Introduction

When I review Eurovision 2025, probably a few weeks to a month after the contest ends, I’ll have quite a few changes to my list of winners per year. But instead of going through the changes one by one in my 2025 review, I’ll discuss them now in a fun little side post. Then when I release my review of 2025, I’ll link to this post near the end.

Starting about five months ago, I’ve been putting Eurovision songs (among others) into my Spotify playlist, which I mostly put on while I’m driving, because when I’m on the computer, I prefer deciding on my own what music to put on. Thanks to this playlist, there are some Eurovision songs I’ve started to love more and more (e.g. “Disco Tango” from 1979, “No No Never” from 2006, “Með hækkandi sól” from 2022), and others that I gradually became tired of (e.g. “SloMo” from 2022, “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” from 2024). You’ll find more examples from both categories throughout this post. There’s also a few that I have always loved and will never stop loving the fuck out of (e.g. “La dolce vita” from 1989, “Alcohol Is Free” from 2013, “Europapa” from 2024).

My previous list of winners per year can be found near the end of my 2024 review, Ctrl-F “Who’s my favorite?”. I’ll discuss each of the winners I retconned, then present the updated list.