Eurovision 2017 – The grand opening of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest takes place tonight, but first it will be the traditional red carpet event. You’ll be able to watch all the action on the red carpet at 17.00 local time on the official website at eurovision.tv.
If you are attending the event, here’s the details. The Red Carpet will be located at Mariinsky Park.
The presenters Volodymyr Ostapchuk. Oleksandr Skichko. Timur Miroshnychenko will go down the carpet first, then everyone in alphabetical order, with Portugal and Ukraine at the end.
After the opening ceremony the Euroclub will host the After Opening Party, with performances from Sweden, Austria, Albania and Australia.
The Eurovision Times 
It is 8PM! Macron is declared winner with 65,5% of the votes!
Vive la France! 🇫🇷
I’m in the verge of tears 😃
Deserved win!
P.S. will En Marche become a political party in the coming elections?
“Deserved win!” sounds very ESC. LOL
I am in the mood! lol
Good. :)
Do you think Georgia will qualify for the final?
I have SWE, BEL, FIN, AZE, PRT, GRC and ARM as definite qualifiers and ALB, MNE, ISL, CZE and SVN out.
That leaves 6 songs fighting for 3 spots. Atm, I would rank them like this when it comes to chances of qualifying: AUS > POL > GEO > MDA > LAT > CYP (= GEO 10th). I have only read reviews though. I haven’t watched any rehearsal clips.
Thanks. Why you think that CYP will stay out..and is there some possibility for BEL to stay out according to you?
Can you write your prediction on the 2nd semi?
As I said, I am only judging on what I have read and the pictures on Prinz Blog, and thus anything might happen. LOL
Semi final 2 is much more tricky imo:
Safe: ROM, NDL, HUN, BLR, BUL
Out: MAK, IRE, SMN, CHE :( , LTU :( (for you)
I’d say that SRB, DNK, NOR, ISR and MLT have the best chances to complete the top 10.
Thanks! :)) :*
So PB is satisfied with Belgium then..
No, they have severe issues (I real EurovisionIreland too and sometimes even check what Wiwi has to say …) but still think that the song itself is strong enough to get jury support in particular.
I see..
yes, for the legislative they’ve announced independent candidates (half women, half men, half never elected before etc) in front of all parties! the polls from today show it would be… first! 26% of the legislative elections in a month!
Congrats, but did anyone doubt that that result would be different?
65 % – more than expected :) Congratulations to E. Macron :)
I still have feeling Portugal will do Patraca Kaas..only jury will like it.. :(
*Patricia Kaas
It’s very hard to predict how both sets of votes will react to ‘Amar pelos dois’.
Yes it is, but I have that feeling now..
It gives me Kaas vibes all the time..
Atm, Portugal, Sweden, Armenia, Netherlands, Finland and UK are doing well in the odds.
I remembered now how in 2011 France was huge fave with betting odds, remember Amaury Vassili – “Sognu”? :/
I do, but everyone saw he would fail the moment he started singing in the final. He did not rise to the occasion.
Do you think if Portugal fails big time, will withdraw from the ESC? :(
Did you like Dihaj’s second rehearsal, her performance, staging , vocals and outfit?
As I said, ESC is not popular here; if he does not reach the final, life will go on as usual.
Ok, I see. You didn’t write me the answer on AZE question?
Sorry, Marko, I am doing several things at the same time! I like Azerbaijan stage presentation very much, I thought you knew that. I did not see her on the red carpet, though.
I missed your comment on it somehow..she was one the most interesting definitely, and Triana Park, Belarus duo, when it comes to different styling, different approach to the red carpet ceremony, to these standard ones with huge dresses (women) and suites (men)..Jana Burceska wore green dress you would like though..
It’s beyond me why Portugal is keep going up even before Salvador’s rehearsal.I guess it’s because he showed up in Kyiv.On the other hand,bookies reacted cautiously to the fact Italy was drawn at the 1st half.
There is a lot of speculation surrounding Portugal this year imo. We will all be wiser tomorrow.
I am surprised as well; ESC isn’t that popular here, so I do not know who is betting on the Portuguese entry.
I believe his odds will shorten even more tomorrow after the rehearsals.
We will see. :)
I dont think so, everywhere I look I see people really getting moved by this entry even if they like it or not. It has a unique quality to make people stop and listen. I think Portugal is heading towards their best placement ever imho!
Congratulations France for avoiding the same mistake we made back in November
Salvador on the red carpet:
He should refrain from using the word “circus” imo – it is demeaning to the event he is participating in. And in general I wish him well with his health but try a little more humility – that’s all.
