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[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Their history with selection processes is fun reading for an ESC head.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest#Selection_process

Baila el Chiki Chiki got 16th out of 25, which isn't terrible. It's a joke song, and there's a long history of them at Eurovision. They occasionally do well, though not usually.

2022 - Norway - Subwolfer - Give that Wolf a Banana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_AvUlCQ_Cc comes to mind.

Did last year's swedish song count as a joke song? It's not very serious but it came in 4th. Third was very much a joke song, by an apparently well known Estonian artist Tommy Cash.

2025 - Sweden - KAJ - Bada Bada Bastu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK3HOMhAeQY

2025 - Estonia - Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MS_Fczs_98

I dunno if we can make too many definitive statements. There are some biggish artists, some new ones without a single released song. Some dumb songs do well, some great songs do poorly.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I watched the entire final once and most of it was very forgettable. I like Iceland's entry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSMhu-PrLME but I don't remember anything else.

Oh, I just remembered two of my favorite Spanish music videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n76yRU9y32I&list=RDn76yRU9y32I&start_radio=1 - this is from a TV show where they travel around Spain, visit different cities and record songs with local artists. Everything about it great, the artists, the places, the versions of the songs...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW6L_lTrIFg&list=RDSW6L_lTrIFg&start_radio=1 - one of the best NPR tiny desk concerts ever

If you liked Rosalen you should like those.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

I'll check these out, thanks for the recommendations!