We might never have taken the Eurovision Song Contest terribly seriously in the UK – but with British Ted Neeley lookalike Sam Ryder winning second place last year and the staging of this year’s event in Liverpool, some are singing to a different tune.
This year’s UK entry comes from Mae Muller – ‘I Wrote a Song’ is a serviceable enough generic toe-tapper, but no ‘Puppet on a String’ (Sandie Shaw, 1967 winner) if you ask me. Or even ‘Ooh Aah… Just a Little Bit’, Gina G’s 1996 banger that claimed eighth place in the contest.
Ahead of tomorrow night’s final, here are ten movies to get you in the mood for Eurovision 2023 – films where the plucky underdog (almost always) triumphs.
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020) – Netflix
There are a fair few pleasures to be found in Will Ferrell’s giddy tribute to Eurovision, including memorable songs written by the Swedish duo Holter & Persson, a luminous Edinburgh setting and a gloriously OTT performance by Dan Stevens.
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