[Nicky91]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20...ards-revealed/

postcards concept revealed, 111 locations for 37 acts


music by ukrainian Dmitry Shurov

[Nicky91]

Frankie Goes to Hollywood might have a reunion apparently for Eurovision interval

i say relax, just do it, with the power of your love


see what i did there


would make a fabulous interval, madonna who?

[Nicky91]

Sunday 7th of May: Turquoise Carpet Opening Ceremony

The stars of Eurovision 2023 will begin their walk down the Turquoise Carpet at the Walker Art Gallery and make their way down to the main steps of St. George’s Hall, where the official opening ceremony will take place.

People from the accredited press and fan media will line one side of the carpet and members of the OGAE clubs will have an opportunity to line the other side. Around 800 free tickets are available for OGAE members, who will get a chance to get up and close to this year’s artists.

The tickets will also give access to the National Lottery Party that will kick off in front of St. George’s Hall at 20:00. Ordinarily, tickets for this party, the largest event planned for Eurovision week with an audience of 30,000, were only available to UK National Lottery players, so this is an opportunity for non-UK residents to attend. The 90-minute show will be a spectacular kick-off for Eurovision week and will be a celebration of all things Liverpudlian.

https://wiwibloggs.com/2023/04/05/tu...20take%20place.

[Nicky91]

i'm voting for Sweden in the semi


i have other faves but **** them, i need to protect the female johnny logan - Loreen, even if i am not her fan

[Nicky91]

https://eurovision.tv/story/first-de...n-village-2023

first details of eurovision village 2023 announced

performing artists there are

Kalush Orchestra
Go_A
Alyona Alyona
Jerry Heil
Jamala
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Charlotte Church's Late Night Pop Dungeon
Katrina Leskanich
Vengaboys

.

[Nicky91]

the liverpool metro

[Nicky91]

semi final interval acts revealed

for semi final 1:

Julia Sanina, Mariya Yaremchuk, OTOY, Alyosha, Zlata Dziunka

for semi final 2:

Rita Ora, Rebecca Ferguson will appear on stage between contestants performances

.

[Barry.]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Estonia is easy jury winner of semi 2 so obvious 110% qualifier

The jury don’t vote on the semi finales this year.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Barry.

The jury don’t vote on the semi finales this year.

no, but i do think estonia will scrape through the semi, with a better result in the final (thanks to juries)


normally this estonia entry would qualify as 3rd or 4th in the semi with juries, but now i think 8th or 9th


can see the edgar allan poe bop of austria standing a chance of winning the semi

[Nicky91]

look who were at Anfield last weekend with Liverpool vs Arsenal's 2-2 draw


slovenia's Joker Out

[Barry.]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

look who were at Anfield last weekend with Liverpool vs Arsenal's 2-2 draw


slovenia's Joker Out

It was just their song playing but how funny that they played that

[Nicky91]

great guest acts line up for the final

Sonia
Duncan Laurence
Cornelia Jakobs
Jamala
Tina Karol
Verka Serduchka
Go_A
Mahmood
Netta
Sam Ryder
Kalush Orchestra
Dadi Freyr

.

[Vanessa]

Love Mahmoud.

[Nicky91]

my qualifiers (and my non-qualifier placements)

Semi 1

Sweden, Serbia, Croatia, Czechia, Moldova, Finland, Portugal, Latvia, Azerbaijan, Malta

NQ's

11. Norway
12. Netherlands
13. Israel
14. Ireland
15. Switzerland (great voice but huge cliché anti-war song from a billionaire heir boy, no no for me, i wish he had a better and stronger song)

Semi 2

Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Australia, Georgia, Armenia, Albania, Greece, Denmark, Slovenia

NQ's

11. Lithuania
12. Romania
13. Cyprus
14. San Marino
15. Poland
16. Iceland

my thoughts on possible qualifiers/nq placements

[Nicky91]

Azerbaijan i find kinda underrated tbh, it is very decent britpop, own azeri grown composed song either, for the first time since 2008

[Barry.]

Unless Norway have a bad staging and bad vocals, it’s going to the finales, it’s the third favourite to go through

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Barry.

Unless Norway have a bad staging and bad vocals, it’s going to the finales, it’s the third favourite to go through

They always do well.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Barry.

Unless Norway have a bad staging and bad vocals, it’s going to the finales, it’s the third favourite to go through

odds before rehearsals say not that much though


also her vocals at some pre parties, seemed like she was drunk or something


but yeah a safe qualifier i think, but just not my personal qualifier (those were my personal qualifier and NQ placements)



Switzerland last, yes based on cringeworthy anti-war song by a neutral country and performed by a rich boy (family worth 1.8 billion) almost as pretentious as Michael Rice's Bigger than Us and same vibe as last years swiss entry which was near last in televote in semi, got through on jury points alone, and a 0 televote in final, now no juries in semi so makes me think as a possible semi last place


i prefer Greece over Cyprus yep, greece more authentic and just 16 yr old, he is a talent, while Cyprus feels too americanized for my liking and generic


Malta has grown on me slightly, is enjoyable introverted fun with a enjoyable sax tune



my votes are going to either Moldova or Serbia not sure yet and depends how i feel on the night

[Nicky91]

[UserSince2005]

Dirty old perverted man should have nothing to do with eurovision

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

Dirty old perverted man should have nothing to do with eurovision

don't insult the UK's leading monarch pls


Charles and Camilla are huge fans of light entertainment shows, i am loving this, that they are getting a full tour of the venue, and also igniting the lights of the stage, getting to stand on it too (same as King Willem Alexander back in 2021 )



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Luke Evans interval act of semi 2, wow daddy with a spoken word segment of eurovision history


Mel C being our voiceover to announce the hosts

[Nicky91]

Eurovision Big Welcome Show presenters AJ Odudu, Joel Dommett

performers: Jamala, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Atomic Kitten, The Real Thing, The Lightning Seeds


at the opening ceremony on Sunday 7th May

main carpet host is olympic hockey player and tv personality Sam Quek

[Nicky91]

Youtube video

lightning seeds from this iconic football anthem bop

[Nicky91]

and The Real Thing LEGENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOU to me are everything, the sweetest song that i could sing, OH BABY




an band

The journalist, author and founder of Mojo magazine Paul Du Noyer credits them alongside Deaf School with restoring "Liverpool's musical reputation in the 1970s" with their success.

taken from the real thing's wikipedia page

[LeatherTrumpet]

probably will miss it this year

sounds pretty awful and have no interest in that tramp representing the uk