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Hi my name is Gel and this is like a video blog project thingie thingy for my EU 41 (Seminar on Contemporary Europe) class under Nash Tysmans the kewlest prof evaaahhh.

Nash Tysmans giving out candies to her babies

EU 41 under TBA is way cooler than the other classes combined!

Just kidding about writing like an uneducated fangirl.  I don't write that way.  But anyway everything else is correct.  This is my final project for my entire college life and I enjoyed cramming making it. :)

Me and some flags of Europe

Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) has become one of the most-watched television programs in Europe, with a wide audience from Portugal to Russia, and Finland to Cyprus.  ESC unites artists, musicians, and people from over 43 countries--that's even better than the European Union and her 27 Member States.  The singing contest has become a modern classic strongly embedded into Europe's collective mind.

Map of Europe

ESC has been here for many years and I was wondering whether or not the winning songs show various aspects of European daily life and culture.  So in this blog, I will be listening to and analyzing the ESC winning song entries.  Then I'll post videos of what I figured out. :)

Since there have already been more than 50 winners, I'll be focusing on the more recent ones from 1990 to 2010.  I speak English, Filipino, French, and German.  But I am also fluent in Slovak, Finnish, Russian, Bulgarian, Norwegian, Dutch, and every other language just as long as I have access to Google Translate.  With that being said, I will focus more on the songs I can understand.  Enjoy! :)