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Eurovision eru j\u00f3lin…<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t
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Linda Bj\u00f6rg Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00dea\u00f0 hefur varla fari\u00f0 framhj\u00e1 neinum a\u00f0 Eurovision er mj\u00f6g umlukin p\u00f3lit\u00edk \u00ed \u00e1r. \u00c9g \u00e6tla \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 skauta algj\u00f6rlega framhj\u00e1 henni. \u00dea\u00f0 er alls ekki s\u00f6kum afs\u00f6\u00f0uleysis heldur vil \u00e9g leggja \u00e1herslu \u00e1 keppnina almennt og hva\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00e1 a\u00f0 standa fyrir.<\/p>\n

S\u00f6ngvakeppni evr\u00f3pskra sj\u00f3nvarpsst\u00f6\u00f0va, e\u00f0a Eurovision (e. The Eurovision Song Contest), h\u00f3fst sem t\u00e6knitilraun fyrir beina \u00fatsendingu \u00e1 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legum vettvangi. \u00cd fyrsta sinn sem keppnin var haldin, \u00e1ri\u00f0 1956, var henni a\u00f0allega \u00fatvarpa\u00f0 en einhverjar myndav\u00e9lar voru \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e1 sta\u00f0num.[1]<\/a> \u00c1ri\u00f0 1958 var h\u00fan send \u00fat \u00ed mynd \u00far sj\u00f3nvarpsverinu Hilversum \u00ed Hollandi en \u00fea\u00f0 var einnig \u00ed fyrsta skipti sem sigurvegari \u00e1rsins \u00e1 undan h\u00e9lt keppnina \u00ed s\u00ednu heimalandi eins og hef\u00f0 er fyrir \u00ed dag.[2]<\/a> \u00d6nnur \u00e1hugaver\u00f0 sta\u00f0reynd er a\u00f0 BBC var fyrst til a\u00f0 senda keppnina \u00fat \u00ed lit fr\u00e1 Albert Hall \u00e1ri\u00f0 1968.[3]<\/a> En \u00f6ruggt er a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 saga keppninnar hefur fr\u00e1 byrjun veri\u00f0 samofin t\u00e6kniframf\u00f6rum s\u00edns t\u00edma.<\/p>\n

Ekki h\u00e6tta a\u00f0 lesa h\u00e9rna \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g \u00e6tla n\u00fa ekki a\u00f0 festast \u00ed a\u00f0 telja upp \u00e1rt\u00f6l og sta\u00f0reyndir heldur vil \u00e9g gera \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e1 betur vi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 mig og skrifa \u00fat fr\u00e1 hjartanu og minni upplifun.<\/p>\n

Fyrsta Eurovision minningin m\u00edn er a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u heima \u00ed stofu:<\/p>\n

\u00c1ri\u00f0 er 1999 og Selma Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir syngur \u00e1 svi\u00f0inu me\u00f0 einum of peppu\u00f0um dans-jakka-gaurum. Glimmeri\u00f0 \u00e1 bringu hennar sk\u00edn beint \u00ed augun \u00e1 8 \u00e1ra g\u00f6mlu Lindu sem heillast jafnt af kr\u00fattlegri h\u00e1rgrei\u00f0slunni og \u00f3v\u00e6ntu fatakomb\u00f3i (sem er kj\u00f3ll me\u00f0 buxum). Fyrsta sorgin, \u00cdsland r\u00e6nt sigrinum en uppsker engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur besta \u00e1rangur sinn \u00ed keppninni fram a\u00f0 \u00feessu, 2. s\u00e6ti\u00f0. Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 vinnur \u00f3skiljanlega e\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed sem vir\u00f0ist stoli\u00f0 ABBA lag. L\u00edtil eyru heyra n\u00fa \u00fdmislegt, sj\u00e1i\u00f0 til. En Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arm\u00e6rin Charlotte Nilsson haf\u00f0i betur me\u00f0 laginu ,,Take Me To Your Heaven\u201c.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g er enn \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed dag a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um \u00e1tt a\u00f0 vinna, enda ,,All Out Of Luck\u201c t\u00edmalaus klass\u00edk. \u00c9g var \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1str\u00ed\u00f0ufull a\u00f0 \u00e9g l\u00e6r\u00f0i dansinn (sem peppu\u00f0u gaurarnir d\u00f6nsu\u00f0u) og eitt af fyrstu l\u00f6gunum sem \u00e9g samdi h\u00e9t ,,Follow Your Heart\u201c, en s\u00fa l\u00edna er tekin \u00far laginu hennar Selmu, sem h\u00fan samdi sj\u00e1lf me\u00f0 Sveinbirni I. Baldvinssyni og \u00deorvaldi Bjarna \u00deorvaldssyni.[4]<\/a> \u00deessi setning \u00ed laginu sem hlj\u00f3mar svona: ,,You\u2018ll always be alright just as long as you follow your heart\u201c hefur greinilega lifa\u00f0 vel og lengi me\u00f0 m\u00e9r en \u00e9g var 13 \u00e1ra g\u00f6mul \u00feegar \u00e9g samdi mitt lag. En s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00fe\u00e1 hefur ekki veri\u00f0 aftur sn\u00fai\u00f0. A\u00f0d\u00e1un m\u00edn \u00e1 keppninni \u00f3x me\u00f0 hverju \u00e1ri sem lei\u00f0. \u00c9g l\u00e6r\u00f0i meira, \u00feroska\u00f0ist og var\u00f0 meira t\u00e6knilega sinnu\u00f0 r\u00e9tt og eins og Eurovision.<\/p>\n

