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euroquision · 6 months

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Day 2 of Demanding the EBU Remove ISR from Eurovision 2024

Let Eurovision’s own history educate us and our decisions to make the right choices now and in the future.

Remember!! If you live in an ESC-participating country, TALK TO YOUR BROADCASTERS! Write a letter, an email, make a phone call, anything! Make it known that you do not want your country participating in a contest that allows an apartheid state to compete!!!

#eurovision #esc #eurovision song contest #israel #free palestine #free gaza #ukraine #1944 #jamala #eurovision 2016

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lunlumo · 28 days

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round 1, group 3, battle 11/2. the tumblr blorboes are here

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#eurovision #polls #esc polls #joker out #iveta mukuchyan #eurovision 2023 #eurovision 2016 #Youtube

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genericeurofan · 10 months

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they’re a 10 but their favorite hosts aren’t måns and petra

#eurovision #eurovison song contest #eurovision 2016 #måns zelmerlöw #petra mede #love love peace peace

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wiktoriatriggvi · 2 years

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Eurovision 2016-2022: 5th place

What is your favourite song opening top-5?

2016: Frans - If I Were Sorry 🇸🇪

2017: Robin Bengtsson - I Can't Go On 🇸🇪

2018: Ermal Meta e Fabrizio Moro - Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente 🇮🇹

2019: KEiiNO - Spirit In The Sky 🇳🇴

2021: Go_A - Shum 🇺🇦

2022: Konstrakta - In Corpore Sano 🇷🇸

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thateurosite · 6 months

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🇦🇺 Dami Im wins Masked Singer Australia season 5

🇦🇺 Dami Im, #ESC 2016 runner-up, has won Season 5 of the Masked Singer Australia! Read about her win... and find out every other Eurovision participant who's won the show.

Eurovision 2016’s second-place singer, Australia’s Dami Im, has won the latest season of Australia’s version of The Masked Singer. Dami Im as the Snow Fox The Masked Singer originated as a Korean television show, but the premise, as it’s been franchised across countries, remains the same: singers perform in full costume, hiding their faces. A series of panelists try to guess each singer’s…

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#2016 #Dami Im #esc #esc 2016 #eurovision #eurovision 2016 #eurovision song contest #eurovision song contest 2016 #masked singer series #the masked singer

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magicaleurovision · 2 years

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From IVAN…

…to Subwoolfer…

…Eurovision is the only time of the year when it’s tolerable to be a furry.

#eurovision #furries #furry fandom #ivan #Belarus 2016 #subwoolfer #norway 2022 #eurovision 2016 #Eurovision 2022 #Eurovision Belarus #Eurovision Norway

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kattycatsncoffee · 1 year

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I’m happy for the results 🤩

I won’t go to the next Eurovision but 2016 is still in my memories when I was there

#eurovision #eurovision 2023 #eurovision 2016

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meddlelyn · 2 years

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listen. listen. the Only thing i've ever known abt eurovision is love love, peace peace. and while i'm sure that the rest of it is cool and all, nothing will ever be able to top the pure chaos of the video when you see the man in a hamster wheel doing sick tricks while a girl sexily churns butter and some guy plays an on fire piano

#eurovision #eurovison 2022 #and also #eurovision 2016

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whenitsdarkweilluminate · 2 years

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Stockholm 2016 – Grand Final

