ETSC – Every year, the summer is the calm after the storm so it’s the perfect time to resume the highly anticipated the Eurovision Times Song Contest! 45 of you entered for the July 2015 edition and a random draw was made yesterday! Discover the songs live tonight!
Each summer, a good number of regular readers stay around for different reasons (they don’t get breaks from work or don’t go on holidays…) but there aren’t much news to keep us going. So the last few years we introduced all sort of games. The Eurovision Times Awards (Fridas) and the Douze Points Trivia Quiz kept us going in 2013 and Fridas have made come-backs the past four years. Two years ago, a lot of you asked for a fake Eurovision where each one of us would send songs and get to vote. And that was it: the Eurovision Times Song Contest, from then on known as ETSC.
After a first round open for people to sign up with a country and send a song, we got 45 people in, with a few of our regulars missing (here’s a nod to you Stommie) and a few newbies! Hopefully, they all will make appearances in comments. But also some people who returned from last summer and from FDLC (Sedapsi, Tristian…). Songs will be revealed Saturday night. In the meantime, to keep us busy, I made a random draw with my computer. I also made personal postcards for each entry which will be revealed along with the songs. Everyone can still request to see their own postcards in full size.
Here are a few facts about the 45 entries:
- This is a rather well spread out contest: 25 female vocals / 20 male solo artists, even though a lot of entries have a DJ “featuring” a singer!
- Well just like in the Eurovision Song Contest, English has won us over! 28 songs in English (including Ireland, United-Kingdom and Malta), but 1 of them is partially in French with 1 all in French, 3 Serbo-Croatian, 2 Arabic, 2 Russian, 1 Turkish, 1 Azerbaijani, 1 Bulgarian,1 Czech, 1 German, 1 Hungarian, 1 Italian, 1 Latin, 1 Spanish
- Besides a lot of electro-pop, pop, folk, rock, mistic, shaky and ballads are all present!
- On the other hand, only 2 artists did a NF! And one song for a small country was allowed from a neighbour one (inspired on what that small country used to send in esc).
Before the show starts, we get the live reprise of the winning song:
Can we beat last year’s editions in comments? ETSC 1 had 1,090 comments and ETSC 2 went all the way to 1,607 comments! We thought we reached our best when ETSC 3 ended at 1,686 comments but ETSC 4 went insane and we had 2,581 comments! We’ll see… Now to listen to the songs, you need to click on the song title. You can see the full postcard when it’s uploaded, stay tune:
Seinrabo Sey
(Gregor)
Mariam Chachkhiani ft. Loop G
(Pablo)
Dóra Danics
(Patrick P)
Downtown Party Network ft. Eglė Sirvydytė
(Nick P)
Rhodes
(Matt D)
Bojan Marović
(Cyphermusic)
Tango With Lions
(Dino)
Vök
(Marc P)
Tanja Tzarovska
(Andy)
Asaf Avidan
(Mark D)
Damir Imamović’s Sevdah Takht
(Niclas)
CTM
(Anders)
Hudson Taylor
(Tecku)
Kevin Borg
(William)
Kovacs
(Daniel)
Pablo Alborán
(Franco)
Murat Ceylan
(Mermaid)
DiHaj
(Elmar96)
Da Chick
(Shevek)
Lyriel
(Tehoe)
Sophie Hunger
(Arpatilaos)
Yanis
(Sekhmet Morgan)
Alexandra Stan ft. Havana
(Hulluna)
Ostava
(Robin)
Stelartronic & Anduze
(Michos)
Emel Mathlouthi
(Togravus)
The Bridgeheads
(Rob)
Oscar and The Wolf
(Donnie)
Onuka ft. Naoni Orchestra
(Dimitris)
LUCE
(Ovidarch)
Perttu ft. Alexandra
(Hjallis)
Metaxas
(Razvan)
Tal ft. Flo Rida
(Steve)
Mashrou’ Leila
(Oxi)
Garik Papoyan ft. Srbuhi Sargsyan
(Avat)
Mistic
(Martin)
Barbora Poláková
(Bay)
Aurora
(Guitar)
U.G.Oslavia
(Sedapsi)
Empire of the Sun
(Jade)
Vintage
(Caolán)
Carnival Youth
(Randomvan)
Elisa Kolk & Kristjan Kasearu
(Mylor)
Say Yes Dog
(Cathal)
Colapesce
(Luke)
Rules: the voting is now open! You can vote until Wednesday 20th at midnight CET! Results will probably be on the weekend after that, on a day that suits most people! In the meantime, you can do promo for your entry in the comment section here (or not at all). And as for me, I will be getting married tomorrow! So I will not necessarily reply back right away to your votes, so don’t worry too soon! Once you’ve voted, you can not change your votes, so wait until you’re sure. Also, you have to send me your 11th and 12th in case something goes wrong and we sadly have a DQ. So start voting now!
