About Epic Sax Guy is viral video originating from the song “Run Away” as performed by the Moldovan dance/pop trio SunStroke Project. The viral nature of the video surrounds saxophonist Sergei Stepanov and his eccentric instrumental and dance skills on stage during a performance representing Moldova at Eurovision 2010.
The Moldova Foundation has recognized the fame of Epic Sax Guy over multiple blog posts and appear to be rather proud about an internet phenomenon originating from Moldova Epic Sax Guy fever started in Europe, creating a new Moldovan phenomenon. His fan pages and groups on Facebook gathered over 10 000 members in less than a week. The fever hit YouTube where his loop has 45, 50 and even 190 thousand views. There even are sites where the melody is played over and over again. The page managed to get over 83 thousand hits. The Moldova Foundation has also gone as far as posting a mini FAQ about Stepanov including facts such as his ping-pong hobby and dentophobia The articles also detail some of the politics behind smaller countries entering the Eurovision contest: Talking about Eurovision saxophonist Sergei Stepanov noted that European song contest depends largely on the political nuances. “It’s hard to get on in the leaders, because Moldova has a weak position in the political arena. Do not forget about the journalists who make ratings of artists. Reporters are being distributed in their country assessment of parties that holds each member country of the competition. This is more and affects the occupied space in the competition.” At Eurovision 2010, Moldova took 22nd place from a total of 25 countries only beating out Ireland, Belarus, and the United Kingdom.
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