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Mynd 1:<\/strong> Undirritu\u00f0, 8-9 \u00e1ra g\u00f6mul, \u00ed absal\u00fat upp\u00e1halds dressinu s\u00ednu (reyndar bl\u00e1tt en ekki hv\u00edtt eins og Selma).<\/h5>\n

Keppnin hefur me\u00f0 \u00e1runum \u00fer\u00f3ast og or\u00f0i\u00f0 einhver st\u00e6rsti t\u00e6knilegi vi\u00f0bur\u00f0ur heims, allavega hva\u00f0 uppt\u00f6ku-, \u00fatsendingar- og svi\u00f0st\u00e6kni var\u00f0ar. En eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem keppnin hefur st\u00e6kka\u00f0 hefur t\u00e6knin fylgt fast \u00e1 eftir og pressan or\u00f0i\u00f0 s\u00edfellt meiri \u00ed a\u00f0 gera keppnina gl\u00e6silegri. H\u00e9r erum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 tala um lj\u00f3s, eldv\u00f6rpur, LED g\u00f3lf og hreyfanlega sk\u00falpt\u00fara. Til d\u00e6mis \u00e1ri\u00f0 2022 \u00ed Torino var\u00a0 foss hluti af svi\u00f0inu.<\/p>\n

\u00deetta er ekki bara t\u00f3nlist og s\u00f6ngur, \u00feetta eru b\u00faningar, lj\u00f3sastillingar og fagurfr\u00e6\u00f0i, verkfr\u00e6\u00f0i og h\u00f6nnun, svi\u00f0setning og leikstj\u00f3rn. Svona s\u00fdning sem krefst \u00feekkingar \u00e1 \u00f6llum listgreinum vekur au\u00f0vita\u00f0 mikla athygli og til a\u00f0 mynda voru 162 millj\u00f3nir manna sem fylgdust me\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 2023. A\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u \u00cdslendingar me\u00f0 h\u00e6sta \u00e1horfshlutfall e\u00f0a um 98,7% \u00feetta sama \u00e1r.[5]<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00deessi keppni n\u00e6r vel \u00fat fyrir Evr\u00f3pu en \u00c1stralir hafa fylgst me\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1983.[6]<\/a> As\u00edub\u00faar[7]<\/a> og Bandar\u00edkjamenn fylgjast einnig me\u00f0 \u00e1 s\u00ednum streymisveitum.[8]<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 \u00e6tti \u00fev\u00ed ekki a\u00f0 fara framhj\u00e1 neinum a\u00f0 um gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega mikinn st\u00f6kkpall er a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a fyrir keppendur. H\u00e9r gefst f\u00e6ri \u00e1 a\u00f0 vera ekki einungis fulltr\u00fai lands og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar heldur l\u00edka a\u00f0 kynna s\u00edna eigin t\u00f3nlist og sj\u00e1lfan sig. \u00deetta er nefnilega meira en bara \u00feriggja m\u00edn\u00fatna lag. Me\u00f0 tilkomu samf\u00e9lagsmi\u00f0la eins og TikTok og Instagram hefur umgj\u00f6r\u00f0in \u00ed kringum eitt lag st\u00e6kka\u00f0 verulega.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g held a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 \u00ed vissum h\u00f3pum (og s\u00e9 m\u00f6gulega enn) einhvers konar ,,stigma\u201c e\u00f0a sk\u00f6mm sem fylgir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 senda lag \u00ed svona keppni. \u00deetta s\u00e9 bara fyrir \u00e1hugaf\u00f3lk en ekki \u00fe\u00e1 sem vilja b\u00faa til \u201ealv\u00f6ru\u201c t\u00f3nlist, a\u00f0 europopp s\u00e9 bara einhver form\u00fala. Er virkilega h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 koma \u00f6llu \u00fev\u00ed sem ma\u00f0ur vill tj\u00e1 fyrir \u00e1 \u00feremur m\u00edn\u00fatum? Kannski ekki, en er \u00feetta \u00fe\u00e1 ekki g\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1skorun?<\/p>\n

