EuroFISHion! Scientists pay homage to the song contest with a track comprised of sounds made by FISH

The moment Eurovision fans around the world have been waiting for is almost finally here, with the final set taking place this Saturday.

While this year’s competition includes entrants from countries such as Portugal, Sweden and Israel, an improbably late contender has entered the race – a fish choir.

Scientists at SEA LIFE London Aquarium have created a song made entirely of sounds made by fish from competing countries.

Their song, titled EuroFISHion, was mixed at Abbey Road studios in London, and it’s surprisingly catchy.

“We’ve known for a while that our residents are singing superstars, so ahead of this weekend we just knew we had to join in on the fun and unleash their talent on the world,” said Catherine Pritchard, General Manager at London’s SEA LIFE Aquarium .

The track was created in collaboration with Professor Steve Simpson, a professor of marine biology and global change at the University of Bristol.

Professor Simpson, along with one of his students, Emily Lane, recorded the sounds using underwater recording devices called hydrophones.

These were placed deep in several tanks of the London Aquarium, including the Ocean Tank and the Coral Kingdom.

This allowed the team to record the weird and wonderful sounds made by species from some of the countries taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Creatures featured on the course include the gilthead sea bream, found along the coasts of several Western European countries, as well as the clown clownfish, which live throughout Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

After the sounds were recorded, the team went to Abbey Road studios to pitch and mix the track.

‘EuroFISHion is a real earworm – since I heard the last cut, I can’t get it out of my head!’ said Professor Simpson.

“The more we listen to the ocean and its amazing array of animals, the more we learn.

Professor Simpson, along with one of his students, Emily Lane, recorded the sounds using underwater recording devices called hydrophones

“Everything from whales to dolphins to fish to lobsters, and even eelgrass and kelp, play in the ocean’s orchestra of sounds.

“We can hear biodiversity, we can track the fate of habitats as they decline and recover, and we can measure the sounds of breeding and feeding activities, from coral reefs to rock pools to the deep ocean.”

The track’s release comes shortly after the Sea Life London Aquarium team shared adorable footage of stingrays playing their own version of underwater soccer.

Aside from being fun to watch, the football — which is filled with food — stimulates mental stimulation in the rays, according to the team.

The final of Eurovision 2023 will take place on Saturday 13 May at 20:00 BST.