Eurovision 2025 Thread [Austria win]

[Nicky91]

Not her fault. And she's a survivor of the massacre.

a survivor okay fair enough



and a too privileged nepo baby spoiled rotten little princess :idc:



even promo for her at Times Square :facepalm: The Raphael family want to show the entire world they have a lot of money


but in all fairness, Auntie Ronit earned all that money fair and square unlike other corrupt super rich thugs out there, like Trump

[Vanessa]

Rooting strongly for Ireland tonight.

Lets hope they make it. Would be amazing to have them in the final along with the uk

[Kate!]

Lets hope they make it. Would be amazing to have them in the final along with the uk

Yes!

[Nicky91]

Good Luck Australia, Montenegro, Ireland, Latvia, Armenia, Austria, Greece, Lithuania, Georgia, Czechia, Luxembourg, Serbia, Malta, Denmark, and Finland


:love:

[Benjamin]

It’s tiiiimmme

[Vanessa]

Here we go. Snacks and drinks ready!

[Benjamin]

Here we go. Snacks and drinks ready!

Same :dazzler:

[Shaun]

I only know of Finland, Australia and Malta's songs tonight... oh and Ireland's but that was awful. Hoping for some bops to get through after Tuesday's mess :worry:

[Benjamin]

I only know of Finland, Australia and Malta's songs tonight... oh and Ireland's but that was awful. Hoping for some bops to get through after Tuesday's mess :worry:

Was just wondering if you’d be joining us tonight :love:

[Benjamin]

What is heather wearing :joker:

[Shaun]

I have to make an appearance before my sweepstake tops the vote tonight x


probably won't happen and will rely on a jury landslide like every winner has bloody done

[Vanessa]

Michelle Hunziker is also presenting in the grand final.
She works for Italian tv.

[Benjamin]

I have to make an appearance before my sweepstake tops the vote tonight x


probably won't happen and will rely on a jury landslide like every winner has bloody done

Fingers crossed for Georgia.

[Shaun]

What is heather wearing :joker:

she looks like she's just emerged from a bucket of discarded CDs at HMV :love:

[Benjamin]

she looks like she's just emerged from a bucket of discarded CDs at HMV :love:

#nostalgia

[Benjamin]

Australia here we gooooo

[Shaun]

oh he's on first? :worry: I was hoping he'd comfortably qualify... but then if Iceland can make it, surely he can...

[Benjamin]

oh he's on first? :worry: I was hoping he'd comfortably qualify... but then if Iceland can make it, surely he can...

I’d be shocked if this doesn’t go through

[Vanessa]

Wtf is this

[Shaun]

the Benson Boone catsuit getting a good reuse here

[Benjamin]

I like this :joker:

[Benjamin]

I like him too :laugh:

[Shaun]

TAKE OFF THE PANTS, DaDDY

[joeysteele]

It's kind of bonkers enough to do really well

[Vanessa]

That was really bizarre

[Benjamin]

TAKE OFF THE PANTS, DaDDY

Imagine :flutter:

[Vanessa]

Oh ballad

[Benjamin]

Why is she wearing a duvet?

[Shaun]

*adds make-up remover pads to my shopping list*

[Benjamin]

*adds make-up remover pads to my shopping list*

:joker:

[Benjamin]

I actually stopped listening to the song because I’m just watching her in the outfit

[Benjamin]

Tbf she can sing and this is better than some which qualified on round 1

[Shaun]

This is very... "there".

[joeysteele]

It built up well, not sure what I thought of that one

[Benjamin]

It built up well, not sure what I thought of that one

Like it’s not the best or worst. It may just make it through.

[Vanessa]

Time to dance :dance:

[joeysteele]

Aw, good luck Ireland.

[Shaun]

her voice is reminding me of those awful chipmunk edits of Cascada and DJ Sammy 20 years ago

[Benjamin]

her voice is reminding me of those awful chipmunk edits of Cascada and DJ Sammy 20 years ago

Yeah haha.

[Benjamin]

I think Ireland are going to struggle

[Benjamin]

Oh I love Latvias entry but I doubt it’ll go through

[Shaun]

oh this is daft already, I love it

[Vanessa]

I quite like this. It's different

[joeysteele]

I like Latvia's.

