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In bygone years, the BBC Two's selection show You Decide has featured six acts all performing a different song each before the best is selected to represent the UK.
But this time there will be just three songs for the six acts to sing, meaning they'll go head-to-head to see who can do the same song the best.
Each of the three songs will be performed in two musically different ways by two acts, and there will be three rounds of 'song-offs' in the show, which is hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Mans Zelmerlow.

Kate Phillips, controller of entertainment commissioning at the BBC, said: "Forget about a sing-off, next year it's all about the song-off as we once again try to marry a great singer with a great song, one which could finally get us on the left hand side of the leader board.

"We may be leaving the EU, but we are still determined to win Eurovision again one day!"

You Decide will be shown on BBC Two in February 2019 ahead of the contest, which takes place on Saturday, May 18.

Poll Results

Option	Votes
"Sweet Lies" - Kerrie Anne	3
"Freaks" - Maid	2
"Freaks" - Jordan Clarke	1
"Sweet Lies" - Anisa	1
"It's Bigger Than Us" - Holly Tandy	0
"It's Bigger Than Us" - Michael Rice	0

― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 14:37 (six years ago)

It's Bigger Than Us: slightly prefer Tandy's Kylie 'Golden' country pop over Rice's a generic anthemic Scandi synth thing that would have wowed Eurovision 2013.
Freaks: nice - very familiar - chord progression in the chorus but an unremarkable song, don't care either way.
Sweet Lies: the best song, I think. Leaning towards Kerrie Anne's Eurodisco comfort food over Anisa's ballad.

British public decides in a people's vote, what could possibly go wrong?

― dorsalstop, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 16:11 (six years ago)

Mans Zelmerlow?

― Wee boats wobble but they don't fall down (Tom D.), Wednesday, 23 January 2019 16:19 (six years ago)

Listening link:

- http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23EurovisionYouDecide+2019

Such a sad quote from the entertainment commissioner. "Could finally get us on the left hand side of the leader board"? (Better than on the extreme right of the leaderboard..)

I think I agree "Sweet Lies" is the best one here – also the only song where the two versions are interpreted quite differently.

But it's hard to even imagine how a UK entry could do well anymore; nothing's been popular for 9 years. What would they have to change in the selection?

― sbahnhof, Friday, 25 January 2019 06:56 (six years ago)

Fair play to Jordan Clarke for holding this face for 3 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJjVSfSFk14

― sbahnhof, Friday, 25 January 2019 06:57 (six years ago)

xp good songs? Good songwriters working on this? Seems relatively easy to me to get better positions than in the last 9 years, but the song selections have just been shit. It's not like there have been expectations "this is quite good, should rank high" - no, everyone's agreed the songs are bad and won't stand a chance. So no mystery here, really.

― abcfsk, Friday, 25 January 2019 09:36 (six years ago)

ouch

voted jordan clarke for the eurovision "look"

needs the classic "wink for europe" towards the end

― nxd, Friday, 25 January 2019 09:44 (six years ago)

xp good songs, well duh. How can they change their competition structure to get better songs? Given the BBC prob won't spend much money hiring the hottest producers or holding a UK Melodifestivalen. Should they approach a wider range of artists? Involve Radio 1/1xtra? Expand the judging panel? A longer public vote? Abduct George Ezra?

― sbahnhof, Friday, 25 January 2019 20:28 (six years ago)

Songs matter less than getting someone to sing who is known in the rest of Europe.

― the battering ram's rolling (snoball), Friday, 25 January 2019 20:30 (six years ago)

Yeah I need to catch up on these but I've heard some snippets.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 25 January 2019 20:39 (six years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Monday, 4 February 2019 00:01 (six years ago)

good to see Darude stepping up for Finland

― seandalai, Monday, 4 February 2019 00:25 (six years ago)

also happy about San Marino's continued commitment to recycling

― seandalai, Monday, 4 February 2019 00:56 (six years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 00:01 (six years ago)

OK, so it's not going to be bigger than us.

― Mark G, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 07:27 (six years ago)

on now...
You Decide Which Of These Scarcely Famous Singers Gets To Come Near The Bottom Of The Voting This Year

― just another country (snoball), Friday, 8 February 2019 19:33 (six years ago)

OK, off to negotiate 350 points from China under WTO rules.

