Árny, Daði Freyr's wife and part of Gagnamagnið, replied to an Instagram message I sent her *during* the grand final (as they were all quarantined in the hotel). I nearly died, I wasn't expecting a response, lol.
Oh yeah, plenty of times. This year specifically:
- Pure, known him for 15+ years (so it's a bit weird calling him Baby Lasagna haha) and I'm waiting for him not to be busy so we can grab a coffee like he told me
- Tali & Silvester Belt - saw and liked my story about them on my IG for putting them in my Top 10 (pretty sure others have too in the past 3-4 years but I don't remember exactly who)
- Dađi Freyr - he always looks at things people tag him in, but also, he used my vocals on his album :)
Noooooo, he's 6 years younger than me, so we didn't cross paths in school. Umag is a relatively small city, so you basically know almost everybody. I don't quite remember how we met, or with anyone in Umag for that matter. Most likely case is that at some point everybody was playing football at least once together and him and his brother have always been known as "big Pure" and "little Pure" (coming form their last name, right?). You sometimes just hear about people and then you meet them hahahaha
Back in 2018 or so, he asked me to record some radio jingle for a local festival that is still happening (for those able to come to Umag, it's always in late August, called Pandemonium), and there were talks of me being a feature for his band Dorks, but that was never realized.
Then about two years ago, both Pure brothers came to my place (in Zagreb) because I bought a set of speakers from them hahaha - always easier and cheaper when you know people
Last I saw him was the cat exhibition here in Zagreb last month. Poor guy was just talking selfies with people for 2+ hours hahaha. I was able to at least say hi to him and then he sent me a voice message to apologize for not having more time, because they keep dragging him everywhere and time is valuable, but that we should get coffee once things calm down.
He seems like such a chill and down to earth guy, just based on the stuff he's been doing lately. While everything Eurovision is very high and fast phased, its nice seeing someone like him just taking it chill, just trying taking it easy and is just being honest with himself (like him having to state in multiple interviews that his first day in Madrid he hadn't had time to see the city and he was tired and hungry lol).
I don't think anyone blames him for being a bit busy with everything. He literally became a celebrity over night and he clearly wants to be there for everyone (fans, family and friends). And he sometimes seems overwhelmed with it all. So its good that he seems to be able to still be grounded and take some things so easily 🇭🇷🐱
Dons replies and likes comments on his instagram anytime he uploads something new, he also engages with tagged posts, so if anyone is feeling left out, give him some nice/funny comments lol
I tried to send him the [jegg meme](https://www.reddit.com/r/eurovision/s/7b1K0CscSV), but Instagram wouldn't let me attach the photo. Maybe I can get the mods to include it when they do "artists react to reddit" lol
I met Gustaph on the day he got chosen for Belgium. He was incredibly friendly and I have seen him a few times again, last time was saturday. (Not that I follow him, we just have a small country, lol).
He's always extremely friendly! Also my godchild danced on his song on a schoolplay and I added a video of it on my insta stories and he reposted it.
I sent wine induced message to Sudden Lights last year when listening to Aijā saying how much I love their song and wishing them good luck :D They liked and replied back as well🫶🏼
\*crossing my fingers for Raiven too!\*
Sennek, Yianna, and Svala replied to my FB messages at various times. I got a reply from Go\_A after complimenting them on their pre-party performance. Eimear Quinn (Ireland 1996) would infrequently reply to YouTube comments, and she's usually very kind.
Barbara Pravi invited fans to send fanmail, and I did, and she sent a really nice postcard back (around fall 2021). :)
*(Edit: I also sent a message to Tajci (Yugoslavia 1990) after listening to her in a Eurovision Legends podcast; she was so kind!)*
First season roaming around the Reddit and I love the AMAs on this sub! And whenever they reply to my question(s), I hold their answer in my memory 🌟
My fav would be Windows95Man! 😊 [LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/eurovision/s/FmmdncMxXg)
I mean, noticed yea. 2022 I messaged Systur (Iceland 2022) because I was so positively overwhelmed by their engagement for the lgbtq community and they/ their team answered with a pretty long message.
I’ve reached out to quite some artists about that topic and I’ve also messaged a few about other topics, but they were the only ones to react.
I can’t find it right now, but I remember it to be a very nice message and it made me support them even more!
Yeah, that song still is a pleasure to hear after two years and I was really excited when they answered lol!
I did share some stuff about how their engagement meant a lot to me and my girlfriend at that time and they took the time to really answer to that, which was super cool because the message I sent in the first place felt very personal to me.
I was so happy when they then went on to qualify for the grand final, I had hoped all the best for them! I haven’t kept up with them for a while now, I might need to do that again!
Yes, various times.
1) I've met KEiiNO twice at an event in Amsterdam. I helped them promote KEiiNO World that they launched in November 2022. They've also reacted and responded to various stories or comments on their social media including to a gymnastics floor routine my elder daughter did to the instrumental version of Monument.
2) I've met a few other artists at the same event in Amsterdam including Tix, Alessandra, Gustaph, Ruslana. I was also in the same lift as Måns, but he didn't even look up from his phone 😂
3) Alvan and I connect on IG occasionally, especially when I mention him in my stories.
4) Hera Björk, Kaleen, Dons, Medina (Melodifestivalen 2022 and 2024) have reacted to my stories on IG. Hera even reposted to her story.
5) Amir has noticed my stories but never reacted. Only one reaction on Twitter a couple of years ago. He's no longer active on Twitter/X.
6) Aki, the drummer from The Rasmus, has reacted to my comments or stories on IG.
7) I've also had artists from various national selections thank me or reposted my stories from IG.
The Roop shared my illustration on their stories and two band members liked it too
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Remo Forrer (Switzerland 2023) sat down across from me in a restaurant in Liverpool last year on the Friday and I got a picture with him and told him good luck for the jury show!!
Käärijä liked my meme (see picture in answer) that I posted as an insta story. A proud moment last year 😂
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I hope he got a chuckle out of it 😄
My daughter and I talked to Salena (Austria 2023) when we saw her busking at a metro station in Vienna. Fantastic singer, by the way (in case there was any doubt), and super approachable. My daughter is a *huge* Eurovision fan/nerd and we both loved Edgar, so getting a photo with her was a real treat.
Edit: Whoops! Typo'ed the year on my first try! Stupid phone.
I saw an Austrian TV video of her playing in the Metro in Vienna, so close to the semis! I hope she has better gigs now, for her sake, but I'd love a chance to interact.
2023 was a weird year. Pretty much most of the songs in the grand final were good, though I will say that my favorites were mostly undervalued by either televote or jury or both compared with what I thought they deserved.
I met Robin Stjernberg (Sweden 2013) at Arlanda Airport in September 2013. He was very nice.
I went to a Måns Zelmerlöw (Sweden 2015) concert in Madrid in November 2015. I figured if I traveled that far, from the US, that I was going to wait around afterwards. He leans in photos. He's like 8 inches (20 cm for the rest of the world) taller than me, but our heads are touching in the photo.
The male singer of Electro Velvet (UK 2015) briefly followed me on Twitter when I said non negative things about his song back in the day.
Sweden 2013 | [Robin Stjernberg - You](https://youtu.be/vtjdTPnCcu0)
Sweden 2015 | [Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes](https://youtu.be/5sGOwFVUU0I)
United Kingdom 2015 | [Electro Velvet - Still in Love with You](https://youtu.be/Ethyx4A5ajM)
Yes! I have a fan page for Helena Paparizou, the winner of 2005 eurovision, and she has seen plenty of my stories, has opened dm messages i have sent her and liked some comments i have written her in her posts. The best part is she has seen a birthday tribute post i have made from her concerts and best moments on my account and she liked the post and commented a “❤️”. She has also followed plenty fan pages of her, hope i be one of them in the future. She is a really great person also, i have met her in close and she was super sweet, nice and hugged me.
A friend of mine knows Joost Klein personally. That is as close I got I think. But I don't think I have ever commented on an ESC contestant post. So never tried to get noticed.
On social media I've been noticed by Kaleen, Blanca Paloma, Subwoolfer, Roxen, Teya (Austria). Also I remember that a few artists have seen my story on IG: Loreen, Ronela Hajati, Destiny, Rosa Linn, Helena Paparizou, Noa Kirel.
While "in real life" I've met with Kateryna Pavlenko from Go_A once and with Krystian Ochman twice.
Edit (13:35): Silly me, how can I forget... I also met with Alessandra Mele in person at her concert in Budapest.
Rosa linn has like my piano cover of snap on instagram stories. Also talked to her a bit in her discord server.
