- Okay, (chuckles) don't hate me for loving this.
- This is perfect for the soundtrack of Game of Thrones.
- She's the J.Lo of her place. I'm obsessed.
♪ (industrial intro) ♪
- (FBE) So today, we're gonna be reacting to something
that has become a tradition here at FBE.
- A tradition? - (FBE) It's Eurovision.
- Oh, great. Love it.
- (FBE) So this year, 43 countries participated,
with each country showcasing a performance
of their selected song. - Okay.
- (FBE) Each of the participating countries then votes for the best one.
- Oh, wow. It's like a bigger The Voice.
- (FBE) There's various rules to keep it fair,
like not being allowed to vote for your own country.
And part of the votes include a jury of music industry professionals
and people also voting at home. - Got it.
- (FBE) It's a song contest not just about vocals,
but also about lyrics and the performance in general.
- Okay, cool. - (FBE) So we're gonna show you clips
from the final results of the top 10 countries.
- Oh, wow. - (FBE) And we'll have you guess
where they finished compared with the final score.
- Ooh, so do I get a whiteboard? - (FBE) You will get a whiteboard.
- Yerr. I get to write stuff.
- (FBE) Ready to get started?
- Yes, I am. - Let's do it.
- ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Come a little closer ♪
- Whoa. - ♪ Lie to me, oh, baby ♪
♪ Lean upon my shoulder ♪ ♪ Lie to me ♪
♪ Get down on my body... ♪ - This is nice.
A little '90s vibe.
- I like the nerdy look. That's cool.
- ♪ I always knew ♪ ♪ So come and give it to me ♪
- Oh, I like this one. - Oh, I like that beat.
- This is dope. It's like a music video.
Oh my god. He loses points for that.
- (FBE) Just so you know, we've changed our scoring a little bit.
If you get the answer perfectly correct,
it's gonna be two points. - Okay.
- (FBE) If you're one off, one or the other,
you'll get one. - Oh, wow. Okay.
I'm still not gonna do well. Let's face it.
- Three for right now.
- Top four, just 'cause I like that song.
- His voice was good. His rhythm was good. I'd say six.
- He's got moves, but he could've had a little more spirit.
I'll put him at seven.
- ♪ 'Cause I'm way up and I ain't... ♪
- Okay, she's from Cyprus.
- ♪ ...taking me higher ♪
♪ Ah yeah, ah yeah, ah yeah ♪ - Musically, she sounds really good.
- ♪ 'Cause I'm burning up and I ain't comin' down ♪
- This is, like, Latin. It's like I'm watching J.Lo.
- She's like the J.Lo of her place. I'm obsessed.
- I feel like she's got Shakira, Beyonce vibes.
- I'm very impressed with all of this.
- Four. - She's... two.
- Five. The performance was there, and she was sassy.
It was like she was flirting with the audience.
- ♪ Oh, freeze the arrow in the air ♪ - Oh, Denmark.
- ♪ Make your mark and leave it hanging there ♪
- They all look like vikings to me.
Oh, they have viking flags. It is viking vibes.
- I feel like this is if Lord of the Rings
had a hit single.
- This is perfect for the soundtrack of Game of Thrones.
- He could sing a score to Game of Thrones or something.
- Wow, I was not expecting a dance.
- I'll give 'em points for creativity, but no.
- Seven. I actually liked the singing of the guy
from the Czech Republic a little bit more.
- Denmark at six.
- Sorry, Denmark. I'ma put you at nine.
- I'm giving them nine. Wasn't a huge fan of that one.
- ♪ Ree, ree, ouch, ouch ♪ - This is Israel, okay.
- ♪ Baka-mhm-bak-mhm-bak-mhm-bak-mhm ♪ - What?!
- ♪ I'm not your toy ♪ - Israel's going nuts for this.
Clearly, they know the song already. - I'm Jewish, and I know
in every single party, Israelis are in love
with techno in this style.
- ♪ Stupid boy ♪ - (laughs)
- ♪ I'll take you down now ♪ - Okay, (chuckles)
don't hate me for loving this.
- Israel in the house. Holla.
