Seventeen years later, the contest was won by another queer icon, Austrian singer and drag queen Conchita Wurst, whose winning song Rise Like a Phoenix really showed off her mighty vocal range. In 1998, Israel's Dana International became the first openly trans person to compete at Eurovision she then made further history the same year as the first openly LGBTQ+ winner when her stunning club-pop anthem Diva topped the leader board. – The surprise 80s hit that still enduresĪlong the way, it has built a reputation for ahead-of-the-curve LGBTQ+ inclusivity, which has ever deepened its devoted gay fanbase and, more recently, helped to grow its Gen Z audience. In 2017, Portugal's Salvador Sobral achieved an enormous score of 758 with his emotional ballad Amar Pelos Dois – a record that still stands. The winner is the act with the highest points total. Then, after every song has been heard, each country awards two sets of points ranging from one to 12 to its favourite performances: one set is decided by a jury of industry experts the other is voted for by the public. Each country sends an act to perform an original song of no more than three minutes in length. The format is simple but has been tweaked over the decades. Launched by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in 1956 and held every year since – except for 2020, when Covid-19 made it impossible – it has grown into an uncategorisable but galvanising international extravaganza. MORE: Labels demand a big increase in TikTok royalties but fear angering their new friendīruce Houghton is the Founder and Editor of Hypebot and MusicThinkTank, a Senior Advisor at Bandsintown, President of the Skyline Artists Agency, and a professor for the Berklee College Of Music.There is no show on earth quite like the Eurovision Song Contest. “Una Noche En Medellín” – Cris Mj – The biggest hit in a big year for regional Latin music on TikTok.“Me Porto Bonito” – Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone – The most popular of El Conejo’s many trending songs in 2022.“Jiggle Jiggle” – Duke & Jones & Louis Theroux □.“Cool for the Summer” – Demi Lovato – It was a sped-up summer on TikTok.“Beat Automotivo Tan Tan Tan Viral” – WZ Beat – Baile funk meets background music for this self-fulfilling prophecy.“Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” – Kate Bush – TikTok played a crucial role in elevating this 1985 classic to the Hot 100.“BILLIE EILISH.” – Armani White – This N.O.R.E.-sampling smash helped Armani White earn his first Hot 100 hit and a Def Jam deal.“Jiggle Jiggle” – Duke & Jones & Louis Theroux – From an almost forgotten rap recited at a chicken shop, to TikTok, to the pop charts.“Wait a Minute!” – WILLOW – TikTok continues to catch a vibe, as another 2015 song resurges.“Forever” – Labrinth – This TV-to-TikTok song helped inject some drama into our lives.“Just a Cloud Away” – Pharrell Williams – There were no clouds in the sky when this feather-light 2015 hit trended this year.“About Damn Time” – Lizzo – The “Queen of TikTok” continues her reign □.
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