Eurovision 2015 Thread

[lemons]

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EUROVISION 2015

It's that time of year again (wow feels like yesterday we had that party in @<a href="http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=63975" target="_blank">Yuxin</a>;'s room)

Final is 23rd May (Semi-Finals on 19th and 21st May)

The majority of countries have released their songs now and you can find them here:

Semi Final 1 Countries and Songs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2015#Semi-final_1)

Semi Final 2 Countries and Songs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2015#Semi-final_2)

Finalists Countries and Songs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2015#Finalists)

Who are your most/least favourites?

Some interesting Eurovision news so far:

Australia to take part for the 60th Anniversary!


Yes, you read that right! After a prominent place in the interval act of last year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Australia will compete in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, to take place on 19, 21 and 23rd of May in Vienna, Austria. Just for once, and for many good reasons! Find out more here (http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=australia_to_participate_in_the_2015_eurov ision_song_contest)


Things to note:

This is a one-off, for the 60th Anniversary
They go straight to the final
Being represented by Guy Sebastian, Australian Idol winner, X Factor Australia judge and has hit song 'Like A Drum'
If they do win, they can compete the next year BUT they must co-host the event in a European country and not Australia



Germany's Eurovision winner, Andreas Kummert, drops out on live TV

The winner of the search to find Germany's Eurovision Song Contest entrant turned down the chance to represent his country on live TV.

Andreas Kummert initially thanked the public for selecting his song Heart of Stone as Germany's entry.

But, shortly afterwards, he took the microphone from presenter Barbara Schoneberger and said: "I'm really not in the right shape to accept this."

Instead, he said, "I give my title to Ann Sophie", the 24-year-old runner-up.

Ann Sophie looked visibly confused by the turn of events; while many in the studio audience booed.


The UK Eurovision entry is revealed TOMORROW (7th March) on the BBC Red button after The Voice

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My personal favourites so far are Iceland and Italy however so far there are no clear winners


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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1f6o1HQBvg

[Red]

omg Guy sebastian!!! I love him. I will wait a bit before listening to them all.

[Alysha]

It's SuBo

[Samantha]

I've been waiting years for Eurovision to land on my birthday, I'm not sad I swear. Excited, hope we have someone good.

[Martin]

Awesomely excited this year (as ever!) Can't wait to see what the UK act is! :D


I'm also going to the London Eurovision party this year which makes it even more exciting omg!

[lemons]

hopefully uk entry is something pop upbeat funky

[lemons]

HERE IS THE UK ENTRY! 'STILL IN LOVE' BY ELECTRO VELVET!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eniaB0xchTY

[UnrealGoffEmo]

I always look forward to it - but as per norm I know England will never win ... hope am wrong mind tho' .... but seriously how can the thing even be taken serious any more - either totally alter it or ace it I say!

[Martin]

I LIKE IT!

[lemons]

I know England will never win

hmm...yess i agree! maybe because we compete as the UK!

[MKR&*42]

I do like the song it is kinda catchy, but I still think the genre's a bit out of touch idk.

I like it better than last year's entry though :P

[lemons]

i like it but i agree with intersocial

and it isn't very eurovisiony
and the man is a bit annoying

[Richie]

omg Guy sebastian!!! I love him. I will wait a bit before listening to them all.

i just listened to like a drum, hes actually quite good

[UnrealGoffEmo]

Great song indeed. It's really catchy and retro-I ... but for it to wn as a song in it's own right will NEVER happen until the format is changed and political voting ends!!





Semi Final 1 Countries and Songs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2015#Semi-final_1)

Great song ... really catchy, really retro ... but if anybody thinks a song a song (from any Country) can win Eurovision on merit ... I have a surprise for you - it will never happen until the format and voting in-particular is radically changed!

Semi Final 2 Countries and Songs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2015#Semi-final_2)



Finalists Countries and Songs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2015#Finalists) [/CENTER]

Who are your most/least favourites?

Some interesting Eurovision news so far:

Australia to take part for the 60th Anniversary!