Host: Sweden Slogan: “Come Together” Participants: 42 Voting method: 12-point system (50/50 system - separated) Format: 2 Semi-Finals / Grand Final = the top 10 of semi 1 & 2 + the Big 5 + host Winner: Jamala - 1944 Country: Ukraine Points: 534 (54.3% of highest score possible) Language: English, Crimean Tatar General Overview: 2016 is usually regarded as the best Eurovision contest ever. I'd probably rate the 2012 songs slightly higher, but the hosting is outstanding. It's Swedish humour at its finest and the jokes don't feel forced. It's a 4-hour show, so we need entertaining filler segments. The presenters are, of course, Petra Mede (who also hosted 2013) and last year's winner Måns Zelmerlöw. They play off each other well. The Grand Final opening sequence isn't bloated like 2015 was. It starts with the artists preparing back stage. Then the Parade of Nations happens immediately, while a medley of Swedish House Mafia and Avicii songs are played. And that's it. We go straight to the host introductions after. The postcards begin and end with the dandelion logo. In between, the artists partake in various activities, as per usual. While the camera slowly zooms in on them as they pose looking serious. The country names are in a big, luminous white font. And then the camera looks down from the arena ceiling before each performance starts; alongside a whoosh/slam sound. The stage floor is shaped like the top half of a cross, featuring another platform in the audience. There's an entrance in the back that splits the LED screens into two piles of slanted, overlapping, horizontal ones on either side. The Green Room is in the audience as well. The interval is bloated though. First, there's a cool montage celebrating Swedish music from over the decades; including all 6 of their Eurovision winners. This country knows how to craft a catchy melody. Next, Justin Timberlake performs “Rocky Your Body” and “Can't Stop The Feeling!” But it feels weird to see a well-known American singer in Eurovision. It's never happened before (unless you count Celine Dion). At least the latter song was produced by Swedes (Max Martin and Shellback). But I'd rather see a Swedish artist perform. After that, we see a young Destiny Chukunyere as the most recent JESC winner. She will represent Malta in the adult version in 2020/21. Then it's the main event: “Love Love Peace Peace”! Where Petra and Måns disclose the formula to winning Eurovision. It includes several references to past entries, including a cameo from Alexander Rybak. It's a funny parody for sure. But that's not all! Lynda Woodruff returns from 2013 to mispronounce things again. The mockumentary from the semi-finals continues, showing how Sweden is obsessed with ESC. And Måns performs AGAIN. He sings “Fire in the Rain”, where they all roam on hoverboards, and a reprise of “Heroes” (with regular production this time). By this point I'm ready for the results.

