Eurovision Song Contest 2022

SERBIA SERBIA SERBIA SERBIA

(Also I am very ashamed but I enjoyed Georgia quite a bit)

Cyprus presenting a masterclass in killing your own quite decent song

I'm convinced Serbia aren't going to go through and I'm sad about it already.

I would be surprised if it goes through (but also very happy)

There you go, guys

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.

Czech Republic was good!

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.

And yeah, Czech Republic made up for some iffy performances on the promo tour by all accounts.

Czechia was good fun, yes. Not quite as fun as Austria if we're comparing cheesy dance entries, but I definitely approve.

None of my favourite Cyprus -> Ireland -> North Macedonia stretch made it through :( Serbia obv great, rest was mostly blah.

I am sad that my favorite of the lot (Cyprus) didn't go through :(

Was the performance really that bad? I haven't watched

Rooting for Czech Republic now

Cyprus was pitchy and the whole thing felt a bit flat.

I wish they could just do playback. It's a song contest, not a singing contest, after all.

I said this on twitter, but I think it also suffered from feeling behind-the-curve in general. I like that sort of sound a lot but it's kinda what Eurovision was full of pre-covid. Added to staging that failed to impress and a lacklustre performance, it was fairly doomed.

Just taking this off the official Eurovision site, for reference.

Grand Final Running Order:
🇨🇿 Czech Republic: We Are Domi – Lights Off

🇷🇴 Romania: WRS – Llámame

🇵🇹 Portugal: MARO – Saudade, Saudade

🇫🇮 Finland: The Rasmus – Jezebel

🇨🇭 Switzerland: Marius Bear – Boys Do Cry

🇫🇷 France: Alvan & Ahez – Fulenn

🇳🇴 Norway: Subwoolfer – Give That Wolf A Banana

🇦🇲 Armenia: Rosa Linn – Snap

🇮🇹 Italy: Mahmood & Blanco – Brividi

🇪🇸 Spain: Chanel – SloMo

🇳🇱 Netherlands: S10 – De Diepte

🇺🇦 Ukraine: Kalush Orchestra – Stefania

🇩🇪 Germany: Malik Harris – Rockstars

🇱🇹 Lithuania: Monika Liu – Sentimentai

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan: Nadir Rustamli – Fade To Black

🇧🇪 Belgium: Jérémie Makiese – Miss You

🇬🇷 Greece: Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord – Die Together

🇮🇸 Iceland: Systur – Með Hækkandi Sól

🇲🇩 Moldova: Zdob şi Zdub & Advahov Brothers – Trenulețul

🇸🇪 Sweden: Cornelia Jakobs – Hold Me Closer

🇦🇺 Australia: Sheldon Riley – Not The Same

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Sam Ryder – SPACE MAN

🇵🇱 Poland: Ochman – River

🇷🇸 Serbia: Konstrakta – In Corpore Sano

🇪🇪 Estonia: Stefan – Hope

It's fucking sadboi Eurovision this year.

wow at the Italy-Spain-NL-Ukraine sequence in the middle

..and the SWE-(aus)-UK-POL-(SER)-EST package at the end

those are the other big shots imo that are *not* my personal favs

well, SER *is* a personal fav, but I don’t consider it a contender. (and AUS is neither)

Ireland was awful. I don’t understand anyone who liked it. Dated af.

Moldova should make a strong showing on that placement. The train song is fun!

I'd much rather be watching dated upbeat pop than the raft of sad whining men that got through, so I supported Ireland. Also I liked the synth line that came in at times.

Am absolutely going to be voting for Moldova tonight, the video for the song is so great. Have yet to hear any of the big five but almost everyone I know is really excited about the UK’s entry?

Oh dear god the UK entry sucks so bad. I like France's entry, and Spain seems like a banger but a bit by-the-numbers. Don't think I've heard more than mini clips of the other two?

I think people are excited about the UK entry because he's tiktok famous so might not crash and burn? But we've had name recognition before and it didn't help.

I don't care for the UK entry, but have to say it is an improvement on the last few years, it at least has a memorable hook.

Also having a young fanbase across the continent will help.

it at least has a memorable hook

Does it, though?

I've heard it once, a couple of weeks ago, and can still remember it, which is my test.

also the previous "name recognition" gambit was "let's assume most countries in Europe have thousands of diehard Englebert Humperdinck fans who will vote for any old tosh if he's involved"

Yeah the name recognition is dependent on also having a semi decent song. Blue did ok, Humperdinck and Bonnie Tyler, not so much.

Radio 4 talking about Eurovision just now, seem to be excited not that the UK have a chance of winning but that they are likely to finish in the top half of the leaderboard.

I can remember the hook ("space... maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnn") but not the rest of it.

remember last year when the hook was [generic EDM trumpet sample 001] and they decided to highlight this by having him perform between two giant trumpets

It’s better than average for a UK entry but I have doubts about how well it will do on stage. Also the hook that’s in my head is actually the Babylon Zoo hook.

tonight is the first time in 17 years that I’m not watching live :(

xxp maybe when he sings the hook they can hoist him up in the air on wires.

Here we go then

I like this little parade of nations thing, so I can remember the entry before they’re actually on

Serbia got a nice cheer there

Who's in then?

10 seconds in and I ask my first 'What does this sound like" of many this evening

This is such a banger but going first is such a killer

Think it was 'Titanium' it reminded me of

Portugal is so dreary..

I quite like it for a slow one!

Surely only Portuguese people get that one?

Idk why the Rasmus opened with the IT vibe. This is not good.

Sounds like Bon Jovi.