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Post by dontdreamit on May 13, 2023 12:04:35 GMT
Austria is the favourite in our house, and my youngest has been bursting randomly into song with “Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe” for the last week or so.
It’s been fantastic seeing the Eurovision love on the TV over the last week.
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Post by stuartmcd on May 13, 2023 16:13:12 GMT
Just out of the afternoon dress rehearsal for the final tonight. It was such a fantastic experience! Really hard to call who’s going to win this year.
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Post by eulenspiegel on May 13, 2023 17:03:07 GMT
Trying the same trick as before but with lesser songs never works. See also: Alexander Rybak and Lena (and many of the 2021 entries) Lena‘s 2011 performance and her song were totally different to 2010... a decade ahead Btw. she was kind of forced by Stefan Raab to compete again..and as a then 19/20 yo she offered no resistance...but in recent years she told again and again...it was a mistake. But the 2011 song would have great chances today
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Post by crowblack on May 13, 2023 20:51:57 GMT
Liked Austria (? the Poe one), Estonia and Sweden but also Moldova for giving an old school, pre-digital Eurovision performance with Singing Ringing Tree / 1970s sword and sorcery vibes.
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Post by alece10 on May 13, 2023 21:00:08 GMT
Belgium and Finland for me. One for being good old disco and the other for being old school bonkers Eurovision.
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Post by justfran on May 13, 2023 21:20:40 GMT
On the poll above I voted for Switzerland, Poland and Slovenia (love a boyband!). I also quite enjoyed Italy and France. It’s been a very good production overall - everyone involved should be so proud and well done Liverpool 👏🏻
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 13, 2023 21:40:41 GMT
I LOL’d when Graham Norton said Luxembourg were rejoining “We’ve missed you Vicky Leandros” 🤣.
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Post by oxfordsimon on May 13, 2023 22:02:24 GMT
Results from the Nobecourt Jury
12 - France 10 - Finland 8 - Belgium 7 - Cyprus 6 - Estonia 5 - Moldova 4 - Portugal 3 - Ukraine 2 - Slovenia 1- Italy
(Am in France watching a German channel. Very odd experience)
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 13, 2023 22:07:14 GMT
Results from the TheatreBoard jury 1st Sweden 2nd Finland 3rd joint Austria, Belgium, U.K.
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Post by crowblack on May 13, 2023 22:19:51 GMT
I thought the UK entry was surprisingly lacklustre, especially given that we're hosting it - she didn't have a strong live voice or a powerful stage act.
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Post by oxfordsimon on May 13, 2023 22:30:17 GMT
Sweden don't deserve this. Just feels as if people are voting for Euphoria again. A nostalgia vote
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Post by dontdreamit on May 13, 2023 22:35:51 GMT
Sweden don't deserve this. Just feels as if people are voting for Euphoria again. A nostalgia vote Absolutely agree. I’d have been happy with either Austria or Finland doing well as well
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Post by viserys on May 13, 2023 22:41:28 GMT
Same here.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 13, 2023 22:47:02 GMT
Staggered by the popularity of Sweden. I thought the presentation and the song were awful.
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Post by oxfordsimon on May 13, 2023 23:03:36 GMT
Finland woz robbed
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Post by Jon on May 13, 2023 23:08:23 GMT
I assume Germany doesn't want to host it given their appalling entry. Quite telling that the public vote did not like the Spanish entry either.
I wonder who Australia has to host on their behalf if they were ever to win?
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Post by oxfordsimon on May 13, 2023 23:09:33 GMT
If Sweden don't get Petra Mede to host, I shall be very narked. She is best ever host
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Post by londonmzfitz on May 13, 2023 23:10:28 GMT
Well I enjoyed that - although I couldn't watch it without a laptop and twitter to divert from some of the meh songs. Hannah Waddingham is getting big love on Twitter, isn't she stunning. And Sam Ryder ... all those years of UK Nil Points and it wasn't because the rest of Europe hated us (well, not entirely) but because it needed a sweetie like Sam Ryder up front.
Oh gawd, don't think I can watch Sweden again. Should have been Finland, mad entertaining.
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Post by alece10 on May 13, 2023 23:11:44 GMT
If Sweden don't get Petra Mede to host, I shall be very narked. She is best ever host I literally just said the same thing to a friend. Mans and Petra are my favourite hosts.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 13, 2023 23:17:34 GMT
Why the love for Finland? It wasn’t a song, it was just shouting.
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Post by oxfordsimon on May 13, 2023 23:19:43 GMT
Why the love for Finland? It wasn’t a song, it was just shouting. I think it was the mad combination of camp, Latin dancing, fetish costume - the epitome of Eurovision being bonkers
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Post by eulenspiegel on May 13, 2023 23:22:55 GMT
I assume Germany doesn't want to host it given their appalling entry. Quite telling that the public vote did not like the Spanish entry either. I wonder who Australia has to host on their behalf if they were ever to win? At least Germany was the favorite of J.K. Rowling according to her twitter.
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Post by londonmzfitz on May 13, 2023 23:28:28 GMT
Why the love for Finland? It wasn’t a song, it was just shouting. Always extra points from me if it's done in the language of the Country rather than go the populist sung in English route. And I like to imagine it in a European club on a summer evening with people having a bop .... Cha-Cha-Cha-Cha-Cha-Cha!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 13, 2023 23:28:44 GMT
Why the love for Finland? It wasn’t a song, it was just shouting. I think it was the mad combination of camp, Latin dancing, fetish costume - the epitome of Eurovision being bonkers The exact reason why this isn’t a song contest anymore. I think there is an increasing situation where the entries are taking the piss, just to see how far it gets them. Croatia being another example. It’s a shame.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 13, 2023 23:31:51 GMT
I assume Germany doesn't want to host it given their appalling entry. Quite telling that the public vote did not like the Spanish entry either. I wonder who Australia has to host on their behalf if they were ever to win? At least Germany was the favorite of J.K. Rowling according to her twitter. That’s one way of feeling better about coming last… I suppose.
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Post by oxfordsimon on May 13, 2023 23:32:30 GMT
The live audience reaction showed that Finland worked for a crowd. It was the favourite in the room
Tattoo was aimed solely at the TV audience and did the job. But it isn't a song to perform to a crowd
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Post by intoanewlife on May 13, 2023 23:36:00 GMT
I think Finland was the best and most entertaining performance, but the song wasn't strong enough to match it.
I wasn't that fussed on Sweden first time around, but thought the finale was great.
She has an incredible voice! I didn't even know Euphoria was a Eurovision song lol
I'd certainly take Sweden over the atrocious Italy or Israel songs that were right up on the top of the list.
Poland was my fave, but it didn't do very well.
Serbia was good too.
I also think this years UK entry was much stronger than last year.
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Post by ncbears on May 13, 2023 23:43:44 GMT
I thought Tattoo sounded too much like Katy Perry's Firework. Too bad writing a song didnt work for Muller. Next time she should write a novel.
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Post by karloscar on May 13, 2023 23:45:59 GMT
Some songs that worked for the jury didn't register much with the public vote at all and thought Austria and Belgium would do better. I can see why Finland was popular but the song did nothing for me. Israel and Italy both gave really impressive performances that had broad appeal. I loved the Swedish entry from the first time I heard it, and thought Loreen gave a great performance on the night, her encore was even better. And a Stockholm show on Abba's 50th anniversary is a bonus that might encourage Frida and Agnetha to put in an appearance. (Bonus moments of the night were Jan Leeming being super cool and Dadi Freyr's cover of Hole Again. Who knew we ever needed to hear that song ever again?)
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Post by intoanewlife on May 13, 2023 23:48:58 GMT
I thought Tattoo sounded too much like Katy Perry's Firework. It sounds like a Bonnie Tyler song produced by Jim Steinman for a 90's action movie.
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