He is not a snob, but he is not a diplomat either. Besides, the context explains the use of the word.
Diplomacy is not everyone’s greatest virtue but I would advise him personally to try for the rest of the week (or as long as he stays anyway) to try to be nice and appreciative towards the other participants and the very historic contest he has the honour to represent his country in – because it is an honor for him to be here, he should not forget that.
He may not think much about the majority of the participants on a musical level but he should at least try to be nice about it and keep an open mind and who knows ? If he does he may learn a thing or 2 by discussing e.g. with Anja or Kristian or Timebelle – they are musicians too.
That’s all I will say and leave it there – people get sensitive especially at such periods with artists they support (me included). Just a bit humility and appreciation that’s all – I am saying it with the best of intentions so that he enjoys his time better as well.
I don’t get sensitive and would prefer Salvador to get off the high horse he sometimes mounts. However, this is a song contest and not a personality contest. I would even cheer for Tamara the smug bitch if I loved her song.
I am no fan of Francesco Gabbani offstage either. If this was about personality, I’d root for Lucie and Jana.
He has to express his opinion about ESC legend Valentina Monnetta RIGHT NOW, it will be a HUGE test for him to enter the ESC WORLD! :P And her legendary star bag of course!! <3
I tell him, RIGHT NOW that is! :DDDDD
Go ahead. That will be interesting. He’d probably prefer the jazz Valentina does when she isn’t on her annual ESC holiday sponsored by Mr. Siegel.
I agree – I dont like Dihaj but I love her entry it is 2 seperate things. But we get to know these people much more than the mainstream audience and I appreciate a nice person more. I just hope he doesnt say anything rude or condescending to any participant this year…
A agree with the last sentence, and if I wanted to have a pleasant cup of tea, I would pick Lucie any day. What she said about Europe when she arrived at the red curtain was the only thing that made watching this worthwhile. When it comes to listening to music, I’d pick Salvador though.
And lucie’s remark was the only one to make it to the compilation video as well :-) It was well said.
Don’t worry, Luísa is there to tell him to shut up, if necessary.
In the clip I posted below Luísa seems to be rather anxious everytime he starts speaking. Once she even cuts him off. Protective big sister … LOL
I m sorry I dont find such behaviour funny I m afraid :-(
She knows him very well. :)
I guess that she had to get him out of messy situations on a regular basis since elementary school … :)
Most probably. :)
LOL He’s in a totally different universe for sure. :)
I hope he has fun and lets himself go tomorrow on stage.
As I predicted, there would be some controversy around the Norwegian jury member Per Sundnes, in that he has taken part in the Norwegian preview show, and thus already expressed his opinions about every song. But he will apparently, despite of all of this, remain as a part of the jury.
https://www.svt.se/kultur/musik/eurovision-jury
Maybe live performances will change his opinions? Which were his favourite entries?
I think he gave 12 pts to Portugal. Am I right, Niclas? At least someone said so in ESC Portugal.
Then let’s close our eyes on that fact 😉😀
:D
Yup. See my reply to Avat.
This is his entire ranking:
Armenia 12
Belarus 12
Italy 12
Portugal 12
Sweden 12
Australia 10
Azerbaijan 10
Bulgaria 10
Estonia 10
Greece 10
Israel 10
Moldova 10
The Netherlands 10
Spain 10
Finland 8
Hungary 8
FYR Macedonia 8
Serbia 8
Romania 7
Belgium 6
France 6
Georgia 6
Iceland 6
Montenegro 5
Croatia 4
Cyprus 4
Czech Republic 4
Germany 4
Malta 4
Ukraine 4
Austria 3
Latvia 3
Lithuania 3
Poland 3
San Marino 3
Switzerland 3
Albania 2
Denmark 2
Slovenia 2
United Kingdom 2
Ireland 1
Oh! He certainly needs to be among jurors 😀
Wow this is a horrible ranking…I hope the majoritu of jurors have some actual sense and vote based on the criteria they are supposed to.
He can stay.
Approved!
LOL
Bitch!
Rude ;)
:)
😍
!!!
How very unpresidential.
We’ve seen Mr Putin with a bare chest too … LOL
Do not remind me of that! LOL
And bloody perfect, though I wish he was furry!
Isn’t that a montage?
It is, I think he looks better in real 😃
:) Mrs. Macron is a lucky lady.
