Eurovision Song Contest 2019

gmisk · 12-02-2019 3:22pm

LordBasil wrote: »

That article is recycled from last May.

Anyway, I'd add the following to the list of potential entrants;

Jake Carter
The Strypes
Talos
LYRA
Walking on Cars
Hozier (unlikely I know)

It's interesting we've heard nothing yet. What could it mean....

Not a hope those last 2 would consider it.

LYRA would be an excellent call imo

LordBasil · 12-02-2019 3:28pm

gmisk wrote: »

Not a hope those last 2 would consider it.

LYRA would be an excellent call imo

I know, but they are more likely than Niall Horan (as suggested in the article)

Yeah LYRA would be great. It would be good to see a female act do well for Ireland. The last time an Irish woman finished high at Eurovision was Eimear Quinn!!

Amik · 12-02-2019 5:59pm

gmisk wrote: »

LYRA would be an excellent call imo

Posted on YouTube 4 days ago. MAYBE??? *fingers crossed*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW1vUo3uf2A

Welsh Megaman · 12-02-2019 6:04pm

LordBasil wrote: »

That article is recycled from last May.

Anyway, I'd add the following to the list of potential entrants;

Jake Carter
The Strypes
Talos
LYRA
Walking on Cars
Hozier (unlikely I know)

It's interesting we've heard nothing yet. What could it mean....

No room for Richie Kavanagh on that list?

Amik · 12-02-2019 6:07pm

LordBasil wrote: »

Yeah LYRA would be great. It would be good to see a female act do well for Ireland.

She's Ériu personified! LYRA would represent us very well.

Dan man · 12-02-2019 8:39pm

While we are talking about Irish artists and awaiting news of the Irish selection, here are some of my favourite tunes from the last 12 months from lesser known Irish artists....

Tim Chadwick - Weakness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlX4-SsSYfg

Ryan McMullan - Bowie on The Radio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBA7YyMkhu0

Saint Sister - Causing Trouble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7laAMOfl5b0

Hudson Taylor - Run With Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn2RJdBRCsc

Tim Chadwick - Tell Me That

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SreQ2v8s_uA

Flynn - My Gold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC0aiuOdsBs

Saarloos - Changes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuyD2xEfxX8

Brave Giant - Someone's Someone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRRJbSA16XA

Catherine McGrath - Wild

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pmeUFRclRs

Jamie Harrison - Spent So Long

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E2DCN6fma8

More to follow............

Dan man · 12-02-2019 8:49pm

Le Boom - Coma

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Tk2CSDGAI

True Tides - Automatic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=micTp3gvF4k

RuthAnne - The Vow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDGDeOqsw7E

Day_S - Elbows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofgA4PWm-fw

Lavengro - Think

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAO4jdmQ3Yk

Don Mescall feat. Stella Parton - Love Me Right Now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwqVi-6U0Ac

Flecks - Samurai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBEwgyRasa4

Just Like Us - Radiate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWXlOY6aNUw

Amik · 12-02-2019 10:51pm

Dan man wrote: »

While we are talking about Irish artists and awaiting news of the Irish selection, here are some of my favourite tunes from the last 12 months from lesser known Irish artists....

Thanks so much for sharing! We're a little island with big talent.

gmisk · 12-02-2019 10:54pm

Amik wrote: »

Posted on YouTube 4 days ago. MAYBE??? *fingers crossed*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW1vUo3uf2A

Well that is excellent, something along those lines could do well!

Amik · 13-02-2019 10:24am

Could this be our man???

gmisk · 13-02-2019 10:31am

Amik wrote: »

Could this be our man???

On twitter it looks like a gig in whelans...

LC2016 · 13-02-2019 10:31am

If Una Healy is still RTE’s #1 target then I can see her doing a country/pop song like some of these which would be different and work well imo

Amik · 13-02-2019 11:22am

LC2016 wrote: »

If Una Healy is still RTE’s #1 target then I can see her doing a country/pop song like some of these which would be different and work well imo

Another talented, lovely Irish lady I'd be proud to represent us in Tel Aviv! She'd bring some great energy to the stage and all her songs are catchy!

Amik · 15-02-2019 3:33pm

Poland are going the folk route this year with Tulia.

Poland may have trouble getting out of their semi this year.

