agreed the top 3 interval acts of all time have got to be
1. Riverdance Ireland 1994 without question
2 love love peace peace Sweden 2016
3. Madcon glow Oslo 2010
In that order
I prefer swedish smorgasboard to love love peace peace.
Joseph Larkin I think he already saw love love peace peace, I watched him reacting to it.
To put Dustin into context, he's a bit of a national figure. He's basically the 'adult' portion on kids tv making a load of inappropriate jokes that go over the kids heads. He ran for president at one stage, and got 10% of the vote in some parts of the country. Sending him to Eurovision was basically giving Eurovision the bird haha.. pardon the pun
I kinda miss the time of the ridiculous strange joke acts, but I'm also glad we're moving on from that so that Eurovision gets more credibility xD
Alf Tuvik credibility doesn't really come with a winning song that's most famous feature is a woman making chicken noises.
I miss the years where several countries strongly flew the flag of "keeping Eurovision weird".
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This was just two years after Silvia Night (which was a much better joke act in my opinion)
This was Ireland giving Eurovision the bird!!! lol
I think it Ireland giving I'm the push now northern Ireland is over happy days
Dustin was very popular in Ireland 😂 We were robbed that year 😂
Thanks Jake , your reaction is priceless
I loved Ireland that year ❤️😍🙏🏼🇮🇪
Believe it or not since this was a protest song (other countries in western Europe were too chicken to speak out that at this time) it was only tele-voting and all the Eastern countries were voting for each other ,soon after this the rules were changed to add jury's.
We in the Netherlands - as being one of the original contestants in the 1950s - felt the same way about where the ESC was going, but we never had the guts to send a troll act. Everyone who I know that follows ESC remembers Dustin the Turkey as something great :-)
Ireland won a lot. But when language choice became free.. so all could sing in English, they no longer got points for being understood, and additionally stopped sending songs of the same quality as once. Whilst everyone else upped their game, they didnt and lost alot for a bit. This is a reaction to that losing streak.. Seems like they have picked it up again and send better as of late :) Thank goodness, as they do write the most incredible ballads :). But you should try to see some of their songs from the 80s, like any of Johnny Logans incredible entries (He's mr eurovision and has won 3 times as songwriter/2 performing the songs himself) And Jedward for novelty and how it was between winning a lot and now :)
Dustin the Turkey was a super famous tv character in Ireland if that gives any context. Did you notice the booing at the end of the video?
ellenw567 I did but I'm pretty sure Dustin the Turkey was expecting it.
React to Lithuanian's Eurovision 2006 entry
Another bit of context is that Ireland was going into recession in 2008 and we really couldn’t have hosted Eurovision the following year so we sent a joke act to ensure we would lose
Dustin was 10 years too early
It was good fun sending Dustin to the Eurovision but Europe still haven't forgiven us.
Please react to Estonia 2015 - Grand Final Performance
(Elina Born & Stig Rästa - Goodbye To Yesterday)
Speaking abou troll acts check Rambo Amadeus - Euro Neuro The name says IT all so...montenegro 2012
Euro Neuro is an artistic masterpiece
Ireland have won 7 Times 4 in the 90s i think
Biggest troll of Eurovision!
ellenw567 I agree 😂😂😂
EuroNeuro
There's an Irish comedy show called Father Ted where in one episode the two priests are sent to represent Ireland at Eurovision with a song called 'My Lovely Horse'. It's by far the worst song and are only sent to ensure Ireland don't win as they cannot afford to host it again. This song is just like that fictional show!
This was basically us giving the middle finger to the Eurovision as it has become a politically charged, shitty competition that is all about voting for your neighbor and which song has the most action.
I rly hope Sweden send something like this next year. A nor serious act. Since so many think Sweden always send to ”perfect” songs. Omg. How can that even be a bad thing.
Björn Nilsson Sweden got the international jury above all, so no way... Televoting really do nothing last years with new televoting system out there.
A novelty act would have a very hard time winning Melodifestivalen. There are sometimes some novely acts in Melfest, like Rolandz with "Fuldans" and Edward Blom with "Livet på en pinne", but they're not actually in to win it, but to create a variation of acts in Melfest. I hope we don't send any novelty acts, ever, but keep taking pride in taking Eurovision seriously, and keep sending quality songs, that can be successful outside Eurovision.But I hope we'll send a female singer next year, since the complain is (for the last years) is that we "always" send hot boys. My wish is Sarah Dawn Finer, she can sing. And she is also funny. So she could pull of a comedy act to. Perhaps start as her beloved alter ego Lynda Woodruff, and then just change and sing some amazing ballad.
I think a real novelty joke act like this would find itself hard to get chosen anywhere now. Certainly in Ireland. There's a tone of seriousness now to most countries but again certainly Ireland that would make stuff like this happening again very very unlikely lol
Fuck off don't copy
If Sweden sent this, it would have qualified
Seeing people so perplexed by this song makes it all the better.
The ultimate pisstake! 🇨🇮🇪🇺
This for us Irish honestly it just came out of a place of we don't care anymore. This actually won a national selection with serious entries and 2 Eurovision former winners on the judging pannel.
