The 'Official AH Eurovision Song Contest Thread' Part Une.

Mint Sauce · 14-05-2013 06:27PM #1

Its the show we all love to hate, deny watching, and pretend to know nothing about. So to all you still in your Eurovision closet, and out of it, it all starts tonight with the first of the Semi Finals featuring our boy Ryan Dolan, at the Malmö Arena in Sweden, with the second semi final on Thursday night. Both on RTE2 and BBC3, with the final on RTE2 and BBC1 on Saturday.

And for all of you still denying knowledge or like for it, this won last year. Yes I forgot it was a Eurovision Winner as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcnWysA9gxo

Oh, and here's Ryans and Team Irelands entry for this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNQNdHV279w

And keeping with Eurovision Tradition, heres the whole post in French (may not be totally accurate)

C'est le spectacle que nous aimons tous à la haine, de refuser à regarder, et faire semblant de ne rien savoir. Donc, pour tout vous encore dans votre garde-robe de l'Eurovision, et hors de lui, tout commence ce soir avec la première des demi-finales comportant notre garçon Ryan Dolan, à la Malmö Arena en Suède, avec la deuxième demi-finale, jeudi soir. Tant sur RTE2 et BBC3, avec la finale RTE2 et BBC1 le samedi.

Et pour vous tous, niant toujours les connaissances ou comme pour elle, ce remporté l'an dernier. Oui j'ai oublié qu'il était un gagnant de l'Eurovision ainsi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcnWysA9gxo

Oh, et voici Ryans et Team entrée Irelands pour cette année.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNQNdHV279w

ballsymchugh · 14-05-2013 06:28PM

which reminds me, where is jonjo the miser?

efb · 14-05-2013 06:30PM

Where is Jonjo? Malmo?

Mint Sauce · 14-05-2013 06:30PM

ballsymchugh wrote: »

which reminds me, where is jonjo the miser?

Probably trawling through EV achives in readiness for starting a thread or for this one.

Chalutage probablement par EV achives en préparation pour le démarrage d'un fil ou pour celui-ci.

Clandestine · 14-05-2013 06:30PM

irish-stew wrote: »

Oh, and here's Ryans and Team Irelands entry for this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNQNdHV279w

What an awful song... it'll fit in fine with the rest of the Eurovision entries so...

ballsymchugh · 14-05-2013 06:31PM

irish-stew wrote: »

Probably trawling through EV achives in readiness for starting a thread or for this one.

maybe he did untold damage to himself during the last rose of tralee!

Cody Pomeray · 14-05-2013 06:31PM

Last year's winner is not bad for a Eurovision entry.

I have to say, the fun of the eurovision wore off when they started with this two day jiggery-pokery, text voting, run-offs, and leaving out votes 1 through to 10:mad:

They just completely wrecked it.

At the risk of sounding like a UKIP voter, we need less Europa and more of old Europe.

Bring back Anne Dunne and the jury system too. I'm all for a totalitarian eurovision song contest.

NegativeCreep · 14-05-2013 06:32PM

I really like the song that won last year

13spanner · 14-05-2013 06:34PM

At least we didn't go with Jedward for a 3rd time in a row.

Cosmicfox · 14-05-2013 06:41PM

I only watch it on the night so it's all a surprise. Though I've heard people say it's all boring ballads this year so I'll probably going to be disappointed. I want more stuff like Moldova's entry last year or Ukraine's in 2007 with the sparkly woman thing and the two very enthusiastic dancers.

Nabber · 14-05-2013 06:43PM

Israel is in Europe?

Latchy · 14-05-2013 06:43PM

I prefer the old Europe Eurovision to before all the preliminary's .I like the British entry '' Believe In Me '' with Bonnie Tyler .

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

Danish ...a fav to win with an Irish sound to it .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59E7T0H-Us

DrumSteve · 14-05-2013 06:44PM

"Eh,Ireland,no points."

HondaSami · 14-05-2013 06:45PM

I did not realiase it was Eurovision time, will watch this evening. Good luck Ireland. I want us to win this year.

14-05-2013 06:45PM

Are there any grannies singing this year?

Galwayguy35 · 14-05-2013 06:47PM

Nabber wrote: »

Israel is in Europe?

I never really understood why Israel were there at all, seeing as it's in the Middle East.

Iwasfrozen · 14-05-2013 06:49PM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

I never really understood why Israel were there at all, seeing as it's in the Middle East.