― dorsalstop, Friday, 8 February 2019 22:21 (six years ago)

Songs matter less than getting someone to sing who is known in the rest of Europe.
― the battering ram's rolling (snoball), Saturday, January 26, 2019 9:30 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

:-s Eurovision winners aren't usually well-known. (sometimes not even after they win!)

France's song for the final is "Roi" by Bilal Hassani:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCJRigN2DmI

It was the French public favourite by miles:

- https://eurovision.tv/story/bilal-hassani-to-represent-france-at-eurovision-2019

The French show also used a 10-nation jury (which preferred other songs), similar to in the Swedish final.

― sbahnhof, Saturday, 9 February 2019 02:17 (six years ago)

Other news: Jack White wins Eurovision

- https://eurovoix.com/2019/02/06/israel-white-stripes-lead-singer-now-receiving-royalties-from-nettas-toy/

Netta's new (non-Eurovision) single is incredible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV1sjm9Lz_Q

(not sure if that's Salvador Sobral from 2017 in the video)

― sbahnhof, Saturday, 9 February 2019 03:31 (six years ago)

Stuff is going on in Italy.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/11/italian-egyptian-mahmood-singers-victory-angers-matteo-salvini

― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 12 February 2019 00:25 (six years ago)

Hmm, I wonder what these fascists' agenda is.

― sbahnhof, Thursday, 14 February 2019 04:13 (six years ago)

The Italian song choice - "Soldi" by Mahmood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22lISUXgSUw

― sbahnhof, Thursday, 14 February 2019 04:22 (six years ago)

This is shambolic:

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47357471

― ShariVari, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 11:16 (six years ago)

Ukraine has officially dropped out of Eurovision as they can’t find anyone willing to take the place of the nominee who wouldn’t sign the nationalist pledge.

― ShariVari, Thursday, 28 February 2019 07:54 (six years ago)

Idiots but good for her standing up to it

― abcfsk, Thursday, 28 February 2019 09:48 (six years ago)

into Iceland's EBM tribute to Azerbaijan 2008

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CU-xnPsSHE

― seandalai, Sunday, 3 March 2019 00:00 (six years ago)

one month passes...

also here for Portugal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSbp8lwCQp8

― seandalai, Monday, 29 April 2019 00:43 (six years ago)

Yeah that's a standout.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 29 April 2019 01:20 (six years ago)

Word on a US broadcast? (logo out maybe netflix?)

― alomar lines, Monday, 29 April 2019 03:03 (six years ago)

Being Portuguese and knowing Conan is so weird/funny to see his name here at ILM.

this is a nice song, but my favourite of his is this one

https://youtu.be/HYCWK4IVlpM

― Nourry, Monday, 29 April 2019 09:02 (six years ago)

two weeks pass...

hi!

― seandalai, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:35 (six years ago)

Sandstorm ftw

― L'assie (Euler), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:36 (six years ago)

Also I was impressed by the Czech 1975-core

― L'assie (Euler), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:37 (six years ago)

Also Poland kinda gav3 me Knife vibes

― L'assie (Euler), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:38 (six years ago)

it's this guy again!

― seandalai, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:39 (six years ago)

The Czech entry is a friend of mine so I suspended my boycott for three minutes. He did well!

― ShariVari, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:40 (six years ago)

he looked very happy

― seandalai, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:41 (six years ago)

He always does. He is like a puppy in human form.

― ShariVari, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:42 (six years ago)

Australia a bit Kate Bush?

― L'assie (Euler), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:59 (six years ago)

AUS staging was good. Iceland next!

― seandalai, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 20:04 (six years ago)

Ok Iceland is memorable. So far only Czech and Australia have been in what’s been mostly a disappointing semi

― danzig, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 20:07 (six years ago)

Estonia so grim it could be Denmark

― seandalai, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 20:11 (six years ago)

But the entertainment value!

― gyac, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 20:12 (six years ago)

it's that guy again!

― seandalai, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 20:21 (six years ago)

Things have picked up quite a bit in the last few things even enjoyed portugal’s weirdness

― danzig, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 20:23 (six years ago)

Well done, Albert!

― ShariVari, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 21:08 (six years ago)

Oh my god, Iceland's reaction.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 21:08 (six years ago)

Romania’s the first interesting one tonight

― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 16 May 2019 19:28 (six years ago)

SF2 pretty dull. Norway/Albania/Azerbaijan were fine I guess.

