#Benjamin Ingrosso Dance You Off

[lifeispopculture]

[gshina]

When I think about the difference between Finland and Sweden in Eurovision, it has always been clearly different for me.

Sweden knows how to be that factory-like perfect machine that creates songs. I myself have never liked Swedish representatives that much, I disliked Måns Zelmerlöw’s as well both Loreen’s songs with the simply reason - its boring. In the last decade I can name only two Swedish songs that I have liked which are Frans’s If I Were Sorry (2016) and Benjamin Ingrosso’s Dance You Off (2018). I've been of the opinion for a long time that swedish songs are the same, it’s the same perfectly sound pop machine song what you can hear every day on radio. it's like playing the same old record over and over and always the jury eat the same old smelly cheese and it's not fair. The problem with that is that it encourages countries to send in non-offensive pop music in order to appeal to the professional jury, most of which will be very mediocre and boring to watch. If the people didn't get a vote, we wouldn't see entries like Finland or Croatia. Those kinds of performances are what people watch Eurovision for! Nobody (should not) wants to see a non-offensive pop music contest. We want originality! We want fun! Eurovision is about the fun, this is not The Voice or Idols.

When I think about Finland, the success has been variable, but what I'm proud of is how at least Finland doesn't send the same old garbage every year. We have taken risks, risks which certainly not every one of them has been my favorite but I think that daring to take risks is one of the most appreciated quality what you can have. The last night Finland had one of the most unique songs ever and now I am not afraid to say how I feel I have been cheated. And before anyone has time to comment that "Finns are just bitter when Sweden took the victory in front of their noses" this is about much bigger than national cheating.

Käärijä's popularity among the international Eurovision nations has been extraordinary. During the five-day week polls, comment fields and reaction videos were filled with green emojis, Finnish flags and Cha Cha Cha shouts. The reactions of the live audience at the finals were also incredible. During Käärijä's performance, the large audience wildly sang along. The greatest moment, however, was when the impatient audience got tired of Sweden's growing neck in the town hall votes and burst into shouts of protest.

Three minutes later, in the midst of all this ecstasy, the rug was pulled from under our feet. The situation was simply awkward that all felt wrong in every blood cell of me. This can't go like this. The public had made Käärijä a phenomenon. The audience cheered Käärijä in a way that has not been seen before in the history of Eurovision but the professional jury made all of that look like nothing.

There are five music professionals in the jury of each country. So 185 councilors have been given the same power as hundreds of millions of viewers at home. council whose task was originally to prevent favoritism from neighbors? Nevertheless, year after year, it is precisely the "professional jury" who, by chance consider their own border neighbors and language partners the best of all. How is this fair?

The audience was just entertained by Käärijä. So much so that viewers wanted to use their own money to show their support for their favourite. Who is the show even made for if the audience doesn't get to choose their winner?

My not-so-unpopular opinion is that jury votes must be abandoned or at least reduced in weight. The Finnish Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu has already taken a great step in this regard, when in the finals of the competition, the public votes had a weight of 75 percent and the international juries only 25 percent. By renewing the voting system, the power would be given to those for whom the program is made to those who listen to Eurovision songs.

Today, Sunday, Finnish flags fly in Finland, of course, in honor of Mother's Day. But in my heart, the blue cross flags have been hoisted equally for Finland's victory.

Because that's who we are. Real winners.

In bitter disappointment I'm hovering right now and I'll be hovering for a very long time my mind also brushes with thoughts like how I would like to deny yesterday's results, abolish the jury vote praying so hard something shady happened with the jury votes and the result will be declared invalid oh and a bit also ban Sweden too, but especially the juries.

unfortunately I have to bring it up as well how we all know that Eurovision voting is also a bit shady..? It's Abba's anniversary next year? Doesn't seem suspicious at all. To win twice and bring back the trophy on an important year? yeah it does seem fishy. A lesser known artist catapulted into stardom? Loreen been internationally known for years. A country getting a chance to host after never/rarely doing so before? Sweden’s had it 6 times already. An underdog taking the crown by being an audience pleaser? She was the bookies’ favourite from the start. Eurovision being one of the biggest, most exciting things they’ve ever done? She’s done it all before.

None of these things are personally Loreen’s fault, and I actually feel bad for her that this win will be remembered as one that the public clearly wanted to give to someone else and being hated by so many people now and most won't even remember that she won. But it does all feel extra slimy and calculated on Sweden’s part, especially given the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s Waterloo just happening to be next year. It all feels very hollow and it will become pointless to argue.

I think that at this point it has become clear to everyone that I am from Finland myself yes and I really love my home country. My intention is not to bash Loreen this was not her fault nor to take away opportunities from any country. Sweden is my dear neighbor despite all this, but I hope that everyone understands the disappointment and even anger that I feel right now. I want to get justice that belongs to my country and was decided by the public and audience. For my country but also justice for every country that gets discriminated just because the jury think they know ”better” than the audience who is supporting, dancing, cheering, breathing and loving Eurovision air more than anyone else. Power belongs to the audience.

