#domenico michele

[lady-phasma]

I need professional help because my reruns of A Discovery of Witches have me thinking thots of a crossover when both of these gorgeous vampires could have been in Venice at the same time.

[adowbaldwin]

Now

Shall I

1) finish off my WIPS

2) do an alternate ending to a fic ive already finished but now have another ending for floating around in my mind

3) WRITE FATHER HUBBARD SMUT

4) answer the asks in my inbox

5) do all options 1-4

🙃

[lxndonorris]

[onoranzetriolo]

è mancata Concetta Barreca ved. Trefiletti

è mancata Concetta Barreca ved. Trefiletti Ne danno il triste annunzio i figli Fortunato con la moglie Claudia Scala, Domenico con  la compagna Paola Vaccalluzzo, la nipote Patrizia Gangemi e il marito Michele Scollica. I funerali avranno luogo domani  14 c.m. alle ore 15.00, nella Chiesa parrocchiale di Santa Maria d’Itria.

[conatus]

Melhores livros lidos em 2022

Melhores livros lidos em 2022

O lugar Annie Ernaux Nesse livro, Annie Ernaux abre mão de qualquer estilo que pudesse, talvez, transformar o texto sobre a morte de seu pai em algo poético. “Só há pouco percebi que escrever o romance é impossível. Para contar a história de uma vida regida pela necessidade, não posso assumir, de saída, um ponto de vista artístico, nem tentar fazer alguma coisa ‘cativante’ ou ‘comovente’. Vou…

[balldwin]

" YOU  DON'T  KNOW  MY  WIFE  AS  WELL  AS  YOU  THINK  YOU  DO.  The  price  of  her  forgiveness  often  involves  shedding  blood. "  A  memory  of  blackberries  and  plums,  a  carmine  desire.  The  scent  pools  on  his  tongue  quickly,  and  Baldwin  washes  it  down  with  an  aged  Bordeaux,  the  liquid  not  nearly  as  potent  as  blood.  Her  blood.  (  It's  not  enough,  of  course  it's  not.  It  never  is  ⁠—  the  thought  as  wrenching  as  the  first  time  he  sensed  it.  )

Yet,  anger  keeps  him  rooted,  his  control  steel  expertly  stamped.  His  debts  are  plenty,  thanks  to  his  brother,  and  Domenico  was  simply  the  first  of  many  who  had  come,  expecting  rewards.  But  unlike  the  rest,  the  Venetian  fox  could  still  serve  a  purpose  in  the  future.

The  de  Clermont's  purpose.

" La  Dominante,  then. "  Know  every  outcome,  Philippe's  voice  warns.  Now  he  certainly  does.  " It's  the  only  thing  Gerbert  could  never  give  you.  A  present  only  a  de  Clermont  —  only  I  can  give.  You  know  our  history  with  this  city.  My  history. "  The  gift,  Domenico  will  know,  comes  with  strings  attached.  But  don't  they  all?  " I  believe  the  question  here  isn't  what  I  would  sacrifice  for  power.  But  what  a  Doge  should. "

He has enjoyed this for a number of reasons—and watching a de Clermont squirm is foremost among them, though he cannot deny that he savored the displeasure on Gerbert’s face as well. Domenico takes a seat with all the comfort of a welcomed guest, though he knows that he is walking a dangerous line here, lounging in Baldwin’s own home as though he can command any of this space.

Then again, for a moment, he can, because if not for him, Baldwin—and his entire family—would be cut down from gods to mere men. And Domenico thinks he deserves to let that victory linger. If only they had taken him seriously a thousand years ago. If only they had welcomed an alliance when he first offered it.

“Niccolò made a good point,” Domenico says with one of his infuriating smiles, and he tips his head to the side, observing Baldwin, relishing his obvious displeasure. “The lady of the house is an admirer of his philosophy, I know. I hope she’ll forgive that I couldn’t wait for her return. Please, pass along my regards.” As if Domenico hadn’t timed his arrival so that he’d have Baldwin alone.

“As for my price—would you believe me if I said I’m still considering it? Your family has been less than receptive of my friendship in the past. I see no reason for us to rush. What sacrifice do you think is worth maintaining your power?”

