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Zero for Germany... Wow.

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I now officially hate Russia and Greece for wasting my time with stupid announcers.

Romania is a close third.

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Why do Romanians always make me cringe when they try to be funny?

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I wouldn't mind North Macedonia winning this competition.

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Netta is talented as a DJ. As a singer... no way. This is indeed a disaster.

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4 minutes ago, Werloc said:

A lovely older woman, transgender man, a Serduchka, eye candy and a Swedish boy singing Hallelujah.

This made me laugh out loud! Hahaha! 

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Verka Serduchka singing Toy is everything I needed in my life. This is epic!

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Yay! Best song ever! Lasha Tumbai!

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3 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Here I was thinking Ruslan Albegov was your type

Nice memory! I have some very special exceptions, of course. 

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This is the first time I'm watching the contest live. How does voting work? How much longer still they start counting the votes?

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4 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

in b4 @thiago_simoes demanding the Swiss guy to strip 

They can keep their clothes on, thank you. I have a thing for Italian men, that's it. My boyfriend is half Italian, half German.

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4 minutes ago, Werloc said:

Croatia gave us shirtless men to begin with, but the angel wings were a strong debuff and they didn't qualify.

Everything made me laugh, including the shirtless men. 

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1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

Nope, they just keep doing their lame clapping thing

Oh, bummer. And the singer is not any good, so this is just a waste of time. 

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Ok, here's me hoping the Italians eventually take their shirts off. I'm just saying. 

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The French singer looks like a Brazilian comedian:

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3 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I don't find it weird, bad or anything to think different 'sets' of genes may have slightly different qualities.

I'm not saying genetics is bullshit, it's just that I believe there are many other factors that could be more important than genetics when we try to explain the differences between people.

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Dear Lord, what is Iceland doing? Why not just bring Björk and call it a day? 

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8 minutes ago, Werloc said:

Well, it is a very popularised music theory. I don't have the medical vocabulary to explain it correctly in English, so I guess we'll just leave it at that.

 

Just saying there's a reason why on every live SNL, Ellen live performance and concerts, artists are usually backed up by black backing vocalists.

 

Actually had the pleasure of working with some black musicians from UK that were touring with us in Lithuania, not to mention that they could play any and every instrument, the bassist and I repeat the BASSIST had the best vocals in the effing room

I'm sure that there must be a long explanation about this. But then again, the greatest voice of this century in my opinion was from Amy Winehouse. This alone makes me question how race can be a factor when it comes to a great voice.
 

Edited May 18, 2019 by thiago_simoes

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2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

This singer himself is bigger than us.

So, Joan Rivers is still alive. In spirit, that is.

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2 minutes ago, Agger said:

 

Well. It was Lundvik and one of the chorists who gathered the group, not the Swedish television or something...

This actually makes a lot more sense to me now. Thanks for the explanation.

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5 minutes ago, Werloc said:

Genetically they tend to have better depth, which makes their voices stronger and they tend to sing a bit more ovally, so sprint and marathon running is not the only category in which we lose out.

Oh, come on. We'll agree to disagree, then. The last thing I want is to bring genetics to the discussion. Nope. Just nope.

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4 minutes ago, OlympicIRL said:

Nice to see the singer for Cyprus went for the casual dress approach

And the male dancers had see-through shirts. Classy act all around.

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2 minutes ago, Agger said:

 

Or maybe they just have a popular black singer and though that the chorists were the right ones for the song?

Of course. Not suspicious at all.

As a mixed-race man (I consider myself black), I always take this whole diversity thing with a grain of salt when it comes to nations where the majority of the population is white. Yes, it's cool to show some diversity, but when it's clearly forced like this, it looks bad and instead of supporting the nation, I only feel like they are trying to use black people in their own favor. 

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What the hell is wrong with the Slovenian girl? Is everyone dead inside today?

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I know Eurovision is all about diversity, but it looks fake to me when Sweden chooses one black male singer and four black female backing vocals to represent the nation. It looks like a desperate attempt to say: "LOOK, WE HAVE DIVERSITY. LOOK! LOOK HERE! DIVERSITY!"