#san marino 2015

[tinysamu20031012]

never done an edit in my life, and damn, to those who do that regulary, I'm in awe

like the work you have to do for less than a minute of video- chapeau

PS: I know the formats are not the same everywhere and quality vary but I just wanted to try something new, so please be indulgent

PS2: @sammyche c'est pour toi 💫💫

[camryemerald]

sometimes i think that violently pivoting from gaming videos to eurovision videos is not the best idea until i remember how some of my favorite songs majorly underperformed and i am filled with the violent urge to complain

[motogp-museum]

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Intro:

(i'll just put it at the bottom so i remember to delete it)

I have been hoarding all of these (there are like 1000 more in my draft and queue lol) for a while now in my draft bc even tho they are like 3 note gifs, they are historical artefacts to meeee.

Anyway, I've got a cold, and so to occupy myself, I decided to just make a blog so that everything can be organised and easy (ish, this is tumblr after all) to find!

I know heaps of my fellow ✨motogp tumblrinas ✨have made archives for their favs, and you are all braver than me, bc I would lose all the gifs immediately if I tried to create new archival posts. So I just reblogged everything and am going to hope for the best in terms of copyright lol

But yeah, these aren't just my favs. This is more just a snapshot of the fandom at different periods. I only reblogged the deactivated ones, but, y'all, use the posts as little gateways to blogs from that time period, it is FACINATING.

As always, peer review is welcome! If i completely messed up a tag (very likely, since i used the mass tag editor), you're welcome to let me know. Also if there's a ship tag, fun tag or something you want me to add in the mass tag editor, lemme know! more than happy to add literally anything ✨✨

I only started this today, so it's very much a work in progress! All the things without a link are because the posts that match up with them are in the queue. I also need to add the ones i forgot

[isolated-r0b0t]

The Incompetence of the FIA

FIA's Safety Shortcomings: A Critical Overview of Formula 1

In the high-stakes world of Formula 1, the recent history of crashes and fatalities has brought the FIA's (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) commitment to driver safety into serious question. Below, I present a concise analysis of notable incidents and the inadequacies in FIA's responses.

Historical Context of Safety Incidents in F1

Tragic statistics: Since its inception in 1950, Formula 1 has witnessed 52 drivers tragically lose their lives in various incidents throughout races, practice sessions, and even non-championship events.

This grim tally reflects an ongoing concern over driver safety.Some key incidents include:-

Ayrton Senna (1994): The loss of this racing icon at the San Marino Grand Prix due to a steering failure prompted a critical reevaluation of safety protocols.-

Jules Bianchi (2015): Following severe injuries sustained in a crash during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, pivotal safety innovations such as the Virtual Safety Car and the Halo device were introduced.

A Decade Without Losses:

The 2000s marked a notable achievement: a decade without driver fatalities. This was not mere luck but rather a direct result of the FIA's implementation of rigorous safety measures.

Evaluating FIA's Safety Efforts:

Inadequate Response to Concerns:

The FIA has consistently lagged behind in addressing safety issues raised by drivers and teams. A case in point is the 2021 Miami Grand Prix, where drivers voiced concerns over unsafe barriers following several accidents. The FIA's response? A lack of action that left many frustrated.

Preparedness Lapses:

The tragic incident at the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix, which resulted in Roger Williamson's death due to inadequate safety protocols and missing equipment, exemplifies the FIA’s failure to maintain a proactive safety strategy. It raises the question: Why are fundamental safety measures not being prioritized?

Recent Developments and Safety Challenges

Alonso's Candid Critique:

Fernando Alonso has openly criticized the FIA stewards, emphasizing their perceived lack of professionalism and failure to address critical safety concerns. His comments highlight how driver safetyissues often go unheard, particularly regarding the absence of protective barriers at key corners—an unacceptable oversight.

Drivers Unite for Enhanced Safety:

The Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) is now advocating for heightened safety standards and better communication with the FIA. They demand acknowledgment and respect for their concerns regarding their safety on the track.In conclusion, the FIA's track record on safety is becoming increasingly untenable.

It's time for significant improvements in their approach to ensure the well-being of drivers.