[princesssarisa]

Opera on YouTube 5

Nabucco

Teatro alla Scala, 1987 (Renato Bruson, Ghena Dimitrova; conducted by Riccardo Muti; no subtitles)

Teatro di San Carlo, 1997 (Renato Bruson, Lauren Flanigan; conducted by Paolo Carognani; no subtitles)

Ankara State Opera, 2006 (Eralp Kıyıcı, Nilgün Akkerman; conducted by Sunay Muratov; no subtitles)

St. Margarethen Opera Festival, 2007 (Igor Morosow, Gabriella Morigi; conducted by Ernst Märzendorfer; English subtitles)

Rome Opera, 2011 (Leo Nucci, Csilla Boross; conducted by Riccardo Muti; English and German subtitles)

Teatro Comunale di Bologna, 2013 (Vladimir Stoyanov, Anna Pirozzi; conducted by Michele Mariotti; Italian subtitles)

Rome Opera, 2013 (Luca Salsi, Tatiana Serjan; conducted by Riccardo Muti; no subtitles)

Gran Teatro Nacional, Perú, 2015 (Giuseppe Altomare, Rachele Stanisci; conducted by Fernando Valcárcel; Spanish subtitles)

Metropolitan Opera, 2017 (Plácido Domingo, Liudmyla Monastyrska; conducted by James Levine; Spanish subtitles)

Arena di Verona, 2017 (George Gagnidze, Susanna Branchini; conducted by Daniel Oren; English subtitles)

La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle studio film, 1981 (Frederica von Stade, Francisco Araiza, Paolo Montarsolo; conducted by Claudio Abbado; English subtitles)

Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 1983 (Kathleen Kuhlmann, Laurence Dale, Claudio Desderi; conducted by Donato Renzetti; no subtitles)

Salzburg Festival, 1988 (Ann Murray, Francisco Araiza, Walter Berry; conducted by Riccardo Chailly; English subtitles)

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, 1991 (Lucia Valentini-Terrani, Toshiro Gorobe, Domenico Trimarchi; conducted by Antonello Allemandi; Japanese subtitles) – Act I, Act II

Houston Grand Opera, 1995 (Cecilia Bartoli, Raúl Giménez, Enzo Dara; conducted by Bruno Campanella; no subtitles)

Rossini Opera Festival, 2000 (Sonia Ganassi, Juan Diego Flórez, Bruno Praticó; conducted by Carlo Rizzi; Italian subtitles)

Gran Teatre del Liceu, 2008 (Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez, Bruno de Simone; conducted by Patrick Summers; German subtitles)

Romeo Opera, 2015 (Serena Malfi, Juan Francisco Gatell, Alessandro Corbelli; conducted by Alejo Pérez; Italian and English subtitles)

Lille Opera, 2016 (Emily Fons, Taylor Stayton, Renato Girolami; conducted by Yves Parmentier; English subtitles)

Boboli Gardens, Florence, 2020 (Svetlina Stoyanova, Josh Lovell, Daniel Miroslaw; conducted by Sándor Károlyi; no subtitles)

Lucia di Lammermoor

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, 1967 (Renata Scotto, Carlo Bergonzi; conducted by Bruno Bartoletti; English subtitles)

Mario Lanfranchi film, 1971 (Anna Moffo, Lajos Kosma; conducted by Carlo Felice Cillario; English subtitles)

Bregenz Festival, 1982 (Katia Ricciarelli, José Carreras; conducted by Lamberto Gardelli; no subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Opera Australia, 1986 (Joan Sutherland, Richard Greager; conducted by Richard Bonynge; English subtitles)

Teatro Carlo Felice, 2003 (Stefania Bonfadelli, Marcelo Álvarez; conducted by Patrick Fournillier; Japanese subtitles)

San Francisco Opera, 2009 (Natalie Dessay, Giuseppe Filianoti; conducted by Jean-Yves Ossonce; English subtitles)

Amarillo Opera, 2013 (Hanan Alattar, Eric Barry; conducted by Michael Ching; English subtitles)

Gran Teatre del Liceu, 2015 (Elena Mosuc, Juan Diego Flórez; conducted by Marco Armiliato; French subtitles)

