The UK went from receiving the worst score in
#Eurovision
history to finishing 2nd. Spain went from receiving 0 televote points to finishing 3rd. Spanish and British fans should be nothing short of ecstatic.
#ESC2022
The FLOOD of artists registering complaints about the way
#Eurovision2024
was run has gotta be one of the biggest PR nightmares the EBU has ever had.
On the plus side, I love that artists aren't afraid to speak their minds. Institutions only have as much power as we give them.
The Sammarinese jury was made up of a singer, a music journalist, and three professors of classical music. And they gave 4 points to "No Rules". God bless San Marino.
#Eurovision2024
I have to laugh that certain Eurofans spent, like, 18 months shit talking the idea of
#AmericanSongContest
... only for the winner to be the exact kind of entry they've been desperate to see win
#Eurovision
for half a decade.
FULL BODY GOOSEBUMPS
Serbia far and away the best staging we've seen so far? So dynamic. So impactful. Choreographed to perfection. Could this win? Am I crazy for thinking that?
#Eurovision
#ESC2022
If you thought Theodor Andrei's tell-all interview last year was damning, wait until we have, like, 23 of those tell-alls about
#Eurovision2024
. This year's artists are gonna have A LOT to say.
At this point, the EBU would be foolish not to involve Nikkie in some official capacity going forward. Make 'Look Lab' a mainstay. She's done more for ESC's internet/social media content than anyone ever has before.
#Eurovision
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan is coming!
Nadir Rustamli: "Julius Caesar has written his name in world history and in May Nadir Rustamli will write his name in world history as well"
#Azerbaijan
#NadirRustamli
#Eurovision
Underreported story, but I love living in Portugal's golden era. Finishing left side of the scoreboard 2 years in a row?! Since when?
#Eurovision
#ESC2022
Also loving that all these milquetoast, easy listening radio stations represented on the jury are now obligated to play a Kpop song all summer.
#AmericanSongContest
I don't understand the point behind the
#AmericanSongContest
if we're not gonna lift up and pay respect to all the regional and ethnic music traditions in The US. (1/2)
Prediction: Israel will end up withdrawing. Not right away. They may even choose an artist and song. But then there will be financial difficulties or a scheduling mishap or some other conflict.
They'll never convince an A-list star like Noa to go get booed in Sweden.
#Eurovision
@citi_zeni
At the end of the day, only one song can win. If people are still talking about your performance a year later (they will be), that's a victory in and of itself. You made a mark.
I want The UK to send something like THIS to
#Eurovision
one day. Surely no other country in the contest has as big of an Indian diaspora to draw from. They could totally pull this off.
After last year's
#Eurovision
, the online fandom was full of people complaining about political televoting.
This year, the online fandom is mad at the juries.
Moral of the story? People will always choose to be miserable 😂.
If the
#AmericanSongContest
wants to survive, it needs acts like Las Marias and Sabyu to give it an identity. Otherwise, we're just watching A Very Special Episode of The Voice.
(2/2)
Hera Bjork is this year's Gustaph. Everyone's hating now, but we'll all be living for her by May. Mark it.
People are really on here saying she's a sure NQ?
#Songvakeppnin
#Eurovision
#ESC2020Moments
I will always treasure:
-The first time I saw 'Shaj' performed live
-John Lundvik passing the torch to The Mamas
-Where's Bugo?
-Damir's enthusiastic, respectful fanbase
-Aksel trolling the haters
-Natalia Gordienko's weird electric chairs
-Poking fun at MGP
Asked Nemo about fans being forced to throw their non-binary flags.
They ended with the statement; "I broke the code and I broke the trophy, the trophy can be fixed... maybe the
#Eurovision
needs a bit of fixing too."
🇦🇹 Regarding the Austrian entry for
#Eurovision2023
, all I can say is you guys are in for something really… different. It will be divisive but I’m expecting big things. It’s out there in the best way and the “performer” is impossible not to love.
COMUNICADO RTVE:
La delegación española de
@eurovision_tve
ha trasladado a
@EBU_HQ
su compromiso con la libertad de prensa y opinión y ha reclamado que vele en
@Eurovision
por su respeto.
