Eurovision

[elisi]

We are at the cinema watching live! :)

So no live blogging this year... but hoping for a good show!

ETA: There is an advert for a show called 'I Kissed A Boy' which might be the gayest thing I have ever seen.

Also a lady has handed out Union Jacks, as she had plenty extra.

ETA2: This was SUCH a good idea. Eurovision should always be watched on a big screen.

Comments

[kerk_hiraeth]

Believe me I've already seen two 'live' performances for Finland; not the one for the final yet, as well as all the other entries at least four times; some I was not sure how I felt about a couple more than that and I know just how much I DO. NOT, like Finland's; Israel's & Australia's entries just fine :-)

If anyone was robbed it was the likes of Georgia & Latvia who didn't make the final.

What is even worse is I thought this year's Finnish entry which is in my bottom five of the thirty-seven, is slightly better than the even more atrocious one they won with several years back.

I was actually uncertain whether to put Sweden in the 3pt category, or the 2, so I probably listened to that one five, maybe six times because I was unsure. Even though it and Italy both got 3pts I liked Italy much more than Sweden's.

If I ever visit again I HAVE to get myself a KI Klasvik jersey especial like ;-)

Most of the ones people have been raving about I just do not understand the appeal; much better off watching the songs separately anyway. Being in a cinema, or other 'live' venue would not be worth the stress.

Glad you enjoyed it though.

kerk

[elisi]

some I was not sure how I felt about a couple more than that and I know just how much I DO. NOT, like Finland's
LOL. Reminds me of Graham Norton's quip about Germany: "I really hope they don't win. It's not that I have anything against them, I just never want to hear that again." (Sidebar: My mother thought it was great.)

If anyone was robbed it was the likes of Georgia & Latvia who didn't make the final.
Ah yes.

What is even worse is I thought this year's Finnish entry which is in my bottom five of the thirty-seven, is slightly better than the even more atrocious one they won with several years back.
I don't think I liked Lordi's song, but just the fact of the performance was crazy.

so I probably listened to that one five, maybe six times because I was unsure. Even though it and Italy both got 3pts I liked Italy much more than Sweden's.
No disagreement there.

If I ever visit again I HAVE to get myself a KI Klasvik jersey especial like ;-)
... I wonder if such a thing exists. I mean, to buy.

Most of the ones people have been raving about I just do not understand the appeal; much better off watching the songs separately anyway. Being in a cinema, or other 'live' venue would not be worth the stress.
My mother commented that she'd pay NOT to go. *g* But as my new post shows, there is so much more to it, which is a big part of the appeal - the whole show is fabulous and full of wonderful things. You should watch. <3

[kerk_hiraeth]

I have both semi's & the final so, should I want to I can watch them.

My feeling is; think I mentioned this last year, that 26 in the final is far too many.

There's no reason why there can't be three semi-finals, or qualifiers.

You can still have the five big contributors pre-qualify, as well as the previous winners. Should that be one of the big five you can check the votes and have the next best entry out the non-qualifiers; top five from each qualifier, to make a total of 21.

Much more manageable, and you needn't have them all in the host country. Have them in three venues, with a week of events in the host country leading up to the final.

I will go through each of the entries; some of whom have non-eurovision promos for single releases, and get them in some kind of order.

A couple of the songs grew on me as I listened to them again, but the top four pretty much remained the top four through the whole process, though Norway & France gained on Estonia which itself gained so much I broke my rule for the first time and awarded them and Spain six points.

Really not too interested in all the extraneous stuff; much too much fun to go over the actual entries and have them jostle for position in my head.

Actually I was disappointed that in the semi Alika, for Estonia, wasn't playing the piano herself; was played remotely. I thought that really weakened the entry.

I recall last year; Cyprus I think it was, one song had a poor semi-final performance and a good song failed to qualify.

Never had time to put together any Eurovision posts this year, but I can hopefully do something next weekend. I do want to do some posts about all the previous contests anyway.

kerk

[elisi]

You can still have the five big contributors pre-qualify, as well as the previous winners. Should that be one of the big five you can check the votes and have the next best entry out the non-qualifiers; top five from each qualifier, to make a total of 21.
That sounds like a sensible compromise.

A couple of the songs grew on me as I listened to them again, but the top four pretty much remained the top four through the whole process, though Norway & France gained on Estonia which itself gained so much I broke my rule for the first time and awarded them and Spain six points.
Hear hear. Norway was just so much fun! And the singer was delightful.

Never had time to put together any Eurovision posts this year, but I can hopefully do something next weekend. I do want to do some posts about all the previous contests anyway.
I shall definitely point people your way!