Things to note:

This is a one-off, for the 60th Anniversary
They go straight to the final
Being represented by Guy Sebastian, Australian Idol winner, X Factor Australia judge and has hit song 'Like A Drum'
If they do win, they can compete the next year BUT they must co-host the event in a European country and not Australia




Germany's Eurovision winner, Andreas Kummert, drops out on live TV



The UK Eurovision entry is revealed TOMORROW (7th March) on the BBC Red button after The Voice

- - - Updated - - -

My personal favourites so far are Iceland and Italy however so far there are no clear winners


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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1f6o1HQBvg

[FlyingJesus]

Could we have a worse song omf that was painful it's like we've tried to make a song that sounds like it's an entry from Greece or something. Going to Tesco now but will listen to the rest when I get back

[Shockwave.2CC]

I wish one of these songs represented The Netherlands
I would defo vote for them


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4AlRpY5EkY

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

[Plebings]

jesus christ. not sure you're all hearing but with fj on this, truly truly awful. like someone saw clean bandit and that will.i.am song doing well and thought you could remix any crap 1930s tripe, doesn't help they mixed it with the cheapest sounding beat imaginable. this all before hearing that atrocious scat part. makes gemini sound like abba.

[Matt]

Guy Sebastian is a good person to put forward for Australia! I hope he sings a song just as good as Battle Scars. We might actually have a chance :)

[Johannes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnSiyaJ4rUk
Danish entry!! :D

[Inseriousity.]

lmao well with that song, our best hope is for australia to win and host it in the UK lolol

[Kardan]

lmao well with that song, our best hope is for australia to win and host it in the UK lolol

That's exactly what I'm hoping. I really want to attend a Eurovision Final, but the UK will never win it - especially this year, the song is absolutely awful. Probably the worst since Teenage Life or that Andy guy that lost the X Factor.

[lemons]

the song for sweden was revealed tonight and it's VERY good imo and possible winner
very smart staging and it reminds me a bit of lovers on the sun and a john newman song

video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBCdb6vNuiM

[lemons]

throwback monday


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcnWysA9gxo

[Martin]

I have so many favourites this year omg!

Loving Slovenia, Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Russia and dared I say it THE UK WOOOOOO

[Red]

I hate our song!! I really like the swwedish entry. I feel it will prob grow on me too. Really does sounds like avicii/guetta

[lemons]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBU9V3pWkAAK3HA.jpg

Special 60th show with all the eurovision hits of the years on Friday BBC1 9pm

[Martin]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBU9V3pWkAAK3HA.jpg

Special 60th show with all the eurovision hits of the years on Friday BBC1 9pm

Was filmed live in London last night, Electro Velvet performed live and were awesome!! :D

It's a really good show from what I've seen! :)

[lemons]

on next friday! can't say i'm excited for it this year

[Martin]

on next friday! can't say i'm excited for it this year


Saturday! :P

and the Semi Finals are Tuesday and Thursday xD


I'm VERRRRRY excited :D

[Circadia]

Sweden always have pretty decent entries not going to lie and this year is no exception and yet again the UK has a pretty shocking entry...

[Martin]

Sweden always have pretty decent entries not going to lie and this year is no exception and yet again the UK has a pretty shocking entry...


Heh the UK entry is fun!!!! :D


I met Mans (the swedish guy) at the London Eurovision party and got a pic taken :D He's really nice!

[Circadia]

Heh the UK entry is fun!!!! :D


I met Mans (the swedish guy) at the London Eurovision party and got a pic taken :D He's really nice!

Yeah we've tried fun in the past and it hasn't really worked... :L
I don't think I've ever really liked a UK entry.
My favourite entry since I've been watching it is Alexander Rybak for Norway in 2009, nothing has beaten that yet :')

[lemons]

Semi-final 1 is tonight at 8pm

BBC3

[Earthquake]

Well England have no chance of winning so I won't be watching, and just watch the song on youtube

[Kardan]

Well England have no chance of winning so I won't be watching, and just watch the song on youtube

Yup, England have absolutely 0% chance of winning!

[FlyingJesus]

Pretty awful so far... when Finland got on stage I said jokingly to Sammeth "I hope this is something really [beep] metal" and LOOK WHAT HAPPENED

[Kardan]

Estonia are really good.

[FlyingJesus]

Estonia was good but I wish the guy's voice was a bit more special, would be a really good song if he was as good as the girl

[MKR&*42]

I've actually enjoyed Russia the most so far, though I must say their consistent desire to sing about peace is incredibly ironic.

[Kardan]

Can anyone tell me what colour dress Alice the presenter has? Looks blue and black to me.

[MKR&*42]

Can anyone tell me what colour dress Alice the presenter has? Looks blue and black to me.

Oh God not this :facepalm:

[Kardan]

Pretty sure Albania has an X Factor reject performing for them.

[MKR&*42]

"Were originally meant to be the village people but couldn't co-ordinate the outfits" :rofl:

Georgia, Russia and uh i can't recall who else, are my favourites.

