The fact that this song, which gives me chills every time, lost to the messy UK entry, is appalling. I get why the televoters didn't go for this but the juries should have rewarded it more.
At first I was rather indifferent to this song, but when I researched the English translation, I realised what a masterpiece it was. Very moving, inspired by the, at the time, centenary of WW1. A very underrated song, beautifully sung, beautifully staged.
Since you seem confused by the outcome, let me clarify a couple of things. First of all, this was back when the voting system was different. 50% jury vote and 50% televote BUT the overall points were given by combining those two. A song could end up 11th in all countries and that could mean null points and last place in eurovision because it wasn't in anyone's top ten. Also, France suffered from the "2nd in the running order" syndrome. It's been a rumor for years that the second place performing, is not gonna do you any favors. It's very early, so it gets forgettable without having the impact of being the show's opening act.
It's a pleasure watching your reactions as you discover all those past entries. For some of us who have been following the contest for over twenty years (and quite frankly are a bit biased) it's so much fun to see a fresh point of view. Thank you for all the amazing reactions. Btw, I loved France in 2015. My favs were Latvia (Aminata was AMAZING) and Estonia. Greetings from Greece.
You need to remember that the scoring system was different in 2015 than it is now (since 2016). Jury and public votes were not separated like they are now but combined with some mystical combination system. For this reason it was possible that in 2015 2 countries got only 0 points and France only 4. With the current scoring system Austria would have got 40 points, Germany 29 points and France 28 points. So pre-2016 the points are much smaller than they are now. Also in 2015 Italy, Russia and Sweden dominated so much in top points so others countries only got the small points
I like the atmosphere of this act and the artist is great with the vocals and emotions! One of my favorite songs from 2015, however it's hard to not acknowledge that it does take some time to get somewhere, but that is also the beauty of it!
Alexandre Carvalho Merci. J'aimerais avoir la confiance nécessaire pour parler français plus. Ce n'est pas parfait, mais j'essaie. Merci d'avoir été si gentil.😊
Ohh génial tu as répondu en français! :) Your french is good, really! Keep going on! It's part of the Eurovision's magic to blend art, culture, languages, traditions, and people. ;) On behalf of all your french-speaking viewers and followers, we appreciated the effort and the attention ;) You've just built a bridge (ESC 2015's motto) between America and Europe
Visny I think he more or less sais that he would love to have more trust in himself to speak French a little bit more if it's necessary. His French is not perfect, but he will try.
I cant wait for you to get to 2014. That had some great songs and good wtf moments. Toe loops on inline skates, butter churning, cheesecake, trampolines, seesaw twins, whistling and more. But really. That year probably has the most songs that are still in my playlist. Quality and craziness. Best combination for Eurovision lol
A lot of people are asking him to react to such recent entries. I want to see him react to some older songs. From the 90's for example I'd love to see reactions to Poland's Edyta Górniak - To nie ja (1994), one of the best debut entries for a country (watch?v=PL5rmmpiHp8). Or Sebnem Paker - Dinle (1997), one of my favourite Turkish entries in Eurovision (watch?v=LAyNvKpwp1M). Or a Eurovision classic like Domenico Modugno - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (1958) (watch?v=9DPAb9-Stmo).
Mie R My plan ultimately is to react to as many years as I can. I agree that the classics I’ve reacted to so far have been amazing. I’ll try to do better at incorporating more classic performances in my instant reaction request series once 2015 is done.
It'll take an insane amount of time to react or even listen to all Eurovision entries (we're talking nearly 1500 songs), even the most hardcore of Eurovision fans (including myself) haven't listened to all of them. It's just how it is, most people don't look back from the years they started watching the show (except for some highlights), which is why you see so many recent recommendations. :) And I know you're reacting backwards, at 2015 now, which is why I think it's nice to recommend some older songs since you're unlikely to ever react to all the songs from 1958 for example (real talk). But what makes Eurovision so interesting to me is the diversity in performances we see not only through different cultures but also through TIME. It's like watching the evolution of music in a compact format. :D Happy watching! The more recent shows are more bombastic - the winning song of 2003 was a real turning point in the contest - but there are some hidden gems in the past as well. :)
I didn’t appreciate it back then. Now, I can. It’s stirring and emotional without being too much of a tearjerker (wait for Poland’s entry, now that’s a tearjerker). There is a silver lining to this. Their HOD decided after that to take Eurovision seriously. And we were blessed with Amir, Alma, and Madame Monsieur. 🧑🏻👩🏻👫 UK is next! Prepare for the lolz!
2015 had the strongest Top 8 ever which stole all the votes. There was a big consensus in the continent. Everybody loved and voted for Italy, Russia, Sweden, Belgium, Estonia, Israel, Australia and Latvia.
