Eurovision 2023 discussion thread

[Crimson Dynamo]

look at the state of Louis Walsh :shocked:

Piers schooling them

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[Niamh.]

Dustin was absolutely robbed that year :idc:

[Vanessa]

I'm definitely voting for Sweden's and Italy in the final.
Then whoever else impresses me..

[Nicky91]

i'm not voting Sweden that's what i already know :laugh: but who i will vote for, depends on whoever i give highest score then

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meanwhile do your homework people on edgar allan poe, for austria's entry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe

[jet]

I'm definitely voting for Sweden's and Italy in the final.
Then whoever else impresses me..

Love Italy's song, I'll be voting for him.

[Nicky91]

beware San Marino's performance might be considered as shocking


Rolling Stones vibes (also in the backdrop, might remind some of you to a iconic Stones album cover)



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also Australia be like

Maneskin who?
*hold my beer*
and we do it better with some synth in it


super solid rehearsals so far from them

[Vanessa]

Love Italy's song, I'll be voting for him.

I don't expect much. It's not your typical Eurovision song.
But i think it's beautiful and i love it.

[Livia]

Does anyone think people will vote Ukraine this year, regardless of the song?

[NICKP]

I love Hannah Waddingham she brings the energy and the good vibes!

[Vanessa]

Does anyone think people will vote Ukraine this year, regardless of the song?

It's possible. They will do well again.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Catherine Tate facing calls to step down from Eurovision role over 'racist' sketch

Despite the honour of taking part in the voting of the Eurovision Song
Contest On Saturday, Catherine Tate is facing calls to be "cancelled".


Shortly after her role was announced, fans of the song contest demanded
Catherine be fired from the job and branded her "racist" after a previous
comedy sketch was recirculated.

The Offensive Translator, which was shown on The Catherine Tate Show,
mocked Britons' inability to speak other languages and Eurovision fans
claimed the comedian should be "fired" over it.

XY66ZJ0TFUI

Shortly after her role was announced, fans of the song contest demanded
Catherine be fired from the job and branded her "racist" after a previous comedy sketch was recirculated.

The Offensive Translator, which was shown on The Catherine Tate Show,
mocked Britons' inability to speak other languages and Eurovision fans
claimed the comedian should be "fired" over it.

Twitter user @CRobertsUK fumed: "This is racism. Mimicking an accent,
especially a white person mimicking a non-white accent is racist."

Agreeing, @Oldeknight said: "I didn't find it funny at all. Anyone else would
get fired for this act."

@Nickeh added: "Please take this down. It's a racist video and by posting it, you're contribution to the system of racism."

The sketch in question was aired in 2006 and saw Catherine pretend to speak
in several different languages.

Eurovision Song Contest airs Saturday, May 13 from 8pm on BBC One.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/news/catherine-tate-facing-calls-to-step-down-from-eurovision-role-over-racist-sketch/ar-AA1b2Uhm?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=53a3ca4dc20c4a73a9362f1eab39fe1e&ei=5

[Niamh.]

Oh ffs, I wonder if anyone actually from those countries were offended?

[bots]

the world has gone mad, no place for humour

[Crimson Dynamo]

we cant have racists in Eurovision, she must be cancelled

[Liam-]

Isn’t it wonderful how the media can create a storm to sell their rags out of a couple of random tweets that barely anybody sees or cares about

[arista]

Catherine Tate facing calls to step down from Eurovision role over 'racist' sketch

Despite the honour of taking part in the voting of the Eurovision Song
Contest On Saturday, Catherine Tate is facing calls to be "cancelled".


Shortly after her role was announced, fans of the song contest demanded
Catherine be fired from the job and branded her "racist" after a previous
comedy sketch was recirculated.

The Offensive Translator, which was shown on The Catherine Tate Show,
mocked Britons' inability to speak other languages and Eurovision fans
claimed the comedian should be "fired" over it.

XY66ZJ0TFUI

Shortly after her role was announced, fans of the song contest demanded
Catherine be fired from the job and branded her "racist" after a previous comedy sketch was recirculated.

The Offensive Translator, which was shown on The Catherine Tate Show,
mocked Britons' inability to speak other languages and Eurovision fans
claimed the comedian should be "fired" over it.

Twitter user @CRobertsUK fumed: "This is racism. Mimicking an accent,
especially a white person mimicking a non-white accent is racist."

Agreeing, @Oldeknight said: "I didn't find it funny at all. Anyone else would
get fired for this act."

@Nickeh added: "Please take this down. It's a racist video and by posting it, you're contribution to the system of racism."

The sketch in question was aired in 2006 and saw Catherine pretend to speak
in several different languages.

Eurovision Song Contest airs Saturday, May 13 from 8pm on BBC One.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/news/catherine-tate-facing-calls-to-step-down-from-eurovision-role-over-racist-sketch/ar-AA1b2Uhm?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=53a3ca4dc20c4a73a9362f1eab39fe1e&ei=5


Fantastic Comedy
Love the African Translation
ending : Not my sandwich.

