Eurovision Song Contest Rotterdam 2020

yerwanthere123

It's great that they confirmed next year is going ahead, just remains to be seen in what fashion. I imagine for the foreseeable future they'll be planning how to make a remote contest happen, but hopefully it won't have to come to that.

gmisk

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Didn't see much of the Shine a Light show tonight but caught the "Love Shine a Light" montage with the artists and thought it was nice, very well put together and really good of them all to participate....except it turns out they didn't quite all participate; I didn't notice at the time but Hooverphonic from Belgium weren't in the clip. Supposedly one of the members of the band said in an interview that he hated the song, so they didn't take part in it (at least that's what's been said on Twitter anyway, don't know if there's a reliable source for it). If that's true then it's a pretty disrespectful move, especially considering Hooverphonic are already confirmed as representing Belgium next year.




Oh that reminds me: in case people don't know, Daði Freyr is playing two nights in Dublin in December (COVID-19 allowing), tickets are only €15. Hopefully he'll have Gagnamagnið with him too!

https://www.ticketmaster.ie/search?aid=5338123&user_input=dadi%20freyr&q=Da%C3%B0i+Freyr&tm_link=tm_header_search

The Belgium entry (well two older men) came across as a bit up their own arse in the clip after their song.
I think Graham Norton said they had been through a tonne of lead singers.

fryup

NegativeCreep wrote: »

Are the same songs going to be entered in next year?

JuanJose wrote: »

Think the contestant is able to repeat next year but it will have to be with a different song.

why is that can't understand the reasoning behind it??

Busi_Girl08

fryup wrote: »

why is that can't understand the reasoning behind it??

Rules dictate the song has to have been released within a certain period of the contest.

fryup

^^^^^^^

but why?? ...........can't they not make an exception for these unforeseen times?

nomdeboardie

anewme wrote: »

Just watched the entire performance of Diodato in Verona Arena.

It's very special, seriously hairs on back of neck stuff.

In my opinion, he'd have walked it.

Wow, quite lovely

XxMCRxBabyxX

Looks like, based on the Eurovision Instagram, this year was Jon Ola Sand's last year as Supervisor. What a disappointing way for him to finish.

Welsh Megaman

Will Lesley Roy be representing Ireland next year?

homingbird

They had videos for all the songs ready to go they could have held it . run the 2 semi finals & final it was all about money the country set too hold it didnt want to lose out on the tourist it would bring.

Welsh Megaman

I used http://esc.gerbear.com/sorter2020.htm to rank all 41 songs. My top ten were:

1. Italy
2. Iceland
3. Lithuania
4. Switzerland
5. Ukraine
6. Malta
7. Germany
8. Australia
9. Portugal
10. The Netherlands

To my shame I had the UK ranked one place ahead of Ireland (#20 and #21 respectively).

And my bottom five:

37. Romania
38. France
39. Poland
40. Estonia
41. Georgia

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Will Lesley Roy be representing Ireland next year?

It hasn't been officially confirmed afaik but I'd be very surprised if she wasn't. She seems to have really engaged with the contest and fans, and she's definitely talented enough. I'd be cautiously optimistic that she'll return with a better song than SoML.

XxMCRxBabyxX

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Will Lesley Roy be representing Ireland next year?

Not confirmed yet. As of today ESC have confirmed the following:

AUSTRALIA - Montaigne
AUSTRIA - Vincent Bueno
AZERBAIJAN - Efendi
BELGIUM - Hooverphonic
BULGARIA - VICTORIA
CZECH REPUBLIC - Benny Cristo
GEORGIA - Tornike Kipiani
GREECE - Stefania
ISRAEL - Eden Alene
LATVIA - Samanta Tina
MALTA - Destiny
ROMANIA - ROXEN
SAN MARINO - Senhit
SLOVENIA - Ana Soklič
SPAIN - Blas Cantó
SWITZERLAND - Gjon's Tears
THE NETHERLANDS - Jeangu Macrooy
UKRAINE - Go_A

odyssey06

Youtube link for that phenomenal Italian performance:

kitkatman

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Will Lesley Roy be representing Ireland next year?

please No....she cannot sing live... a studio artist.

fancy that either Lithuania or Iceland may have won if the event had been staged, though the potential mover was Albania as that girl has the vocals Roy lacks and could have pulled out a very big live performance.

yerwanthere123

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I used http://esc.gerbear.com/sorter2020.htm to rank all 41 songs. My top ten were:

1. Italy
2. Iceland
3. Lithuania
4. Switzerland
5. Ukraine
6. Malta
7. Germany
8. Australia
9. Portugal
10. The Netherlands

To my shame I had the UK ranked one place ahead of Ireland (#20 and #21 respectively).

