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Josh Withey
May 13, 2017
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Eurovision
Another year, another Eurovision.
The one-of-a-kind musical competition was exactly the antidote we needed to all the terrible news and snap elections.
Twitter was a hotbed of excitement in the hours running up to the contest's start, with the BBC's official account leading the charge.
When someone mentions "Brexit" at your #eurovision party https://t.co/NlD9q4rRgD— BBC Eurovision🇬🇧 (@BBC Eurovision🇬🇧) 1494700551
Poland's entry apparently invaded the press area.
POLAND are winning the PRESS CENTRE GAME. #Eurovision https://t.co/moC44SMckh— Rob Holley (@Rob Holley) 1494700956
Brexit remained a hot topic, but was fortunately forgotten for three hours of pop, ballads and horse masks.
Fun fact: Everyone on your timeline that says they don't like #Eurovision voted brexit.— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) 1494701177
Australia made the long journey up from the southern hemisphere to join the party.
I see it's that time of year when the Spring tides bring Australia into the northern hemisphere to take part in… https://t.co/x7MQhgjkUV— mark conway ⛷⛵🏇 (@mark conway ⛷⛵🏇) 1494701525
And then, we were off.
It's time people, the gay olympics are here! 💁🏻 #Eurovision #esc2017 https://t.co/lklt20t91i— George (@George) 1494701768
I AM SO READY #eurovision https://t.co/PgtRIDFd71— PJ (@PJ) 1494702275
#Babes4life
Now, Graham is explaining the voting. Remember, if you find the #Eurovision voting confusing, THAT'S BECAUSE IT IS, BABES. #justgowithit— BBC Eurovision🇬🇧 (@BBC Eurovision🇬🇧) 1494702230
Russia were not taking part in this year's competition, something that the BBC's official account didn't shy away from.
Russia were disqualified from this years #eurovision But we're not afraid of hackers.. ^%%**% Россия двенадцать ба… https://t.co/068nLINEgF— BBC Eurovision🇬🇧 (@BBC Eurovision🇬🇧) 1494702154
The seating for the entries looked eerily familiar.
I like the talent holding pens. Though they do look familiar... #Eurovision https://t.co/XbpJhn0iwF— Lee Binding (@Lee Binding) 1494702577
RuPaul fans were out in force. If you ain't gonna' love yourself at Eurovision, how in the hell are you going to love someone else?
The costumes remained under scrutiny.
I've seen those brides before... #MDA @bbceurovision #Eurovision https://t.co/l6ITsLii1K— Tom PositiveLad (@Tom PositiveLad) 1494704358
The sax was strong with this one.
SWAG #Eurovision #MDA https://t.co/QREhatHpxX— ♥️🎶 (@♥️🎶) 1494704344
Yes, that is a man in a gorilla suit.
choose your fighter #eurovision https://t.co/UooPKSrAPX— tunes ✧ (@tunes ✧) 1494705514
Can you spot the difference?
"Sin tele y sin cerveza, Homer pierde la cabeza." #Eurovision https://t.co/iL8TzfqbZQ— Los Simpson (@Los Simpson) 1494705882
In fact, Simpsons memes were pretty common this year.
Spain's Party Posse #Eurovision https://t.co/dD63rpnZAP— Declan Cashin (@Declan Cashin) 1494706885
American Twitter was feeling slightly left out.
There were some strong and stable harmonies being put together this evening.
Strong and stable pop music. #Eurovision— Angry Scotland Podcast🎙 (@Angry Scotland Podcast🎙) 1494707455
No one missed the possible message in the UK's entry this year.
Never Give Up On You? Well, they certainly gave up on the EU! Am I right!? #Eurovision https://t.co/LJ5TYHgS05— Angry Scotland Podcast🎙 (@Angry Scotland Podcast🎙) 1494707413
When the yodelling began, Eurovision fatigue quickly enveloped many.
Remember horse ladder man and camp schizo-opera dude?Those were the days. #Eurovision— Louis Theroux (@Louis Theroux) 1494707850
Germany's entry felt rather familiar.