[Nicky91]

it's msn, most of that is fake news clickbait rubbish

[arista]

it's msn, most of that is fake news clickbait rubbish


Catherine Tate is Funny


your nation
no CEO at the table

[Crimson Dynamo]

A racism scandal is all this contest needs now

[Nicky91]

keep calm and rock out tonight to the aussies!


come on and bring it to Hamburg next year :love: yes i know australia has germany as its chosen host nation for them to put up their production there

[Nicky91]

i would've supported sweden but only with the grannies Eva & Ewa and their 1920's charleston style bop

but you know, ageist, native language hating generic powers that be at SVT, stupid woman Karin Gunnarsson :idc: :rolleyes:

[Vanessa]

I'm loving tonight show. So far so many excellent entries.
The standard has really gone up a lot.

[Vanessa]

Wow Australia.
Proper rock. I love it! :dance:

[Zizu]

Well this semi final was far better than the first imho

I fared better this time

Armenia , Estonia , Cyprus , Iceland , Poland ( fabulously melodic) , Australia .

Only Iceland missed out


I can only see either Poland or Australia winning the competition


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[Zizu]

I'm loving tonight show. So far so many excellent entries.
The standard has really gone up a lot.


I just wrote that without checking on the comments in here


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[Vanessa]

Well this semi final was far better than the first imho

I fared better this time

Armenia , Estonia , Cyprus , Iceland , Poland ( fabulously melodic) , Australia .

Only Iceland missed out


I can only see either Poland or Australia winning the competition


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Australia was my favourite. What a great band!

[Mystic Mock]

most views on youtube of semi 1: Croatia

:clap1: :clap1:

the flavour of my music taste :flutter:

It's a very memorable entry tbf.:laugh:

[Mystic Mock]

Catherine Tate facing calls to step down from Eurovision role over 'racist' sketch

Despite the honour of taking part in the voting of the Eurovision Song
Contest On Saturday, Catherine Tate is facing calls to be "cancelled".


Shortly after her role was announced, fans of the song contest demanded
Catherine be fired from the job and branded her "racist" after a previous
comedy sketch was recirculated.

The Offensive Translator, which was shown on The Catherine Tate Show,
mocked Britons' inability to speak other languages and Eurovision fans
claimed the comedian should be "fired" over it.

XY66ZJ0TFUI

Shortly after her role was announced, fans of the song contest demanded
Catherine be fired from the job and branded her "racist" after a previous comedy sketch was recirculated.

The Offensive Translator, which was shown on The Catherine Tate Show,
mocked Britons' inability to speak other languages and Eurovision fans
claimed the comedian should be "fired" over it.

Twitter user @CRobertsUK fumed: "This is racism. Mimicking an accent,
especially a white person mimicking a non-white accent is racist."

Agreeing, @Oldeknight said: "I didn't find it funny at all. Anyone else would
get fired for this act."

@Nickeh added: "Please take this down. It's a racist video and by posting it, you're contribution to the system of racism."

The sketch in question was aired in 2006 and saw Catherine pretend to speak
in several different languages.

Eurovision Song Contest airs Saturday, May 13 from 8pm on BBC One.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/news/catherine-tate-facing-calls-to-step-down-from-eurovision-role-over-racist-sketch/ar-AA1b2Uhm?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=53a3ca4dc20c4a73a9362f1eab39fe1e&ei=5

Every single one of those Twitter users quoted need to see a Therapist if they're getting that worked up over a Comedic sketch from over a decade ago.

Seriously what is wrong with some people.

[Mystic Mock]

Wow Australia.
Proper rock. I love it! :dance:

There is Germany's entry as well tbf.

[Zizu]

Just heard Sweden’s on the radio so I guess I have a top three of Poland / Australia / Sweden


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[Nicky91]

my faves last night

Poland, Belgium, Australia and Albania




i would love for a Belgium win :love:

[Vanessa]

There is Germany's entry as well tbf.

The rock songs will get a vote from me. I'm a big rock fan.

[Denver]

Luxembourg will return tk Eurovision next year after a 30 year hiatus

[Nicky91]

Luxembourg will return tk Eurovision next year after a 30 year hiatus

yup and it will be their debut in semi finals as they've never experienced that before :D

[Nicky91]

It's a very memorable entry tbf.:laugh:

this is one of those songs they won a national music award for btw

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[UserSince2005]

Iceland should have gone through. Terrible.

[Mystic Mock]

The rock songs will get a vote from me. I'm a big rock fan.

Fair play.

I like Rock Music as well.

[arista]

No way
will the UK Win.

The track has nothing special,

[Crimson Dynamo]

The Ukraine president wanted to make a message at the show tomorrow but they said no. we are not Political :laugh2:

Any credibility they thought they had...

shambles

[Crimson Dynamo]

No way
will the UK Win.



not with that big behind UK hater

[Vanessa]

Sweden is massive favourite to win this year.
Loreen can do it again. I think she's awesome and I would love to see her live!

[Vanessa]

I'm going to watch all the performances, then go to bed. I can't stay up to late. I have work early morning.

[Zizu]

Sweden is massive favourite to win this year.
Loreen can do it again. I think she's awesome and I would love to see her live!