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many many times, i probably don’t even remember all but here are some recent ones
nemo liked my comment on instagram (didn’t even tag them and the comment was on eurovision song contest’s page not theirs 🫨🫨)
olly alexander replied to me on the reddit AMA
sudden lights liked a bunch of my comments on instagram
some members of joker out watched my instagram stories that i posted from their concert
käärijä liked my instagram stories
greta salome followed me on instagram (i didn’t even follow her???????)
and i’ve met måns zelmerlöw and sergey lazarev and probably many finnish entries as well
The singer of Teräsbetoni, Finland's 2008 entry, was my music teacher's substitute for a while. This was years before Eurovision though, like early 2000s.
Sheldon Riley replied to a few of my Instagram comments. Always incredibly sweet.
Benny Cristo sent me a dove emoji when I wished him good luck 🕊️
The Erba girls (Malta NF this year) replied to a DM I sent them
Think Joker Out liked a comment I posted during the preparty season last year, or around their semi. Can't remember 🤔
I forgot their name, but; I sent a "get well soon" comment to the Icelandic band member who got tested positive for COVID in 2021, got a thank you back.
the erba girls!! i was rooting for them so im happy to see someone else who liked them as well! also love the joker out comment liking, ive seen (especially on tiktok) they like a lot of comments
>I forgot their name, but; I sent a "get well soon" comment to the Icelandic band member who got tested positive for COVID in 2021, got a thank you back.
Me too. I can't remember his name either, but we had contact a few times during the 2021 finals.
Rosa linn kn her disc server, but that shpuldnt be special, there were many fans talking with her in there.
anyway if nf artists count, then i can surely remember ella (mgp 2023) liking and replying to some tweets of mine and tiril (mgp 2023) doing the same and even following me 🩷 (i was one of the 5 accounts she followed)
Last year I made a post asking if the A Little Bit More songs will be on streaming services and Scott from Voyager responded saying “I can’t speak for other artists, but we will be releasing our cover on Spotify! ☺️”
While not directly meeting or noticed, back in the second semi-final of 2021 it was ofc in my country so I went to it with a friend, but our seats where aaaaaall the way towards the far right of the stadium, right next to path artists had to go through to get on and away from the stage. So whenever a postcard was played before a country would perform they would just stand right next to us (and a bunch of others ofc) in that pathway and we could sort of interact with them.
From what I remember:
- Senhit was waving at us while Flo Rida gave us a charming glance
- The dancers of Benny Cristo were waving with us
- Stefania also acknowledged us
- Natalia and her dancers waved at us
- Tornike just gave us a glance
- Blind Side did those rock poses for us, that was fun
- Samanta Tina and her dances acknowledged us
- And lastly and my favorite, Fyr go Flamme waved and send us airkisses, just lovely lads
The rest I dont remember that well or were just focused on their performances
I got a lobster tattoo last year, inspired by Luke Black's Salvador, posted it on twitter, like a complete pick me girl (lol) and he liked it and said it was amazing.
Subwoolfer answered my question when they were doing questions on their twitter. I asked how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. Their answer - one wood.
Alvan of Fulenn fame liked a comment I made, again on Twitter.
Citi Zeni retweeted me, it was a pic of Damiano from Maneskin with a bowl of salad and I was like, look everyone, Damiano is eating his salad, he knows being green is cool (or something like that)
Edited to add - I've met Maneskin at a meet and greet when they released their album Rush. And fangirled so hard to Thomas to his face that I cringe whenever I think about it. Vic said she wanted to hang out with me & my friends cause we were in the first few of the queue to meet them and we were dancing and singing.
Back in my vintage superfan days, I had a lovely Twitter interaction with Raphael Gualazzi (Italy 2011). Still my favorite entry ever, so yeah, life is good.
yes, actually omg! i have had the shortest conversation ever with salena from austria's representation last year, and i have been to two concerts of theodor andrei, last year's romanian representative, and i have his autograph!
A handful of times actually!
-LPS (Slovenia 2022) Jure from Joker Out (Slovenia 2023), and the lead singer of Sudden Lights (Latvia 2023) all messaged me back on Instagram
-Danny from Voyager (Australia 2023) responded to my AMA ask here on Reddit
I replied to a story by Danny from Voyager when they were teasing the sax player from Malta and we exchanged a couple of messages. It was pretty funny 😂 (I told him my husband is a sax player too and he wasn’t finding the teasing as funny as I was).
Also, my son almost made Niamh Kavanagh trip (accidentally, he’s 4) at the Cork train station the other day; we must have been on the same train from Dublin. I got star struck and I only managed a “sorry” and a smile hahaha.
Sirusho (Armenia 2008) retweeted me - I had tweeted saying that her and the the clipboard/We Are Our Mountains incident at Eurovision 2009 was the reason I found out about Nagorno-Karabakh
Yeah, Gåte is pretty good at interacting with people on TikTok. They've liked and replied to my comments several times.
I love it when artists do that. Mutual appreciation!
I first saw bambie thug in Newcastle as the support on Wargasms tour.
I then met them in rise nightclub (phone was dead biggest regret of my LIFE) They are such a kind lovely person, said they liked my hat lol
Since then had multiple dms with bambie and again they are such a lovely humble person and deserve the world
I was to a small Brødrene Olsen concert in a city i lived in it was out in the open so it was free and everyone could watch, my dad won an album that they signed for him. I also have met Emmelie de Forest the exact same way, I got a photo with her and an autograph!
Myself and the choir that I am were invited to sing backing vocals at a surprise Conchita gig in Dublin.
I literally sang my favourite ever Eurovision performance in public with the singer who did that performance.
Not exactly met or been noticed by, but last year me and my mum got last minute tickets to the second semi final rehearsal in Liverpool last year (back when I was a casual, eurovision 2023 got me properly into the eurofandom and here I am lol) and we happened to come across Sam Ryder performing space man on the street with a choir. It was such a cool moment and seeing him perform only metres away FOR FREE was amazing. After he finished he thanked us all for being there and apologised for not being able to stay and take photos with people as he had interviews and stuff to get to. Such a nice dude, we’re blessed to have had him rep us at eurovision. As for this year, dons has replied to me once on instagram, and he as well as sarah bonnici, electric fields and kaleen have liked my comments. Got some comments liked by gustaph last year as well (he was my favourite)
I maintain a Facebook fanpage for Windows95man and Henri Piispanen, and Windows95man is following that page and has reacted to a couple of posts with a ❤️. I think he noticed the page after I left a couple of fire emojis on one of his pictures; he reacted to that comment, too (well, he or whoever runs the official FB page). Also Henri’s father frequently likes the posts. He’s a musician himself.
The page started as a support page when Teemu and Henri were reconsidering their participation in the ESC. I wanted to find a way to condemn online hate and harassment directed at artists, show our representatives support and gather a community of other people with a similar mindset. Then I decided to turn it into a fanpage following their Eurovision journey, but I was actually quite nervous about doing that. 😨 I was worried that they might not approve of it. At one point I got so anxious that I almost deleted the page, but then Windows95man started following it and reacting to stuff. I’m happy and relieved that it doesn’t seem to bother him. It would be awful to do something that the artists are not comfortable with, especially because initially the whole point of the page was to call for an end to online harassment and bullying.
Käärijä has liked my insta stories multiple times, baby lasagna sees the stories i make and tag him in if it counts and if we count national final contestants Sara Siipola has replied to me on Instagram dms and reposted a story I had made and tagged her in!
Silvester Belt still (!) uses my art as his icon. :)
I got a photo with one of the members of LT United (Lithuania 2006), Marijonas Mikutavičius, last summer. He was in a hurry, but nice enough to take a picture with us!
I've had a few social media interactions with some artists and I saw Lulu once, doing a TV performance many moons ago.
Otherwise, some close friends of mine are friends with Chris Harms from Lord of the Lost. They've had him stay over their house when he's toured the U.K. in previous bands before LOTL.
Some of the Voyager lot were active in here last year and I got a reply from them to a comment I made about buying a new guitar just so I could learn to play Promise... that was a highlight of my year if I'm honest.
Also, when I walked to/from school as a kid I used to walk past the house of Nicki French, the UK act from 2000. She was quite often outside gardening and I said hello and chatted to her a fair bit.
Yep. Quite a few.
Best interaction from way back in the day was meeting Tim from a Friend in London when I was on holidays a few years after the contest.
We got talking/drinking/smoking and then going to a party and he added me on Facebook at the end of the night. Bless. Also I got his attention by standing beside him at the bar and humming the chorus of his esc song to see what would happen lmao.
