Rainbowtrout's Eurovision Song Contest

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 01-07-2020 8:07pm

rainbowtrout wrote: »

No there isn't. It would have made it a bit complicated at my end, and most people have probably lost the vast majority of their nominations at this point.

Well, I'm only allowing myself to give one of my own nominations points for the final, since I had six. It's certainly not because my other five songs that got this far just aren't as good as other people's nominations, that's for sure...

Rothko · 01-07-2020 8:48pm

rainbowtrout wrote: »

It's amazing to see how many European acts (not Irish or UK) sing in English by default.

It probably helps to become more successful on an international front.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 01-07-2020 9:01pm

lassykk · 01-07-2020 9:11pm

rainbowtrout wrote: »

It's amazing to see how many European acts (not Irish or UK) sing in English by default.

I must admit if they don't sing in English I don't listen to them as I find lyrics very important to connecting with a song. One obvious exception would be Du Hast by Rammstein which I nominated

Necro · 01-07-2020 9:13pm

lassykk wrote: »

I must admit if they don't sing in English I don't listen to them as I find lyrics very important to connecting with a song. One obvious exception would be Du Hast by Rammstein which I nominated

And... of course

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:D

lassykk · 01-07-2020 9:15pm

Necro wrote: »

And... of course

:D

Needed Google Reverse Image search for context there but that is a catchy tune

Sawduck · 01-07-2020 10:57pm

I am mostly giving points to songs that i had never heard before this competition and really liked, they will probably lose out to a more popular and well known act but at least they will get some love, just hope whatshisface from the uk doesn't win this

Irish Aris · 02-07-2020 2:56pm

Just submitted my points.
For the most part I avoided the big guns, and tried to vote as many actual Eurovision songs as possible - which wasn't too hard as there were many that I like.

And kudos to whoever submitted Constantinos from Cyprus: haven't heard that song in ages!!

Seamai · 02-07-2020 9:43pm

Irish Aris wrote: »

Just submitted my points.
For the most part I avoided the big guns, and tried to vote as many actual Eurovision songs as possible - which wasn't too hard as there were many that I like.

And kudos to whoever submitted Constantinos from Cyprus: haven't heard that song in ages!!

That was me! His Eurovision performance on that clip wasn't the best, the official video is much better. It's got a really catchy ethnic feel to it.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 2:20pm

Hello everyone,

I will be delivering the results of the boards juries at 8pm this evening if anyone else wants to get their scores in.

ShaneU · 05-07-2020 3:58pm

I'll enter, forgot all about it

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:01pm

Good evening everyone,

welcome to the Eurovision final!

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:04pm

We have 9 judges on the Eurovision panel, so I will take their scores in the order in which I received them.

First to get the ball rolling is Necro:

First country to get a point on the board is Switzerland.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:06pm

Following that up with 2 points for Romania.

The home country has not been left out here with three points for Ireland.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:07pm

Sticking with a Celtic theme, four points go to Serbia!

Most of us in 2020 probably do wish that we could Turn Back Time and five points go to Denmark.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:09pm

Italy gets their first points on the board with 6, and Eurovision heavyweights Lordi follow with 7, and Tatu with 8 for Russia.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:09pm

The UK get their first points on the board, which is better than they've done in recent years with 10 for Robbie Williams.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:10pm

And the 12 points go to .............................. MOLDOVA!!!

Kolido · 05-07-2020 8:10pm

Cant stand that Lordi song, a novelty win surely

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:11pm

So the early leaderboard looks like this

Moldova O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei 12
United Kingdom Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You 10
Russia Tatu - All the Things She Said 8
Finland Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah 7
Italy Planet Funk - Chase the Sun 6
Denmark Aqua - Turn Back Time 5
Serbia Orthodox Celts - Far Away 4
Ireland The Stunning - Brewing up a Storm 3
Romania Edward Maya ft. Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love 2
Switzerland Robert Miles - Children 1

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:14pm

Our next set of scores comes from the jury of Homer J Fong.

Getting their second set of points for the evening are Denmark with 1 point.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:15pm

Joining the points scorers with 2 points are Ukraine with 2 for their wild dances, and one of the songs which received the highest number of nominations Iceland with 3.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:17pm

Also joining the score board with 4 points is Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece with 5 and Bulgaria's Poli Genova with 6.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:18pm

Setting a trend for masks 15 years early, Lordi score their second 7 of the night

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rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:19pm

Making their debut on the scoreboard with another aptly named song are The Cardigans for Sweden with 8 points.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:20pm

10 points go to Portugal, who recently scored their first Eurovision win.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:22pm

Which leaves the 12 points ...... which goes to BELGIUM!