2016 introduced a major change to the scoring: the jury and televote points are now calculated separately instead of combined. Which doubles the amount of available points. Sweden copied this format from Melodifestivalen. The new system generally favours countries that have imbalanced results in the two metrics. Previously, ranking 1st and 26th (which has happened) would net 0 points, but now that equates to 12 points. Which means everything is more spread out. Although the televote tends to be top-heavy. The biggest issue though, is how the EBU creates a fake score if a country can't produce a valid jury or televote. But it's all worth it for the increased suspense. I hated how they kept announcing the winners early in 2013-15. The finality feeling during the satellite calls is gone now. So how it works is: the spokespersons provide the jury result first, then the hosts reveal the televote afterwards. To reduce time, only the 12 points are said (instead of 8/10/12 previously). But it's clear that the EBU were new to this, since the hosts read off the #26-#11 televote points way too quickly. They also go in order of lowest to highest televote scores, when starting with the lowest jury vote is better. The progress bar during the jury scoring moves in the wrong direction too. Ultimately, Australia ran away with the jury vote, but the public preferred Ukraine. Otherwise, only THREE songs this year don't have any English lyrics at all. Belgium: Laura Tesoro - What's the Pressure The EBU sure loves to open the Grand Final with the SF2 closer. In fact, they're about to do it 3 years in a row. Czech Republic: Gabriela Gunčíková - I Stand They did this so dirty by putting it 2nd in the running order. 0 televote points?! Netherlands: Douwe Bob - Slow Down Azerbaijan: Samra - Miracle Hungary: Freddie - Pioneer Italy: Francesca Michielin - No Degree of Separation As of 2022, this and “La Mia Città” are the only Italian entries to miss the top 10 after their return. I blame the props. The staging looks tacky and the ripply visual effects are distracting. It goes for a garden paradise aesthetic, where Francesca stands next to a bunch of balloons and flowers... and 3D glasses. While the LED screen shows a tree and the floor resembles a pond. She also randomly grabs a fruit at the end. As for the song, it plays with the “6 degrees of separation” idea, by saying there's “0 degrees of separation” between Francesca and her lover. In other words, there's nothing standing between them. She explains how she was closed off, distant and cautious; how her mind overruled her heart. But she changed when she found love and didn't push it away. The instrumental starts minimal, where it sort of quivers and taps. The song's mood is like she's looking forward to her new life. The pre-chorus then swells up, as the percussion plops like raindrops, before the chorus fills the surroundings. The latter pushes in this choppy pattern like waves. The drums remain for the second verse, where her tone sounds like she's finished with her old self. She also switches to English for the second chorus. It's a nice melody, but the song isn't interesting enough to me. Side note: Stadio won Sanremo this year, but they declined, so the runner-up was selected instead. Israel: Hovi Star - Made of Stars Yeah, this is kinda boring. Bulgaria: Poli Genova - If Love Was a Crime Sweden: Frans - If I Were Sorry Sweden brings tropical house to Eurovision; which was a ubiquitous trend at the time thanks to artists like Kygo. The genre is based on establishing a chill mood. But “If I Were Sorry” is a watered down version of it. The song incorporates a series of minimal sounds, like holding bass notes, finger snaps, cracking echos, and tambourine bells. There's a lazy guitar that runs through it too. Meanwhile, the first pre-chorus and bridge break the energy, so the chorus can bring it back. The instrumental takes focus before the last chorus. And the song title is repeated frequently to maximize the hook-iness. Frans hesitates on the words “dance” and “enough” as well. But the song is kinda bland. What's worse is how Frans sings this with such a defensive and “holier than thou” attitude. He lists a bunch of extreme feats he'd do if he were sorry. He'd even do them again. But, as he states in the final line, he's not sorry. So he's saying this to prove a point: that he's a stand-up guy and his ex is at fault. The bridge turns spiteful too, where he calls out his ex's mistakes and lies. This bitterness turns me off. The chill production implies a celebratory and satisfied vibe as well, in the aftermath of this break-up. The staging is simple. Frans stands in front of an array of yellow lights that sometimes spell outs words. He also wears a smug smile and dances a little bit. This is the worst Swedish entry of the 2010s. This was the first Melfest final I watched live. Robin Bengtsson and Molly Sandén brought some bad pun titles, while Samir & Viktor's got shirtless. The runner-up, Oscar Zia's “Human”, would've made a better winner. Although my fave was Lisa Ajax's “My Heart Wants Me Dead”. Germany: Jamie-Lee - Ghost Another last place for Germany. Was it because of her outfit? The melody doesn't really go anywhere either. Sure, the “tell me who's scared now!” chorus hook leaps out. The backing highlights the “We don't need a lifetime...” part. And there's a “can we get an alternate ending” post-chorus. But these pieces don't do enough. The arrangement feels flat. Once the dense, ground-shaking, “boom-clap” drums take over, the instrumental remains stagnant. It only holds off for the transitions; like the synths before the chorus. The production is unfortunately similar to “Sound of Silence” as well. That said, the first verse establishes an eerie woods atmosphere. Then the pre-chorus adds some snaps and a ticking clock. There's an ominous, wispy wind throughout the song. In the lyrics, Jamie-Lee wants to start fresh with her ex; for them to rewrite their