― seandalai, Thursday, 16 May 2019 20:30 (six years ago)

No-one watching? What's with all the melodramatic over-the-top ballads?

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 19:49 (six years ago)

I’m watching! Russia may be the best this time.

― L'assie (Euler), Saturday, 18 May 2019 19:51 (six years ago)

I'm watching. Malta was pretty good, Albania was one of those operatic things that never works well, Czech Republic was catchy but o____O those lyrics, Germany meh, Russia trying too hard again, Denmark's Lily Allen, San Marino's singing dentist might score highly, North Macedonia a bit overwrought.

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 19:53 (six years ago)

I saw the Czech Republic's entry, which looked like a parody of The 1975, and immediately felt that this decade should hurry up and fuck off.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 19:53 (six years ago)

The Singing Dentist gets my vote.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 19:54 (six years ago)

This Swedish song is pretty good once it gets going, then it sounds like an actual current pop song.

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 19:55 (six years ago)

I'm hoping there's some over the top pyro and furious double hand tapping guitar solos at some point. Or even something like that Greek entry from the early '00s where they were dressed as robots and singing "GIVE THE PASSWORD!"

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 19:55 (six years ago)

Wow, Slovenia is pretty cool, the best song so far.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 19:58 (six years ago)

Cool but if the next song is some bosh-bosh number it'll be overshadowed.

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:00 (six years ago)

... guess what?

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:01 (six years ago)

Complete with 'Making Your Mind Up' costume rip.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:02 (six years ago)

REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:03 (six years ago)

Probably the first time an Eurovision song has mentioned the 808?

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:03 (six years ago)

Oh god, The Netherlands entry is everything I fucking hate in music, right down to its woooooooooh's.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:05 (six years ago)

This is supposed to be the favourite?!

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:05 (six years ago)

Chris Martin's favourite.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:07 (six years ago)

Ugh, please tell me that won't win.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:07 (six years ago)

this lady from Greece sounds like she’s singing through a pillow

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:09 (six years ago)

[turns on subtitles]
[turns off subtitles]#Eurovision pic.twitter.com/ihu0Ti8UGD
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 18, 2019

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:09 (six years ago)

I like her voice and performance in the verses, but the chorus is too generic.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:10 (six years ago)

Is that Mayim Bialik onstage during the Greek entry!?

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:10 (six years ago)

"Where you wanna fuck?"

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:11 (six years ago)

With a voice like that, feels like she could've done something less bombastic to make it stand out more.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:11 (six years ago)

"I can hug the water when it snows"!?!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:13 (six years ago)

I just don't see the appeal of these overwrought show tunes.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:15 (six years ago)

"Brrruuuuuuuhuuuhuhuuhuyuhhuuuuuiiiiiiiseeeeee!" ... god, this is fucking horrible.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:15 (six years ago)

They never win.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:15 (six years ago)

Someone pass this dude a Kleenex!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:16 (six years ago)

Jesus christ, I was enjoying the Norwegian entry until the bald guy turned up!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:18 (six years ago)

Is the third singer with Norway singing in joik?

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:19 (six years ago)

Hooo la hooo la hooo la </Vic & Bob>

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:19 (six years ago)

Just in case you thought this Norway entry wasn't a Eurovision song, here's a bald guy for no reason!

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:19 (six years ago)

Oh yeah, he is. I guess it's cool to see the Sami people represented, tho maybe not like this.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:19 (six years ago)

Norway obviously the best one by absolute miles so far

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:20 (six years ago)

It's very fair to say that, visually, I enjoyed about a third of that performance.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:20 (six years ago)

"try it and choke-ah"?

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:21 (six years ago)

I can't remember, has Norway or Sweden ever sent a Sami singer before to the contest? I know Finland hasn't.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:21 (six years ago)

It's the best mix so far between current hit single and Eurovision bonkers.

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:22 (six years ago)

So who's UK's act this year?

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:22 (six years ago)

The UK's entry sounds like something off the last Coldplay album and gave me a migraine within the first couple of bars. Totally unremarkable.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:22 (six years ago)

It's bigger than us, it's bigger than the universe, it's bigger than the two of us!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:23 (six years ago)

Feels like a generic reality TV winner Eurovision performer, he.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:24 (six years ago)

Better than most UK entries. The trousers were a mistake though.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:24 (six years ago)

It starts off OK but he overcooks the vocals towards the end. I would have preferred if Holly Tandy had won with her version (of the same song - yes this year's UK selection process was odd).

