Our (Croatian) is not so embarassing this year, but its still boring and forgetable.
But Im so happy its not embarassing!!!! Last year I couldnt even post a comment
in this thread lol.

I'm sorry, the UK entry is horrible. I thought they'd step up their game after finishing well with Jade last year, but it's so corny and gross. :O

Running order announced:

Semi-final 1:
1 Moldova
2 Russia
3 Estonia
4 Slovakia
5 Finland
6 Latvia
7 Serbia
8 Bosnia & Herzegovina
9 Poland
10 Belgium
11 Malta
12 Albania
13 Greece
14 Portugal
15 FYR Macedonia
16 Belarus
17 Iceland

Semi-final 2:
1 Lithuania
2 Armenia
3 Israel
4 Denmark
5 Switzerland
6 Sweden
7 Azerbaijan
8 Ukraine
9 Netherlands
10 Romania
11 Slovenia
12 Ireland
13 Bulgaria
14 Cyprus
15 Croatia
16 Georgia
17 Turkey


2 new videos out:

Lithuania



Armenia


Funny how most of the upbeat songs get videos early, the contest this year is pretty much dominated by ballads.

Stage is practically done, ready for rehearsals next week.


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Besides being smaller in scale compared to the gigantic stage last year in Russia, the stage doesn't use LED screens at all. I'm pretty sure they've been used every year since 2004 or something, so that'll be a big change. They're gonna rely more on more old fashioned techniques like moving parts, lights and mirrors.

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I'm looking forward to Eurovision I've been watching it every year
I hope UK do well :D

The Norway song is soooo beautiful! <333333

Can't wait. Gonna go around to my mates eat food and drink wine! Always a good night in! Love Eurovision!

mi|kshake~

first Semi-final today? I don't think Russia has any chanse

edit: tomorrow

This :yes In the last years I didn't even watch the contest broadcast in TV because it was clear that we didn't had a chance :laugh
But with Lena I believe it's gonna be different. The song is very good!

Spain won´t win,you can be sure about it

Ah, this is great!! I needed to get caught up! Thank you!

Well...the UK has lost even before the contest has begun :laugh

The song is so rubbish. I don't understand why we made a big hoo-ha about getting Andrew Lloyd-Webber in to write a song last year and then we just go back to this. So funny XD

There are a lot of awesome songs this year! (There are some not so great ones too, but that's expected...)

BAh... Eurovision is stupid nowadays, sorry... it has lost its purpose as people doesn't vote the song but the country... Last year was stil fair, everyone voted Norway so it was obvious that that was the most favourite song...

but anyway... Even if our song (Spain) was superb we would be in the last positions... we only have 2 neightbours... XDD

Our song is like a copy paste of Norway's winner song last year... with this fantasy, fairytale-like theme... ¬¬

I agree~ It's stupid nowadays and our song is kinda boring xD I don't like it... And it's a copy of Norway's song. Anyway, I think I'm gonna watch it 'cause it's so much fun watching how they sing stupid songs xD

Our song is a sh--. and the singer is the most random ever, i preffered Pop Star Queen

OMG How you dare??!! XD
That woman is not even a woman lol Daniel Diges is random, but Pop Star Queen... It was just an stupid way of promotion for a TV channel.

Frankly, I Know these songs probably aren't going to win and that they come off as "stupid catchy summer songs", but I really like both france's song and lituania's and I think they could easily become summer hits. So catchy and really makes you want to dance. ;) Also, if one of the criterias of Eurovision is to show of (local) culture, the french entry fultills this criteria as well showcasing the large caribbean french population for the first time in the competition. =D

Also the other version of the PV is so damn cute. =P makes me want to go back to the caribbean!!!! miaam!



On another note, I'm really happy I discovered this artist because french music usually bores me to death (=/) except for a few artists and even those don't really make any music you could dance to. =(=(

Hey, American here!
Just started watching Eurovision; my friend is a German foreign exchange student... (:
I love Greece's and France's entry...
but disappointed in how many countries are doing English.. :(

EDIT:
I liked Armenia and Lithuania as well, but once again... English... ah...!

Out of the ones I watched, I really like Croatia! The others are kinda eh >>;