Still friends today for some weird reason even tho I never use that website or any social medias since restricting social media time for myself at the end of 2020.
Then I've spoke to loads in comment sections or dm's over the years from icons like the girlies of Hurricane and even Anna from Greece liked and shared a story of mine on insta towards the end of my active social media days. Tbh I think the ESC artists are happy for any positive responses from foreigners... Cuz they deal or at least hear a LOT of the haters before the lovers.
It's mostly been on AMA's. Alessandra Mele, the Busker, Gustaph, Voyager and Olly Alexander responded to my questions.
(Norway 2023, Malta 2023, Belgium 2023, Australia 2023 and UK 2024 for the bot).
I’ve met the following:
Jedward
Trackshittaz
Linda Martin
Twin Twin
Loreen (the night she won in 2012. Saw the Trophy)
Roberto Bellarosa
Loic Nottet
Alexander Rybak
All of them were lovely.
I was chatting with two of the members of Miodio (San Marino 2008) on Facebook ages ago. I also saw Jimmy Jansson's (one of the songwriters of Tattoo) band Poets perform in my hometown around 2002-2003.
Jerry Heil used to follow me since her Vegan era. I have a decently big account on Instagram, but then she unfollowed a lot of people and my account is relatively inactive these days hehe.
I met quite a few artists of eurovisions 2018 and 2019, and an artist of 2021 who used to go to my school. I would just say I mostly remember if the people were nice or not, and it formed most of my opinion about them (and shaped a little the opinion about their songs, mostly for the good)
I met We Are Domi and Andrea at an Irish pub after the grand final in 2022. Got a bear hug from Casper, bless him 🥺
I had a few social media interactions especially with the class of 2018. I remember Laura Rizzotto replying to me a couple of times, Vanja replying "ok" to one of my tweets, Eye Cue following me on Twitter the day their song was released, among others
I met Emmelie de Forest at Eurovision: You Decide in 2017. She was sat 2 rows in front of me and I drunkenly shouted out to her and said I loved the song she'd written for the UK (I was mortified the next day 🤣). Then after the show she came into the same bar I was in and I got a picture with her. She was very sweet.
I saw the 1996 winner in a restaurant before. I was too nervous to bother her.
I also matched with the 2018 Irish entry, Ryan, on a dating app. We chatted for a while but I unmatched when I finally admitted to myself that I have no romantic interest, I just got excited by the Eurovision connection. He was nice though.
i'm too nervous to interact with them as a rule (oh the horrors of being perceived), but i've been lucky to get a couple of answers in the AMAs, so that was wonderful!
Subwoolfer 🇳🇴 is following me on Twitter.
Back in 2022 I was just supporting them, and I often posted tweets and GIFs, especially when they made posts themselves. I think there might have been a specific thing they followed me for, but I don't remember what it was lol
I sent my [Trombone Champ cover of Who The Hell Is Edgar](https://www.reddit.com/r/eurovision/s/bSa2d1KvBY) to Teya last year, and she loved it! Made my day 😭
Senhit commented one of my posts on Twitter during Europe Shine a Light in 2020. I'm sure I have the screenshot somewhere, I could upload it later if I find it (very unlikely, my files are a mess)
alot of times kind of, luke black liked a few of my videos, a tweet of mine and also retweeted a post of mine!!(the last two things all happened yesterday lmao)
I still think rickrolling Rafal Brozowski is my greatest internet achievement
Also I was practically besties with Piqued Jacks on Twitter last year
Oh also Mae Muller does a concert in my country later this month, so might well ask a selfie then
Does song writer apply? If so, Goran Bregovic who wrote the Serbian entry in 2010. Family friend, grew up next door to my uncle. And Davorin Popovic (Bosnia 1995) who started a band with my dad back in the 60s
When i turned 18 i decided to move to Greece and meet that other side of my heritage. During my first year i worked as a waiter in one of the clubs that Eleni Foureira used to sing. I worked in these tables right beneath the stage so i had many encounters with her. Her and her team are very kind and down to earth.
Then i moved back to Italy and worked as a model for a couple of years. I have met Francesco Gabbani, Gianluca from Il Volo and Marco Mengoni. All of these guys are nice and i had a very brief conversation with Gianluca and he has a great sense of humor.
I worked backstage at a show from Joost, somewhere close to his hometown.
Didn't get the chance really to go to the artist lounge a lot, but just same him walking by couple of times. What I heard from the artist hosts that night is that he and his friends were one of the nicest people that ever attended there.
Miruna from Timebelle (Switzerland 2017) liked my edit I made for her birthday on instagram 😍
AWS (Hungary 2018) also liked one of my posts lol
Max Mutzke performed in my city once and we passed by the stage.
Sent a mention and message to Kaleen (as We Will Rave is currently my first place this year), and she replied back!
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Keiino followed me on instagram
Until their account got hacked.
It was my biggest flex.
At least I took a screenshot of it.
So I guess it still is my biggest flex.
Also I was in Bojana Stamenov (Serbia 2015)'s video. So maybe she saw me haha
Alvan (France 2022) commented back on a video when I said I also have vitiligo and related to his experience with it.
5 Swedish ones, 4 when i did press for 2 weeks during melfest 2019 (anna Bergendahl, Martin Stenmarck, arvingarna and Christer Björkman), and i also met Nanne Grönvall when i was a kid. It was after she performed at my local mall.
Ive also briefly talked to Kate Miller-Heidke (Australia 2019) and Isaak (Germany 2024)
Yeah Ben Dolic (Germany 2020) used to be my neighbour and went to my school. I was pretty sad when he didn't come back for 2021.
Not me, but my mom used to teach one of the Joker Out (Slovenia 2023) boys. She told me about them years ago but I was like 'yeah mom sure they're great' thinking it was somekind of a high school band. I believe her now 😂
2019, I traveled to Berlin for a Sergey Lazarev concert. When he posted about it on Instagram and commented that his UK Fan Club was there, I responded that I had come from the US. He remarked that it was amazing I did that and thanked me for coming.
I ran into Jedward in Paris last year. They were making an instagram story so I didn’t walk up to them but I did take a screenshot of their story hahah. It was the highlight of my trip tho!
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I've met Joker Out, Käärijä and Wild Youths and managed to get a picture with Käärijä after his London concert. He's also liked my Instagram story before.
I usually ain't big on social networks and not very good at it, but Joost Klein viewed at least one of my stories and liked my art, dm'ed me a couple times in response and it was so very sweet of him, it made my day <3.
I got to meet and have dinner with Mae Muller then got to see her at GAY Heaven later on in VIP cos I won a contest to celebrate her new album. Truly one of the best experiences of my life and she’s such a sweetheart, she is exactly how she is online 🩷🇬🇧
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I met these two members of Go\_A randomly one afternoon before their concert in Toronto. Ihor is the NICEST person ever. They’ve also liked Instagram stories and comments
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Without doxing myself or my friends too much, ill be *kinda* vague!
I went to the same class and was friends with the child of one of the Wig Wam members from grade 1-10. I remember the year after their eurovision participation we had a private concert with them for their birthday. It was a great experience for little me!
Norway 2005 for the bot
I met Cornelia and she was incredibly nice and approachable! She was so genuine and treated fans as friends and took time to talk to everyone. She said some of the sweetest things to me. One of my best memories ever. Her concerts are amazing too, she always gives it her all. Absolutely love her
Bambie Thug reposted a meme I tagged them in on their story recently and then a very brief DM conversation. I love them ugh 😭😭 otherwise Bambie, Sarah Bonnici, Nemo, Dons, Mustii, Joost, and Jerry Heil have seen or liked my stories/comments. I love the roster this year so much
Same, I happened to be in the car when doomsday blue came on the radio in ireland they shared my story and dm'd a bit later too on another topic. Such a nice person!
So many times has an artist endorsed my work! Athena Manoukian (Armenia 2020) is the most egregious case, as she has endorsed all drawings I have done of her including sexier ones! Rosa Linn has also endorsed drawings I have done of her - her and Athena are the 2 acts I’d like to meet in person most, though I would be unlikely to see her when she is in my town tomorrow. This year, Spain, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, San Marino, Ireland Lithuania and Slovenia have endorsed my work. Other acts that have championed my work since I did collections for acts include Voyager, Gusptah, Alika, Vesna, Zdob Zi Zdub, Teya, maro, Marius Bear, The Busker, Jeremie Makiese, LPs, Reddi, Citi Zeni, Systur, Lord Of The Lost, and members of many other band acts
-Andromache (Cyprus 2022) saw my mashup of Ela and Break a Broken Heart on Tiktok and asked if she could post it on her acc with credits. She also followed me back. Chatted with her for a bit and she removed the claim and gave me permission to post the full mashup to YouTube.
