Well, less than a week to go and I've finally got round to listening to the UKs song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6r1tUhl1cQ
I don't think I've ever heard a more deserving candidate for a "null points"; my first reaction was a "Thirties song with Fifties décor and the occasional intrusion of Seventies synthesiser sounds." On reflection, I may have some of the decades wrong but it's definitely a mishmash. :hmm:
I can understand why some of our papers don't think we're trying this year. :D
Of course, given my track record with UK songs, this probably means that we'll have our best score for years. :lol:
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Also, on Australia's participation - if they're there as part of the celebration for sixty years of the tournament shouldn't we have invited one representative from each of the other continents as well? :unsure:
I've been invited to two different gatherings for Eurovision viewing. I'm so glad to have my mother visiting as an easy reason to decline. :goodboy:
They're there because they're crazy about their Europop, the 60 years anniversary is just an excuse.
I've only heard the Danish song so far, and I'm quite confident that we won't be wasting money hosting the Eurovision 2016.
Full list:
QuoteFørste semifinale, tirsdag 19. maj
1. Moldova: Eduard Romanyuta - I want your love (Moldova) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVN723iwj8c)
2. Armenien: Genealogy - Face The Shadow (Armenia) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVVvgD0-Mu0)
3. Belgien: Loïc Nottet - Rhythm Inside (Belgium) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV2b3L1K6_c)
4. Holland: Trijntje Oosterhuis - Walk Along (The Netherlands) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSZwKW3RqT0)
5. Finland: Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät - Aina mun pitää (Finland) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR6BixXmo08)
6. Grækenland: Maria-Elena Kyriakou - One Last Breath (Greece) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7xKMnNcVdM)
7. Estland: Elina Born & Stig Rästa - Goodbye To Yesterday (Estonia) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz0PTmUDQMc)
8. Makedonien: Daniel Kajmakoski - Esenski Lisja (F.Y.R. Macedonia) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4YiMJjzf_A)
9. Serbien: Bojana Stamenov - Beauty Never Lies (Serbia) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zCz_fJa1yA)
10. Ungarn: Boggie - Wars For Nothing (Hungary) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z52QQG1hboo)
11. Hviderusland: Uzari & Maimuna - Time (Belarus) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8ZADtaAvDA)
12. Rusland: Polina Gagarina - A Million Voices (Russia) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBVY7Glcd84)
13. Danmark: Anti Social Media - The Way You Are (Denmark) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8u3_DsIN2E)
14. Albanien: Elhaida Dani - I'm alive (Albania) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZJdWUmxxZw)
15. Rumænien: Voltaj - De la capăt / All Over Again - (Romania) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA3wOKHpzEU)
16. Georgien: Nina Sublatti - Warrior (Georgia) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZrRQSI_pcQ)
Anden semifinale, torsdag 21. maj
1. Litauen: Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila - This Time (Lithuania) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cqk5ZdrfSk)
2. Irland: Molly Sterling - Playing With Numbers (Ireland) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWiEsf65Rxo)
3. San Marino: Anita Simoncini & Michele Perniola - Chain of Lights (San Marino) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5of_gx0kjA)
4. Montenegro: Knez - Adio (Montenegro) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4giAO-2aICo)
5. Malta: Amber - Warrior (Malta) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wevxW3l_tkg)
6. Norge: VINNER MGP 2015: Mørland & Debrah Scarlett - A Monster Like Me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYMzvVyo0I4)
7. Portugal: Leonor Andrade - Há um Mar que nos Separa (Portugal) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xowMYNzYWbE)
8. Tjekkiet: Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta - Hope Never Dies (Czech Republic) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_o44RdxYTY)
9. Israel: Nadav Guedj - Golden Boy (Israel) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdxOCTezeTg)
10. Letland: Aminata - Love Injected (Latvia) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnVbR98J7Q4)
11. Aserbajdsjan: Elnur Huseynov - Hour of the wolf (Azerbaijan) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYsj1fFE1Xw)
12. Island: Maria Olafs - Unbroken (Iceland) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sov_pE1cdFY)
13. Sverige: Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes - Sweden - Preview Video - 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoO1V_eOEPA)
14. Schweiz: Mélanie René - Time to Shine (Switzerland) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmqCZFLbkAs)
15. Cypern: John Karayiannis - One Thing I Should Have Done (Cyprus) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXU2Hehc4wY)
16. Slovenien: Maraaya - Here For You (Slovenia) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5JIY7qgzgU)
17. Polen: Monika Kuszyńska - In The Name Of Love (Poland) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fjWLzeQ9K8)
Finalen, lørdag 23. maj
Østrig: The Makemakes - I Am Yours (Austria) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duW-PsDbysg)
Australien: Guy Sebastian - Tonight Again (Australia) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7MwzRBEY_M)
Frankrig: Lisa Angell "N'oubliez pas" (France) - Eurovision 2015 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gctKM1Iu79w)
Italien: Il Volo - Grande Amore (Italy) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TEpHTVWXnM)
Spanien: Edurne - Amanecer (Spain) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-g92hNNbPQ)
Storbritannien: Electro Velvet - Still In Love With You (United Kingdom) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6r1tUhl1cQ)
Tyskland: Ann Sophie - Black Smoke (Germany) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7u4RwkNAY0)
Well, I just listened to the favourite from Sweden and maybe we actually have got a shot. :weep:
I'm having an annual mini-party for friends.
