Robyn is not shy about her feelings towards the Eurovision Song Contest, labelling the annual music event as "shit" and "embarrassing".The celebrated Swedish pop star, whose hits include 'Show Me Love', 'With Every Heartbeat' and 'Dancing On My Own', shared her verdict during an appearance on comedian and actress Amy Poehler's podcast, Good Hang.Robyn suggested Eurovision's appeal had diminished for her since ABBA’s involvement.The Swedish pop group won Eurovision with their hit song 'Waterloo' in 1974, and since then, Sweden has won the contest six times – the latest being Loreen in 2023 with the song 'Tattoo'.Despite this impressive track record, Robyn told Poehler that she is not a fan, admitting that she frequently finds herself cringing at what she sees."We don't have ABBA any more so I don't really watch Eurovision. Now it's just shit, I would say."She added: “I have American friends I watch it with, and my friend Bert has a blanket he pulls up over his eyes when we're watching it because it's so embarrassing. It really is embarrassing."“After I've watched it, I feel really overstimulated and in a bad way. I was looking for words – I'm not going to say – but I don't like it.”She's not the only one, as Eurovision has taken many blows over the years, with the contest's reputation being…
Swedish pop sensation Robyn brands Eurovision ‘embarrassing’
Swedish pop star Robyn, whose hits include 'With Every Heartbeat' and 'Dancing On My Own', shared her verdict on Eurovision during an appearance on Amy Poehler's podcast. She suggested Eurovision's appeal had diminished for her since ABBA’s involvement, and that it was "embarrassing".
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Robyn is not shy about her feelings towards the Eurovision Song Contest, labelling the annual music event as "shit" and "embarrassing".The celebrated Swedish pop star, whose hits include 'Show Me Love', 'With Every Heartbeat' and 'Dancing On My Own', shared her verdict during an appearance on comedian and actress Amy Poehler's podcast, Good Hang.Robyn suggested Eurovision's appeal had diminished for her since ABBA’s involvement.The Swedish pop group won Eurovision with their hit song 'Waterloo' in 1974, and since then, Sweden has won the contest six times – the latest being Loreen in 2023 with the song 'Tattoo'.Despite this impressive track record, Robyn told Poehler that she is not a fan…
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