Irish Aris · 05-07-2020 8:23pm

Kolido wrote: »

Cant stand that Lordi song, a novelty win surely

I was in the stadium for that final (was in Athens, after Elena has won it the year before) and we couldn't believe it that they won. Everyone's expecting either Romania or Russia that year.

Necro · 05-07-2020 8:23pm

Moldova Deuze Pointe

Seamai · 05-07-2020 8:23pm

Forgot to vote but my 12 would have gone to Belgium.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:25pm

So after two rounds Lordi take an early lead on the scoreboard:

Finland Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah 14
Belgium Blanche - City Lights 12
Moldova O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei 12
Portugal Salvador Sobral - Amor Pelos Dois 10
United Kingdom Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You 10
Sweden The Cardigans - Erase and Rewind 8
Russia Tatu - All the Things She Said 8
Bulgaria Poli Genova - If Love was a Crime 6
Denmark Aqua - Turn Back Time 6
Italy Planet Funk - Chase the Sun 6
Greece Estella - Walk Like I Taught You 5
Bosnia Herzegovina Hari Mata Hari - Lejla 4
Serbia Orthodox Celts - Far Away 4
Iceland Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks 3
Ireland The Stunning - Brewing up a Storm 3
Ukraine Ruslana - Дикие танцы [Wild Dances in Ukranian] 2
Romania Edward Maya ft. Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love 2
Switzerland Robert Miles - Children 1
Armenia System of a Down - BYOB 0
Austria Edenbridge - Higher 0
Azerbaijan AySel - Yanaram 0
Cyprus Constantinos Christoforou - Ela ela 0
Czech Republic Pipes and Pints - Criticized 0
Estonia Vanilla Ninja - Tough Enough 0
France Modjo - Lady hear me tonight 0
Georgia Nina Sublatti - Warrior 0
Germany The Scorpions - Wind of Change 0
Israel Rita - Shara Barkhovot 0
Kosovo Rita Ora - Anywhere 0
Latvia Brainstorm - My Star 0
Lithuania Skamp - Always Too Much 0
Netherlands Shocking Blue - Venus 0
Norway Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here 0
Poland Strachy na Lachy - Raissa 0
Slovakia Hrdza - Stefan 0
Spain Enrique Iglesias - Bailamos 0
Turkey DJ Quicksilver - Belissima (radio edit) 0

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:27pm

Our next jury vote comes from Also Starring LeVar Burton

Kicking off the scoring with their third points score in a row are Lordi with 1 point

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:30pm

Next up the two most popular nominations.

Tatu score 2 for Russia while Of Monsters and Men score 3 for Iceland.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:31pm

Belgium can't produce another 12 in this round and score 4 from LeVar.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:32pm

Lithuania score 5 and get their first points on the board.

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rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:33pm

Also making their debut score are Slovakia with 6, while Greece chalks up another score with 7 points.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:34pm

Poli Genova scores her second set of points in a row with 8 for Bulgaria, while Kosovo make their debut on the board with a hefty 10 points.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:36pm

And finally the 12 points goes to ......

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rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:38pm

So the leaderboard after three rounds has a change at the top with Sweden taking the lead

