#yugoslavia esc

[eurovisionart]

Tajči - Hajde da ludujemo

[ceruleanharley]

croatia serbia and slovenia entering esc final on comrade tito's birthday??? welcome back yugoslavia!!!

[vintageurovision]

Ljiljana Petrović representing Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne 1961, with the song "Neke davne zvezde" ["Неке давне звезде"]

[exyusimp]

No thoughts just Sanja looking like she wants to die every time she announces a guest on her show

[yugovision]

[eurovision-facts]

Hi! Love your posts !! Suggestion for a fact (if you take those): Eurocat. The 1990 Eurovision featured an animated purple cat in the postcards (?) named Eurocat and I’ve never seen anyone mention anything about his existence. I only learned about him bc I was researching old shows and saw him mentioned on the Wikipedia page. 10/10

Eurovision Fact #477:

Eurocat was the mascot created for the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest in Zagreb. He appeared at the beginning of each postcard in an animated short that featured a blue background with the name of the country repeating on a diagonal and some cultural representation of the country being showcased that Eurocat would interact with.

For example, on the postcard for Spain, Eurocat blew bubbles that formed the Olympic rings, calling to the fact that Spain would host the Summer Games in two years.

Eurocat was created by Joško Marušić, who is credited for his as a member of the directors of the per-production materials for the contest for animation.

While introducing Belgium, commentator Terry Wogan spoke a bit about the mascot saying, "Eurocat! A tomcat who's slightly neurotic, not too silly, and eminently lovable." He also later said while introducing Luxembourg that he was "trying to ignore this cat," adding "I don't think he's gonna go away though," under his breath.

[Sources]

Yugoslavia, Eurovision.tv.

Eurovision Song Contest 1990 (No commentary), 2:47:06, YouTube.com.

Eurovision mascot 1990 EuroCat compilation, YouTube.com.

Barcelona 1992, Olympics.com.

"I would love to share with you..." @rice-crackerz on Tumblr -- See reblogs and comments (esp by @mirai-desu, @elliemadeit, and @unibrowzz) for their knowledgeable comments :)

[homeosloven]

the fucking betrayal....

[sparkles-oflight]

Hi! I'm studying Portuguese and always try to listen to music or read something in that language, but it's mainly from Brasil. What song from Portugal do you think matches with each of the JO boys? (It can be for the vibes, the lyrics, the aesthetic of the artist...)

Hi!! Sorry for taking a bit to reply. I had to think about this.

I asked my lovely @lovvecherrymotion for help with this haha

Joker out and Portuguese Music

Kris

Starting with the easiest one of them. Me and Ju didn't even argue on this one.

Doce is like THE girl band in Portugal. Is Kris into girl bands? Probably not, but the vibes are Kris. Slay girl and all. (+ it's an ESC song, Kris would be into it).

Also, lyrics-wise... it mentions the time a lot? He likes to have his day organized so it makes sense haha

(childhood song fr fr)

Jan

Ju showed me this song and I read the first lyrics and I was like "Yes. Jan".

First of all, the genre. Classic rock? Just makes sense for someone like Jan. Can you imagine him smoking out of window to this song? I surely can!

Lyrics: I don't know about you, but personally, I feel like the Damon shoot has a lot of mystery to it, and so does Jan. I feel like there are a lot of secrets he keeps away from the public (and that's fair, he doesn't own his private life to us). So... it just makes sense.

Nace

This song doesn't have a lot of lyrics, but it's a Portuguese classic.

Honestly, it's the 80's vibes. Pretty sure Nace has talked about how he likes 80's Japanese pop. Maybe he should try Portuguese 80's then.

Jure

Again, classic rock.

Xutos is like THE portuguese band.

Homem do Leme was the song chosen for Jure because it's all about boats and the sea and that reminds me of Barve Oceana, which reminds me of Jure hehe

Just vibes. He too would smoke to this song. I know it.

Bojan

Can't believe we managed to keep it in the 80's and 90's.

At first, I thought to give Bojan "Os peitos da cabritinha" (THE portuguese song).

Because I thought: he will like classics like Xutos but also Pimba singers like Rosinha and her songs with double meaning (I can proudly say I heard her live after Luciana Abreu hehe) . Quim Barreiros is that sweet middle spot.

But the more me and Ju talked, the more we realized Bojan could listen to literally anything from Portuguese music (even D'Zert).

So, Ju suggested this song. José Cid is a bit controversial IMO, but he is an amazing singer. And a song with multiple languages just makes sense for mister Yugoslavia.

This was fun! Good luck with your Portuguese studies! And may the odds be ever in your favor

[rosetta-j-stone]

Today in "the brainrot, she is real": the international jury for Lux's national ESC final this eve comprised juries from Sweden, Portugal, Cyprus, the UK, Germany, France, Belgium and...Slovenia.