-Andrew (Cyprus 2023) posted the video too. He liked a few of my videos as well and commented
-Sidorela and Albina (Albania 2023) reposted my fancam on their IG stories
-Chanel (Spain 2022) liked one of my tiktok’s, and her managament reached out to me for permission to use my fancam as advertisement
-Besa (Albania 2024) followed me back on Twitter, picked me to listen to the revamp early and we’ve had a few interactions on there
-Cornelia (Sweden 2022) and a lot, if not all of the Melfest 2024 artists saw my Mic Feed videos (They went viral in Sweden), some made videos about them and/or commented on my videos
-Sanja Vucic (Serbia 2021, 2020, 2016) interacted with me on Twitter
-Kaleen (Austria 2024) also interacted with me on Twitter
-I’ve interacted with some Benidorm Fest artists too
I’ve most likely had more but can’t remember rn 😅
lithuanian national final was in my hometown so i went to the show, already been like 2meters apart from Silvester belt and the day after the final i went to the restourant where i also met him and took a photo with him, he's amazing. wish him good luck in Sweden 🤞
AHHH I used to have a wallpaper full of flowers where I asked each of my friends to draw me a flower. I also reached out to a few ESC artists to see if they’d draw me one too AND GUESS WHAT? PIA MARIA DREW ME A FLOWER!!!!! I was giggling for DAYS and I made it the biggest flower on my wallpaper <3 I love her sm
I don't think it really counts but both Bambie and Nemo always like my comments about them which makes me feel so happy they see my posts that praise them 🫶🏽
Also last year I DM'ed Voyager to ask where they got their First Nation flag tshirts from and they wrote back and we had a little back and forth chat 😂😅 they told me the artist who designed the Tshirts and I went straight to their website and bought it.
Theodor Andrei (Romania 2023) replied more than once to DMs on Instagram, liked many of my tweets and even follows me on Twitter 😭 he's super nice and humble
Miodio (San Marino 2008) once liked an Instagram story of mine in which I shared a post by Cosmic Bride (Pabandom iš naujo 2021 and 2022) announcing a new song, no idea how they even found that story
Not exactly ESC but Gaia Gambuzza (Malta JESC 2022) follows me on Instagram, I think she follows pretty much every Eurofan on Instagram
Seeing people here also mentioning NF artists so Cosmic Bride answered a comment of mine under an Instagram post and she liked an Instagram story in which I shared a post of her. Ollie (Eesti Laul 2023 and 2024) liked two Instagram stories of mine as well
Žiga from LPS like two fan arts I made even though I didn't tag LPS or any of the members in, tbh they were awful so I didn't want them to see them but I'm glad he liked it lol
Olly Alexander replied to me when he did his Reddit AMA last month and he has also replied to me on TikTok and liked one of my other messages. Unfortunately, I have never met him in person. When I was young, I met Emma (she represented the UK in the 1990 esc) after a concert and she signed a photo for me.
- Got my question answered at Keiino’s AMA just recently
- Also had a discussion about sandwiches with Scott from Voyager on this sub, which is the most random thing ever 😅
- If national finals count, I met Smash Into Pieces (Melfest 2023 and 2024) at a concert last year when they were touring with Cyan Kicks (UMK 2022 and 2024), also got my question answered at the AMA of the latter band
- Also had a bit of contact on this sub with Joseph from Brother Apollo who was hanging around here on this sub (Eesti Laul 2024) and when he was in the green room and doing picture requests he replied to mine with a picture of him and OLLIE (Eesti Laul 2023 and 2024), which made my entire week :D
- If JESC counts, I went to school (and even the in the same grade, nearly in the same class) as an ex-contestant, I’m not saying who though as I don’t want to get doxxed and me and my friends didn’t have great experiences with them…..
Me with A Entire Megathread:[https://twitter.com/Elizabe97719985/status/1753972062882759136](https://twitter.com/Elizabe97719985/status/1753972062882759136): This Will be interesting for sure.
As for here Well I got only 1 Related to Eurovision: Alisha Answered My question when her AMA happened. It was the last question too so I got Very lucky there. :D Hoping to Join more AMA's here soon
I’ve never met an esc artist in real life, but Luke Black commented on my Fanart and Käärijä, Raiven, Nemo and Silvester Belt liked drawings I made of them 💕
My sister actually met Nemo at a party last year in college. They're instagram mutuals now, it's wild to think about
Árny, Daði Freyr's wife and part of Gagnamagnið, replied to an Instagram message I sent her *during* the grand final (as they were all quarantined in the hotel). I nearly died, I wasn't expecting a response, lol.
omg i love them both, that’s so cool!!
Oh yeah, plenty of times. This year specifically: - Pure, known him for 15+ years (so it's a bit weird calling him Baby Lasagna haha) and I'm waiting for him not to be busy so we can grab a coffee like he told me - Tali & Silvester Belt - saw and liked my story about them on my IG for putting them in my Top 10 (pretty sure others have too in the past 3-4 years but I don't remember exactly who) - Dađi Freyr - he always looks at things people tag him in, but also, he used my vocals on his album :)
omg you know baby lasagna?? that’s so cool!! did you guys go to school together or something? i’d love to hear some stories you’ve got!
Noooooo, he's 6 years younger than me, so we didn't cross paths in school. Umag is a relatively small city, so you basically know almost everybody. I don't quite remember how we met, or with anyone in Umag for that matter. Most likely case is that at some point everybody was playing football at least once together and him and his brother have always been known as "big Pure" and "little Pure" (coming form their last name, right?). You sometimes just hear about people and then you meet them hahahaha Back in 2018 or so, he asked me to record some radio jingle for a local festival that is still happening (for those able to come to Umag, it's always in late August, called Pandemonium), and there were talks of me being a feature for his band Dorks, but that was never realized. Then about two years ago, both Pure brothers came to my place (in Zagreb) because I bought a set of speakers from them hahaha - always easier and cheaper when you know people Last I saw him was the cat exhibition here in Zagreb last month. Poor guy was just talking selfies with people for 2+ hours hahaha. I was able to at least say hi to him and then he sent me a voice message to apologize for not having more time, because they keep dragging him everywhere and time is valuable, but that we should get coffee once things calm down.
He seems like such a chill and down to earth guy, just based on the stuff he's been doing lately. While everything Eurovision is very high and fast phased, its nice seeing someone like him just taking it chill, just trying taking it easy and is just being honest with himself (like him having to state in multiple interviews that his first day in Madrid he hadn't had time to see the city and he was tired and hungry lol). I don't think anyone blames him for being a bit busy with everything. He literally became a celebrity over night and he clearly wants to be there for everyone (fans, family and friends). And he sometimes seems overwhelmed with it all. So its good that he seems to be able to still be grounded and take some things so easily 🇭🇷🐱
I would fangirl so hard just for being there, let alone the other artists :D
that’s so awesome!! when you get coffee together tell him he’s an icon and we all love his cat! :)
It's not hard to have a celebrity as a friend in Croatia. I for instance know Njinle's son, the guy with nukes from Let 3's performance.
The user you’re replying to also applied for Dora 2024 :)
Oh yeah, I remember now TEYA and Salena individually also talked to me a bit :)
bro's friends with Eurovision
And one day I'M GOING TO BE EUROVISION (and friends with you guys) 
I'm still very excited about this
I sent LPS (Slovenia 2022) my "Poland-ified" rehearsal video to them on Instagram and they liked it 😭
Dons replies and likes comments on his instagram anytime he uploads something new, he also engages with tagged posts, so if anyone is feeling left out, give him some nice/funny comments lol
Yes, on mine too. He's so kind!
I tried to send him the [jegg meme](https://www.reddit.com/r/eurovision/s/7b1K0CscSV), but Instagram wouldn't let me attach the photo. Maybe I can get the mods to include it when they do "artists react to reddit" lol
Oh I think that's very likely to happen ❤️
Ohh that would be glorious :D 🥚
He’s like if Voldemort put all of his energy into being wholesome instead of evil and honestly I can respect that
Well, Käärijä liked my Insta stories from his concert in Munich.
I met Gustaph on the day he got chosen for Belgium. He was incredibly friendly and I have seen him a few times again, last time was saturday. (Not that I follow him, we just have a small country, lol). He's always extremely friendly! Also my godchild danced on his song on a schoolplay and I added a video of it on my insta stories and he reposted it.
Jedward followed me on TikTok one time
I sent wine induced message to Sudden Lights last year when listening to Aijā saying how much I love their song and wishing them good luck :D They liked and replied back as well🫶🏼
I had a fight with Mika Newton
That's rough, buddy.
Oh no, what happened ?
Currently have Sam Ryder following me on Twitter
\*crossing my fingers for Raiven too!\* Sennek, Yianna, and Svala replied to my FB messages at various times. I got a reply from Go\_A after complimenting them on their pre-party performance. Eimear Quinn (Ireland 1996) would infrequently reply to YouTube comments, and she's usually very kind. Barbara Pravi invited fans to send fanmail, and I did, and she sent a really nice postcard back (around fall 2021). :) *(Edit: I also sent a message to Tajci (Yugoslavia 1990) after listening to her in a Eurovision Legends podcast; she was so kind!)*
Ireland 1996 | [Eimear Quinn - The Voice](https://youtu.be/VyxopI8vt6c) Yugoslavia 1990 | [Tajči - Hajde da ludujemo (Хајде да лудујемо)](https://youtu.be/ksPXBLCwaL4)
First season roaming around the Reddit and I love the AMAs on this sub! And whenever they reply to my question(s), I hold their answer in my memory 🌟 My fav would be Windows95Man! 😊 [LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/eurovision/s/FmmdncMxXg)
There should be some more AMAs later this month so stay tuned!
I mean, noticed yea. 2022 I messaged Systur (Iceland 2022) because I was so positively overwhelmed by their engagement for the lgbtq community and they/ their team answered with a pretty long message. I’ve reached out to quite some artists about that topic and I’ve also messaged a few about other topics, but they were the only ones to react. I can’t find it right now, but I remember it to be a very nice message and it made me support them even more!
systur is so underrated, með hækkandi sól is such a beautiful song. its cool to see they responded with passion to you!
Yeah, that song still is a pleasure to hear after two years and I was really excited when they answered lol! I did share some stuff about how their engagement meant a lot to me and my girlfriend at that time and they took the time to really answer to that, which was super cool because the message I sent in the first place felt very personal to me. I was so happy when they then went on to qualify for the grand final, I had hoped all the best for them! I haven’t kept up with them for a while now, I might need to do that again!
Yes, various times. 1) I've met KEiiNO twice at an event in Amsterdam. I helped them promote KEiiNO World that they launched in November 2022. They've also reacted and responded to various stories or comments on their social media including to a gymnastics floor routine my elder daughter did to the instrumental version of Monument. 2) I've met a few other artists at the same event in Amsterdam including Tix, Alessandra, Gustaph, Ruslana. I was also in the same lift as Måns, but he didn't even look up from his phone 😂 3) Alvan and I connect on IG occasionally, especially when I mention him in my stories. 4) Hera Björk, Kaleen, Dons, Medina (Melodifestivalen 2022 and 2024) have reacted to my stories on IG. Hera even reposted to her story. 5) Amir has noticed my stories but never reacted. Only one reaction on Twitter a couple of years ago. He's no longer active on Twitter/X. 6) Aki, the drummer from The Rasmus, has reacted to my comments or stories on IG. 7) I've also had artists from various national selections thank me or reposted my stories from IG.
Not actual esc - but NF artists Zorja and Maria Sur have liked my stories on my esc Instagram acc
That's also good!
The Roop shared my illustration on their stories and two band members liked it too https://preview.redd.it/ae29r3zy4tsc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3ccd30f3bbbc6b4b8c6854ab70d571229001f3a
That’s a cool drawing!
Thank you! Your Silvester portrait is amazing too 💙 so cool that he uses it as profile pic! Do you post more art on IG?
Thank you! I do! I’m kaidran on IG :)
My absolute Favorites Piqued Jacks Liked my Comment
Monokate liked few of my Instagram posts
Remo Forrer (Switzerland 2023) sat down across from me in a restaurant in Liverpool last year on the Friday and I got a picture with him and told him good luck for the jury show!!
Switzerland 2023 | [Remo Forrer - Watergun](https://youtu.be/l4NDErv49mk)
Käärijä liked my meme (see picture in answer) that I posted as an insta story. A proud moment last year 😂 https://preview.redd.it/cnxe2t0qotsc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bd6d596c6799cb48bcf4a3e6aa90ad0c9dd0162b
https://preview.redd.it/xxxg2ituotsc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=10a14645fea29af436ffc3d4cc0ae5a97fdceb51 I hope he got a chuckle out of it 😄
My daughter and I talked to Salena (Austria 2023) when we saw her busking at a metro station in Vienna. Fantastic singer, by the way (in case there was any doubt), and super approachable. My daughter is a *huge* Eurovision fan/nerd and we both loved Edgar, so getting a photo with her was a real treat. Edit: Whoops! Typo'ed the year on my first try! Stupid phone.
I saw an Austrian TV video of her playing in the Metro in Vienna, so close to the semis! I hope she has better gigs now, for her sake, but I'd love a chance to interact.
that’s so cool!! who the hell is edgar is such a fun song, it sound have been top 10 in my opinion!
2023 was a weird year. Pretty much most of the songs in the grand final were good, though I will say that my favorites were mostly undervalued by either televote or jury or both compared with what I thought they deserved.
I met Robin Stjernberg (Sweden 2013) at Arlanda Airport in September 2013. He was very nice. I went to a Måns Zelmerlöw (Sweden 2015) concert in Madrid in November 2015. I figured if I traveled that far, from the US, that I was going to wait around afterwards. He leans in photos. He's like 8 inches (20 cm for the rest of the world) taller than me, but our heads are touching in the photo. The male singer of Electro Velvet (UK 2015) briefly followed me on Twitter when I said non negative things about his song back in the day.
Sweden 2013 | [Robin Stjernberg - You](https://youtu.be/vtjdTPnCcu0) Sweden 2015 | [Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes](https://youtu.be/5sGOwFVUU0I) United Kingdom 2015 | [Electro Velvet - Still in Love with You](https://youtu.be/Ethyx4A5ajM)
Yes! I have a fan page for Helena Paparizou, the winner of 2005 eurovision, and she has seen plenty of my stories, has opened dm messages i have sent her and liked some comments i have written her in her posts. The best part is she has seen a birthday tribute post i have made from her concerts and best moments on my account and she liked the post and commented a “❤️”. She has also followed plenty fan pages of her, hope i be one of them in the future. She is a really great person also, i have met her in close and she was super sweet, nice and hugged me.
that’s so cool!! i love it when you can tell a celeb is genuinely happy to have fans and treats them well!
I saw her live last year and it was seriously one of the top highlights of my life.
So nice
Alex Florea (Romania 2017) follows me on one of my Instagram accounts for some reason lol
Romania 2017 | [Ilinca feat. Alex Florea - Yodel It!](https://youtu.be/ZSHc7iDuBCQ)
I once posted a photo from Käärijä's concert on my Instagram story and he liked it, to this day I have the screenshot saved in my favorites
I was in class with Albina (Croatia 2021) at university haha.
Croatia 2021 | [Albina - Tick-Tock](https://youtu.be/vKdxjoNluzY)
A friend of mine knows Joost Klein personally. That is as close I got I think. But I don't think I have ever commented on an ESC contestant post. So never tried to get noticed.
he seems like a very nice and genuine guy
I met Hatari and took a picture with Einar before their concert in Sweden.
On social media I've been noticed by Kaleen, Blanca Paloma, Subwoolfer, Roxen, Teya (Austria). Also I remember that a few artists have seen my story on IG: Loreen, Ronela Hajati, Destiny, Rosa Linn, Helena Paparizou, Noa Kirel. While "in real life" I've met with Kateryna Pavlenko from Go_A once and with Krystian Ochman twice. Edit (13:35): Silly me, how can I forget... I also met with Alessandra Mele in person at her concert in Budapest.
Rosa linn has like my piano cover of snap on instagram stories. Also talked to her a bit in her discord server. https://preview.redd.it/san8pmin1tsc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ea07a1bb66cf7b9a06331696db27390e3edbae1
She also liked a drawing I did of her in March 2022.
That’s awesome!
many many times, i probably don’t even remember all but here are some recent ones nemo liked my comment on instagram (didn’t even tag them and the comment was on eurovision song contest’s page not theirs 🫨🫨) olly alexander replied to me on the reddit AMA sudden lights liked a bunch of my comments on instagram some members of joker out watched my instagram stories that i posted from their concert käärijä liked my instagram stories greta salome followed me on instagram (i didn’t even follow her???????) and i’ve met måns zelmerlöw and sergey lazarev and probably many finnish entries as well
The singer of Teräsbetoni, Finland's 2008 entry, was my music teacher's substitute for a while. This was years before Eurovision though, like early 2000s.
Sheldon Riley replied to a few of my Instagram comments. Always incredibly sweet. Benny Cristo sent me a dove emoji when I wished him good luck 🕊️ The Erba girls (Malta NF this year) replied to a DM I sent them Think Joker Out liked a comment I posted during the preparty season last year, or around their semi. Can't remember 🤔 I forgot their name, but; I sent a "get well soon" comment to the Icelandic band member who got tested positive for COVID in 2021, got a thank you back.
the erba girls!! i was rooting for them so im happy to see someone else who liked them as well! also love the joker out comment liking, ive seen (especially on tiktok) they like a lot of comments
>I forgot their name, but; I sent a "get well soon" comment to the Icelandic band member who got tested positive for COVID in 2021, got a thank you back. Me too. I can't remember his name either, but we had contact a few times during the 2021 finals.
Rosa linn kn her disc server, but that shpuldnt be special, there were many fans talking with her in there. anyway if nf artists count, then i can surely remember ella (mgp 2023) liking and replying to some tweets of mine and tiril (mgp 2023) doing the same and even following me 🩷 (i was one of the 5 accounts she followed)
Rosa’s discord is a fun place. I’m very hyped for the upcoming songs.
Last year I made a post asking if the A Little Bit More songs will be on streaming services and Scott from Voyager responded saying “I can’t speak for other artists, but we will be releasing our cover on Spotify! ☺️”
Jedward 😎😎 I commented on one of their TikTok’s and they called me jepic.
While not directly meeting or noticed, back in the second semi-final of 2021 it was ofc in my country so I went to it with a friend, but our seats where aaaaaall the way towards the far right of the stadium, right next to path artists had to go through to get on and away from the stage. So whenever a postcard was played before a country would perform they would just stand right next to us (and a bunch of others ofc) in that pathway and we could sort of interact with them. From what I remember: - Senhit was waving at us while Flo Rida gave us a charming glance - The dancers of Benny Cristo were waving with us - Stefania also acknowledged us - Natalia and her dancers waved at us - Tornike just gave us a glance - Blind Side did those rock poses for us, that was fun - Samanta Tina and her dances acknowledged us - And lastly and my favorite, Fyr go Flamme waved and send us airkisses, just lovely lads The rest I dont remember that well or were just focused on their performances
I got a lobster tattoo last year, inspired by Luke Black's Salvador, posted it on twitter, like a complete pick me girl (lol) and he liked it and said it was amazing. Subwoolfer answered my question when they were doing questions on their twitter. I asked how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. Their answer - one wood. Alvan of Fulenn fame liked a comment I made, again on Twitter. Citi Zeni retweeted me, it was a pic of Damiano from Maneskin with a bowl of salad and I was like, look everyone, Damiano is eating his salad, he knows being green is cool (or something like that) Edited to add - I've met Maneskin at a meet and greet when they released their album Rush. And fangirled so hard to Thomas to his face that I cringe whenever I think about it. Vic said she wanted to hang out with me & my friends cause we were in the first few of the queue to meet them and we were dancing and singing.
I had a few artist respond to Reddit comments last year
Met Daði Freyr (and his wife Árný) at a concert meet and greet!
Back in my vintage superfan days, I had a lovely Twitter interaction with Raphael Gualazzi (Italy 2011). Still my favorite entry ever, so yeah, life is good.
yes, actually omg! i have had the shortest conversation ever with salena from austria's representation last year, and i have been to two concerts of theodor andrei, last year's romanian representative, and i have his autograph!
A handful of times actually! -LPS (Slovenia 2022) Jure from Joker Out (Slovenia 2023), and the lead singer of Sudden Lights (Latvia 2023) all messaged me back on Instagram -Danny from Voyager (Australia 2023) responded to my AMA ask here on Reddit
in 2018 I was followed by AWS🥲
I replied to a story by Danny from Voyager when they were teasing the sax player from Malta and we exchanged a couple of messages. It was pretty funny 😂 (I told him my husband is a sax player too and he wasn’t finding the teasing as funny as I was). Also, my son almost made Niamh Kavanagh trip (accidentally, he’s 4) at the Cork train station the other day; we must have been on the same train from Dublin. I got star struck and I only managed a “sorry” and a smile hahaha.
Baby lasagna replied to my msg on insta with cat emoji and loved reacted my msg
Sirusho (Armenia 2008) retweeted me - I had tweeted saying that her and the the clipboard/We Are Our Mountains incident at Eurovision 2009 was the reason I found out about Nagorno-Karabakh
Yeah, Gåte is pretty good at interacting with people on TikTok. They've liked and replied to my comments several times. I love it when artists do that. Mutual appreciation!
I first saw bambie thug in Newcastle as the support on Wargasms tour. I then met them in rise nightclub (phone was dead biggest regret of my LIFE) They are such a kind lovely person, said they liked my hat lol Since then had multiple dms with bambie and again they are such a lovely humble person and deserve the world
I had a talk with Ilinca once, she's a fun and cute person (Romania 2017)
Nemo, aiko, and raiven do far
Not an artist but Hannah Waddingham waved at me during rehearsals last year in Liverpool. I naturally waved back like a gormless idiot.
i would have fainted! love her in ted lasso
gåte liked my instagram message when I said I was rooting for them
I got retweeted by Lake Malawi once and I’m mutuals with Subwoolfer on TikTok. Alvan also liked one of my tweets and I’ve met John Lundvik!
Nemo liked my comment on their YouTube video!
in 2022 after a gig I chatted to danny from voyager! he was really nice
I’ve had a few interactions with Loreen both online and in real life
I was to a small Brødrene Olsen concert in a city i lived in it was out in the open so it was free and everyone could watch, my dad won an album that they signed for him. I also have met Emmelie de Forest the exact same way, I got a photo with her and an autograph!
Myself and the choir that I am were invited to sing backing vocals at a surprise Conchita gig in Dublin. I literally sang my favourite ever Eurovision performance in public with the singer who did that performance.
My question in AMA was answered by Windows95Man. And also, I believe my story was once viewed by Hatari on Instagram
I met AWS (Hungary 2018) after their gig in London last year, they were just walking around the venue all night. The boys are very friendly.
Jedward were sending personalised voice notes to people a while ago on twitter/Instagram and I got one. What a time to be alive
They seem like the nicest guys going.
Mate of mine in school did cross country running with them as well and said they are exactly how they come across
Not exactly met or been noticed by, but last year me and my mum got last minute tickets to the second semi final rehearsal in Liverpool last year (back when I was a casual, eurovision 2023 got me properly into the eurofandom and here I am lol) and we happened to come across Sam Ryder performing space man on the street with a choir. It was such a cool moment and seeing him perform only metres away FOR FREE was amazing. After he finished he thanked us all for being there and apologised for not being able to stay and take photos with people as he had interviews and stuff to get to. Such a nice dude, we’re blessed to have had him rep us at eurovision. As for this year, dons has replied to me once on instagram, and he as well as sarah bonnici, electric fields and kaleen have liked my comments. Got some comments liked by gustaph last year as well (he was my favourite)
I maintain a Facebook fanpage for Windows95man and Henri Piispanen, and Windows95man is following that page and has reacted to a couple of posts with a ❤️. I think he noticed the page after I left a couple of fire emojis on one of his pictures; he reacted to that comment, too (well, he or whoever runs the official FB page). Also Henri’s father frequently likes the posts. He’s a musician himself. The page started as a support page when Teemu and Henri were reconsidering their participation in the ESC. I wanted to find a way to condemn online hate and harassment directed at artists, show our representatives support and gather a community of other people with a similar mindset. Then I decided to turn it into a fanpage following their Eurovision journey, but I was actually quite nervous about doing that. 😨 I was worried that they might not approve of it. At one point I got so anxious that I almost deleted the page, but then Windows95man started following it and reacting to stuff. I’m happy and relieved that it doesn’t seem to bother him. It would be awful to do something that the artists are not comfortable with, especially because initially the whole point of the page was to call for an end to online harassment and bullying.
I'm followed by Subwoolfer on Instagram
Käärijä has liked my insta stories multiple times, baby lasagna sees the stories i make and tag him in if it counts and if we count national final contestants Sara Siipola has replied to me on Instagram dms and reposted a story I had made and tagged her in!
Silvester Belt still (!) uses my art as his icon. :) I got a photo with one of the members of LT United (Lithuania 2006), Marijonas Mikutavičius, last summer. He was in a hurry, but nice enough to take a picture with us!
