Eurovision 2021 2 voting is now open!

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Thread to continue discussion of this years cheese fest

@apilaud

I hope there's no aggro from the audience when Israel perform.

Seemed all right in the semi final.

The performer is interesting, of Ethiopian heritage. (Beta Israel / Falash Mura.) Not long finished her military service.

That's true. I think the contest itself has a ban on politics but it always finds it way in through the voting and I IIRC there's been audience aggro towards countries in the past. Hopefully all goes well in that respect.

Anyway, my favourite performances tend to be from the tiny Eastern European countries you barely hear of outside Eurovision. They are always fantastically bizarre.

@apilaud

I hope there's no aggro from the audience when Israel perform.

There wasn't at the semi final they were in.

Scott Mills Radio 2 show on now is pretty good! Interviews with destiny and dadi.

@OldGreyBoots

Does eurovision go on iplayer live? No telly at the moment but would watch it on computer if possible

Yes. Or you can watch online at eurovision.tv or through the official eurovision youtube feed.

Its not blue!!!!!! Arrggghhhhhh

(DH may have been lovely and bought blue food colouring to go with!)

I am really looking forward to tonight. My main goal is to last to the end .

Usually, I have an idea who I want to win. I'm leaning towards Iceland, mainly because they seem a genuinely great bunch. I like Finland. Ukraine had bat shit quality to it, that usually appeals to me. But , I don't really have a definite winner.

The fact I haven't been humming the tunes to any of them- and at least one or two usually get in my head after the semis (I have still got 'Spirit in the Sky' stuck in my head, instead ) speaks volumes for me really.

I'm still miffed Denmark didn't get through.

It's going to be fun

I'm so excited!!!

I’ve located the antique blue curaçao. What do I mix it with?

Thanks RedToothBrush! The Eurovision site and YouTube don't seem to show it in the UK but I'll give iplayer a shot then

Oubliette a 'blue lagoon' was my 'cocktail of choice' as an oh so sophisticated teen . Vodka, Blue bols, Lemonade, a slice lemon and a cherry

We’re having a small Eurovision party at ours tonight. I’ve made 6 bingo cards, have quite a bit of alcohol and a cheese board to represent UK/ France/ Italy / Spain / Germany

Looking forward to a good night after such a shit year

Will be lovely to see the crowd enjoying themselves

orange juice oubliette to make a lovely lurid green drink I had at 13!

Just nipping out for the snacks.

Blue Bols and lemonade - the 80s sophisticated teenage drink of choice! Well, we thought it was sophisticated.

Is the voting a mixture of juries and public votes this year?

Perhaps we should add to the bingo, giving 12 points to a neighbouring / allied country.

Hellloooo.

It us a while since I have drunk enough to 'enjoy' Eurovision but I will be here notwithstanding. British media is bigging up James Newman's chances. As if.

I'm afarid, much as we've tried to like it, 'Embers' is not admired in this house. It's too x-Factor. Which is not a good thing.

Piggy I agree- James seems like a nice bloke, and I don't think he deserves nul points- but I think he will be lucky if he makes it to the left hand side of the score board.

I can’t make myself like Embers. I wouldn’t vote for it even if I could. It isn’t going to trouble the left hand side of the scoreboard. I’d expect it to finish somewhere between 20th and 26th. I wouldn’t actually be surprised if it finished last.

downloads.bbc.co.uk/tv/eurovision/scorecard_final_2021.pdf

and courtesy of Red who is a a handy reminder of each act, avoid if going into it cold) - the big five need your work Red

1 Cyprus - Naked Apart from The Bling
2 Albania - Patsy Kensit Identikit 2021 Entry
3 Israel - Fancy Hair, String Vest
4 Belgium - Dizzy Lulu
5 Russia - Russian Doll Dalek
6 Malta - Its not a Maybe Its a BIG voice
7 Portugal - Black & White Kid Creole
8 Serbia - Sub-Beyonce Groupies
9 UK - It's embers not ambers stealing Moldova's sax
10 Greece - The Invisible Man Sells Purple Bricks
11 Switzerland - Tony Hadley in Barry Manilow's Shirt
12 Iceland - Jumpers, Keyboards and THAT dance
13 Spain - Dead relative high-quiffed mooner
14 Moldova - Greasy Topless Dancers
15 Germany - Ukulele on acid and a phallic finger
16 Finland - Linkin Biskit Day
17 Bulgaria - Stacy Dooley's John Lewis PJs
18 Lithuania - Lonely Dancing BananaMan Vulcan
19 Ukraine - Shakespear's Sister Skinned Muppet
20 France - Edit Piaf everybody join in with vwa-la
21Azerbaijan -Pick n Mix
22 Norway - Angelic Captain Sensible Meets East 17
23 Holland - Blue-jacketed soul, backing dancer has pink eye
24 Italy - Stealing Finland's thunder, oh lordi
25 Sweden - Million Voices In Martial Arts Get Up
26 San Marino - Purple Hair with FloRida DontChaKnow...

Embers, my honest critique:

It's a boringly ok song.

Performance: poor delivery, average singing, no charisma.

'Staging': like something from a fucking cruise ship cabaret. Dancers pretending to play trumpets, awful lighting, ghastly costumes, and dreadful use of the space.

Sound: what have they done to the sound??! This should have the velvet gut-wrench tone and beat of club / northern soul and it's just ... disappointing.

Ah well. I'm sure he's a lovely lad.

I know I really should have waited until song #9 but I really couldn't wait so I'm already on glass #2 (had the first one with my dinner) of Pinot Grigio.... I have no will power at all . I am here though and as the night progresses, I can only imagine that my typing will contain more and more typos and spelling errors....but sure it's EUROVISION NIGHT!

In the past 24 hours we had a Eurovision emergency here in Ireland:
www.joe.ie/music/jedwards-edward-grimes-rushed-hospital-emergency-surgery-life-threatening-situation-722615

Feel better soon Edward of Jedward fame.

People should not be allowed to knock sick on Eurovision night when I am on call.

Je suis raging. Nothing to do with it being a pleasant night and restrictions being lifted with beer gardens and the like. Oh no.

🤬

I’m taking leave for next year.

I wish I could ‘big up’ embers.

I cannot.