[repsolhonda]

Recently started watching motopg (I've become a huge marc fan). I wanted to watch some of the old races, and sooo... which races do u think are the most iconic/ which ones are entertaining to watch (no pressure, u don't have to answer this ask<3)

HIII welcome to motogp 🥳🥳🥳 okay so i’m terrible remembering old races so if you want something older than 2013 (i rewatch 2013-2019 races A LOT during marc’s injured days so they’re like branded in my brain) i would invite other mutuals to reblog this with their recs. OKAY SO LETS GO

1. assen 2018 aka everyone’s favorite race. THIS is the race everyone and their mothers will name drop when people from other motorsports start coming for motogp okay… i’ve converted 3 people into this sport from that race alone 🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️

2. any phillip island races are instant classics sooo you can pick any of them no matter the year (shout out to 2015 and 2017 personally)

okay now moving forward to marc centric races bc i am a marc fan first and foremost sooo:

sachsenring 2016 brno 2017 and san marino 2017 for introduction to mixed condition specialist marc marquez <3

silverstone 2013 mugello 2016 austria 2018 bc i love good old marquenzo duels <3

if u want to see recent good ol marc comeback races assen 2021 and cota 2022... p20 to p7 and p24 to p6.... in THAT honda.... everyone pls bow down.....

aragon 2021 is also fun i love a good honda marc duel with ducati.... sachsenring 2017 or '18 (?) duel with folger is also fun.....

i think some motegi ('17? '16?) and aragon '18? were fun too.... okay my brain blanks out i forget all races now pls i need my mutuals to intervene sorry KJSKSJHSJKS i have memory of a goldfish….

[backscale-pivot-queen]

Lucia Castiglioni, San Marino 🇸🇲

World championships Stuttgart 2015

[eurovision-facts]

Eurovision Fact #446:

Over the 67 years of Eurovision, quite a few American contestants have taken part, one American even won the contest.

To begin, non-qualifying artists include:

Cyprus' 2006 representative and former backup singer for Brittany Spears, Annet Artani; both Austria and Slovenia's 2013 representatives, Natália Kelly and Hannah, respectively; finally Jimmie Wilson, who represented San Marino as part of a duo with Valentina Monetta in 2017.

Next, there were many qualifying American artists. Many of which made it into the top 10. For starters, artists that did not make the top 10 include:

1979's representative for Luxembourg, Jeane Manson; Denmark's 1981 representative Debbie Cameron, who took part as a duo with Tommy Seebach; Kim Cooper of The Rounder Girls, who represented Austria in 2000; Poland's 2008 representative Isis Gee; Oscar Loya of Alex Swings Oscar Sings, who represented Germany in 2009; Tamar Kaprelian of Genealogy, who represented Armenia in 2015; Bulgaria's 2018 contestants Trey Campbell and Johnny Manuel of the group Equinox; in 2021, Flo Rida featured in Senhit's performance for San Marino; and Poland's 2022 contestant Ochman.

Finally, a total of 6 American contestants have made the top 10. In order of placing, they are:

Rhonda Heath of the Silver Convention, who represented Germany in 1977, earning 8th place; Romina Power, who represented Italy twice with her then husband, Al Bano, once in 1976 and 1985 -- earning 7th place both times; Hungary's 2014 representative András Kállay-Saunders, who placed 5th; Wess, who performed with Dori Ghezzi in 1975 for Italy, placing 3rd; also placing 3rd was Greece's Kalomira, who took part in 2008; finally, taking home first place in 1997 was Katrina Leskanich of Katrina and the Waves, who represented the United Kingdom.

[Sources]

'Made in the USA - Americans who have competed at the Eurovision Song Contest,' Aussievision.net.

Participants of Athens 2006: Annet Artani, Eurovision.tv.

Annet Artani Biography, IMDb.com.

Participants of Malmö 2013: Natália Kelly, Eurovision.tv.

Natália Kelly, Wikipedia.org.

Participants of Malmö 2013: Hannah, Eurovision.tv.

Participants of Kyiv 2017: Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson, Eurovision.tv.

