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RUSSIAN PEACEKEEPERS WITHDRAW FROM NAGORNO-KARABAKH

The Press Secretary for the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, confirmed on Wednesday the withdrawal of the Russian Peacekeeping forces from the contentious Nagorno-Karbakh region of Azerbaijan, an Armenian enclave that had been under independent administration by the Armenian population of the area until Azarbajani forces reclaimed the region in a large-scale offensive, beginning on September 19th, 2023.

A Russian Peacekeeping force numbering 1'960 military personnel with small arms, along with 90 armored personnel carriers and 380 units of vehicles and special equipment where stationed in the Nagorno-Karbakh area, beginning with the tripartite statement issued on November 10th, 2020 by the President of Azerbaijan, the Prime Minister of Armenia and the Russian President.

The mission was scheduled to continue until 2025, however, since the Armenian President recognized the area as belonging to Azerbaijan, discussions around the administration of the region were ongoing between the leaders of the three countries.

Yesterday, footage emerged showing Russian forces withdrawing from Nagorno-Karbakh.

Following the release of the footage, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was asked about the withdrawal, to which he responded, "Yes, this is true."

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My Eurovision 2024 predictions

Hi !

How are you ?

Here are my predictions for Eurovision 2024 nobody asked !

Disclaimer : I'm not clairvoyant, so most of my predictions won't come true. Also, please note that I don't mean to offend anyone in this post, I just like to guess what will happen in the next Eurovision season.

The jury system will remain the same but EBU won't bring it back in the semi-finals

The rest of the world will still have the ability to vote

They will introduce a new rule where we have to create an account to vote from the Eurovision app

38 countries will participate

In plus of Luxembourg, North Macedonia will come back

Romania will withdraw following the bad result in ESC and because of poor TV ratings

Turkey won't come back for obvious reasons

Monaco will be back... in 2025 because TV Monaco will join EBU only in 2024

A ballad will win the contest

The edition will be dominated by pop songs in English

Malmö will host

Petra Mede won't come back as a host but Måns Zelmerlöw (Sweden 2015, host in 2016) will

Farah Abadi or Sarah Dawn Finer will be the other host

Carola Häggkvist (Sweden 1983, 1991, 2006) will be involved in the contest

🇦🇱 Albania

The winner of FiK will also be chosen by the public as the representative

The entry will be a power ballad which will be revamped in English

The artist had already participated to FiK once

Will be in the same semi-final than Serbia

Will finish 11th in its SF

🇦🇲 Armenia

The country will send a woman again

The entry is an up-tempo pop song with disco influences

Will be the last song to be released

Will be a favourite of the eurofans

Will qualify but will flop in the grand final and finish in the right side of the table

🇦🇺 Australia

EBU will confirm that the country will participate to the contest during summer

Internal selection

The chosen artist has never participated to Eurovision- Australia Decides

The song will be a sad ballad

It will be popular on TikTok

🇦🇹 Austria

A male duo will be chosen

The entry will sound like a Troye Sivan song

Will not get attention from the fandom until the rehearsals

The staging will be simple but efficient

Will qualify but will finish in the bottom 5

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan

The chosen artist is famous in Turkey

The song will be an up-tempo pop song in English

Most of the songwriters are from Sweden

The staging will be similar to the Euphoria one but with dancers

Will close its semi-final

🇧🇪 Belgium

The chosen artist has participated to The Voice Belgique and was in the team of Beverly Jo Scott aka BJ Scott