I preferred David Guetta/Sia's version personally #GER #Eurovision— Ben Powick (@Ben Powick) 1494708265
Germany.Does this sound a little… Titanium-my to you?#Eurovision. https://t.co/8X6gtSfMSZ— BBC Eurovision🇬🇧 (@BBC Eurovision🇬🇧) 1494708409
In fact, a lot of aspects to this year's competition felt familiar...
GO COOOOMPARE! #Eurovision #CRO https://t.co/NeSzjqt0BA— AdamDidThat (@AdamDidThat) 1494705833
why is zordon at the #eurovision https://t.co/qvuPvSoJ1a— dvd 📀 (@dvd 📀) 1494708549
Remember him? #eurovision https://t.co/5Krz0B2ti4— abi (@abi) 1494708567
SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT! #Eurovision #RickAndMorty https://t.co/pm7BEJ5oUR— Laura Bennett (@Laura Bennett) 1494708851
You've got to respect the staging of Sweden's entry.
"Can you hold my mic. I want to do up my top button." "But you're performing." "Just do it." "OK." #Eurovision https://t.co/HBiDFb7Ye5— Scott Bryan (@Scott Bryan) 1494709150
Ukraine's rock entry went down well.
OPEN THE PITS #UKR #EUROVISION https://t.co/oaTXe7OnJJ— 🍂kieran🍂 (@🍂kieran🍂) 1494708589
Many people enjoyed the solo artists working their socks off.
When you do all the work in a group project #Eurovision https://t.co/sk6D8VAypw— dw (@dw) 1494708628
People weren't too pleased with the host's efforts. But there were some funny moments for sure.
When the #Eurovision hosts try and have "bants"... https://t.co/9igRPVmk5O— Kellie (@Kellie) 1494708904
Australia's entry looked familiar to many.
If you're wondering where you've seen Australia's #Eurovision entry before. #neverendingstory https://t.co/YriyFz4em1— Big Mouth Princess (@Big Mouth Princess) 1494706157
There was a fairly strong theme this year.
Today's theme at #eurovision is singing in front of yourself, as emphasized by Australia. https://t.co/Xzjka6sObI— Rami Ismail (رامي) (@Rami Ismail (رامي)) 1494706145
The yodelling went down surprisingly well.
#VoteForTheYodelling #Eurovision #Romania https://t.co/YZW044ZlQU— Jessica (@Jessica) 1494708092
France made many of us realise how little French we remember from school.
Well... Let's pretend we all understand #France in #Eurovision https://t.co/UQsMHSeiAS— Jake (@Jake) 1494709597
The force is strong with this interval act.
Why I love this show: we went straight from a fantasy vampires performance to discount storm troopers at #eurovision https://t.co/Kfs5qrnENk— Rami Ismail (رامي) (@Rami Ismail (رامي)) 1494711003
Then.... Someone wearing what appeared to be an Australian flag flashed the entire world!
Not the weirdest dance routine we’ve seen this evening. #Eurovision https://t.co/FaLm7vcRaz— Scott Bryan (@Scott Bryan) 1494712083
Twitter couldn't handle it.
Australia will be here next year ? #Eurovision https://t.co/F5lebtEonm— Richard Bio (@Richard Bio) 1494712163
Oh, God, we've become The Simpsons version of Australia. #Eurovision https://t.co/6ztvVoTsGh— Mark Humphries (@Mark Humphries) 1494712192
The mooner backstage #Eurovision https://t.co/KbWvc2HUYT— Declan Cashin (@Declan Cashin) 1494712081
Then, there was the moment Ireland didn't give us 12 points.
The points system was stressful.
Listening to the voting rules #Eurovision https://t.co/LPYJ5dFz5T— Wh*donesque (@Wh*donesque) 1494714436
And confusing.
me, looking at the chart: #Eurovision https://t.co/XLLUo3QYAI— alessia 🍥 (@alessia 🍥) 1494714685
But. Finally. We had our winner. Portugal.
Portugal wins the #Eurovision Song Contest 2017. #ESC2017 #Portugal— Europe Elects (@Europe Elects) 1494714897
The moment Portugal and Salvador Sobral are declared winners of #Eurovision #ESC2017 https://t.co/PktYrFL6Iy— BBC Eurovision🇬🇧 (@BBC Eurovision🇬🇧) 1494715152
And now. To bed!
I hope you had a fantastic Eurovision.
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