Editing Eurovision Song Contest (section)

== Cultural influence ==
[[File:Fan media at Eurovision Song Contest 2024.jpg|thumb|Fan media working at the {{Escyr|2024||2024 contest}} in Malmö]]
The Eurovision Song Contest has amassed a global following and sees{{When|date=May 2025|reason=when does it see this? Update and clarify}} annual audience figures of between 100 and 600 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finland wins Eurovision contest |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/archive/2006/05/2008410141723346664.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200119173244/https://www.aljazeera.com/archive/2006/05/2008410141723346664.html |archive-date=19 January 2020 |access-date=26 June 2020 |publisher=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eurovision Song Contest – International Music Program |url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/E/htmlE/eurovisionso/eurovisionso.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050113034609/http://www.museum.tv/Archives/Etv/E/htmlE/eurovisionso/eurovisionso.htm |archive-date=13 January 2005 |access-date=26 June 2020 |publisher=[[Museum of Broadcast Communications]]}}</ref> The contest has become a cultural influence worldwide since its first years. It is regularly described as having [[kitsch]] appeal, and is included as a topic of parody in television [[Sketch comedy|sketches]] and in stage performances at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|Edinburgh Fringe]] and [[Melbourne International Comedy Festival|Melbourne Comedy]] festivals amongst others.<ref name="Fringe">{{Cite web |last=Majendie |first=Paul |date=11 August 2007 |title=Fringe show celebrates Eurovision kitsch |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/stage-arts-edinburgh-eurovision-dc/edinburgh-fringe-show-celebrates-eurovision-kitsch-idUKL1142844820070811 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010235342/http://uk.reuters.com/article/stage-arts-edinburgh-eurovision-dc/edinburgh-fringe-show-celebrates-eurovision-kitsch-idUKL1142844820070811 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 October 2017 |access-date=7 July 2020 |website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref><ref name="Antes cursi" />{{sfn|Raykoff|Tobin|2016|p=9}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=comedyfestival.com.au |url=https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2020/shows/eurowision |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306071538/https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2020/shows/eurowision |archive-date=6 March 2020 |access-date=7 July 2020 |website=Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Eurowision}}</ref> Several films have been created which celebrate the contest, including 1972 Spanish musical {{lang|es|[[En un mundo nuevo (film)|En un mundo nuevo]]}},<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.canalsur.es/rtva/karina-protagonista-de-en-un-mundo-nuevo/1843415.html|title=Karina, protagonista de "En un mundo nuevo"|website=[[Radio y Televisión de Andalucía]]|date=9 July 2022|language=es}}</ref> [[Eytan Fox]]'s 2013 Israeli comedy ''[[Cupcakes (film)|Cupcakes]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 March 2015 |title='Cupcakes': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/cupcakes-film-review-784623 |access-date=28 February 2021 |website=hollywoodreporter.com |publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> and [[Netflix]]'s 2020 musical comedy, ''[[Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga]]'', produced with backing from the EBU and starring [[Will Ferrell]] and [[Rachel McAdams]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2020 |title=Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – out now! |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-movie-the-story-of-fire-saga |access-date=3 July 2020 |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Sheena |date=26 June 2020 |title='Eurovision Song Contest' Movie on Netflix Celebrates A Very European Show |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheenascott/2020/06/26/eurovision-song-contest-the-story-of-fire-saga-on-netflix-celebrates-a-very-european-show |access-date=3 July 2020 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>

Eurovision has a large online following and multiple independent websites, news blogs and [[fan clubs]] are dedicated to the event.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gross |first=Jenny |date=2024-05-03 |title=Eurovision Fans Are Hungry for News. These Superfans Are Here to Help. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/arts/music/eurovision-news-media-fans.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> One of the oldest and largest Eurovision fan clubs is the {{lang|fr|[[OGAE|Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision]]|i=no}} (OGAE), founded in 1984 in Finland and currently{{When|date=May 2025|reason=what is currently?}} a network of over 40 national branches across the world. National branches regularly host events to promote and celebrate Eurovision, and several participating broadcasters work closely with these branches when preparing their entries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eurovision Song Contest: Fans |url=https://eurovision.tv/fans |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125225630/https://eurovision.tv/fans |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=19 February 2022 |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest}}</ref>

In the run-up to each year's contest, smaller events are regularly hosted in several countries between the conclusion of the national selection shows in March and the contest proper in May, known as the "pre-parties". These events typically feature the artists which will go on to compete at that year's contest, and consist of performances at a venue and meet-and-greets with fans and the press. ''Eurovision in Concert'', held annually in [[Amsterdam]], was one of the first of these events to be created, holding its first edition in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Eurovision in Concert |url=https://eurovisioninconcert.nl/en/about-eurovision-in-concert/ |access-date=3 July 2020 |website=eurovisioninconcert.nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Groot |first=Evert |date=7 April 2019 |title=This was Eurovision in Concert 2019 in Amsterdam |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-in-concert-2019-in-review |access-date=3 July 2020 |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest}}</ref> Other events held regularly include the ''London Eurovision Party'' in [[London]] and ''PrePartyES'' in [[Madrid]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Holden |first1=Steve |last2=Rosney |first2=Daniel |date=12 May 2019 |title=Eurovision Tel Aviv 2019: Why the song contest is bigger than ever |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-48023500 |access-date=3 July 2020 |website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Zwart |first1=Josianne |last2=Escudero |first2=Victor M. |date=18 April 2018 |title=Over 20 acts to appear at Madrid's ESPreParty this weekend |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/espreparty-madrid-spain-2018 |access-date=3 July 2020 |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest}}</ref> Several community events have been held virtually, particularly since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe in 2020, among these ''[[EurovisionAgain]]'', an initiative where fans watched and discussed past contests in sync on YouTube and other social media platforms. Launched during the first [[COVID-19 lockdowns]], the event subsequently became a [[Twitter trends|top trend on Twitter]] across Europe and facilitated over {{Currency|20000|GBP}} in donations for UK-based LGBTQ charities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosney |first=Daniel |date=25 April 2020 |title=Eurovision Again: Why fans of the song contest get together every Saturday |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-52381023 |access-date=3 July 2020 |website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2020 |title=Eurovision Again wordt maandelijks initiatief |trans-title=Eurovision Again becomes a monthly initiative |url=https://www.ad.nl/show/eurovision-again-wordt-maandelijks-initiatief~ac29e875/ |access-date=3 July 2020 |website=[[Algemeen Dagblad]] |language=nl}}</ref><ref name="Eurovision Again BtS">{{Cite web |date=27 June 2020 |title=How Eurovision Again came to your screens |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/how-eurovisionagain-was-brought-to-your-screens |access-date=3 July 2020 |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest}}</ref>