story and have an alternate ending. She feels there's no reason to wait. But the whole “this is the ghost of you / haunting the ghost of me” wording seems clunky. The performance begins with her standing as a silhouette against a full moon. While the stage incorporates a bunch of trees that beam green lasers for some reason. She also seems shy. Fun fact: this was actually Jamie-Lee's winner's single on The Voice in late 2015. France: Amir - J'ai cherché After four consecutive bottom 5 placements, France is back in the top 10! For the first time since 2009 too. No wonder, since that “YOU OU OU OU OU” hook that dominates the song is super catchy. Plus Amir brings an infectious smile, confidence, and personable stage presence. In the song, he reflects on his journey of looking for a meaning to life; through his trials and tribulations, failed relationships and drinking. He eventfully found it with his current lover. And he compares this arduous search to the difficulties of finding a perfect melody. In the bridge, he says that you won't find love if you give up. Musically, the song channels the pop-folk trend of the time. The verses follow an acoustic guitar, alongside sporadic, impatient piano slams. Then the pre-chorus introduces the clacking/clapping rhythm that rapidly bounces and bobs up-and-down. Which continues into the chorus, where the strings relax the tension. It's an energetic and excitable chorus. The second verse adds some tapping. While the second chorus drops down for a moment. Otherwise, the verses are in French and the chorus is in English. And the staging is simplistic. Amir performs alone, while celestial objects fly past on the screens. The floor also shows a galaxy of stars zooming beneath him at one point, and a moon later on. France is on the right track with this, but it's still missing something. Poland: Michał Szpak - Color of Your Life Australia: Dami Im - Sound of Silence The very last spot of the 1st half both times lol. Cyprus: Minus One - Alter Ego Serbia: Sanja Vučić ZAA - Goodbye (Shelter) Lithuania: Donny Montell - I've Been Waiting for This Night Croatia: Nina Kraljić - Lighthouse Yeah, this is kinda annoying. Russia: Sergey Lazarev - You Are the Only One Spain: Barei - Say Yay! Robbed. The “death drop” works much better here than the awkward silence in “Slow Down”. That's when Barei collapses as the music and lights turn off, then she breathes and gets back up. The next verse says to keep going in life even when it knocks you down, so it fits the message. The song is basically a pep talk. Barei wears a silver sports jersey. She greets us with a “hello hello”. She says the future is long and uncertain, so live for today. And she resists the urge to run away through the repetition of “running, running, running”. She also runs on the spot. The song opens with an intense piano note as the camera flies in. The first verse sticks to that serious piano, as Barei raises her voice. Then there's an extended build-up across two pre-choruses. She pumps herself up in the first one, and pumps us up in the second. The former is the “I FEEL ALIVE” + backing responses + finger snapping part. While the latter sees the piano jump out of its seat, eager to dance. And it's further elevated by disco strings. The song peaks in the dance breakdown that follows, featuring some “HURRAY” and “SAY YAY YAY YAY” shouts, as Barei shakes her knees. The second verse then uses lively piano and drums. And there's a mirrored split screen at the end. It's an energizing, dance-able, hook-filled song. It uses an effective escalation. And Barei gives a empathetic and caring tone. She wants us to be happy. My one complaint is that this is the only Spanish entry to not have any Spanish lyrics. Latvia: Justs - Heartbeat Back in 2016, this was the song that grew on me the most after the Grand Final. Ukraine: Jamala - 1944 (winner review below) Malta: Ira Losco - Walk on Water Georgia: Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz - Midnight Gold Austria: Zoë - Loin d'ici United Kingdom: Joe and Jake - You're Not Alone Another flop for the UK. Although I'm glad they steered away from internal selections this time. So Joe and Jake competed on the same season of The Voice UK and became a duo afterwards. The song sounds like something from One Direction's earlier albums. In the song, the duo offers themselves up as an ideal boyfriend, because this person makes them come alive. Which sounds selfish but there's an endearing quality to this. They say it in a way that sounds sweet and well-intentioned. They promise to be there for this person. To make them feel less alone. Meanwhile, the LED screen shows an array of faces to exemplifying a message of togetherness. Those faces jump along to the beat towards the end too. The song opens with some piano pings, but the instrumental is mainly pop-rock, with guitars and staggering drums. Those drums pull back during the first chorus, and return midway through it. While the bridge offers a soft moment. The composition and lyricism seems amateur though. And the “Know oh uh oh” and “I, I, I” hooks feel deliberately shoehorned in. But the duo's friendly stage presence and smiles make it better. The staging lighting is decent too. Armenia: Iveta Mukuchyan - LoveWave This doesn't really work as a closer. The Winner: Ukraine achieves their second victory, with a gap of just 23 points. Which is the closest top 2 since... Ukraine won the first time in 2004. Furthermore, “1944” is the first winner since “Molitva” in 2007 to include lyrics that aren't in English, albeit partially. So it's nice to see the recent trend of landslides and 100% English language champions be broken here. This felt like an underdog victory too. Ukraine were #3 in the final odds, and lower before that. They didn't win the jury or the televote... or the semi-final for that matter. But they still found a way to the top. Apparently Australia would've won under the 2013-2015 rules too. I didn't