Austria has certified for the grand ultimate of the Eurovision Music Contest 2023 because of its ode to nineteenth century horror writer Edgar Allan Poe.
Feminine duo Teya And Salena’s tune has already gone viral on TikTok – however a brand new viewers embraced the bonkers banger throughout the Eurovision semi-finals staged in Liverpool. The UK metropolis is internet hosting the competition in Ukraine’s stead.
Whereas the tune, Who The Hell Is Edgar?, on its floor essays the American author, in actuality it’s far more layered.
The official Eurovision web site says it’s in regards to the “experiences as feminine songwriters in an trade that each one too usually doesn’t give ladies sufficient credit score for his or her arduous work and experience”.
The refrain goes one thing like this:
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Edgar Allan, Edgar Allan
The tune additionally has dig at streaming royalties – referencing Spotify’s paltry $0.003 charge. No matter you bought from the tune, folks had been loving it …
Albania, Cyprus, Estonia and Belgium additionally certified for the ultimate within the second semi.
The opposite 5 nations which certified for Saturday’s Eurovision grand ultimate had been Lithuania, Poland, Australia, Armenia and Slovenia.
Greece, Denmark, San Marino, Georgia and Iceland did not make it by.
For the second time this week, the M&S Financial institution Enviornment was stuffed with Ukrainian flags flying alongside these from different nations competing for the prize.
Hosts Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina had been additionally again on stage after making their debut as a presenting trio on Tuesday night time.
