“The EBU, which is totally independent of the EU, includes countries both inside and outside of the EU, and also includes countries such as Israel that are outside of Europe.
SOOO...
Who's excited? What's your favourite entry so far? Do you have a top 5? top 10? top 20? feel free to post it! What's your favourite entry from previous years? Thoughts on the UK entry? Who will WIN?
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Excited? Too early for that Favourite entry? Not seen any. I usually like Moldova and Norway Top 5? See above Favourites from previous years. Due to being a sadcase I’ll list all my favourites
2010. Azerbaijan, Moldova, Greece, 2011. Sweden 2012. Ukraine 2013. Denmark, Greece, 2014. Switzerland, Iceland 2015. Belgium, Sweden 2016. Belgium, Russia 2017. Moldova 2018. Moldova, Norway
So, I just had my first proper listen through the entries so far this year, here are my top 5: 1.Romania 2.Belgium 3.Portugal 4.Czech Republic 5.Latvia, France, Denmark and Italy can battle it out for 5th position
Semi-Final 1 is shaping up to be.......tight! I feel that Italy, Portugal and Hungary might work against each other due to similar-ish darker tones in the music but who can say!!!
UK's entry is now available to listen to on spotify - doesn't appear to have been revamped (idk a bit concerning but reckon its too early to tell atm) The eurovision channels been putting up tonnes of the other countries music videos up so hopefully they'll put the uk's up soon please this weekend
Is it just me or are there a lot more solo male acts this year? In particular male pop acts? Only three more songs to be released and then the game is on!!! AAAH!
Is it just me or are there a lot more solo male acts this year? In particular male pop acts? Only three more songs to be released and then the game is on!!! AAAH!
Yeah I've noticed that too - I don't think there's as many group acts as there used to be anyway
Italy 🇮🇹 And Iceland 🇮🇸 are my go tos this year. Tho I like Switzerland 🇨🇭, Hungary 🇭🇺 and a few others too. Rip Ukraine 🇺🇦 tho 😭. Maruv's song is quality.
Looking forward to doing the votes again this year
Bet 20 quid on Australia. Come on petal, win me some mun.
Also, the BBC needs to stop sending X Factor-esque songs. Boring.
First place betting too risky? Last place no problem Ikr. Some other tv station should have a go. If ITV hosted it instead of BBC they could use X Factor in a similar way they use Melodifestivalen which is Sweden's almost equivalent (I think?). Then the winner of X Factor could have the opportunity of going to Eurovision if they so wish.
Italy 🇮🇹 And Iceland 🇮🇸 are my go tos this year. Tho I like Switzerland 🇨🇭, Hungary 🇭🇺 and a few others too. Rip Ukraine 🇺🇦 tho 😭. Maruv's song is quality.
Looking forward to doing the votes again this year
Nice! Switzerland was quite high up on my list also San Marino Do you have an opinion of Italy's song?
Nice! Switzerland was quite high up on my list also San Marino Do you have an opinion of Italy's song?
San Marino is a bop! My Boi Serhat coming through haha 😂
I've stanned Italy religiously since 2017 (and 2015 too). When I saw Mahmoods performance during Sanremo I knew it was special. I just hope the Juries don't screw over Italy like they have done for the last 2 years. The lyrics are great too.
San Marino is a bop! My Boi Serhat coming through haha 😂
I've stanned Italy religiously since 2017 (and 2015 too). When I saw Mahmoods performance during Sanremo I knew it was special. I just hope the Juries don't screw over Italy like they have done for the last 2 years. The lyrics are great too.
Yeah i hope so too. Loved the one with the gorilla from a couple of years ago as well.
First place betting too risky? Last place no problem Ikr. Some other tv station should have a go. If ITV hosted it instead of BBC they could use X Factor in a similar way they use Melodifestivalen which is Sweden's almost equivalent (I think?). Then the winner of X Factor could have the opportunity of going to Eurovision if they so wish.
Yeah, but I did an EW bet so it's a bit less risky. I fully expect to lose my money though.
I'm loving Norway's song more and more! That joik.
Yeah I hope so too. Loved the one with the gorilla from a couple years ago as well.
M88 I'm still salty about Francesco not winning in 2017 😭😭 honestly my 2nd fave song from the ESC. Gabbani is one artist I have grown to love post-ESC too. Defo check out Magellano. That album is a masterpiece and introduced me to the sound of Italian pop ❤️🇮🇹
1. Cyprus 2. Italy 3. Iceland 4. Azerbaijan 5. Switzerland 6. Sweden 7. Armenia 8. North Macedonia 9. Russia 10. France
I’m still quite shocked that The Netherlands is the favourite to win with the bookies. It’s a great song (my #11) but I don’t really think it would be a good winner.
I also don’t think we’ll do too bad this year. I think we’ll get a decent jury result but a poor televote result (like we did in 2017).