[Benjamin]

I pray that goes through

[Shaun]

Oop here comes the 2nd daddy of the night...

[Benjamin]

Oop here comes the 2nd daddy of the night...

He looks like Tom from Race Across the world :lovedup:

[Shaun]

he's SHIRTLESS AND COVERED IN OIL????
Ammi hold me

[Benjamin]

Oh this is awful

[joeysteele]

Hmm this is one of my sweepstakes, I'm not hopeful.

[Shaun]

song is meh but I enjoy the performance :smug:

[Benjamin]

I really hate this song by Austria so much

[Vanessa]

I like the opera parts of the song, but not keen on the rest of it

[Shaun]

this voice :shocked:

[joeysteele]

I don't know, it has something.
It's certainly different.

[Benjamin]

I like the opera parts of the song, but not keen on the rest of it

On paper I should love this but I find it so bad.

[Vanessa]

I don't know, it has something.
It's certainly different.

It could do very well

[Shaun]

It's definitely moving, and obviously vocally brilliant... I think it's a very safe winner prediction

[Shaun]

oh it has a DONK!

[joeysteele]

I like the opera parts of the song, but not keen on the rest of it

Do you like opera Vanessa ?

I quite like some.

[Vanessa]

Do you like opera Vanessa ?

I quite like some.

Yes love it

[Shaun]

I've really grown to be obsessed with this woman

[Benjamin]

In order of my faves:

Latvia
Australia
Montenegro
Ireland
Armenia
Austria

[Vanessa]

Over 60 disco, love it :laugh::dance:

[Benjamin]

I honestly love Heather.

[Shaun]

Over 60 disco, love it :laugh::dance:

otherwise known as the TiBB music subforum :hehe:

[Benjamin]

otherwise known as the TiBB music subforum :hehe:

:joker:

[Benjamin]

Ooh we’re up

[Vanessa]

:joker:otherwise known as the TiBB music subforum :hehe:

[Shaun]

first time i'm actually hearing the song in full let alone them live :skull:

[Shaun]

...what the hell indeed...

[Benjamin]

She sounds a bit puffed

[Benjamin]

They’re having fun at least

[Vanessa]

Mmm not sure about this

[joeysteele]

Not sure about UK.

[Benjamin]

Mmm not sure about this

Still better than olly last year

[joeysteele]

Mmm not sure about this

Ditto :joker:

[Benjamin]

Ooh my sweepstake up now

[Benjamin]

I love her glasses

[Shaun]

I love her glasses

she had a job interview 45 minutes ago :love:

[Benjamin]

Ooh I like this

[Benjamin]

she had a job interview 45 minutes ago :love:

I hope she gets it

[Vanessa]

I like this one. And great staging

[Barry.]

I just can’t get into out song

[Benjamin]

I like this one. And great staging

The staging is prob the best so far

[joeysteele]

Good performance, like it.

[Barry.]

It’s better live than the studio record

[Shaun]

I like it but this just feels like if you asked Google AI to come up with the most generic Eurovision performance lol

[Benjamin]

Latvia
Australia
Greece
Montenegro
Ireland
Armenia
Austria

[Benjamin]

I like it but this just feels like if you asked Google AI to come up with the most generic Eurovision performance lol

It’d bring up a Portuguese entry ;)

[Barry.]

It’d bring up a Portuguese entry ;)

Don’t, I’m still shook they made it

[Benjamin]

Don’t, I’m still shook they made it

Same and over Belgium too

[Shaun]

usually love the Lithuanian entry (The Roop, Monika Linkyte, Silvester Belt) so I am hopeful...

[Barry.]

He looks like Jay from Eastenders

[Benjamin]

This is giving me Sigur Ros vibes

[Benjamin]

I actually really like this

[joeysteele]

I actually like this a lot

[Barry.]

It’s not bad, different too

[Vanessa]

This is rather good

[Benjamin]

I think this is my fave so far

[Vanessa]

:dance:

[joeysteele]

I think this is my fave so far

Yes,mine as well.

[Benjamin]

Brilliant :clap1:

[Barry.]

Malta time

[Vanessa]

Yes,mine as well.

