Eurovision Song Contest 2023

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I'm rooting for Finland. But thing is the cultural gulf is vast the days, you have countries around since the very early days, and countries more recent. It's never really a level playing field these days as there remains a division between the jaded longtime countries and the newer ones. Look at Germany, they clearly cannot be arsed based on recent entries. UK (until Sam Ryder) too. France and Italy occasionally try.

It's exciting for some countries but not so much for others. But then the political map of Europe has changed a few times even since the contest began
 
Mrs Fluff said:
I'm rooting for Finland. But thing is the cultural gulf is vast the days, you have countries around since the very early days, and countries more recent. It's never really a level playing field these days as there remains a division between the jaded longtime countries and the newer ones. Look at Germany, they clearly cannot be arsed based on recent entries. UK (until Sam Ryder) too. France and Italy occasionally try.

It's exciting for some countries but not so much for others. But then the political map of Europe has changed a few times even since the contest began
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The thing is, there's a whole pre-competition going on here every year, called "our song for <insert hosting city>, and every year some "jury" picks absolutely shite songs. This year is actually a lot better than recent years, but for not being arsed, we spent a lot of money on sending someone even the most amusical person could tell wouldn't survive the semi-finals if Germany didn't pay to enter the finals for a chunk of the event with the big 5.
 
Mrs Fluff said:
Italy occasionally try.
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I think Italy always sends top quality songs tbh, though there’s a few weak years (last year included)

Their “selection” is a whole event in itself but the format seems to mean that more often than not they end up with a ballad which has the potential to be good but also boring
 
Merpedy said:
I think Italy always sends top quality songs tbh, though there’s a few weak years (last year included)

Their “selection” is a whole event in itself but the format seems to mean that more often than not they end up with a ballad which has the potential to be good but also boring
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Italy left for years, but yeah
 
Mrs Fluff said:
My favourite Eurovision performance- also Moldova (same band maybe?). Got loads of votes from both Ireland and the UK🤣

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Yeah it's same band to me these guys are legends think they were 1st Moldovan representatives in 2005 got a good result there then came back in 2011 and did well and then last year too so qualified 3 times in technically 3 different decades think last year was my favourite though who could hate a song about trains 😂 plus I remember nearly falling asleep through the 6 in a row ballads and woke right up and started dancing when this came on
 
Rach88 said:
Yeah it's same band to me these guys are legends think they were 1st Moldovan representatives in 2005 got a good result there then came back in 2011 and did well and then last year too so qualified 3 times in technically 3 different decades think last year was my favourite though who could hate a song about trains 😂 plus I remember nearly falling asleep through the 6 in a row ballads and woke right up and started dancing when this came on
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Oh yeah, now I remember that about last year too!🤣
 
What is everyones favourite 'I can't believe it didn't win' song? Obviously Sam should have won last year so he doesn't count.

My favourites are Ukraine's Verka singing 'Dancing Lasha Tumbai'. How that lost to Serbia I will never know.

My other one is Sweden's 'Popular' by Eric Saade. Absolute banger that is still played regularly in my car.
 
FenellaTheWitch said:
What is everyones favourite 'I can't believe it didn't win' song? Obviously Sam should have won last year so he doesn't count.

My favourites are Ukraine's Verka singing 'Dancing Lasha Tumbai'. How that lost to Serbia I will never know.

My other one is Sweden's 'Popular' by Eric Saade. Absolute banger that is still played regularly in my car.
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Fuego (Cyprus 2018)
Now I love maneskin but felt destiny (malta 2021) was robbed
We could be the same (turkey 2010)
Sound of silence (Dani IM Australia 2016)
Keiino – Spirit In The Sky (Norway, 2019)
Always (Azerbaijan 2009 2009-2013 were their golden years for me) and the entry in 2012 could of won for me too how running scared did better
2017 City Lights (Belgium 2017)
Go A 2021
Italy 2019
Finally Italy 2015 was one of my favourites that year (grand amore II Volo)

Popular was one for me too still don't get how that Italian song pipped him to second place criminal and who couldn't love verka

Side note not sure if anyone could tell I'm a huge esc fan 💀
 
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