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Wow! It's a pile of rubbish. Though I hear they're maybe going to change the song
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I have this feeling that Ira Losco for Malta is going to be another Charlotte Perelli where Charlotte won for Sweden in 1999 and then she came back again for Sweden a few years later with the song Hero which won the OGAE fan poll that year but then flopped on Final night. Ira Losco came second for Malta a few years ago but i feel that this time round she is not going to do well with this song this year.
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EBU approves Never Alone for Danish final – and the Eurovision Song Contest: http://www.eurovisionary.com/ebu-approves-never-alone-danish-final-eurovision-song-contest/
I find that this song has a striking resemblance to Only Teardrops which will surely get the fanboys into a frenzy. |
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Denmark National Final will be held on 01 February 2016 and the 10 songs to be performed are as follows:
Anja Nissen - "Never Alone": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys8dWo63QzE Bracelet - "Breakaway": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2EW0Ld47Z4 David Jay - "Rays of Sunlight": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FqTBj8XVcs Jessica - "Break it Good": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN5YHL8al3A Kristel Lisberg - "Who Needs a Heart": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjZPm4KglHQ Lighthouse X - "Soldiers of Love": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLo4bscW6GA Muri & Mario - "To stjerner" (Two stars): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvNCxCKBblI Simone - "Heart Shaped Hole": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWiYhGWMBko Sophia Nohr - "Blue Horizon": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBouaVACghk Veronicas Illusion - "The Wrong Kind": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YRAR2PCBPQ |
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Oops Denmark National Final is on 13 February and not 01 February.
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Semi-Final market betting now up.
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SVT has confirmed to Aftonbladet that they will not be using any fake applause during the show to cover up audience booing. http://eurovoix.com/2016/01/26/esc16-no-fake-applause-in-this-years-contest/
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Spain winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkMdYhFQK2U
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Spain performance of winner on National Final: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOzML6hVTRw
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I like her. Not crazy about the song. It's a bit all over the place
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I have measured out my life in the love for Spain posts on here over the years
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ruth lorenzo
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The 10 songs performing in the Norway National Final are now available to be listened to online at the NRK website, link to all the 10 songs here:http://www.nrk.no/mgp/na-kan-du-hore-alle-mgp-latene-1.12781304
Norway's National Final will be held on 27 February 2016. |
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Afterglow
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The first heat of Sweden's Melfest will be on 06 February 2016 and SVT are in the process of release snippet videos of the rehearsals for the first heat which you can view here: http://www.eurovisionary.com/melodifestivalen-2016-rehearsals-videos-first-semifinal-released/ First 3 snippet videos are up at time of this comment and the others will be up throughout the day.
Competing in the first heat are as follows: Samir & Victor – Bada Nakna Pernilla Andersson – Mitt Guld Mimi Werner – Ain’t No Good Albin & Mattias – Rik Anna Book – Himmel för två Robin Bengtsson – Constellation Price Ace Wilder – Don’t Worry |
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The shorten url for the snippet vids of the first heat of Sweden's Melfest here: http://tinyurl.com/gokwtgc
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It's about time they banned this foreign jury nonsense for national contests
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Why? No foreign juries no Loreen
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...in fact I wish every country did it
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Because they're national contests
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And those countries that take it seriously like Sweden do whatever it takes to get an edge...their success rate shows the end justifies the means. As a punter I'd have thought you'd have welcomed the edge it gives us....last year's winner for example. Of course as an ESC fan I accept you can want to keep it pure. I'll take the edge though.
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The organisers in Sweden who are running the actual ESC contest this year have said that they want to change the voting system this year. I don't know what plans they have or how they are going to change it but perhaps they could do away with the algorithm that they use for the Jury voting that they then use for the country voting order on the Saturday night. We all know that the country who is in the lead say 10 countries from the start isn't going to be the winner as the winner of the contest is held back from being in the lead for as long as it can. I suggest that the country pull lots to choose the country voting order so to make it a bit more exciting as to who the winner will be.
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Do you have a link to that story, Corby? When you say, 'change the voting system', that is set in stone in the EBU's competition rules which are already drafted up.
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Here is a link i found regarding "SVT want to change the voting; but how?": http://tinyurl.com/gtvae4d
It mentions that SVT want to change the way the voting is given to make it more exciting. whatever changes SVT want to make will need to be discussed with the EBU and then cleared first by the EBU. It may be too late to implement any changes to take place for this year as i would guess that such changes would have to be discussed with the other countries and should the majority agree to changes then it could be decided to implement the change starting with next year 2017 or 2018 rather than this year. |
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Thanks Corby. I thought you meant the way countries award their votes and how this is transferred into points on the scoreboard. Didn't realize you meant the announcement at the end of the final. Thanks for clarification.
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First semi-final in Ukraine has just finished and the top 3 to proceed to the final is as follows:
1. Jamala – 1944 (topped both the Jury and Televote.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pfT6enbCr4 2. The Hardkiss – Helpless https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdQLJoeClO4 3. Brunettes Shoot Blondes - Every Monday (no link available) |
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First semi-final in Finland has finished and the 3 to qualify for the final is as follows:
Saara Aalto - No Fear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biyQ1Kl1mVI Stella Christine - Ain’t Got Time for Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmN5f6HJhOQ Eini – Draamaa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKvmYbxOHjo |
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First heat in Sweden has finished and the 2 to qualify for the final is as follows:
Ace Wilder - Don’t Worry Robin Bengtsson - Constellation Price The 2 to qualify for the Second Chance is as follows: Albin & Mattias Andréasson - Rik Samir & Viktor - Bada nakna Alas no links to the vids are available at this time. |
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Have we had the winner yet?
(Apologies for crassness, I've just finished with CBB and like to cut to the chase). |
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SWEDEN : Anna Book goes #1 in iTunes Chart after Melodifestivalen Tonight! http://tinyurl.com/zs7srsd
Unfortunately Anna Book was disqualified as her song was disqualified from Melodifestivalen due to it being on-line following a Moldovan pre-selection in 2014 but still got to perform at Melodifestivalen tonight but as part of the interval act to the thunderous applause of the audience in Gothenburg. Her performance is on MelFest is here: https://youtu.be/mdsPuza2blo |
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Thanks Corby. Anything of note as yet unselected, in the coming nationals?
Just had a long chat with someone about ESC, got me into it, looking forward to watching all the selections. |
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Cheers for all the updates Corby. Spain my personal favourite of those so far. I love the energy she brings to the stage. Not really a realistic contender though
There's plenty of info out there about the likely national picks H. None of those I've heard scream winner to me, but there's clearly a few which are likely to be popular with fans and punters |
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Not keen on the Ace Wilder song. I much preferred last years
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The top 3 to qualify from the first semi-final in Iceland to the final is as follows:
Greta Salóme – Raddirnar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN19PiFZT4w Karlotta Sigurðardóttir – Óstöðvandi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcRJGroBG5g Hjörtur Traustason & Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir - Hugur minn er https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6SniDYUS6Q |
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Iceland have really raided the Mans box of tricks with that Greta stage show
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