see it coming at the time either but I was pleasantly surprised when it happened. The song is about the 1944 deportation and genocide of the Crimean Tatars under the Stalin regime during WWII. It was inspired by Jamala's great-grandmother. There's probably a subtext of how the Russian occupation of 2014 brought back this trauma too. And it's only become more poignant in 2022. The opening verse sets the scene: imagine strangers invading your house, killing those you love, and then claiming they're justified in doing so. It sounds horrifying. Jamala, meanwhile, looks terrified to walk forward on stage and on the verge of tears. But she's being courageous at the same time. She doesn't beat around the bush with this – she confronts the injustice directly, using phrases like: “but everyone dies”. She also holds rosary beads during the performance; praying for this to end. The chorus is the section of the song not in English. It's from a Crimean Tatar folk song, about how she couldn't spend her youth there because the land was taken away. She repeats the same two lines in a self-meditative way. Or like an echo across the peninsula. Jamala sways around when she sings it too. In the second verse, she sounds more outraged, as she yearns for a free future. While the second “but everyone dies” line is said with derision, as the backing reinforces it. Jamala gives a very emotionally real performance here. She embodies exactly what this type of suffering feels like. It all reaches a breaking point just before the final chorus; which is the best part of this song – it's where Jamala looks up to heaven and lets out a scream that sends shivers down my spine, as a tree made of fire sprouts from her feet and onto the screen behind her. She lets out another shriek at the end too. The staging is perfect. “1944” doesn't need anything extravagant. The dark setting, the water cube at the start, the emanating fire patterns, the red cracks and flickering light beams in the second verse, and the aforementioned fire tree are enough. Musically, the song is dark and ominous. It opens with the traditional duduk instrument. After that, there's distressing, radiating bass notes, wooden clacking, and this scratching shaker sound. While the main percussion rhythm starts in the first chorus. There's a whimper after “our time”. The chorus includes faint wobbles. And the beat pauses before the big scream, allowing the pain to overwhelm her in solitude. While the final chorus is elevated by orchestral strings. It's a unique and intriguing production that captures the plight of the Crimean Tatars. It has a bleak atmosphere, but still shows signs of life. It paints the image of a displaced, homeless group of people crowded together. Verdict: “A” Tier. It's underrated, even by me at times. My Ranking: Grand Final: 01. Bulgaria: Poli Genova - If Love Was a Crime 02. Ukraine: Jamala - 1944 03. Armenia: Iveta Mukuchyan - LoveWave 04. Czech Republic: Gabriela Gunčíková - I Stand 05. Latvia: Justs - Heartbeat 06. Spain: Barei - Say Yay! 07. Belgium: Laura Tesoro - What's the Pressure 08. Serbia: Sanja Vučić ZAA - Goodbye (Shelter) 09. Australia: Dami Im - Sound of Silence 10. Austria: Zoë - Loin d'ici 11. Hungary: Freddie - Pioneer 12. Lithuania: Donny Montell - I've Been Waiting for This Night 13. Russia: Sergey Lazarev - You Are the Only One 14. France: Amir - J'ai cherché 15. Cyprus: Minus One - Alter Ego 16. Malta: Ira Losco - Walk on Water 17. Netherlands: Douwe Bob - Slow Down 18. United Kingdom: Joe and Jake - You're Not Alone 19. Israel: Hovi Star - Made of Stars 20. Azerbaijan: Samra - Miracle 21. Italy: Francesca Michielin - No Degree of Separation 22. Germany: Jamie-Lee - Ghost 23. Croatia: Nina Kraljić - Lighthouse 24. Georgia: Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz - Midnight Gold 25. Sweden: Frans - If I Were Sorry 26. Poland: Michał Szpak - Color of Your Life Full Ranking: 01. Bulgaria: Poli Genova - If Love Was a Crime 02. Ukraine: Jamala - 1944 03. Iceland: Greta Salóme - Hear Them Calling 04. Armenia: Iveta Mukuchyan - LoveWave 05. Czech Republic: Gabriela Gunčíková - I Stand 06. Latvia: Justs - Heartbeat 07. Spain: Barei - Say Yay! 08. Belgium: Laura Tesoro - What's the Pressure 09. Serbia: Sanja Vučić ZAA - Goodbye (Shelter) 10. Australia: Dami Im - Sound of Silence 11. Austria: Zoë - Loin d'ici 12. Hungary: Freddie - Pioneer 13. Lithuania: Donny Montell - I've Been Waiting for This Night 14. Russia: Sergey Lazarev - You Are the Only One 15. Bosnia & Herzegovina: Dalal and Deen feat. Ana Rucner and Jala - Ljubav je 16. France: Amir - J'ai cherché 17. Cyprus: Minus One - Alter Ego 18. Estonia: Jüri Pootsmann - Play 19. Albania: Eneda Tarifa - Fairytale 20. Malta: Ira Losco - Walk on Water 21. Belarus: Ivan - Help You Fly 22. Netherlands: Douwe Bob - Slow Down 23. Norway: Agnete - Icebreaker 24. Finland: Sandhja - Sing It Away 25. United Kingdom: Joe and Jake - You're Not Alone 26. Israel: Hovi Star - Made of Stars 27. Azerbaijan: Samra - Miracle 28. Italy: Francesca Michielin - No Degree of Separation 29. Moldova: Lidia Isac - Falling Stars 30. Germany: Jamie-Lee - Ghost 31. Slovenia: ManuElla - Blue and Red 32. F.Y.R. Macedonia: Kaliopi - Dona 33. Denmark: Lighthouse X - Soldiers of Love 34. Croatia: Nina Kraljić - Lighthouse 35. Georgia: Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz - Midnight Gold 36. Sweden: Frans - If I Were Sorry 37. Ireland: Nicky Byrne - Sunlight 38. Greece: Argo - Utopian Land 39. Poland: Michał Szpak - Color of Your Life 40. San Marino: Serhat - I Didn't Know 41. Switzerland: Rykka - The Last of Our Kind 42. Montenegro: Highway - The Real Thing “S” Tier: “Euphoria”, “Fairytale”, “My Number One” “A” Tier: “Every Way That I Can”, “Only Teardrops”, “Wild Dances”, “Rise Like a Phoenix”, “1944”, “Hard Rock Hallelujah”, “Satellite” “B” Tier: “Molitva”, “Heroes” “C” Tier: “Fly On The Wings Of Love”, “I Wanna” “D” Tier: “Everybody”, “Believe”, “Running Scared” “F” Tier: none!