Quote from: Martinus on May 17, 2015, 01:11:44 PM
I'm having an annual mini-party for friends.
So, you'll be watching it alone? :P
Quote from: grumbler on May 17, 2015, 02:14:28 PM
Quote from: Martinus on May 17, 2015, 01:11:44 PM
I'm having an annual mini-party for friends.
So, you'll be watching it alone? :P
Projecting again? :P
Anyways, it will be just two other gay guys and three fag hags. :P
There needs to be more alternative music. Whenever some does pop up it wins.
I rather enjoyed the UK's song, it's rather catchy. But given we now have zero friends in Europe we don't stand a chance :P
Quote from: Tyr on May 17, 2015, 04:39:46 PM
There needs to be more alternative music. Whenever some does pop up it wins.
It depends what you mean by alternative music. We don't need another Lordi.
Since Lordi pissed off lots of people it seems, even here, a new Lordi would be actually a good thing. :)
I liked Lordi so much I actually went to their gig later that year supported by "battle metal" merchants Turisas :blush:
Nothing to be ashamed of Brazen. Quite the contrary. The fact that even a good hard 'n heavy act, not one of the best, was still way better than the usual dancefloor/techno/pop Eurovision stuff, speaks a lot about the musical value of the contest in recent years.
Quote from: Martinus on May 18, 2015, 06:56:03 AM
Quote from: Tyr on May 17, 2015, 04:39:46 PM
There needs to be more alternative music. Whenever some does pop up it wins.
It depends what you mean by alternative music. We don't need another Lordi.
Lordi was good.
And that weird German Kate Nash rip off was also OK.
QuoteØstrig: The Makemakes - I Am Yours (Austria) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest
Australien: Guy Sebastian - Tonight Again (Australia) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest
Ok telling the difference between Austria and Australia was already hard. Now that Australia has somehow relocated to Europe it is just unfair.
Australia is the one with all the Kiwis.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 18, 2015, 04:13:14 PM
Australia is the one with all the Kiwis.
Did New Zealand accept Federation when I wasn't looking?
The Federation hasn't been formed yet. 2161 according to a wiki I just looked at.
I like the British song.
What a cheap looking show. Austria can't have gone many millions above budget.
Okay, the 3 hosts more than make up for that. HOTT.
The Dutch singer disappoints by heeding the Dutch outcry that her dress was too revealing. Now she's in something resembling a bag.
She needed the distraction from that song.
Dutch one was the best so far. The Finnish Down people are awful.
Quote from: Martinus on May 19, 2015, 02:32:07 PM
Dutch one was the best so far. The Finnish Down people are awful.
They're doing punk when no one else is. Makes them better by default.
Serbia just trampled the competition.
Quote from: Liep on May 19, 2015, 02:08:05 PM
What a cheap looking show. Austria can't have gone many millions above budget.
That was one of the points the organizers made - not going overboard. Also, Vienna is having elections later this year, so overspending would be a hot topic (even if most will be paid for by the TV stations).