Teatro Real de Madrid, 2018 (Lisette Oropesa, Javier Camerana; conducted by Daniel Oren; English subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 2022 (Lisette Oropesa, Benjamin Bernheim; conducted by Evelino Pidó; English subtitles)

Il Trovatore

Claudio Fino studio film, 1957 (Mario del Monaco, Leyla Gencer, Fedora Barbieri, Ettore Bastianini; conducted by Fernando Previtali; English subtitles)

Wolfgang Nagel studio film, 1975 (Franco Bonisolli, Raina Kabaivanska, Viorica Cortez, Giorgio Zancanaro; conducted by Bruno Bartoletti; Japanese subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 1978 (Plácido Domingo, Raina Kabaivanska, Fiorenza Cossotto, Piero Cappuccilli; conducted by Herbert von Karajan; no subtitles)

Opera Australia, 1983 (Kenneth Collins, Joan Sutherland, Lauris Elms, Jonathan Summers; conducted by Richard Bonynge, English subtitles)

Metropolitan Opera, 1988 (Luciano Pavarotti, Eva Marton, Dolora Zajick, Sherrill Milnes; conducted by James Levine; no subtitles)

Bavarian State Opera, 2013 (Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Elena Manistinta, Alexey Markov; conducted by Paolo Carignani; English subtitles)

Temporada Lirica a Coruña, 2015 (Gregory Kunde, Angela Meade, Marianne Cornetti, Juan Jesús Rodriguez; conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson; no subtitles)

Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liége, 2018 (Fabio Sartori, Yolanda Auyanet, Violeta Urmana, Mario Cassi; conducted by Daniel Oren; French subtitles)

Arena di Verona, 2019 (Yusif Eyvazov, Anna Netrebko, Dolora Zajick, Luca Salsi; conducted by Pier Giorgio Morandi; German subtitles)

Teatro Verdi di Pisa, 2021 (Murat Karahan, Carolina López Moreno, Victória Pitts, Cesar Méndez; conducted by Marco Guidarini; no subtitles)

[adowbaldwin]

something wicked this way comes... but probably not for another 6 months

*movie voice over guy voice* In a world full of talented artists, from the digital world to realism and alike... this blog brings you the bare fucking minimum if you can even call it that

"If it weren’t for Agatha sitting opposite her with a stern face, Rebecca would have belly flopped the prick by now. The prick being Domenico Michele, her ‘boss’ in the new world order"

"“Apologies for my late arrival” Domenico appeared at the door “Chocolate fudge cake Sheila?”"

"“Netflix is going to be my bitch” she mumbled, stepping out onto her floor."

“she time walked right into my bathroom while I was in the shower and threatened me”

“me, bed, thoughts”

[eahostudiogallery]

Yard Sale

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Cy Twombly

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Isa Genzken - Untitled, 1987

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Daniele Papuli & Michele De Lucchi

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José Zanine Caldas

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folk art checkerboard

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Jenny Holzer

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Domenico Gnoli

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jozefvanwissem album cover

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Barry Johnson - Untitled - #175

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Magdalena Frauenberg

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Zhou Wendou - transparent and opaque 2017

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Elizabeth Wyn Wood

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Gian Maria Tosatti - L’Estate

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Alicja Kwade

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Jacques Monneraud ceramic

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keybord for dislexics

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Lucy Mackenzie - Modern Art

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Nam June Paik - iconoclastic TV Bed

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Rachel Whiteread - Threshold II

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Vija Celmins - House #2

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[vendux]

# vendux : ind. writing blog for DOMENICO MICHELE of All Souls / ADOW. characterization is mostly show-based. low-activity and mutuals only.

written by mara ( she/ her, 25+).

[butternuggets-blog]

FOR WANT OF A NAIL UPDATE PART TWO

@baldwin-montclair @adowobsessed @sylverdeclermont @nicki-mac-me @thereadersmuse @kynthiamoon @wheresthesunshinesblog @adowbaldwin @beautifulsoulsublime @lady-lazarus-declermont @adarafaelbarba @dogblessyoutascha

Buoyed by the success of the Knights Templar, Philippe De Clermont announces his intention to create a second charitable organisation: the Knights of Lazarus. It is the last straw for Merula; the alliances she carefully cultivated over the last few decades have been gutted by the Crusades and now anarchy reigns among the creatures of Jerusalem.

