Robyn Criticizes Eurovision: ‘It’s So Embarrassing’

Robyn called Eurovision “embarrassing” during an appearance on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast, released Nov. 10.

Asked for her thoughts on the 70-year-old international song competition, the Swedish pop star began, “Oof.”

“I mean, we don’t have ABBA anymore, so I don’t really watch Eurovision,” she continued. Robyn noted that the Swedish quartet won Eurovision in 1974 with “Waterloo,” which reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Hard to beat.”

“Then we had Carola [Häggkvist], both me and Zara [Larsson] grew up listening to her — amazing artist,” Robyn continued. “Now it’s just s–t … It’s so embarrassing. It really is embarrassing.”

She added, “After watching it, I feel overstimulated in a bad way.”

Billboard has reached out to Eurovision for comment.

The interview came shortly before the Coachella 2027 lineup was announced. Robyn is on a bill headlined by SZA, Dua Lipa and Tame Impala. She will play both Saturdays of the two-weekend festival, as will Phoebe Bridgers, Weezer, ADÉLA, Role Model and Måneskin, which won Eurovision in 2021 with “Zitti e Buoni.”

Robyn, known for “Dancing on My Own,” did not specify what she dislikes about Eurovision. The televised European Broadcast Union competition has faced criticism in recent years. Multiple countries withdrew from this year’s edition after Eurovision announced that Israel would be allowed to compete, despite the country’s war on Hamas killing tens of thousands of Palestinians over the last three years. The United Nations has characterized the killings as a genocide, which Israel denies.

Robyn’s most recent album, Sexistentialism, was released in March and peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Top Dance Albums chart.

Source: Billboard