Oh yeah Greece

and Serbia woops

[lemons]

wow eurovision is super boring this year

russia was the best

[MKR&*42]

Yay Russia & Greece and Estonia did well too :D
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I hope Finland get through for lols

YES GEORGIA

[Kardan]

Poor Finland :(

[MKR&*42]

I AM SEVERELY DISAPPOINTED THAT BELARUS GOT THROUGH AND DENMARK DID NOT.

Well that was an interesting (though slow) two hours, can't wait for Thursday.

[buttons]

I'm excited, don't like to listen to any until the day tho. Did Ireland get through? Also Bolt660; u doing the eurovision thread? And sum1 has to do the 'what will UK come this year' thread
DUNNO IF I'll be able to get online for it tho :(

[FlyingJesus]

Ireland weren't on tonight and how did Finland not go through their song was BEAST

No-one massively exciting this year tbh

[Martin]

I'm excited, don't like to listen to any until the day tho. Did Ireland get through? Also @Bolt660 (http://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=55726); u doing the eurovision thread? And sum1 has to do the 'what will UK come this year' thread
DUNNO IF I'll be able to get online for it tho :(


Ofc! :D Will be posted Saturday morning ready for the big final! :D Along with all the stats and stuff and a poll xD

I am super excited this year wooo :D

[Suicune]

I AM SEVERELY DISAPPOINTED THAT BELARUS GOT THROUGH AND DENMARK DID NOT.

Well that was an interesting (though slow) two hours, can't wait for Thursday.
Belarus didn't get through either which is disappointing. I think you've got that country mixed up for another though too.

[Martin]

WHY WHY AI AI AIIIIII

did The Netherlands not get through :'(

[Kardan]

Isn't this the Eurovision thread?

[Martin]

Isn't this the Eurovision thread?


What on earth made you think that? The title? :O

Yeah, she means the eurovision spam thread, which is a tradition each year for those in spam (and is normally really busy on the night, and allows for more relaxed talk, rather than everything having to be 'on topic'. (although it could be argued that much of the forum is full of spam these days).

[MKR&*42]

Belarus didn't get through either which is disappointing. I think you've got that country mixed up for another though too.

Oops I meant Belgium haha (A)

[Kardan]

What on earth made you think that? The title? :O

Yeah, she means the eurovision spam thread, which is a tradition each year for those in spam (and is normally really busy on the night, and allows for more relaxed talk, rather than everything having to be 'on topic'. (although it could be argued that much of the forum is full of spam these days).

Knowing mods these days the spam thread will be moved to entertainment to 'encourage posting' and then you'll get it closed/merged for it being a duplicate thread.

[Martin]

Knowing mods these days the spam thread will be moved to entertainment to 'encourage posting' and then you'll get it closed/merged for it being a duplicate thread.

If that happens then I will RAGE


It's not all about post count omg, posting in spam is posting too and actually helps in the long run because it allows far more free conversation and gets the community interacting and stuff

Forced posting is dire and painful to read

[Suicune]

Oops I meant Belgium haha (A)
Heheh. It's alright. It happens!

[Martin]

Semi Final 2 is on in 5 minutes guys! :D

Hoping the Czech Republic go through!! I met Marta and Vaclav at the eurovision party and they were so nice! :D

[MKR&*42]

I kinda liked that San Marino song. The guy's voice was so quiet throughout all of it and goddamn the amount of pitch changes they went through, but it was different and gooddd.

Ireland once again a sub-par entry and I'll lol if they don't qualify for a second year in a row.

[Martin]

I kinda liked that San Marino song. The guy's voice was so quiet throughout all of it and goddamn the amount of pitch changes they went through, but it was different and gooddd.

Ireland once again a sub-par entry and I'll lol if they don't qualify for a second year in a row.

Yus I find the San Marino entry cute! I always like their entries though :$


Not too keen on Ireland either.



Loving Amber from Malta! :D

[MKR&*42]

Yes i loved malta too!! was pretty faulty at the start but got better nad better as time went on
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norway is alright but the woman's voice isn't that great

oh correction norway is now great.

[Martin]

Yeah Norway got better as it went on, her voice wasn't too great though tonight!


Portugal won't be going through yawn



CZECH REPUBLIC YAYAYAY

[MKR&*42]

The other night I felt was overdone by severely slow songs along the same theme, and now I feel this night is overdone by the amount of duets yikes.

Czech are good but not my favourites so far.

