35 Of The Best Reactions And Memes About Eurovision 2022

The Eurovision fan from Sweden, who has nearly 2 decades of love for the competition, revealed to Bored Panda that, unfortunately, Italy as a host didn't leave her all that impressed. "Judging from the postcards and the interval acts (besides Mika’s and Diodato’s) looks like they were on a tight budget," the fan, who preferred to remain anonymous, told us.

"The biggest highlights for me were Ukraine’s victory and, well, all the memes," she echoed our own opinions. "My favorite [song] was Ukraine regardless of the support vote."

The fan stressed that the Kalush Orchestra's song 'Stefania' "is a banger" and a true winner. "I find that it being dedicated to the artist’s mother is more unique than the lyrical themes of the other leading songs in this year’s contest," she told us.

"Not to mention they delivered a great performance with great staging and costumes."

However, the Eurovision fan had other favorites lined up as well! "Two other favorites were Lithuania and Georgia, however, while being pleasant to listen to, they lacked that personality that Ukraine had," she was candid. "Naturally, I am happy about the winners, even more so considering the symbolism of this victory."

Meanwhile, the Eurovision fan from Lithuania told Bored Panda that she firmly believes that it's an event like no other in Europe. "A great deal of Europeans watch it (even when they are too cool to admit it) and it creates a feeling of togetherness where you leave all your worries behind and focus on the horrendous costumes, odd but catchy songs, and extravagant personalities you would not be able to see in your social bubble," she explained what appeals to her and a lot of Europeans, too.

She shared with us that a few of her highlights from this year include "an increase of songs in their native languages, universal support for Ukraine even with the restrictions from the organizers, and Italy showing its true colors with the most distasteful event design choices." Ouch, it doesn't seem like everyone's a fan of the host nation's efforts this year! 

The Lithuanian told us that she enjoyed the Portuguese and Norwegian songs the most. "The former because of its purity, beautiful vulnerability, and choosing to use live back vocals while others had the pre-recorded ones. The latter due to its quirkiness and the true mission of Eurovision (at least in my life): to have fun and make great jokes and memories with your friends," she pointed out that having fun is a large part of the Eurovision tradition for her.

"Nonetheless, I did want Ukraine to win even though this type of genre is not my first choice," she told us that Ukraine was able to pull off a great show and represent their culture in a creative way. Meanwhile, the victory was Europe's statement to Russia that the invasion "is not going to be unnoticed."

The founder of the @eurovisionmeme IG page told Bored Panda that this year, they enjoyed a lot of the songs because they made them happy and inspired them to move and dance.

"My biggest highlights were the dancing of Ronela Hajati [the Albanian singer] and the applause of the audience in the performance of Konstrakta [the Serbian performer]," they shared with Bored Panda.

For them, Hajati's song 'Sekret' holds a special place in their heart because it's very rhythmic and makes them want to dance. What's more, there are ethnic elements in the song that the creator of the page about Eurovision memes really enjoyed, as well.

They told Bored Panda that they're incredibly passionate about Eurovision because of the competitive spirit, the variety of songs from different European countries, as well as the awesome moment when all the points are announced at the end of the grand final.