Dutch TV showed the 1970 edition (also held in the Netherlands) late last night, as part of the buildup to this year’s contest.the whole affair was over within 75 minutes, no frills that I could see, and frankly (and quite surprisingly to me) poor quality almost across the board. guess I liked Katja Epstein best, and of course it’s quite fascinating to see Julio Iglesias make his international debut.turns out it’s on YouTube as well:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNoNzN12ecU
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Sunday, 9 May 2021 10:14 (three years ago) link
Okay, four hours to the first semifinal! And it'll actually be properly streamed over here thanks to the Peacock service.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 18 May 2021 15:03 (two years ago) link
Jesus, the announcements almost killed me. I was so sure Ukraine were going out.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 18 May 2021 21:06 (two years ago) link
Yeah that was rough
― abcfsk, Tuesday, 18 May 2021 21:07 (two years ago) link
Go_AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
― Bignefs Proportionable (seandalai), Tuesday, 18 May 2021 21:11 (two years ago) link
Yeah I was about to explode on that front. Whew, in a word. (My four faves from this bunch all went through -- them, Lithuania, Belgium, Malta. Shame about Australia, especially given some of the trash that DID go through.)
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 18 May 2021 21:31 (two years ago) link
Either they saved the best three till last, or the drink was kicking in. Or probably both. I wasn’t bowled over by Lithuania, but perhaps I was still in warm up mode at that stage. Something seemed to go horribly wrong for Ireland - the staging at the end can’t have been what was planned, which may account for why she buried her head in her hands instead of graciously receiving such applause as there was. Predictions-wise, I got a better than usual 9/10: undervalued Lithuania, overvalued Macedonia’s appeal to the “musical theatre” niche.
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 18 May 2021 22:04 (two years ago) link
Ukraine superb, Russia very good, Israel pretty decent, the rest more or less forgettable.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Tuesday, 18 May 2021 22:10 (two years ago) link
Azerbaijan and Ukraine my favourites
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 18 May 2021 22:44 (two years ago) link
I'm guessing Australia may have lost out a bit on not being actually present today nor on Saturday -- voters may have preferred all participants to actually be on stage?
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 18 May 2021 23:53 (two years ago) link
Iceland cursed 🙁
Iceland's Eurovision contenders Daði og Gagnamagnið had promised BBC Newsbeat a "more is more" approach, full of lights, colours, pyrotechnics and "sassiness".But in an emotional Instagram video, band member Jóhann Sigurður Jóhannsson tells of his sadness that they will not be able to perform live after he tested positive for Covid."I'm healthy. It's difficult because we've worked so hard and I really wanted this and it's been so long in the making,” he says.The band will stay in the competition but previous rehearsal footage will be used for Thursday's semi-final and, if they qualify, the final on Saturday.
But in an emotional Instagram video, band member Jóhann Sigurður Jóhannsson tells of his sadness that they will not be able to perform live after he tested positive for Covid.
"I'm healthy. It's difficult because we've worked so hard and I really wanted this and it's been so long in the making,” he says.
The band will stay in the competition but previous rehearsal footage will be used for Thursday's semi-final and, if they qualify, the final on Saturday.
― groovypanda, Thursday, 20 May 2021 10:53 (two years ago) link
previous winner Duncan Laurence has also tested positive - won’t be able to perform on Saturday or present the trophy to this year’s winner. quite concerning, it seems to spell trouble within that heavily tested and regulated ESC bubble
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Thursday, 20 May 2021 11:21 (two years ago) link
read monitored for regulated, I guess
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Thursday, 20 May 2021 11:22 (two years ago) link
(Laurence was there at Tuesday’s semis as well)
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Thursday, 20 May 2021 11:24 (two years ago) link
Iceland deserve to be cursed. But yeah, the news is definitely troubling.
― emil.y, Thursday, 20 May 2021 15:32 (two years ago) link
I love love love the costume reveal in the Russian entry
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 20 May 2021 15:50 (two years ago) link
Eefje de Visser’s album Nachtlicht is excellent. This, not so much.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 20 May 2021 19:04 (two years ago) link
so is last year’s Bitterzoet!and in a similar vein, S10’s Vlinders album, which I love even more(it was on my EOY ballot last year, I actually considered campaigning for it by saying try if you like the stuff on ShariVari’s Central/Eastern European & Central Asian Pop thread)
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Thursday, 20 May 2021 21:28 (two years ago) link
Definitely some dull stretches in the SF today but a lot of said dullards didn't go through, happily. Most of my faves did -- Iceland, San Marino, Albania, Serbia -- and while I'm sad Denmark didn't make it (the crowd chant was amazing!) Finland getting in was great because those characters know exactly what to do in the green room and I am looking forward to further LOLs, not to mention what happens when they go up against Maneskin.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 20 May 2021 21:55 (two years ago) link
I don't know how I've lived my life without seeing Ukraine's entry from 2007 until today. Truly one of the greatest things I've ever clapped eyes on
Hello everybody! My name is Verka Serduchka Me English nicht verstehen! Let's speak dance!…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 20 May 2021 22:11 (two years ago) link
I was impressed at how there was a nip slip and nobody even thought it worth mentioning (although here I am mentioning it)
― A viking of frowns, (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 20 May 2021 22:13 (two years ago) link
Jed, our wonderful Ukraine representatives this year covered it, too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKDXxNKfu9M
― emil.y, Thursday, 20 May 2021 22:26 (two years ago) link
Thanks!