[claireofluxembourg]

Sweden is giving Benjamin Ingrosso’s Dance You Off. But more dizzy.

[theartofmusicvideos]

Benjamin Ingrosso - Dance You Off

[the-candyman-is-here]

Thanks for the tag again!!!

1:Cha Cha Cha by Käärijä

2: Suburbia Overture/Greetings From Mary Bell Township/(Vampire) Culture/Love Me, Normally by Will Wood

3:Dance You Off by Benjamin Ingrosso

4:Love Me Back by Can Bonomo

5:You are the only one/Scream by Sergey Lazarev

Definitely not a ranking..Eurovision has definitely taken over my life during the last month or so!lol

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[eurolifeau]

Benjamin Ingrosso

[borisbubbles]

Eurovision 2010s: 217 - 214

217. Esma & Lozano - “Pred da se razdeni” F.Y.R. Macedonia 2013

What better way to open the Green Zone of my ranking with one of Eurovision’s most hapless entries from one of my favourite years? 2013 was a year of many things: of underrated gems, of Petra Mede, of Lynda Woodruff, of Swedish Smörgåsbord, of unnecessary dubstep; It was also the year of female entrants entering the stage in hilariously overdramatic fashions. Introducing the force of nature that is ESMA:

Yes, an entrance so downright epic it cannot be contained within ONE gif!! Venerable shambling mound of scarlet shawls <3 Sauntering on the stage as if blown there by a hidden windmachine <3 Instant green just for Esma’s inclusion, but wait there’s more! 

As you know, Lozano & Esma were supposed to go with a significantly better entry (IMPERIJA <3), which they withdrew due to negative feedback from the Macedonians ( 🙄 ), so they had to bring “Pred da se razdeni” instead, a lesser song.

Which brings me to the second thing I actually really like about Esma and Lozano: they have conflicting approaches to making "Pred da se razdeni” work, by which I of course mean that they didn’t make it work, at all <3 Esma still gave it her damn all, passing on the vibrato in her voice to her hands <3

 While Lozano minced around the stage in a hopeless “aw, shucks  🤷‍♂️" state, barely containing his embarrassment at the trainwreck he found himself in. King of palpable pathos <3

I am aware that “Pred da se razdeni” is a really shitty song, but when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade.. Macedonia made... lemon juice, but hey, that at least gives me something I can cling to. They really did make the “best” out of a really, really crappy situation and for this they’ve earned my respect.  

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216. Barei - “Say yay!” Spain 2016

Barei really was “INSUFFERABLE SPANISH FANDOM” at its zenith, but I actually kind of enjoyed her, lol? Only Spanish entrant to be completely in English <3 And "Say yay!” like... a slightly less messy / incompetent “Sing it away” ❤ HELLO HELLO MR. DANGER, NO NEED TO BE AFRAID + that tarddance + the fake fall, apparently was, according to the Spanish fans, enough to finally clinch that third gold!!! 🤣 Which careened them directly into yet another bottom five iceberg, ofc. 💅

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215. Benjamin Ingrosso - “Dance you off” Sweden 2018

[2018 Review here]

Sure, Benji can be green. It’s been a year since he introduced himself to us as everyone’s favourite bottom darling and he has aged well for me. Unlike Benji’s position in the bedroom, the Benji memes are still ACTIVE:

Don’t care too much about the song tho, lol~

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214. Electro Velvet - “Still in love with you” United Kingdom 2015

2015 had two nil pointers and somehow this blacklighted, white-man-scatting, dubstep/charleston Frankenstein monstruosity of a song was neither of them?😂😂  AND THEY BEAT FRANCE AS WELL LMFAO ELECTROWNAGE!!! WE STAN!!! but only ironically, though~

[shockyhorror]

Benjamin Ingrosso: Dance You Off - Eurovision 2018

[juliacriss8]

The holy trinity 🇺🇦🇨🇿🇸🇪

[lifeispopculture]

[arabela25]

Benjamin Ingrosso loves the Coffee Car, or as he calls it, the K-Car [x]

[idrawunderratedartists-blog]

I drew Benjamin Ingrosso, I think he makes amazing music! He competed in the song festival and ended up 7th with the song “dance you off”. Last year he made his debut album named “Identification”. He makes English pop songs and has even one Swedish song!

I definitely recommend listening to him 💙

[theartofmusicvideos]

Benjamin Ingrosso - Dance You Off

[feel-the-lyrics]

Feels like I'm stuck here in time while I've been trying to forget ya

Benjamin Ingrosso – Dance You Off

[eurovisioner]

OK, in my view Benjamin Ingrosso won when Germany gave him 12 points and he screamed “I love spaetzle”

[msdreamcy]

LOOOOOK AT THESE HAPPY LITTLE BEANS! 100% precious children, 1000% supporting each other - bless my heart! BESTEST OF FRIENDS ♥