Robyn Calls Eurovision "So Embarrassing" on Amy Poehler's Podcast

Robyn has called Eurovision "so embarrassing," telling Amy Poehler that "it really is embarrassing." The remarks came in an interview on Poehler's podcast, Good Hang, in an episode released on 10 November. Billboard reported the comments.

Eurovision is the annual song contest in which countries send performers to compete with original songs, watched by audiences across Europe and beyond. Robyn said she does not really watch it. "We don't have ABBA anymore," she said, pointing to the Swedish group that won the contest in 1974. She also described her reaction after a viewing: "After watching it, I feel overstimulated in a bad way."

ABBA's winning song, "Waterloo," later reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, the US weekly singles chart that ranks songs by sales, radio airplay and streaming. Another recent winner, Måneskin, took the title in 2021 with "Zitti e Buoni."

Robyn was not dismissive of all Swedish music. She said she and Zara Larsson grew up listening to Carola Häggkvist, whom she called "an amazing artist."

Her own schedule is also filling up. Robyn is on the lineup for Coachella 2027, the music festival held in Indio, California, and is scheduled to play both Saturdays. The lineup is headlined by SZA, Dua Lipa and Tame Impala.

Robyn's most recent album, Sexistentialism, came out in March. It peaked at No. 7 on Billboard's Top Dance Albums chart, which ranks albums with a dance-music focus in the United States.

For readers who follow the contest, the comments add to a long-running debate about what Eurovision is and who it is for. Robyn's remarks were made in a conversation, not a formal statement.