Something a bit rockier, hope it gets through

[Shaun]

:shrug:

maybe it'll grow on me by Saturday

[Benjamin]

I went off this novelty song very quickly lol

[joeysteele]

Something a bit rockier, hope it gets through

I agree

[Barry.]

I went off this novelty song very quickly lol

You aren’t serving Kant?

[Shaun]

yeah this is a total anticlimax after all the controversy lol

[Benjamin]

Lithuania
Latvia
Australia
Montenegro
Ireland
Malta
Armenia
Austria

[Barry.]

Lithuania
Latvia
Australia
Montenegro
Ireland
Malta
Armenia
Austria

Did you not like Austria?

[Benjamin]

You aren’t serving Kant?

Nope. The novelty of this song wore off very quickly. It’ll make the final but meh.

[joeysteele]

This is a bit all over the place.

[Vanessa]

Mmm not keen on this

[Benjamin]

Did you not like Austria?

I hate it. It’s so bad. I love opera but that song is awful. :laugh:

[Barry.]

I liked it but wish they kept it called Kant

[Benjamin]

Shaun’s sweepstake up

[Shaun]

very much doubt that'll qualify if the EDM stuff from Tuesday didn't

[Barry.]

It’s Georgia time

[Barry.]

I don’t know about this

[Benjamin]

She can sing but I just can’t vibe it

[joeysteele]

Not making an impression on me this one

[Barry.]

She can sing but I just can’t vibe it

It’s a song problem, she’s a good singer but the song, no

[Benjamin]

If RuPaul saw that disappointing reveal

[Shaun]

everyone and their aunt is having a boring dress reveal this year it seems

[Vanessa]

Bit dull this one

[Benjamin]

Lithuania
Latvia
Australia
Montenegro
Ireland
Georgia
Armenia
Austria

[Barry.]

If RuPaul saw that disappointing reveal

:joker:

[Shaun]

Scott and Rylan openly musing about our refusal to learn other languages and then wonder why we never get any televote points :laugh: it's just farcical at this point

[Barry.]

Scott and Rylan openly musing about our refusal to learn other languages and then wonder why we never get any televote points :laugh: it's just farcical at this point

You couldn’t write it

[Barry.]

Oh toilet break!

[Benjamin]

I love the French song soooooo much. Hope it’s good live

[Shaun]

i'm gonna assume this is another typical French entry (technically good, but fundamentally dull)

[Vanessa]

Not bowled over by this. It's good but not great

[joeysteele]

Dramatic performance, really like it.

[Benjamin]

The staging is weird for this

[Barry.]

Who’s going to clean that sand up!?

[Benjamin]

Oh that’s better

[Benjamin]

Love it :lovedup:

[Barry.]

Ha!!

[Barry.]

Those hoovers aren’t working

[Benjamin]

They’re actually hoovering :laugh3:

[Vanessa]

My sweepstake

[Benjamin]

This is a fave to be eliminated tonight but I don’t know why. It’s quite good (hopefully good live too).

[Shaun]

want this to qualify but it's looking unlikely :(

[Benjamin]

This over Malta’s song any day

[Vanessa]

Im doomed :bawling:

[Barry.]

It’s fun but Denmark don’t really send risk songs

[Vanessa]

Oh yeah I'm loving this :dance:

[Benjamin]

Lithuania
Latvia
Australia
Denmark
Montenegro
Ireland
Georgia
Armenia
Austria

[Barry.]

Scott and Rylan openly musing about our refusal to learn other languages and then wonder why we never get any televote points :laugh: it's just farcical at this point

Lithuania
Latvia
Australia
Denmark
Montenegro
Ireland
Georgia
Armenia
Austria

Where’s Malta

[Benjamin]

I swear if this doesn’t make it through but Malta do :mad:

[Shaun]

You'd have thought with a song literally called "Hallucination" they could have come up with some more innovative and memorable staging than some net curtains and a strobe light :(

[joeysteele]

I liked it but it could be forgotten about

[Barry.]

I like Czechia but I feel it’s boarderline

[Benjamin]

Where’s Malta

On the trash


Lithuania
Latvia
Australia
Denmark
Montenegro
Ireland
Malta
Georgia
Armenia
Austria

[Benjamin]

I like Czechia but I feel it’s boarderline

It’s massively climbed up in the odds to win

[Barry.]

