Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Back in December, the United Kingdom's Olly Alexander was hailed as one of the biggest stars ever to come to Eurovision. He seemed like the end goal of the EBU's uphill battle to make Eurovision a place where a-listers could bring their a-game. Across the Channel, the Netherlands' Joost Klein had a reputation as a funny, emo rapper that festival kids adored, but it wasn't clear he was capable of mainstream success. Their songs went live within 24 hours of each other... and that's when this story threw us a dizzying twist.
This is our last review of 2024. But if we didn’t cover your favorite song, please understand it is only because we hate it and think it’s stupid.
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Overthinking It subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve.
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"3JS", Hans-Peter van Velthoven, CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0), via Wikimedia Commons, URL: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:3JS.jpg
"Ski Aggu beim Superbloom Festival 2023", Moiyeah, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons, URL: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ski_Aggu_-_Superbloom_Festival_2023_-_DSC3307.jpg
"Otto playing at Werner Rennen 2018", Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons, URL: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Otto_-_Werner_Rennen_2018_14.jpg
"Yves Klein, the new blue", Lorenzofaoro, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons, URL: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yves_Klein,_the_new_blue.jpg
"Vertrag von Maastricht (Vertragswerk in Schriftform)" , Museum der Bayerischen Geschichte, CC BY 2.0 DE (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/de/deed.en), via Wikimedia Commons, URL:commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GER_—_BY_—_Regensburg_-_Donaumarkt_1_(Museum_der_Bayerischen_Geschichte;_Vertrag_von_Maastricht).JPG
Back in December, the United Kingdom's Olly Alexander was hailed as one of the biggest stars ever to come to Eurovision. He seemed like the end goal of the EBU's uphill battle to make Eurovision a place where a-listers could bring their a-game. Across the Channel, the Netherlands' Joost Klein had a reputation as a funny, emo rapper that festival kids adored, but it wasn't clear he was capable of mainstream success. Their songs went live within 24 hours of each other... and that's when this story threw us a dizzying twist.
This is our last review of 2024. But if we didn’t cover your favorite song, please understand it is only because we hate it and think it’s stupid.
Subscribe to this channel for all our Eurovision coverage!
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VIDEOS
Eurovision 2024: oti.link/otiev2024
Eurovision 2023: oti.link/otiev2023
Eurovision 2022: oti.link/otiev2022
Eurovision 2018: oti.link/otiev2018
Eurovision 2017: oti.link/otiev2017
Eurovision 2016: oti.link/1Pz6o7h
Eurovision 2015: oti.link/1FAf0uY
Eurovision 2014: oti.link/1MExLwf
Eurovision 2013: oti.link/1AtOJHY
Overthinking It subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve.
overthinkingit.com
IMAGE CREDITS:
"3JS", Hans-Peter van Velthoven, CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0), via Wikimedia Commons, URL: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:3JS.jpg
"Ski Aggu beim Superbloom Festival 2023", Moiyeah, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons, URL: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ski_Aggu_-_Superbloom_Festival_2023_-_DSC3307.jpg
"Otto playing at Werner Rennen 2018", Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons, URL: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Otto_-_Werner_Rennen_2018_14.jpg
"Yves Klein, the new blue", Lorenzofaoro, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons, URL: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yves_Klein,_the_new_blue.jpg
"Vertrag von Maastricht (Vertragswerk in Schriftform)" , Museum der Bayerischen Geschichte, CC BY 2.0 DE (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/de/deed.en), via Wikimedia Commons, URL:commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GER_—_BY_—_Regensburg_-_Donaumarkt_1_(Museum_der_Bayerischen_Geschichte;_Vertrag_von_Maastricht).JPG
