Fair play to Jordan Clarke for holding this face for 3 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJjVSfSFk14
― sbahnhof, Friday, 25 January 2019 06:57 (five years ago) link
xp good songs? Good songwriters working on this? Seems relatively easy to me to get better positions than in the last 9 years, but the song selections have just been shit. It's not like there have been expectations "this is quite good, should rank high" - no, everyone's agreed the songs are bad and won't stand a chance. So no mystery here, really.
― abcfsk, Friday, 25 January 2019 09:36 (five years ago) link
ouch
voted jordan clarke for the eurovision "look"
needs the classic "wink for europe" towards the end
― nxd, Friday, 25 January 2019 09:44 (five years ago) link
xp good songs, well duh. How can they change their competition structure to get better songs? Given the BBC prob won't spend much money hiring the hottest producers or holding a UK Melodifestivalen. Should they approach a wider range of artists? Involve Radio 1/1xtra? Expand the judging panel? A longer public vote? Abduct George Ezra?
― sbahnhof, Friday, 25 January 2019 20:28 (five years ago) link
Songs matter less than getting someone to sing who is known in the rest of Europe.
― the battering ram's rolling (snoball), Friday, 25 January 2019 20:30 (five years ago) link
Yeah I need to catch up on these but I've heard some snippets.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 25 January 2019 20:39 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 4 February 2019 00:01 (five years ago) link
good to see Darude stepping up for Finland
― seandalai, Monday, 4 February 2019 00:25 (five years ago) link
also happy about San Marino's continued commitment to recycling
― seandalai, Monday, 4 February 2019 00:56 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 00:01 (five years ago) link
OK, so it's not going to be bigger than us.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 07:27 (five years ago) link
on now...You Decide Which Of These Scarcely Famous Singers Gets To Come Near The Bottom Of The Voting This Year
― just another country (snoball), Friday, 8 February 2019 19:33 (five years ago) link
OK, off to negotiate 350 points from China under WTO rules.
― dorsalstop, Friday, 8 February 2019 22:21 (five years ago) link
Songs matter less than getting someone to sing who is known in the rest of Europe.― the battering ram's rolling (snoball), Saturday, January 26, 2019 9:30 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
:-s Eurovision winners aren't usually well-known. (sometimes not even after they win!)
France's song for the final is "Roi" by Bilal Hassani:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCJRigN2DmI
It was the French public favourite by miles:
- https://eurovision.tv/story/bilal-hassani-to-represent-france-at-eurovision-2019
The French show also used a 10-nation jury (which preferred other songs), similar to in the Swedish final.
― sbahnhof, Saturday, 9 February 2019 02:17 (five years ago) link
Other news: Jack White wins Eurovision
- https://eurovoix.com/2019/02/06/israel-white-stripes-lead-singer-now-receiving-royalties-from-nettas-toy/
Netta's new (non-Eurovision) single is incredible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV1sjm9Lz_Q
(not sure if that's Salvador Sobral from 2017 in the video)
― sbahnhof, Saturday, 9 February 2019 03:31 (five years ago) link
Stuff is going on in Italy.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/11/italian-egyptian-mahmood-singers-victory-angers-matteo-salvini
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 12 February 2019 00:25 (five years ago) link
Hmm, I wonder what these fascists' agenda is.
― sbahnhof, Thursday, 14 February 2019 04:13 (five years ago) link
The Italian song choice - "Soldi" by Mahmood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22lISUXgSUw
― sbahnhof, Thursday, 14 February 2019 04:22 (five years ago) link
This is shambolic:
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47357471
― ShariVari, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 11:16 (five years ago) link
Ukraine has officially dropped out of Eurovision as they can’t find anyone willing to take the place of the nominee who wouldn’t sign the nationalist pledge.
― ShariVari, Thursday, 28 February 2019 07:54 (five years ago) link
Idiots but good for her standing up to it
― abcfsk, Thursday, 28 February 2019 09:48 (five years ago) link
into Iceland's EBM tribute to Azerbaijan 2008
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CU-xnPsSHE
― seandalai, Sunday, 3 March 2019 00:00 (five years ago) link
also here for Portugal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSbp8lwCQp8
― seandalai, Monday, 29 April 2019 00:43 (four years ago) link
Yeah that's a standout.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 29 April 2019 01:20 (four years ago) link
Word on a US broadcast? (logo out maybe netflix?)
― alomar lines, Monday, 29 April 2019 03:03 (four years ago) link
Being Portuguese and knowing Conan is so weird/funny to see his name here at ILM.
this is a nice song, but my favourite of his is this one
https://youtu.be/HYCWK4IVlpM
― Nourry, Monday, 29 April 2019 09:02 (four years ago) link
hi!
― seandalai, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:35 (four years ago) link
Sandstorm ftw
― L'assie (Euler), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:36 (four years ago) link
Also I was impressed by the Czech 1975-core
― L'assie (Euler), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:37 (four years ago) link
Also Poland kinda gav3 me Knife vibes
― L'assie (Euler), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:38 (four years ago) link
it's this guy again!
― seandalai, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:39 (four years ago) link
The Czech entry is a friend of mine so I suspended my boycott for three minutes. He did well!
― ShariVari, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:40 (four years ago) link
he looked very happy
― seandalai, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:41 (four years ago) link
He always does. He is like a puppy in human form.
― ShariVari, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:42 (four years ago) link
Australia a bit Kate Bush?
― L'assie (Euler), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:59 (four years ago) link
AUS staging was good. Iceland next!
― seandalai, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 20:04 (four years ago) link
Ok Iceland is memorable. So far only Czech and Australia have been in what’s been mostly a disappointing semi
― danzig, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 20:07 (four years ago) link
Estonia so grim it could be Denmark
― seandalai, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 20:11 (four years ago) link
But the entertainment value!
― gyac, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 20:12 (four years ago) link
it's that guy again!
― seandalai, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 20:21 (four years ago) link
Things have picked up quite a bit in the last few things even enjoyed portugal’s weirdness
― danzig, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 20:23 (four years ago) link
Well done, Albert!
― ShariVari, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 21:08 (four years ago) link
Oh my god, Iceland's reaction.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 21:08 (four years ago) link
Romania’s the first interesting one tonight
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 16 May 2019 19:28 (four years ago) link
SF2 pretty dull. Norway/Albania/Azerbaijan were fine I guess.
― seandalai, Thursday, 16 May 2019 20:30 (four years ago) link
No-one watching? What's with all the melodramatic over-the-top ballads?
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 19:49 (four years ago) link
I’m watching! Russia may be the best this time.
― L'assie (Euler), Saturday, 18 May 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link
I'm watching. Malta was pretty good, Albania was one of those operatic things that never works well, Czech Republic was catchy but o____O those lyrics, Germany meh, Russia trying too hard again, Denmark's Lily Allen, San Marino's singing dentist might score highly, North Macedonia a bit overwrought.
― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 19:53 (four years ago) link
I saw the Czech Republic's entry, which looked like a parody of The 1975, and immediately felt that this decade should hurry up and fuck off.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 19:53 (four years ago) link
The Singing Dentist gets my vote.
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 19:54 (four years ago) link
come on sweden
― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:00 (four years ago) link
gonna be a good turnup for the swedes
― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:00 (four years ago) link
or a turnip
― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:00 (four years ago) link
Just give us the bloody points already!
― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:01 (four years ago) link
OH FUCK OFF
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:01 (four years ago) link
Woah
― Jeff W, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:01 (four years ago) link
boooo (That was my intended joke tho)
― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:01 (four years ago) link
The public have terrible taste.
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:01 (four years ago) link
That sucks.
what??
― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:01 (four years ago) link
93 points????
Norway win the popular vote. Scrap the juries
― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:02 (four years ago) link
Racism, I presume.
― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:02 (four years ago) link
Bullshit way of presenting the scores.