- ♪ ...with me, now boy ♪ - I have a lot of Israeli friends
that dance just like that.
- I've seen a video of her. I love the colors.
I love the emotion. I love her singing.
- (FBE) So Netta, the performer, told reporters that this song
is about the awakening of female power and social justice
in the wake of the #metoo movement wrapped in a colorful and happy vibe,
though some compared it to a chicken dance.
- Yeah, yeah. When she started doing this, yeah,
I thought, "That's so funny."
- She's above Denmark for sure. I'ma put her at eight.
- Number one spot right now. - Eight.
Watch that one be number one, though.
- ♪ Oh, whoa-oh, oh-oh ♪ - Oh, wow.
- Okay, I'm obsessed with Germany in general, like the whole country.
I wanna visit so bad.
- Psychedelic. You know, I like that stuff.
- He can really sing.
- This is a nice ballad. I like it.
- Oh, this is amazing.
- ♪ A shelter from the storm ♪
- Damn, these are getting good.
- Number three, because he sounded really good.
- Germany's going at one. That was so good!
- There was too much going on behind you for me to hear
what you were saying. I'm putting them down as a nine.
- ♪ Number one, keep rolling ♪ - Moldova.
- ♪ Do you feel the way I do? ♪ - Interesting.
- ♪ Bring it on, it's magic ♪ ♪ Are you real? ♪
- Again, a little choreography.
I feel like it's kind of High School Musical-esque.
- No, I don't like this at all. This looks like a high school play.
- ♪ We can be forever ♪ ♪ Number one together ♪
- This is not for me.
- I like the song, actually.
- I [bleep] with that. That was cool.
- I'll have to say eight. - Number eight.
I'm not a big fan of this performance.
- Seven, only because that's the lowest I have left.
- ♪ (singing in Italian) ♪ - Okay... Italy.
Ooh, I'm already loving this!
- ♪ (singing in Italian) ♪
- Oh, why are you angry?
- This is a no. His singing... he's yelling too much.
- I feel like he's screaming too much for me.
- This is now kind of in the level 10 status right now.
I felt that was a little yell-y.
- (FBE) So Italy's duet touched upon the effects of war and terrorism.
- Oh, well that's a good reason to be angry.
- I do like how diverse it is. I live for stuff like that.
- I'm so sorry, Italy, but you're at a 10.
- Nine, just because I don't feel a lot of people are into that style.
- ♪ Just wanna da-da-dance you off ♪ - Okay, but Sweden produces
so many talented people.
- I love this.
- ♪ ...wanna feel the mood ♪ ♪ Girl with anyone but you ♪
♪ I might now ♪
- Hitting those high notes, that's for sure. I like that.
- Number seven for now. - I'm putting him at nine,
because I don't wanna put him at number one.
- So I like the song. Sweden, I'm putting you at five.
- Four. The beat and the quality of that was perfect.
- ♪ It wouldn't be right letting you go ♪
♪ Running away from love ♪ - Oh, wow.
- ♪ Ain't nobody but you... ♪ - This is Austrian John Legend.
- ♪ ...I can hold onto ♪ - Oh, you know he's real
about his-- oh! Oh my god. What?! (chuckles)
- Why do these all seem like really bad '80s/'90s videos?
- ♪ ...I can hold onto, yeah ♪ - Oh, Austria has talent.
- I dig his voice. It was very soulful.
But there wasn't too much of an interaction.
It wasn't very fluid.
- I only have one and two left, so he's going at two.
- I liked that performance, but I'ma put you on a two.
- If I have to use one or 10, I'm gonna have to use one,
but I don't-- I mean, looking back at everything else,
I know I'm gonna have to switch it.
- ♪ (singing in Italian) ♪
- Wow, girl. That's a dress.
- I don't like opera. It's not for me.
- ♪ (sustains high note) ♪ - Wow.
- Oh, wow. Oh my god. - That's crazy.
- Talk about hitting those high notes. That's the one right there.
- Okay. That was pretty good.
- To be in an audience and watching that would be insane.
So that's gonna earn her some points from me.
She's not one. I gotta put her in one for now.