Not loving that every jury winner so far has been a soulful white dude, but we've been proving that democracy doesn't work in The US for decades.
#AmericanSongContest
I feel like everyone is getting REAL casual in Turin rn. Like, all the artists are kissing on each other, sharing mics, etc. Praying we don't wake up tomorrow to the news that half of them have Covid.
#Eurovision
The way this year's artists (and guest performers) felt empowered to blatantly ignore and disregard the EBU's rules, knowing they wouldn't face any real consequences, is a huge problem for the EBU. That erosion of control and faith will be difficult to rebuild.
#Eurovision
The UK seeing that every other member of The Big 5 is sending a good song.
Choose well, Brits! Somebody's gotta come last. Don't let it be you ...
#Eurovision
Can't remember the last time The Big 5 were all delivering as strongly as they are this year. Regardless of result, no one is embarrassing themselves.
#Eurovision
#ESC2022
I don't wanna hear any Irish media personalities complaining about Ireland's qualification record when they straight up admit that they won't play their own entries on the radio.
#Eurovision
Weren't we all complaining about this being a weak year a couple months ago? What were we all on about? Basically everyone served tonight.
#Eurovision
#ESC2022
🇮🇪 RTÉ reports that Bambie has called on the EBU to address Kan's commentary during their performance.
"Contending that the commentary breached the rules [...] Bambie Thug said Israel should no longer be allowed to participate in the competition."
More:
People on my feed acting like Ukraine winning is boring. Yeah, I really hate how ethnofolk hip hop songs keep winning every year. 🙄
#Eurovision
#ESC2022
Previously on Big Brother:
The houseguests were shocked after Armenia quit the competition, and in a unanimous vote of 39-0, Belarus was evicted. Now, with North Macedonia on the block, the Power of Veto is up for grabs. Find out what happens on tonight's BIG BROTHER.
#ESC2021
Jan Bors: "Everybody shooting everything, and if you feel harassed about it, you are weak, you are just simply weak." Now coming after my colleague and friend Gabe and calling Joost Klein weak. I've got a lot to say during today's Live Stream.
Every single time I rewatch the performance of 'Booty', I pick up a new favorite moment. It's the
#Eurovision
Zapruder film.
My new favorite detail: Ahlena turning fully away from the camera twice to make sure she doesn't back her booty into the dancers.
#tubijeserceuropy
The EBU's lack of information about the Joost incident allowed the greater
#Eurovision
public to run rampant with speculation. At least 50% of the people in the arena probably think Israel is involved in The Netherlands' absence at the jury show. They let a wildfire spread.
'Sekret' would have been better served by the kind of old world warrior women staging it had at FiK. Sometimes when you fix what ain't broke, it disintegrates.
#Eurovision
#ESC2022
All in all, I would call
#unavocepersanmarino
a huge success. Sure it was overlong and a bit of a mess, but it was SO damn charming. So pure. There was no pretention. It was just fun weirdos having a good time. Glad it's coming back. It's a keeper.
#Eurovision
Since
#Eurovision
2022 is gonna be the year of the band, I went to BMG's site to see if I can predict who will represent The UK next year.
Bookmark this tweet. I say ... The Sherlocks.
I love that the hosts of
#BenidormFest
look like 3 random people you picked up off the street in 1999.
One is a tech millionaire, one is a raver, one is your friend's trendy grandmother.
#Eurovision
Ya know ... 'Watergun' is actually quite good. I'm confused as to why the fandom hasn't embraced it in the way they embraced 'River' last year. They're similar. Is it just that Polish
#Eurovision
fans are more passionate than the Swiss?
I love that Portugal refuses to be rushed. The
#Eurovision
world is in shambles from all these NF results. Meanwhile at
#FestivalDaCancao
it's time for six more interval acts before voting closes.
There's something so hilariously impotent about this statement. There's literally nothing they can do to penalize him. He's not competing for anything, and they invited him to show up.
So it's like, 'OK, be mad, I guess.'
#Eurovision
Shout out to the Maltese
#Eurovision
fans on Twitter. Truly the friendliest bunch. I posted an image of the 15 points I gave Sarah, and they've come out of the woodwork with the fervent gratitude of a pack of hungry orphans receiving a snack.