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:24 (six years ago)

xp agreed it is better than recent UK entries, and it does fit in with the other Eurovision entries or at least not sound out of place.

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:26 (six years ago)

HATRED WILL PREVAIL

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:28 (six years ago)

YES! ICELAND DELIVERS!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:28 (six years ago)

oh yes

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:29 (six years ago)

nice to see the jim rose circus getting some work

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:29 (six years ago)

So, Atari Teenage Riot lives in Iceland now?

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:30 (six years ago)

Iceland caught between Rammstein and Susanne Sundfor

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:30 (six years ago)

A pity the Virgin Prunes never got to represent Ireland though.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:30 (six years ago)

This fucking rules. This should get all the points. It has everything!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:31 (six years ago)

Maybe I will vote for Iceland but assless pants would have made that a certainty

― L'assie (Euler), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:31 (six years ago)

Digitally distorted screaming and fire, what more could you want? I feel sorry for anyone who has to follow that.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:31 (six years ago)

Still prefer Norway but that was impressive

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:32 (six years ago)

...which, by the looks of it, is the Estonian Bon Jovi.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:32 (six years ago)

god this poor estonian bastard having to follow iceland

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:32 (six years ago)

This is much better than the intro lead me to think. One of the best choruses so far.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:34 (six years ago)

Estonian cliche lyrics guitar strummer, kind of forgettable really.

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:34 (six years ago)

Too smug to win.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:35 (six years ago)

This is Stay With Me by Sam Smith, which was already shit

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:35 (six years ago)

xp also should have cut to the chase and not bothered with the guitar at the beginning.

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:35 (six years ago)

young lady you are NOT leaving the house wearing that

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:36 (six years ago)

nobody else got an alfie and bibi '19 vibe from slovenia?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlW-3o6MUsM

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:39 (six years ago)

anyway my favorites so far are san marino, greece, and cyprus, and i look forward to hearing denmark's song in a psa

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:39 (six years ago)

So this is like a budget version of the All Is Full of Love video?

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:41 (six years ago)

robot arms comfortably in the top five most charismatic performers yet seen on stage tonight

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:41 (six years ago)

this is a great scissor sisters b-side

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:42 (six years ago)

Denmark's lyrics were corny as hell, but the song and performance were undeniably cute. Also, bonus points for the random switch from English to French for the second half of the song.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:43 (six years ago)

Chorus of Azerbaijan's song is a bit too Maroon 5.

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:44 (six years ago)

thanks, i hate this

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:45 (six years ago)

The French can't bring themselves to sing a song entirely in English, but they'd be better to just sing in French.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:46 (six years ago)

The thing that strikes me the most about the French entry is that the singer is really struggling to be on pitch.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:46 (six years ago)

strong look, bad song

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:47 (six years ago)

It's usually the British entrants who can't sing.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:47 (six years ago)

damn french eating our lunch again, smdh

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:48 (six years ago)

Italy's entry also completely unremarkable. No hook whatsoever, really generic melody, not even a strong performance gimmick.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:49 (six years ago)

First reference to Jackie Chan in Eurovision from the Italian entry?

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:50 (six years ago)

At least it's in Italian.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:50 (six years ago)

Okay, Italy's song is surprisingly strong, and the lyrics are kinda too personal for something like this?

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:50 (six years ago)

xpost:

Yes, there is that!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:51 (six years ago)

strong Shaggy vibes

― Siegbran, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:51 (six years ago)

The audience are only half-heartedly into this clapping gimmick.

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:52 (six years ago)

Serbiohead

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:53 (six years ago)

let’s not be so quick to traduce shaggy now ok

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:53 (six years ago)

Well, there goes the wax out of my ears! Thanx! #SRB

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:53 (six years ago)

These Eastern Europeans can always sing like fuck tbf.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:54 (six years ago)

strong Shaggy vibes
― Siegbran, Saturday, May 18, 2019 8:51 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Ha, that's what I thought when he first started singing!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:55 (six years ago)

lovely bit of air guitar from the serbian christina applegate there

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:55 (six years ago)

I can't tell the difference between all these dark haired guys with beards and the exact same haircuts.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:56 (six years ago)

Wow, when did Kane Brown turn Swiss and enter Eurovision

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:57 (six years ago)

This Swiss one just sounds like all modern shit-pop

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:57 (six years ago)

It's that infernal beat

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:58 (six years ago)

Is this song about blowjobs?

