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Eurovision

by ionutcib
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Has anybody watched Eurovision? Can you share your impressions? My impression is that the winner has a good melody but I am sad that my country (Romania) was only in 12th position.
  • Profile picture of the author taskemann
    I haven't watched it, but I know Sweden came on the #1 place.

    Sweden rock anyways so I'm glad they came first!
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  • Profile picture of the author SeoKungFu
    I only bothered with it 2 years ago when I was hired to help with promoting of the video of the dude who represented my country
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  • Profile picture of the author bowwowquirky
    I haven' watch it,but I crossed my fingers for the hungarians...:S
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  • Profile picture of the author ionutcib
    Originally Posted by LewisSellers View Post

    I watched Eurovision and had a few bets with my mates about where the UK would come. I guessed we would get 26 points (which was the number of countries) and every laughed at how bad I thought we'd do. The general vote was that the UK would get anywhere between 100 - 170 points but we probably wouldn't win.

    A few hours later when we found out we got 7 points, I was the one laughing. Absolutely shocking effort on our part... but then again, Eurovision is about politics too. Thank god Ireland like us, otherwise we'd have only got 3. haha. Shocking attempt!
    Yes , indeed... UK and France was a surprise for us to see that they do not obtained many points... I have understood that not only the voting for the final show is counting...there is also a performance a day before with a jury that gives competitors points and this is counting 50% for the final result.
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    • Profile picture of the author SlavicMuse
      I watched part of the finale, pretty much the end and the scoring. I don't care for EuroVision as a whole but they do showcase some good talent at times.

      I've also read that Sweden's Loreen copied another, already produced song. Supposedly she just changed the lyrics a little and sped up the tune. I've watched the clips on YouTube of both songs and totally see it. Such things don't surprise me anymore, though. As it is all politics, it was probably rigged from the beginning.

      We'll see what happens next year. Hopefully, Serbia or Russian will do better next time. I wouldn't mind bringing EuroVision back to Serbia. Or seeing the show Russia would put on.

      Originally Posted by LewisSellers View Post

      I watched Eurovision and had a few bets with my mates about where the UK would come. I guessed we would get 26 points (which was the number of countries) and every laughed at how bad I thought we'd do. The general vote was that the UK would get anywhere between 100 - 170 points but we probably wouldn't win.

      A few hours later when we found out we got 7 points, I was the one laughing. Absolutely shocking effort on our part... but then again, Eurovision is about politics too. Thank god Ireland like us, otherwise we'd have only got 3. haha. Shocking attempt!
      Oh it's definitely all politics. Sadly. Nothing can be done anymore without politics involved. And while I love politics, it doesn't belong everywhere.

      Originally Posted by Ryan Wilson View Post

      Yup i watch finale and I must tell you that Serbia is the best.
      Ryan, I completely agree. I live here and while I don't care for Zeljko as a person, many of his songs are great. I had hoped for 1st again. Would have loved to see the Babushkas from Russia win honestly. They've put all the earnings they collected from being in EuroVision to rebuild a church back in their small village that was shut down and I think destroyed during communism.
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