Ireland trolling Eurovision big time in 2008 lol
True
Dustin makes me proud to be Irish
react to Lithuania's 2006 entry (LT United)
It was like lets vote for Dustin for a joke look lads he wont win and is not going to qualify lets vote Dustin.Then it was like what the Fuck he won.
Never been so early lol
Haha, love your reaction to this performance :D
Reasons to love Eurovision.
Jake, I loved the the way you threw your earphones down, Almost in disgust!
Catriona Colville LoL. It was more from being confused.😂
@@JakesFaceReacts it was amazing tho agree. From ireland
Why I want give this 12 points 😂😂😂
Thank god that EBU brought back the juries and startet the 2 semifinals-format from that year - this entry got slaughtered..
Omg, this is so bad that it's good! At least for entertaining purposes 😂
You need to react Lithuania 2006
I totally get why people send links to the bizarre and the quirky, but what I really love on your channel is when you are caught by surprise by something unexpectedly beautiful, something moving or by some glorious, spectacular staging or choreography . That's what Eurovision is all about - the unexpected... I saw my first contest way, way back in 1970 and yup, I'm still hooked and still unexpectedly enthralled year after year... You have so much to look forward to (and back on).. and with Eurovision Asia debuting this year, yup - twice a year :). I really enjoy your comments, thank you so much for sharing
Welcome to Eurovision in the 2000s, Jake. It's an experience. :D
"DE WE WIN?!" XDDD
ESTONIA 2015 PLEASE!!!
Silverback Gorillaseven Yrds
I mean Yesssss
React to Lithuania 2006 eurovision please
Hvala,ne!
React to Pastora Soler Eurovision 2012 Quedate conmigo please!!!
Heeey!! Pleaso do Lithuania 2006 🙏🙏🙏
i loved that song,greetings from greece,irelands best fucking beat...
another great fun act from this year is spain 2008 also 2014 has some good ones Poland,lativia and Belarus . to me is a part of what makes eurovision great you can send crazy stuff do what you want to do and most of all have fun. tho the best troll act of all time is so verdka or the russian grannies
please react to lithuania 2006, it's lithuania's best result to this day. okay, you probably won't trust a request under this kind of video.
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Honestly this song is one of the the reason jurys were introduced a year later.
In brief I guess, Ireland sent this as a joke cuz no one ever sent points to Ireland especially in the 2000s and even 2010s, yes Ireland has won Eurovision the most times but that was really early in Eurovision, it has been ages since Ireland has even qualified, before this year Ireland qualified in 2013, and even then they came last. it's all eastern Europeans sending points to eastern Europeans, and the voting blocs being very prominent in the 2000s. Nobody was voting for Ireland and so it was like u said its a novelty act but also just a troll act too, kinda like we don't care, you don't really give us points anymore but give us 12 points anyway, irlande douze points. However as you saw this year, things are changing and the voting blocs seem to be dissipating, what with Russia not qualifying, and none of the Caucasus countries qualifying etc, people see a song is crap and don't vote for it and don't vote just because it's mother Russia. you know what I mean. Congrats on Ireland finally qualifying this year and getting 16th place, far from their early days but better than anything in the past 5 or 6 years.
Last Eurovision Ireland hosted it cost the state 30 Million Euro's and the Public said never again. Johnny Logan is King of Eurovision we will cherise the memories.
It was a perfect storm for Russia to not qualify, it lost Armenia,Azerbaijan,Estonia,Lithuania,Belarus, and Bulgaria to the first semi plus they got a bad running order spot.
Actually 11th place in semi for Russia by televoting is quite high still for those horrible vocals, but I’m glad she wouldn’t qualify even if it would be up to audience solely.
You consider the 90s to be early in Eurovision?
I’m Irish. And I hate it when other Irish people blame the fact we don’t do well on politics when that’s not true at all. We just aren’t good at it 😂
I can't stop laughing....😂😂😂😂 thank you, Jake 😘..... 😂😂😂😂😂
I would love to see you react to Ireland 2009. Incmy opinion one of irelands most underrated entries in years. Et cetera not making the final that year still is shocking
As an irish man i am deeply embarassed by this, speaking of 2008 you should watch the full show - so many great entries that year
How are you embarrassed? Taking the piss out of a shite competition.
May I ask you for Iceland 2006?
It’s actually a total parody on block-voting when Eastern European countries constantly voted for each other, even when countries like Ireland, UK and France sent so much better songs than those that won. In 2001-2008 all countries to win were from Eastern Europe and that fact was pretty much hated in Western Europe, and the culmination of hate happened in 2008 with Russia winning. In 2009 mixed jury-televoting system was presented and that kinda changed things.