I still like Poland but I presume it’s still a political voting nightmare so anybody can win

An educated guess would be Ukraine ( if they are in the final)

:)


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[Vanessa]

I still like Poland but I presume it’s still a political voting nightmare so anybody can win

An educated guess would be Ukraine ( if they are in the final)

:)


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They will do well, but would they win again? I'm not sure.

[Zizu]

They will do well, but would they win again? I'm not sure.


Well everyone loves or feels like they should love Ukraine ( Russia aside ) so just presume most will mark their song ‘generously’


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[Nicky91]

Finland a odds favourite, don't make me laugh


i reckon that one is bottom 5 at juries, maybe even 0 points therefore no chance at winning whatsoever


:laugh3: :laugh3:

[Nicky91]

i'm voting for Loreen tonight, to prevent a generic gibberish finland win

[Vanessa]

i'm voting for Loreen tonight, to prevent a generic gibberish finland win

Is it? I thought Sweden were favourite to win?

[Nicky91]

Is it? I thought Sweden were favourite to win?

hope juries have sabotaged finland enough though

[Vanessa]

hope juries have sabotaged finland enough though

The jury will hate it, but the public will love it.
I still think Sweden could win this. Depending on the staging, it has to be spectacular to match Loreen amazing voice.

[Vanessa]

I'm going to order a takeaway and really enjoy tonight.
I don't want to cook, I want to dance :dance:

[UserSince2005]

Queen Loreen, please!!!
Finland is fun but it shouldnt go down in history.
Loreen deserves her second win.
She needs to become a eurovision legend tonight
Morocco for the win.

[Vanessa]

Queen Loreen, please!!!
Finland is fun but it shouldnt go down in history.
Loreen deserves her second win.
She needs to become a eurovision legend tonight
Morocco for the win.

I hope they improve the staging. But we all know that hee performance is going to be incredible

[Zizu]

i'm thinking of voting Poland, feel sympathy for the girl, coped with a ****load of disgusting nasty hate everywhere online

and the way she coped with that, just continuing to have fun, RESPECT for her ignoring her haters and basically going along with the memes, BEJBA!!!!!!


she won't win ESC but i wish her a ******* HUGE Global summer chart topping hit, not the best singer, but the best vibes of this year for me, something what puts a smile on people's faces :D


and i can relate to this song, lovely single persons anthem :clap1: :dance:

+ she and her family also rescued a dog from a animal rescue shelter (same babes, same)


her bulgarian daddy also very popular over in Szczecin, Poland where he owns a casino



Blanka Stajkow, remember the name


Great pop song as well


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[UserSince2005]

how do we vote tonight, is there an app to download or something?

[UserSince2005]

I was abroad for the second semi final so not sure how voting works.

[Nicky91]

some greeks are really quite pathetic sad losers, hating on a 16 yr old

UGH :rolleyes:


okay it feels wrong how he got into eurovision, coming from a family of shipping billionaires (Vernicos Shipping, worth around 2.7 billion) his aunt also being a very famous fashion designer (she did design his khaki jacket, shorts - safari look btw)



he is probably last place of semi 2, but tbh he is 16 and i find it rude to go hating on 16 yr olds, you could mentally destroy them so easily you know, and that is a no go for me


i hope he continues to try and improve his singing, more covers on youtube i recommend what he must do


but really it pisses me off that some are sooooooo looking down on whatever class ur from (was the same last year with Emma Muscat)


ok if his family paid for his participation, but he wrote his entry all by himself, music & lyrics

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am not gonna go on hating or disliking anyone too much tonight, hoping for a great show in general

[Vanessa]

how do we vote tonight, is there an app to download or something?

Download the app.

[Mystic Mock]

some greeks are really quite pathetic sad losers, hating on a 16 yr old

UGH :rolleyes:


okay it feels wrong how he got into eurovision, coming from a family of shipping billionaires (Vernicos Shipping, worth around 2.7 billion) his aunt also being a very famous fashion designer (she did design his khaki jacket, shorts - safari look btw)



he is probably last place of semi 2, but tbh he is 16 and i find it rude to go hating on 16 yr olds, you could mentally destroy them so easily you know, and that is a no go for me


i hope he continues to try and improve his singing, more covers on youtube i recommend what he must do


but really it pisses me off that some are sooooooo looking down on whatever class ur from (was the same last year with Emma Muscat)


ok if his family paid for his participation, but he wrote his entry all by himself, music & lyrics

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am not gonna go on hating or disliking anyone too much tonight, hoping for a great show in general

Why on earth would anyone hate a Eurovision contestant anyway?:laugh:

The Show is harmless fun, even if Politics does creep into the results.

[Crimson Dynamo]

glad to be missing this tbh

[Zizu]

glad to be missing this tbh


This is the first time I’ve bothered since that woman with a beard / guy in a dress( honestly can’t recall which ) was involved


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[Vanessa]

I love it. Always dance to the songs :dance:

[arista]

Could it be Robbie Williams
the secret Guest Star, who performs?

[arista]

glad to be missing this tbh


Yes me as well

[Crimson Dynamo]

me and the boy are going to watch a war film

[bots]

ukraine will most likely win again, and politics will drive the votes as usual

[UserSince2005]

Isn’t there a Beetle still alive that can make an appearance?

[Zizu]

ukraine will most likely win again, and politics will drive the votes as usual


That’s why we stopped watching all those years ago


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[Zizu]

Isn’t there a Beetle still alive that can make an appearance?


Only one that matters ..


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[Zizu]

I’m sticking with Poland with Australia and Switzerland .



Just heard the uk offering and it’s decent


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[Liam-]

We definitely won’t win, but unfortunately for all the gbnews gammons, I don’t think we’ll be at the bottom either

[Zizu]

What’s all the fuss about the Swedish woman ?

Is she Uber famous or something ?


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[Zizu]

Mmm the women all look gorgeous yet many of the guys look to be a tad ‘eccentric’ … ( that’s being generous)


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[Vanessa]

What’s all the fuss about the Swedish woman ?

Is she Uber famous or something ?


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It's Loreen and yes. She's massively popular.

[Zizu]

It's Loreen and yes. She's massively popular.


Famous pop star in Sweden ?


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[UserSince2005]

Production value so far is better than any contest previous

[Zizu]

Can’t take to that Hannah Warrington ..


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[Vanessa]

Famous pop star in Sweden ?


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Yes and in Europe.

[Zizu]

Austria !?


Jees these two are like a wet weekend.. no energy or enthusiasm
Mediocre voices

Na not for me !!


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[Zizu]

Production value so far is better than any contest previous


The light/laser shows are magnificent nowadays aren’t they


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[Zizu]

Portugal

Another almighty DUD !!
Mediocre voice as well


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[Zizu]

Well at least we should finish third bottom at worst


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[Zizu]

Switzerland

Nice voice , nice song


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[joeysteele]

Switzerland

Nice voice , nice song


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I like this one too.

[Vanessa]

That was good from Switzerland.

[Zizu]

Poland
My favourite song so far - lovely catchy melody - decent voice

Beaut lady as well


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[Vanessa]

This is so catchy :dance:

[James]

Poland
My favourite song so far

Beaut lady as well


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How far behind is iPlayer? Song has just started for me,

[Vanessa]

How far behind is iPlayer? Song has just started for me,

It just finished.

[Zizu]

Serbia

Oh I like this intro .. reminds me of ultravox and the other similar artists


Not good enough to win though imho

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[Vanessa]

I'm liking this. Reminds me of The Cure a bit.

[Zizu]

I'm liking this. Reminds me of The Cure a bit.


Yes !!!!


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[Vanessa]

Yes !!


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This is too good for Eurovision.

[Zizu]

France

Errr …

Next please


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[Vanessa]

Mmm, this is ok from France. But I'm not bowled over.

[Zizu]

Pity we can’t fast forward though LIVE shows

:)


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[Zizu]

Cyprus

Great voice ..

Wow .. really like the start of this song ..

Nice chorus as well



Loving this !!


Flawless



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[Vanessa]

Yes, this is brilliant.

[UserSince2005]

How amazing for all these peoples careers. All performing incredibly.

[joeysteele]

Don't like this from Spain at all, sorry.

[Zizu]

Spain


Is she singing in Spanish doesn’t sound like it ?!?


Not for me anyways

Next


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[Zizu]

Don't like this from Spain at all, sorry.


Same .. it’s killed the vibe
:)


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[Vanessa]

This staging is hurting my eyes :bawling:

[Vanessa]

Somebody give that wolf a banana :dance:

[Zizu]

Apologies in advance for the running commentary .. this is what it’s like to be Aspergers ..

I’ll keep going for a bit longer - if it’s not too annoying for you all but I’ll probably just disappear without warning halfway through - I have a short attention span .


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[Vanessa]

Here comes Loreen. I love her!

[hijaxers]

Don't like this from Spain at all, sorry.

Dire and no mistake.

[Zizu]

Sweden .. massive favourite with the bookies


Kate Bush wannabe ??

There is only ONE Kate Bush let’s get this clear from the get go
:)

Sounds like she’s just nicked a Katy Perry hit

Kate Bush x Chrissie Hynde


That melody sounds sooo familiar !!



It’s ok


Next


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[joeysteele]

Sweden okay, not a winner for me but she has a strong following.

[Vanessa]

:clap1::clap1::clap1:

[hijaxers]

Sweden .. massive favourite with the bookies


Kate Bush wannabe ??

There is only ONE Kate Bush let’s get this clear from the get go
:)

Sounds like she’s just nicked a Katy Perry hit


It’s ok


Next


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Yeah and she ain't her, ok but everyone thinks thats the winner ???

[Zizu]

Albania

Just about tolerable


Next

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[Vanessa]

I like the beat of this song, but it's pretty forgettable.

[hijaxers]

Sorry Albania your sacked off.

[Zizu]

Italy

Nothing special..

Average voice at best - singing an ok song
Graham built him up to be so special. !!


Next


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[joeysteele]

The last 2 not very good, for me anyhow.

[hijaxers]

Not impressed , all the hype this week and such crap songs.

