Eurovision Song Contest 2021

AndyBoBandy · 18-05-2021 09:07PM

I guess its back to the drawing board for Linda Martin et all…….

highgiant1985 · 18-05-2021 09:07PM

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Poor staging but it was an almost impossible ask to qualify considering which countries could vote tonight, Eastern Bloc.

A voting block isn't the reason we haven't made the final. Our chosen acts/songs just haven't been strong enough to deserve a place in the final.

Thrashssacre · 18-05-2021 09:07PM

Say Your Number wrote: »

Cruachan or bust next year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3VCWpULGNI

Not allowed play any instrumental, although the dress and the lyrically content could work in our favour. if they sang in irish with a screen inthe background depicting the mythological story there singing about i could see it doing really well!

gmisk · 18-05-2021 09:07PM

That Eurovision movie is bonkers...some catchy song in it though! Better than Ireland's entry...volcanooooo mannn

alchemist33 · 18-05-2021 09:07PM

Say Your Number wrote: »

Cruachan or bust next year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3VCWpULGNI

Yep, character. That's what we need instead of the anaemia we usually send

archfi · 18-05-2021 09:08PM

gmisk wrote: »

300k max for three big blocks of TV...it's actually good value.
Rte need a new group of people picking the act, not good enough.

Yep, it's a pittance to pay for about 7 hours plus of telly and the viewing figures are big.

AMKC · 18-05-2021 09:08PM

Did Malta make it through?

breezy1985 · 18-05-2021 09:08PM

RobertKK wrote: »

I would have been disappointed if it had been Ireland over Ukraine.

Ya I jumped when they got in. Great song gets me pumped, really scared and very aroused. Its got everything

18-05-2021 09:08PM

My wife and I have just decided that the formula for success is ‘go mental, but in a serious way’.

I.e., not too dull (e.g., tonight) but not too disrespectful (e.g., Dustin).

You can tell we don’t have a lot of big problems in our life

All that fandango · 18-05-2021 09:09PM

gmisk wrote: »

That Eurovision movie is bonkers...some catchy song in it though! Better than Ireland's entry...volcanooooo mannn

Its class, was a great replacement for the main show last year!

My name is URL · 18-05-2021 09:09PM

Anyone see this? Much better song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjAejydm7lk

AMKC · 18-05-2021 09:09PM

Disapointed that Croatia did not make it through. I agree our act was not good enough.

gmisk · 18-05-2021 09:09PM

Necro wrote: »

Who does pick the Eurovision act for Ireland as a matter of interest? I have to agree, ours is always so tame compared to other entrants.

Even Jedward have nothing on some of the zanier acts that always, always qualify.

I think a group of people mostly RTE heads.
We just don't take it seriously enough, Sweden it is massive especially the qualifying comp gets insane ratings.

One person I heard rumoured a few years back was Lyra. That is the type of act we should be aiming for.
Irish, talented, a bit different.

MisterAnarchy · 18-05-2021 09:09PM

Caprica wrote: »

Disappointed for Lesley, but the performance was poor, I was expecting them to perform again. The delay did her no favours.

Last years song was a better song, I think that would have done much better.
The staging was appalling and Roy's voice isnt able to sing that song live.

gmisk · 18-05-2021 09:10PM

AMKC wrote: »

Did Malta make it through?

Yep.
Would be surprised if they didn't win that semi

ACitizenErased · 18-05-2021 09:10PM

No surprises there for me. Belgium are seriously seriously underrated.

retro:electro · 18-05-2021 09:11PM

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Poor staging but it was an almost impossible ask to qualify considering which countries could vote tonight, Eastern Bloc.

I hate when people go on about eastern bloc, our songs are just pure ****e and it’s as simple as that. We did decent enough the first year we sent Jedward because people found them interesting and the song wasn’t terrible. We’ve suffered since because we send manure though every year and think we deserve to get to finals on pure delusion. Nothing to do with eastern bloc and everything to do with picking shlte acts

penny piper · 18-05-2021 09:11PM

The Irish entry was poor/looked dated.....Azerbaijan was pretty good...

gmisk · 18-05-2021 09:11PM

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Last years song was a better song, I think that would have done much better.
The staging was appalling and Roy's voice isnt able to sing that song live.

The song last year....was dreadful imo.
A bad 2010 Katy Perry knock off.

We either have to go for a serious act or go wacky (not a puppet).

breezy1985 · 18-05-2021 09:12PM

My name is URL wrote: »

Anyone see this? Much better song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjAejydm7lk

"You need a man who goes down........ on his knees"
Great lyric. What is that competition

Capt'n Midnight · 18-05-2021 09:12PM

Thrashssacre wrote: »

Australia a little hard done by considering that sweden song got through.

It's their own fault really being so far away.

Everybody needs good neighbours.

gmisk · 18-05-2021 09:13PM

retro:electro wrote: »

I hate when people go on about eastern bloc, our songs are just pure ****e and it’s as simple as that. We did decent enough the first year we sent Jedward because people found them interesting and the song wasn’t terrible. We’ve suffered since because we send manure though every year and think we deserve to get to finals on pure delusion. Nothing to do with eastern bloc and everything to do with picking shlte acts

Exactly.
Even the second time we sent Jedward...with a worse song...we made the final and did ok ish.

breezy1985 · 18-05-2021 09:13PM

gmisk wrote: »

The song last year....was dreadful imo.
A bad 2010 Katy Perry knock off.

We either have to go for a serious act or go wacky (not a puppet).

At least that one last year was Eurovisiony

gmisk · 18-05-2021 09:15PM

I could pick about 2 or 3 better songs than our entry from some of those scandi finals.
Denmark
Norway
Sweden (I'd say about 5 miles above our entry)

gmisk · 18-05-2021 09:18PM

This song for example...didn't finish in the top 3 in Denmark.
We just don't take it seriously enough, the team picking the act and song need fired.
https://youtu.be/JHWTbdD-Yxg

Kermit.de.frog · 18-05-2021 09:18PM

Those born after 2000 might not realise there was a time people actually cared about the ESC even though it was very camp and weird prior at the best of times.

It was the introduction of televoting in the late 90's that really destroyed it as any credible event.

Nowadays it's a running joke that needs to be put out of it's misery.

gmisk · 18-05-2021 09:18PM

breezy1985 wrote: »

At least that one last year was Eurovisiony

I honestly don't think it was it was dated American pop not really Eurovisiony imo

Mr.Nice Guy · 18-05-2021 09:19PM

Gushing praise for Ireland's entry in the Independent, which I find baffling...

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/heartbreak-as-irelands-lesley-roy-missesout-on-a-spot-in-saturdays-eurovision-final-40442558.html

ACitizenErased · 18-05-2021 09:19PM

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Gushing praise for Ireland's entry in the Independent, which I find baffling...

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/heartbreak-as-irelands-lesley-roy-missesout-on-a-spot-in-saturdays-eurovision-final-40442558.html

Ireland's entry was a odds-on qualifier among virtually every single Eurovision media outlet. It wasn't the song that got us knocked out tonight.

gmisk · 18-05-2021 09:20PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Those born after 2000 might not realise there was a time people actually cared about the ESC even though it was very camp and weird prior at the best of times.

Nowadays it's a running joke that needs to be put out of it's misery.

Absolute BS.

The standard of song is going up if anything. We can't just throw our toys out of the pram and play it as a joke with the crap we are sending in general

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