xps going for uk getting 4 from roi and 1 each from san marino and malta
― nxd, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:17 (nine years ago)
From the clip they played during the "waiting for votes" section, I didn't hate the UK entry. Spain, on the other hand...
― emil.y, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:26 (nine years ago)
Spain not only needs to die in a fire, but drown.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:28 (nine years ago)
... in a fire?
― PJD PDJ DPJ (DJP), Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:30 (nine years ago)
Burning oil on water, whatever works.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:32 (nine years ago)
Okay, second semi in half an hour...
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 May 2017 18:25 (nine years ago)
TMI
― StanM, Thursday, 11 May 2017 18:55 (nine years ago)
I have heard a rumour Ruslana is the interval act today, which would be great.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:00 (nine years ago)
It's all very well being sniffy about this, but in 1997 we nearly entered a song called Yodel In The Canyon Of Love https://t.co/o1abJEkHWe— Kit Lovelace (@kitlovelace) May 11, 2017
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:29 (nine years ago)
This is painful tho.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:30 (nine years ago)
That last one was good but I was too busy calling him 'Yahtzee Popeye' to notice what country it was. Any help?
― emil.y, Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:41 (nine years ago)
Hungary
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:42 (nine years ago)
Cool, thanks.
― emil.y, Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:42 (nine years ago)
As a side note, given the direction the country is going in, it's good to see a Roma singer performing for Hungary. Decent song too.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:43 (nine years ago)
routinely check to see if ruslana has blotted her copybook in re the darkside of maidan (as a sometime MP etc), but so far she seems to be more or less on the side of good
― mark s, Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:44 (nine years ago)
Denmark: reliably awful
YODEL IT
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:47 (nine years ago)
San Marino: reliably Valentina
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:50 (nine years ago)
Valentina in dgaf "what are you going to do, stop selecting me?" mode
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:52 (nine years ago)
And now Croatian Josh Gad.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:54 (nine years ago)
This is remarkable.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:55 (nine years ago)
Croatian Jekyll and Hyde: "I am an opera singer"/"I will put mustard on you and eat you"
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:56 (nine years ago)
Simultaneously the campest performer at Eurovision 2017 and "the biggest homophobe in Croatian showbiz".
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:57 (nine years ago)
Perfect combo! Uh.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:58 (nine years ago)
Yeah, such a shame, I liked the Croatia song. Also quite liked the Switzerland one, tbh, though I'm not sure what makes it stand out from the other mid-tempo belters that I've been dismissing these semis.
― emil.y, Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:05 (nine years ago)
Where are you all watching (US)?
― rb (soda), Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:05 (nine years ago)
Swedish feed
https://www.svtplay.se/video/13572909/eurovision-song-contest/eurovision-song-contest-2017-semifinal-2-11-maj-21-00?start=auto&tab=kommande
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:07 (nine years ago)
i am watching on the bbc bcz i am brexit
― mark s, Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:08 (nine years ago)
switched from BBC to Youtube live stream - so much better when you're doing your own commentary
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:12 (nine years ago)
Sofia 2018 imo.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:15 (nine years ago)
with the "Heroes" stage show? hope not
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:22 (nine years ago)
Betfair market's ranking for reaching final at end of first reminder round:
Top ten: BUL, ROU, NED, ISR, HUN, DEN, EST, BLR, CRO, AUTThen: NOR, SRB, SUI, MKD, MLT, IRL, LTU, SMR
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:38 (nine years ago)
we're not worthy #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/S28ziOyQHQ— Hilary (@exit_everything) May 11, 2017
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:39 (nine years ago)
Nostalgia for buying overpriced fruit at Besarabsky Market is just about making me stay with this terrible BBC skit.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 11 May 2017 20:46 (nine years ago)
Once again, market goes 9 for 10, with the 11th-ranked going through instead of one of the top 10 (#8 on Tuesday, #7 tonight).
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 11 May 2017 21:12 (nine years ago)
Really surprised by NED but what do I know. Drawing a complete blank on what AUT sound like.
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 21:15 (nine years ago)
Never be surprised by me.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 May 2017 21:15 (nine years ago)
I should have learned by now
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Thursday, 11 May 2017 21:18 (nine years ago)
Austria was horrendous, but I knew it'd go through.
― emil.y, Thursday, 11 May 2017 21:43 (nine years ago)
i liked NED
― mark s, Thursday, 11 May 2017 22:34 (nine years ago)
I am perfectly fine with the reincarnation of Wilson Phillips putting my good name forth.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 May 2017 23:48 (nine years ago)
I initially haaated them, but by the end there was definitely something that won me round. Not to the extent of particularly loving it, but definitely dissuading me from hatred.
― emil.y, Thursday, 11 May 2017 23:52 (nine years ago)
I heard a yodelling one, the commentators were all lol, but I thought "it's not that far from Dragostino Din Tei", or however it's spelled..
― Mark G, Friday, 12 May 2017 10:00 (nine years ago)
Gigi Dr'agostino
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Friday, 12 May 2017 10:18 (nine years ago)
I was just all "it's no Edelweiss" about that one. I love the idea of rap yodelling astride big cannons, but it was surprisingly non-interesting.
― emil.y, Friday, 12 May 2017 12:57 (nine years ago)
For those who weren't there -- I was one of the lucky ones! -- Tom Ewing's Pop Conference presentation on Eurovision is now up.
http://freakytrigger.co.uk/nylpm/2017/05/making-your-mind-up-how-eurovision-caused-brexit/
Set aside 20 minutes to watch it all, it's great.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 12 May 2017 17:48 (nine years ago)
Less than two hours to go!
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 May 2017 17:14 (nine years ago)
Are most places only paying out E/W bets on 1/2/3 this year? I could have sworn it was 1/2/3/4 last time.
Italy, Bulgaria and Portugal are all really short. Aus at 150/1 suggests he tanked his jury performance as the song is basically quite decent and they have been top five both times they have been in it.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 17:53 (nine years ago)
Wow, yeah, maybe he had another problem with his voice or something. Pity, he's a good singer for sure.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 May 2017 17:55 (nine years ago)
I kinda want to be called a freelance kulturjournalist now
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_ueDA3XgAAvPmw.jpg:large
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 May 2017 18:19 (nine years ago)
Oh weird, did that not go through?