Why was Little Big supposed to represent Russia at Eurovision?

We explain in koubs

Meduza journalist Sultan Suleimanov believed until the very end that Russia would be represented at Eurovision 2019 by the group Little Big , which you will probably remember from the title of one song: "Skibidi." His hopes were not fulfilled - but he decided to prove that this was a big omission. Skibidi wa-pa-pa!

Little Big are freaks. In a good way.

It is no secret that Eurovision is not a singing Olympics. The song plays a far from the main role in determining the winner. Often, the performer's show and how the residents of other participating countries treat the performer's country are more important.

And Little Big would definitely be fine with the show. They create trash and mayhem on stage, both when they perform a frivolous song and when (suddenly!) they cover the soulful "Kon" by the group "Lyube".

They sing in all (in)comprehensible languages

Every year, singers representing Russia at Eurovision face the same dilemma: either sing in Russian, but then few viewers will understand them, or perform in English - but in this case the meaning will remain unclear to many Russians.

Little Big doesn't have this problem. The band either sings in English, but in a way that everyone can understand (like the simple line "My dick is big, my dick is very big" or the repeated "AK-47"), or uses such a crazy mix of languages ​​that, on the contrary, nothing is understood at all - like in "Faradenza".

They compose catchy songs

Remember what Sergey Lazarev sang at Eurovision 2016? Do you often sing Polina Gagarina's "A Million Voices"? Exactly. If Little Big had performed at the semi-finals with another "Everyday I'm drinking", then by the final all the viewers of the contest would have learned it. Even if they didn't want to!

And they come up with popular flash mobs

Two words: Skibidi Challenge .

But Sergey Lazarev will go to Eurovision

"Let's just, like last time, wish me a good performance, a worthy performance - that's the most important thing," Lazarev said on this occasion. The song was composed for him by Philipp Kirkorov.

Sultan Suleimanov