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:02 (four years ago) link
that was a very american idol-esque finish, complete with flickers of racism
― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:03 (four years ago) link
I like seeing the disparity btw the jury and public vote
― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:03 (four years ago) link
Norway got 12 from UK voters! tt voted Iceland but her top 3 were the UK top three as well
― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:03 (four years ago) link
The Australian entry from a few years back had a great jury score but the public only gave him 2 points & I absolutely thought that was racism
― gyac, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:04 (four years ago) link
It's 2019 and people still like crap post-Britpoppy piano ballads. Fuck, man.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:05 (four years ago) link
Why is he called Duncan Lawrence?
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:05 (four years ago) link
I don't think a black singer has ever won, right?
― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:06 (four years ago) link
I thought Sweden won with a ... non-white singer?
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:08 (four years ago) link
I don't actually know what ethnicity she was though tbh.
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:09 (four years ago) link
Sweden track needs a better chorus. Fun backing vox though.
Britain giving max to Norway pop is reassuring tho
― Chuck_Tatum, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:10 (four years ago) link
Berber iirc xp
― ShariVari, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:11 (four years ago) link
Radio 2 now playing “Euphoria”. Now that is a song.
― Jeff W, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:13 (four years ago) link
Loreen is of North African descent, I think. That's the only time a non-white person has won, right? Or does Jamala count?
― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:13 (four years ago) link
Was listening to Loreen in the car today
― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:14 (four years ago) link
...next year in Amsterdam?
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:27 (four years ago) link
Anyway, the last time the Dutch won:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjn_kTo2-yw
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:28 (four years ago) link
Belgium's going to boycott next year because the Dutch occupy part of the sea.
― StanM, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:29 (four years ago) link
Dave Benton, winner in 2009, representing Estonia but from Aruba, not white.
― mike t-diva, Sunday, 19 May 2019 00:02 (four years ago) link
(2001 not 2009, duh)
― mike t-diva, Sunday, 19 May 2019 00:03 (four years ago) link
san marino woz robbed
― massaman gai (front tea for two), Sunday, 19 May 2019 05:50 (four years ago) link
I can't remember, has Norway or Sweden ever sent a Sami singer before to the contest? I know Finland hasn't.― Tuomas, Saturday, May 18, 2019 10:21 PM (two days ago)
― Tuomas, Saturday, May 18, 2019 10:21 PM (two days ago)
Late answer here, but OH YES INDEED, complete with references to then-recent Sami protests against hydroelectric development in northern Norway. This joik was sounding around the schoolyards for AGES it felt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSx4lUPX9KY
― anatol_merklich, Monday, 20 May 2019 08:16 (four years ago) link
good final, only disliked about three entries
norway for me, just edging iceland
― nxd, Monday, 20 May 2019 11:54 (four years ago) link
nxd otm
― imago, Monday, 20 May 2019 12:54 (four years ago) link
Norway were good, but lose points for me for the bald guy. Reminded me of that dude from Aqua.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 20 May 2019 13:03 (four years ago) link
Yes this was also noted during our viewing party, followed by interjections of “come on Barbie lets go party” throughout the performance.
― Siegbran, Monday, 20 May 2019 13:45 (four years ago) link
The Israelies produced a great show this year.
― nostormo, Monday, 20 May 2019 14:21 (four years ago) link
Israelis
― nostormo, Monday, 20 May 2019 14:23 (four years ago) link
Israelites.
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Monday, 20 May 2019 14:42 (four years ago) link
Madonna's been uploading videos of her performance up on Instagram, with vocals audibly fixed with autotune.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 20 May 2019 16:32 (four years ago) link
Eurovision 2019: UK's last-placed entry has score lowered
― just another country (snoball), Friday, 24 May 2019 22:22 (four years ago) link
More heinous shit courtesy of Viktor Orbán:
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/nov/27/hungary-pulls-out-of-eurovision-amid-rise-in-anti-lgbt-rhetoric
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 27 November 2019 16:19 (four years ago) link
The sooner somebody shoots that cunt the better
― FBPRieu (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 16:48 (four years ago) link