Sweden The Cardigans - Erase and Rewind 20
Belgium Blanche - City Lights 16
Finland Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah 15
Bulgaria Poli Genova - If Love was a Crime 14
Greece Estella - Walk Like I Taught You 12
Moldova O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei 12
Kosovo Rita Ora - Anywhere 10
Russia Tatu - All the Things She Said 10
Portugal Salvador Sobral - Amor Pelos Dois 10
United Kingdom Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You 10
Slovakia Hrdza - Stefan 6
Iceland Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks 6
Denmark Aqua - Turn Back Time 6
Italy Planet Funk - Chase the Sun 6
Lithuania Skamp - Always Too Much 5
Bosnia Herzegovina Hari Mata Hari - Lejla 4
Serbia Orthodox Celts - Far Away 4
Ireland The Stunning - Brewing up a Storm 3
Romania Edward Maya ft. Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love 2
Ukraine Ruslana - Дикие танцы [Wild Dances in Ukranian] 2
Switzerland Robert Miles - Children 1
Armenia System of a Down - BYOB 0
Austria Edenbridge - Higher 0
Azerbaijan AySel - Yanaram 0
Cyprus Constantinos Christoforou - Ela ela 0
Czech Republic Pipes and Pints - Criticized 0
Estonia Vanilla Ninja - Tough Enough 0
France Modjo - Lady hear me tonight 0
Georgia Nina Sublatti - Warrior 0
Germany The Scorpions - Wind of Change 0
Israel Rita - Shara Barkhovot 0
Latvia Brainstorm - My Star 0
Netherlands Shocking Blue - Venus 0
Norway Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here 0
Poland Strachy na Lachy - Raissa 0
Spain Enrique Iglesias - Bailamos 0
Turkey DJ Quicksilver - Belissima (radio edit) 0

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 05-07-2020 8:39pm

I had 6 songs in the final, but gave only one of them points, which was The Cardigans for Sweden.

Kosovo, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovakia, and Lithuania, were the discoveries of the comp for me so whoever nominated any of them, great choices.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:43pm

Now to the scores of our fourth jury - Sawduck

Kicking off scoring, with their fourth points score of the evening are Lordi with 1 point.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:44pm

Making their debut on the scoreboard tonight with 2 points are Azerbaijan.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:44pm

With her third score in a row, Poli Genova is doing the business for Bulgaria with 3 points.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:46pm

Getting their second points score of the night are the Orthodox Celts from Serbia with 4.

Followed by the Czech Republic with their first points score with 5

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:47pm

A song that scored well in the preliminary rounds gets 6 points from Sawduck, it's Belgium

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:48pm

Producing their third solid score of the evening are The Cardigans with 7 points for Sweden.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:49pm

Skamp are on a roll with 8 points for Lithuania, while staying in the Baltic region Estonia make their debut on the scoreboard with 10 points for Vanilla Ninja.

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:52pm

And the 12 points goes to a country making their debut on the board tonight..... AUSTRIA!!!

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:54pm

So after 4 rounds Sweden stretch their lead at the top of the board with 12 countries yet to score.

Sweden The Cardigans - Erase and Rewind 27
Belgium Blanche - City Lights 22
Bulgaria Poli Genova - If Love was a Crime 17
Finland Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah 16
Lithuania Skamp - Always Too Much 13
Austria Edenbridge - Higher 12
Greece Estella - Walk Like I Taught You 12
Moldova O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei 12
Estonia Vanilla Ninja - Tough Enough 10
Kosovo Rita Ora - Anywhere 10
Portugal Salvador Sobral - Amor Pelos Dois 10
Russia Tatu - All the Things She Said 10
United Kingdom Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You 10
Serbia Orthodox Celts - Far Away 8
Denmark Aqua - Turn Back Time 6
Iceland Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks 6
Italy Planet Funk - Chase the Sun 6
Slovakia Hrdza - Stefan 6
Czech Republic Pipes and Pints - Criticized 5
Bosnia Herzegovina Hari Mata Hari - Lejla 4
Ireland The Stunning - Brewing up a Storm 3
Azerbaijan AySel - Yanaram 2
Romania Edward Maya ft. Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love 2
Ukraine Ruslana - Дикие танцы [Wild Dances in Ukranian] 2
Switzerland Robert Miles - Children 1
Armenia System of a Down - BYOB 0
Cyprus Constantinos Christoforou - Ela ela 0
France Modjo - Lady hear me tonight 0
Georgia Nina Sublatti - Warrior 0
Germany The Scorpions - Wind of Change 0
Israel Rita - Shara Barkhovot 0
Latvia Brainstorm - My Star 0
Netherlands Shocking Blue - Venus 0
Norway Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here 0
Poland Strachy na Lachy - Raissa 0
Spain Enrique Iglesias - Bailamos 0
Turkey DJ Quicksilver - Belissima (radio edit) 0

rainbowtrout · 05-07-2020 8:57pm

We are now reaching the halfway point and going to the Greek jury and the scores from Irish Aris

Scoring top marks in the previous round Austria scores 1 point here, followed by Poli Genova with 2 for Bulgaria.

Rainbowtrout's Eurovision Song Contest

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