Eurovision 2019 - The road to the Tel Aviv Convention Centre in Israel starts here.

I'm an optimist

I'm not

Jordan goes through and doubles in price

last time I listen to hems

Block him

Ban him

Do it

I'll leave it to JOT

very decent from Holly

Was ok

Frans robbed

Salvador

On it now lads before I adjourn to the pub

Good man jot

This sounds flat. People will have zoned out after 30 seconds

I prefer Holly's version

I doubt the judges will

got going in the end tbf

Decent ending tbf

Golden Boy

Lake Malawi

Bilal

nice guy shame about the song

KA better 2nd time around. Could be close

Gotta lay this fav, down to 1.1; TCO, but it`s still a flash PV, so a crazy price

Laid the fav too. Don't think it's a winner but the odds don't match the stats.

Netta

don't those who pick the songs look at this and say to themselves we need a rethink? I suspect not

I'm surprised Gav hasn't offered his expertise

He did well with Bulgaria what a fooking awful dirge

Conchita

It's nice that I so many Eurovision winners

Me too

LIAR

This would have done better than her overblown nonsense

Lena Salvador Jamala

Loreen

Good grief @ Lena

Who did you back in World War 2 ?

The Russians Lost money due to DH rules

Japs were 1.03 till them pesky Yanks got involved

I know someone who dutched France and Switzerland

I didn't like Mans when he won but he's a lovely fella

I like Mans

I used to hate him at all the Esc concerts when he was like a perfect robot

This was an awful winner

It's actually sad how much we've regressed

Would have laid the arse of this if I bet in this then

I think the winners have improved

Jordan won

He really is very good at this `entertainer` malarkey, and who Rylan wishes he was

Feb 8, 2019 -- 8:54PM, bearcub wrote:

It's actually sad how much we've regressed

Oh how much we've regressed. I just don't think we've moved on. Still think shyte like Shine a light can win

I hope he gets a new stylist

Anyone who don't wear socks needs a slap

if only eurovision was decided by the good folk of middlesbro

managed to escape only losing a fiver. Better than the France result

This is ESC; my record of 10? 12? max red losers, three or four levelish, and just the one decent winner left me expecting to lose. And I did.

Kate Miller Heidke wins Australian final :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RmThfoBB_E

Thanks Corbs.

Happy New Eurovision...

Please let this win the Latvia final

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh0_QYK5nR0&list=RDxh0_QYK5nR0&index=1

If only Smith. It was the best song from any national contest so far

Romania final live now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC1H7iFRv_M

Winner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_loQfk_ZUOs

at Romania voting, giving 6/7 of the power to their 6 jury members which appears to have manipulated a victory for the above.

I think they picked the right one though. Needs different staging though. At first I thought the 16 yr old was the strongest but I think her song is too old ESC.

They've had all public vote before, they keep messing with the voting iirc. They should just do what MF does.

German finalists:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCwwnoKCxJz_Jr8HbutqPzuA/videos

Possible Dutch entry:
vimeo.com/314369443

No Ukraine and this wins Icelandic final:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ELSP8zqhXo

It's quite something

Nevena back at Eurovision for Serbia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wofZn3yJiMY

KeiiNO for Norway:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc67MfHuBcY

Leonara for Denmark:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgA2BqvwEcI

Looking forward to hearing Serhat's song later in the week

Serhat, and a few countries left have provided great entries in the past.

Cyprus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESkhPXfl4A0&feature=youtu.be

Greece
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc_b7SlK9js&feature=player_embedded

Ireland
Will not be sending Janet Devlin. Unfortunately the rumours were wrong. Probably another dull romantic dirge by young male.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5arNtTYK1s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eztx7Wr8PtE

Dutch entry got announced this evening. Apparently the market is liking it, now up to 2nd favourite behind Russia.

Dipped my toe into the market for the 1st time this year, I like Greece, since I'm pretty rubbish at this I might just let this run for fun and a low stake.