- I may be biased, not because I'm from Estonia.
Three is cool for now. - You're gonna go on a one,
just because it was so like that, and everybody was like, "Ahh!"
- (FBE) Now that you've watched through all of these,
we're gonna give you a chance to make changes.
- Okay. - I'm gonna put Moldova on a seven,
and Denmark on a 10.
- Moldova at five, 'cause they had that cool look,
but their dancing was just a nightmare.
- All right, got it.
- (FBE) Okay, so now that you're done, we're going from number 10
to number one, and we'll see how many you got right.
- Okay. - (FBE) Coming in at number 10
is Moldova. - Oh, Moldova! I was so close!
- I changed it for Denmark! I shouldn't have.
- I kinda liked that one.
It wasn't as bad as some of the other ones, I thought.
- I got points, bitch!
- (FBE) Coming at number nine is Denmark.
(pop) - Oh, yeah. That was a lame one.
- Oh, I had Denmark as eight, so I get a point.
- I got that right. - All right! I get two points. Dope.
- (FBE) Coming at number eight is Estonia.
(buzzer)
- I put it as number one. - Oh, really?
Oh, I had her way high.
(pop) - So I was this close.
- (FBE) Coming in at number seven is Sweden.
(buzzer) - (bangs table) So close.
- Why? They were so good.
- Boom! I got Sweden, number seven.
- Oh, I got another one correct. Bravo, me.
- (FBE) Coming in at number six is the Czech Republic.
- Really? - I had Czech Republic at number five,
and I moved it to number two. - They're going so poppy,
so mainstream. I'm sick!
(ding) - Yeah! I'm good.
- (FBE) Coming at number five was Italy.
- Really? - There's just no way,
'cause that song was just not good at all.
- Ahh! I was one off!
- (FBE) Coming at number four is Germany.
- I had him at one! I thought he was great.
- Are you kidding? - Okay, I got Germany right.
- (FBE) Coming in at number three is Austria.
- Austria? I had them as seven.
- Did not do well there. That was eight.
- I had that at three.
- (FBE) Coming in at number two is Cyprus.
- I had Cyprus in four.
- She deserved it. She worked her ass off.
- That girl that was all about like that?
I can see that as number two.
- Okay, I got that one right. - Yes! I got that too.
- (FBE) Coming in at number one and winning
this year's competition is... - (host) With 529...
- Israel was number one?! Shut up!
- That's so great.
- You guys are serious?
- (host) ...with the song, "Toy."
- I mean, they probably gave her points for meaning.
I'm happy for her.
- Gonna have to go back and rewatch that,
look at that song again.
- Another check for me. It was a good performance.
It was animated.
And most importantly, it was entertaining.
- (FBE) Eurovision is often known over the years for its inclusiveness
and in recent years, the competition has showcased
a range of LGBTQ identities that many feel serve
as a signal of equality across Europe.
And this has become massive in the age of social media
with millions of tweets that were occurring live
during the show from across the globe.
What are your thoughts about the inclusiveness
and how it can bring countries together this way?
- I love it. I mean, US should take some notes from that.
- It's a perfect way to bridge a number of gaps between countries.
- For togetherness, what's important is that we know
that we respect each other and that we love each other.
And I feel like music, it's a cultural channel
for us to do that. - The only worldwide events
that you get are usually in sports, whether it's the Olympics or World Cup
so I think the ability for countries to showcase their art,
there's so much more culture involved in a country than their sporting.
- (FBE) So there have been talks of adapting the show for US audiences,
some reporting that this version will see each of the 50 states
battling it out for the top prize.
- Oh my god. That would be genius.
- (FBE) What do you think about the idea?
And do you think Eurovision fans will be okay with the US-only version
if they do it? - No, of course not.
America's Got Talent, The Voice, American Idol.
I mean, how many of these shows do you have to have?
- I truly think we would try to take over and make it something
totally different from what it originally is,
so I would like us to stay out of that.
- Europe, they have shows that we do.
We have shows that they do.
I don't think there's a problem with that.
And it will be super cool. It will be super competitive.
Everyone will be going for their state. I would love that.
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