Reader, from the moment I was informed of this I 100% expected Bojan AKA Mr Yugoslavia to present the Slovenian jury's results.

He did not.

[eurovisionart]

Riva - Rock Me

[exyusimp]

Speaking gods words, the English version of saša is the most dramatic stray away from the original

and novi fosili is actually so funny. they will make the boppiest most happiest sounding song and then you look at the lyrics and it's like "there's no hope for us!!! you stole all my dreams!!!!" and "shoo, shoo <3 i heard you're cheating on me with her again <3" like. literally our Neru.

[ceruleanharley]

bratstvo i jedinstvo

[vintageurovision]

Novi Fosili representing Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1987, with the song "Ja sam za ples"

[exyusimp]

The barbie cast is looking great!

[eurovision-revisited]

Copenhagen 2001: Wrap Up

Eurovision 2001 is a year living in the shadow of the previous year's competition. The hosts saw what Sweden had done and perhaps in friendly rivalry, attempted to go one better. Parken stadium is huge and had to have a roof installed to make it a suitable venue. There was a lot of money spent ensuring that Denmark would host a Eurovision audience twice as large as the previous record set the year before.

Fireworks and stage pyro, massive lighting installations, and an overarching concept for presentation involving rhyming couplets and light comedy romantic flirtation between the hosts. It feels a little like overcompensation for an inferiority complex between this year's hosts and last year's.

I have no idea if that's exactly what was going on, but it sure feels like a broadcaster trying to prove something and finding out that going large can fall flat. The stage was too big for many acts, the cameras too far away, the screens too small for the size of the enormous audience. The benefits, such as the huge, involving crowd noise that comes with hosting in a football stadium, were there (especially as the host song did so well), but they didn't outweigh the problems. Lessons were being learned by future hosts.

In terms of songs, Eurovision is floundering, trying to reinvent itself. There's good and there's bad this year and personally, I find the final to be a small step up on the previous two years. Having said that most of the songs on stage sound and look like they're playing it safe. More like old Eurovision than new. Perhaps the most odd thing about the year is that winner is a party song, not a genre that has typically done well prior to this. Maybe a tiny movement towards commerciality? Maybe not, but at least it demonstrates that the Eurovision audience can shift its tastes, although in this case it shifted them sideways rather that forward into the full commercial relevance the EBU craved for the longevity of its flagship institution.

The most recent songfestival.be/ESC Radio top 250 has five entries for 2001, one up on 2000. It's still low, but inching back up. The big problem for 2001 is that the national finals and selection process for choosing the songs in Eurovision was just awful. It feels like the broadcasters didn't care, or perhaps spent all the money on the 2000 editions. Eurovision is poison both for the acts, their managers and the record companies that sign them. It's also poison for the broadcasters who all fear picking a duff song and getting flak from the fans and their national press. Yet, they're duty bound, contractually bound even, to pick a song knowing that no one this year wants to take part.

The resulting national finals were not good. Amateur even. The nets were cast very wide and in several cases there was only ever going to be one winner. There are a few who are trying - especially the Netherlands after the trials of the 2000 Eurovision song contest - but even here, their efforts are stymied by the massive stage and a running order leading to relegation.

Relegation. That's going to be the next big problem that the EBU need to address. It just doesn't feel fair. Delegations can pour time, money and effort into doing Eurovision right and through sheer chance end up getting relegated, leading to more criticism. Then there are all the new countries who wish to take part. Where the was once a single Yugoslavia, there are now five countries, soon to be six and then seven. All the former Warsaw pact and ex-Soviet Union countries who have not already taken part want to. Italy might come back one day, and the microstates such as Monaco, Andorra and San Marino, how will they fit into this? A solution is needed rapidly.

Will that happen next year? Will the hosts find the right-sized venue and approach to hosting? Will the EBU's desire for relevance bear fruit? Let's find out in 2002.

[residentraccoon]

hi!! i absolutely love your esc posts and i wanted to ask what are some of your favourite esc songs? (aside from aija ofc) (aija nation let’s rise)

Aijā supremacy idc 😤😤

Oh my god, I have too many to list...from the old eurovision I really love Poupee de cire, poupee de son (Luxembourg 1965), Dansevise (Denmark 1963), Tu te reconnaîtras (Luxembourg 1973), Rock me (Yugoslavia 1989), Nocturne (Norway 1995) (y'all should definitely listen to the oldies if you haven't, tons of gems over there!!)

And from the new one, Spirit in the sky, Fairytale, Trenulețul, Međ haekanddi sol, On fire, Goodbye to yesterday, Under the ladder, Voila, Zitti e buoni and tons of other songs. Eurovision is love, eurovision is life 💞