
Eurovision viewers left asking ‘who the hell is Edgar’ after Austria’s catchy entry
Let’s be honest: none of us saw a song about being possessed by the ghost of writer Edgar Allan Poe coming at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, but we’re all here for it. In Austria’s entry for the competition – taking place in Liverpool on behalf of last year’s winners, Ukraine – singers Teya and Salena ask “Who the Hell is Edgar?”, and that’s a blooming good question. The answer? Edgar Allan Poe… poe, poe, poe, poe, poe… Yes, that is the chorus, and yes, it is that catchy. So aside from being supposedly possessed by Poe, what prompted the duo to write about the American writer, who died all the way back in 1849? According to the lyrics, the singer is “happy” to be taken over by Poe because the song is “feeling special” and will “make me rich”. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter However, arguably the more interesting lines come later in the track, when Teya and Salena reference the figure “0.003” – the amount of money music streaming giant Spotify pays artists after a single stream of a song. The lyrics continue: “Give me two years, and your dinner will be free / Gas station champagne is on me / Edgar cannot pay rent for me. “Zero, dot, zero, zero, three / At least it pays to be funny / Ugh.” So yes, “Who the Hell is Edgar” does appear to actually be about the poor treatment of artists in the music industry. We love to see it – and so do other Eurovision fans: However, Austria’s chances of winning the contest may be scuppered now, after it was revealed on Friday that they would be first up to perform in Saturday’s Grand Final. According to an online article from the Eurovision Song Contest itself back in 2019, at the time, only three songs in the competition’s history won after performing first. Out of 67 winners, just over 34 per cent came from the first half of the show, so it doesn’t look that good for them. Elsewhere, though, there is some good news for Luxembourg, as it’s been announced the country will return to compete in the show from next year – ending a 30-year hiatus after they were relegated in 1993. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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How to make your own Barbie movie poster memes
With the trailer of Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated upcoming live action Barbie movie being released, everyone is obsessed with the star-studded cast playing the iconic dolls. Alongside the trailer, a number of posters were released to give an insight into what we can expect from the characters, while the Barbie's are - for example Margot Robbie's Barbie "is everything," Emma Mackey's Barbie "has a Noble Prize in physics," Issa Rae's Barbie "is President." Meanwhile the Ryan Gosling's Ken is "just Ken," Simu Liu's Ken is "another Ken" and Ncuti Gatwa's Ken is "Ken again!" you get the picture... Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The design of the posters are a dazzling glittery star shape along with a sky background with lots of pastels with the Barbies and Kens in the centre looking very doll-like in their costume and poses. And now we can all look like we're straight out of Barbie Land as there is a now an AI Barbie selfie generator we were can add our own snaps to this backdrop. Here is how to try out the Barbie selfie generator yourself: Visit the Barbie selfie generator’s website, Click ‘Start’ which will then take you to a page where you can either select take a picture option or upload an image of yourself from your device. After selecting your photo, the generator removes the background and put it on the bright template where you can reposition and adjust the picture to fit accordingly. It also allows you to edit the fun tagline that appears above your picture with phrases such as Barbie is iconic’ or this ‘Barbie is an inspiration’. There's also eight colours to choose from where you can change the glittery shape behind your image. Once you've had fun customising your Barbie selfie, press ‘Continue’ to download your picture and share on your social media with your friends. Meanwhile, people have been getting creative with their own meme versions of the movie poster. Barbie is scheduled to be released later this year on July 21. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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