#Eurovision 2016 #eurovision review #eurovision song contest

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lunlumo · 28 days

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round 1, group 3, battle 12/3

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#eurovision #polls #esc polls #eurovision 2016 #amir #eurovision 2021 #go a #goa #idk #kateryna pavlenko #douze polls: it girl perfomance #Youtube

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escgentsph · 2 months

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#donny montell #donatas montvydas #eurovision lithuania #eurovision song contest #eurovision #guys of eurovision #men of eurovision #esc #esc 2012 #esc 2016 #eurovision 2016 #i love eurovision #eurovision edits

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wiktoriatriggvi · 2 years

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Eurovision 2016-2022: 3rd place

Bronze 🥉

2016: Sergey Lazarev - You Are The Only One 🇷🇺

2017: Sunstroke Project - Hey Mama 🇲🇩

2018: Cesár Sampson - Nobody But You 🇦🇹

2019: Sergey Lazarev - Scream 🇷🇺

2021: Gjon's Tears - Tout L'univers 🇨🇭

2022: Chanel - SloMo 🇪🇦

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thateurosite · 12 days

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🇸🇪 Petra Mede to perform as interval act at Eurovision 2024

🇸🇪 Host Petra Mede will perform "We Just Love #Eurovision Too Much" as an interval act during #ESC2024! Will she top 2016's "Love Love Peace Peace"?

