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Drums and burning guitars, anything is possible at the Eurovision Song Contest
Photo: Thomas Hanses (EBU)
Eurovision Explained: by instruments
11 December 2020 at 17:00 CET
Welcome back to 'Eurovision Explained'. This time we take a closer look at some of the musical cornerstones of the Contest. It's time to talk about burning pianos and synchronised drums in Eurovision Explained: by instruments!
We go back again to Petra Mede in the Interval Act for Eurovision 2016 when she told us that the Contest "has to have drums". Petra wasn't wrong either, and these examples can be found throughout the competition's history. In fact, one country has shown an exceptional interest in using this particular instrument and that's Ukraine!