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Ollie is by far the best!

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Sometimeswinning · 11/05/2024 21:20

Hopefully a couple of countries won’t win just because of sympathy. If they can manage to enter I’m sure they can expect it to be fair.

You can never be sure with Eurovision though!

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KatherineRS · 12/05/2024 09:41

inappropriateraspberry · 12/05/2024 09:26

Yeah. Boring.

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Wash your mouth out!!! 😱 It was magnifique!!

yumyum33 · 12/05/2024 09:28

I'm laughing to myself at the posters who thought Ireland had the best song.

inappropriateraspberry · 12/05/2024 09:26

KatherineRS · 12/05/2024 09:24

@inappropriateraspberry This dude. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6191uJiInP/?igsh=MW9oa3ZjZ3k4Z2pq

Yeah. Boring.

inappropriateraspberry · 12/05/2024 09:19

Our entry was just pure filth - not acceptable for Eurovision. Who wants to watch a gay orgy in a dirty public loo?
I liked Armenia, Austria and Switzerland. Finland and France completely passed me by so obviously weren't captivating enough for me to pay attention!

KatherineRS · 12/05/2024 09:16

I’ve just rewatched the French entry - that a Capella bit gave me goosebumps. I love that there was no fuss around it either.

AtomHeartMotherOfGod · 12/05/2024 09:01

I love Olly A but did not think he sang well; weirdly nasal pronunciation of his words and he sounded flat at the start. The groin gropage seemed contrived for the gay vote.

Sorry if this offends you, but I loved the eventual winner, so I think I 'understand Eurovision' 😂 Their singing and the brilliant way they held themselves in a half falling back position as they went round on that disc thing.

Estonia & Croatia, loved them - proper Euro madness.

newnamethanks · 12/05/2024 08:47

Staging and choreography was abysmal. The majority of people - voters - don't want to spend a family Saturday night in a gay S&M dungeon. Bbc news in the morning reported from a primary school which OA attended as a child. All the little kids were watching OA video and encouraged to join in. IMO was extremely distasteful. Nul points obviously for all of it.

Blinkeredsoul34 · 12/05/2024 08:36

Bambooshoot · 12/05/2024 00:02

Our song was ok but the staging was horrible, why make it so slutty and why only homosexual? Eurovision is about inclusion, no? It needs a good song from a great singer (like Sam, remember that? Second place and no one had to simulate sex or wear a leather codpiece!!) With different staging we could have done better.

Exactly this. I’m not a prude but it came across as sleazy and imho it’s almost disturbing how much costume and tropes essentially derived from ponography, are now present in light entertainment.

Trixiefirecracker · 12/05/2024 03:00

I went to bed at Olly. Awful. As were most of them! 😂

Maddy70 · 12/05/2024 01:11

I thought spain was brilliant. Cant get it out of my head
Zorra zorra ;)

Natsku · 12/05/2024 01:00

Armenia and Croatia were my faves, proper Eurovision stuff. Surprised Finland didn't do better as it was fun and quite Eurovisiony. Still gonna wear my windows 95 t-shirt everywhere for the next few months though.

evtheria · 12/05/2024 00:25

My first time watching a full final!

• Told DP that Switzerland should win. Catchy, clever pop song (very Mika?) with a creative and cool stage performance.
• Thought the Ukraine staging/visuals were breathtaking and powerful, the song alone wouldn't have done so well
• UK, Greece, Cyprus were the bottom ones, imo. Greece and Cyprus were poor 2000s fluff, someone please tell me they don't still play this stuff in 'to klamp'. UK was weak and relied too much on being edgy and sexxx
• I loved Bambi Thug, but I do listen to Grimes etc so it is my sort of thing
• I was laughing during Spain's but think the singer is such a queen, hope they get to headline lots of clubs this summer!
• I will have Lithuania's song stuck in my head for the next week maybe forever

Thegoodwitchglenda · 12/05/2024 00:18

I honestly thought it was a bland song and strange staging etc. Not our best by a long way. Just because someone like OA agrees to do it, doesn't mean we will do well and especially not with a weak song.

BMW6 · 12/05/2024 00:17

ClareBlue · 12/05/2024 00:06

Ireland was robbed. It was the best song by Miles.
At least the chances of Switzerland being at war this time next year are slim, so the organisers will be relieved.

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I watched Ireland and didn't have a clue what he/she/them (all bases covered I hope) were singing. Totally unintelligible.

Nor can I remember the tune.

Absolutely rubbish.

And the chances of famously Neutral Switzerland being "at war" (?) Are, as usual, Zero .🙄

Hankunamatata · 12/05/2024 00:15

ReadySetSit · 12/05/2024 00:12

Oh come on! Seriously? Irish entry was like a stroppy teenager saying ‘I’m l, like, an emo non-binary vampire, and I’m SO edgy and SO rebellious and so NOT a middle class drama kid. Are you shocked, Mum?’

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Totally agree 😂

Hankunamatata · 12/05/2024 00:15

I quite like ollys song but he didn't perform it well on the night, he sounded a bit out of tune tbh.
I would have liked to see him in a flamboyant costume and totally didn't get the weird gravity thing - it made his singing worse. You have to appeal to the public and having lots of men gyrating against each other in shorts (not particularly artistically) wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea

StaunchMomma · 12/05/2024 00:12

Ollie was absolutely in no way the best.

Nowhere near, in fact.

ReadySetSit · 12/05/2024 00:12

ClareBlue · 12/05/2024 00:06

Ireland was robbed. It was the best song by Miles.
At least the chances of Switzerland being at war this time next year are slim, so the organisers will be relieved.

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Oh come on! Seriously? Irish entry was like a stroppy teenager saying ‘I’m l, like, an emo non-binary vampire, and I’m SO edgy and SO rebellious and so NOT a middle class drama kid. Are you shocked, Mum?’

Beezknees · 12/05/2024 00:11

VisitationRights · 12/05/2024 00:08

Olly was shite. The public have spoken, nil points to the U.K.

He wasn't great, but there were others that were worse and got more points.

BebbanburgIsMine · 12/05/2024 00:11

Ukraine had by far the best song this year.

Switzerland was just terrible, can't believe they got so many votes.

UK was just dreadful too.

VisitationRights · 12/05/2024 00:08

Olly was shite. The public have spoken, nil points to the U.K.

ReadySetSit · 12/05/2024 00:08

It is dreadful to be fair. All the political hoo-ha this year was pathetic. You ‘punish’ your enemies by giving nil points not by protesting and turning your backs. Get with the programme! 😆

ClareBlue · 12/05/2024 00:06

ReadySetSit · 12/05/2024 00:03

Ireland was incredibly cringey. I felt embarrassed.

Ireland was robbed. It was the best song by Miles.
At least the chances of Switzerland being at war this time next year are slim, so the organisers will be relieved.

Mylittlepea · 12/05/2024 00:06

The whole fucking show is terrible. Accidentally tuned in for the last 10 mins and don’t get how it even gets air time?? I mean I watched it back in 1984 but it’s about 30 years past it’s sell by date🤷🏼‍♀️

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