[Martin]

I hate Israel idk why :(

[MKR&*42]

This is so goddamn cheesy and cringy, this is like Cheesecake by Belarus last year my god

[Martin]

the verses of this song sound almost like an alien life form.

[MKR&*42]

Latvia's chorus was amazingggg, but everything else let it down so so much
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The dancing for azerbaijan is alright, but not a fan of his voice or the song

god we have 6 more to go really

[Martin]

Time for Icelandddddd!


Let's hope her vocals are better today, apparently during the rehearsal yesterday one of her high notes was so out of tune you could hear the delegation gasping LOL


Also worth pointing out that one of her backing singers is Hera Bjork who entered the competition for iceland in 2010 :D

[MKR&*42]

First couple of times she did go-o-oooo was poor, but she really hit it with the most recent time she sang it high pitch.

I absolutely love this song !!!! Such an improvement from last year :D
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oH MY GOD SWEDEN TO WIN THIS IS GREAT.

One of the best so far!!!

[Martin]

EVERYONE VOTE FOR CZECH REPUBLIC PLS SO I CAN WIN MONIES

[MKR&*42]

vote sweden cause just

cause amazing!!!

does it cost to vote via app?
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oh yeah they just said 15p hhehe

[Martin]

vote sweden cause just

cause amazing!!!

does it cost to vote via app?


Sweden doesn't need your vote it will get through regardless! PLS VOTE CZECH REPUBLIC


and no 15p soz

[CrazyLemurs]

yes intern, it does. you vote by it auto-dialling for you.
I voted iceland, latvia and norway. cyprus and slovenia were my next picks

[MKR&*42]

"DOES IT COST TO VOTE VIA APP"

"NO
IT COSTS 15P"
:/

No i shall not vote 4 u to win ;l

[CrazyLemurs]

my m8 is czech-descended
I didn't like czech it was my 3rd bottom choice

[Kardan]

I reckon Norway was the best tonight. Sweden was okay. Hope it doesn't win.

Backing Estonia overall.

[MKR&*42]

I bet the results aren't announced until about 4 minutes before again and then they rush through like yesterday :P

[Kardan]

RIP Ireland.

[MKR&*42]

LATVIA really???
MONTENEGRO TOO??
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Oh my God I don't think Ireland are going to get in.

ISRAEL NO

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Oh god I am absolutely disappointed that Malta nor Iceland nor San Marino got through.

[Kardan]

Surprised about Iceland.

- - - Updated - - -

RIP BBC3.

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And it's back.

[CrazyLemurs]

I'm really upset about iceland, too. I had them as my third favourite, and I did vote. no surprise for me about azerbaijan or israel, but montenegro wasn't worth it

Latvia 12 YES
Norway 10 YES
Iceland 8 NO
Cyprus 7 YES
Slovenia 6 YES
San Marino 5 NO
Sweden 4 YES
Poland 3 YES
Ireland 2 NO
Lithuania 1 YES
Malta NO
Switzerland NO
Azerbaijan YES
Montenegro YES
Czech Republic NO
Israel YES
Portugal NO



is the list my notepad has at the moment
ordered from my fave to least fave, and then how many points I'd have given them and whether they qualified
I was 7/10 right woo

[FlyingJesus]

I didn't watch it tonight I had too much work to do :( excited for saturday though lol Ireland being rubbish again

[MKR&*42]

Votes on another forum had:

Malta, Norway, Israel, Latvia, Azerbaijan, Iceland, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia and Poland to go through. I think that's 7/10 as well?

[CrazyLemurs]

yeah
the fact that like all of us went for iceland makes me think when they release the voting scoreboard and the jury/televote split information we'll see some irregularities. I hope the uk gave points to all three I voted

[Martin]

Running order for Saturday:



Slovenia
France
Israel
Estonia
United Kingdom
Armenia
Lithuania
Serbia
Norway
Sweden
Cyprus
Australia
Belgium
Austria
Greece
Montenegro
Germany
Poland
Latvia
Romania
Spain
Hungary
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Russia
Albania
Italy

[lemons]

boring this year

hope sweden win so petra can host again or australia so uk can host

[MKR&*42]

We're after a really good entry and before a really crap one. I'll take it.

NOT LIKE WE'RE GONNA WIN ANYWAY :P

[FlyingJesus]

Ours is one of the worst easily, plus of course no-one likes us, plus of course there are like 2 acts there with actual talent...