Quote from: Liep on May 19, 2015, 02:14:40 PM
Okay, the 3 hosts more than make up for that. HOTT.
*looks up hosts on webpage*
I think Mirjam Wiechselbraun has a contract that she has to be on all major ORF live events. Don't know Alice Tumler. And, predictably, they exhumed Arabella Kiesbauer. She used to be a talk show host in the 90s in Germany before coming back to Austria to host mostly casting shows.
Russia is best so far.
There's a cute girl doing sign language translations of the songs while dancing. It's possibly the best thing ever.
Better than the whole contest? :P
My guess:
Final: Russia, Estonia, SERBIA, Armenia, Moldova, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Georgia
Out: The Netherlands, Finland (Joker), Romania, Albania, Belarus, Hungary
I like the British song.
Albania is through and my picks have already been shattered.
Quote from: Liep on May 19, 2015, 03:32:44 PM
My guess:
Final: Russia, Estonia, SERBIA, Armenia, Moldova, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Georgia
Out: The Netherlands, Finland (Joker), Romania, Albania, Belarus, Hungary
:cry: :cry: :glare:
Our commentator screamed "FUCK!" when we didn't go through. Sort of made up for it.
Vote for Poland people! :ph34r:
Loving Lithuania. The guy is cute and dancers had a gay kiss.
Quote from: Martinus on May 21, 2015, 02:13:18 PM
Loving Lithuania. The guy is cute and dancers had a gay kiss.
It just shows the effect of corrupt Western decadence has had on them since they left the enlightened protection of Russia.
Latvia is quite interesting too.
I am not sure I would want to win a competition where Moldova is judged a winner and the Netherlands is judged a loser. I would assume the competition is for most political instability.
Marty the hipster doofus is posting on his phone during a fag hag party. :bleeding:
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 21, 2015, 02:55:07 PM
Marty the hipster doofus is posting on his phone during a fag hag party. :bleeding:
Im not. The party is on Saturday. Today is just semifinals.
My bad. :blush:
Quote from: Liep on May 19, 2015, 03:09:20 PM
There's a cute girl doing sign language translations of the songs while dancing. It's possibly the best thing ever.
Better than the Swedish signer guy?
Warming up with a 15km charity Disco Night Hike tonight. The show party tomorrow will be muted as only six of the usual suspects aren't on holiday.
Right so the main event is tomorrow. Better get something to drink then.
Since for the first time in years we go to the Finals. Therefore was extra News richt after the festival about it. :rolleyes:
The thing with the ESC is that IMHO it has become really bland. For a while it was a hodepodge of weird acts that had no chance of winning but nevertheless made the event worth watching.
The last really good weird entry, in 2007, was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQX6qmLNamM
Since then it's been one bland pop song after another, and I feel there's fewer memorable winners.
Ask for weird entry.
Ask and you shall receive: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound/a382930/eurovision-2012-five-weirdest-entries-ever.html
Quote from: Syt on May 23, 2015, 02:43:44 AM
The thing with the ESC is that IMHO it has become really bland. For a while it was a hodepodge of weird acts that had no chance of winning but nevertheless made the event worth watching.
The last really good weird entry, in 2007, was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQX6qmLNamM
Since then it's been one bland pop song after another, and I feel there's fewer memorable winners.
Given that last year's win was Conchita Wurst, I think you are wrong that there are no memorable winners.
He did say fewer, and I tend to agree. At this moment I can't really remember the Danish act that won before Conchita.. :hmm:
The show is made up of those with a chance to win, the outsiders (can be crazy), the really really bad ones, the Balkan Ballads, those who are simply without chance, and the crazies. There's Finland this year, and they don't really qualify under crazies because.. well.. it's not an act I guess. Only if Russia wins will this year be a little memorable, and that's only because of the political hilarities that will ensue.
Quote from: Liep on May 23, 2015, 12:26:12 PMOnly if Russia wins will this year be a little memorable, and that's only because of the political hilarities that will ensue.
Aye, that would really entertain the troll in me. ^_^
Although I wouldn't be surprised if Sweden's exquisitely designed homobait wins this year.
Most of the hostesses look like they don't really want to be there. Though I did like their jab at the Danish hosting trio.