It’s massively climbed up in the odds to win

They said that about Belgium I’ll wait til the results

[Benjamin]

This is a great entry

[joeysteele]

Very strong performance

[Barry.]

The dance break makes no sense in this song

[Vanessa]

I like this one

[Benjamin]

Lithuania
Latvia
Australia
Denmark
Greece
Czechia
Montenegro
Ireland
Malta
Georgia
Armenia
Austria

[Barry.]

I love this song!!!

[Shaun]

I like this! Not a clue how it would do with the juries or the televote though tbh

[Benjamin]

This has massively grown on me Luxembourg’s

[Benjamin]

The staging :clap1:

[Barry.]

This has massively grown on me Luxembourg’s

I love it my most listened to song this year

[joeysteele]

Great, I do like this

[Shaun]

see denmark! good staging! song is cute. Immaturely keep hearing "poopy" though.

[Vanessa]

Mmm no don't think so

[Benjamin]

Lithuania
Latvia
Luxembourg
Australia
Denmark
Greece
Czechia
Montenegro
Ireland
Malta
Georgia
Armenia
Austria

[Barry.]

The vocals though

[Shaun]

She got lucky with the stage shape as well, the frame is really accentuating the marionette-ness of it all

[Benjamin]

Well done Luxembourg :clap1:

[Barry.]

She got lucky with the stage shape as well, the frame is really accentuating the marionette-ness of it all

It was much better than Greeces CGI screen in 2021 too

[Shaun]

toilet break!

[Benjamin]

She can sing live :clap1:

[Barry.]

I fear this will eat Luxembourg up with the being on before it

[joeysteele]

I like Israel's a lot.

[Vanessa]

This is fantastic! :worship:

[Shaun]

the clip of the German entry I caught was godawful

[Barry.]

She can sing live :clap1:

Better than the trash last year

[Benjamin]

I fear this will eat Luxembourg up with the being on before it

Meh. It’s ok, Israel’s song. I like it but I don’t love it.

[Benjamin]

Lithuania
Latvia
Luxembourg
Australia
Denmark
Greece
Czechia
Israel
Montenegro
Ireland
Malta
Georgia
Armenia
Austria

[Vanessa]

She can sing live :clap1:

Thank god for that. I was worried it wouldn't be as good live

[Benjamin]

I’m intrigued by Germany’s song live

[Barry.]

the clip of the German entry I caught was godawful

I don’t like it too, I heard she’s not good live

[Barry.]

Wait, she’s not that bad

[Benjamin]

Ohhh this is surprising me

[Vanessa]

Mmm a bit generic

[joeysteele]

I like this from Germany.

[Barry.]

Ohhh this is surprising me

Yeah I’m shook at how it’s not making my ears bleed

[Benjamin]

Mmm a bit generic

It stands out this year tbf

[Benjamin]

It’s actually a low-key summer bop :dazzler:

[Shaun]

hate it soz

[Benjamin]

This has surprisingly moved up to my faves

[Barry.]

I’m not a fan of this song sorry Serbia as you tend to have bops

[Benjamin]

Lithuania
Latvia
Luxembourg
Australia
Denmark
Greece
Czechia
Israel
Montenegro
Ireland
Serbia
Malta
Georgia
Armenia
Austria

[joeysteele]

I don't like this, it wouldn't surprise me if it got to the final though unfortunately.

[Benjamin]

Serbia is forgettable but not awful

[Shaun]

I think he had a song in 2024's selection final that I really liked. This is terrible though.

[Barry.]

Serbia is forgettable but not awful

It’s like any other meh ballad they do

[Benjamin]

The bookies faves to be eliminated

Latvia :(
Serbia
Denmark
Ireland
Georgia
Montenegro

[Barry.]

Here come the queen!

[Benjamin]

Oh yay finishing with Finland :love:

[Shaun]

sie kommt!

[Vanessa]

Serbia won't get through I don't think

[Vanessa]

go on Finland :dance:

[joeysteele]

Serbia won't get through I don't think

I hope you are right Vanessa

[Benjamin]

Omg Finland yess :love:

[Vanessa]

:banana:

[Barry.]

