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General Eurovision discussion thread (self.eurovision)

submitted 11 months ago by Korne127 to c/eurovision

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I think it makes sense to have a general discussion thread to build this community and for you to be able to interact more with each other and talk about stuff.

You can write about all kinds of Eurovision related things here: What are your current favorite songs? Which one grew on or off you recently? What are your staging suggestions? What are your rankings? What are your predictions?
Have fun talking about the songs :D

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Np. The fun part is watching the show with friends and family and simply having a good time. The promotional videos don't really capture the spirit and the songs will be tweaked for the live show to make them more interesting.

But you're absolutely correct about the songs. A lot of songs use the same formula and similar styles will come up again and again. It was more fun when artists had to sing in their home countries' languages. But every year there will be something unique. And often it is political. They just veil it better and sometimes the audience is in favour of the message. That said: I don't know what you define as 'risky'.

Armenia/Ladaniva - Made it to the finals and were one of the better Acts. And I love your idea of sending SoaD for Armenia (Switzerland send Celine Dion before she became really famous. Nationality isn't such a problem). Unfortunately I don't see the band coming together again. Serj and John seem to be polar opposites when it comes to their personal views.

Are there any others that I should listen to?

You seem to have covered the interesting stuff from 2024. If you're not familiar with the older ESC songs - there's Finland / Lordi - Hard Rock Halleluja, who won.

Winners or other artists

Last year: Croatia / Let 3 - Mama ŠČ!, Finland / Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha

Earlier: Moldova / Zdob şi Zdub & Frații Advahov – Trenulețul Italy / Måneskin - Zitti e buoni Israel / Netta - Toy Ukraine / Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai