What state is Flo Rida representing?
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Monday, 21 March 2022 18:36 (two years ago) link
Alas, as an honorable Sammarinese (!) citizen Flo Rida is not eligible for the US contest:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkhiH-JXFPs
― celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Monday, 21 March 2022 18:44 (two years ago) link
ah, I'd forgotten about that
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Monday, 21 March 2022 18:57 (two years ago) link
Some entries I like a lot: First of all, our quite wonderful Dutch entry, by S10 (pronounced ‘Steen’ in English, because that’s how you pronounce her first name, Stien), whose 2020 album was very high on my ILM ballot that year. It’s our first Dutch-language entry since Sieneke’s dead on populist-not-poptimist arrival “Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" in 2010:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2m-MGSys0kS10 • De Diepte
― celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Monday, 21 March 2022 21:30 (two years ago) link
Next up, Italy’s all-male passion play, hotly tipped to be the winner (ancora!) until the war broke out. And if they manage to pull off a performance like the one in the San Remo final, who could say they wouldn’t have deserved it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MgMhzfUmiAMahmood & BLANCO • Brividi Now instead, Mahmood might have to settle for the runner-up position for the second time in three editions.
― celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Monday, 21 March 2022 21:33 (two years ago) link
I also posted about the Albanian entry a couple of weeks ago on A thread for pop with Arabic influences from the Balkans, Transcaucasia, North Africa and the Middle East, to stunned silence:
”Sekret” by Ronela Hajati, this year’s Albanian Eurovision entry, is more than worth a thread revive. There’s several different versions to choose from - I can’t, so here’s all three of them:the original all-Albanian version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NczxScmhajwlive performance in the national final, partly in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuLIDqZ3waQthe brand new revamped international video version, English + Albanian and featuring some strategically interspersed Spanish elements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMu47raqbcc
― celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Monday, 21 March 2022 21:36 (two years ago) link
A truly insane final video.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 21 March 2022 21:37 (two years ago) link
My favorites for this year are Cyprus and Czech Republic:
Andromache - Ela
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM8CY08UT6I
We Are Domi - Lights Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMesI3_LprY
― daavid, Sunday, 27 March 2022 18:16 (two years ago) link
This video contains snippets from all the tracks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrOaYo3I-9A
― daavid, Sunday, 27 March 2022 18:17 (two years ago) link
Rehearsals underway, but to catch the snippets, off to TikTok...
https://www.tiktok.com/@eurovision
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 1 May 2022 16:31 (one year ago) link
Two hours to go to semifinal 1! If you're over here and need viewing help...
https://www.eurowhat.com/watch
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 16:53 (one year ago) link
Semi final order badly formatted by me lazily pasting from Wikipedia01 Albania - Ronela Hajati, "Sekret" (Albanian, English)02 Latvia - Citi Zēni, "Eat Your Salad"(English)03 Lithuania - Monika Liu, “Sentimentai”(Lithuanian)04 Switzerland - Marius Bear , “Boys Do Cry" (English)05 Slovenia - LPS, “Disko" (Slovene)06 Ukraine - Kalush Orchestra, “Stefania" (Ukrainian)07 Bulgaria - Intelligent Music Project, “Intention" (English)08 Netherlands - S10, “De diepte" (Dutch)09 Moldova - Zdob și Zdub & Advahov Brothers, “Trenulețul" (Romanian, English)10 Portugal - Maro, “Saudade, saudade" (English, Portuguese)11 Croatia - Mia Dimšić, “Guilty Pleasure" (English, Croatian)12 Denmark - Reddi, “The Show" (English)13 Austria - Lumix feat. Pia Maria , “Halo" (English)14 Iceland - Systur, “Með hækkandi sól" (Icelandic)15 Greece - Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord, “Die Together" (English)16 Norway - Subwoolfer, “Give That Wolf a Banana" (English)17 Armenia - Rosa Linn, “Snap" (English)
― gyac, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:02 (one year ago) link
Bbc commentary: “thanks for getting off grindr to host Eurovision” (!)
― gyac, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:03 (one year ago) link
Popbitch have handily just released their guide.
― gyac, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:04 (one year ago) link
I still can’t believe these are the opening lyrics to the Latvian Eurovision this year. pic.twitter.com/9IDi4t3guz— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) May 10, 2022
― gyac, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:27 (one year ago) link
Moldova vg
― TWELVE Michelob stars?!? (seandalai), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:03 (one year ago) link
Zdob si Dob always are great value
― gyac, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:05 (one year ago) link
wot? DJ ChisinÖtzi?
― butt-mooning is a polysemous word, hoss! (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:05 (one year ago) link
Austria very happy to be here
― TWELVE Michelob stars?!? (seandalai), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:14 (one year ago) link
lots of 70s vibes tonight
― TWELVE Michelob stars?!? (seandalai), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:16 (one year ago) link
this grew on me
― gyac, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:17 (one year ago) link
Lithuania, Ukraine, Netherlands, Moldova, Portugal, Iceland would be my picks
― TWELVE Michelob stars?!? (seandalai), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:36 (one year ago) link
AlbaniaUkraineNetherlandsLithuaniaPortugalGreeceNorway (by the skin of their wolfs teeth)
― butt-mooning is a polysemous word, hoss! (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:42 (one year ago) link
Love love love love this Eurodance classics interval but too bad they didn’t save it till Saturday.
― gyac, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:42 (one year ago) link
I think I might be the only person who really liked Austria? They were cute and fun and enthusiastic.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:50 (one year ago) link
I was very happy about how happy they were to be there
― TWELVE Michelob stars?!? (seandalai), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:50 (one year ago) link
the disco / dance / edm intermezzo, for a second I thought we were getting (Eumir) Deodato here.
― butt-mooning is a polysemous word, hoss! (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:53 (one year ago) link
*had me confused…
for me Austria were the best of the worst, which means i want them to go through
― butt-mooning is a polysemous word, hoss! (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:54 (one year ago) link
“caress the moon”? #onethread
― butt-mooning is a polysemous word, hoss! (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:56 (one year ago) link
farewell Ronela Hajati 😥
― butt-mooning is a polysemous word, hoss! (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 21:12 (one year ago) link
Oh thank god, I don't have to listen to Austria ever again!
― emil.y, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 21:12 (one year ago) link
OOOPS I meant Latvia!
― emil.y, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 21:13 (one year ago) link
Here we gohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8a7Gbci7CI
― gyac, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 21:13 (one year ago) link
That was a BIZARRE result all around.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 21:41 (one year ago) link
don’t know, all of the countries seandalai and I mentioned were voted thru, except Albania (and that was a highly divisive one to begin with) - plus Armenia and Switzerland, who were both solid (although not my thing). the six that were eliminated were all crap (very fun crap, in the case of Austria), again except Albania, which was robbed, looted and plundered, a truly unforgivable travesty of justice.
― butt-mooning is a polysemous word, hoss! (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 11 May 2022 06:08 (one year ago) link
I really did as well! I guess main singer was a bit too off at times, though (agreed again) not for want of enthusiasm.
― anatol_merklich, Wednesday, 11 May 2022 08:45 (one year ago) link
except Albania, which was robbed, looted and plundered, a truly unforgivable travesty of justice
This truth.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 11 May 2022 14:32 (one year ago) link
SERBIA SERBIA SERBIA SERBIA
― emil.y, Thursday, 12 May 2022 19:35 (one year ago) link
(Also I am very ashamed but I enjoyed Georgia quite a bit)
Cyprus presenting a masterclass in killing your own quite decent song
― butt-mooning is a polysemous word, hoss! (breastcrawl), Thursday, 12 May 2022 19:50 (one year ago) link
I'm convinced Serbia aren't going to go through and I'm sad about it already.
― emil.y, Thursday, 12 May 2022 20:46 (one year ago) link
I would be surprised if it goes through (but also very happy)
― butt-mooning is a polysemous word, hoss! (breastcrawl), Thursday, 12 May 2022 20:48 (one year ago) link
There you go, guys
― gyac, Thursday, 12 May 2022 21:12 (one year ago) link
Yesssss! The rest of the lot that went through today was pretty poor, I've got to say. They picked mostly the most boring ones.
― emil.y, Thursday, 12 May 2022 21:17 (one year ago) link
Czech Republic was good!
― gyac, Thursday, 12 May 2022 21:18 (one year ago) link
Serbia going through made me VERY happy. Estonia was the 'most improved' for sure, credit to the guy and glad he went through. Beyond that mostly indifferent or unsurprised though I would easily swap out San Marino for Finland on that front.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 12 May 2022 21:27 (one year ago) link
And yeah, Czech Republic made up for some iffy performances on the promo tour by all accounts.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 12 May 2022 21:28 (one year ago) link
Czechia was good fun, yes. Not quite as fun as Austria if we're comparing cheesy dance entries, but I definitely approve.