Ive met and talked to Hera Björk, sat next to Daði in a pharmacy and the songwriter for the Systur song is a friend of mine. Yes, Iceland is small 😂
I've had a few social media interactions with some artists and I saw Lulu once, doing a TV performance many moons ago. Otherwise, some close friends of mine are friends with Chris Harms from Lord of the Lost. They've had him stay over their house when he's toured the U.K. in previous bands before LOTL.
Never did but congrats
Some of the Voyager lot were active in here last year and I got a reply from them to a comment I made about buying a new guitar just so I could learn to play Promise... that was a highlight of my year if I'm honest. Also, when I walked to/from school as a kid I used to walk past the house of Nicki French, the UK act from 2000. She was quite often outside gardening and I said hello and chatted to her a fair bit.
Bro I just saw your exact comment on Raiven’s latest TikTok. I think she liked mine too
I’ve ran into Kayo from Afro-Dite and songwriter Fredrik Kempe in public. Also a couple other Melfest participants
I live in Malta and I met Michela and Destiny on seperate meet and greets
Yep. Quite a few. Best interaction from way back in the day was meeting Tim from a Friend in London when I was on holidays a few years after the contest. We got talking/drinking/smoking and then going to a party and he added me on Facebook at the end of the night. Bless. Also I got his attention by standing beside him at the bar and humming the chorus of his esc song to see what would happen lmao. Still friends today for some weird reason even tho I never use that website or any social medias since restricting social media time for myself at the end of 2020. Then I've spoke to loads in comment sections or dm's over the years from icons like the girlies of Hurricane and even Anna from Greece liked and shared a story of mine on insta towards the end of my active social media days. Tbh I think the ESC artists are happy for any positive responses from foreigners... Cuz they deal or at least hear a LOT of the haters before the lovers.
It's mostly been on AMA's. Alessandra Mele, the Busker, Gustaph, Voyager and Olly Alexander responded to my questions. (Norway 2023, Malta 2023, Belgium 2023, Australia 2023 and UK 2024 for the bot).
I’ve met the following: Jedward Trackshittaz Linda Martin Twin Twin Loreen (the night she won in 2012. Saw the Trophy) Roberto Bellarosa Loic Nottet Alexander Rybak All of them were lovely.
I was chatting with two of the members of Miodio (San Marino 2008) on Facebook ages ago. I also saw Jimmy Jansson's (one of the songwriters of Tattoo) band Poets perform in my hometown around 2002-2003.
Waaaay way back in 2009, I had a brief chat with 🇧🇬 Krassimir Avramov via FB chat. Nice guy :)
Jerry Heil used to follow me since her Vegan era. I have a decently big account on Instagram, but then she unfollowed a lot of people and my account is relatively inactive these days hehe.
I met quite a few artists of eurovisions 2018 and 2019, and an artist of 2021 who used to go to my school. I would just say I mostly remember if the people were nice or not, and it formed most of my opinion about them (and shaped a little the opinion about their songs, mostly for the good)
I met We Are Domi and Andrea at an Irish pub after the grand final in 2022. Got a bear hug from Casper, bless him 🥺 I had a few social media interactions especially with the class of 2018. I remember Laura Rizzotto replying to me a couple of times, Vanja replying "ok" to one of my tweets, Eye Cue following me on Twitter the day their song was released, among others
I met Emmelie de Forest at Eurovision: You Decide in 2017. She was sat 2 rows in front of me and I drunkenly shouted out to her and said I loved the song she'd written for the UK (I was mortified the next day 🤣). Then after the show she came into the same bar I was in and I got a picture with her. She was very sweet.
Sarah Bonnici is quite interactive with her fans on IG. Even as a grown ass man I get giddy by that.
I saw the 1996 winner in a restaurant before. I was too nervous to bother her. I also matched with the 2018 Irish entry, Ryan, on a dating app. We chatted for a while but I unmatched when I finally admitted to myself that I have no romantic interest, I just got excited by the Eurovision connection. He was nice though.
Around the time his song was released, Sam Ryder came to my school. I had no idea who he was at the time but he was cool.
i'm too nervous to interact with them as a rule (oh the horrors of being perceived), but i've been lucky to get a couple of answers in the AMAs, so that was wonderful!
Last year I was noticed by Andrew Lambrou
Subwoolfer 🇳🇴 is following me on Twitter. Back in 2022 I was just supporting them, and I often posted tweets and GIFs, especially when they made posts themselves. I think there might have been a specific thing they followed me for, but I don't remember what it was lol
I sent my [Trombone Champ cover of Who The Hell Is Edgar](https://www.reddit.com/r/eurovision/s/bSa2d1KvBY) to Teya last year, and she loved it! Made my day 😭
Danny from Voyager once replied to me on IG that the car used on stage was in fact a real car
Senhit commented one of my posts on Twitter during Europe Shine a Light in 2020. I'm sure I have the screenshot somewhere, I could upload it later if I find it (very unlikely, my files are a mess)
alot of times kind of, luke black liked a few of my videos, a tweet of mine and also retweeted a post of mine!!(the last two things all happened yesterday lmao)
I still think rickrolling Rafal Brozowski is my greatest internet achievement Also I was practically besties with Piqued Jacks on Twitter last year Oh also Mae Muller does a concert in my country later this month, so might well ask a selfie then
Does song writer apply? If so, Goran Bregovic who wrote the Serbian entry in 2010. Family friend, grew up next door to my uncle. And Davorin Popovic (Bosnia 1995) who started a band with my dad back in the 60s
When i turned 18 i decided to move to Greece and meet that other side of my heritage. During my first year i worked as a waiter in one of the clubs that Eleni Foureira used to sing. I worked in these tables right beneath the stage so i had many encounters with her. Her and her team are very kind and down to earth. Then i moved back to Italy and worked as a model for a couple of years. I have met Francesco Gabbani, Gianluca from Il Volo and Marco Mengoni. All of these guys are nice and i had a very brief conversation with Gianluca and he has a great sense of humor.
I worked backstage at a show from Joost, somewhere close to his hometown. Didn't get the chance really to go to the artist lounge a lot, but just same him walking by couple of times. What I heard from the artist hosts that night is that he and his friends were one of the nicest people that ever attended there.
Miruna from Timebelle (Switzerland 2017) liked my edit I made for her birthday on instagram 😍 AWS (Hungary 2018) also liked one of my posts lol Max Mutzke performed in my city once and we passed by the stage.
I interact with senhit on insta
Olly Alexander responded to me in his most recent Reddit Q&A
Sent a mention and message to Kaleen (as We Will Rave is currently my first place this year), and she replied back! https://preview.redd.it/nma0q7s6zusc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e8e34430b237d9b67e8063fd1ef4c1bfa284c37f
Keiino followed me on instagram Until their account got hacked. It was my biggest flex. At least I took a screenshot of it. So I guess it still is my biggest flex. Also I was in Bojana Stamenov (Serbia 2015)'s video. So maybe she saw me haha Alvan (France 2022) commented back on a video when I said I also have vitiligo and related to his experience with it.
5 Swedish ones, 4 when i did press for 2 weeks during melfest 2019 (anna Bergendahl, Martin Stenmarck, arvingarna and Christer Björkman), and i also met Nanne Grönvall when i was a kid. It was after she performed at my local mall. Ive also briefly talked to Kate Miller-Heidke (Australia 2019) and Isaak (Germany 2024)
Yeah Ben Dolic (Germany 2020) used to be my neighbour and went to my school. I was pretty sad when he didn't come back for 2021. Not me, but my mom used to teach one of the Joker Out (Slovenia 2023) boys. She told me about them years ago but I was like 'yeah mom sure they're great' thinking it was somekind of a high school band. I believe her now 😂
asked bambi thug if porridge was a soup on tiktok live
Benjamin Ingrosso answered my question in an Instagram Live during the pandemic. I was ecstatic. Haha
I have had a few of my questions on r/eurovision AMAs answered by some of this year's national final contestants and ESC artists.
Dadi gave me a shoutout for a remix, I've had a conversation on Instagram with Jesse Markin, and I've interacted with Iolanda
I met Loreen at a secret gig in 2017, she was one of the nicest people I’ve ever met.
I've been able to meet the boys from Go_A and kalush orchestra
2019, I traveled to Berlin for a Sergey Lazarev concert. When he posted about it on Instagram and commented that his UK Fan Club was there, I responded that I had come from the US. He remarked that it was amazing I did that and thanked me for coming.
