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I guess they don't enjoy their Sangria in Italy.

First medal for France! Only six nations are yet to get one - .

Thanks @konig. Surprise score of the day so far.

I remember both @Werloc and I awarded The Motans the silver last year. I see you enjoyed it again. I vibed with it for a while, but it eventually got relegated to the second reserve. For me that children choir, for the lack of a more technical term, absolutely butchered the song.

Looking better than ever for the last place finish. I blame the delay. Surely the anti-war message would have surfaced higher had the contest not been postponed.

Third gold and a substantial lead for Colombia. This is theirs to lose. It's really interesting how Colombia is seemingly always Top 10 or Bottom 10. A quick look at the notes shows that Colombia placed 36th in the Croatian jury rankings.

Greek votes: Ed Sheeran Lorde The Weeknd The Weeknd & SHM Sneak peek at what to expect from multi-juries. Except @dezbee2008 and @Olympian1010 of course.

Our team is looking great... If only we were, you know, somewhat useful.

I wouldn't drink that sir.

Spain leads ahead of Colombia, but still looking great for Malta as Sangria afficionados from Portugal and Mexico are yet to present.

Wow only 11 nations are still without a medal. Most notably - Lithuania.

We are all expecting Lithuania alright.

Waiting for Canada to return 12 and set an interesting precedent.

Looks like "Spain 9" is the TISC's next greatest hit.

To be fair, A Labour of Love was their only previous gold medal from Croatia, and while it placed 7th or something, it was never close to the lead.

Oops.

Not much to say. Engaging beat + long lines won me over. But as usual, looks like Ireland has no chance of winning when I love it the most.

Croatia 1st Ireland Ireland 12 Hungary 11 Ukraine 10 Denmark 9 China 8 France 7 Lithuania 6 Great Britain 5 Mexico 4 Malta 3 Serbia 2 New Zealand 1 To bi bilo sve. Bar zasad. Vidimo se na ceremoniji dodjele medalja. Ili ne. That would be all. For now. See you at the medal ceremony. Or not.

So, any guesses for the main prize? It should come as pretty obvious given my appreciation of a fine rhythm.

Croatia 2nd Hungary Hungary 11 Ukraine 10 Denmark 9 China 8 France 7 Lithuania 6 Great Britain 5 Mexico 4 Malta 3 Serbia 2 New Zealand 1

Fun fact: I actually *despise* Ed Sheeran. But credit where credit is due. I find this new song Shivers (and Overpass Graffiti) strangely enjoyable. Which is downright shocking, considering his previous song Bad Habits was for me easily the most obnoxious radio hit of 2021. At some point I started going out of my way just to turn the radio off whenever it came on.

Croatia Pozdrav is susjedne Hrvatske! Ovogodišnje je natjecanje izuzetno zanimljivo. Nadamo se da će tako i ostati, ali za početak, ne bi bilo loše kada bi se sljedeće pjesme malo podigle u poretku... Greetings from the neighbouring Croatia! This year's contest has been exceptionally exciting. We hope it stays that way, but for starters, it wouldn't be half-bad if the following songs were to improve their rankings... 3rd Ukraine 4th Denmark 5th China Ukraine 10 Denmark 9 China 8 France 7 Lithuania 6 Great Britain 5 Mexico 4 Malta 3 Serbia 2 New Zealand 1

Believe it or not, I am surprised now to realize that in most places the bells do not ring every single day. Happens in Croatia too. I never really paid much attention as to why, but it has to be for the same reason (the Ottoman conquest).

Nice, this should be informative. I had planned to visit Budapest this Spring. It failed, but still hopefully I will be going this year.

Poland 12 literally saved the Miskolc Cavers from elimination. Or not again. I erroneously believed the Goats were 8th.