OH I am attending a Eurovision party tomorrow and I am meant to bring something from one of the competing countries, I want to do Estonia because I like their song (and Slovenia don't have any special stuff other than a sausage which is actually Polish/Austrian) but the only thing I can find from them is Viru beer which comes in cool bottles but if I can't find that someone give me ideas

[Kardan]

I had to go to a party one year and just bought something from the bakery section in co-op and said it was an Azerbaijany bagel. They won that year.

[TCGEmily]

SWEDEN WON SWEDEN WON OH YEAH OH YEAH I GOT MORE MONEY YAY SWEDEN ♡♡♡

[GommeInc]

It seemed fair. The countries that are automatically in the final were in the right place, too.

The UK, Germany and France do not get as much publicity as the ones that go through the semi-final process so people pay little attention to them as they haven't worked hard or made themselves be heard.

The UK's entry was mostly heard through their music video so expectations were higher but the real outcome, being played live, so it was a let down. Not forgetting we do not put on a show, look uncomfortable and use a song no one has heard while other countries just release them as normal (Sweden, Belgium and a few others usually do).

Austria coming last was quite impressive - a host not receiving a single point is a shock.

People also vote tactically (not politically or via favouritism). Latvia received a few too many 12 points which just seemed dodgy. Russia, although getting boo'd, receive the number it did because people probably want to prove it isn't political.

Lots of reasons which should be obvious but Graham Norton and others feel they should repeat them each year.

[Red]

It seemed fair. The countries that are automatically in the final were in the right place, too.

The UK, Germany and France do not get as much publicity as the ones that go through the semi-final process so people pay little attention to them as they haven't worked hard or made themselves be heard.

The UK's entry was mostly heard through their music video so expectations were higher but the real outcome, being played live, so it was a let down. Not forgetting we do not put on a show, look uncomfortable and use a song no one has heard while other countries just release them as normal (Sweden, Belgium and a few others usually do).

Austria coming last was quite impressive - a host not receiving a single point is a shock.

People also vote tactically (not politically or via favouritism). Latvia received a few too many 12 points which just seemed dodgy. Russia, although getting boo'd, receive the number it did because people probably want to prove it isn't political.

Lots of reasons which should be obvious but Graham Norton and others feel they should repeat them each year.

Latvias and Russia's songs were good and deserved the votes. I wouldn't say it was tactical/political. I been bopping to Russia's all day.

[FlyingJesus]

If anything I'd say Russia's almost success is proof that the whole idea that every vote is political doesn't hold up. What is interesting about potential political voting is seeing how many jury panels voted Armenia and Albania dead last while the televoters proved quite fond of them. I really hate the juror voting scheme :P

Also it's really time that the BBC made a proper effort in terms of finding a suitable act. Even when we've had voting and such it's been farcical and eventually the entire thing including the song and show setting have been completely chosen by the execs, and these are people who quite clearly view Eurovision as just a camp joke rather than a genuine contest and showcase of talent. We don't necessarily need to recruit anyone with past fame (tried that with Blue, Bonnie, and Engelbert and look how well that went) but the actual songwriting aspect of it should be the focus - and that's something that a lot of people are talented at around the country, as opposed to the BBC bosses who are so obviously not :P

[lemons]

jury 1st - last


01. Sweden – 353
02. Latvia – 249
03. Russia – 234
04. Australia – 224
05. Belgium – 186
06. Italy – 171
07. Norway – 163
08. Israel – 77
09. Cyprus – 63
10. Georgia – 62
11. Estonia – 53
12. Montenegro – 44
13. Austria – 40
14. Azerbaijan -40
15. Slovenia – 36
16. Lithuania – 31
17. Hungary – 29
18. Greece – 29
19. France – 24
20. Germany – 24
21. Romania – 21
22. Armenia – 15
23. United Kingdom – 12
24. Serbia – 12
25. Spain – 6
26. Albania – 4
27. Poland – 2


televote 1st - last

01. Italy – 366 the true winners :8
02. Russia – 286
03. Sweden – 279
04. Belgium – 195
05. Estonia – 144
06. Australia – 132
07. Israel -104
08. Latvia – 100
09. Albania – 93
10. Serbia – 86
11. Armenia – 77
12. Romania – 69
13. Georgia – 51
14. Azerbaijan – 48
15. Poland – 47
16. Lithuania – 44
17. Norway – 43
18. Montenegro – 34
19. Slovenia – 27
20. Spain – 26
21. Greece – 24
22. Hungary – 21
23. Cyprus – 8
24. United Kingdom – 7
25. Germany – 5
26. France – 4
27. Austria – 0