[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

San Marino have dropped drastically to 750/1. Guessing their dress rehearsal was no good.

i really have no idea where you are looking?


San Marino are in 21st place in the odds to win

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

i really have no idea where you are looking?


San Marino are in 21st place in the odds to win

https://www.oddschecker.com/tv/eurovision/winnerIn

[jones89]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

San Marino have dropped drastically to 750/1. Guessing their dress rehearsal was no good.

I find San Marino and Iceland are really similar to Sweden and it seems everyone prefers Sweden

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by jones89

I find San Marino and Iceland are really similar to Sweden and it seems everyone prefers Sweden

they aren't similar to Sweden though


San Marino is a tribute to Italy, with traditional italian instruments



Iceland though might be a bit similar to a swedish dansband maybe but not entirely, since it is very ethnic icelandic music

[Nicky91]

i always check here

https://eurovisionworld.com/odds/eurovision

[Nicky91]

which has from betting odds combined



oddschecker is only one betting site, and not everyone bets there





Netherlands dropped from 2nd to 3rd in the semi 1 odds, seems their rehearsal wasn't that good or people disappointed about the staging (like me, i am disappointed how dark, depressing it looks, for a otherwise cheerful uplifting song)

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

which has from betting odds combined



oddschecker is only one betting site, and not everyone bets there





Netherlands dropped from 2nd to 3rd in the semi 1 odds, seems their rehearsal wasn't that good or people disappointed about the staging (like me, i am disappointed how dark, depressing it looks, for a otherwise cheerful uplifting song)

It is a gathering of all bookies. It shows you the best bet you can get. If you’ve click a country it shows you the odds from various sites.

[Nicky91]

you also see those instruments in their staging btw, the dancers from the NF got replaced by musicians with traditional instruments doing a little choreo instead, something i was hoping for, to go similar to Moldova 2022 Trenuletul


and there will be quite some pyro's as well, as for Gabry's lipsync to the song, this is just his performing style

[Nicky91]

i also think people underestimate San Marino since they think it's mainly something for italian diaspora, but this is from the same DJ whose had a major hit throughout with I'm Blue (Da Bee Da) and which is still a regularly played hit song on many radio channels nowadays

and vocally wise, they have people with sanremo performing and composing experience respectively from Andrea Bonomo (Sanremo 2008, as well as a songwriter for music stars like Eros Ramazzotti, Alessandra Amoroso) and Edwyn Roberts (the composer for Diodato's intended esc2020 song Fai Rumore) to say who the singers with the masks are

[Nicky91]

Norway's Kyle Alessandro got green light by the EBU to playback during the first semi final

[Barry.]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Norway's Kyle Alessandro got green light by the EBU to playback during the first semi final

What do you mean playback?

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Barry.

What do you mean playback?

he isn't allowed to sing live, due to having removed his wisdom teeth few days ago

[Barry.]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

he isn't allowed to sing live, due to having removed his wisdom teeth few days ago

Oh sounds legit. Hope he’s ok for the semis

[Benjamin]

Australias has grown on me.

[Benjamin]

We’re in a road trip and blaring out the 2025 songs. Netherlands has also grown on me.

[Benjamin]

Cyprus too is a banger. I’ve overlooked them until now.

[Benjamin]

A week to go until the final.

[Nicky91]

i really hope Sweden won't win


this is such a downgrade from them this year, hoping for the return to english pop in 2026

[Nicky91]

Youtube video

this would've landslided this weak pathetic year so ******* hard

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Youtube video

this would've landslided this weak pathetic year so ******* hard

It’s bloody trash. Glad that didn’t get through for Sweden.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

It’s bloody trash. Glad that didn’t get through for Sweden.

Mans wasn't wrong, since we have the start of a Revolution currently in the Vatican


with a Charismatic DILF as the new pope, also someone lesser idk boring

[Nicky91]

shame that stupid woman Karin Gunnarsson always to break my balls

[Nicky91]

i'm wearing my orange dutch team shirt today especially for the first semi dress rehearsal day

[Benjamin]

First semi final tonight

[Benjamin]

Looking at the bookies odds to make the final (not to win odds) they forecast the countries not making it through as:

Slovenia
San Marino
Latvia
Armenia
Denmark
Iceland
Azerbaijan
Croatia
Portugal
Montenegro
Georgia

Will be interesting to see which of those actually do make the final.