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 20 May 2021 22:30 (two years ago) link
Denmark's was the best by a mile, no wonder it didn't get through.
J'ai rencontré l'homme dans la rue, et c'est un con
― maybe the beeple would be the times or between clark and hill (Bananaman Begins), Friday, 21 May 2021 09:27 (two years ago) link
the Danish entry was amazing by Danish standards, which means hey, it was quite nice actually. it not going through was karma for all the utter crap they have inflicted upon us throughout this centuryis there a thread for Eurovision countries whose entries are your own personal nails on chalkboard?
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Friday, 21 May 2021 09:50 (two years ago) link
I think I might have missed Denmark's entry last night, which ones were they? Pretty much anything would've been better than Portugal getting through, though, ugh.
is there a thread for Eurovision countries whose entries are your own personal nails on chalkboard?
Ha, I was wondering about a poll for the opposite - countries whose entries tend to be your faves. For me I def get amped up about seeing what Azerbaijan and Ukraine have to offer but I've never checked back to see if they are really the most consistently good entries or if I just ~~feel~~ like they are. Obv some countries have longer Eurovision histories than others, but I reckon people could even make a case for Australia's consistency (never my favourites but I don't think I've disliked any of their entries, unless something's eluding my mind).
― emil.y, Friday, 21 May 2021 18:35 (two years ago) link
over the years France have had countless low-key great entries which inevitably finish mid-table, and they don't seem to mind
― A viking of frowns, (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 21 May 2021 18:40 (two years ago) link
I think I might have missed Denmark's entry last night, which ones were they?
They were the very 80s duo who ended the performance section -- the song's just all right but the performance was amazing. Really should have gotten in over a couple of those other entries.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 21 May 2021 18:41 (two years ago) link
thought the Danish song was a bit rubbish sorry (performance was good but having a good song is more important)Czech Republic should have got through.
― A viking of frowns, (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 21 May 2021 18:50 (two years ago) link
the Danish entry was amazing by Danish standards, which means hey, it was quite nice actually. it not going through was karma for all the utter crap they have inflicted upon us throughout this century
Only remotely good Danish entry was tall inspirational Viking dude from a few years back.
Classic: Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, France, San Marino, Greece, Bosnia
Dud: Denmark, Poland, Germany, Switzerland
― Bignefs Proportionable (seandalai), Friday, 21 May 2021 19:05 (two years ago) link
This year's picks: Ukraine, Bulgaria, San Marino
― Bignefs Proportionable (seandalai), Saturday, 22 May 2021 12:24 (two years ago) link
excited for tonight!hoping 1) Azerbaijcan or 2) Ukraine will win, but there’s plenty of others I like. (Ukraine possibly the best Eurovision country of the 21st century - I also have a lot of time for Albania)
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Saturday, 22 May 2021 18:48 (two years ago) link
I'm 5 mins behind. I need a boring one to ffwd through to catch up with Twitter.
― kinder, Saturday, 22 May 2021 19:22 (two years ago) link
Not seen any of the semis etc
Hooverphonic representing Belgium. Kind of like if the UK managed to get Portishead.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Saturday, 22 May 2021 19:26 (two years ago) link
I liked their last year one, an inoffensive Bond thing.
― kinder, Saturday, 22 May 2021 19:28 (two years ago) link
I was about to say Boring Belgians In Black.
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Saturday, 22 May 2021 19:30 (two years ago) link
Portugal have a left-wing government...I expected better
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 22 May 2021 19:37 (two years ago) link
Quite strong entries so far - by now we've normally had some snoozefest man in a hat
― kinder, Saturday, 22 May 2021 19:37 (two years ago) link
NB I haven't got to Portugal yet
― kinder, Saturday, 22 May 2021 19:38 (two years ago) link
Guess what?
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Saturday, 22 May 2021 19:42 (two years ago) link
I blame myself...
― kinder, Saturday, 22 May 2021 19:47 (two years ago) link
"Get Brexit Done"
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 22 May 2021 19:47 (two years ago) link
Fucks sake why have we got thisI still can't get over the 2020 one being called 'My Last Breath'
― kinder, Saturday, 22 May 2021 19:48 (two years ago) link
I can’t I see this. And nor should you. pic.twitter.com/pSZ3ODSyWX— Attitude (@AttitudeMag) May 22, 2021
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Saturday, 22 May 2021 19:53 (two years ago) link
heehee
― kinder, Saturday, 22 May 2021 20:06 (two years ago) link
I will give Moldova points in the category of 'chorus rhymes with country name'
― kinder, Saturday, 22 May 2021 20:10 (two years ago) link
lol
Wow Moldova were amazing #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/XwaHkFfBUY— george (@georgegriffiths) May 22, 2021
― kinder, Saturday, 22 May 2021 20:11 (two years ago) link
Germany going down the Fathers Crilly and Maguire route.
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Saturday, 22 May 2021 20:14 (two years ago) link
Russia, Iceland and Finland so far
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 22 May 2021 20:17 (two years ago) link