The entry will sound like an Axelle Red song, but in English

Most of the songwriters are from France

Will be in the first semi-final

Will qualify

🇭🇷 Croatia

Dora 2024 will take place

A former representative will be involved as a contestant

A man will win the nf

The entry will be a sentimental ballad in English and in Croatian

Will get attention during the rehearsals

🇨🇾 Cyprus

A drama will happen during the nf

The winner of the nf will be a woman

The entry will be a pop song about love with a dancebreak

Will be high in the odds

Will be in the second semi-final again

🇨🇿 Czechia

ESCZ will take place again

A boy band will win the nf

The entry will sound like if Backstreet Boys and BTS had a baby

It will be a contender for the win

Will place at least 15th in the final

🇩🇰 Denmark

DMGP will be a weak nf as usual

The winning artist will be an Instagram model

The entry will be a bubblegum bop in English

Thomas G:son will be one of the songwriters

Will do better than expected

🇪🇪 Estonia

A former representative will be involved in Eesti Laul 2024

A band will win the nf

The entry will be a scam themed funny song in Estonian

Will be overhated by the fandom

Will be in the top 20

🇫🇮 Finland

UMK 2024 will be a good nf

An underdog act will win it

The song will be a catchy pop song in English

It will be liked by a lot of people

Will finish second last in the final

🇫🇷 France

A nf will take place (but not necessary CVQD)

Bilal Hassani will take part as a jury member

A southern man will win

The entry will sound like a 2010s French song

Will finish somewhere in the right part of the table but will get at least one "12 points"

🇬🇪 Georgia

The Voice of Georgia will be used to select the representative again

A woman will win again

The entry will be a dark edm pop song

It will cause a controversy in the country

Will compete in the first semi-final

🇩🇪 Germany

Ikke Hüftgold will be involved in the nf again

The winner of the nf will be a woman

The entry will sound similar to Flowers by Miley Cyrus and the artist will be accused of plagiarism

Will be hated by Germans and the fandom

Will finish in the bottom 5 again

🇬🇷 Greece

A Greek-German artist will be selected in internal

Greek locals will hate their representative for some reason

The entry will be a radio-friendly pop song in English and the title will be in Greek

Will compete in the second semi-final

Will NQ

🇮🇸 Iceland

Söngvakeppnin will be disappointing in terms of quality

New rule in the nf

A woman will win against the odds

The entry will sound like a song from Taylor Swift's Midnights album

Will NQ again

🇮🇪 Ireland

The nf will be a beautiful disaster

The chosen artist will be the youngest of the edition

The entry will be a pop song about a Swedish artist/band

A drama will happen after the pre-party season

Will have the weirdest staging

🇮🇱 Israel

The Rising Star will have new rules

A woman will win the nf

The entry will be dance pop song in English

A drama involving politics will happen

Will finish 17th in the final

🇮🇹 Italy

A big controversy will happen before Sanremo week

Diodato will participate in the festival

The winning artist openly supports Meloni

The song will be a modern ballad

Will finish top 10

🇱🇻 Latvia

Initially, a Supernova SF will be planned but will be ultimately cancelled for only one final

A girl band will win

The entry will be an up-tempo pop song in English

Will get attention from the pre-parties

Will qualify but end up in the bottom 5

🇱🇹 Lithuania

PiN 2024 will be an average edition

The favourite of the nf will win both the jury voting and the televoting

A member of InCulto (🇱🇹 2010) will be involved in the nf

The entry will be a slow ballad in English

Will be the only baltic country in its SF

🇱🇺 Luxembourg

A nf will take place

Any artist from any country can participate but Luxembourgers singers will be privileged

A well-known French artist will be selected

The entry will be a French chanson that will sound like a Juliette Armanet's song

Will sadly NQ

🇲🇹 Malta

MESC will be the longest nf

Matt Blxck will participate again

The winner will be a man

The entry will be a love ballad

Will compete in the second semi-final

🇲🇩 Moldova

35 artists/bands will participate to the nf's audition

A finalist will withdraw in the last minute

A female former representative will win

The entry will be a folk-pop song in Romanian and in English

Will be a borderline qualifier

🇳🇱 Netherlands

A nf will take place and almost everyone in the fandom will hate it

Between 5 and 10 acts will compete

The most disliked act will win

The entry will be a schlager in English

Will do better than expected

🇲🇰 North Macedonia

Internal selection

A male artist will be chosen

The entry will sound like a movie score

Will be cancelled by the fandom for some reason

Will do better than expected

🇳🇴 Norway

Autotune will still be allowed in MGP

Emma Steinbakken will be involved in the nf at least as a songwriter

The winner will be a woman

The entry will be a power ballad about trust

Will place somewhere in the left side of the table

🇵🇱 Poland

A nf will be planned but will be cancelled and replaced by a last minute internal selection for some reason