\u00c9g \u00e6tla a\u00f0 leyfa m\u00e9r a\u00f0 svara einungis \u00fev\u00ed er sn\u00fdr a\u00f0 form\u00falu fyrir europopp en hinar spurningarnar eru meira til \u00edhugunar. En \u00ed stuttu m\u00e1li; j\u00e1, \u00fea\u00f0 er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 fylgja \u00fev\u00ed sem ma\u00f0ur heldur a\u00f0 s\u00e9 uppskrift fyrir \u00e1rangur \u00ed Eurovision. ABABCB, upph\u00e6kkun, eitthva\u00f0 \u00e1l\u00edka. En \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki \u00fear me\u00f0 sagt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 endilega v\u00e6nlegast til vinnings. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00f3tal margt sem spilar \u00fear inn \u00ed.<\/p>\n

N\u00fa veit \u00e9g ekki hvort besta d\u00e6mi\u00f0 fyrir \u00feessu s\u00e9 t.d. \u00feegar Port\u00fagalinn Salvador Sobral vann me\u00f0 laginu ,,Amar pelos Dois\u201c e\u00f0a \u00c1st fyrir tvo en \u00fea\u00f0 er allavega d\u00e6mi.<\/p>\n

Kannski er a\u00f0alpunkturinn h\u00e9rna a\u00f0 \u00feetta getur alveg veri\u00f0 hva\u00f0 sem er. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 eru fullm\u00f6rg d\u00e6mi \u00fear sem lag er sent \u00ed keppnina sem er ekki \u201et\u00fdp\u00edskt\u201c Eurovision lag og gengur alveg \u00e1g\u00e6tlega.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g hef \u00fea\u00f0 sterklega \u00e1 tilfinningunni a\u00f0 ef \u00fe\u00fa sendir inn lag, sem h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 tengja vi\u00f0 \u00e1 einhvern h\u00e1tt, og \u00fe\u00fa tr\u00fair sj\u00e1lf\/t\/ur \u00e1 bo\u00f0skapinn og fylgir honum \u00e1fram \u00fe\u00e1 er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 gera galdra. \u00deetta \u00fearf a\u00f0 vera meira en bara lag, \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 vera g\u00f3\u00f0 heildars\u00fdn \u00e1 verki\u00f0 sem m\u00e6tti helst spila \u00e1 alla strengi listarinnar.<\/p>\n

\u00deeir sem n\u00e1 a\u00f0 lesa \u00e1 milli l\u00ednanna sj\u00e1 bers\u00fdnilega a\u00f0 \u00e9g er ,,hopeless romantic\u201c, bjarts\u00fdnist\u00fdpa og l\u00edt \u00e1 Eurovision sem sameiningu, \u00e1st og gle\u00f0i. Eurovision er ekki bara keppni \u00ed s\u00f6ng, Eurovision eru j\u00f3lin. Uppskera, part\u00fd, t\u00e6kniundur, k\u00f3med\u00eda, dramat\u00edk, s\u00fdning, allt \u00ed bland.<\/p>\n

N\u00e1\u00f0i \u00e9g m\u00f6gulega a\u00f0 sannf\u00e6ra einhverja lesendur til a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed n\u00e6stu keppni?<\/p>\n

Ef svo er \u00fe\u00e1 er markmi\u00f0i m\u00ednu n\u00e1\u00f0.<\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> EurovisionWorld. (e.d.). Eurovision 1956 Results: Voting & Point.<\/em> https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/1956<\/a><\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> Eurovision. (e.d.). Hilversum 1958. <\/em>https:\/\/eurovision.tv\/event\/hilversum-1958<\/a><\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> BBC. (e.d.). Eurovision first broadcast. <\/em>https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/historyofthebbc\/anniversaries\/may\/eurovision-first-broadcast\/<\/a><\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> EurovisionWorld. (e.d.). Eurovision 1999 Iceland: Selma Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir \u2013 \u201eAll Out Of Luck\u201c. <\/em>https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/1999\/iceland<\/a><\/p>\n

[5]<\/a> Eurovision. (2023, 25. ma\u00ed). Eurovision 2023 reaches 162 million viewers with record breaking online engagement and musical impact. <\/em>https:\/\/eurovision.tv\/story\/eurovision-2023-reaches-162-million<\/a><\/p>\n

[6]<\/a> Eurovision. (e.d.). Countries: Australia. <\/em>https:\/\/eurovision.tv\/country\/australia<\/a><\/p>\n

[7]<\/a> Eurovoix News. (2021, 12. febr\u00faar). Chian\u2018s Relationship with the Eurovision Song Contest. <\/em>https:\/\/eurovoix.com\/2021\/02\/12\/%F0%9F%87%A8%F0%9F%87%B3-chinas-relationship-with-the-eurovision-song-contest\/<\/a><\/p>\n

[8]<\/a> The Hollywood Reporter. (2023, 9. ma\u00ed). How to Stream Eurovision 2023 Online in the U.S.<\/em> https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lifestyle\/lifestyle-news\/watch-stream-eurovision-in-usa-1235480815\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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