I hope you are right Vanessa

I hope so too, but knowing the voters it might

[Shaun]

mother!

[joeysteele]

Great too from Finland.

[Vanessa]

Omg Finland yess :love:

What a bop

[Benjamin]

Lithuania
Finland
Latvia
Luxembourg
Australia
Denmark
Greece
Czechia
Israel
Montenegro
Ireland
Serbia
Malta
Georgia
Armenia
Austria

[Vanessa]

:dance: this is amazing

[Barry.]

Favourite to win too!!

[Benjamin]

Here she goes

[Vanessa]

Favourite to win too!!

They would make great winners

[joeysteele]

Superb

[Vanessa]

:hello::colour:

[Benjamin]

Brilliant :clap1:

[Barry.]

A good finisher for the semi finales

[Benjamin]

They would make great winners

They really would

[Shaun]

If that doesn't qualify I'm killing everyone in the wider European community

[Barry.]

Who’s everyone voting for?

[Benjamin]

If that doesn't qualify I'm killing everyone in the wider European community

Same.

[Shaun]

Bolded my ten qualifier picks... the italics are obvs already in the final x

Australia - 7/10 - fun!
Montenegro - 5/10 - nice voice, completely forgettable song
Ireland - 3/10 - nauseating but at least it's camp as tits...
Latvia - 8/10 - not a clue what this was about but I enjoyed it
Armenia - 7/10 - TOP ME
Austria - 9/10 - outstanding!
UK - 5/10... good voices and staging but the lyrics are barely intelligible and the song is just all over the place. Oh dear...
Greece - 5/10 - it's fine but the most generic eurovision entry lol
Lithuania - 6/10 - eh..
Malta - 6/10 - it's fun but I don't think it has a chance of qualifying
Georgia - 3/10 - utterly forgettable
France - 4/10 - utter jury bait
Denmark - 7/10 - she seems too nervous but I really like the song
Czechia - 7/10 - decent!
Luxembourg - 7/10 - bit too cutesy for my tastes but it's a well put-together entry
Israel - Israel/10
Germany - 2/10 - infuriating
Serbia - 4/10 - forgettable
Finland - 9/10 - !!!!

[Vanessa]

Vote is now open!

[Benjamin]

I voted for Lithuanian, Finland, Latvia and Luxembourg

[Shaun]

gonna throw a vote at Denmark x (since i think my other favourites are all safe)

[Vanessa]

Voted

[Benjamin]

Why has this segment got me hooked lol

[Shaun]

Why has this segment got me hooked lol

the teletubbies colours are bringing out your inner child?

[Benjamin]

the teletubbies colours are bringing out your inner child?

Apparently so :laugh:

[Benjamin]

The 6 I’d prefer to be out:

Ireland
Serbia
Malta
Georgia
Armenia
Austria

[Benjamin]

The love for the Greek glasses :clap1:

[Benjamin]

She’s so beautiful the Greek singer

[Shaun]

it's weird, the only 3 I could definitely say are safe are Israel, Finland and Austria... I could see all of the rest being surprise non-qualifiers. I think Lithuania and Greece are probably top 5 but that's the only ones I'd feel safe predicting

[Benjamin]

it's weird, the only 3 I could definitely say are safe are Israel, Finland and Austria... I could see all of the rest being surprise non-qualifiers. I think Lithuania and Greece are probably top 5 but that's the only ones I'd feel safe predicting

Yeah I agree. But also Belgium were 2nd in odds to qualify for the final in semi 1 and went out.

[Shaun]

so there's hope that Europe have forgotten Israel then? :flutter:

[Benjamin]

I reckon UK will give their 12 to Finland (I know we won’t found out tonight)

[Shaun]

We almost exclusively give our 12 to Lithuania :laugh: it's one of the more bankable diaspora votes every year I think

[Benjamin]

We almost exclusively give our 12 to Lithuania :laugh: it's one of the more bankable diaspora votes every year I think

I wouldn’t mind that tbf. Really enjoyed that song and it was my fave if the night.

[Shaun]

this segment is meaningless without Josiah!

[joeysteele]

Voted Lithuania

[Benjamin]

Voted Lithuania

:love: