
BYU students gathered in the Varsity Theatre for the first-ever BYUrovision
Modeled after the famous Eurovision international songwriting contest
The show opened with prelude music from BYU’s Celtic Folk Ensemble, playing classic Scottish and Irish folk tunes.
Kennedy and Kimball then explained what Eurovision is and highlighted last year's actual Eurovision winner, the Ukrainian group Kalush.
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The participants performed their pieces in front of a projected flag or landscape of the country they represented. France and Germany





Lahren Wadswath of the Italian club said she had a lot of fun watching all of the performers. 'I've never felt more cultured,' Wadswatch said. 'I wasn't planning on coming. I'm really glad I did.'
Some performances sang to karaoke tracks while others brought live bands. Trevor Smith and Wyatt Brown from the French club took third place, with Smith playing piano and singing “Camps Elysees” while Brown rollerbladed in the aisles and onstage.
Italian Club member Eliza Tuinei said, 'I was actually super impressed by the French pianist and rollerblader. He had an amazing voice.'
The Italian Club representatives, Rod Ugayo on the accordion and Kelsey Nay on vocals, took second place.
The first-place winner of the night went to Iceland. Local Provo band Just Khaki accompanied singer Hanna Eyre as she sang “Husavik,' a song
The Iceland team won some French cheese and took home a trophy, which Kennedy said would sit in the Icelandic and Norwegian language department until next year when the contest will hopefully be held again.
Audience member Abbie Overson said she was curious to see who would win next year. 'There's a bit of a rivalry between the French and Italian clubs,' she said.
Kennedy said the idea is that the program will happen every year, with hosting responsibilities switching between clubs. 'As long as everyone wants to do it, we're going to keep doing it,' she said.