The Eurovision Times 
I’m gonna say that the winner will be Greece, then Norway.
#1-10 : Norway, Cyprus, Israel, Ukraine, Latvia, Tunisia, Greece, Sweden, FYROM and UK
#11-20 : Croatia, Belgium, Ireland, Belarus, Austria, France, Slovakia, Hungary, Netherlands, Azerbaijan
Some chances for lower top 20 : Armenia, Switzerland, Iceland, BiH and Germany
Norway,Cyprus,Israel and Greece keep on coming up all the time.Could they be the runaway top-4?
I believe you may reach top-10.And i agree on FYROM.It will do well,imo.On the other hand,you’re probably underestimating the Netherlands.
So it is among my lions and my boys? And Aurora who I bumped on her but left for the sake of Dobet and Kovacs? LOL
I am thinking FYR Macedonia may be in the run for something good as well.
Yes I believe Netherlands can break into the lower top 10 (like “Set fire in the rain” in ETSC 1) but remains to be seen
Here are my predictions:
Contenders: Netherlands, Israel, France, Ukraine, Norway, Iceland.
Rest of the top 10: Cyprus, Armenia, Belgium, Croatia.
Others with chances to end in lower top 10: Greece, Bosnia, Turkey, UK, Sweden.
Rest of the top 25: Ireland, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain, Tunisia, Slovakia, Finland, Hungary, Belarus, Azerbaijan.
Hmm. Based on early predictions, Hungary has no chance. However, can you guess where my votes went?
Czech Republic, Latvia, Ireland, Lebanon, Belarus, Switzerland, Bosnia, Tunisia
and Lithuania!
Probably
Hungary fared well at Palácio da Brejoeira. You gave your 12 pts to Macedonia or France. Have to go now. Enjoy the prediction game!
See you around, Portugal.
Shevek: Azerbaijan.Hungary,B&H,Belarus,FYROM,Italy,Tunisia,Latvia,Switzerland,Turkey or Czech rep.
Some are right, some are not.
Latvia, Iceland, France, Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands?
Iceland, France, Lithuania, Belarus, Czech R, Italy.
Czech Republic based on your voting record
Also before the musical part we have to settle who wins the sexiest guy competition between Kristjan Kasearu :
and Murat Ceylan :
It is a serious issue
Murat
I am leaning Kristjan hmm..The issue proves divisive and there must be further consultation.
One thing I know for sure – the Portuguese top 10 is cherished by me as yours are by you wherever you are. Good night!
Hm, looks like I’m up for another bottom-half result this time. Too arty farty perhaps…
If you wanna feature in the prediction games, submit a real top 10
I did in the previous page – I never include myself to predictions tho
With exact places or only who’s in it ? :p
12-“Baby”❤️
10-Those yummy meatballs😋
8-My lovely friend Kat was born there
7-I have always wanted to learn that
6-That fest means “island” in Turkish
5-They got the best part of the country
4-I am obsessed with the theme
3-White&blue look so pretty
2-Would have been my choice of an artist ,had he/she not been picked
1-hot like hell
10 – Sweden :P
3 – Greece
LOL
All I can say is I am not that predictable😜
swedish meetballs are the best though :P
Seriously after living there for 6 months already there is basically an obsession over köttbullar, they are everywhere (and they are delicious !)
If kötbullar is tasty then you probably have never eaten “real” meatballs 😁
Adana köfte … (add drooling smiley …)
Damn…now you make me wanna eat!!!
That’s offensive towards swedish meatballs :P
I love them too but I prefer Spanish albóndigas, espescially if made with a bit of cinnamon.
I am not a fan of cinnamon or the very spiced food you sometimes find in the mediterranean
My family and friends have already decided to but the line “a spice is missing here” on my gravestone because that’s what I normally say when invited to dinner.
Köttbullar, kjøttkater, frikadeller, keftedes, cevapcici… it is wide open…
(* kjøttkaker)
Here is a true “meatballs” lover!
Indeed :-)
You forgot mititei :P
Damn…
I am very hungry now. *runs into the kitchen*
Enjoy your midnight snack :D
I have to research first how to prepare the delicious stuff you have posted. *opens a bag of chips*
Haha :D
5pts = Cyprus,if i get the hint correctly.
Hahahaha that was funny
You think you live in the best part? :)
No. Here in Cyprus we believe the north offers the most dramatic landscape.
Naaaah,a neighbour’s hen is always as big as a goose 😉
Is ade or ada the Turkish word for island?
Ada is island in Turkish
There’s an Ade festival in Amsterdam but no Ada…
Tons of festivals in Europe 😊
12 pts Lebanon or Tunisia?I believe Oxi and Togravus are your 2 babies.lol
Hmm that would be clash of the babies
I thought the same. :P
We are also still to find out if our spokesperson managed to come out of the excavator and deliver the points.
lol
Tunisian top 10:
1 pt – 3 make a masterpiece
2 pts – I needed several years to figure that one out
3 pts – They are native only in the south
4 pts – There is one who does not belong to either
5 pts – Headache
6 pts – It’s out of town
7 pts – How in God’s name could they live there?
8 pts – A serene hike
10 pts – There is a building that is a symbol of a better future
12 pts – Plan some extra time
Are these actual hints or an encypted Toggie code?lol
Encrypted Toggie code of course.
7p Iceland lol
Wrong. You have a bad guessing day. Well, still better than a bad hair day …
Ι know it’s wrong it would be very obvious..
Indeed.
Hmm, I see no one is predicting my entry to do well. Nothing unusual here :P
As always, I won’t try to make a prediction because I’m really bat at making those. Of course, if anyone wants to try and guess my votes feel free to do so (I do predict that my votes will be harder to predict than usual :P )
Nor support for the rock elements?
It remains to be seen
I hope Germany does really well personally :(
I believe Germany got your 6,8,or 12 pts.
wrong, wrong annnnddd..wrong :P
3 pts maybe.The underrated one.
Not gonna be dragged in point guessing by elimination haha :P
I will admit that Germany got points from me as I left little doubt about it from the first moment it was presented and it is known it is a genre I love. That’s all :)
I think you may get your best result ever.Your song has those Nightwish vibes.
At least you’re not the one people are predicting to actually do horrible!
Here are the hints for my points:
1 pt – Their best place in ESC was in the 90’s
2 pts – Non English
3 pts – Reminds me of a song I’ve sent in FdlC
4 pts – Not among my favourite ESC countries, not among my least favourite either
5 pts – Did it again!
6 pts – Won Eurovision more than once
7 pts – Makes sense
8 pts – Much better than the first time
10 pts – Former contender – continues to deliver
12 pts – Caught me by surprise (but maybe it shouldn’t have), this is perfection!
1pt= Poland
Hmm
“1 pt – Their best place in ESC was in the 90’s”
Portugal, Poland, Croatia?
Could be someone else too, we’ll see. :)
10 : Norway or Tunisia
Interesting. :)
Btw I think my votes are kind of predictable this time around tbh based on my taste..probably my top 3 may be a surprise.
