#esc 2016

[rainbowlack]

ANOTHER EUROVISION SONG PARODYING EUROVISION OMG

[eurovision-facts]

Eurovision Fact #521:

Italy, Sweden, and Ukraine are the only three nations that appear twice on the list of contestants who've earned over 400 points at Eurovision.

Italy breached 400 with Mahmood's "Soldi" in 2019 and in 2021 with Måneskin's "Zitti e Buoni."

Sweden got their high scores two years in a row, first with Cornelia Jakobs' "Hold me Closer" in 2022, and next with Loreen's "Tattoo."

Ukraine was one of the first nations to break into the 400-point range with Jamala and her song "1944" in 2016. The next record-breaker was 2022's Kalush Orchestra and their song "Stefania."

[Source]

'The '400 Club': Counting down Eurovision's all-time top scorers,' Eurovision.tv.

[sophplanetoflove]

Why does love love peace peace have to be such a banger

Like Måns and Petra are literally mocking Eurovision in this but it actually slaps 💪💪

[kittyprincessofcats]

A reminder:

Fake ESC 2015 “winner”:

Real ESC 2015 winners:

Fake ESC 2019 “winner”:

Real ESC 2019 winners:

Fake ESC 2023 “winner”:

Real ESC 2023 winner:

In this house we recognize televoting results only!

(If you want to tell me that I forgot 2016 with Jamala and Sergey Lazarev on this list, no I didn’t: You see, “unfair” wins are fine when they fit my political “fuck Russia, stand with Ukraine” agenda, thanks for asking - and frankly, Russia should have been disqualified for invading Crimea back then already, so Jamala’s win over someone who shouldn’t have even been there is fair in my book.)

[fallenann]

Poland will never be free from this one meme:

But there's no denying that we've earned it

[papermachedragons]

Before the final tonight and because Malta didn't get through with their Covid anthem, I just wanna know if anyone remembers this banger from 2016. Ahead of its time, tbh. It was a Covid lockdown song before Covid

[idiotlittleme]

Some appreciation for the never-winning countries of ESC

Following the Loreen debate and whether it is fair for the countries that haven't won esc yet--

I made my top 10 of each year in the last 10 years of the never-winning countries!

2013 - O Mie (Moldova), Solayoh (Belarus), Kadvesem (Hungary), Eg a Lif (Iceland), Tomorrow (Malta), Waterfall (Georgia), It's My Life (Romania), Lonely Planet (Armenia), Something (Lithuania), Crisalide (Vole) (San Marino)*

2014 - My Sloianie (Poland), Moj Svijet (Montenegro), Coming Home (Malta), Maybe (San Marino), Round and Round (Slovenia), Miracle (Romania), Not Alone (Armenia), Running (Hungary), Cheesecake (Belarus), No Prejudice (Iceland)

2015 - Adio (Montenegro), Voltaj (Romania), Tonight Again (Australia), Warrior (Georgia), I'm Alive (Albania), Wars For Nothing (Hungary), In The Name of Love (Poland), Face The Shadow (Armenia), Here For You (Slovenia), This Time (Lithuania)

2016 - Sound of Silence (Australia), Walk on Water (Malta), If Love Was a Crime (Bulgaria), LoveWave (Armenia), Lighthouse (Croatia), Stand (Czech Republic), Color of Your Life (Poland), I've Been Waiting for This Night (Lithuania), Pioneer (Hungary), Alter Ego (Cyprus)

2017 - Story of My Life (Belarus), Don't Come Easy (Australia), Fly With Me (Armenia), Flashlight (Poland), Yodel It! (Romania), Origo (Hungary), Beautiful Mess (Bulgaria), My Friend (Croatia), Gravity (Cyprus), Hey Mamma (Moldova)

2018 - We Got Love (Australia), Fuego (Cyprus), Hvala, Ne! (Slovenia), Bones (Bulgaria), Viszlat Nyar (Hungary), When We're Old (Lithuania), Lie To Me (Czech Republic), Mall (Albania), Who We Are (San Marino),* Taboo (Malta)*

2019 - Ktheju Tokes (Albania), Zero Gravity (Australia), Chameleon (Malta), Proud (North Macedonia)

2020 - All My Love (Malta), Freaky (San Marino), Kemama (Czech Republic), Voda (Slovenia), Val (Belarus), Don't Break Me (Australia), Tears Getting Sober (Bulgaria), Prison (Moldova), Fall From The Sky (Albania), Alcohol You (Romania)

2021 - Je Me Casse (Malta), Adrenalina (San Marino), El Diablo (Cyprus), Growing Up is Getting Old (Bulgaria), Sugar (Moldova), Karma (Albania), 10 Years (Iceland), Discotheque (Lithuania), Tick-Tock (Croatia)*, Amnesia (Romania)*

2022 - Not The Same (Australia), Med Haekkanoi Sol (Iceland), Sentimentai (Lithuania), Llamame (Romania), Trenuletul (Moldova), Snap (Armenia), Lights Off (Czech Republic), River (Poland), Sekret (Albania),* Ela (Cyprus)*

* - didn't qualify

[eurovision-heritage-posts]

Eurovision Heritage Post

when you’ve got Eurovision at 9, but the French revolution at 10:

[escgaloreph]

Happy birthday to Donny Montell (Lithuania, ESC 2012 & 2016)! 🎉🥳🎂

Your voice is a beacon of happiness and hope. Cheers to you on your big day.

[eurovision-facts]

Eurovision Fact #512:

Australia has won three semi-finals that they have participated in. In 2016, Dami Im won her semi-final with "Sound of Silence," then in 2019 Kate Miller-Heidke's "Zero Gravity" won its semi-final, and in 2023, Voyager's "Promise" took the win.

[Source]

Australia, Eurovision.tv.

[myeurovisionsongcontest]

Eurovision spiegato: amore, amore, pace, pace

I conduttori di Stoccolma 2016 Petra Mede e Måns Zelmerlöw sono riusciti a riassumere in gran parte l'intero Concorso del Eurovision in un breve atto a intervalli. La loro memorabile performance di "Love, Love, Peace, Peace" ha descritto aneddoticamente ciò che serve per creare una canzone vincente e ha sollevato la domanda: le canzoni sull'amore e sulla pace conquistano davvero tutto all'Eurovision?

[eurovision-heritage-posts]

Eurovision Heritage Post

[weaversweek]

"Toxic" and "Can't stop the feeling!"

A pair into the #FearOfMu21c project, crowdsourcing the greatest singles of the 21st century. Here’s an index post.

Toxic - Britney Spears

I mentioned last time that Taylor Swift grew up in public. Britney Spears was never allowed that luxury. The Irish Times recently reviewed Britney's memoir:

Celebrity destroyed Spears. She was forced into premature adulthood: dressed in suggestive outfits; putting on promiscuous performances; working harder than most adults; financially supporting her family. But all the while her mind slowly regressed to childhood. She admits that after she was left by her husband, separated from her children, and mourned the death of a relative she became increasingly mentally juvenile. But that was by her mid-20s. In fact, this process was kicked into gear the moment she became a star. The weight of the contradiction – to be a child dressed as an adult, to be both sides of the “Madonna and whore” archetype at once – broke something in her. Even the prose in her book (reportedly ghostwritten) casts Spears, now 41, as a well-spoken preteen.

If there was a time when Britney Spears could have grown up, it's "Toxic". The sound of early 2004 featured Britney as an air hostess, as a black widow burglar, and writhing on the floor wearing a bejeweled skintight bodysuit. That'll keep the straights interested, and sell the message that Britney's mature now.

"Toxic" was written by Cathy Dennis and Henrik Jonback, with input from producers Bloodshy & Avant. Is it about Cathy Dennis's ex Noel Fitzpatrick from Channel 4's Supervet? Ah, she'll never say. Was the song turned down by Kylie Minogue? Very much so, it would have been her finest moment of the century. Are those Bollywood high-strings in the mix? Oh yes, that is entirely deliberate, so is the same motif being played backwards just before the middle eight.

Can't stop the feeling! - Justin Timberlake

Greatest pop song of the 2010s? "Can’t stop the feeling!", a disco confection more perfect than any millefeuille. Start with a funky bass riff, add on some sampled guitars and horns to accentuate the chorus like Wham! did.

The lyric doesn't have to mean much, in fact it's probably better if the lyric doesn't mean anything. Written by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin, and Shellback, it's a feelgood song, an instant classic… and got completely overshadowed in its own lunchtime. Didn’t even win Best Interval Act at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest.

(And it's an excuse to post my favourite Senior Eurovision photo ever.)

[six-paths-of-jeanmarco]

Eurovision 2015 vs 2016

Albania: I'm Alive vs Fairytale Armenia: Face the Shadow vs LoveWave Australia: Tonight Again vs Sound of Silence Austria: I Am Yours vs Loin d'ici Azerbaijan: Hour of the Wolf vs Miracle Belarus: Time vs Help You Fly Belgium: Rhythm Inside vs What's the Pressure Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ljubav je Bulgaria: If Love Was a Crime Croatia: Lighthouse Cyprus: One Thing I Should Have Done vs Alter Ego Czechia: Hope Never Dies vs I Stand Denmark: The Way You Are vs Soldiers of Love Estonia: Goodbye to Yesterday vs Play Finland: Aina mun pitää vs Sing It Away France: N'oubliez pas vs J'ai cherché Georgia: Warrior vs Midnight Gold Germany: Black Smoke vs Ghost Greece: One Last Breath vs Utopian Land Hungary: Wars for Nothing vs Pioneer Iceland: Unbroken vs Hear Them Calling Ireland: Playing with Numbers vs Sunlight Israel: Golden Boy vs Made of Stars Italy: Grande amore vs No Degree of Separation Latvia: Love Injected vs Heartbeat Lithuania: This Time vs I've Been Waiting for This Night Malta: Warrior vs Walk on Water Moldova: I Want Your Love vs Falling Stars Montenegro: Adio vs The Real Thing Netherlands: Walk Along vs Slow Down North Macedonia: Autumn Leaves vs Dona Norway: A Monster Like Me vs Icebreaker Poland: In the Name of Love vs Color of Your Life Portugal: Há um mar que nos separa Romania: De la capăt vs Moment of Silence Russia: A Million Voices vs You Are the Only One San Marino: Chain of Lights vs I Didn't Know Serbia: Beauty Never Lies vs Goodbye (Shelter) Slovenia: Here for You vs Blue and Red Spain: Amanecer vs Say Yay! Sweden: Heroes vs If I Were Sorry Switzerland: Time to Shine vs The Last of Our Kind Ukraine: 1944 United Kingdom: Still in Love with You vs You're Not Alone

2015: 21 vs 2016: 18

[betaphannie]

anyway did anyone else notice that in the first thumbnail they put the heart around phil's character and his wife susan

and in the second one they put the heart around their characters

hate it here

[eurovision-heritage-posts]

Eurovision Heritage Post

who wore it better?