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?
I've had 12 quid on Portugal because they won the Euros and i like coincidences
― i know kore-eda (or something), Saturday, 13 May 2017 18:28 (nine years ago)
I consider myself a peurist so I don't look at any of the entries until the Final... here we go!(Ok, I don't have any free time or I would live it all year)
― kinder, Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:05 (nine years ago)
OK they're getting the shit/cringey presenter action in early.
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:09 (nine years ago)
Oh God, these presenters are a nightmare. What are those accents?
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:10 (nine years ago)
ukraine dude, keep up
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:11 (nine years ago)
unless you meant graham norton in which case no idea
this is like when rock profile did Shirley Bassey
― kinder, Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:17 (nine years ago)
(Poland)
Those aren't Ukrainian accents but some awful generic pan-European English with overly fastidious vowel sounds.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:20 (nine years ago)
eurovision began in 1956
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:23 (nine years ago)
NATHAN TRENT
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:24 (nine years ago)
White is the new black.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:25 (nine years ago)
Of the two overly-jolly folk-yodel efforts, Belarus is definitely the best.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:25 (nine years ago)
This Austrian entry sounds like the theme tune to a sitcom.
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:25 (nine years ago)
The type of sitcom where the main character is played by an actor who also has a mid-level singing career.
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:26 (nine years ago)
Armenia backing track sounds like something from the Residents' Mole Trilogy.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:30 (nine years ago)
except actually good, unlike anything the residents ever did
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:31 (nine years ago)
NED IS NEXT
As someone said on Twitter, the Netherlands sent all three women from the hair dye boxes.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:33 (nine years ago)
they are sisters so that is handy for the hair dye firm
― mark s, Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:35 (nine years ago)
Moldova - the return of epic sax guy.
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:38 (nine years ago)
Second dancing violinist of the night.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:38 (nine years ago)
http://68.media.tumblr.com/6d1d4a175d4edd1722af61aa72d3aad7/tumblr_inline_no54u5smeL1s5x0ig_500.gif
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:40 (nine years ago)
(xp) Spoke too soon.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:42 (nine years ago)
moldova's entry is a fuckin banger
― The Patricia Routledge Meatspin Gif Has Made You Gay (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:54 (nine years ago)
A Little Schmilsson in Portugal.
― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:55 (nine years ago)
love the sound of sung Portuguese tbh
― The Remoans of the May (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 13 May 2017 19:57 (nine years ago)
2017: year of the miming violinists
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:04 (nine years ago)