I didn't know Finland was in Eastern Europe ;)
2008 was a tough year for us all
Last time Ireland won was in 1996 but yeah they've won 7 times, they had a hattrick of wins 1992,1993,1994, then Norway won in 1995 and then Ireland won again in 1996. So their prime was in the 80's and 90's :)
:D The year Ireland basically trolled Eurovision xD We won 7 times but that last was in 1996 and since then we do pretty bad almost every year :'( The best we did in recent years was 8th place in 2011 :D You should react to that one too :D
2008 was a great year. You should watch Spain too. He was just fantastic! :D
Spain 2008 - Rodolfo Chikilicuatre - Baila el Chiki Chiki
The best part they boo and he asks did we win.
Your face says it all
"What on earth am I watching" o_0
xD xD xD
Plz react to Lithuania 2006 plz jake
There's a theory Ireland can't afford to host Eurovison, so we sabotage ourselves every year
Your initial reaction is totally not unexpected,trust me.
"I'm kind of confused by whatever that was what I just saw." - perfect xD
Eurovision has not always been serious competition, as we can see, so don't look so scared :D
It was a protest song from Ireland that once in the nineties one four years out of ten. Three of those one a row.
But in the 2000's they had done bad results after bad results and many would argue that the quality of the entry.
React to Ireland's winner 96 and their entry in the 1972 that did not do well but it was an interesting entry language wise.
Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant, song was a protest about the voting process in the Eurovision song contest, only thing missing is Zig and Zag, should have made it to the final and should have won.
Dude please watch Lithuania 2006 LT United - We Are The Winners
When I saw Dustin's schtick, I thought Thanksgiving dinner can't come soon enough!
Great reaction as always. That year was great. Many good songs, but the Ireland entry was one of the many "cražy" songs that year.
Could you maybe react to one of these songs:
- Spain 2012
- Iceland 2013
- Estonia 2009
Whichever you like
Thank you :D
His face is like "the hell was that"
Yes, Jake, they _spent money on this._ : )
Jake please react to UK 2006 & 2007 🙈 they aren’t quite as absurd as this.. but not far off.
They eachly got ×1 12 points and ×1 10 points xD
That's why we went a chicken and not a turkey this year, and it won xD (love Netta ❤️)
I think you should react to all of Valentina Monetta's performances :P (2012-2014 & 2017)
I really want you to react to some other great songs as well(in your free time :D)
Ukraine 2010 - amazing, important massage
Ukraine 2011 - great song, beautiful staging
Estonia 2009 - pure beauty
Moldova 2013 - super underrated that year, really great!
Please reaction this song - Hari Mata Hari - Lejla (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Eurovision 2006
Oh my God YES!!! The best Eurovision SONG for sure!
7:50 a financial crisis was going on here
If you're interested in another great terrible troll act you should watch Iceland 2006 - Sylvia Night - Congratulations. The entire audience hated her.
I must say i like the act. Lots of humor in it and a good upbeat song. Compare it to 'we are the winners' from lithuania.
On those years blockvoting was a common thing. The serbia block and the russian block.
Any member outside these countries had much less change to win.
Sometimes joke entries are quite fun and not so bad, like Lithuanias LT United in 2006 i think, or lithuania again in 2010 with eastern european funk :D they do a lot of joke entries :D
react to Sweden 2014 or Italy 2015!
This was when we lost the plot and the year before I started watching Eurovision 🇮🇪😂
The turkey speaks ancient gaelic!
Its an old irish thing u mite think its a load of shite
Check out Robin Stjernberg - You (Sweden) 2013 Eurovision Song Contest
Please react too Sweden 2014 :) Sanna nielsen is her name and she came 3rd!
You can also react to the Junior Eurovision Song contest
Jake can you please do all 3rd places from the recent editions like you did second places? I'm asking cause most of my favourites came 3rd 😂
Please react to Switzerland 1988 entry. :)
Ireland has won 7 times, amongst 3 in a row and 4 times in 5 years. That's more than anyone. Ireland was also the first country to pass 200 points, by the way. But then they had enough for a while. It was more like this: write some songs that won't win. Ok, they did. The results were top 10 or top 15 or something. The years went on and on with medicore or bad results and the Irish people wanted a victory again. They tried everything, but nothing happened. And then, they wanted to send something popular from Ireland: this doll, Dustin the turkey. Irlande 12 points. / Ireland 12 points.... But, it stayed in the semi final.... no 12 points in the final that either.
Ireland won their last time in May in 1996. That was half a year before their last year's contestant Brendan Murray was born! So it's just a while!
Ireland should be proud of it's track record, but since the language rule change in 1999, it has lost its steam. the same with the UK.
A funny bit, during the Irish national selection that year, 2 former winners were on the panel, Dana (1970) and Marija ( 2007). Dana was obviously disgusted and just asked 'Why?' and Marija laughed and said 'You're a duck!'
There was an anti backlash that year as Western Europe was licking their wounds from the crushing victories of Eastern Europe in Helsinki 2007. Looking back, Eastern Europe did shine and the West really sucked. So came the 2 semi's the following year.
Omg please react to the best interval act ever which was riverdance!
you should do baila el chiki-chiki (spain 2008), it was a troll act too but it's much easier on the ears!
Do Pastora Soler, quedate conmigo 2012, one of my favs performance and song of Esc ever