To be annoyed at how bad our Eurovision song is?

Hadn't heard it till this post so googled it and lasted a whole 5 seconds. Utter shite

How very dare you refer to dear old Wizbit in that way.

Yes, his glory days are behind him - and his self-reinvention comeback naturist phase may not be the best-advised strategy - but he is a national treasure who does not deserve such dismissive rudeness!

It's very tiresome, it's like nobody has ever been gay or had sex before. There should be an approved list of do's and don't.

NO to
Arse cheeks
Humping in space toilets
Dropping the mic stand to the ground and straddling it
Standing on a rock
Songs about dead dogs in space

YES to
Memorable tunes (fast or slow, I'm not fussy)
Push the boat out a bit on the choreography (or staging if you've gone for a ballad)
A nod to your folk scene/heritage, bonus points for a balalaika
Mad costumes

I wasn't a fan of Finland at all, tbh. I find the over-sexualised stuff a bit shit for Eurovision.

There was an interview afterwards where one of the hosts took a fondue over to her and she was dripping it all over her lips and pouting at the camera.

I'm not a prude, but just wasn't a fan of either her performance or the over-sexualised attitude.

In fairness, she's not the only one. When the Malta lass was grinding against one of her dancers and humping their back, I did a bit of an eye roll.

I just think that Eurovision should be family-friendly entertainment and there's been a real lurch away from that recently. Weirdly, I'm less fussed about an innocent bare bum (last year) than grinding, Make of that what you will 😂

Mine too but I've downloaded it and watched it since.

Even Scott mills admitted to the girls that it probably won’t win.
He was nice about it, but that’s what he meant.
They can sing and look good, but the song is a mess

I was disappointed with the staging too. There is so much more you could do with a morning after the night before theme, than walking up to and then inching around the edge of a static chandelier.
It's better than the year we just had a big trumpet but could have been so much better.

Because we are arrogant and think that we are better than eurovision. So, we choose a song we think is eurovisiony rather than a good song.
It’s utter arrogance nothing more.

My Sky cut out just before Finland started

I enjoyed Finlands one too. She was a force of nature !

Sweden should walk it if the bookies are right.
My personal winner is Finland all the way. She owned that stage in a way no one else did.

I didn't like Denmark at all

Oh my god it's awful!

This was Denmark. It was a bit of a dance-type track but it built up well to a big crescendo type finish. It just sounds instantly like a Eurovision, if you know what I mean.

It wasn’t my favourite but I thought that it could score well.

Also, I forgot to say, what’s with all of the acts removing clothes this year 😂😂 I know it’s been done forever - cough Bucks Fizz - but it seemed that every other act this year was whipping something off 😂😂

I agree Australia was awful. I can't even remember Denmark tbh

I thought we performed brilliantly last night. I was worried about how the complex harmonies would work live and whether their voices would be good enough - I was so impressed.

I never expect us to do well because there is an element of political voting that’s hard to overcome (not impossible). Certain countries ALWAYS vote for each other, regardless of what the song is, so there’s definitely some favouritism. But that doesn’t mean we can’t win, and I think our girls put up a great performance! I loved their voices and the energy of the song.

I have to say though - I think Denmark is going to be hard to beat. I am terrible at predicting winners though 😂

I’m not quite getting the love for Australia - I thought it was truly awful! And those tight-fitting trousers even made my teenage DD say “is there any need to see everything” 😂😂😂 I usually like the silly songs but that one felt like a try-hard, almost a parody!

I thought our staging was terrible- 3 girls prancing round a wonky chandelier 😂

I think an element of politics comes into it but I also think Ireland and UK just have different taste in music to their European neighbours. Our artists also don't tend to do much promotion pre Eurovision where other countries artists do and get loads of radio plays on different European stations and are well known even before Eurovision starts. In saying all that I do think the best song does tend to win in the end. I think the semi finals are a mess and that format needs to change

I don't know why people said that in the Jemini year as we'd done ok up until then in previous years. It was a terrible song and they performed it awfully. Simple as

It's certainly not the worst song in the contest. I expect it will do respectably in the jury vote and bomb in the televote.

The song itself is obviously somewhat 'Bohemian', shall we say; but I really don't think you can call the group terrible. They're accomplished singers - and very talented.

I’m convinced they deliberately choose terrible artists for Eurovision as it gets people talking. We have so much talent here, why else would they always choose clown acts

I thought the UKs performance was spectacular last night, staging was excellent and the vocals and song came alive last night on the stage. It surprised me.

So disappointed Milkshake Man didn't get through!

But cannot get the swedish song out if my head. Going through a bit of a tough time and every time I hear it it just makes me feel happy. Kaj have some great stuff going on on Instagram, which have been cheering me up. They are very funny (and very clever).

I think we can find anything we like crap. So I'm with you - I thought last year's winner was crap. I found it tuneless and dull and couldn't understand how it was a winner. This stuff is subjective and I, like you, thought it was crap.

And Phoenix was utterly epic. I still listen and have been a Conchita fan ever since. I particularly love the concert he did in Vienna. And if you haven't seen his version of Summer Wine from that concert you really should.

It’s such an ear worm! I really love it and hope they do well