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:58 (six years ago)

It does, but it terms of execution it isn't all that bad, actually. This'll probably be the one that ends up winning.

(xpost)

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:59 (six years ago)

The sudden cut to moody synth pads is more annoying.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 20:59 (six years ago)

At least it wasn't a ballad

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:00 (six years ago)

To be fair, Australia has always been my favourite part of Europe. Let's see how they do...

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:00 (six years ago)

ah yes, here comes my favourite of all the European nations now

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:00 (six years ago)

jinx

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:00 (six years ago)

what the fuck is this shit

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:00 (six years ago)

Oh fuck no. NO!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:01 (six years ago)

This is from Frozen 2, right?

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:01 (six years ago)

Zeeee-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hirrooo!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:01 (six years ago)

what if shakespeare’s sister but yodelling and it’s shit

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:02 (six years ago)

Who wrote this, Tim Minchin?

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:02 (six years ago)

It's the bastard love child of iamamiwhoami and Regina Spektor performing in Frozen 2... HOLY FUCK THAT NOTE. NO!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:02 (six years ago)

I suppose that Kate Bush is never going to enter Eurovision, so this will be as close as we get.

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:02 (six years ago)

Wow, this is so over the top it's kinda awesome! Australia for the win!

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:03 (six years ago)

they've overcompensated for not being European by going way too Eurotrash

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:03 (six years ago)

Would have been OK ... but for the singing.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:03 (six years ago)

https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Xt8QFKwEY3Ez17jBuxKHrQ--~A/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9NTAwO2g9MjA4/http://33.media.tumblr.com/f6715dbbda32c8f192818fefc2d6fa6c/tumblr_inline_o0jtvrGmGM1tcrqyq_500.gif

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:03 (six years ago)

Kate Bush might never recover from that comparison tbh

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:04 (six years ago)

The lyrics to this translate as "Fun House/whole lot of fun/prizes to be won"

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:05 (six years ago)

Meanwhile here's the latest Almodovar movie

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:05 (six years ago)

i'm legit stunned there isn't a kate miller-heidke thread on ilx already?? this is the closest

The over-produced female vocalist mor-pop to art-pop continuum of the 80s and sometimes early 90s, often but not necessarily from Canada

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:06 (six years ago)

Spain usually do even worse than the UK.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:06 (six years ago)

powerful ‘kids’ club evening show on a mid-range camping holiday’ vibes

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:07 (six years ago)

This is pretty good. The 'robot' that appeared halfway through for 30 seconds and was then manhandled off was a bit weird - prop malfunction?

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:08 (six years ago)

San Marino's singer looks like Jeff Bezos.

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:12 (six years ago)

Sings like him too.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:12 (six years ago)

So apparently Slovenian's female singer has the same stone face outside performance? :)

Hard to choose between them and Australia.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:13 (six years ago)

The French announcers just referred to the “ex-empire britannique”

― L'assie (Euler), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:13 (six years ago)

San Marino and the bald Sami singer band are probably my favourites.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:14 (six years ago)

Not watching, just listening. I liked: Germany, Norway, Azerbaijan, Iceland, Italy and Australia. UK entry is terrible.

― Jeff W, Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:18 (six years ago)

I'd like Iceland to win, but I feel this might be Slovenia or Switzerland.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:19 (six years ago)

The UK entry was bland. Australia's was just offensive.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:19 (six years ago)

Slovenia winning would be cool.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:20 (six years ago)

Think I dozed off briefly in the middle - and missed Slovenia

― Jeff W, Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:23 (six years ago)

What's the fucking UK mobile phone number?

