ABSTRACT
There is a long tradition of Eurovision parody songs over the decades, starting in 1969 when the contest resulted in an awkward four-way tie. Mockery of the contest has come especially from the British, inspired by their long-standing Euroscepticism, but also from the “peripheries” of the continent, including Spain and Finland. Focusing on the interval act from the 2016 contest, a celebratory homage to Eurovision winning songs titled “Love, Love, Peace, Peace,” and the Netflix movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020), this chapter explores how elements of language, musical styles, and visual and dramatic presentation inform these revealing tongue-in-cheek commentaries.
