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I feel like there's going to be a Sweden vs Estonia duel in the grand final, both are qualifying easily but I think one is going to steal a huge amount of televotes from the other, possibly getting a top 3 televote score.

I think Sweden is taking it just based on pure likeability, the KAJ boys are just universally loved by the fandom while Tommy Cash is coming across as kind of an arrogant troll, who's just dead behind the eyes yelling at the audience.

I just think the sauna joke is going to be a lot more appealing to the mainstream audience than the incomprehensible fake italian coffee joke.

On the other hand, apparently Tommy Cash has a huge fanbase so that could give him the advantage, but famous singers have bombed in the results before so I don't think that's going to be decisive.

(Anyway, i personally think Espresso macchiato is a thousand times funnier than bada bastu, but I love absurd anti-comedy so that's just my preference.)

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And just to get my negativity out all at once, this is the worst eurovision year in a very, very long time, just based on my own willingness to listen to the songs outside of the competition. I have ONE song from this year's eurovision in my spotify and that's beyond disappointing considering how high I think the song quality has been in the 2020s. I've gotten used to discovering new favourite songs and new artists through eurovision and it's just not happening this year, so that sucks.

I don't think it's a sign of worse things to come, I think it's mostly coincidental that lots of countries are having off years, so I expect next year to be a return to form.

if I'm understanding things right, apparently Poland and Albania are huge fan favorites and like...please help me understand why. All I'm hearing is unlistenable screeching straight out of the eurovision 2008 semi finals. Is it like an ironic nostalgia thing or do you guys actually enjoy listening to this, I'm so confused here

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if I'm understanding things right, apparently Poland and Albania are huge fan favorites and like...please help me understand why. All I'm hearing is unlistenable screeching straight out of the eurovision 2008 semi finals. Is it like an ironic nostalgia thing or do you guys actually enjoy listening to this, I'm so confused here

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I'm literally half swedish and half finnish and I have never felt more patriotic in my entire life

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EUROPE CAN'T HATE US THIS YEAR!!! WE DID IT SWEDEN!!!!!!!!!!! PERKELE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Anyway as a longtime jury defender i feel very good right now

KAJ BEING SECOND BY TWO POINTS IN THE JURY VOTE?????? IT'S HAPPENING HOLY SHIT PERKELE

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I thought they might get like, 5th or something but this is insanely good for them aaaaahh

KAJ BEING SECOND BY TWO POINTS IN THE JURY VOTE?????? IT'S HAPPENING HOLY SHIT PERKELE

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KAJ BEING SECOND BY TWO POINTS IN THE JURY VOTE?????? IT'S HAPPENING HOLY SHIT PERKELE

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Literally every tv show that's ever been broadcast live in front of 125 million people has has had a specific set of rules for what people cannot say on air.

Eurovision requires a massive budget and the EBU is reliant on the participating broadcasters to secure funding. The broadcasters are paying for a show that they can market to all ages and demographics, and that means that the use of certain words will be restricted because that's how mainstream TV works.

You need to realize that in real life, this show is primarily viewed by families and it would lose a significant part of its viewers if the EBU suddenly decided that it was only for adults. Less viewers means a smaller budget, and a smaller budget means a smaller arena and cheaper staging.

I realize that talking about budgets probably makes me sound old and boring considering that the average eurofan probably isn't old enough to pay their own bills, but I need you guys to understand that Eurovision is a mainstream show following mainstream rules, and the show is only happening because broadcasters are willing to pay for it. If you can't understand that this is how the real world works, you're the one that's being a brain dead moron.

Anyway I use the word cunt like 500 times a day in real life so I don't have a problem with swearing, it's just that I have more of a problem with eurofans pretending to be shocked and outraged that a tv show with 125 million viewers has rules that people need to follow. I'm begging you guys to grow up and start living in the real world.

Anyway the great kantpocalypse of 2025 is super frustrating because the ebu shouldn't have uploaded kant to their official channels if its participation was still up for debate, they should have checked with all the broadcasters before confirming the song.

On the other hand, calling this a case of unfair censorship is blatantly dishonest. The entire song is in english, and spelling the word cunt like an unrelated maltese word doesn't change the fact that she's singing the word cunt in english. You cannot pretend that the word cunt is just there by pure coincidence and that the native maltese language is being oppressed for no reason, she obviously wrote this song with the specific intent to sing about serving cunt on the eurovision stage, even though she's fully aware that's not allowed. It's basically the stupidest possible way to try to outsmart the censors and it's just annoying.

The word cunt has never been allowed on the eurovision stage, and as you might remember, the word pussy wasn't allowed back in 2022 either. At least the latvians were honest about their own lyrics, they never pretended that they weren't singing about pussy. The Maltese delegation should have had a backup plan from day 1, the best solution is pulling a Citi Zeni - removing the word cunt from the song and letting the audience sing it instead, that's something you can't censor away.

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And by the way, I don't wanna see anyone calling me a prude - cunt is my favorite word in real life but I would never expect to hear it on an 8pm entertainment show aimed at all ages, that's just not how it works.

like yeah I think eurovision would be more fun if profane lyrics were allowed but again, it's a mainstream show and broadcasters have some basic rules. It's whatever.