Air violin. Oh yeah, it's starting.
One thing about the French, their singers do tend to be really enthusiastic. Shame the song was as unmemorable as ever. And in French (looking at the winners of the last 15 years, there's a rather clear message about which language you need to sing in if you want to win.)
And followed by Isreal's golden boots. France is already forgotten.
Quote from: Liep on May 23, 2015, 02:32:12 PM
And followed by Isreal's golden boots. France is already forgotten.
For a song that was apparently in English, I didn't understand very much of it. :hmm:
Oh God...it's us. I should take the facetious advice I've just offered in Raz's latest thread. :Embarrass:
Quote from: Agelastus on May 23, 2015, 02:38:30 PM
Oh God...it's us. I should take the facetious advice I've just offered in Raz's latest thread. :Embarrass:
You would think that with music like that the singers would actually move a bit, maybe even dance.
Oh god.. the neon.
Wait, did he just turn black?
Fingers crossed we do get a deserved "Null points"; then maybe we'll just televise the event in future and snark from the sidelines rather than participating. There was an article in the Radio Times (I think) that said veterans haven't worked and contemporary artists don't want to take the drubbing - hence the nobodies we're down to sending.
You're overselling the mediocrity of the English offering.
Syt, that link to the five weirdest entries was amazing. You've changed my life.
Lithuania, jesus what a terrible song. :yucky:
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 23, 2015, 02:47:34 PM
You're overselling the mediocrity of the English offering.
Syt, that link to the five weirdest entries was amazing. You've changed my life.
I will admit that it's surprisingly catchy (the motif's popped up in my head several times over the last week) which is more than can be said for most of our entries. It does not make it any less terrible a song overall though. Lame is lame.
Norway captures the downer vote this year.
Malta felt sympathy for us... no "null points" this year.
Germany and Austria both 0 points. :lol:
Btw, this is the song that originally got 80% of the vote in Germany to go to the ESC, but the singer withdrew immediately after the vote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiX0RSZBQfE
Spain's entries are always so dull. Not good enough to stand a chance, not outrageous enough to be ridiculed.
I don't get the hate for the UK entry here. It was relatively good compared to other stuff - I was surprised it scored so low. At least Russia didn't win.
Great inclusive speech by winner Måns Zelmerlöw:
Quote"I'm so happy and I want to say thank you for voting for me," he told the crowd. "I want to say we are all Heroes, no matter who we love, who we are or what we believe in - we are all heroes."
Shame about all those homophobic comments he made before:
QuoteHowever, Zelmerlöw was forced to apologise last year – after claiming that gay couples should not have children on celebrity cooking show 'Pluras kök'.
According to wiwibloggs, he stunned other guests into silence at the time by calling homosexuality abnormal – before claiming "it isn't equally natural for men to want to sleep with one another".
He continued: "There isn't anything wrong with it at all, but the more natural thing of course is that men and women make children together."
Shame on FYR Macedonia and Montenegro for jury corruption.
QuoteThe 2015 Eurovision voting has run in to a spot of bother after it emerged that two participants had their jury votes disqualified.
Both FYR Macedonia and Montenegro's jury votes – which account for 50 per cent of the total votes cast – were dismissed, with their points made up entirely from public televoting instead.
The news was confirmed in a statement by Eurovision representatives.
'The jury results of FYR Macedonia and Montenegro for the grand final have been excluded after consultation of PricewaterhouseCoopers, the contest's independent voting observer, and upon the decision of the executive supervisor and the chairman of the reference group,' they said.
'In both countries, televoting applied for 100%. The exclusion of two juries will be further discussed in the next reference group meeting in June.'
However, the lack of jury votes from the two countries has made no difference to the final result, with Mans Zelmerlow still scoring a convincing victory for Sweden.
His song Heroes picked up 365 points in the final ahead of runners-up Russia and third-placed Italy.
Montenegro's Knez finished 13th in the final with 44 points – the country's best result to date – although FYR Macedonia failed to qualify.
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.derstandard.at%2Ft%2FE716%2F2015%2F05%2F23%2Fsong3.jpg&hash=0d24210b2735b70d8b003a5195a546f7b78c6b8f)
It's my understanding that all Australian expats in Europe have a kangaroo costume.