History Recap / EurovisionSongContest2019

* AWildRapperAppears: Downplayed by [=KEiiNO=]'s Fred, who appears throughout their song and isn't so much "rapping" than he is joiking, a form of singing in Sami languages.

** Because this edition was staged in Israel, [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment with all the baggage that entails]], Tel Aviv 2019 is certainly more politically-charged than previous editions, which is saying a lot. For starters, there is the decision of selection Tel Aviv as host city over Jerusalem, which hosted the previous three editions of the contest staged in Israel, taking into account the latter's delicate geopolitical status, as well as concerns by conservative religious groups.

* FreezeFrameBonus: In the first recap of all the songs, 2 members of Iceland's team are also wearing bdsm masks
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** Australia extends its perfect semi-final qualification record to 4-0.[[note]]It's Australia's fifth finals appearance, but it has to be noted that the SBS paid an extra fee so that they wouldn't have to go through the semis in their 2015 debut.[[/note]]
** Sweden and Italy both finish with good results. Sweden in the top 10 since 2013, and Italy winning second, continuing their top 10 streak since 2017

* AntiClimax: Norway winning the televote. The new system started by announcing the televote starting with the countries with the lowest Jury points. While this made a more exciting announcement by saving the announcement of the televotes of the jury winner, it was never publicly announced during the grand final that it was Norway who won the televotes

* {{Bookends}}: While the winner, The Netherlands didn't win in the Jury, they were third, the first and last countries to present their jury votes, Portugal and Israel, awarded their douze points to the Netherlands

** Sahlene, who represented Estonia in 2002, returns as a backing vocalist for the UK's Michael Rice.

** Ilse [=DeLange=], one half of The Common Linnets who were 2nd place in 2014, is part of the Dutch delegation this year

** A lighter example is the host wishing Mans' son happy birthday right after Mans saying his son is 11 months old

* ShrinkingViolet: Slovenia's entry. Zala Kralj keeps hiding under their flag whenever they're shown in the green room, with Gašper hugging her

* StealthInsult: Fans have picked up what while Quavo (who was performing with Madonna) was being interviewed, he said that his mom grew up listening to Madonna

** Switzerland earns their third finals appearance since Athens 2006 (and the first since Copenhagen 2014). Even better, Music/LucaHanni scored his country's best finish in many years with an impressive fourth-place, only one spot behind Annie Cotton's third from Millstreet 1993 (their only top 10 place in between was with an [[GuestFighter Estonian girl group]] in 2005).

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: A mild example, while talking about the eurovision app, the host noted there is also another app that is popular due to all the handsome men in Tel Aviv

** The UK's paltry, last-place finish was blamed on the Brexit debacle going into overtime, and the fact that the contest was held only days before EU elections that could widen the gap between the UK's pro- and anti-Brexit camps; in fact, the UK only earned six jury and three televote points (the latter, all from neighbouring Ireland). Downplayed, however, in that Ireland, which had comparatively more sympathy from the EU in the Brexit debacle[note]due to the chief complexity of the process being the questions over how to avoid a physical border between Ireland and its north, one which was amongst the most sensitive, with UK insistent on being removed from various regulations[/note], was also last-placing in the second semifinals (thirteen jury and three televote points, the latter all coming from the UK), and Big Five member Germany, one of the strongest supporters of the EU, scored ''nul points'' with televoters; this leads to the other implication that musical quality was still a major deciding factor, and none of the three aforementioned countries, despite their vocal fanbase, were remotely seen as competitive.

** The UK's paltry, last-place finish was blamed on the Brexit debacle going into overtime, and the fact that the contest was held only days before EU elections that could widen the gap between the UK's pro- and anti-Brexit camps; in fact, the UK only earned six jury and three televote points (the latter, all from neighbouring Ireland). Downplayed, however, in that Ireland, which had comparatively more sympathy from the EU in the Brexit debacle, was also last-placing in the second semifinals (thirteen jury and three televote points, the latter all coming from the UK), and Big Five member Germany, one of the strongest supporters of the EU, scored ''nul points'' with televoters; this leads to the other implication that musical quality was still a major deciding factor, and none of the three aforementioned countries, despite their vocal fanbase, were remotely seen as competitive.

** Ilse DeLange, one half of The Common Linnets who were 2nd place in 2014, is part of the Dutch delegation this year

* NotSoAboveItAll: After sending serious entries in their first 4 years, Australia finally sent a gimmicky[[note]] the singer and her back-up singers were suspended on sticks a few feet in the air, swinging around during the performance, with an animated earth superimposed below them[[/note]] entry which managed to be in the top 10

** North Macedonia (until last year known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia until a late 2018 agreement with Greece) qualified for only the second time in twelve years, and the first in seven. Furthermore, their entrant, Tamara Todevska, was the first of the ten entries out of eleven during this period to fail to qualify (as part of Tamara, Vrack and Adrijan in Belgrade 2008, eliminated during a time when each semifinal sent through the top nine from the televoters and one jury choice). Moreover, she finished seventh, her country's best finish so far, having never gotten any higher than joint twelfth beforehand.
** Switzerland earns their third finals appearance since Athens 2006 (and the first since Copenhagen 2014). Even better, Music/LucaHanni scored his country's best finish in many years with an impressive fourth-place, only one spot behind Annie Cotton's third from Millstreet 1993 (their only top 10 place in between was with an Estonian in 2005).

** Mikheil Javakhishvili, who represented Georgia in 2018 as part of Iraio, returns as a backing vocalist for Oto Nemsadze. Another member, Gaga Abashidze, served as jury points presenter in the final.

* MissedHimByThatMuch: Poland missed the final by just 2 points in the Semi Final 1, Lithuania missed the final by just 1 points in the Semi Final 2

** With 2016. The 2016 final had Justin Timberlake but the final was most memorable for "Love Love Peace Peace". This time, the final had Madonna, but was most memorable for the song swap with Conchita, Mans, Eleni, and Verka

* NotSoAboveItAll: After sending serious entries in their first 4 years, Australia finally sent a gimmicky entry which managed to be in the top 10

** Sweden and Italy both finish with good results. Sweden in the top 10 streak since 2013, and Italy winning second, continuing their top 10 streak since 2017

* TheAce: Australia extends its perfect semi-final qualification record to 4-0.[[note]]It's Australia's fifth finals appearance, but it has to be noted that the SBS paid an extra fee so that they wouldn't have to go through the semis in their 2015 debut.[[/note]]

* HistoryRepeats: With Eurovision 2016. The 2016 final had Justin Timberlake but the final was most memorable for "Love Love Peace Peace". This time, the final had Madonna, but was most memorable for the song swap with Conchita, Mans, Eleni, and Verka

* {{Bookends}}: While the winner, The Netherlands didn't win in the Jury, they were third, the first and last jury countries to present their votes, Portugal and Israel, awarded their 12 points to the Netherlands

* Bookends: While the winner, The Netherlands didn't win in the Jury, they were third, the first and last jury countries to present their votes, Portugal and Israel, awarded their 12 points to the Netherlands

* Book Ends: While the winner, The Netherlands didn't win in the Jury, they were third, the first and last jury countries to present their votes, Portugal and Israel, awarded their 12 points to the Netherlands