What Is Eurovision?

This year will mark the third year that Arv and I share Eurovision together. He watching it live on TV and me watching with him via Internet. This year is extra special as Sweden won last year and will be hosting the contest this year. But for the rest of the United States, it seems no one knows what the heck Eurovision is. I admit, before he explained it to me, I had no clue either. Eurovision is a song contest that is held throughout Europe including Russia. Each participating country will hold national contests to decide who will represent their country in the Eurovision song contest. Each song submitted must be an original song and three minutes long. The semifinals are held on two nights where each night 16 or 17 countries compete for a chance to move on to the finals. 10 Countries move on to the final along with 5 countries that get automatically into the final plus the host country. The 5 the get automatically are the top 5 financially backing countries. At the end of the contest, phone lines across all Europe are lit up with voting. Each country then awards points based on the votes within their own country. A country cannot award points to itself, therefore they cannot vote for their own song. Eurovision is where the group ABBA first gained notoriety  This year will mark the 58th year for the Eurovision Song Contest. It amazes me that The United States has not created one of its own between the 50 states! You can check out this years entries at the following playlists Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 and the Grand finale. Who do you think will win? let me know below. Love to All.

Burly Bear Chris