Tunisia,FYROM,Belgium,Azerbaijan,Belarus,Lithuania,Greece,Iceland,Hungary,Israel.
I am kind of impressed – that does not mean you found that many though :P
One of the songs you mentioned is in my bottom 5 though and I am kind of meh about another 2. That does not mean I voted for the rest :P
Here are the Greek votes:
12pts= Awarded then stripped
10pts= Defined a region in a key element
8pts= Those six days
7pts= It shares smth with one country in south Europe
6pts= The oldest
5pts= Green roof
4pts= They serve it like espresso – the package
3pts= Will it go underneath?
2pts= There are 2 in fact
1pt= 40kms (or so) of interruption
Damn, there are hard. :p
None can predict the 6pts because it doesn’t make it in the news :p
I had three songs fighting for the 8, 10 and 12 points, and it was almost impossible to decide between them. Anyway, here are my hints.
1 point: One of only three
2 points: One more than the last time
3 points: The first since, well, very long
4 points: Sometimes it doesn’t have to be deeply intellectual
5 points: Not in English
6 points: Very rhythmic
7 points: No instruments
8 points: There are instruments here
10 points: Half steps
12 points: “Boring” choice
Belarus has seven 7pts in their bag?
There are instruments in the Belarussian song.
So 8pts then :p
lol
12p – Israel
Hahahahahahah
8p – Ukraine
Could be…
7pts could be Azr.
Lol. There is electro sound in half of the entries
But Azr is 100% electro if i am not mistaken.
Azerbaijan could be your 12 pts.Tunisia is another contender.Since you have favored female performers singing in non English then i can also see Belarus quite high.
Glad to now Georgia has (probably) 4 points :D
Hm, we will see…
What about the announce of the results? Did we reach a conclusion regarding the day?
#Friday
lol
Thursday or Friday works for me.
For annoucment day I already voted for Friday personally. Thursday is good too but I don’t think Morgan should be pressured. Anything from Sunday and beyond is a no go for me.
Where’s Mr Morgan when we need some hints to boost the anticipation ? :P
and to boost the comments of course :)
He said that he was going out.He may pop up at some point.
I may
Btw, I gave points to 3 players for the first time this edition.
Since I sadly cant play prediction game, should I at least make hints about my votes? Whom do you think I supported?
The Netherlands and Belgium,Denmark,Latvia,Sweden,Azerbaijan,Turkey,Bosnia,Lithuania,Tunisia,Iceland and Greece or Italy as altermantives.Israel could be up there too.
Yes, that would be interesting!
In the meantime I think you might’ve voted for Netherlands, Israel, Luxembourg, Iceland, Belgium, Bosnia and Turkey.
hm… PS: it’s more interesting to guess which 3 I absolutely HATED! :p
Estonia, Monaco and Romania. :p
one is right! to be fair, didnt like the other two :p
Georgia, Malta, Estonia?
One yes, dislike the other two but not to bottom 3!
Easy !
Netherlands, Belgium (hopefully), Latvia, Israel, Luxembourg, Croatia, Iceland and probably Italy!
Ireland too !!!
That’s really good
And here are the Georgian hints!
1- Not in English.
2- Relaxing and laid back.
3- Has classical inspirations.
4- Unlike the rest.
5- Not the best of its kind that I have heard, but I normally adore this kind.
6- Soothing, yet contemporary.
7- Pretty standard fare.
8- Minimal and atmospheric.
10- “Popular” choice.
12- Unique in its sound comapred to the rest. Didn’t expect this one to win me over, but it really did.
I have a slight idea about your 6p :P
ETSC HoD predicting one another (video sent to me by Marc P):
I will not post hints about my top 10 as I think im not that good at concealing them ehe. Damn its also scary that you become more and more predictable as you participate in more and more contests XD I hope my votes become a surprise nevertheless!
Thunder and lightning its getting exciting!
Good luck everyone and may the best ETSC song win! :D