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Post by Doña Jimena on Apr 17, 2022 4:52:30 GMT -5
^I didn't even watch 2021. Even if I did I probably forgot it. Didn't seem memorable to me. Anyway, is 2022 happening? Yeah, it will be a big party in Turin, Italy! First semi-final 10 May Second semi-final 12 May Final 14 May Russia and Belarus will not participate. Ukraine will be there. |
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Post by Strewthless on Apr 24, 2022 15:37:01 GMT -5
I'm not particularly interested in the event itself, but I most certainly will be keeping an eye on this thread in anticipation of yet more Babu-related hilarity.
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Post by Benfxmth on Apr 24, 2022 15:44:24 GMT -5
I'm not particularly interested in the event itself, but I most certainly will be keeping an eye on this thread in anticipation of yet more Babu-related hilarity. Aye. |
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Post by Doña Jimena on May 10, 2022 14:00:13 GMT -5
Fist semi-final from Turin is starting now.
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Post by Ariete on May 10, 2022 14:13:19 GMT -5
Oh, Finland is in the 2nd semi. Won't watch today then.
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Post by Ariete on May 10, 2022 17:33:09 GMT -5
Latvia  Denmark |
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Post by Strewthless on May 11, 2022 7:34:57 GMT -5
I watch every year (well I am a gay). The political voting is the 2nd most hilarious thing about it, after the awful songs of course. The UK song wasn't great, but it definitely wasn't the worst either, so a bit unfair to get 0 points. They take it very seriously in Malta & their singer is an arrogant little piece of work who thought she had it in the bag, (with her song that was a rip off of Netta's 'Toy' from 2018), so it was hilarious watching her face drop after she realised she wasn't going to win. My favourites were Iceland & France, though liked Switzerland, Ukraine & Lithuania too. I didn't mind Italy winning, not really my cup of tea, but was funny seeing the singer snort coke off the table when he didn't realise the camera was on him lol. The UK song is rarely terrible, it's worse than that, it's forgettable. Better to be crap and memorable than okay and boring in this kind of contest. Although it's always going to be that way because no promising British artist is going to touch Eurovision with a barge poll, it's widely seen as career suicide. The political voting was one of the main reasons why I stopped watching, ruined what was supposed to be a bit of light-hearted fun. It said on the news today that Ukraine are red hot favourites to win, because of course they are. |
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Post by flamingGalah on May 11, 2022 19:09:35 GMT -5
I watch every year (well I am a gay). The political voting is the 2nd most hilarious thing about it, after the awful songs of course. The UK song wasn't great, but it definitely wasn't the worst either, so a bit unfair to get 0 points. They take it very seriously in Malta & their singer is an arrogant little piece of work who thought she had it in the bag, (with her song that was a rip off of Netta's 'Toy' from 2018), so it was hilarious watching her face drop after she realised she wasn't going to win. My favourites were Iceland & France, though liked Switzerland, Ukraine & Lithuania too. I didn't mind Italy winning, not really my cup of tea, but was funny seeing the singer snort coke off the table when he didn't realise the camera was on him lol. The UK song is rarely terrible, it's worse than that, it's forgettable. Better to be crap and memorable than okay and boring in this kind of contest. Although it's always going to be that way because no promising British artist is going to touch Eurovision with a barge poll, it's widely seen as career suicide. The political voting was one of the main reasons why I stopped watching, ruined what was supposed to be a bit of light-hearted fun. It said on the news today that Ukraine are red hot favourites to win, because of course they are. The UK has had some decent songs in the past & has had some well known names sing them, but in recent years they have all been shite. Part of me thinks it's possibly deliberate as hosting the thing costs a fortune, so I doubt they really want to win anyway. But the UK could have Adele sing their song & still score hardly any points as the UK is so hated in much of Europe. The crap but catchy songs are my favourite, Eurovision should be tacky, camp fun, not preachy ballads. |
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Post by Doña Jimena on May 12, 2022 14:19:52 GMT -5
Finland is good, Rasmus reminds me childhood
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Post by Ariete on May 12, 2022 16:14:51 GMT -5
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Post by Ariete on May 14, 2022 12:55:44 GMT -5
Who will win today?
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Post by Doña Jimena on May 14, 2022 15:53:08 GMT -5
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Post by Doña Jimena on May 14, 2022 16:36:04 GMT -5
I have voted for Finland and Moldova.
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Post by Doña Jimena on May 14, 2022 17:05:33 GMT -5
Spain seems to be winning
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Post by Doña Jimena on May 14, 2022 17:11:30 GMT -5
Juries afraid to vote for Ukraine because of Putin's reaction?
I do not understand why UK is suddenly loved by juries.
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Post by snj90 on May 14, 2022 18:56:51 GMT -5
Ukraine won  |
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Post by rozenn on May 15, 2022 15:35:27 GMT -5
The UK song is rarely terrible, it's worse than that, it's forgettable. Better to be crap and memorable than okay and boring in this kind of contest. Although it's always going to be that way because no promising British artist is going to touch Eurovision with a barge poll, it's widely seen as career suicide. The political voting was one of the main reasons why I stopped watching, ruined what was supposed to be a bit of light-hearted fun. It said on the news today that Ukraine are red hot favourites to win, because of course they are. The UK has had some decent songs in the past & has had some well known names sing them, but in recent years they have all been shite. Part of me thinks it's possibly deliberate as hosting the thing costs a fortune, so I doubt they really want to win anyway. But the UK could have Adele sing their song & still score hardly any points as the UK is so hated in much of Europe.The crap but catchy songs are my favourite, Eurovision should be tacky, camp fun, not preachy ballads. The comment in bold didn't age well.  |
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Post by flamingGalah on May 16, 2022 17:51:13 GMT -5
The UK has had some decent songs in the past & has had some well known names sing them, but in recent years they have all been shite. Part of me thinks it's possibly deliberate as hosting the thing costs a fortune, so I doubt they really want to win anyway. But the UK could have Adele sing their song & still score hardly any points as the UK is so hated in much of Europe.The crap but catchy songs are my favourite, Eurovision should be tacky, camp fun, not preachy ballads. The comment in bold didn't age well.  It was reverse psychology  |
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Post by Strewthless on Jun 18, 2022 6:55:20 GMT -5
Putin will probably try to bomb it, just because he wasn't invited.
The UK prime minister has reacted to news that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said the UK would host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in the UK after the show's organisers said the event could not be held in the winning country, Ukraine.
"The Ukrainians won the Eurovision Song Contest... they deserve to have it and I believe that they can have it and I believe that they should have it," Johnson says.
"I believe that Kyiv or any other safe Ukrainian city would be a fantastic place to have it and I very much hope that the European Broadcast Union will recognise that," he adds.
The prime minister says the Ukrainian capital is "far more lively" than it was a few weeks ago, and with the annual competition a year away, "it's going to be fine by the time it comes around. They should be given a chance to host it".
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Post by Strewthless on Oct 7, 2022 13:25:56 GMT -5
Liverpool will be hosting next year's contest on behalf of Ukraine.
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