The middle east don't want them.

KeithM89 · 14-05-2013 06:50PM

Is Marty Whelan still doin his usual witty banter?
He was on fine form last year. :pac:

Mint Sauce · 14-05-2013 06:54PM

Nabber wrote: »

Israel is in Europe?

Neither is Azerbaijan.

Ce n'est pas non Azerbaïdjan.

Latchy wrote: »

I prefer the old Europe Eurovision to before all the preliminary's .I like the British entry '' Believe In Me '' with Bonnie Tyler .

Britain are taking it seriously lately. Engelbert Humperdinck last year, and Blue the year before.

Grande-Bretagne prennent au sérieux ces derniers temps. Engelbert Humperdinck l'année dernière, et Blue de l'année précédente.

Mint Sauce · 14-05-2013 06:57PM

Scylla wrote: »

Is Marty Whelan still doin his usual witty banter?
He was on fine form last year. :pac:

He's no Terry Wogan, although Graham Norton is giving it a good go.

Am thinking should I also be doing the translations in Swedish considering they are the host country.

Il n'est pas Terry Wogan, même si Graham Norton donne un bon coup.

Pense dois-je aussi être en train de faire les traductions en considérant Suédois ils sont le pays d'accueil.

orestes · 14-05-2013 06:59PM

Nabber wrote: »

Israel is in Europe?

Isreal have hosted the thing before and won it at least once that I can remember. Israel isn't in Europe but entry isn't just based on being a European nation, it's based on being in the European broadcasting zone since they're the ones who run the event. I think there are a few other countries around the Middle East that might be eligible for entry too. It's not supposed to be a political thing, if anything it's supposed to be the opposite.

HondaSami · 14-05-2013 06:59PM

Scylla wrote: »

Is Marty Whelan still doin his usual witty banter?
He was on fine form last year. :pac:

Marty is good but Terry Wogan is an absolute legend imo. I miss him, don't watch Graham but might this year to see what he is like.

Latchy · 14-05-2013 07:02PM

irish-stew wrote: »

Britain are taking it seriously lately. Engelbert Humperdinck last year, and Blue the year before.

Humps song was terrible and I wasn't surprised how bad it finished but Bonnie Tyler's song this year is gusty and should do reasonably well .Just listened to the Danish entry and can see now why it's fav .

dodderangler · 14-05-2013 07:04PM

So who's representing ireland this year?
Gay twins? A drugged up junkie turkey?
Bono?

Mint Sauce · 14-05-2013 07:04PM

orestes wrote: »

Isreal have hosted the thing before and won it at least once that I can remember. Israel isn't in Europe but entry isn't just based on being a European nation, it's based on being in the European broadcasting zone since they're the ones who run the event. I think there are a few other countries around the Middle East that might be eligible for entry too. It's not supposed to be a political thing, if anything it's supposed to be the opposite.

A number of North African Nations according to Wiki can also entry, I assume for the same reasons.

Un certain nombre de nations d'Afrique du Nord selon Wiki peut également entrée, je suppose, pour les mêmes raisons.

I'll soon stop with the piss take translating/dual language, promise.

Je vais bientôt arrêter avec la promesse pisse prendre traduction /double langage.

Mint Sauce · 14-05-2013 07:07PM

dodderangler wrote: »

So who's representing ireland this year?
Gay twins? A drugged up junkie turkey?
Bono?

Erm, its in my OP.

Erm, son dans mon OP.

dodderangler · 14-05-2013 07:13PM

irish-stew wrote: »

Erm, its in my OP.

Erm, son dans mon OP.

Was more making a statement on the idiots that Ireland would likely have picked op

Anyone · 14-05-2013 07:19PM

Its all political these days...

Archeron · 14-05-2013 07:21PM

The chorus of the Irish entry really reminds me of "we are alive" by Paul van dyke.

Mountainsandh · 14-05-2013 07:29PM

Pfff... Ce n'est pas Part Une, on dit "premiere partie". Veuillez me copier 10 fois le verbe "apprendre"au present de l'indicatif.

Mint Sauce · 14-05-2013 07:31PM

dodderangler wrote: »

Was more making a statement on the idiots that Ireland would likely have picked op

The Daily Fail or The S*n will probably try and print something totally innocent and blow it all out of proportion before the end of the week.

The 'Official AH Eurovision Song Contest Thread' Part Une.

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