A male YouTuber will be chosen

The entry will be a dance pop song

Will divide the entire fandom

Will make the final thanks to the artist's fandom

🇵🇹 Portugal

A drama will happen before the reveal of FdC tracks

A fado artist will be the favourite for the win

An underdog act will win

The entry will be a folk song in Portuguese

Will be underrated by the fandom

🇸🇲 San Marino

UVPSM will be shorter than usual

Some artists from the 2023 NF season will participate

An unknown Italian artist will win

The song will be a disco-pop song in English

Will somehow become a meme

🇷🇸 Serbia

The nf will be nice overall

An eccentric artist will get attention

A woman will win

The song will be a balkan ballad in Serbian

Will be high in the odds

🇸🇮 Slovenia

Internal selection again

A female pop star will be chosen

The entry will be an up-tempo pop song in English with some words in Slovenian

Will be overhyped by the fandom

Will do worse than expected

🇪🇸 Spain

Pol Granch will be involved in the Benidorm Fest

A controversy will happen during the nf

A famous artist will win the festival

The entry will be a dark ballad in Spanish

Will finish 20th in the final

🇸🇪 Sweden

Melodifestivalen will be better than the last edition

Both Anna Bergendahl and Dotter will be involved at least as songwriters

A LGBTQ artist will win

The entry will be a pop song in English about self-love

Will finish 6th in the grand final

🇨🇭 Switzerland

A good-looking male artist will be chosen

The entry is another sad ballad, but this time about break up

Unlike the 2 previous songs, it will be more appreciated by the fandom

Sacha Jean-Baptiste will stage it

Will qualify but will flop in the final

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Vidbir will be good as usual

A female pop star will win

The entry will be a world music influenced pop song in Ukrainian and in English

A big drama will happen after the nf

Will finish 4th

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

There will be a rumor that Dido could represent the UK to make her big comeback on stage

The actual representative has worked with a British star

The entry will be a mid-tempo pop song

Will be a favourite of many fans

Will finish 16th in the final

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My advice for the participating countries of Eurovision 2023 in 2024 (that no one asked for)

For NQ countries :

Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 : keep sending songs written by Azeri songwriters and include lyrics in Azerbaijani.

Ireland 🇮🇪 : RTÉ CHANGE THE ENTIRE DELEGATION TEAM AND GO INTERNAL!

Latvia 🇱🇻 : go for a televoting bait song.

Malta 🇲🇹 : don't give up and take risks.

Netherlands 🇳🇱 : try a national final maybe?

Denmark 🇩🇰 : DR, you should change the entire system for DMGP.

Georgia 🇬🇪 : don't give up and keep going, it will pay off.

Greece 🇬🇷 : ERT/EPT, be more transparent for the internal selection.

Iceland 🇮🇸 : improve the staging.

Romania 🇷🇴 : TVR, if you come back next year, change the entire delegation team.

San Marino 🇸🇲 : send a good song.

For finalists countries :

Austria 🇦🇹 : keep being creative and crazy. However... ORF, promote more your next representative so they will get more attention. Also, improve the staging.

Portugal 🇵🇹 : keep going, you are becoming a powerhouse, but next time try a radio-friendly song in Portuguese so you will get attention. Or perhaps try a good fado song.

Switzerland 🇨🇭 : stop sending male ballads. Just because it worked with Gjon's Tears doesn't mean it will work with other male ballads. Send something else.

Poland 🇵🇱 : TVP go internal (so you won't steal money from Polish people and you will save money for a better staging) and send someone who has good vocals.

