{"id":68575,"date":"2021-05-24T13:14:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T12:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=68575"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:31:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:31:57","slug":"eurovision-2021-from-outsiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/eurovision-2021-from-outsiders","title":{"rendered":"Eurovision 2021: UK makes history by receiving a &#8220;double zero&#8221; for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Eurovision song contest was held for the first time in two years. What was it like for first-time non-European viewers? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC_UK.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC_UK.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC_UK-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC_UK-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC_UK-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC_UK.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC_UK.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC_UK-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC_UK-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC_UK-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>James Newman represented the UK this year, with the track <em>Embers<\/em>.<br>Photo by Andres Putting, courtesy of the European Broadcasting Union.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual Eurovision Song Contest has happened once again, after being cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And the UK, once again, wound up in last place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not sure this contest is all about music, since the UK got zero points and it makes no sense,&#8221; said Haoran, a first-time watcher of the contest. &#8220;The UK song is not that good, but it doesn&#8217;t deserve no points at all. So I think there are some political factors that influence the public vote.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scoring in the contest is determined by two counts of votes: one from national juries, and the other from viewers voting through their phones. The current system was put in place in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last decade the UK has been notorious for sending mediocre acts to the contest, and receiving very few points as a result. This year has been a new record for Eurovision: the UK this year has been the first country since 2016 to recieve zeros from both the juries and the popular vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC-ITA.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC-ITA.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC-ITA-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC-ITA-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC-ITA-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC-ITA.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC-ITA.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC-ITA-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC-ITA-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/ESC-ITA-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Italian group M\u00e5neskin took home the trophy this year, with the track <em>Zitti e Buoni<\/em>.<br>Photo by Thomas Hanses, courtesy of the European Broadcasting Union.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The last time the UK won was in 1997, with the song <em>Love Shine a Light<\/em> by Katrina and the Waves (of <em>Walking on Sunshine<\/em> fame).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other records achieved this year were &#8220;largest prop ever&#8221;: a giant inflatable moon that formed the background of Spain&#8217;s act, and &#8220;highest frequency vocalization&#8221; made by Eden Alene of Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While extremely well-known within Europe, there aren\u2019t that many who are familiar with the contest outside. In recent years the contest has become infamous for being over-the-top. We took this opportunity to get a couple of non-Europeans to watch the contest this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watching Eurovision for the first time are Akshata Ravimurthy from Bangalore, India, and Haoran Lin from Shenzhen, China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And it begins! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intercardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@intercardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eurovision?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eurovision<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eurovision2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eurovision2021<\/a> watching it with another first-time watcher <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GhonchehAzad?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GhonchehAzad<\/a> from Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EurovisionInterCardiff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EurovisionInterCardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Iejz6ZcRPA\">pic.twitter.com\/Iejz6ZcRPA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Akshata R Murthy (@RMAkshata) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RMAkshata\/status\/1396180354281705475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I watched it just to know what the hype was all about,&#8221; says Akshata. &#8220;While some performances were surreal, others were actually quite good. Since I&#8217;m not aware of the cultural differences yet, some performances made me question if they were pulling a prank on the audience and the competition or were they actually being serious.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She seemed to like the healthy spirit of competition between the contestants the most. &#8220;UK received absolutely no points and from what I&#8217;ve heard, it never receives a point. And yet the country keeps sending participants without missing out.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I like her way of appearance <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EUROVISION?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EUROVISION<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EurovisionCardiff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EurovisionCardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intercardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@intercardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cmfsy1piZX\">pic.twitter.com\/Cmfsy1piZX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Haoran Lin (@haoran24501120) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/haoran24501120\/status\/1396186724523552774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I decided to watch a music show because it is about music,&#8221; said Haoran. &#8220;It&#8217;s an exciting show. 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