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:24 (six years ago)

OK he said it

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:29 (six years ago)

If a skinny haggard looking guy, dressed like a jakey, invades the stage during Madonna's performance that'll be the lead singer of Primal Scream.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:30 (six years ago)

Hahah!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:37 (six years ago)

quavo’s been at the dressing-up box

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:42 (six years ago)

and the sizzurp by the sounds of it

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:43 (six years ago)

an israeli mentalist who isn’t uri geller, gtfo

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:44 (six years ago)

Let's hope this one stays in Israel.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:45 (six years ago)

"I see pussy pussy pussy all around meh"!?!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:47 (six years ago)

what the fuck is this

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:47 (six years ago)

It's Nana Banana, she do what she wanna.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:48 (six years ago)

Madonna up now!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:56 (six years ago)

The reveal of her weird goth pirate costume would've been more dramatic if they hadn't interviewed her in it 10 minutes before.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:59 (six years ago)

The bum notes suggest that she is indeed singing live, perhaps we should get Elton John in here just to be sure, though!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:59 (six years ago)

Just aboht to say, her voice is all over the fucking shop

― specific goats my way (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 May 2019 21:59 (six years ago)

Madonna’s been taking voice lessons from ian brown, i see

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:00 (six years ago)

Actually, she's off pitch more than most of the acts I've heard on this tonight. The fuck?

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:00 (six years ago)

Not sure about this Streets of Philadelphia remix

― Chuck_Tatum, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:01 (six years ago)

presumably she usually has autotune these days?

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:01 (six years ago)

Her voice isn't as good as some 16 year old from Minsk these days.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:01 (six years ago)

Wtf was that interlude about?!

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:02 (six years ago)

As I said earlier, these 16 year olds from Minsk cannae hauf sing tho.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:02 (six years ago)

Ah, looks like someone's finally remembered to turn the autotune on!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:02 (six years ago)

Are gas masked dancers really in good taste here?!

― gyac, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:03 (six years ago)

I actually like this second song, too bad about her voice. Is this from the new album?

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:03 (six years ago)

guilty lol xp

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:04 (six years ago)

Reggae!

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:04 (six years ago)

Very subtle but protest there...

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:05 (six years ago)

‘wake up’ eh, is madonna into qanon now? o shit does q stand for qabalah?

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:06 (six years ago)

maybe all the flat notes were some kind of coded message

― specific goats my way (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:08 (six years ago)

This bit paid by the Tel Aviv tourist board.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:08 (six years ago)

Indeed.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:08 (six years ago)

cor this nascent ethnostate looks ace

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:09 (six years ago)

Complete the sentence: three minutes in Tel Aviv is all it takes to...

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:09 (six years ago)

this is the worst version of this song I've ever heard

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:09 (six years ago)

time for some televised accounting, fuck yeah

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:10 (six years ago)

Only 41 countries to vote.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:11 (six years ago)

xxp re Like a Prayer

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:11 (six years ago)

12 points to The Netherlands already. Fuck off!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:12 (six years ago)

This is not going to wrap up in 25 minutes.

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:13 (six years ago)

remind me are there two versions of the vote count for each country (jury and public)?

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:15 (six years ago)

I'm really not getting what the hell everyone heard or saw in the Italian entry.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:15 (six years ago)

The Italian entry is always one of my most hated

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:17 (six years ago)

it was an ok song but i'm wondering if the geopolitical aspect is in play here

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:17 (six years ago)

Glad my boy is on the left hand of the board, for a bit at least,

― ShariVari, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:18 (six years ago)

Thank you Norway!

― ShariVari, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:19 (six years ago)

Alexander Reebeck - he's already cursed!

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:20 (six years ago)

I know they've got 41 countries to get through but this only reading out the top score is crap.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:20 (six years ago)

Wow, this is very even, I can't remember the last time so many songs still had the chance to win at this point.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:21 (six years ago)

Israel - 0

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:22 (six years ago)

rude imo

― michael keaton IS jim thirlwell IN ‘foetaljuice’ (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:23 (six years ago)

Hmm, looks like N. Macedonia's feminist anthem might win?

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:23 (six years ago)

I thought Israel had a decent song

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:24 (six years ago)

That Macedonian thing was dire.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:24 (six years ago)

C’mon Albert!

― ShariVari, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:25 (six years ago)

Classic jury song shite.

― gyac, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:26 (six years ago)

Belarusia feeling it for the losers.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:26 (six years ago)

are there not people with better things to be doing itt ;)

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:28 (six years ago)

They keep saying Good Night instead of Good Evening, it's throwing me.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:28 (six years ago)

Cyprus in giving 12 to Greece shocker.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:29 (six years ago)

Cyprus voting for Greece got some boos from the audience... What were they expecting?

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:29 (six years ago)

Some people have been drinking all day and everyone was like, but you’re missing eurovision! We’ve had an amazing day though

― gyac, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:29 (six years ago)

wheeee!! great way to celebrate imo

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:30 (six years ago)

They've done it, like, every year for as long as I can remember... why break the habit of a lifetime?

(xx-post)

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:31 (six years ago)

Most Cypriots I know make a big deal of being Cypriot, not Greek, but I'm sure lots of 'expats' swayed it

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:31 (six years ago)

Eurovision, where everyone has an American accent.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:32 (six years ago)

Many UK Entries from 1968 to you gyac

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:32 (six years ago)

ty kinder, think best part was seeing normally cool and calm other half getting a wobbly lip & welling up during ceremony!

― gyac, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:33 (six years ago)

I'm relying on the public vote to bin the overwrought shriekfests and go straight for the bangers, as per.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:34 (six years ago)

Why must they persist with this nonsense? Just give us the points and fuck off

― gyac, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:34 (six years ago)

Only the public vote can save us now

― gyac, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:34 (six years ago)

Slovenia doing far worse than I thought they would. I knew we would be shit, so that's not an issue.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:36 (six years ago)

isn't sweden supposed to be a pop savvy country? that netherlands song is such a drip

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:38 (six years ago)

Most of the songs in the contest are usually written by Swedes.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:39 (six years ago)

There's the guitar solo I was waiting for!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:40 (six years ago)

Lol what a douchebag

― specific goats my way (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:41 (six years ago)

I just realised that Euron Greyjoy was one of the presenters in 2014 when I was at the Copenhagen finale

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:41 (six years ago)

Just give the damn points!

― gyac, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:41 (six years ago)

nah, MILK IT

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:42 (six years ago)

show us your skills

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:42 (six years ago)

35 seconds of fame.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:43 (six years ago)

@tom i know (although the netherlands one wasn't)

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:43 (six years ago)

poor spain don't deserve to be last

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:44 (six years ago)

Votes getting predictable now.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:45 (six years ago)

Really tight between Sweden and Macedonia!

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:46 (six years ago)

I don't care who wins as long as it isn't NorMac.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:47 (six years ago)

I'd rather The Netherlands didn't take this.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:48 (six years ago)

This new routine where they reveal the jury and popular votes separately always confuses me... Why did they change it?

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:49 (six years ago)

Netherlands was terrible

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:50 (six years ago)

Hearing the results is the best bit, let's have as many as possible

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:51 (six years ago)

I have no sense of scale for the popular vote numbers

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:51 (six years ago)

Fairly sure 3 is really really shit though

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:51 (six years ago)

Lol UK

― Jeff W, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:51 (six years ago)

UK getting 3 points in the public vote. Ouch!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:52 (six years ago)

lol uk

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:52 (six years ago)

LOL UK last!

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:52 (six years ago)

Lol

― ShariVari, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:52 (six years ago)

woah!

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:53 (six years ago)

Ha, no way!!!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:53 (six years ago)

Let's see if the people have taste, re: Norway's excellent song

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:54 (six years ago)

holy shit

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:54 (six years ago)

The people have taste.

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:54 (six years ago)

Not just last but embarrassingly last.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:54 (six years ago)

oh boy those guys are getting thrown in jail

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:55 (six years ago)

Good lads.

― ShariVari, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:55 (six years ago)

Poor Malta too, that was decent

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:55 (six years ago)

I was waiting for someone to wave the Palestine flag, I guess it had to be those guys.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:55 (six years ago)

Russia was fucking awful too.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:56 (six years ago)

O no!

― ShariVari, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:57 (six years ago)

Go Italy

― Jeff W, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:57 (six years ago)

go italy!!

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:57 (six years ago)

Go Sweden.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:58 (six years ago)

i like sweden too

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:58 (six years ago)

barf

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:59 (six years ago)

ah ha

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:59 (six years ago)

The public have excellent taste.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:59 (six years ago)

Come on Sweden!!!

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 22:59 (six years ago)

come on sweden

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:00 (six years ago)

gonna be a good turnup for the swedes

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:00 (six years ago)

or a turnip

― just another country (snoball), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:00 (six years ago)

Just give us the bloody points already!

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:01 (six years ago)

OH FUCK OFF

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:01 (six years ago)

Woah

― Jeff W, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:01 (six years ago)

boooo
(That was my intended joke tho)

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:01 (six years ago)

The public have terrible taste.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:01 (six years ago)

That sucks.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:01 (six years ago)

what??

