How Eurovision impacted me and many people.

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Eurovision started on Thursday, May 24, 1956, with the contest growing and getting better year by year. This is to the point where, in 2022, NBC hosted the first American version of the show, which showcases a new branching out of the Eurovision format. The show reached mainstream popularity after Waterloo by Abba hit the contest in 1974 and made the show more popular in the mainstream. Within the 2000s, however, the show was seen as being cheesy, even though it still had the same amount of turnout.

Within 2009, the songs Fairytale Alexander and later Euphoria by Loreen were able to propel the completion back into being more respected. After Loreen’s win, there was a trend of the winners being more outstanding and less silliness before that. Maneskin in 2021 was a group that had been propelled into mainstream popularity due to the contest, and it showed how much power the contest could have on underrated artists to hit the mainstream. 2012 was when I discovered Eurovision and started my slow journey toward becoming a fan.

Eurovision this year is happening in Liverpool, with many people in the UK excited to finally see the contest within the country. With Eurovision being around for so long, many people have grown up and come to enjoy the…