This song is about war. This is the translated lyrics: Don't Forget Only tears remain for me These few notes from the past And the melody of our prayers Our hearts, that are hoping And the emptiness beneath my steps Only ashes remain for me My village plunges into silence I am only a wound A heart without armor How to survive after that? But I am there I don’t forget In my village Swept away by history And I live there Don’t forget Erased from the maps and memories I remember the children laughing The voices of the men leaving for the fields Harvest celebrations The smell inside houses Bursts of love and joy But I am there Don’t forget Erased from the maps and memories When they arrived Hidden behind their weapons They were thousands They laughed at our tears They wanted to destroy My beliefs under their fire With the words of hatred Which were unknown to us I am here tonight In the middle of these ruins In order to talk about hope And to sing about life And I make the promise That when the blood will dry I will rebuild my village Even more beautiful than before But don’t forget
I just wanted to say that until 2016 (not including it) there were basucally half as fewer points in a pool than there are now. That is because each country's jury and televoting results were combined and presented with 12 points max. Now it's separate, 12 points from a country's televoting and 12 points from a country's jury. Twice as much. It seems, people wrote about that here but for some reason I wanted to rephrase that.
Not my favourite that year, but I wouldn't mind if it got 40 points! It deserved better. I love France, and I love French ( I took lots of French courses from 1993 - 2000). The song is good, but maybe the melody is a bit boring after a while. I lost touch, to put it that way.... But still, it should get better, especially from the juries, I should think.
Your question is a complex one. Many theories. One is the big-5 are resented by other countries because they're always pre-qualified. Also there was much more bloc voting in the past regardless of the music. Automatic mutual 12 pts for these: Greece/Cyprus; Belarus/Russia; Romania/Moldova; UK/Ireland; Italy/San Marino, the Scandinavian bloc., former Yugoslavian bloc. This seems to have lessened a lot since 2016 (which is good) and now France, UK, Germany and Italy are doing much better (unfortunately not Spain).
I don't agree with your analysis. The big 5 aren't resented. They do well when they send good songs. The reason they've been doing better isn't because there's less bloc voting, it's because they're sending better songs. Germany's 2010 win should disprove your 'everyone hates the big 5' theory. Plus, Italy has done well pretty much every year since they came back. Also, UK/Ireland automatic 12? You must be joking! The UK and Ireland might give each other a few pity points and that's it unless it's actually a good song. Scandinavia also really don't like each other that much either... and Italy rarely gives San Marino points. San Marino's 12 usually does go to Italy but never the other way around.
Italy's televoting results almost every year prove that they are resented. And France the past few years too. It's simple, if you send good songs that transcend, you'll do well.
the big 5 needs to do much more to get a result than Russia. Russia sends a generic song and a good singer = guaranteed top 10. actually Italy only was top 10 in the televoting in 2013 (10-11th with Netherlands), 2015 (last in the running order+standing out), 2017 (only 6th despite being hyped up as the clear favourite), 2018 (last in the running order). So only 4 times out of 8 in the televoting top 10. If you have 26 songs in the GF (which is too many for the general public), the late ones in the running order will benefit.
The voting-system comments below are important. That not more than 10 countries could get points, from any country. The new system with separating the televotes has changed that. Which is positive. For years there has also been said that the 'Big Five' automatically qualifying is negative, because they get less exposure, and often used to end up in the bottom. So in later years the Big-Five-songs are now also high-lighted in the semi-finals. And of course, as always, ballads sung by women (dressed in black or not) seem to be easily forgotten - the more the faster. No matter how good singers they are. So it is a good thing that the production management divides the songs up, intertwining ballads with up-tempo-songs to differentiate the songs.
I'm happy because you enjoyed it , it was a good one i think .. but anyway , could you react to France and Sweden 1991 ? They both had the same amount of point and the same amount of 12 points , but sweden had more 10 points so they were declared winner because you could'nt have several winners . They are 2 really different music genre and style so it would be an intereting one if you react to both of those. Keep doing theses reactions I find them really interesting and i love to re-watch those performances along with you. Thank you !
Hey Jake :D People have been requesting Malta's entry for Junior Eurovision Song Contest for 2014 for a while now and I've just heard it I'm listening to it on loops and I'm amazed every single time like it's my first time listening to it! You should definitely react to it's live performance (and other JESC entries but first of all - Malta 2014 - Federica Falzon - Diamonds ❤️) First 40 seconds of it are the postcard, just for you to know :3 (Check out Eurovision Choir of the Year in the future, there has been only 1 contest of it so far as it's new but it was amazing)
I loved this song back then, and still do. So disappointed! My mom really liked it too, and when we watch esc every year after that and france comes up my mom says somethign like: "remember that song froma few years ago? That really was a shame..."
Before 2016, there was a different system in voting. So it’s harder to get points then because you need to do great in both jury and televotes to get points. Each country only gets one set of 12, 10, 8,... 1 points so they combine the jury scores and televotes score to come up with a top 10 that will be awarded points by each country. In 2016, they changed the voting system and now the jury and the televotes can each give the 12, 10, 8,... 1 set of points. If you’ll be looking at the scores of this songs in the new scoring system, they had much more points than 0, 4, etc.
One of my favourites that year and it was heartbreaking seeing in place so low. Then again, a lot of it can be explained by the old voting system. If you get the chance to, I hope you get reacting to Nije Ljubav Stvar (Serbia 2012), Jan Jan (Armenia 2009), Horehronie (Slovakia 2010), Et s'il fallait le faire (France 2009), Grande Amore (Italy 2012), Et uus saaks alguse (Estonia 2013), Alcohol Is Free (Greece 2013), Quero ser tua (Portugal 2014). Rändajad (Estonia 2009), När jag blundar (Finland 2012), Kedvesem (Hungary 2013) are three of my favourite songs from their respective years, but not sure if have much 'reaction' factor. Be My Valentine (Ukraine 2009) is extra, but I kind of like it for that reason, haha. If you ever do Iceland 2012 or 2016 I hope you react to the national finals versions. Those are in Icelandic, which I think was a better choice than the English translations on the ESC stage. And yes, 2009 and 2012 are two of my favourite ESC years.
24th,25th,26th and 27th place were all Pre-Qualified countries because United Kingdom, France and Germany are part of the big 5 + Austria the host country. They got barely any points which means they probably wouldn’t of qualified in the semifinals if they participated in them and that means Ireland, Malta and. The 11th and 12th place from semi-final one would have qualified to the final. Sorry this is confusing.
Les gens en 2020 : Tom Leeb doit chanter en Français, ça leur donnera une meilleure position Amir en 2016 : Yoooouuuuu (6è) France 2015 : N'OUBLIEZ PAS (25è).
Take in your mind to react to Croatian semi final entry, not to the one in the final. She was a little bit sick so she struggled a bit with her voice during the Final. Love from Ukraine, watch all your videos and not even once, it's like I'm showing to my friend what Eurovision is step by step :-)
Hey Jake, I want to say that your videos do always give me a reason to laugh und to relax between my stressfull day and I hope you will get bigger sometime.:) So, I am so sorry that this question did not fit into this commentairy section, but could you eventuell react to the Intro of this years Eurovision Song Contest (2015). In my opinion it was a really nice intro for a song contest!:) One of my favourites.^^
I don't give a damn that some people considered it dated, nerdy, boring etc... I personally found it moving, touching, well interpreted and with a great staging. Unfortunately, the thematic is timeless. In a way, Lisa paved the way to better results for France. Merci Lisa Angell !
Can you please react to esc 2013 Finland thats really crazy and surprising!! (Also to my all time favourite Estonia 2015!!) And here are some of the best non-english esc songs ever: -F.Y.R. Macedonia, Crno i belo, Caliopi 2012 she has very good vocals -Water, Bulgaria, 2007 it’s very......well confusing -2009, Estonia, Rändajad it’s very magical -Slovakia, Horehronie, 2010 it’s now one of the most listened esc song ever -Sweden 2009 that was really underratted it’s so wow
Personally, I can understand these votings a bit if you do not understand the language it gets complicated and you do not necessarily call for that song. Personally, I find these songs really good, maybe that's because I speak several languages, including French. I speak German which is my mother tongue as well as English, Spannisch and Italian I love languages and I love music.
the reason for the all black, is that the same year were the attacks in Paris...and so that way all singers/acts show empathy. However, the low points were mostly to countries which did not went through the semi-finals (at least for that one year)
Ok. It got 4 points I think because France performed 2nd in the night (the death spot). And it may have something to do with the fact that France finished last place in 2014. But me personally, France is in my Top 5 of 2015.
The jury votes and televotes in every country before 2016 were combined into one rank. So if someone was 1st with the televote but last with the juries or opposite, he scored nothing, while now its still 12 points. Now you can get 2 times more points because the votes are separated. France 2015 got 4 in old system but in the new one it would have scored 28 (24 from the juries, 4 from the public). Austria would have got 40 instead of 0. In 2016, Ukraine won over Australia (534:511) but in old system Australia would have won over Ukraine (329:279) :) Hope I explained it easily to understand
If Im not mistaken there were like 4 war/peace related songs that year, all in the Final , and this is the only entry that’s not in English so I think that’s the reason why she flopped.....
Robi Sadiaza No I don't actually think so. First, the voting that year was kinda strange because Russia, Sweden and Italy got all the big points and secondly, it got the second spot in the final which killed any chances..
Back in 2015 I didn't like the song. As you said I could not connect with it because I found it a bit dated (I guess) but know I listen to it again and I agree with you. It was beautifully performed. Nice staging (the images behind and the drums at the end created a good climax) and the vocals were flawless.
Luv, luv, luv the song and the artist's bratty pop diva 'character.' I have always wondered how much of Europe actually understood the comedic intention and mockery of the song - not to forget the over-the-top sexual references.
I literally completely forgot about France in 2015. The song was just not memorable enough for me but it had a strong message. Plus, it went early in the running order so that ruined it too!!
This is my favourite French entry ever in Eurovision. It's an absolute disgrace this didn't get more points, but it did take a while for the song to grow on me so I guess it might not have left a huge impression on a lot of people.
This is one of those songs that underlines how much the big 5-countries needs to go through the semifinals first - By being direct qualifiers to the final they don't experience the same competition aspect and therefor comes up with completely random and outdated songs like this because they don't have to prove themselves worthy and then gets lost in the final because the viewers have already heard the other songs from the semifinals.. Sorry France, you got exactly what you deserved! (Or actually you could give your points to Austria and Germany and take the last place with 0 points alongside the Uk if you ask me!)
poertjt2 I’ve asked that question before and gotten hammered for it by people from the big 5. I simply said in one of my videos that not competing in a semifinal hurts the big 5 for two reasons. First, they don’t get a chance to create a fan base like the semi finalists do. Second, the big 5 aren’t really a part of the competition atmosphere created by the semifinals. I get that the big 5 may contribute the most financially to the contest, but i think it hurts them with the viewers from the counties who earned their spots in the grand final. The whole thing for me is summed up by Australia’s Dami Im. When asked if she thought she should be given a spot in the grand final like Australia did in 2015, Dami said, “Actually, no. I want to feel like I earned my spot in the grand final. I don’t want it handed to me.”
Didn't realise this came below the UK and Poland - massively underrated! Please can you react to this classic from back in the orchestra days: ua-cam.com/video/Gui9JWHsv-M/v-deo.html
I'm French and I don't like this song. It's not even train-wreck bad, it's just lame and very dated. It's too wordy for internationals and too dated for francophones. Lisa can sing but it takes ages before the song really picks up. 25th was maybe a little harsh but since I'm on this 2015 journey with you I must say so far I preferred Germany and Austria over this. For the story, if I'm not mistaken, the head of the French broadcaster (who has no music credentials) at the time picked this song because she heard it and liked it... that's it... she didn't ask for a musician's opinion or anything she just picked it because she personally liked the song... and then we wonder why France struggled 2003-2015.
The fact that this song, which gives me chills every time, lost to the messy UK entry, is appalling. I get why the televoters didn't go for this but the juries should have rewarded it more.
Mirror Onthewall Agreed. It reminded me of a broadway musical number.
My favorite French entry ever she was flawless the song was extraordinary with every French flavor, she was so underrated. She killed it
Juan pablo Chavez I agree. It was almost like seeing a broadway performance...that’s how good she was.👍
At first I was rather indifferent to this song, but when I researched the English translation, I realised what a masterpiece it was. Very moving, inspired by the, at the time, centenary of WW1. A very underrated song, beautifully sung, beautifully staged.
So She meant the WW2
@@renoirv1806 No, she meant WW1
Since you seem confused by the outcome, let me clarify a couple of things. First of all, this was back when the voting system was different. 50% jury vote and 50% televote BUT the overall points were given by combining those two. A song could end up 11th in all countries and that could mean null points and last place in eurovision because it wasn't in anyone's top ten. Also, France suffered from the "2nd in the running order" syndrome. It's been a rumor for years that the second place performing, is not gonna do you any favors. It's very early, so it gets forgettable without having the impact of being the show's opening act.
Chris Karantais Thanks for taking the time to explain it to me.👍
This song was Top 5 Material.. still one of my favorite ever on ESC. Well done France!!12 points from United Kingdom.
a beautiful, melancholy song performing 2nd in a field of 27, the running order killed it's chances
It's a pleasure watching your reactions as you discover all those past entries. For some of us who have been following the contest for over twenty years (and quite frankly are a bit biased) it's so much fun to see a fresh point of view. Thank you for all the amazing reactions. Btw, I loved France in 2015. My favs were Latvia (Aminata was AMAZING) and Estonia. Greetings from Greece.
Chris Karantais Thank you! Aminata was out of this world.
Love this song. Deserved so much better. Can't believe this did worse than us, UK.
You need to remember that the scoring system was different in 2015 than it is now (since 2016). Jury and public votes were not separated like they are now but combined with some mystical combination system. For this reason it was possible that in 2015 2 countries got only 0 points and France only 4. With the current scoring system Austria would have got 40 points, Germany 29 points and France 28 points. So pre-2016 the points are much smaller than they are now.
Also in 2015 Italy, Russia and Sweden dominated so much in top points so others countries only got the small points
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I like the atmosphere of this act and the artist is great with the vocals and emotions! One of my favorite songs from 2015, however it's hard to not acknowledge that it does take some time to get somewhere, but that is also the beauty of it!
Hey Jake! Tu parles bien le français! :) L’effort est apprécié! Salutations de la Suisse
Alexandre Carvalho Merci. J'aimerais avoir la confiance nécessaire pour parler français plus. Ce n'est pas parfait, mais j'essaie. Merci d'avoir été si gentil.😊
Ohh génial tu as répondu en français! :) Your french is good, really! Keep going on! It's part of the Eurovision's magic to blend art, culture, languages, traditions, and people. ;) On behalf of all your french-speaking viewers and followers, we appreciated the effort and the attention ;) You've just built a bridge (ESC 2015's motto) between America and Europe
Visny I think he more or less sais that he would love to have more trust in himself to speak French a little bit more if it's necessary. His French is not perfect, but he will try.
Salutations xD.On est au combien ème siècle déjà?!Mdrr
25th place for France 2015
1st place to Ukraine 2016
with the same message.
Geopolitical man...for sure
Silver Vert not the same message, and one had a wow moment the other didn’t
Jose Uribe True!France had the wow moment.
Silver Vert nope, flat af. Jamala had a wow moment that’s why she won
Wait till you react to Estonia 2015 it was amazing
And Italy (2015)
And Norway❤️
The lyrics are very beautiful
I cant wait for you to get to 2014. That had some great songs and good wtf moments. Toe loops on inline skates, butter churning, cheesecake, trampolines, seesaw twins, whistling and more. But really. That year probably has the most songs that are still in my playlist. Quality and craziness. Best combination for Eurovision lol
A lot of people are asking him to react to such recent entries. I want to see him react to some older songs. From the 90's for example I'd love to see reactions to Poland's Edyta Górniak - To nie ja (1994), one of the best debut entries for a country (watch?v=PL5rmmpiHp8). Or Sebnem Paker - Dinle (1997), one of my favourite Turkish entries in Eurovision (watch?v=LAyNvKpwp1M). Or a Eurovision classic like Domenico Modugno - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (1958) (watch?v=9DPAb9-Stmo).
Mie R My plan ultimately is to react to as many years as I can. I agree that the classics I’ve reacted to so far have been amazing. I’ll try to do better at incorporating more classic performances in my instant reaction request series once 2015 is done.
It'll take an insane amount of time to react or even listen to all Eurovision entries (we're talking nearly 1500 songs), even the most hardcore of Eurovision fans (including myself) haven't listened to all of them. It's just how it is, most people don't look back from the years they started watching the show (except for some highlights), which is why you see so many recent recommendations. :)
And I know you're reacting backwards, at 2015 now, which is why I think it's nice to recommend some older songs since you're unlikely to ever react to all the songs from 1958 for example (real talk). But what makes Eurovision so interesting to me is the diversity in performances we see not only through different cultures but also through TIME. It's like watching the evolution of music in a compact format. :D Happy watching! The more recent shows are more bombastic - the winning song of 2003 was a real turning point in the contest - but there are some hidden gems in the past as well. :)
Oh, man, I've recently fell in love again with "Dinle". It should have beaten that bland UK song.
I think this deserved better
I didn’t appreciate it back then. Now, I can. It’s stirring and emotional without being too much of a tearjerker (wait for Poland’s entry, now that’s a tearjerker).
There is a silver lining to this. Their HOD decided after that to take Eurovision seriously. And we were blessed with Amir, Alma, and Madame Monsieur. 🧑🏻👩🏻👫
UK is next! Prepare for the lolz!
i had France in my top 5 that year i still think is one of the best song from 2015 ...
I really loved Germany and France that year, and they were really underrated. The lyrics of France were really touching
Crossing my fingers you'll react to Norway 2015. My favorite from this year :)
2015 had the strongest Top 8 ever which stole all the votes. There was a big consensus in the continent. Everybody loved and voted for Italy, Russia, Sweden, Belgium, Estonia, Israel, Australia and Latvia.
I thought u forgot Norway 😂😂
Wait!?!?
Silver Vert
Nop. I didn't xd
I really like A Monster Like Me but it didn't have the same impact/consensus to the people as those 8
This song is about war. This is the translated lyrics:
Don't Forget
Only tears remain for me
These few notes from the past
And the melody of our prayers
Our hearts, that are hoping
And the emptiness beneath my steps
Only ashes remain for me
My village plunges into silence
I am only a wound
A heart without armor
How to survive after that?
But I am there
I don’t forget
In my village
Swept away by history
And I live there
Don’t forget
Erased from the maps and memories
I remember the children laughing
The voices of the men leaving for the fields
Harvest celebrations
The smell inside houses
Bursts of love and joy
But I am there
Don’t forget
Erased from the maps and memories
When they arrived
Hidden behind their weapons
They were thousands
They laughed at our tears
They wanted to destroy
My beliefs under their fire
With the words of hatred
Which were unknown to us
I am here tonight
In the middle of these ruins
In order to talk about hope
And to sing about life
And I make the promise
That when the blood will dry
I will rebuild my village
Even more beautiful than before
But don’t forget
This song is totaly underated !!!! I loved this song !!!! Totally agree with you Jake !!!!!
Waiting to Edurne with Amanecer....
Yannis Toure let the memes begin!
This was one of my favourites of ESC 2015.
I just wanted to say that until 2016 (not including it) there were basucally half as fewer points in a pool than there are now. That is because each country's jury and televoting results were combined and presented with 12 points max. Now it's separate, 12 points from a country's televoting and 12 points from a country's jury. Twice as much. It seems, people wrote about that here but for some reason I wanted to rephrase that.
Not my favourite that year, but I wouldn't mind if it got 40 points! It deserved better. I love France, and I love French ( I took lots of French courses from 1993 - 2000). The song is good, but maybe the melody is a bit boring after a while. I lost touch, to put it that way.... But still, it should get better, especially from the juries, I should think.
After the failure of 2010 with "Allez Ola Olé", the French delegation proposed diferent music genres between 2011 and 2015.
Darkangely 2010 wasn't a failure...the other years you mentioned are more failures...
Oh my #2 in my personal top10 for 2015 ❤❤❤ cried way2many times while I was listening to it ...
Your question is a complex one. Many theories. One is the big-5 are resented by other countries because they're always pre-qualified. Also there was much more bloc voting in the past regardless of the music. Automatic mutual 12 pts for these: Greece/Cyprus; Belarus/Russia; Romania/Moldova; UK/Ireland; Italy/San Marino, the Scandinavian bloc., former Yugoslavian bloc. This seems to have lessened a lot since 2016 (which is good) and now France, UK, Germany and Italy are doing much better (unfortunately not Spain).
I don't agree with your analysis. The big 5 aren't resented. They do well when they send good songs. The reason they've been doing better isn't because there's less bloc voting, it's because they're sending better songs. Germany's 2010 win should disprove your 'everyone hates the big 5' theory. Plus, Italy has done well pretty much every year since they came back. Also, UK/Ireland automatic 12? You must be joking! The UK and Ireland might give each other a few pity points and that's it unless it's actually a good song. Scandinavia also really don't like each other that much either... and Italy rarely gives San Marino points. San Marino's 12 usually does go to Italy but never the other way around.
Italy's televoting results almost every year prove that they are resented. And France the past few years too. It's simple, if you send good songs that transcend, you'll do well.
the big 5 needs to do much more to get a result than Russia. Russia sends a generic song and a good singer = guaranteed top 10.
actually Italy only was top 10 in the televoting in 2013 (10-11th with Netherlands), 2015 (last in the running order+standing out), 2017 (only 6th despite being hyped up as the clear favourite), 2018 (last in the running order). So only 4 times out of 8 in the televoting top 10.
If you have 26 songs in the GF (which is too many for the general public), the late ones in the running order will benefit.
The voting-system comments below are important. That not more than 10 countries could get points, from any country. The new system with separating the televotes has changed that. Which is positive. For years there has also been said that the 'Big Five' automatically qualifying is negative, because they get less exposure, and often used to end up in the bottom. So in later years the Big-Five-songs are now also high-lighted in the semi-finals.
And of course, as always, ballads sung by women (dressed in black or not) seem to be easily forgotten - the more the faster. No matter how good singers they are. So it is a good thing that the production management divides the songs up, intertwining ballads with up-tempo-songs to differentiate the songs.
I love this! So underrated! Masterpiece ❤️
With love from Russia
I liked all songs in Franch.
Well France 2015 is one of my faves that year!!!
I'm happy because you enjoyed it , it was a good one i think .. but anyway , could you react to France and Sweden 1991 ? They both had the same amount of point and the same amount of 12 points , but sweden had more 10 points so they were declared winner because you could'nt have several winners . They are 2 really different music genre and style so it would be an intereting one if you react to both of those. Keep doing theses reactions I find them really interesting and i love to re-watch those performances along with you. Thank you !
Love your channel man! Please watch France in 2009. Her name is Patricia Kaas. Stellar! Keep up the great and fun work. Reza from Amsterdam
Hey Jake :D People have been requesting Malta's entry for Junior Eurovision Song Contest for 2014 for a while now and I've just heard it
I'm listening to it on loops and I'm amazed every single time like it's my first time listening to it!
You should definitely react to it's live performance (and other JESC entries but first of all - Malta 2014 - Federica Falzon - Diamonds ❤️)
First 40 seconds of it are the postcard, just for you to know :3
(Check out Eurovision Choir of the Year in the future, there has been only 1 contest of it so far as it's new but it was amazing)
Very underrated song! Was beautiful!
I loved this song back then, and still do. So disappointed! My mom really liked it too, and when we watch esc every year after that and france comes up my mom says somethign like: "remember that song froma few years ago? That really was a shame..."
Before 2016, there was a different system in voting. So it’s harder to get points then because you need to do great in both jury and televotes to get points. Each country only gets one set of 12, 10, 8,... 1 points so they combine the jury scores and televotes score to come up with a top 10 that will be awarded points by each country. In 2016, they changed the voting system and now the jury and the televotes can each give the 12, 10, 8,... 1 set of points. If you’ll be looking at the scores of this songs in the new scoring system, they had much more points than 0, 4, etc.
Loving your reactions. Keep them going btw i love your one love Manchester t-shirt
One of my favourites that year and it was heartbreaking seeing in place so low. Then again, a lot of it can be explained by the old voting system.
If you get the chance to, I hope you get reacting to Nije Ljubav Stvar (Serbia 2012), Jan Jan (Armenia 2009), Horehronie (Slovakia 2010), Et s'il fallait le faire (France 2009), Grande Amore (Italy 2012), Et uus saaks alguse (Estonia 2013), Alcohol Is Free (Greece 2013), Quero ser tua (Portugal 2014).
Rändajad (Estonia 2009), När jag blundar (Finland 2012), Kedvesem (Hungary 2013) are three of my favourite songs from their respective years, but not sure if have much 'reaction' factor. Be My Valentine (Ukraine 2009) is extra, but I kind of like it for that reason, haha. If you ever do Iceland 2012 or 2016 I hope you react to the national finals versions. Those are in Icelandic, which I think was a better choice than the English translations on the ESC stage. And yes, 2009 and 2012 are two of my favourite ESC years.
24th,25th,26th and 27th place were all Pre-Qualified countries because United Kingdom, France and Germany are part of the big 5 + Austria the host country. They got barely any points which means they probably wouldn’t of qualified in the semifinals if they participated in them and that means Ireland, Malta and. The 11th and 12th place from semi-final one would have qualified to the final. Sorry this is confusing.
in 2015 we have top3 from another galaxy, places 4 to 9 with descent point result and all the rest.
Thanks to the internet the 'beautiful losers' like this French song are still memorable and accessible.
Les gens en 2020 : Tom Leeb doit chanter en Français, ça leur donnera une meilleure position
Amir en 2016 : Yoooouuuuu (6è)
France 2015 : N'OUBLIEZ PAS (25è).
France was totaly underrated…...Germany too.....but for sure it was one of the strongest competition EVER.....
Her voice iss so good...
Please react to Iceland 2016 which is one of the biggest crimes in history. It‘s Greta Salome - Hear Them Calling
man they put that song yesterday in a pet shop here in Spain!! That song is fukin amazing
ESCTurkeyFan When I finish with 2015, I’m going back to react to the videos from 2016 individually that I only saw a compilation of the first time.
Jake’s Face Reacts Oh that's good! You said you were not allowed to react to more songs in your last 2016 video. Don't do anything illegal, please!
Take in your mind to react to Croatian semi final entry, not to the one in the final. She was a little bit sick so she struggled a bit with her voice during the Final. Love from Ukraine, watch all your videos and not even once, it's like I'm showing to my friend what Eurovision is step by step :-)
Hey Jake,
I want to say that your videos do always give me a reason to laugh und to relax between my stressfull day and I hope you will get bigger sometime.:)
So, I am so sorry that this question did not fit into this commentairy section, but could you eventuell react to the Intro of this years Eurovision Song Contest (2015).
In my opinion it was a really nice intro for a song contest!:)
One of my favourites.^^
I don't give a damn that some people considered it dated, nerdy, boring etc...
I personally found it moving, touching, well interpreted and with a great staging. Unfortunately, the thematic is timeless.
In a way, Lisa paved the way to better results for France. Merci Lisa Angell !
really good and great to see you speak french bravo !
This was my 9th that year. Very underrated.
Can you please react to esc 2013 Finland thats really crazy and surprising!! (Also to my all time favourite Estonia 2015!!)
And here are some of the best non-english esc songs ever:
-F.Y.R. Macedonia, Crno i belo, Caliopi 2012 she has very good vocals
-Water, Bulgaria, 2007 it’s very......well confusing
-2009, Estonia, Rändajad it’s very magical
-Slovakia, Horehronie, 2010 it’s now one of the most listened esc song ever
-Sweden 2009 that was really underratted it’s so wow
React to Inga and Anush - Jan Jan Armenia 2009)) cool song
2009 is one of the “older” years that I’d actually suggest to actually watch fully aswell.
Probably the best contest of the 21st Century overall.
Personally, I can understand these votings a bit if you do not understand the language it gets complicated and you do not necessarily call for that song. Personally, I find these songs really good, maybe that's because I speak several languages, including French. I speak German which is my mother tongue as well as English, Spannisch and Italian I love languages and I love music.
It's so sad to say, but with the new voting system this MASTERPIECE THAT GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS would have come in last place. Do the maths and check
the reason for the all black, is that the same year were the attacks in Paris...and so that way all singers/acts show empathy. However, the low points were mostly to countries which did not went through the semi-finals (at least for that one year)
lailaagrado The Paris attacks happened in November 2015.
Ok. It got 4 points I think because France performed 2nd in the night (the death spot). And it may have something to do with the fact that France finished last place in 2014. But me personally, France is in my Top 5 of 2015.
2015 was the last year they used the old voting system, hopefully someone can explain it cause I can’t aha
The jury votes and televotes in every country before 2016 were combined into one rank. So if someone was 1st with the televote but last with the juries or opposite, he scored nothing, while now its still 12 points. Now you can get 2 times more points because the votes are separated. France 2015 got 4 in old system but in the new one it would have scored 28 (24 from the juries, 4 from the public). Austria would have got 40 instead of 0. In 2016, Ukraine won over Australia (534:511) but in old system Australia would have won over Ukraine (329:279) :) Hope I explained it easily to understand
If Im not mistaken there were like 4 war/peace related songs that year, all in the Final , and this is the only entry that’s not in English so I think that’s the reason why she flopped.....
Robi Sadiaza No I don't actually think so. First, the voting that year was kinda strange because Russia, Sweden and Italy got all the big points and secondly, it got the second spot in the final which killed any chances..
INSTANT REACTION: Netta - SING HALLELUJAH from the Israeli National Selection 2018.
My favourite French entry since the 20th centuary. Sadly, it received also only 4 points. 2015 was such a strange year when it comes to voting! :P
Back in 2015 I didn't like the song. As you said I could not connect with it because I found it a bit dated (I guess) but know I listen to it again and I agree with you. It was beautifully performed. Nice staging (the images behind and the drums at the end created a good climax) and the vocals were flawless.
Please react to Iceland 2006 - Silvía Night - Congratulations
Luv, luv, luv the song and the artist's bratty pop diva 'character.' I have always wondered how much of Europe actually understood the comedic intention and mockery of the song - not to forget the over-the-top sexual references.
Please, Jake, react to Patricia Kaas 2009!
We all knew she wasn’t gonna do well, not surprised by her result at all
You are not talking like that when you are watching UKs entry 😅
Very nice, i like it ! Look at France in 2013, what happens the same injustice : ' (
I literally completely forgot about France in 2015. The song was just not memorable enough for me but it had a strong message. Plus, it went early in the running order so that ruined it too!!
This is my favourite French entry ever in Eurovision. It's an absolute disgrace this didn't get more points, but it did take a while for the song to grow on me so I guess it might not have left a huge impression on a lot of people.
There was no jury vote in eurovision until 2016
When you react to Lithuania please watch the semi-final perfomance!
React to France 2014 you’ll be surprised
usually the big 5 get pretty low places in the final. this year i was pretty surprised that two of them ( Germany and Italy ) made it to the top 5.
Italy has always done well since they came back to the contest, I think. :)
that's why i said usually.
I remember liking this one.... subtitles would help though.
Jake please react Amir j'ai cherché eurovision 2016 France it s the best song From France ❤🇫🇷
Please react to Turkey 2008 Grand Final performance (Mor ve Ötesi - Deli) and Azerbaijan 2012 Grand Final performance (When The Music Dies)! :)
React to Lo Malo by Aitana and Ana Guerra who tried to represent Spain for eurovision 2018!!!!!!
What the enfer? Deserved so much better.
Is it just me or does she look a lot like Dawn French (pun not intended)?
I just couldn’t get into this song I kinda bounced off it it never grabbed me too boring she can sing but there’s no wow factor
wait for the uk
Hmm, voice was nice but this songs often not suite Eurovision..
Full reaction of Iceland 2016? No?? OK....
Positives:
- Strong vocals
- It's sung in French
Negatives:
- The melody is too forgettable
This is one of those songs that underlines how much the big 5-countries needs to go through the semifinals first - By being direct qualifiers to the final they don't experience the same competition aspect and therefor comes up with completely random and outdated songs like this because they don't have to prove themselves worthy and then gets lost in the final because the viewers have already heard the other songs from the semifinals..
Sorry France, you got exactly what you deserved! (Or actually you could give your points to Austria and Germany and take the last place with 0 points alongside the Uk if you ask me!)
poertjt2 I’ve asked that question before and gotten hammered for it by people from the big 5. I simply said in one of my videos that not competing in a semifinal hurts the big 5 for two reasons. First, they don’t get a chance to create a fan base like the semi finalists do. Second, the big 5 aren’t really a part of the competition atmosphere created by the semifinals. I get that the big 5 may contribute the most financially to the contest, but i think it hurts them with the viewers from the counties who earned their spots in the grand final. The whole thing for me is summed up by Australia’s Dami Im. When asked if she thought she should be given a spot in the grand final like Australia did in 2015, Dami said, “Actually, no. I want to feel like I earned my spot in the grand final. I don’t want it handed to me.”
Hey jake look 2010lithuania.
Hey Jake can you react to Germany 2000 please its so funny 😂
React to Israel 2005 and 2010 please
Even today this song lasted absolute age, very monotone. No wonder they got just 4 points
Please react to Greece 2013
Israel 2005 pleaseeee 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Didn't realise this came below the UK and Poland - massively underrated!
Please can you react to this classic from back in the orchestra days: ua-cam.com/video/Gui9JWHsv-M/v-deo.html
Please react to Albania 2010 ☺️
How come Jake still haven't reacted to Loik Nottet - Rhythm??
Ana Sch
He's going down on the ranking... Now he's at 25th place, Loic ended on 4th place.
Do you follow Jake at all?😅
please react to Sweden 2000
I'm French and I don't like this song. It's not even train-wreck bad, it's just lame and very dated. It's too wordy for internationals and too dated for francophones. Lisa can sing but it takes ages before the song really picks up. 25th was maybe a little harsh but since I'm on this 2015 journey with you I must say so far I preferred Germany and Austria over this. For the story, if I'm not mistaken, the head of the French broadcaster (who has no music credentials) at the time picked this song because she heard it and liked it... that's it... she didn't ask for a musician's opinion or anything she just picked it because she personally liked the song... and then we wonder why France struggled 2003-2015.