Geopolitics Meets Pop Culture: Eurovision Song Contest Semifinal 1 Live from Sweden

Tuesday, May 7, 11:45 a.m. – 2 p.m.
International Student Center Lounge, PAVL 160
(via external door on south side)

Drop by to watch the collision of pop culture and geopolitics for the first semifinal of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Eurovision began in 1956 to test live broadcast technology, while also bringing together the countries of war-torn Europe through a common love of music.

Reaching 160 million viewers, Eurovision is the most watched TV entertainment show in the world, featuring 37 countries from Portugal to Azerbaijan and Iceland to Australia.

Bring your lunch (and all your Eurovision questions) and join students, staff and faculty to watch the first semifinal live from Malmö, Sweden, where 15 nations compete for 10 places in Saturday’s Grand Final. Stay for as much or as little as you like.

The live show itself starts at noon PDT, featuring multiple genre-smashes, as well as Irish hyperpunk, Aboriginal Australian synth pop, Azerbaijani mugham, Portuguese downtempo and Ukrainian folk-rap.

Co-sponsored by International Studies and the International Student Center. For more information, contact David Green at greend@seattleu.edu.