[Zizu]

Estonia

Decent voice

Ok song .. good chorus


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[Zizu]

Finland

Mmm

I’m not good with weird soooo we shall see ..

Absolute bollox singing /song

Nice colours

Sorry

Next


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[Parmy]

How many are left to go until scoring?

[hijaxers]

OMG human centipede Yukk

[Parmy]

Seagull actually!!

[Vanessa]

Loved that from Finland. Had me dancing :dance:

[Vanessa]

How many are left to go until scoring?

12 more.

[Zizu]

Czecha

Errrrrr no

Next


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[Zizu]

How many are left to go until scoring?


12 after this I think


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[hijaxers]

Seagull actually!!

Hi Jonathon soaring again:laugh:

[Zizu]

Loved that from Finland. Had me dancing :dance:


It had a decent beat - I will concede

:)


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[hijaxers]

What a rip off of i'm not your toy

[Parmy]

Hi Jonathon soaring again:laugh:

I used to feel like orville...not now after reading a few snippets :hee:

[Zizu]

Seagull actually!!


?????


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[Parmy]

?????


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A joke about another thread Aimed at Jax. My animal instincts kicking in again.

[Vanessa]

Australia is awesome this year. :cheer2:

[Zizu]

Australia
Another big favourite with bookies

Fabulous beat and catchy chorus

Nice of his auntie to play lead guitar for them

I’m just hearing AHA though


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[Parmy]

I wish this bloke was Jimmy dean

[Zizu]

A joke about another thread Aimed at Jax. My animal instincts kicking in again.


Ok


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[Vanessa]

Woohoo this is so good! :dance:

[Parmy]

Lacking a flux capacitor imo.

[Vanessa]

:dance: Jamiroquai vibes

[Zizu]

Belgium

Thought it was Simply Red for a moment with the intro ..

Nice chorus saves the poor song - actually I think they’ve nicked the chorus !!



Not my cup of char though


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[Parmy]

Gustoph Mcgetoff.

[Vanessa]

10 more songs.

[Parmy]

Calm down zizu, all that was a long time ago.

[Parmy]

Stupid gymnastics spoiled that.

[hijaxers]

Nil point from me sorry.

[Cherie]

What the hell is this

[Denver]

Moldova is phenomenal

[hijaxers]

Moldova is phenomenal

Better than Armenia 1/10

[Parmy]

Moldova is phenomenal

:dance:

Correct statement.


My winners so far.

[Cherie]

Too slow Ukraine

[Vanessa]

I enjoyed that. Usher vibes.

[Parmy]

Off off off

[Vanessa]

I should go to bed, but I'm not feeling sleepy yet.
I'll wait a bit longer.
Work tomorrow. I need to be up at 5 am :fist:

[Parmy]

Hopefully she's not a full blown lesbian. The world needs more female powerhouses.

[Vanessa]

A bit of heavy metal. Wooooo :dance:

[Parmy]

She missed the high note Graeme waffled on about.

[Parmy]

I'm just an aging homosexual in the commentary box.

Snooker next for Norton.

[Parmy]

She sound like a bagpipes, mid warm up.

[Zizu]

Calm down zizu, all that was a long time ago.


What was a long time ago ?


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[Cherie]

Israel ..:love:

[Parmy]

What was a long time ago ?


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That milkmaid milking.

[Parmy]

Unicorn for me....100 percent my winner.

[Vanessa]

Israel ..:love:

It's really good :dance:

[Vanessa]

This one is so weird, but I like it :joker::dance:

[Zizu]

That milkmaid milking.


I have literally no idea what you are talking about .. I’ve been listening to the boxing on TalkSport since about song 14 ..

I’ll fast forward the rest of the songs later


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[Parmy]

I have literally no idea what you are talking about .. I’ve been listening to the boxing on TalkSport since about song 14 ..

I’ll fast forward the rest of the songs later


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Whatever.

[Zizu]

Whatever.


Are you annoyed at me ?


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[joeysteele]

It kind of went off from the middle for me.
A lot of average songs at best.

[Parmy]

Are you annoyed at me ?


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No,not at all. Just disappointed you ain't talking about Eurovision anymore Cause of some lame boxing event.

[Parmy]

It kind of went off from the middle for me.
A lot of average songs at best.

Moldova or Israel for me Joey. Israel was outstanding both with the song and visuals. So for me they squeak it.

GB was poor, plus we surely cant afford to host another.

[Zizu]

No,not at all. Just disappointed you ain't talking about Eurovision anymore Cause of some lame boxing event.


Ah .. I’m back :)

Boxing over now

I saw the milkmaid .. she looked a bit unhinged so I’ll pass

:)


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[Parmy]

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[Zizu]

Armenia

I liked this in the semi final


Interesting song structure.. sounds like a Script song !!!

Nice overall


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[Zizu]

Moldova


Catchy beat.
Nothing special

Fast forwarding ..


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[Zizu]

Ukraine

Ok song , clever visuals

Next


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[Zizu]

Norway

Nice enough song .. weak voice

Bit too fast for my liking ..

