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Has spent the day meeting some of the contestants. eurovision, and the fans are gathering. turin is this year s host and this is italy s hopeful, mahmood, and it s his second contest. you have fans here and everywhere. everyone knows you. have you got used to all of this, what eurovision has done to you? are you used to this fame? oh, you know, for me it s always a new thing, you know, because the emotion is always the same, so.yeah. in the past, many looked upon eurovision as a graveyard for careers. but things have changed. for anyone who wonders what eurovision is all about, this is what it s all about. for mahmood, it s made him a star. and it s also done the same for last year s winners maneskin. ....
For mahmood, it s made him a star. and it s also done the same for last year s winners maneskin. | well, we ve basically been touring nonstop, making new music. going all around the world. so it s been like basically all we dreamt of. music: stefania by kalush orchestra. and while the favourites for tonight are ukraine s kalush orchestra, there ve also been quite a few bets on a country that s rather struggled in recent years the uk. # i m up in space, man. sam ryder and space man has won many admirers. i ll be completely honest, it s quite strange walking around as part of the uk delegation, with people going, you re going to win, you re going to win! and we re like, what? ! # and i wanna go home. winning is perhaps being a bit optimistic, but few expect another last place. ....
I went to bed that night and just thought, that was funny. i woke up and two million people had seen it. you had two million views? yeah, yeah. and it was that that led to eurovision. it was lovely to meet you. let s go for a walk. and to understand what that could mean, meet italy s mahmood. this is mahmood s second eurovision. and it s made him a star. you ve got a few fans around here at the moment. how does it feel? i m super happy about all the support. because italian people are super warming, super lovely. and five minutes later. this is what eurovision fame feels like. i ve got to get out of this! however, the favourites remain ukraine s kalush 0rchestra. their song an anthem of national struggle. but for sam, there is real hope he will be close behind. ....
The uk s eurovision hopeful is already a hit in turin. # and i m drifting in the dark.#. his song, space man, is being hotly tipped. eurovision has helped transform his life. 2.5 years ago, december 2019, where was your singing career? i did a little bit of everything. i was a labourer, a dogsbody, basically. so, december2019, yourjob is a labourer? yeah. his journey to fame began with this tiktok video. # hit me baby one more time. i thought nothing of it. because i went to bed that night and just thought, that was funny. i woke up and 2 million people had seen it. you had 2 million views? yeah, yeah. and it was that that led to eurovision. mahmood, lovely to meet you, ....
Michelle, as first minister, i hope, we hope will meet with the tea shop in the course of the coming week also. taoiseach. the final of the eurovision song contest has started and thousands of fans are in italy for the big night. sam ryder is hoping to end a run of bad results for the uk, but ukraine is hotly tipped to win. our arts correspondent david sillito has been meeting some of the contestants. eurovision, and the fans are gathering. turin is this year s host and this is italy s hopeful, mahmood, and it s his second contest. you have fans here and everywhere. everyone knows you. have you got used to all of this, what eurovision has done to you? are you used to this fame? oh, you know, for me it s always a new thing, you know, because the emotion is always the same, so.yeah. ....