Serbia 🇷🇸 : idk, being avant-garde worked for Konstrakta but not that much for Luke Black. Perhaps try to send something that will make everyone agree in Europe. But keep being creative and unique.

France 🇫🇷 : I just want to ask this question to Europe. What the hell do you want from France in Eurovision ? No Europe, we can't dig up Edith Piaf from her grave, Barbara Pravi won't come back in the contest and Indila will never dare to represent my country in Eurovision, move on. Anyway, FTV keep ARA, the current french HoD, for JESC at least. I think it's time that we send a rap song in ESC, it's part of the French music scene and you shouldn't deny it any longer.

Cyprus 🇨🇾 : avoid, if possible, to buy a song from Swedish composers, try to send a song made by Cypriots (or Greeks) songwriters.

Spain 🇪🇸 : keep going, one year it will pay off and you will finally win the contest for the 3rd time. Also, for the noisy minority of Spanish eurofans, try to support your representative without harassing others contestants, especially the French ones.

Sweden 🇸🇪 :

Bring back Petra Made as a host. Would be also happy if Måns Zelmerlöw is chosen as a host too.

Take a risk for once, like send a rock song or a track in Swedish, don't play safe and don't be lazy.

ESC 2024 should take place in Stockholm.

Albania 🇦🇱 : don't ditch the televoting in FiK, keep sending songs in Albanian and perhaps send a male artist.

Italy 🇮🇹 : I trust you in terms of quality but please RAI send a female artist next year.

Estonia 🇪🇪 : next year in Eesti Laul, I want the same quality than in the previous edition. This is why you did well this year. Keep going.

Finland 🇫🇮 : keep going, you are doing amazing !

Czechia 🇨🇿 : same than Finland

Australia 🇦🇺 : idk if you will come back next year, but if you do, keep going.

Belgium 🇧🇪 : next year, it will be RTBF's turn to choose its representative. Avoid sending someone who only has The Voice of Belgium as a singing experience. Send someone who is in the Belgian musical industry for at least 2 years.

Armenia 🇦🇲 : just keep going.

Moldova 🇲🇩 : keep sending songs in Romanian but try to send someone who has never participated in Eurovision.

Ukraine 🇺🇦 : keep going I guess ? I mean, Ukraine has been a powerhouse since its debut in ESC.

Norway 🇳🇴 : ditch the vocoder in MGP. That's it.

Germany 🇩🇪 : Europe, what the hell do you want from Germany in Eurovision ? Anyway, NDR should change the entire delegation team because clearly Europe doesn't believe in the country in the contest anymore.

Lithuania 🇱🇹 : the televoting should be the tie-breaker in PiN. Otherwise, keep going Lithuania, one day you will win this.

Israel 🇮🇱 : KAN, before you announced the name of your representative, ask them if they want to go to Eurovision. Consent is key. Anyway, stay with the internal selection, it works better for you.

Slovenia 🇸🇮 : keep going, you have nothing to regret.

Croatia 🇭🇷 : HRT rethink on your selection method for next year. And support your next representative the same way you did for Let 3, it did pay off.

United Kingdom 🇬🇧 : don't give up, just keep the same approach you have since last year.

Bonus: My advice for EBU in 2024 (that no one asked for)

Don't remove the juries. Instead, update the juries system asap because this year it showed more than usual that the juries always vote for the same countries to the point it killed the suspense. You can start by increasing the number of the juries per country, like 10 by exemple. The juries should be more diverse in terms of age, careers related to music and music backgrounds.

Bring back the juries in the semi-finals.

Keep the vote of the rest of the world, so eurofans outside of Europe and fans from non participating countries can vote for their favourite songs.

Can you bring back the way the televoting points were announced from 2016 to 2018? It was better then imo.

Open the press center from the first day of the rehearsals until the day of the grand final, not only during the ESC week, some delegations complained about that this year.