Participants of Jerusalem 1979: Jeane Manson, Eurovision.tv.

Biografie, JeaneManson.com.

Debbie Cameron, IMDb.com.

Theroundergirls.at.

Participants of Belgrade 2009: Isis Gee, Eurovision.tv.

Participants of Stockholm 2000: The Rounder Girls, Eurovision.tv.

Participants of Moscow 2009: Alex Swings Oscar Sings!, Eurovision.tv.

Participants of Vienna 2015: Genealogy, Eurovision.tv.

Participants of Lisbon 2018: EQUINOX, Eurovision.tv.

Participants of Turin 2022: Ochman, Eurovision.tv.

Participants of London 1977: Silver Convention, Eurovision.tv.

Participants of The Hague 1976: Romina and Al Bano, Eurovision.tv.

Participants of Gothenburg 1986: Al Bano and Romina Power, Eurovision.tv.

Romina Power, IMDb.com.

Participants of Copenhagen 2014: András Kállay-Saunders, Eurovision.tv.

Participants of Stockholm 1975: Wess and Dori Ghezzi, Eurovision.tv.

Participants of Belgrade 2008: Kalomira, Eurovision.tv.

Dublin 1997, Eurovision.tv.

Participants of Rotterdam 2021: Senhit, Eurovision.tv.

[aijamisespava]

The Last Place Squad

There's a saying my mother tells me when I do rankings of any kind, "Someone's always gotta be vanilla." The implication is that you could have a great batch of anything to rank, but someone has to rank at the bottom (apologies to my vanilla ice cream fans it is a good flavor). And with Eurovision, we have to have one song that ranks not last in the Grand Final (that's a future post though), but last of all the songs. Which I will be ranking (in my pure opinionation)!

Disclaimer: I won't be ranking "Europapa" as dead last because *technically* it was dead last with the disqualification, but it *did* qualify for the grand final. Same goes for my last in Grand Final post later.

2022: "Disko" by LPS (Slovenia) 2015: "Time To Shine" by Mélanie René (Switzerland) 2024: "Scared Of Heights" by Hera Björk (Iceland) 2016: "Play" by Jüri Pootsmann (Estonia) 2019: "22" by Sarah McTernan (Ireland) 2018: "Our Choice" by Ari Ólafsson (Iceland) 2023*: "Like An Animal" by Piqued Jacks (San Marino) 2017: "Spirit Of The Night" by Valentina Monetta & Jimmie Wilson (San Marino) 2021: "The Moon Is Rising" by Samanta Tīna (Latvia)

*: Technically speaking, "Like An Animal" by Piqued Jacks from San Marino and "D.G.T (Off And On)" by Theodor Andrei from Romania ranked dead last in Eurovision 2023 with nul points in their semi. HOWEVER, the tie has been canonically broken by running order. Since Piqued Jacks performed after Theodor Andrei, Piqued Jacks ended up ranked dead last.

Well that does it! I wanted to note here that my Eurovision 2006 ranking originally slated for today will be coming out tomorrow, and my rankings may come out on Saturdays from this point out because it's a lot easier. Just assume for now that you get rankings on weekends.

[gaymer-hag-stan]

Eurovision 2024 - Meet the Malmö Participants

🇸🇲 San Marino - MEGARA - "11:11"

More than a band, MEGARA is a concept!

Rock, pop, metal, electronic - whatever! These guys play with all kinds of musical genres, forgetting about prejudices and labels. The band embraces inclusivity, and within their act there is space for spikes, headbanging and fire, but also for dancers, unicorns and candy. There's room for everybody!

They released their very first EP Muérase Qué Puede in 2015, and one year later they put out their debut album Siete. Since then, three more albums have followed, with Truco o Trato being the most recent one in late 2022.

After competing in Spain’s Eurovision pre-selection Benidorm Fest 2023 and finishing in 4th place, the band has one year on achieved its dream of taking to the Eurovision Song Contest stage, this time representing San Marino.

[ya-world-challenge]

🎊 2-Year Anniversary! 🪅

I started the World Challenge around April 2022, so here's my little 2-year celebratory post with a bunch of stats that no one cares about!!

The stats:

Books read: 70

Countries completed: 66

Total pages read: 23,918

Average rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 3.9 stars

Average publication year: 2015

Average page count per book: 341

Native authors: 74%

Queer books: 24%

YA or MG genre: 68%

As you can see from the number above, it can be hard to find queer books for certain countries. I have also somehow managed to generally pick books that I like, as the ratings show!

Top Genres:

Sources:

Total spent: $41.39

Most of the spent is 2 months of Scribd, and some Kindle sale books. The "Other" is, ahem, when there were no affordable options, and thankfully that was low! Otherwise I managed well with libraries and free trials! (all digital)

Time Periods:

I've also spent the majority of time in the modern world.

Keep reading for the full list of books I've read so far:

🇦🇫 Afghanistan - One Half from the East, Nadia Hashimi

🇦🇷 Argentina - Furia, Yamile Saied Méndez

🇦🇺 Australia - Ghost Bird, Lisa Fuller

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan - The Orphan Sky, Ella Leya

🇧🇸 Bahamas - Facing the Sun, Janice Lynn Mathers

🇧🇴 Bolivia - Woven in Moonlight, Isabel Ibañez

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Cat I Never Named, Amra Sabic-El-Rayess

🇧🇼 Botswana - Entwined, Cheryl S. Ntumy

🇧🇬 Bulgaria - Wunderkind, Nikolai Grozni

🇨🇦 Canada - This House is Not a Home, Katłıà

🇨🇫 Central African Republic - Beasts of Prey, Ayana Gray*

🇹🇩 Chad - Told by Starlight in Chad, Joseph Brahim Seid

🇨🇳 China - Daughter of the Moon Goddess, Sue Lynn Tan

🇨🇺 Cuba - A Tall Dark Trouble - Vanessa Montalban

🇨🇿 Czech Republic - Torch, Lyn Miller-Lachmann

🇩🇰 Denmark - The Shamer's Daughter, Lene Kaaberbøl

🇪🇪 Estonia - The Man Who Spoke Snakish, Andrus Kivirähk

🇫🇯 Fiji - The Wild Ones, Nafiza Azad

🇫🇷 France - Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow, Faïza Guène

���🇪 Georgia - Giorgland Fables, Tamuna Tsertsvadze

🇬🇷 Greece - Threads That Bind, Kika Hatzopoulou

🇬🇱 Greenland - Last Night in Nuuk, Niviaq Korneliussen

🇬🇩 Grenada - Sugar Money, Jane Harris

🇮🇳 India - Lioness of Punjab, Anita Jari Kharbanda

🇮🇩 Indonesia - The Songbird and the Ramubutan Tree - Lucille Abendanon

🇮🇷 Iran - Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi

🇮🇶 Iraq - Yazidi!, Aurélien Ducoudray & Mini Ludvin

🇮🇪 Ireland - All Our Hidden Gifts, Caroline O'Donoghue

🇯🇵 Japan - Lonely Castle in the Mirror, Mizuki Tsujimura

🇯🇴 Jordan - West of the Jordan, Laila Halaby

🇱🇹 Lithuania - Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepatys

🇱🇺 Luxembourg - The Elf of Luxembourg, Tom Weston

🇲🇾 Malaysia - The Weight of Our Sky, Hanna Alkaf

🇲🇹 Malta - The Maltese Dreamer, Catherine Veritas

🇲🇽 Mexico - Secret of the Moon Conch, David Bowles; Guadalupe García McCall

🇲🇦 Morocco - Thorn, Intisar Khanani*

🇳🇵 Nepal - What Elephants Know - Eric Dinerstein

🇳🇱 Netherlands - On the Edge of Gone, Corrine Duyvis

🇳🇬 Nigeria - An Ordinary Wonder, Buki Papillon

🇲🇰 North Macedonia - A Spare Life, Lidija Dimkovska

🇵🇸 Palestine - Travellers Along the Way, Aminah Mae Safi

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea - Tales from Faif, Baka Barakove Bina; Emily Sekepe Bina

🇵🇱 Poland - When the Angels Left the Old Country, Sacha Lamb

🇵🇹 Portugal - Mariana, Katherine Vaz

🇵🇷 Puerto Rico - The Wicked Bargain, Gabe Cole Novoa

🇷🇴 Romania - And I Darken, Kiersten White

🇷🇺 Russia - Night Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko

🇷🇼 Rwanda - Our Lady of the Nile, Scholastique Mukasonga

🇱🇨 St. Lucia - 'Til I Find You, Greta Bondieumaitre

🇼🇸 Samoa - Telesā: The Covenant Keeper, Lani Wendt Young

🇸🇲 San Marino - The Gladiator, Harry Turtledove

🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe - The Exiles of Crocodile Island, Henye Meyer

🇬🇧 Scotland - The Library of the Dead, T.L. Huchu

🇸🇳 Senegal - No Heaven for Good Boys, Keisha Bush

🇸🇬 Singapore - Sofia and the Utopia Machine, Judith Huang

🇸🇰 Slovakia - Impossible Escape, Steve Sheinkin

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka - I Am Kavi, Thushanthi Ponweera

🇸🇩 Sudan - Home is Not a Country, Safia Elhillo

🇸🇪 Sweden - The Circle, Sara Elfgren; Mats Strandberg

🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago - When the Vibe is Right, Sarah Dass

🇹🇳 Tunisia - Other Names, Other Places, Ola Mustapha

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates - Alif the Unseen, G. Willow Wilson*

🇺🇸 United States - Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger

🇻🇪 Venezuela - The Sun and the Void, Gabriela Romero Lacruz

🇾🇪 Yemen - When a Bulbul Sings, Hawaa Ayoub

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe - All That It Ever Meant, Blessing Musariri

*inspired fantasy world

[danielfuckingricciardo]

Because I’m in the Eurovision mood I thought I’d share my favourite song from each country (past and present!)

1. Albania 🇦🇱

2022 - Sekret // Ronela Hajati

2. Andorra 🇦🇩

2006 - Sense Tu // Jennifer

3. Armenia 🇦🇲

2014 - Not Alone // Aram MP3

4. Australia 🇦🇺

2015 - Tonight Again // Guy Sebastian

5. Austria 🇦🇹

2014 - Rise Like a Phoenix // Conchita Wurst

(This song makes me feel emotions every time damn it!)

6. Azerbaijan 🇦🇿

2021 - Mata Hari // Efendi

7. Belarus 🇧🇾

2014 - Cheesecake // Teo

(Underrated tune fr)

8. Belgium 🇧🇪

2015 - Rhythm Inside // Loïc Nottet

9. Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦

2011 - Love in Rewind // Dino Merlín

10. Bulgaria 🇧🇬

2017 - Beautiful Mess // Kristian Kostov

11. Croatia 🇭🇷

2023 - Mama ŠČ! // Let 3

12. Cyprus 🇨🇾

2018 - Fuego // Eleni Foureira

13. Czechia 🇨🇿

2019 - Friend of a Friend // Lake Malawi

(Was very hard to choose between this one and Lie To Me. It’s a very close second)

14. Denmark 🇩🇰

2021 - Øve Os På Hinanden // Fyr Og Flamme

(Was robbed in the semi-finals imo)

15. Estonia 🇪🇪

2015 - Goodbye to Yesterday // Elina Born + Stig Rästa

16. Finland 🇫🇮

2022 - Jezebel // The Rasmus

(Should have done so much better imo)

17. France 🇫🇷

2016 - J’ai Cherché // Amir

18. Georgia 🇬🇪

2011 - One More Day // Eldrine

19. Germany 🇩🇪

2011 - Taken by a Stranger // Lena

(Better than Satellite for sure, but Satellite slaps too)

20. Greece 🇬🇷

2008 - Secret Combination // Kalomira

21. Hungary 🇭🇺

2018 - Viszlát Nyár // AWS

22. Iceland 🇮🇸

2020 - Think About Things // Daði og Gagnamagnið

(Basic I know but it’s just such a good tune)

23. Ireland 🇮🇪

2011 - Lipstick // Jedward

(Not sorry about this one it slaps and Jedward are my kings)

24. Israel 🇮🇱

2015 - Golden Boy // Nadav Guedj

25. Italy 🇮🇹

(Gonna have to do a top five because I have such a thing for Italy in Eurovision I can’t pick just one oop)

2017 - Occidentali’s Karma // Francesco Gabbani

2015 - Grande Amore // Il Volo

2018 - Non Mi Avette Fatto Niente // Ermal Meta + Fabrizio Moro

2021 - Zitti E Buoni // Måneskin

2019 - Soldi // Mahmood

26. Latvia 🇱🇻

2022 - Eat Your Salad // Citi Zēni

(As a vegetarian and a bisexual I approve this message)

27. Lithuania 🇱🇹

2021 - Discotheque // The Roop

28. Luxembourg 🇱🇺

1988 - Croire // Lara Fabian

29. Malta 🇲🇹

2022 - Je Me Casse // Destiny

30. Moldova 🇲🇩

(My second favourite Eurovision country so here’s a top three)

2022 - Trenulețul // Zdob şi Zdub & Advahov Brothers

2018 - My Lucky Day // DoReDos

2017 - Hey Mamma // Sunstroke Project

31. Monaco 🇲🇨

1964 - Où Sont-elles Passées? // Romuald

(When I say I have an obsession with this song I mean it. PS Monaco plz come back we miss you!!)

32. Montenegro 🇲🇪

2015 - Adio // Knez

- Ranking Morocco doesn’t really feel fair because they only participated once lol -

33. The Netherlands 🇳🇱

2016 - Slow Down // Douwe Bob

(Hehe 33 Max Verstappen number it’s fate fr)

34. North Macedonia 🇲🇰

2012 - Crno I Belo // Kaliopi

35. Norway 🇳🇴

2009 - Fairytale // Alexander Rybak

(Listen I know it’s a basic choice but this song is iconic for a reason y’know? It slaps)

36. Poland 🇵🇱

2022 - River // Ochman

(King of the vocals fr brings me to tears every time)

37. Portugal 🇵🇹

2021 - Love is On My Side // The Black Mamba

38. Romania 🇷🇴

2010 - Playing With Fire // Paula Seling + Ovi

39. Russia 🇷🇺

2016 - You are the Only One // Sergey Lazarev

(Listen I’m a Sergey Lazarev stan first and human second. Between 2016 and 2018 I almost exclusively listened to his back catalogue and nothing else)

40. San Marino 🇸🇲

(Underrated country fr no one gets them like I do so they also get a top three)

2022 - Stripper // Achille Lauro

2021 - Adrenalina // Senhit + Flo-Rida

2019 - Say Na Na Na // Serhat

41. Serbia 🇷🇸

2023 - Samo Mi Se Spava // Luke Black

- Also not counting Serbia and Montenegro because they don’t have an emoji flag and they only participated twice -

42. Slovakia 🇸🇰

2010 - Horehronie // Kristina Pelakova

43. Slovenia 🇸🇮

2023 - Carpe Diem // Joker Out

44. Spain 🇪🇸

2019 - La Venda // Miki

(When I say this song was robbed I mean it. One of the biggest injustices faced in Eurovision was Miki coming 22nd)

45. Sweden 🇸🇪

(Sweden get a top three because they’re Sweden… they always slay)

2015 - Heroes // Måns Zelmerlöw

2012 - Euphoria // Loreen

2017 - I Can’t Go On // Robin Bengtsson

46. Switzerland 🇨🇭

2021 - Tout l'Univers // Gjon’s Tears

47. Türkiye 🇹🇷

2010 - We Could Be The Same // maNga

(Türkiye come back we miss you!!)

48. Ukraine 🇺🇦

(Another slay country so here’s a top three)

2018 - Under the Ladder // MELOVIN

2007 - Dancing Lasha Tumbai // Verka Serduchka

2021 - Shum // Go_A

49. United Kingdom 🇬🇧

(In the name of patriotism, of which I have very little, let’s do a top five + an honourable mention)

2012 - Love Will Set You Free // Engelbert Humperdinck

2022 - SPACE MAN // Sam Ryder

1981 - Making Your Mind Up // Buck’s Fizz

1968 - Congratulations // Cliff Richard

1976 - Save Your Kisses for Me // Brotherhood of Man

+ my honourable mention, Freaks // Jordan Clarke which should have been our song for 2019 but the British general public have no taste. I firmly believe this is why they no longer trust us to hold a national selection anymore lol

50. Yugoslavia *insert flag here*

1989 - Rock Me // Riva

(Basic choice I know, to pick their only winning song, but it slaps)

And that’s everyone!! Feel free to judge me hard for my tastes lol 😂

[klimt7]

Un'isola

[ 1a parte ]

Un'isola...

Un'isola è, in ogni caso, una sfida.

Raggiungerla è una sfida a sè stessi.

Abitarci è voler sfidare l'abitudine e l'assuefazione alla comodità, i limiti, e la stessa concezione del tempo a cui ci hanno educato sulla terra ferma.

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Il porto è annidato in fondo ad una insenatura naturale, mentre il centro abitato, l'unico che ci sia, sta su in alto, su un promontorio dominato dalla Fortezza cinquecentesca. Si chiama Forte di San Giorgio ed è stato costruito dai genovesi nel 1540, dopo la liberazione dell'intera isola dal dominio del corsaro turco Dragut.

Il borgo ha case addossate le une alle altre, in un dedalo di viuzze, scale, rampe, cortili. Le vie attuali non rispecchiano di certo il concetto di ortogonalità, ma piuttosto paiono assecondare le pendenze e le irregolarità della rupe vulcanica sottostante. Ciò che colpisce fin da subito è che ogni casa ha le chiavi infilate sulla porta e molte porte restano aperte per tutto il giorno.

Il borgo antico è stato quasi del tutto recuperato, ma ancora ci sono piccoli cantieri aperti. Dalle loro aperture ancora senza infissi, proviene un profumo di cemento fresco e intelaiature di legno. Le ditte sono tutte toscane e sono qui in trasferta, per cui non ci sono giornate di interruzione. Si lavora sia la domenica che il 25 aprile.

Mi fermo a guardare il muratore che sta smontando le impalcature.

Capisco quanto dev'essere eroico un cantiere di questo tipo. Ogni attrezzo, ogni materiale, ogni utensile, occorre farlo arrivare tramite il traghetto da Livorno

Un'isola selvaggia come questa, più vicina alla Corsica che all'Italia ha proprio questo di speciale. Viene nutrita e tenuta in vita grazie ad un cordone ombelicale che la lega al resto del mondo.

Gli isolani questo legame, lo chiamano "la nave". "Oggi la nave non è partita.", "Oggi è partita ed è dovuta rientrata in porto", "il mare è grosso e se non cala il vento, per qualche giorno, non avremo rifornimenti"...

Siedo al bar sul porto e assorbo ogni colore, ogni voce, ogni vibrazione che la luce riverbera sulle pareti del locale. Fuori da stanotte c'è il Maestrale. Un dio invisibile che regna sul Tirreno ed è capace di monopolizzare ogni attività tu possa credere di iniziare. È un vento che ti entra in testa. Nelle ossa.

Scompiglia i piani, i programmi, strappa i panni dai fili, sbatte porte, vetri, tende.

Sulla terra, solleva polvere e inquietudine mentre pettina l'erba dei campi, ma è sul mare che imbianca di candide pennellate il blù cobalto, poco sotto l'orizzonte.

Più tardi arrivo al B&B, accompagnato dalla signora che mi è venuta a prendere al porto. Si chiama Azzurra e gestisce col marito dal 2015 questo affittacamere ricavato da una delle più grandi case del borgo. Al piano terra c'è un giardino meraviglioso, provvisto di tavoli e sedie, di un amaca e di tende che tuttavia il vento ha buttato a terra. Da lontano pare un compound arabo, ma le sorprese arrivano appena ci si avvicina all'ingresso dell'abitazione.

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L'ingresso è quello originario e da su un cortile condiviso con altre case. La porta di legno. È verde chiaro con disegni tono su tono, mentre le due finestre al piano superiore sono azzurre.

Sulla porta di legno a due ante, le chiavi che penzolano dalla serratura.

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L'interno è diviso su tre piani, con quello inferiore dove c'è l'ambiente comune per la colazione, a livello del giardino a cui si arriva scendendo ulteriori gradini.

Tutta la casa è stata recuperata e arredata con mobili antichi in stile "arte povera" adattati ai diversi ambienti.

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Molte delle porte interne sono in legno, dipinte e personalizzate con un motivo marino. Perfino i tovaglioli per la colazione mi ricordano gli Azulejos portoghesi.

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Bene. Prendo possesso della stanza, lascio il trolley e lo zaino e ritorno ad esplorare il borgo di Capraia.

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[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

[bisexualmothman-br]

Some Eurovision Song Contest opinions <3

Slovenia has never sent a bad entry, all of their songs are inside their years' top 10 for me

Australia is waaaaaaay too overrated, like we get it, yall are on another landmass yada yada, but cmon, only a single top 20 result for me and it's a 20th in 2015, up yall's game fr

Georgia is EXTREMELY underrated, they are what San Marino wants to be, but sadly are pretty on-par result-wise

Montenegro's "Heaven" is my 2019 winner :3

Slovenia getting last overall in 2022 was a crime, like, even with my Slovene Entry Bias™ i don't see what made the entry so bad to the point of being lower than Halo

Ça M'Ennuie Pas is jarring and Gustaph deserved the W

[sonicwolf93]

My top 5 of Eurovision 2014

Maybe (San Marino) - It may not win Eurovision so easily, but it easily conquered my heart with this song. I listened to it before watching Eurovision and this song is so beautiful! Valentina is such an icon for San Marino as well. Her voice is so pretty, the melody may be simple but beautiful, i just really love this song and wonder how things will turn out when San Marino wins Eurovision one day.

Rise Like A Phoenix (Austria) - A great winner, honestly. Took me a while to truly love it until i started repeating the build-up to the chorus. It's beautiful. Conchita is beautiful and their voice is impressive as hell. No wonder they became such an iconic winner in Eurovision. The instrumental is also really good.

Undo (Sweden) - I heard this song before and the moment i found out it was an Eurovision song really surprised me. Sanna's voice is really good and the song gets kinda catchy after a while. It's only not any higher because the others mentioned are far better than this, but the nostalgia just brings back the memories of when i loved this song.

Shine (Russia) - A great song. That's all i can say. The Tolmachevy Sisters were so creative and talented and they were only 17 around the time. The performance was great, the song is kinda catchy, it was just pure amazingness. Probably one of the best russian entries alongside the 2015 and 2021 ones.

Tick Tock (Ukraine) - Amongst the many options i had, such as Ireland, Italy or Switzerland, Ukraine takes the spot. It reminds me a lot of Shady Lady from 2008. It's not as catchy as Shady Lady, but it's not bad either. It's not exactly the best, but there was some effort put into it. Mariya had so much charisma and the performance was odd, but slightly captivating.

Honorable Mentions: Portugal, The Netherlands, Ireland, Switzerland, Italy, Belarus, Poland, Latvia, Slovenia, Finland, North Macedonia, Moldova, Denmark and Montenegro. (Not a bad edition, just really hard to rank.)

[eurovision-facts]

Eurovision Fact #453:

In 2014, children aged 10-15 were allowed to participate in Junior Eurovision. This rule would hypothetically allow 15-year-olds to take part in Junior Eurovision one year, then Eurovision in the next.

However, this was only ever done by Anita Simoncini, who participated for San Marino in Junior Eurovision in 2014 as a member of The Peppermints, then represented the nation in Eurovision the following year as part of a duo with Michele Perniola.

She placed 15th in Junior Eurovision and unfortunately did not qualify for the Grand Final in Eurovision, placing 16th in her semi-final.

[Sources]

'Junior Eurovision Song Contest: 2014 lineup confirmed,' EBU.ch.

Participants of Valletta 2014: The Peppermints, Junioreurovision.tv.

Participants of Vienna 2015: Anita Simoncini & Michele Perniola, Eurovision.tv.