And my bottom five:

37. Romania
38. France
39. Poland
40. Estonia
41. Georgia

My top 10 was almost exactly the same as what I posted a couple of nights ago, except Norway took Ireland's place.

1. Denmark
2. Russia
3. Finland
4. Lithuania
5. Iceland
6. Malta
7. Sweden
8. Bulgaria
9. Switzerland
10. Norway

We both had Georgia ranked dead last :pac:

37. Portugal
38. Armenia
39. Moldova
40. Belgium
41. Georgia


Bit of Eurovision trivia. 24 years today since our last win.
https://twitter.com/Eurovoix/status/1262288583123238912

clo1

Did anyone see the new dates for next years Eurovision?
18 to 22 May
Flights are booked and currently looking at accommodation. Would anyone think it’s a good idea to book accommodation in Amsterdam rather the Rotterdam as hotels would be much cheaper and trains are pretty good I think!

Advice please

GetWithIt

clo1 wrote: »

Did anyone see the new dates for next years Eurovision?
18 to 22 May
Flights are booked and currently looking at accommodation. Would anyone think it’s a good idea to book accommodation in Amsterdam rather the Rotterdam as hotels would be much cheaper and trains are pretty good I think!

Advice please

Pro tip: stay in The Hague. It’s a business town and it’s hotels tend to have lower occupancy on the weekends. Between Rotterdam and Amsterdam. 20 mins to Rotterdam.

Rotterdam has very little to see as it was flattened during the war. Delft well worth a visit

Hotel booked Tue to Sun in Rotterdam. Flights to Amsterdam are very cheap on Ryanair at moment. Need to book before they shoot up in price. Are there any direct flights to Rotterdam.
What do people do to get Eurovision tickets? It might be difficult next year as this year's tickets are valid for next year.

clo1

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Hotel booked Tue to Sun in Rotterdam. Flights to Amsterdam are very cheap on Ryanair at moment. Need to book before they shoot up in price. Are there any direct flights to Rotterdam.
What do people do to get Eurovision tickets? It might be difficult next year as this year's tickets are valid for next year.

Yes also booked flights just for the weekend of it and for accommodation in Rotterdam 15 mins from the ahoy. Not much accommodation left in Rotterdam that isn’t extortionate! Got flights on ryanair for 230 or so not too bad but they were more expensive than this years flights!

clo1

clo1 wrote: »

Yes also booked flights just for the weekend of it and for accommodation in Rotterdam 15 mins from the ahoy. Not much accommodation left in Rotterdam that isn’t extortionate! Got flights on ryanair for 230 or so not too bad but they were more expensive than this years flights!

How do you get informed of the dates the tickets go on sale for the event? I want to attend both Semi's and the Final.

clo1

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How do you get informed of the dates the tickets go on sale for the event? I want to attend both Semi's and the Final.

It’s a lottery so it’s a slim chance you will get a ticket but you might get a resale ticket if you don’t mind paying a small fortune. Download the app ticketswap for resale Eurovision tickets. You might get lucky!

Welsh Megaman

Out today

Welsh Megaman

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Out today

Where?

gmisk

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Where?

Netflix

I have the soundtrack on Deezer....there are a couple of decent songs ...some of them though are appalling lol..did Dan Stevens sing the lion of love song...I wonder

Surprised volcano man isnt a full song

Busi_Girl08

The movie is a million times better than the celebration show anyway!

I dont know if it's just the wine talking but does anyone else who watched the movie think it would have been a quality eurovision year?!

Skid X

I enjoyed the Fire Saga film, had to bite my tongue at certain points (that's not how the semi final voting is announced, why are the presenters clearly not from the UK if the contest in Edinburgh etc) but there was a lot to like

The songs were quality, Iceland and Russia will be under pressure to emulate those songs next year!

yerwanthere123

Double trouble sounded very like an actual Eurovision song! Maybe something that Moldova would send and finish 22nd overall.

Busi_Girl08

Masquerade and Running With the wolves were bangers too. The latter was only about a minute long though

yerwanthere123

For anyone else like me who didn't know, the thread for 2021 is already up and running.