Next


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[Vanessa]

It's Netta! :dance:

[Zizu]

Germany

I quite like a bit of rock

They would have been more effective dressed in traditional black attire as opposed to looking like complete diks

I liked the song oddly enough

Better experience with your eyes closed

Next


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[Zizu]

Lithuania

Nice enough song

Not good enough to win though , I fear


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[Zizu]

Israel

Fabulous intro ., pinched straight out of Bowie’s Life on Mars !!


Very catchy chorus .. Sounds like another Katy Perry song

Good overall


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[Zizu]

Slovenia

Good song
Good performance

Can’t see them winning though


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[Parmy]

Sonia has just ruined the evening.

[Zizu]

Croatia

Absolute bonkers


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[Zizu]

United Kingdom

Nice catchy song ..

Sounds like one of Ava Max ditties

No way this wins …


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[Zizu]

Now for the dreadful voting ..


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[Vanessa]

The standard is so high this year.
A lot of great songs won't so as well as they could have done.

[Zizu]

Can’t stand this Sam Ryder , his persona or his voice

Apologies


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[Zizu]

The standard is so high this year.
A lot of great songs won't so as well as they could have done.


Yeah some very good songs indeed


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[Zizu]

I never want to hear or see this Anna Waddingham woman again or her fake , forced smile !!

So irritating and such an attention seeker


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[Vanessa]

Good luck to all the countries!

[Zizu]

Brace yourselves


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[bots]

Russia bombed the town where the ukranian entry came from as they were singing their song

[Zizu]

The Ukraine judge is gorgeous !!


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[Vanessa]

Sweden is going to win this. I'm telling you!

[hijaxers]

Sonia has just ruined the evening.


How bad was that ~ cringeworthy i'd say :laugh:

[Zizu]

What is this krap !!

Italy was one of the five worst songs and performances !!

Imho

;)


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[Vanessa]

Italy is doing great so far.
But no one will beat Sweden.

[Zizu]

Italy is doing great so far.
But no one will beat Sweden.


It’s a good job as of Italy had won it would make the whole thing even more pointless


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[Vanessa]

It’s a good job as of Italy had won it would make te whole thing pointless


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We don't want to win. Otherwise we have to pay to host it again :joker:

[hijaxers]

We don't want to win. Otherwise we have to pay to host it again :joker:

Quite right Vanessa a country that can afford it needs to win

[Zizu]

How are Italy third yet the fabulous Poland song was 24th !!!


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[hijaxers]

How are Italy third yet the fabulous Poland song was 24th !!!


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There's never any rhyme or reason for this clown show voting.

[Liam-]

Mae’s performance admittedly wasn’t the best, but some of the absolute guff that’s beaten us :joker:

[Zizu]

Bookies v actual scores


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[Zizu]

Mae’s performance admittedly wasn’t the best, but some of the absolute guff that’s beaten us :joker:


It’s ridiculous really ..


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[Zizu]

What utter bollox


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[hijaxers]

What utter bollox


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Ditto

[Vanessa]

Queen Loreen! Yes! :dance:
Italy 4th place. VERY happy with that! :cheer2:

[Liam-]

Find it hilarious that all these countries are all ‘no more war!!!’ Defending Ukraine but are all smiles when rewarding Israel but whatever.

A decent winner, if not a bit predictable, but definitely one of the better ones that could have taken it

[Zizu]

Queen Loreen! Yes! :dance:
Italy 4th place. VERY happy with that! :cheer2:


I really didn’t rate Italy at all

We are all so different though .. especially me it seems

LOL


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[arista]

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[Vanessa]

I really didn’t rate Italy at all

We are all so different though .. especially me it seems

LOL


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I loved it. But Loreen is queen!

[Zizu]

Still think the Sweden song sounds like one of Katy Perrys !!


Is it Firework ??


Hopefully her lawyers are in the case as we speak
:)

Edit .. she should lose those unflattering knee pads

https://youtu.be/QGJuMBdaqIw

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[UserSince2005]

Congrats to Queen Loreen.

[UserSince2005]

Find it hilarious that all these countries are all ‘no more war!!!’ Defending Ukraine but are all smiles when rewarding Israel but whatever.

A decent winner, if not a bit predictable, but definitely one of the better ones that could have taken it

Isreal are fighting a pure evil, Europe backs them just like we back Ukraine.

[MTVN]

My thoughts

- Sweden a worthy winner. Powerful song, stood out from the crowd, very well performed

- Mae did not perform well. I like the song but it didn't deserve much and the radio version is obviously autotuned to hell. Frustrates me that we follow up any good year with a poor entry

- I was surprised at the lack of Ukrainian presence really. It felt more like we were just hosting it for us rather than hosting for them. I thought their act was rubbish which didn't help and they made no show of support for their country or anything

- Generally we hosted it well but it's funny we've always mocked how it's staged in other countries then when it comes down to it we host it in exactly the same way with all the cheese etc. Hannah Waddingham was good

- Why did those Croatian weirdos do so well on the public vote

- Czech, Armenia, Italy were my other favourites

[Mystic Mock]

There's a few things that I have to say about the Eurovision final.