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:01 (six years ago)

93 points????

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:01 (six years ago)

Norway win the popular vote. Scrap the juries

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:02 (six years ago)

Racism, I presume.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:02 (six years ago)

Bullshit way of presenting the scores.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:02 (six years ago)

that was a very american idol-esque finish, complete with flickers of racism

― maura, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:03 (six years ago)

I like seeing the disparity btw the jury and public vote

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:03 (six years ago)

Norway got 12 from UK voters! tt voted Iceland but her top 3 were the UK top three as well

― imago, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:03 (six years ago)

The Australian entry from a few years back had a great jury score but the public only gave him 2 points & I absolutely thought that was racism

― gyac, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:04 (six years ago)

It's 2019 and people still like crap post-Britpoppy piano ballads. Fuck, man.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:05 (six years ago)

Why is he called Duncan Lawrence?

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:05 (six years ago)

I don't think a black singer has ever won, right?

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:06 (six years ago)

I thought Sweden won with a ... non-white singer?

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:08 (six years ago)

I don't actually know what ethnicity she was though tbh.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:09 (six years ago)

Sweden track needs a better chorus. Fun backing vox though.

Britain giving max to Norway pop is reassuring tho

― Chuck_Tatum, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:10 (six years ago)

Berber iirc xp

― ShariVari, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:11 (six years ago)

Radio 2 now playing “Euphoria”. Now that is a song.

― Jeff W, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:13 (six years ago)

Loreen is of North African descent, I think. That's the only time a non-white person has won, right? Or does Jamala count?

― Tuomas, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:13 (six years ago)

Was listening to Loreen in the car today

― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:14 (six years ago)

...next year in Amsterdam?

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:27 (six years ago)

Anyway, the last time the Dutch won:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjn_kTo2-yw

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:28 (six years ago)

Belgium's going to boycott next year because the Dutch occupy part of the sea.

― StanM, Saturday, 18 May 2019 23:29 (six years ago)

Dave Benton, winner in 2009, representing Estonia but from Aruba, not white.

― mike t-diva, Sunday, 19 May 2019 00:02 (six years ago)

(2001 not 2009, duh)

― mike t-diva, Sunday, 19 May 2019 00:03 (six years ago)

san marino woz robbed

― massaman gai (front tea for two), Sunday, 19 May 2019 05:50 (six years ago)

I can't remember, has Norway or Sweden ever sent a Sami singer before to the contest? I know Finland hasn't.
― Tuomas, Saturday, May 18, 2019 10:21 PM (two days ago)

Late answer here, but OH YES INDEED, complete with references to then-recent Sami protests against hydroelectric development in northern Norway. This joik was sounding around the schoolyards for AGES it felt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSx4lUPX9KY

― anatol_merklich, Monday, 20 May 2019 08:16 (six years ago)

good final, only disliked about three entries

norway for me, just edging iceland

― nxd, Monday, 20 May 2019 11:54 (six years ago)

nxd otm

― imago, Monday, 20 May 2019 12:54 (six years ago)

Norway were good, but lose points for me for the bald guy. Reminded me of that dude from Aqua.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 20 May 2019 13:03 (six years ago)

Yes this was also noted during our viewing party, followed by interjections of “come on Barbie lets go party” throughout the performance.

― Siegbran, Monday, 20 May 2019 13:45 (six years ago)

The Israelies produced a great show this year.

― nostormo, Monday, 20 May 2019 14:21 (six years ago)

Israelis

― nostormo, Monday, 20 May 2019 14:23 (six years ago)

Israelites.

― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Monday, 20 May 2019 14:42 (six years ago)

Madonna's been uploading videos of her performance up on Instagram, with vocals audibly fixed with autotune.

― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 20 May 2019 16:32 (six years ago)

Eurovision 2019: UK's last-placed entry has score lowered

― just another country (snoball), Friday, 24 May 2019 22:22 (six years ago)

six months pass...

More heinous shit courtesy of Viktor Orbán:

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/nov/27/hungary-pulls-out-of-eurovision-amid-rise-in-anti-lgbt-rhetoric

― pomenitul, Wednesday, 27 November 2019 16:19 (six years ago)

The sooner somebody shoots that cunt the better

― FBPRieu (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 16:48 (six years ago)

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