Editor’s note: This article was first published in May 2010 as a short news reaction written the day after the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 final.

Eurovision Song Contest 2010: Madcon gets all of Europe dancing to their song “Glow” at the same time, in every country of the European Union.

Many people enjoyed the song and the tour the TV cameras took to its rhythm. Few have stopped to think about how beautiful the situation was. It means getting an entire continent to dance to the same beat, to the same song, at the same moment, regardless of race, culture or time zone.

It means that, despite all the wars and differences in the world, there is hope that, at specific moments, everyone can come together and forget their differences.

And the curious thing is that it isn’t our nations’ politicians who manage it. This time it was Madcon, but it means that next time anyone could do it.

If you’re outside Europe and didn’t get the chance to watch the Eurovision Song Contest, here is the link so you can see the amazing show: Madcon – Glow.

I know this has nothing to do with business or with the ideas we put forward here, but it’s a sign that extraordinary things can sometimes be achieved.

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Featured image: Piotr Drabik from Poland, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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