She summons her brother back to her side and demands that he take responsibility for the Knights of Lazarus. Since legally Merula cannot prevent Philipe from creating the Knights, she orders Martin to give Philipe land in Burgundy for the Knights’ headquarters, and a permanent place in their ranks so that he can keep an eye on them.

Merula’s voice could have cut glass.

‘You will take responsibility for the mess that man has made of my home, and you will start by keeping his future ambitions as far away from me as possible. Then I can keep my heart open to you.’

Baldwin is captured shortly afterwards and held captive in Kharput. Domenico Michele, recently elected Doge of Venice, sends the Venetian navy to the Middle East as a show of strength to frighten Baldwin’s captors and secure his release. He also uses the opportunity to push for better trade deals between the Levant and Venice.

Sometime during and after the debacle of Baldwin’s capture and release, Martin realises that he has fallen in love with his best friend.

He fell for him in increments.

…

Baldwin had never shown any interest in him; had never shown any real interest in men at all, as far as Martin knew. He glanced over at him but his breath sat heavy in his chest and he turned quickly away. He would not sacrifice their friendship by revealing an inconvenient truth.

Benjamin threatens to reveal the existence of creatures to the humans after Matthew keeps curbing his ambitions. In retaliation Matthew turns him. When Martin and Baldwin find out they go all around the city, hunting Benjamin, but they fail to find him.

Neither man noticed the figure shrouded in shadow, watching them from above.

The civil unrest – human and creature – in Outremer causes a rift within the De Clermonts, with Martin siding with Baldwin against Ysabeau. Philipe forces a truce on the family, stating that from then on the family will have nothing further to do with the region’s politics.

Unfortunately Matthew failed to listen and becomes embroiled in a passionate affair with the married, English, Eleanor St Leger. After an argument with Baldwin turns violent, Eleanor is accidentally killed while trying to get in-between the brothers to calm them down. Bertrand takes the blame for her death, against his wife’s wishes, and is executed.

                                              'He's a monster.'

'He's not a monster. He's an idiot. I think that's worse.'

The Crusaders’ influence in Outremer finally comes crashing down completely at the Siege of Acre, and they are forced to flee back to Europe.

And so our story continues…

[lettherebemonsters]

That moment when you're already planning out an Italian invasion of OCs.

From Sicily, we have Daniele Beniamino Mercatino aka Freakenstein. We also have Damiano Michele Mercatino aka Creepazoid.

In Venice, we have Domenico Sangiovanna aka Ringmaster or The Marionette. There's also Gianna Giovanna, aka the Dollmaker.

In Florence, we have two sisters loosely known as Shivers and Quivers.

In Milan, we have the Scrivener.

In Rome, we have La Strega (Witch) and her nemesis the Demonologist in Vatican City.

And I'm gonna add another OC from Sardinia because those guys are always forgotten. I might call her the Ghostwriter but I'm debating it....

[softersinned-arc]

@balldwin said: sender kisses receiver to say hello.

There are certain tasks left to her, sometimes for her skill set, more often than either of them will confess for her patience where her husband has none. It's why she's been in Venice these last two weeks, the honored guest of Domenico Michele along with her stepson. Baldwin hadn't liked it, considering the circumstances, but he's always been protective, and she's always enjoyed it. This was no different.

"I'll be fine," she'd assured him before they parted ways, her hands settled gently against his chest, the smile on her face strained. She doesn't like this. She doesn't want to do this. All those centuries she took for granted that, in most circumstances, she would be able to remain with him, but now it's them making these decisions. And if he is back, if he can't die—

—awful, isn't it? Now the prudent thing to do, not for themselves but the family as a whole, is a brief separation, to gather allies as quickly as possible. "Nico will look after me if I need the help," she'd continued, not wanting to say it, knowing it needed to be said. "And Domenico knows better than to let anything happen to me. I'll be fine, and I'll be back soon." (Who was she trying to convince?)

She extracted the same promise from Baldwin and she kissed him goodbye, with a real fear that it might be the last time she did. Perhaps she worries too much, but if anything warrants that kind of fear, it's him coming back. Niccolò had squeezed her shoulder as if to comfort her as they watched him leave, ever respectful of his father's wishes, ever dedicated to his family.

