Eurovision Song Contest 2021

[Bohemian Toffee]

Know I’m in the minority but positively disliked it!

Mrs. Bohemian Toffee hated it too, she thought I was winding her up when I said it was slated to win. Iceland got our vote.

 

[Joey66]

In Europe there are many, many artists who use Eurovision as the platform to launch careers. In the Czech Republic Eurovision songs get radio airtime, the singers get promoted and we are not unusual for doing this.

@Dutch Toffee mentioned joining the thread and enjoying the competition for the first time in ages, I've followed Eurovision since I was a kid, usually with a disapproving grandmother clucking in the background. The point I've always found is, nobody, honestly, nobody but the UK reads any kind of political connotation into the voting. Greece and Cyprus always vote for each other, but really, who cares?

As a side note, a number of nations got zero public votes because of how much the Italians dominated that section of the points. Every time zero points was announced the audience inside the auditorium booed because of the lack of respect it shows the performers who have rocked up to represent their countries.

In *checks notes, 1997 - 1997?!? - the UK took the competition seriously, a proper act performing a good, memorable and engaging song. Katrina and the Waves toured Europe, promoted the song and duly won. The part that I struggle with is investing half a million notes into something you've no serious intention of winning.

Basically, the UK is the EFC of Eurovision, been there since the start, chuck money at absolute dross hardly ever competitive.

you missed out Sandy Shaw......Puppet on a string - great song lol

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Unless the UK actually deliver some charismatic artists with some actual good songs then it's a complete waste of time. Genuinely astonished that they still bother just to become a laughing stock year after year.

 

[brieverton]

I always watch it, but I felt the entries overall were down on the standard of previous years.

The average song is becoming too generic, and there was a lot of average this year.

Many countries are trying too hard to come up with a tailor-made entry, rather than just let the best song win out through a national selection.

Viewer voting is not good for the competition, even with juries in tandem there is inevitable regional bias, and some countries on that basis are part of bigger blocks than others.

 

[Dutch Toffee]

In Europe there are many, many artists who use Eurovision as the platform to launch careers. In the Czech Republic Eurovision songs get radio airtime, the singers get promoted and we are not unusual for doing this.

@Dutch Toffee mentioned joining the thread and enjoying the competition for the first time in ages, I've followed Eurovision since I was a kid, usually with a disapproving grandmother clucking in the background. The point I've always found is, nobody, honestly, nobody but the UK reads any kind of political connotation into the voting. Greece and Cyprus always vote for each other, but really, who cares?

As a side note, a number of nations got zero public votes because of how much the Italians dominated that section of the points. Every time zero points was announced the audience inside the auditorium booed because of the lack of respect it shows the performers who have rocked up to represent their countries.

In *checks notes, 1997 - 1997?!? - the UK took the competition seriously, a proper act performing a good, memorable and engaging song. Katrina and the Waves toured Europe, promoted the song and duly won. The part that I struggle with is investing half a million notes into something you've no serious intention of winning.

Basically, the UK is the EFC of Eurovision, been there since the start, chuck money at absolute dross hardly ever competitive.

Tbf, I've long seen the Eurovision as a freak show. The quality of the song was secondary to the extravagance of the artist. As for Saturday, with nothing to, down to corona restrictions, I decided to give it a go. More because I thought this thread was quite amusing, than having any real expectations about the show itself. Was positively surprised about the standard and coupled with this thread, probably makes me watch again in the future.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

you missed out Sandy Shaw......Puppet on a string - great song lol

Absolutely, totally goes with my point Joey, proper artist, committed to her performance and with a catchy, memorable song.

 

[Jimishorts]

It would help if we sent an act that could, you know, maybe hold a true?

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

It would help if we sent an act that could, you know, maybe hold a true?

I think it's probably worth a shot

 

[Dutch Toffee]

One thing puzzles me still though.

Wat the actual f was Germany thinking with their song?

 

[Jimishorts]

I think it's probably worth a shot

No messing next time, give that lad a proper go and follow the Italian model.

 

[TaffyToffee85]

One thing puzzles me still though.

Wat the actual f was Germany thinking with their song?

Especially that person dressed up as a hand........ What were they doing with the stage props and presence also?.

 

[TaffyToffee85]

You only have to look at the national charts of each country where the best performing songs from the contest did.

Iceland’s song got to No.3 over there and the song they were going to perform at the cancelled contest got to No.1. Over here the song from the cancelled contest made the top 40 and got more than enough streams to be certified Silver. Very rare for a Eurovision act. I bet this one will do well after Saturday night’s showing.

Italy’s song made No.2 over there and it’s streaming figures are like 30 million, while Finland’s song got to No.1.

You only then have to contrast that with our entry; it didn’t even go top 40 in our charts. So no wonder why it did so cr@p and we sent the wrong song out.

We spend all this money and don’t take it seriously, in fact we spend so much on it, we are given a bye from the semi finals. Let’s bring in a relegation rule in which if you finish bottom 3, you have to qualify from the semis the following year. Because that song certainly wouldn’t have.

 

[navidson]

Want to make the Eurovision Song Contest more of a 'contest'?

Don't allow the competitors to release the song months in advance and allow it to become part of the public conciousness

All of the songs should be premiered on the evening of the contest

 

[Dutch Toffee]

Want to make the Eurovision Song Contest more of a 'contest'?

Don't allow the competitors to release the song months in advance and allow it to become part of the public conciousness

All of the songs should be premiered on the evening of the contest

And maybe every country should have a song in its native language?

 

[Dutch Toffee]

Especially that person dressed up as a hand........ What were they doing with the stage props and presence also?.

Well the hand was the only thing that made sense, as the song and performance was w.... lol