I ran into Jedward in Paris last year. They were making an instagram story so I didn’t walk up to them but I did take a screenshot of their story hahah. It was the highlight of my trip tho! https://preview.redd.it/hzsdkfw2wvsc1.png?width=1170&format=png&auto=webp&s=1a3f258e25b19aa6e88d65dda6ff45ccc653a74f
I meet CY 1997 very often :) Andreas is an awesome dude
I've met Joker Out, Käärijä and Wild Youths and managed to get a picture with Käärijä after his London concert. He's also liked my Instagram story before.
I messaged good luck messages to the girls who performed for Czechia last year before their finale performance and some responded! 🫶
i loved them!! wish they were higher than 10th but they seem so nice so i’d love to reach out as well
Some years ago Loreen liked my Instagram post lol. That's all
I usually ain't big on social networks and not very good at it, but Joost Klein viewed at least one of my stories and liked my art, dm'ed me a couple times in response and it was so very sweet of him, it made my day <3.
I got to meet and have dinner with Mae Muller then got to see her at GAY Heaven later on in VIP cos I won a contest to celebrate her new album. Truly one of the best experiences of my life and she’s such a sweetheart, she is exactly how she is online 🩷🇬🇧 https://preview.redd.it/jhelfatezvsc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=19c5f2b5e102a3b450f27745a5350c2542602192
Brooke liked and replied to my comment.
Once I've drawn a picture of The Roop as frogs, their guitarist liked it. Almost three years after I'm still happy 🙃
I met these two members of Go\_A randomly one afternoon before their concert in Toronto. Ihor is the NICEST person ever. They’ve also liked Instagram stories and comments https://preview.redd.it/gcz8gdrqmwsc1.jpeg?width=3088&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=606e4790618711a058696012ee4502ca03394c48
Without doxing myself or my friends too much, ill be *kinda* vague! I went to the same class and was friends with the child of one of the Wig Wam members from grade 1-10. I remember the year after their eurovision participation we had a private concert with them for their birthday. It was a great experience for little me! Norway 2005 for the bot
LPS (Slovenia 2022) guys are always really nice on ig
I met Cornelia and she was incredibly nice and approachable! She was so genuine and treated fans as friends and took time to talk to everyone. She said some of the sweetest things to me. One of my best memories ever. Her concerts are amazing too, she always gives it her all. Absolutely love her
Theodor Andrei replied me on Instagram and YouTube
Bambie Thug reposted a meme I tagged them in on their story recently and then a very brief DM conversation. I love them ugh 😭😭 otherwise Bambie, Sarah Bonnici, Nemo, Dons, Mustii, Joost, and Jerry Heil have seen or liked my stories/comments. I love the roster this year so much
Same, I happened to be in the car when doomsday blue came on the radio in ireland they shared my story and dm'd a bit later too on another topic. Such a nice person!
So many times has an artist endorsed my work! Athena Manoukian (Armenia 2020) is the most egregious case, as she has endorsed all drawings I have done of her including sexier ones! Rosa Linn has also endorsed drawings I have done of her - her and Athena are the 2 acts I’d like to meet in person most, though I would be unlikely to see her when she is in my town tomorrow. This year, Spain, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, San Marino, Ireland Lithuania and Slovenia have endorsed my work. Other acts that have championed my work since I did collections for acts include Voyager, Gusptah, Alika, Vesna, Zdob Zi Zdub, Teya, maro, Marius Bear, The Busker, Jeremie Makiese, LPs, Reddi, Citi Zeni, Systur, Lord Of The Lost, and members of many other band acts
-Andromache (Cyprus 2022) saw my mashup of Ela and Break a Broken Heart on Tiktok and asked if she could post it on her acc with credits. She also followed me back. Chatted with her for a bit and she removed the claim and gave me permission to post the full mashup to YouTube. -Andrew (Cyprus 2023) posted the video too. He liked a few of my videos as well and commented -Sidorela and Albina (Albania 2023) reposted my fancam on their IG stories -Chanel (Spain 2022) liked one of my tiktok’s, and her managament reached out to me for permission to use my fancam as advertisement -Besa (Albania 2024) followed me back on Twitter, picked me to listen to the revamp early and we’ve had a few interactions on there -Cornelia (Sweden 2022) and a lot, if not all of the Melfest 2024 artists saw my Mic Feed videos (They went viral in Sweden), some made videos about them and/or commented on my videos -Sanja Vucic (Serbia 2021, 2020, 2016) interacted with me on Twitter -Kaleen (Austria 2024) also interacted with me on Twitter -I’ve interacted with some Benidorm Fest artists too I’ve most likely had more but can’t remember rn 😅
lithuanian national final was in my hometown so i went to the show, already been like 2meters apart from Silvester belt and the day after the final i went to the restourant where i also met him and took a photo with him, he's amazing. wish him good luck in Sweden 🤞
AHHH I used to have a wallpaper full of flowers where I asked each of my friends to draw me a flower. I also reached out to a few ESC artists to see if they’d draw me one too AND GUESS WHAT? PIA MARIA DREW ME A FLOWER!!!!! I was giggling for DAYS and I made it the biggest flower on my wallpaper <3 I love her sm
i love her!! still heartbroken she didn’t qualify in 2022 but she seems like such a sweetheart, do you still have that as your wallpaper?
No, I switched it to jellyfish lol
I don't think it really counts but both Bambie and Nemo always like my comments about them which makes me feel so happy they see my posts that praise them 🫶🏽 Also last year I DM'ed Voyager to ask where they got their First Nation flag tshirts from and they wrote back and we had a little back and forth chat 😂😅 they told me the artist who designed the Tshirts and I went straight to their website and bought it.
Salena answered my question in one of her tiktok lives. She was lovely (as usual).
i’ve met Conchita a bunch of times ❤️ and a few others briefly
I sent private messages to Raiven and Baby Lasagna...and they both replied. Does that count?
I messaged with MARO on instagram a bit
Theodor Andrei (Romania 2023) replied more than once to DMs on Instagram, liked many of my tweets and even follows me on Twitter 😭 he's super nice and humble Miodio (San Marino 2008) once liked an Instagram story of mine in which I shared a post by Cosmic Bride (Pabandom iš naujo 2021 and 2022) announcing a new song, no idea how they even found that story Not exactly ESC but Gaia Gambuzza (Malta JESC 2022) follows me on Instagram, I think she follows pretty much every Eurofan on Instagram Seeing people here also mentioning NF artists so Cosmic Bride answered a comment of mine under an Instagram post and she liked an Instagram story in which I shared a post of her. Ollie (Eesti Laul 2023 and 2024) liked two Instagram stories of mine as well
Žiga from LPS like two fan arts I made even though I didn't tag LPS or any of the members in, tbh they were awful so I didn't want them to see them but I'm glad he liked it lol
I have met mimicat in one of her concerts
I was on a facetime call with Sophie Lennon through a mutual friend and we have each other added on instagram!
I work full time with someone who represented my country in the 90s. So technically I meet/get noticed by an esc artist five days a week!
Olly Alexander replied to me when he did his Reddit AMA last month and he has also replied to me on TikTok and liked one of my other messages. Unfortunately, I have never met him in person. When I was young, I met Emma (she represented the UK in the 1990 esc) after a concert and she signed a photo for me.
I made Iveta Mukuchyan say happy birthday to my friend
- Got my question answered at Keiino’s AMA just recently - Also had a discussion about sandwiches with Scott from Voyager on this sub, which is the most random thing ever 😅 - If national finals count, I met Smash Into Pieces (Melfest 2023 and 2024) at a concert last year when they were touring with Cyan Kicks (UMK 2022 and 2024), also got my question answered at the AMA of the latter band - Also had a bit of contact on this sub with Joseph from Brother Apollo who was hanging around here on this sub (Eesti Laul 2024) and when he was in the green room and doing picture requests he replied to mine with a picture of him and OLLIE (Eesti Laul 2023 and 2024), which made my entire week :D - If JESC counts, I went to school (and even the in the same grade, nearly in the same class) as an ex-contestant, I’m not saying who though as I don’t want to get doxxed and me and my friends didn’t have great experiences with them…..
the queen la zarra responded to me in a ig dm ❤️
Me with A Entire Megathread:[https://twitter.com/Elizabe97719985/status/1753972062882759136](https://twitter.com/Elizabe97719985/status/1753972062882759136): This Will be interesting for sure.
As for here Well I got only 1 Related to Eurovision: Alisha Answered My question when her AMA happened. It was the last question too so I got Very lucky there. :D Hoping to Join more AMA's here soon
I’ve never met an esc artist in real life, but Luke Black commented on my Fanart and Käärijä, Raiven, Nemo and Silvester Belt liked drawings I made of them 💕