(And because they need to consider it, now, she thinks that her stepson, who hovers near her as they approach Domenico's door, is as good an heir as they could ever hope to find.)

The planned three days turns into a week. The week turns into two. She and Baldwin speak whenever they can, and she does what she came here to do. She is a skillful negotiator, a diplomat in her own right, and Domenico knew her when she was a girl, clinging to her grandmother's skirts and listening in when she wasn't invited. It means that he has a soft spot for her, sometimes, in a way he does not with the rest of the de Clermonts: she never rejected his overtures of friendship. She never denied him. It means, too, that he forgets sometimes that she is as deadly as she is, that she and her husband are well matched.

She leaves Venice with an agreement between them, the promise that when the time comes next their families will be bonded. No doubt Serafine will be eager to see her mate turned, and sooner than later, and Constanta is clearly no longer an option. More than that, she leaves Venice with information: the Drăculești will rise, there is no doubt of that, but they will not do so unobserved.

Niccolò drives, knowing that if he allows Astoria to take the wheel, they may not make it to Sept-Tours in one piece. Baldwin arrived the day before, let them all know he was safe, told Astoria to hurry back to him, and she's been eager to follow his instructions; her stepson watches her with some amusement, but doesn't date tease out loud.

She knows that Baldwin hears the rumbling of the engine, the crunch of gravel beneath the tires, the moment they're on de Clermont grounds. (She imagines Baldwin inside, standing abruptly, ignoring Matthew as he speaks. She imagines Matthew's irritated aside, and Baldwin's simple response: I haven't seen my wife in two weeks.)

Centuries, they've had together, but even centuries don't soothe her unease when they're apart, or calm the hollow ache in her chest to be away from him. Nor do centuries dull the impatience to set eyes on him again, or the eager joy when she recognizes his shape so far in the distance, the set of his shoulders. She grips the seat of her car tightly enough that her fingers pierce through the leather, prompting a snort of amusement from Niccolò.

"Drive faster," she demands hoarsely, and he laughs out loud at that, but he complies.

Astoria sees the moment that Baldwin gives up on patience; it is, remarkably, the same moment she does, as well. She's opened the car door before it's come to a complete stop as he walks closer to where he knows they'll park. One moment, they're apart, and the next, they've crashed into each other, Astoria swept into his arms and Baldwin's hands under her thighs to hold her in place as she wraps her legs around his waist.

The car comes to a stop behind them, the passenger side door left open. Neither of them notice. The moment she's in his grasp she's taken his face in her hands, relieved beyond words to have him whole and before her, and Baldwin closes what little distance is left between them to kiss her.

Centuries, they've had together, and only two weeks apart, but their reunion is as sweet now as it's ever been. One kiss becomes a second and a third, neither one of them willing to be parted, and only the familiar sound of Serafine, standing in a doorway with Diana as she greets her stepbrother, clearing her throat can make them tear themselves away from each other.

It feels like an open wound is healing. Astoria lets out a quiet laugh, and Baldwin tucks his face against her neck for a moment, breathes her in. "He's been insufferable since he got here," Serafine reports cheerfully, and beside her, Niccolò rolls his eyes and laughs.

"One day with just him. Try two weeks with just her."

"Beasts," Astoria informs them, "both of you," and her daughter only grins wider. It's a rare moment of familiarity, of peace, amidst the chaos. Miyako is due tomorrow, with Lydia. Fernando and Sarah will follow shortly after, as will Freyja and Marcus and Phoebe. Gallowglass and Stasia, she thinks, are already here. It's been some time since the whole of the family was together. She's almost glad for it, though now, she doesn't care for anything except the lingering touch of Baldwin's lips against her throat.

"Should I get the others?" Matthew asks. "Should we start discussing our next moves?" But even before he's finished the question Baldwin has lifted his head and begun to walk, Astoria still held firmly in his grasp, Astoria's arms and legs secure around him. When he makes no move to stop in the doorway, Matthew lets out a noise of some disapproval. "Well?"

"Do what you want," Baldwin says, a bit impatiently. He still doesn't stop. "It's been two weeks since I last saw my wife. If you need to speak to me now you can do so while I greet her properly. I don't think she minds an audience."

"You might learn something," she calls over his shoulder, and Matthew simply shakes his head and turns towards his nephew.

It's certainly for the better, she thinks, once Baldwin's teeth are fixed in her throat and her blood is spilling over his tongue. Two weeks without him (only two, she knows, two weeks out of thousands) and she can't bear the thought of sharing him with anyone else.

[onoranzetriolo]

è mancato Domenico Briganti

è mancato Domenico Briganti

[anxiouspotatorants]

The monster is unleashed, time for part two of my Gilmore Girls x Eurovision nonsense with Name Your Gilmore Girls Character’s Favourite Entries:

Lorelai: “Diva” by Dana International (1998), “Waterloo” by ABBA (1974), “Wild Dances” by Ruslana (2004), “Papa Pingouin” by Sophie & Magali (1980), “Diggiloo Diggiley” by Herreys (1984), and “Shady Lady” by Ani Lorak (2008)

Rory: “City Lights” by Blanche (2017), “De Diepte” by S10 (2022), “Push The Button” by Teapacks (2007), “Goodbye to Yesterday” by Elina Borg and Stig Rästa (2015), and “Euro Neuro” by Rambo Amadeus (2012)

Luke:  “Trenulețul” by Zdob și Zdub and the Advahov Brothers (2022), “Nesto Sto Ke Ostane” by Next Time (2009), and “Mall” by Eugent Bushpepa (2018)

Lane: “Shum” by GO_A (2021), “Hard Rock Hallelujah” by Lordi (2006), “Stefania” by Kalush Orchestra (2022), “Crno I Belo” by Kaliopi (2012), and “Euphoria” by Loreen (2012)

Dave, Zack and Brian: “Zitti E Buoni” by Måneskin (2021), “We Could Be The Same” by maNga (2010), and “Midnight Gold” by Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz (2016)

Gil: “In My Dreams” by Wig Wam (2005)

Paris: “Amar Pelos Dois” by Salvador Sobral (2017), “Há Um Mar Que Nos Separa” by Leonor Andrade (2015), and “Siren” by Malcolm Lincoln (2010)

Richard and Emily: “Let Me Be The One” by The Shadows (1975), “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu” by Domenico Modugno (1958), “Requiem” by Alma (2017), and “Voilà” by Barbara Pravi (2021)

Jess: “Viszlat Nyar” by AWS (2018), “Soldi” by Mahmood (2019),  “Goodbye to Yesterday” by Elina Borg and Stig Rästa (2015) and “Boonika Bate Doba” by Zdob și Zdub (2005)

Miss Patty: “OPA” by Giorgos Alkaios and Friends (2010), “Dum Tek Tek” by Hadise (2009), “Miss Kiss Kiss Bang” by Alex Swings Oscar Sings! (2009) and “Flying the Flag” by Schooch (2007)

Babette: “OPA” by Giorgos Alkaios and Friends (2010), “Congratulations” by Silvía Nótt (2006), “I Can’t Go On” by Robin Bengtsson (2017), and “In Your Eyes” by Niamh Kavanagh (1993)

Logan, Finn and Colin (yes, collectively): “Run Away” by The Sunstroke Project ft. Olia Tira (2010)

Dean: “Outlaw In ‘Em” by Waylon (2018), “Slow Down” by Douwe Bob (2016), and “Something” by Andrius Pojavis (2013)

Liz: “L’Enfer Et Moi” by Amandine Bourgeois (2013) (because she’d think she looks like her)

TJ: “Alcohol is Free” by Koza Mostra ft. Agathon Iakovidis (2013) (no he has not looked up the translated lyrics)

Sookie: “Too Late For Love” by John Lundvik (2019), “Fly On The Wings Of Love” by Olsen Brothers (2000), and “Party for Everybody” by Buranovskiye Babushki (2012)

And last but not least, the only European here - Michel: “My Number One″ by Helena Paparizou (2005), “Just A Little Bit” by Gina G (1996), “L’Essenziale” by Marco Mengoni (2013), “Molitva” by Marija Šerifović (2007), and (of course) “Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi” by Celine Dion (1988)