Eurovision 2022: Netflix makes hilarious callback to 2020 film after UK success
2 years, 7 months ago

Eurovision 2022: Netflix makes hilarious callback to 2020 film after UK success

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Netflix has shared an amusing callback to the 2020 film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga following this year’s Eurovision final. The image is taken from a scene which originally went viral a year ago after fans claimed that the film had “predicted” the UK’s 2021 Eurovision result. “She’s quite good,” he says, “but everybody hates the UK, so zero points.” When the UK did in fact recieve “nul points” last year, many Netflix viewers were quick to point to the film as a piece of amusing foreshadowing. On Twitter, the official Netflix account wrote: “RIP to this joke, 2020-2022.” You can read The Independent’s full review of the 2022 Eurovision final here.

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Eurovision 2024 final plunged into further chaos after French singer’s speech
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Eurovision 2024 disqualifies Netherlands contestant Joost Klein hours before song contest final
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Eurovision 2023: Forget Sweden, Loreen and Mae Muller – Mel Giedroyc and her churning just won
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Time for Eurovision: Here’s how the exuberant song contest works
1 year, 7 months ago

Time for Eurovision: Here’s how the exuberant song contest works

Al Jazeera  

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The Independent  

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Eurovision Song Contest 2022 review: For the first time in living memory, Eurovision speaks for us all
2 years, 7 months ago

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Eurovision 2022: Maneskin joke about last year’s ‘cocaine’ controversy
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Eurovision 2022: What time is the final and how to watch it?
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor reveals she turned down being a Eurovision judge
2 years, 7 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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Eurovision Song Contest bans Russia from 2022 competition, citing ‘disrepute’ concerns
2 years, 10 months ago

Eurovision Song Contest bans Russia from 2022 competition, citing ‘disrepute’ concerns

LA Times  

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3 years, 7 months ago

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Eurovision 2021: Graham Norton to return as host
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Eurovision 2021: Graham Norton to return as host

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Lights! Camera! Factions! Your Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Cheat Sheet
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LA Times  

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4 years, 6 months ago

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Review: Ferrell spins a warm-hearted spoof in ‘Eurovision’
4 years, 6 months ago

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Associated Press  

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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga review – A chaotic mix of camp futurism and onstage dry-humping

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Eurovision 2020 Is Canceled Because Of Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Eurovision 2020 Is Canceled Because Of Coronavirus

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