1. The performances for the most part were good imo, I enjoyed most of them.

2. Graham Norton slagging off Armenia & Germany's entries when completely ignoring how the UK performance was performed like she was drunk, is imo very biased. I get that he likes to make jokes about other countries entries, but calling one entry boring, and saying that you don't want the other entry to win because you "don't want to hear it again" is deeply unprofessional, even by Graham Norton's own standards.

3. Ruth Lorenzo still looks stunning 15 years on from her stint on TXF (she was an early childhood crush) and my taste hasn't changed on Ruth Lorenzo being a stunner all of these years on. Just as beautiful as the woman representing Israel imo. I'll stop being silly now I promise.:laugh:

4. The Jury were a disgrace tonight (technically last night) they were deliberately buffing up Loreen's points to stop Finland from winning, despite that being the public's wish. What is the point of the public voting if their vote counts for nothing? Which with the lead that the Jury gave Sweden tonight it basically meant that the Finland supporters (the majority) shouldn't have even bothered voting.

Obviously in the grand scheme of things going on in the world right now, Eurovision rigging who wins isn't the biggest sin in the world, but it is annoying to watch the public vote be completely disrespected.

Plus I don't buy that all of those Juries just conveniently thought that Sweden's was the best, especially with so many strong entries this year.

My personal favourite performance of the night was Australia, I think that it's a shame that the public didn't give it many votes.

My least favourite was definitely our entry, the song was generic, she had zero stage presence, and sung really badly. I don't mean to be harsh, but I thought that it was no Sam Ryder or Blue.

[Mystic Mock]

Russia bombed the town where the ukranian entry came from as they were singing their song

That's bleak.

[Mystic Mock]

Mae’s performance admittedly wasn’t the best, but some of the absolute guff that’s beaten us :joker:

We were terrible tbf.

We were really lucky to not be bottom.

[arista]

"Mae did not perform well"


That is so tragic.
BBC keep picking Losers

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/05/14/02/70959293-12080233-image-a-9_1684026619701.jpg

She Won before in 2012
That is Crazy

[Singer Loreen performing on behalf of Sweden
celebrates with the coveted microphone
trophy after being announced the winner]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/usshowbiz/article-12080233/Eurovision-fans-pour-Liverpool-hoping-Britains-Mae-Muller-beat-Swedish-favourite-Loreen.html

[joeysteele]

Sadly I think all the hype of the last week about the show left with more of a disappointment.
It seemed disjointed a lot of the time.

Didn't live up to expectations.
Too many similar songs few that stood out really.
However strong performances from some who got little reward for their performances.

I half expected Sweden to win although not my choice at all sorry.
Sweden's was behind on the main vote yet far ahead on the jury votes.
That disconnect between juries and the public is a problem for this contest really in my view.

In light of the number of votes cast it was rather close with only 58 votes deciding it.

Over half for me were pretty good songs, the vast majority were strong performances too.
Overall though sadly for me, it's one of the least enjoyed Eurovisions for me unfortunately.

Hoping for a great deal better next year.

As a footnote our entry just seemed there at the end, it wasn't performed to its best and no matter who it was and from what Country had it not been the UK, for me it just ended up being lost in the crowd.
We didn't really present it that well, it's been better presented and more slick in many previous years.

I watched it with 3 cousins one of whom ended up more bored with it than enjoying it this year.
That's my own take on it this year anyhow..it didn't really live up to expectations.
Sadly.

[arista]

Nicky Posted "delete pls"

Then does a post he is leaving the Forum.
https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11291074#post11291074

Can Staff Pease Re Edit
the Title


As this is a Legit Record of the Euro Sony Contest 2023
Loads have posted
not jut upset Nicky.

[Zizu]

She wasn’t that tremendous imho

Loreen .. I prefer Soreen tbh

:)
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[joeysteele]

She wasn’t that tremendous imho

I prefer Soreen tbh

:)
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:joker:oh that made my day.
Good one Zizu.

[joeysteele]

Nicky Posted "delete pls"

Then does a post he is leaving the Forum.
https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11291074#post11291074

Can Staff Pease Re Edit
the Title


As this is a Legit Record of the Euro Sony Contest 2023
Loads have posted
not jut upset Nicky.

Spot on arista.
This thread has many interesting posts on it.
No way should it be deleted.
Absolutely ridiculous.

[Crimson Dynamo]

"UK's Mae Muller had a very disappointing night. She finished second to bottom on the
leaderboard"

https://media.tenor.com/ZUBUW3ELrUcAAAAC/spit-take-laughing.gif

[arista]

Spot on arista.
This thread has many interesting posts on it.
No way should it be deleted.
Absolutely ridiculous.


Yes, Nicky is Upset
and leaving, so he has posted

So Why delete this thread
Loads put their time in this thread.

He can not Tell Staff to now Delete his thread

[Vanessa]

Sweden. Wow, it was like we were at a Loreen concert. Absolutely fantastic.
I also loved Finland, I was dancing to it :dance:
The standard was really high this year.
Very happy with Italy finishing 4th place and I love Marco Mengoni. He's Italy pride and joy.

