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Post subject:  Posted: March 27th, 2008, 9:35 pm |
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I don't mind crazy or different artists in the ESC. Heck there have always been crazy performances in the history of the ESC. All I ask is that the songs are good. The songs can be crazy but there should at least be a decent catchy melody underneath all the craziness (and annoying doesn't equal catchy lol).
I say yay for drag queens. We've had some in the Swedish national pre-selections over the years, they've all been great.
The contest has definitely changed and I can't say for the better. This year is the worst year in quite a while. The music is of extremely poor quality this year. It doesn't help that the Eastern European countries have basically invaded and taken over the contest either. Or that Germany, Spain, France and the UK get to be in the contest every year despite results. It's simply not fair.
Maybe it's time for a change within the contest. Make the semi-finals regional. That way there will be an equal amount of Scandinavian/Baltic songs, Western European songs, "Mediterranean" songs, Former "Yugoslav" songs and Eastern European songs. Say the 5 best from each region make up the final show or something.
Last year there were only 8 entries of the "old" Eurovision countries in the contest - the rest (16 entries) were Eastern European, Eurasian or Former Yugoslavic entries. It's not that I don't want them in the contest - quite the contrary - I just think the demographics should be a bit more... equal... so that all the cultural regions of Europe get the same chance!
*wishes it was 1990 and 1991 again*
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Post subject: Posted: May 19th, 2008, 3:03 pm |
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Semi Final 1
The first semi-final will be held on 20 May 2008.
01. Montenegro [Stefan Filipović - Zauvijek volim te]
02. Israel [Boaz - The Fire In Your Eyes]
03. Estonia [Kreisiraadio - Leto svet]
04. Moldova [Geta Burlacu - A Century of Love]
05. San Marino [Miodio - Complice]
06. Belgium [Ishtar - O Julissi]
07. Azerbaijan [Elnur and Samir - Day After Day]
08. Slovenia [Rebeka Dremelj - Vrag naj vzame]
09. Norway [Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On Be Strong]
10. Poland [Isis Gee - For Life]
11. Ireland [Dustin the Turkey - Irelande Douze Pointe]
12. Andorra [Gisela - Casanova]
13. Bosnia & Hercegovina [Laka - Pokušaj]
14. Armenia [Sirusho - Qele Qele]
15. Netherlands [Hind - Your Heart Belongs To Me]
16. Finland [Teräsbetoni - Missä miehet ratsastaa]
17. Romania [Nico and Vlad - Pe-o Margine de Lume]
18. Russia [Dima Bilan - Believe]
19. Greece [Kalomira - Secret Combination]
Tomorrow is the first Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Semi Final!
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Post subject: Posted: May 19th, 2008, 3:30 pm |
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What? But that's tomorrow?!!
Well, neither the Danish nor the Spanish entry - which I'm most biased towards  - are among those.... when will the next semi-final round be? _________________ >>Be the change you wish to see in the world<<
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Post subject: Posted: May 19th, 2008, 7:14 pm |
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Teräsbetoni FTW!!
*cough*
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Post subject: Posted: May 20th, 2008, 5:13 pm |
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Finalists!
19. Greece [Kalomira - Secret Combination]
17. Romania [Nico and Vlad - Pe-o Margine de Lume]
13. Bosnia & Hercegovina [Laka - Pokušaj]
16. Finland [Teräsbetoni - Missä miehet ratsastaa]
18. Russia [Dima Bilan - Believe]
02. Israel [Boaz - The Fire In Your Eyes]
07. Azerbaijan [Elnur and Samir - Day After Day]
14. Armenia [Sirusho - Qele Qele]
10. Poland [Isis Gee - For Life]
09. Norway [Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On Be Strong]
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Post subject: Posted: May 20th, 2008, 5:15 pm |
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Phoenix wrote: Teräsbetoni FTW!!
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Post subject: Posted: May 20th, 2008, 5:17 pm |
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Romania, Finland, Armenia had nice entries. Poland's chorus was nice but I can't stand the plastic singer. Bosnia's entry is really growing on me. At first I hated it, but I admit, it's quite entertaining.
Congratulations to Azerbaijan for making it to the Final on their very first appearance ever in the contest! They had an awesome stage show even if the song is lacking in the melody department.
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Post subject: Posted: May 20th, 2008, 5:59 pm |
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Missed the semi-finals... was out to the movies... and came home to see the announcement of the new finalists... maaan, that chica in the pink dress (Greece) was a happy hairball....!
And Finnish entry... now with bare torsos....! _________________ >>Be the change you wish to see in the world<<
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Post subject: Posted: May 21st, 2008, 11:05 am |
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Semi Final 2
The second semi-final will be held on 22 May 2008.
01. Iceland [Euroband - This Is My Life]
02. Sweden [Charlotte Perelli - Hero]
03. Turkey [Mor ve Ötesi - Deli]
04. Ukraine [Ani Lorak - Shady Lady]
05. Lithuania [Jeronimas Milius - Nomads in the Night]
06. Albania [Olta Boka - Zemrën E Lamë Peng]
07. Switzerland [Paolo Meneguzzi - Era stupendo]
08. Czech Republic [Tereza Kerndlová - Have Some Fun]
09. Belarus [Ruslan Alehno - Hasta La Vista]
10. Latvia [Pirates of the Sea - Wolves of the Sea]
11. Croatia [Kraljevi Ulice and 75 cents - Romanca]
12. Bulgaria [Deep Zone and Balthazar - DJ, Take Me Away]
13. Denmark [Simon Mathew - All Night Long]
14. Georgia [Diana Gurtskaya - Peace Will Come]
15. Hungary [Csézy - Candlelight]
16. Malta [Morena - Vodka]
17. Cyprus [Evdokia Kadi - Femme Fatale]
18. F.Y.R. Macedonia [Tamara, Vrčak and Adrijan - Let Me Love You]
19. Portugal [Vânia Fernandes - Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas)]
Tomorrow is the second Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Semi Final!
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Post subject: Posted: May 22nd, 2008, 6:29 pm |
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I appologize for the double post. 
Finalists from Semi Final 2!
04. Ukraine [Ani Lorak - Shady Lady]
11. Croatia [Kraljevi Ulice and 75 cents - Romanca]
06. Albania [Olta Boka - Zemrën E Lamë Peng]
01. Iceland [Euroband - This Is My Life]
14. Georgia [Diana Gurtskaya - Peace Will Come]
13. Denmark [Simon Mathew - All Night Long]
02. Sweden [Charlotte Perelli - Hero]
10. Latvia [Pirates of the Sea - Wolves of the Sea]
03. Turkey [Mor ve Ötesi - Deli]
19. Portugal [Vânia Fernandes - Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas)]
Wooo Scandinavia FTW!!! 
I also noticed something interesting:
The post before this one was my 222nd, Charlotte sang as number 2 on 22nd of May. 
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Post subject: Posted: May 22nd, 2008, 6:37 pm |
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^ XD That's weird Erumaro
Congratulations to all the countries who went on to the Final!!
My favorite songs of tonight's show were Sweden, Latvia, Switzerland and Iceland. I highly dislike our [Sweden's] singer, she is such a diva, but the song has a very catchy melodic chorus and in the end that's all that matters.
This will be the first contest since 2000 where all five Nordic countries are in the final together. Very nice! _________________
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Post subject: Posted: May 24th, 2008, 3:36 pm |
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I'm just watching Eurovision Contest on TV and I have to say that I loved the song from Armenia! Very bouncy!
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Post subject: Posted: May 25th, 2008, 10:23 am |
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Post subject: Posted: May 25th, 2008, 5:07 pm |
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Very disapointed for my Finnish boys.
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Post subject: Posted: May 26th, 2008, 5:51 pm |
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Thank you for the list, Erumaro!!
I missed the Eurovision because we were going out...
Spains entry started out as a slightly political comic in a ntional late night show... then someone had the bright idea to enter it in the Eurovision and it was really heavily promoted on the show where it first occured. And since people could vote on the internet it ended up winning. AND then it got all 'serious' so they had to re-write the lyrics so there weren't any political references and add lyrics too because the original song was just about a minute...
I just saw the entry on YouTube and it's bad... I mean... it was fun as a joke on a late night show.. and I admit I can't get it out of my head when I hear the song, but it just didn't do in an international show like the ESC on a stage the size of a soccer field.. too bad... _________________ >>Be the change you wish to see in the world<<
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Post subject: Posted: June 5th, 2008, 2:13 am |
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pirates should have won.
so cheesy.
but so awesome.
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