Here's one of the group's popular covers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09NqLjHJtGQ

Dan man · 15-02-2019 10:33pm

Something like this by Kerryman Rea Garvey would go down a storm at Eurovision:

Rea Garvey - Beautiful Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGfnSIBY1l8

yerwanthere123 · 17-02-2019 6:58pm

Finally got around to listening to Montenegro and Italy. I thought all the individual vocals for Montenegro were terrible, but as a group they didn't sound bad. Either way though, it's going nowhere. Italy is fine, it's not doing a lot for me, but it seems to be very popular so idk.

yerwanthere123 · 17-02-2019 7:06pm

All of these were selected so far this weekend

Estonia

Another Stig Rasta song. Probably my favourite so far, but I think it's a bit too bland to trouble the top 5. On first impressions I think it's a top 10 contender though.

Slovenia

I kept waiting for it to go somewhere but it never did. Maybe if they make the most of the ethereal staging then it may surprise, but I doubt it.

Croatia

Great vocal performance, but that's about it I think. He also needs to lose the angel wings, Azerbaijan did it already back in 2008!

Latvia

A very different, interesting entry. I think juries may go for it.

Romania will select tonight!

dogcat · 18-02-2019 2:25am

Some performances you may be interested in

yerwanthere123 · 18-02-2019 2:41am

Romania

Well this is pretty fúcking terrible. Think Romania could be headed for their second consecutive NQ.

dogcat · 18-02-2019 5:11am

I actually enjoy Romania honestly, I think they'll qualify and get a mid-table result in the final, nothing spectacular, mind.

LordBasil · 18-02-2019 10:54am

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Romania

Well this is pretty fúcking terrible. Think Romania could be headed for their second consecutive NQ.

It reminds me of Latvia last year (Funny Girl), she is even wearing a red dress and that did not qualify.

Amik · 18-02-2019 11:14am

dogcat wrote: »

I actually enjoy Romania honestly, I think they'll qualify and get a mid-table result in the final, nothing spectacular, mind.

I agree. Stage performance needs a bit of polishing but the song is good.

yerwanthere123 · 23-02-2019 4:41am

Germany

This is... not very good.

Meanwhile, Ukraine, Hungary, Lithuania and Denmark will all select their entries later today. Ireland are the only country who haven't uttered a single word about what they're doing this year. I'd like to think it's because we're about to unveil something amazing. We can dream :pac:

LordBasil · 23-02-2019 10:24am

Rumours on Twitter that it is Janet Devlin for Ireland. She would be a great choice.

Amik · 23-02-2019 11:46am

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

This is... not very good.

Might be the first time a song and artist's name match. Looks awkward.

The blond's pants steal the show though!

23-02-2019 6:06pm

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Meanwhile, Ukraine, Hungary, Lithuania and Denmark will all select their entries later today. Ireland are the only country who haven't uttered a single word about what they're doing this year. I'd like to think it's because we're about to unveil something amazing. We can dream :pac:

Or maybe it's because they're struggling to find someone? Whoever puts themselves up to go to Tel Aviv is gonna face some backlash from those who support boycotting the event, and the call for boycotting will be louder in Ireland than most other countries. Some artists who otherwise may have been up for representing us may not want to do so in Israel. (Personally I'm not in favour of a boycott but I understand those who do support it and I don' think the idea is entirely without merit).

I've decided not to listen to any of the songs this year until the semi-finals, decided this year I want to be surprised and judge everything on first impressions from the live performance.

yerwanthere123 · 24-02-2019 2:59am

So the Ukrainian national final was er... interesting. Makes Linda Martin and her "gobsh*te" outburst seem pretty tame!

dogcat · 24-02-2019 5:15am

Ukraine's winner, a very good performance that I think can get them another top five, or even perhaps a win come May.

A robbed song in the German selection Friday night

gmisk · 24-02-2019 11:17am

dogcat wrote: »

Ukraine's winner, a very good performance that I think can get them another top five, or even perhaps a win come May.

A robbed song in the German selection Friday night

The Ukraine song is quite decent....but the vocals are kind of brutal imo

yerwanthere123 · 24-02-2019 4:50pm

Hungary

I actually really like this on first listen. Singing in his native language probably won't help it, but that's what I thought about Salvador back in 2017.

Lithuania

A nice song, will probably qualify for the final without troubling the big guns.

Ukraine

Um, wow

There's a lot going on here isn't there. The presentation needs a complete overhaul, the outfits are terrible! I'm not sure the juries will go for something so sexualised, but either way this is the first song picked so far that sounds like a potential winner. Wouldn't be surprised if we had a Ukraine Vs Russia situation again.

Denmark

A nice, plodding song, it lacks a good chorus. Can see it making the final, beyond that I'm not sure of it's chances.

Eurovision Song Contest 2019

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