― emil.y, Thursday, 12 May 2022 21:32 (one year ago) link
None of my favourite Cyprus -> Ireland -> North Macedonia stretch made it through :( Serbia obv great, rest was mostly blah.
― TWELVE Michelob stars?!? (seandalai), Thursday, 12 May 2022 22:26 (one year ago) link
People elsewhere in the continent watching this at 2am lol
― gyac, Saturday, 14 May 2022 22:59 (one year ago) link
UK, 28 votes.
― Doodles Diamond (Tom D.), Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:00 (one year ago) link
Wonder how many people actually vote in the UK?
― kinder, Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:02 (one year ago) link
Just thinking about the fact that if Putin hadn't decided to invade Ukraine, the UK would have just won Eurovision.
― Portrait Of A Dissolvi Ng Drea M (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:03 (one year ago) link
Public got it pretty much spot on.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:04 (one year ago) link
Rotten bit of luck, chaps.
― Doodles Diamond (Tom D.), Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:04 (one year ago) link
― gyac, Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:05 (one year ago) link
Ukraine didn't deserve the 400 and whatever votes they got but they were right about Serbia.
― Doodles Diamond (Tom D.), Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:05 (one year ago) link
I fucken voted, I do it every year. It's actually a big deal where I live, I could lean out the window and point out 4 more voters
― The Speak Of The Mearns (Jonathan Hellion Mumble), Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:06 (one year ago) link
― gyac, Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:06 (one year ago) link
― Portrait Of A Dissolvi Ng Drea M (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 14 May 2022 bookmarkflaglink
The Ukraine's extra sympathy votes would've been spread out in a way that's hard to predict. A very small gap btw UK and Spain.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:07 (one year ago) link
xp It's true! Also the Ukraine song is better, and not the sort of thing which would normally be in with a chance.
― Portrait Of A Dissolvi Ng Drea M (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:08 (one year ago) link
Tonight was truly Boris Johnson's Dunkirk moment.
― Doodles Diamond (Tom D.), Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:09 (one year ago) link
you have melted our hearts, friends #Eurovision 💛💙......and it matters the world to us during this time 💔we send all your love and support to our brave freedom defenders at Azovstal and along the frontlinecongrats, KALUSH Orchestra 🏆🇺🇦 #SaveMariupol #SaveAzovstal pic.twitter.com/Vt7WzpMHFQ— Ukraine / Україна (@Ukraine) May 14, 2022
― gyac, Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:12 (one year ago) link
Ukraine got 431 out of a maximum possible 468 public votes.
― Portrait Of A Dissolvi Ng Drea M (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:13 (one year ago) link
without the invasion ukraine have a different entry: alina pash withdrew as contestant for some faff to do with crimea which i'm too sleepy to understand
also russia would be competing
― mark s, Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:14 (one year ago) link
At least Switzerland got fuck all in the public vote.
― Dan Worsley, Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:16 (one year ago) link
Next year in a liberated Mariupol.We’ll sort it out somehow.#Eurovision2022— Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) May 14, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:23 (one year ago) link
Also Konstrakta’s formal video for the song rules too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S1jrYq87Zw
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 14 May 2022 23:40 (one year ago) link
Just looking at the full vote breakdown now. The following countries’ public votes gave Ukraine 12 points:🇮🇹 Italy 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇪🇸 Spain 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇪 Germany 🇦🇹 Austria 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇵🇱 Poland 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇸🇲 San Marino 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇮🇱 Israel 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇳🇴 Norway 🇫🇮 FinlandMy beloved Moldova got 8 points from the UK public, proving my votes for them didn’t go to waste.They got 12 points from Romania and Serbia, which amuses me because I saw a comment on YouTube by an excited Serb talking about how the video distilled the experience of taking trains in the Balkans and when I ran this by my Serb mate she was like “unbelievably otm” & “one time I saw a group take a suckling pig on the train”. Any other year, they’d be reaping in the end of evening drunk votes but they still did very well!Obviously there were some Bizarre Voting Irregularities, Sharivari to thread etc
― gyac, Sunday, 15 May 2022 10:58 (one year ago) link
Turns out that you can loop the 32 bar acapella intro of "Stefania" all the way through the break in Madonna's "Hung Up" - the keys match perfectly.
(Fucking hell, wait till she realises. There'll be no stopping her.)
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 17 May 2022 10:26 (one year ago) link