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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
PostPosted: Tue May 09, 2017 10:38 am 
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I'll be watching this again today, in the first of three masochism marathons...

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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
PostPosted: Tue May 09, 2017 10:51 am 
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We watch this a family and a jury. We draw up a list with points and comments.
I'm always an enormous fan of anything Balkan or Arabic that isn't schmaltzy.

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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
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Ditto... can't say I've seen anything that really jumps out besides the impromptu sax solo in the Green Room by the Moldova saxophonist, that was like the first live instrument performance at Eurovision in 20 years!

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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
PostPosted: Wed May 10, 2017 12:48 am 
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Has the brexit bollocks disqualified Britain from Eurovision?
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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
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Nah, you don't have to be in the European Union - or even in Europe - to take part in Eurovision. Australia took part last year. No, Britain will just come nearly last, as they have done anyway in the last few years.

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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
PostPosted: Wed May 10, 2017 8:22 am 
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Nah, you don't have to be in the European Union - or even in Europe - to take part in Eurovision. Australia took part last year. No, Britain will just come nearly last, as they have done anyway in the last few years.


Hee hee hee, I was being facetious :mrgreen:
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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
PostPosted: Wed May 10, 2017 8:25 am 
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You know Britain is one of the most major financial contributors...
You know that British music is among the most popular in the world - whether Beatles, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd or more recent stuff like Coldplay or Adele...
You know that Britain almost always gets in the last 5...

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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
PostPosted: Wed May 10, 2017 6:40 pm 
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Love the Eurovision acts!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2OEd4pLMOI

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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
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BBP wrote:
You know Britain is one of the most major financial contributors...
You know that British music is among the most popular in the world - whether Beatles, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd or more recent stuff like Coldplay or Adele...
You know that Britain almost always gets in the last 5...


I hate to differ, but they still have the most awful songs at Eurovision.
Not one of the bands you mention above was in the finals.
Since 2010 the UK have been 25th (last), 11th, 25th, 19th, 17th, 24th and 24th, which isn't always last, but isn't last 5 either.
They are in the "Big 5", which means they qualify automatically whatever dross they produced last time.
Even when they do win, it's dreadful.
Remember this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pACePi441ds
Plus they're not Balkan or Arabic. :wink:

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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
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Sorry, my English... by "last 5" I meant "bottom 5".

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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
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Ahh - capito! :)

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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
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Best performance I heard last night was the beginning with Eurovision hits played in Ukranian folk style. Beyond that most of it was so terrible I walked away during the last song with a headache.

Here's some of my favourite winners!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAh9NRGNhUU

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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2017 12:36 am 
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I don't think any of the NZ channels are broadcasting it this year, we may get a truncated high lights package later in the week.....
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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
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Last act... thank Frank...

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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
PostPosted: Sat May 13, 2017 1:48 pm 
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Eurovision sucks .... Moldova or Lampukistan will win. Always the same. The music is just bad.

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PostPosted: Sat May 13, 2017 2:35 pm 
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They have music on Eurovision! :mrgreen:
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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
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Australia has mooning moment at Eurovision

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/mu ... eurovision

Portugal wins Eurovision Song Contest for the first time

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/mu ... ittery-fun
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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
PostPosted: Sun May 14, 2017 12:24 am 
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Well... Portugal was one of the better entrants...

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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
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BBP wrote:
Well... Portugal was one of the better entrants...


We get the highlights on Monday night.....useless!
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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
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The Netherlands has won Eurovision.

...Hell has frozen over. Which is good I suppose, with this global warming an all...

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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2019 1:41 am 
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I thought they were all pretty naff. Madonna definitely needs to retire as well.

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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
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Passed me by this year, zero advertising locally, I didn't know it was on.....
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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
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Oh I don't know, I liked Iceland... :) Ooh and Sweden and Albania. Netherlands wasn't too bad either.

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 Post subject: Re: eurovision
PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2019 1:57 am 
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Eurovision 2019: Kate Miller-Heidke stuns crowds with grand final performance
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/eurovision-2019-kate-miller-heidke-stuns-crowds-with-grand-final-performance
Robbed again :mrgreen:
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