[OFF TOPIC] Eurovision Song Contest 2021

[dcro 10,211]

Malta leading the odds.

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So,  Belarus will not compete first time since their debut in 2004.

 

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I think that not too much people care about it but inaugural American Song Contest is postponed to 2022. Of course Covid-19 restrictions is main reason.

[NikolaB 452]

After all 39 participating songs are on the air now, I am trying to make my top 39 list

 

 

 

 

POT 1 - songs I really like

 

01.   FIN Blind Channel "Dark Side"

02.  FRA Barbara Pravi "Voilà"

03.  BEL Hooverphonic "The Wrong Place"

04.  RUS Manizha "Russian Woman"

05.  ITA Måneskin "Zitti e buoni"

06.  SMR Senhit ft. Flo Rida "Adrenalina"

07.   CRO Albina "Tick-Tock"

08.  MLT Destiny Chukunyere  "Je me casse"

09.  SRB Hurricane "Loco loco"

10.   CYP Elena Tsagrinou "El Diablo"

11.    GER Jendrik "I Don't Feel Hate"

 

POT2 - good songs I can listen from time to time

 

12.   CZE Benny Cristo "Omaga"

13.   EST Uku Suviste "The Lucky One"

14.   ISR Eden Alen "Set Me Free"

15.   UKR Go_A "Shum"

16.   GBR James Newman "Embers"

17.    SUI  Gjon's Tears "Tout l'univers"

18.   ALB Anxhela Peristeri "Karma"

19.   ICE Daði og Gagnamagnið "10 Years"

20.  MDA Natalia Gordienko "Sugar"

21.  LTU The Roop "Discoteque"

22. ROU  Roxen "Amnesia"

23. GRE Stefania Liberakakis "Last Dance"

24.   NOR Tix "Fallen Angel"

25.  POL Rafał   Brzozowski "The Ride" 

26. IRL Lesley Roy "Maps"

27.  BUL Victoria Georgieva "Growing Up Is Getting Old"

28. AZE Samira Efendi "Mata Hari"

29. AUS Montaigne "Techniocolour"

 

POT3 - noooo thank you 

 

30.  SWE Tusse "Voices"

31.    SVN Ana Soklič "Amen"

32. NED Jeangu Macrooy "Birth Of A New Age" 

33. GEO Tornike Kipiani "You"

34. MKD Vasil Garvanliev "Here I Stand"

35.  AUT  Vincent Bueno "Amen"

36.   LAT Samanta Tina "The Moon is Rising"

37.  POR The Black Mamba "Love Is On My Side" 

38. ESP Blas Cantó  "Voy a quedarme"

39.  DEN Fyr & Flamme    "Øve os på hinanden"   

 

 

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Running order of both semifinals has been announced

 

First semifinal will be opened by  and closed by

Second semifinal will be opened by  and closed by

 

More details you can found in link below.

 

https://eurovision.tv/story/semi-final-running-orders

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Came across this while watching some recap/reaction videos. I had no idea about the controversy in Russia about the song.

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Montaigne from  will not arrive to Rotterdam in May due to covid travel restrictions. At the time when she should perform her pre-recordered performance will be shown.

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Eurovision will take place with an audience, but only 3500 people per show will be able to enter to the venue, it's 20% of capacity and only those people who purchased tickets last year will be able to get into arena.

 

https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-song-contest-fieldlab

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If anyone is interested, tomorrow will start first rehearsals, some photos and videos of them should be available in some social media shortly after performances and in eurovision.tv site

 

15 days left to Grand Final while 11 days left to first semifinal and 13 days left to second semifinal.

[Vektor 3,326]

Damn, there really isn't even a Hungarian broadcast this year. The last time we withdrew in 2010 at least we still aired it live. One more sign that we are gone for good, or at least until the current right-wing government gets removed. I am honestly surprised Poland didn't copy us in this regard and withdrew from ESC as well just to support their anti-LGBT propaganda.