[joeysteele]

Is it just my annoying suspicious mind working overtime again.
However is it at all or not interesting Sweden will now host Eurovision in 2024 which is exactly 50 years since ABBA won it.

[Vanessa]

Is it just my annoying suspicious mind working overtime again.
However is it at all or not interesting Sweden will now host Eurovision in 2024 which is exactly 50 years since ABBA won it.

It was close. Finland could have won it.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Is it just my annoying suspicious mind working overtime again.
However is it at all or not interesting Sweden will now host Eurovision in 2024 which is exactly 50 years since ABBA won it.

that is rather fortuitous... :think:

[joeysteele]

It was close. Finland could have won it.

Not once the Jury vote had Sweden miles ahead.
The public vote wouldn't have give it to Sweden but the Jury vote had Sweden way ahead of any other.
Nearly double the votes.

However as I indicated it's maybe just my own suspicious mind.

[arista]

Well done Staff
Fixing the title back.

[UserSince2005]

I half expected Sweden to win although not my choice at all sorry.
Sweden's was behind on the main vote yet far ahead on the jury votes.
That disconnect between juries and the public is a problem for this contest really in my view.

The Finland act could not sing.
How do you expect a reputable jury to award him points?
The public can vote for silly, I don’t mind. Just glad talent won in the end.

[UserSince2005]

Is it just my annoying suspicious mind working overtime again.
However is it at all or not interesting Sweden will now host Eurovision in 2024 which is exactly 50 years since ABBA won it.

You’re reading too much into it. Trust the weirdos at the BBC to make that connection and then scream about it at the final.
You cannot generate a eurovision win. It has to be the perfect storm at the perfect moment. And Eurovision certainty don’t care about some random fact about it being 50 years since abba won.

[UserSince2005]

Nicky Posted "delete pls"

Then does a post he is leaving the Forum.
https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11291074#post11291074

Can Staff Pease Re Edit
the Title


As this is a Legit Record of the Euro Sony Contest 2023
Loads have posted
not jut upset Nicky.

What a rat thing to do. I’ll create the 2024 thread now so it is in good hands next year.

[UserSince2005]

The guy from Finland was such a sore loser.
Compare his reaction to Sam’s reaction last year when the win was actually stolen off him.

[Vanessa]

The guy from Finland was such a sore loser.
Compare his reaction to Sam’s reaction last year when the win was actually stolen off him.
I loved the song. But Sweden for me was miles ahead of the rest.

[Livia]

"UK's Mae Muller had a very disappointing night. She finished second to bottom on the
leaderboard"

https://media.tenor.com/ZUBUW3ELrUcAAAAC/spit-take-laughing.gif

Average singer, average song, hates her own country, applied for a passport from the country from which her Jewish grandfather had too run for his life. I hope I never have too see her again.

[Zizu]

The guy from Finland was such a sore loser.




He was a complete doughnut..


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[Barry.]

2. Graham Norton slagging off Armenia & Germany's entries when completely ignoring how the UK performance was performed like she was drunk, is imo very biased. I get that he likes to make jokes about other countries entries, but calling one entry boring, and saying that you don't want the other entry to win because you "don't want to hear it again" is deeply unprofessional, even by Graham Norton's own standards.
.

Graham was on stage during uks performance so we don’t know how he actually felt about it and you got to take Grahams comments with a pinch of salt, he just funny, he said Germany wasn’t his type of song but thought they’d do well too and he was right about Armenia being lost in the crowd of songs.

[UserSince2005]

He was a complete doughnut..


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They should change the lyrics of the song too, Wah. Wah wah. Wah wah wah waaaaaah.
Because him and his supporters really can’t get over him not winning.

[Vanessa]

Loreen was always going to win anyway.
At least in my opinion.
For me it was the strongest performance.

[Crimson Dynamo]

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[UserSince2005]

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Desperately trying to connect the dots.
Flat earthers wish they were this good

[bots]

whats more likely is that they went all out to find a good song with the 50th approaching unlike us who went for a complete pile of pavement pizza

[Mystic Mock]

Is it just my annoying suspicious mind working overtime again.
However is it at all or not interesting Sweden will now host Eurovision in 2024 which is exactly 50 years since ABBA won it.

We're meant to believe that it was coincidence Joey, we're not meant to question the blatant rigging to fit a narrative.:nono::joker:

Seriously though I agree with you Joey, the timing of Sweden winning this year is very interesting, especially given the fact that her song wasn't as good as the Jury were making it out to be.:think:

[Mystic Mock]

The Finland act could not sing.
How do you expect a reputable jury to award him points?
The public can vote for silly, I don’t mind. Just glad talent won in the end.

Was her song better than Finland's though?

And would you say that her entry was over 100 points better than Italy and Israel's entries? Which is what the Jury said last night.

[bots]

We're meant to believe that it was coincidence Joey, we're not meant to question the blatant rigging to fit a narrative.:nono::joker:

Seriously though I agree with you Joey, the timing of Sweden winning this year is very interesting, especially given the fact that her song wasn't as good as the Jury were making it out to be.:think:

what you are implying is that eurovision is a big deal, and it's simply not, so that's where the theory disintegrates :laugh: