Eurovision Song Contest: Bluff your way through this year's show

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Semi Final 2 Tonight - Bump! :)

21 posted on 05/10/2017 10:56:36 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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23 posted on 05/12/2017 2:06:33 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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25 posted on 05/13/2017 12:02:42 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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26 posted on 05/13/2017 12:12:25 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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27 posted on 05/13/2017 12:15:16 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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Germany 2010s
The streak of top 10 finishes was broken in the 2013 contest, when Cascada's song "Glorious" finished 21st with 18 points and has continued since. The group Elaiza in 2014, Ann Sophie in 2015 and Jamie-Lee finished in 18th, 27th (last) and 26th (last) place respectively.

28 posted on 05/13/2017 12:20:34 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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29 posted on 05/13/2017 12:28:58 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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Not to be a perv or anything but I hope she wears less tonight than the video.

A “revealing dress”.
How bout that?

30 posted on 05/13/2017 12:38:49 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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31 posted on 05/13/2017 1:36:36 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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That's not to say the song is my favorite.

My favorite?

Is already out LoL!

Lithuania: Fusedmarc - Rain of Revolution | Eurovision Song Contest

32 posted on 05/13/2017 1:40:55 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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33 posted on 05/13/2017 9:50:18 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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34 posted on 05/13/2017 9:51:41 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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Argument for the abolition of live vocals
Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) had discussions with the EBU regarding the abolition of the rule prohibiting pre-recorded vocals during live performances at the contest. Such a rule is intended to guarantee the authenticity of live performances.[164] The discussion stems from when Norwegian representative JOWST stated his displeasure at the rule in an interview on 24 March, in reference to pre-recorded vocals in his song "Grab the Moment" which cannot be attributed in the live performance.

Such discussions were also in place in 1999, when pre-recorded vocals during the Croatian entry, "Marija Magdalena", performed by Doris Dragović, led to objections by the Norwegian delegation — led at the time by Jon Ola Sand. Such objections led the EBU to consider deducting a third of Croatia's final score, reducing it from 118 points to 79. However, such a deduction never occurred.[citation needed] The possible abolition of the rule, alongside the abolition of the live orchestra in 1999, has led some fans and critics of the contest to argue that the contest has become too commercialised and the authenticity of live performances has been compromised.[164]

After discussing the matter with the EBU, NRK were granted an exception to the rule. JOWST stated that "[the Norwegian delegation] have now been allowed to use the recorded vocal tracks, [...]. But [they] have also practiced a plan B with the backing vocalists, if there are big protests from others in Kiev."[165] Both JOWST and Aleksander Walmann think that had "Grab the Moment" been in the final of the 2018 contest following an abolition of the rule, they would have had an advantage. NRK stated on 2 May that JOWST are aiming to perform the song acoustically as a back-up, bringing with them two additional backing vocalists who will perform the pre-recorded vocals live using a filter applied by the sound engineering team so as not to compromise on sound quality.

35 posted on 05/13/2017 9:56:15 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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Salvador Sobral's political message
After Portugal's representative, Salvador Sobral, wore a jumper with the title "S.O.S Refugees" printed on it at the First Semi-Final Winners press conference, the EBU ordered a ban so that he could not wear it for the remainder of the contest. At the conference, Sobral explained the message behind the jumper was to encourage Italy, Greece, and Turkey to open their borders for refugees.[174] The EBU explained that Sobral's jumper was used as a means of "political message," which violates the rules of the contest.[174] However, Sobral argued in his winning press conference that it was not political, but a message of humanitarianism.

36 posted on 05/13/2017 9:59:35 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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Jamala stage invasion
A performance by Jamala during the voting interval of the final was disrupted by a man draped in an Australian flag who invaded the stage and briefly flashed his buttocks before being removed by security.[176] It was later reported that the identity of the man was in fact Ukrainian prankster Vitalii Sediuk.

37 posted on 05/13/2017 10:01:12 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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38 posted on 05/13/2017 10:03:24 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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I was very impressed with the songs this year. There were many serious efforts, with only one or two clunkers. Germany, placed near the bottom again (not last this time, although that at least would have been something unique, for three years straight - LoL!)

Next year the song contest will be held in Portugal because their song won.

See you there! :)

39 posted on 05/13/2017 10:11:18 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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Oh. During the show this as announced:
Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017

Going to add that to my google calendar right now.

40 posted on 05/13/2017 10:13:17 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)

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