{"id":453201,"date":"2026-05-17T08:35:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/453201\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T08:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:35:16","slug":"eurovisions-norway-star-jonas-lovv-explains-keeping-ya-ya-ya-meaning-a-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/453201\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurovision’s Norway star Jonas Lovv explains keeping Ya Ya Ya meaning a secret"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 grand final is just around the corner and Norway is hoping to claim victory.\"A<\/p>\n

Norway’s Eurovision entry is called Ya Ya Ya (Image: GETTY)<\/p>\n

The Eurovision Song Contest<\/a> grand final is just around the corner, with the competition returning to BBC One tonight<\/a>, May 16.<\/p>\n

With Vienna hosting the contest, a total of 25 countries will take to the stage once more in a bid to be crowned the 2026 champion, including the UK.<\/a><\/p>\n

One of the acts who made the shortlist was Jonas Lovv, a 31 year old singer-songwriter from Bergen, Norway, after he triumphed with Ya Ya Ya.<\/p>\n

Many Eurovision fans have compared the artist to Harry Styles due to his bold fashion statements and captivating stage presence.<\/p>\n

The singer has been very cryptic about the meaning of his song, explaining why he deliberately avoided clarifying it.<\/p>\n

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Jonas Lovv has been compared to Harry Styles(Image: GETTY)<\/p>\n

He said he preferred listeners to form their own interpretation of the song, telling The Independent: “I don’t like explaining what my song is about, because I don’t want to ruin the listener’s first impression.<\/p>\n

“They might think it’s a song about heartbreak, something to dance to, or something else entirely. I want people to form their own first impression of the track.”<\/p>\n

The singer, who lives near Bergen with his girlfriend and young son, said winning Eurovision would completely transform his family’s future.<\/p>\n

He added, “Winning ESC would be incredible. It would secure my future as an artist and the well-being of my family, so it would honestly mean the world to me.”<\/p>\n

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Jonas Lovv said winning Eurovision would change his family’s future(Image: GETTY)<\/p>\n

The performer has enjoyed a thriving musical journey thus far and served as the lead singer in the synth-pop group Shuffle Baby, which put out numerous tracks until 2020.<\/p>\n

In 2025, he participated in series 10 of The Voice – Norges beste stemme, progressing to the semi-final stage.<\/p>\n

The official Eurovision YouTube channel posted footage of his rendition of Ya Ya Ya from the second semi-final programme and supporters rushed to the comments section to heap praise on the artist.<\/p>\n

One commented: “This was probably the most polished and stage-ready performance of this year. I could totally see this on a festival stage.”<\/p>\n

Another wrote: “Jonas is the real performer, he’s on fire!” A third posted: “Loved every second of the performance. You’ve blasted the stage!”<\/p>\n

The Eurovision Song Contest grand final will broadcast on BBC One on May 16 from 8pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 grand final is just around the corner and Norway is hoping to claim…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":453202,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[1578,93,4603,61,60,278],"class_list":["post-453201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-bbc","tag-entertainment","tag-eurovision-song-contest","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453201\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}