Viewers of the Eurovision Song Contest were left thinking an iconic film was having a reboot during Estonia’s performance. The 68th edition of the Contest took place in Sweden on Saturday night (May 11), a year after the UK had the pleasure of hosting the epic event in Liverpool.
Following Loreen’s victory in the city in 2023 with the song Tattoo, Eurovision 2024 took place at Malmo Arena in the coastal city. It is the seventh time Sweden has hosted the world’s biggest music event and also happens to fall 50 years after Abba won the competition with their hit track, Waterloo.
It was Victoria, the Crown Princess of Sweden who opened the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 live from Malmo Arena as she said: “Good evening. It’s my great honour to welcome you all to Sweden. I hope you will enjoy the show and I wish all the contestants the best of luck.”
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Meanwhile, TV chat show host and our own Eurovision icon Graham Norton said “it’s been quite an eventful Eurovision this year” as the annual song contest kicked off.
The commentator for BBC One’s coverage said: “Hopefully tonight we will bring you the usual beauty, mayhem, madness and of course, male nudity. We’re in here in Malmo Arena.”
The competition soon got underway and it was Sweden’s act Marcus & Martinus who kicked off the competition with their performance of Unforgettable. But a few acts later and Estonia’s 5MIINUST x Puuluup took to the stage with ‘(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi’.
And their choice of attire got people thinking of Will Smith and his 1997 Action/Sci-fi movie Men in Black. @JamesPope10 said: “The Men in Black reboot looking strong… #Est #Eurovision2024 Loving the stag do reference from Graham Norton.”
@QuakerJon posted “It’s the Estonian Men in Black #Eurovision2024.” @pawsometweets wrote: “Men in black v grease vibes #Eurovision2024 #eurovision #Sweden.” @saraheverts added: “Aging men in black with esoteric instruments, courtesy of Estonia #EURO2024 #Eurovision2024.”
