[Nicky91]

Current and old Sandokan actors having a reunion there btw

As for the line up, am rooting most for Elettra Lamborghini to hopefully have a good song

Guests are: Tiziano Ferro, Eros Ramazzotti, Alicia Keys, Andrea Bocelli, to appear over all the shows

[Nicky91]

Boy George in the San Marino selection, with Senhit, and their song is called Superstar


Omg sensational surprise!

[Nicky91]

Sweden last heat this week

And in store for us

A schlager banger by Sanna Nielsen, a k pop song by AleXa, a sort of football anthem by Lilla Al-Fadji, and Isa nowadays known as Blade serving some loreen vibes



Romania also fun with the stereo love hitmaker Edward Maya

[Benjamin]

Australia are being represented this year by Delta Goodrem!

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@Strictly Jake @Nicky91

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Australia are being represented this year by Delta Goodrem!

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@Strictly Jake @Nicky91

Bottom 3 in the final material

Ewwwww

[Nicky91]

Bulgaria bringing bulgarian language to vienna

Bangaranga!

[Benjamin]

The UK entry is being played for the first time on Scott Mills’ show on Radio 2 this Friday.

[Benjamin]

Finland is the current fave to win in the odds at this early stage. Which usually I love Finland, however it’s a bloody terrible song, but people will vote it because it has a violinist.

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[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Bulgaria bringing bulgarian language to vienna

Bangaranga!

Just heard it and love it!

[Benjamin]

And here is the UK entry. I actually really like it.

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[Ammi]

…I don’t mind it/it’s a bit bland and basic though…but it does have potential of scoring reasonably if the staging is what it needs to be also…this is Eurovision, baby…it needs the **** staging out of it for the contest…(…in all of the fun ways, that is…)….

[Ammi]

…anyway, good luck to the entry……hopefully it won’t be look mum no points…

[Nicky91]

My favourites are
1. Israel
2. Italy
3. Sweden
4. Latvia
5. Montenegro

But all in all an amazing line up so far

Hopefully the shows will be as magical fairytale like as junior eurovision was last year


And i am mega hyped for my cuties of Bzikebi from Georgia, junior eurovision champions btw, and they were an interval act last year at jesc in tbilisi

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

The UK entry is being played for the first time on Scott Mills’ show on Radio 2 this Friday.

Another nail in its coffin

[Barry.]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Finland is the current fave to win in the odds at this early stage. Which usually I love Finland, however it’s a bloody terrible song, but people will vote it because it has a violinist.

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I love this song. Romania is my favourite though, love the rock and bit of opera vocals in it

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

Another nail in its coffin

Care to explain why? Scott Mills has ties with the Eurovision so of course he was going to get the first play.

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Barry.

I love this song. Romania is my favourite though, love the rock and bit of opera vocals in it

The Finnish entry is forgettable, it’s not winner worthy material for me.

[Benjamin]

Certainly looks like the contest will be in Scandinavia next year as Denmark have now crept to 2nd fave in the odds, just behind Finland.

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[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

The Finnish entry is forgettable, it’s not winner worthy material for me.

The finnish entry has an A-lister star though in violinist Linda Lampenius, she played with Jose Carreras, and at formula one, and with various other big name music stars

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

The finnish entry has an A-lister star though in violinist Linda Lampenius, she played with Jose Carreras, and at formula one, and with various other big name music stars

Doesn’t make it any less forgettable.

[Nicky91]

Italy is so cute, Sal Da Vinci is 56 yrs old, he sings this for his wife, whom he's been married to for 40 years, and also for his children and grandchildren

+ neapolitan language!

[Benjamin]

Of those released these have made an impact on me (good and bad):


France - This is amazing
Bulgaria - Fun and upbeat (currently my fave)
Estonia - I shouldn’t love this but I really do
Croatia - love this, gives me ‘My Sisters Crown’ by Vesna vibes
Portugal - Smooth and beautiful
Cyprus - A fine bop
Montenegro - This is their best entry in a long time

Awful:

Sweden
Germany
Norway
Lithuania (usually love their entries)
Azerbaijan - Dreary and dull
Moldova - This is by far the worst

[Benjamin]

I say Bulgaria’s is my fave but Estonia’s is fast becoming my fave:

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[Nicky91]

Fun fact on denmark, Soren played Tony in the danish production of west side story


And Benjamin, shame on you for not liking Viva Moldova, i love it, it is so much fun


Saluti A Tutti, Moldova is on Duty and yasss queen Aliona back!

[Nicky91]

Montenegro revamp is even better tbh, and music video is nice too, very quirky, reminds me of Konstrakta (Serbia 2022) so much