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Bye bye banana wolves! Is social media ruining Eurovision?
From gorilla stage invasions to novelty butter churners, the extravaganza has always been a haven for wackiness. But it’s getting less outre by the year … and YouTube and TikTok are to blame. More Papa Pingouin required!
Perhaps taking a cue from 2023’s winner, Tattoo by Loreen, this year Germany, Spain, Ireland, Denmark, Cyprus and Belgium have all turned in entries that are so similar the world’s worst DJ could seamlessly mix them. Even Austria’s entry (currently second favourite), JJ’s emotional and operatic Wasted Love, makes a point of finishing in a way that could be timed to work perfectly for a rave crowd watching the sunrise in Ibiza. Pre-watershed queasiness about how the original lyrics “Serving kant” might sound mean Malta’s Miriana Conte risks delivering a joke stripped of its punchline in her song, but the bendy-legged dancing of Estonia’s Tommy Cash in Espresso Macchiato will be sure to raise a smile.
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