As we get closer to the Eurovision Song Contest, SVT have revealed more details about the show. Host Petra Mede, it was revealed via Instagram, will perform as an interval act during the contest. Who is Petra Mede? One of the two hosts of this year’s contest, Mede is no Eurovision newbie–2024 will be her third time hosting the contest. She presented solo in 2013 and alongside Måns Zelmerlöw in…

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#esc #esc 2024 #eurovision #Eurovision 2013 #eurovision 2016 #eurovision 2024 #eurovision song contest #eurovision song contest 2024 #hosts #interval acts #petra mede #Sweden

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fliponline · 8 months

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🎁 #HappyBirthday to Søren Bregendal [@Lighthouse_X] who represented #Denmark at #Eurovision in 2016, with "Soldiers of Love" finishing 16th in the 2nd semi with 11pts. 🔴 https://youtu.be/jGz12i-wGd0 #escismybf #DNK

#lazarusheart #eurovision #esc #escismybf #eurovision is my boyfriend #esc16 #eurovision 2016 #emilyinparis

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weaversweek · 1 year

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#Uncool50 - design of a decade

The penultimate part of the #Uncool50 project, a life told through music.

This episode covers the 2010s, pretty much all of them. Music as a whole certainly hasn’t got any worse than when I was young, but the stuff I don’t like is much more visible. Commercial forces have chosen to force rap and R&B into the mainstream, and this isn’t the area I’m drawn to.

The early 2010s were the turbopop era. So many great songs, and so many that I could have chosen on musical merit – but they don't have the same memories as earlier years.

One song that does - Tegan & Sara’s “Closer” (from 2012) - is not eligible because they never released it as a single, or promoted as one, over here.

The Veronicas are like being embraced in a warm hug, a gig to promote love and happiness and general positivity. On their 2015 tour, Jess and Lisa were supported by Badflower, who have gone on to bigger things.

"If you love someone" takes me back to that gig, a final night with Anna before she moved away. And confirming – as if it was needed - that being you is more than enough.

(Awesome photo by Madie Ramser)

Taylor Swift, the voice of the millennial generation. For my money, the album "1989" is Swift’s strongest work, every track has a hook, every track tells a story, every track is worth a listen.

And when I was in Texas in autumn 2015, Jae and I listened to "1989" right through, cruising down the interstate as the sun slipped down over the horizon. "Wildest dreams" was the song in hot rotation at the time, and it'll always take me back to that trip with my best friend.

Another honourable mention: “Not my soul”, the best Eurovision song of the decade. Destiny Chukenyere’s classic was never promoted over here.

Greatest pop song of the 2010s? "Can't stop the feeling!", a disco confection more perfect than any millefeuille. Start with a funky bass riff, add on some sampled guitars and horns to accentuate the chorus like Wham! did.

The lyric doesn't have to mean much, in fact it's probably better if the lyric doesn't mean anything. It's a feelgood song, an instant classic… and completely overshadowed in its own lunchtime. Didn't even win Best Interval Act at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest.

(Awesome photo is taken from the broadcast. It encapsulates the controlled madness of Eurovision like a Renaissance painting.)

Dua Lipa has a solid career of pop hits. She's cornered the market in disco pop, with any number of songs to soundtrack the last few years. For the list, "Idgaf", a song about your own personal contradictions and battles, and how they can leave you stronger.

Which is basically where I am in my life. Settled, content, doing stuff. And that might make the final pick a surprise...

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