r/eurovision • u/TigerLily88 Espresso macchiato • May 20 '25

🎵 Official Video / Audio Jegor, Estonia’s sign language interpreter signing for Espresso Macchiato during Eurovision.

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u/aerdnadw TANZEN! May 20 '25

I wonder if he does the sign for “per favore” slightly wrong to reflect Tommy’s mispronunciation

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u/margustoo May 20 '25 edited May 20 '25

I bet it was not mispronounciation, because his song is more inspired by American Italian culture rather than language and culture in Italy itself.

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u/aerdnadw TANZEN! May 20 '25

My guess is that it’s an intentional mispronunciation, this guy’s a professional troll. Or it’s just a mistake, he got por favor and per favore confused. Do Americans say por instead of per? Never heard that, but I’m no expert.

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u/Castale May 21 '25

It is most likely intentional. I think the reason for "bastardization" of the lyrics is to also make them rhyme/flow better.

Important to note as well: the guy has knowing control over accent and how he speaks. I have heard from a russian language PhD that he speaks clean russian in Estonia, but when he has gone to an interview in Russia, he has consciously spoken russian in an estonian accent to establish identity.

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u/eastbaymagpie May 20 '25

"Por favor" is Spanish, which is WAY more used in the US than Italian.

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u/aerdnadw TANZEN! May 21 '25

Oh for sure, but the person I was talking to specifically mentioned American Italian culture, so that’s what I meant, could’ve been more precise