Anyway the great kantpocalypse of 2025 is super frustrating because the ebu shouldn't have uploaded kant to their official channels if its participation was still up for debate, they should have checked with all the broadcasters before confirming the song.

On the other hand, calling this a case of unfair censorship is blatantly dishonest. The entire song is in english, and spelling the word cunt like an unrelated maltese word doesn't change the fact that she's singing the word cunt in english. You cannot pretend that the word cunt is just there by pure coincidence and that the native maltese language is being oppressed for no reason, she obviously wrote this song with the specific intent to sing about serving cunt on the eurovision stage, even though she's fully aware that's not allowed. It's basically the stupidest possible way to try to outsmart the censors and it's just annoying.

The word cunt has never been allowed on the eurovision stage, and as you might remember, the word pussy wasn't allowed back in 2022 either. At least the latvians were honest about their own lyrics, they never pretended that they weren't singing about pussy. The Maltese delegation should have had a backup plan from day 1, the best solution is pulling a Citi Zeni - removing the word cunt from the song and letting the audience sing it instead, that's something you can't censor away.

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Anyway the great kantpocalypse of 2025 is super frustrating because the ebu shouldn't have uploaded kant to their official channels if its participation was still up for debate, they should have checked with all the broadcasters before confirming the song.

On the other hand, calling this a case of unfair censorship is blatantly dishonest. The entire song is in english, and spelling the word cunt like an unrelated maltese word doesn't change the fact that she's singing the word cunt in english. You cannot pretend that the word cunt is just there by pure coincidence and that the native maltese language is being oppressed for no reason, she obviously wrote this song with the specific intent to sing about serving cunt on the eurovision stage, even though she's fully aware that's not allowed. It's basically the stupidest possible way to try to outsmart the censors and it's just annoying.

The word cunt has never been allowed on the eurovision stage, and as you might remember, the word pussy wasn't allowed back in 2022 either. At least the latvians were honest about their own lyrics, they never pretended that they weren't singing about pussy. The Maltese delegation should have had a backup plan from day 1, the best solution is pulling a Citi Zeni - removing the word cunt from the song and letting the audience sing it instead, that's something you can't censor away.

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Anyway i honestly prefer Revolution over Bada Bastu, the performance is just money shot after money shot and Måns is giving us vocals I didn't know he was capable of. It's Heroes 2.0, and I mean it positively. Too bad the lyrics are just like...nothing.

Bada bastu is such a fun time on stage, but the song is nothing special at all, i would never listen to it outside of Melfest. The lyrics are really basic, they're like the most basic dad jokes about Finland and I kinda expected something more original. The song is a joke and it's not funny enough for me. Honestly, it might be funnier to eurovision fans who don't speak swedish so why not send it to Eurovision i guess

What if Måns wins melfest but decides to hand over the Eurovision spot to Kaj instead lol. I know I'm sounding batshit insane right now but if it happens I'm just putting out there lmao.

All I'm saying here is that Måns is a TV host first and foremost, and a huge insane plot twist TV moment would probably do more for his career than another Melfest (or Eurovision) win. Anyway this post is definitely just a joke but I can see it lol

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What if Måns wins melfest but decides to hand over the Eurovision spot to Kaj instead lol. I know I'm sounding batshit insane right now but if it happens I'm just putting out there lmao.

All I'm saying here is that Måns is a TV host first and foremost, and a huge insane plot twist TV moment would probably do more for his career than another Melfest (or Eurovision) win. Anyway this post is definitely just a joke but I can see it lol

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alright so Austria just released their song and twitter is calling it an obvious jury winner, and I just don't see it happening.

They're obviously going for a Nemo vibe (not a copy, just a similar vibe), but the huge difference is that Austria is going for operatic vocals all the way through, and it gives the song way too much of a musical theatre feel. Nemo had some operatic moments but they got the win by showing the full range of their vocal talent and a wide variety of genres, in one cohesive, modern pop song.

I know Austria has this upbeat rave part at the end but it just feels tacked onto an otherwise very conventional opera ballad, they knew the song needed a twist and they forced one into it. (Also, I need people to stop comparing it to Shum because it's nowhere near the level of originality that Go_a has, it's just basic rave music)

The juries always choose modern pop music over opera - they chose Heroes over Grande Amore in 2015 and they chose Toy over La Forza in 2018. Expect similar results in 2025.

Also, similar songs don't win two years in a row so I don't see the song that's the most similar to last years winner getting the win this year.

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she proved me wrong at the olympics so I guess we're getting the celine dion half time show of the century

well, celine dion won't be able to perform at eurovision 2025 in geneva so they should do an interval act where gjons tears covers her winning song from 1989. how neat would that be

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well, celine dion won't be able to perform at eurovision 2025 in geneva so they should do an interval act where gjons tears covers her winning song from 1989. how neat would that be

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Maybe now israel will ragequit because of the juries being biased against them. Prayer circle 🕯️🕯️🕯️