All entries now declared. Some quality in those of the last few days.

I haven't seen any quality at all? worst crop of songs in a few years imo

at this rate i'll be backing rank outsiders - hell - even ireland might win!

nm i absolutely love Norways it is totally bonkers

What is the experts opinion on Malta?Represenred by the X factor winner with a song from abroad.Young lady from our sister island of Gozo,in general received well over all.Knowing how seriously we take it over here,seems like a favorable offering..

Nobody wants to answer a question with "experts". As one of the clowns I like Malta. I hope they keep up their underhand tactics this year.

Totally with you zoom. Also loving it. They come across as very likeable girls too. Surely sailing through to the final in the weaker semi final

AT LAST! The moment you have all been awaiting has arrived, with the results from my jury of one, me! Yes, having played my annual ESC game of blindly trading the numbers for months, I`ve just watched each and every official vt for at least 30 seconds; with such new found levels of informedness and expertise, I`m now embarking on the (also annual) ESC ritual of doing my very best to phuck it up, losing the decent equity ignorance managed to acquire, and then cursing myself for being such a fool as to listen to them. But every year, I know I`m going to find the little gem that the whole world and his dog have failed to spot, that is still, inexplicably, available at 1000! So, here we go, pop-pickers!


Israel and Norway the only two I listened to all the way through; had Norway decent green, so topping up a bit, and Israel`s this year`s missed little gem,  Atmospheric, universal uplifting message, lovely crescendos, good-looking singer, excellent vocals, soul-stirring harmonies and home town advantage! What more do you want? 370 available, so they`re now jackpot green.

Italy; my trading`s main strategy has been to have Netherlands max red, the rest varying degrees of green. Having heard it and at the price, Italy`s the first of the other market leaders to be turned max red

Netherlands; well, with a months-long max red, this was the big one, the one that would determine my trading for the foreseeable, necessitating either a biting of the bullet and giving up most of my equity, or carrying the max red to the death! So it was with great relief, mixed with some mockery, that I saw it to be a phucking dirge! Fav? Me boll0cks! OK, perhaps not such a false fav as gorilla-goon a year or two back, but still ridiculously short enough to maintain the max red.

Kinda liked Serbia

Slovenia perhaps my personal favourite. Therefore, can`t win, but I`ve backed it anyway

The rest? I`ve forgotten them already

A broken heart is all that's left....

My thoughts so far after listening to all the songs... I believe there is actually a lot of great songs this year. Never thought I'd say that. Italy and Iceland have even made it into my Spotify playlist! Iceland is a funny one - I can see it winning, but it could just as easy bomb. To be fair, I doubt the judges will score it very highly. Greece is a solid pop song and the staging looks great.

Had a few bets so far: Iceland Top 10. Greece Top 10. Iceland Win.

Azer backed into as low as 9.60 from 75-100s.. madness!

Also, some might not have seen it, but Netherlands backed in to 2.54 today, before promptly returning to 3.4-ish

I quite fancy France. In a non-physical way.

I quite fancy France. In a non-physical way.

I quite fancy France. In a non-physical way.

thought sweden of the top end of the market for the win, cyprus/australia from semi final 1 maybe top 10 chance overall, semi 2 malta/russia top 10 also

one that surprised me when i checked the market was norway, i thought that might be a top 10 runner, silly price & could take off, maybe a bit of a clean bandit rip off but seems way out of line to me

Netherlands are being crushed, 1.78!!

Switzerland will get a lot of the teen vote imo. Sweden also not that awful.

Azerbaijan is a classic eurovision hit. Nice catchy falsetto some gimmicky stuff on stage. Decent voting bloc. Love it at the 30s+. Will just have a minor lump on that one. Good luck all.

Netherlands have obviously smashed up the Jury vote.
It looks like it's one of the strongest for the Televote as well...

norway gone from 160-170 down to mid 40s, if there was to be a mover that might challenge that was the one

smash again, mid 20s