She is! She is! I totally fell for Macron when the Economist profiled him as potential candidate for finanance minister.
The Economist is one of my favourite magazines; they usually know best!
Same here. I combine it with Financial Times 😃
Hahahahaha yeah LOL :D
😃
He tackled Le Pen and the hackers, and made fun of those neoliberal wastelands of UK and US and their “revolution”. I really can’t complain.
Neither can I; the fact that he went along with this is very refreshing and mature of him.
And he was the only candidate who said that what Merkel did during the 2015 refugee crisis had been right.
PB reports that one of their bloggers was mistaken as the German singer by security today. LOL
They are all male and way older than Levina. Probably shorter too. ;)
Somebody had too much to drink. lol
Waiting for Jade’s red carpet fashion article
This one seems to be very popular. Martin used it on FdlC the other day. :)
Don’t show this to Miruna or it will be a jacket!
😂😂😂😂
Best comment of the season. I am on the floor …
Thank you! 😃
It is called being lazy. It is the top left gif when you google image “waiting gif”
I know. I have considered using it too. LOL As I said: very popular. :)
ROFL 0:55
He is looking at the Asian girl walking and taking a selfie at the same time …It is very common in Asia😊
Indeed. Salvador is so out of this world. I’d advise Luísa to be very careful when introducing him to the other artists. Starting with the Finnish couple might be a good idea.
LOL #spacecadet
Hahahahhaah imagine his meeting with our Tijana, with TAKO the bitch or with Dihaj…ahahahaha this is like a cartoon, I’m serious! :P :D ahahaha
Agree. They seem very grounded.
I’m glad he made it. That said he goes on the pile with Tamara, Tijana, Dihaj and Gabbani if he behaves like that for me – aka very non likable people. He should be nice and humble with every artist he meets that shouldnt take any effort for any human. He is equal among equals (aka artists) in the contest. All 42 participants must always remember that. He should not be excused for rude and condescending behaviour imo because his song is liked among people here.
Have you seen my reply above. I am most certainly the wrong person to give this lecture too. I explicitly said that I am no fan of Salvador offstage. On the other hand, nice people are rarely great artists and great artists are rarely nice people. There’s no point in mixing those two aspects of a person’s life.
I saw it after I wrote that comment sorry :-) I got your point – I disagree to a certain degree (I want artists I appreciate for their work to have a good character) but I get it.
No problem. :)
I wonder how he will react to the rather strict eurovision regime.
We’ll soon see; can you imagine him being interviewed by William from Wiwi?
gonna be EPIC😀
Oh no.
We most certainly need Luísa there …
Salvador and Dihaj are the most interesting definitely! :P :D
Hahahahahahah:
She looks gorgeous and she is never out of character, I see. She likes to be in control of things…
Exactly, I deffo want more Salvadors and Dihajs in the festival.. :D
I want more good songs and stage presentations: Portugal, Italy, Finland, Armenia and Azerbaijan are in a league of their own this year.
Just exclude Armenia and I agree, I really don’t see any quality in Armenian 2017 entry..
We have to disagree on that one. :)
She has brought the horse to red carpet 😂What were you expecting!!!
They surely are!
I’m pro Dihaj, her staging and her verses. And issues with the chorus are not as big as they were before rehearsals 😃
Hey, look at the nice gentleman who is interviewing you! LOL
Thank you Dihaj for saving ESC seriously..
I hope ESC goes to Dihaj’s direction and soon we will get rid of Greece, Estonia, Israel and other ESC trash..
Thank you Dihaj once again..
We were supposed to catch a shuttle bus from the arena to the red carpet at 13.30. It eventually came at 13.55 and then went to Maidan. And stopped. People argued with the driver for 20 minutes including Eurovision/EBU press staff. He said his map was to take us to Maidan despite the sign in the front saying red carpet (which he couldn’t read). He then took us to a red carpet blockade, dumped us, and security refused to let us in as it wasn’t the press entrance. We had to walk for ages.
We had to be there for 15.30, and it didn’t start until 17.00. 26 degrees and no shade. So hot.
They were making everyone stand in certain areas depending on what country they were from, so some areas were empty.
They only let OGAE members or accredited fans on the fan side… no members of the public… so it looked empty.
They put all the international delegations (us) at the end of the longest carpet ever. It took 1 hour before Albania and Armenia got to us.
At 20.00 they were an hour behind schedule and rushing people past us so hardly one in the final part got any interviews and fewer photos, they all were dashed though to go to their stupid flag / balloon release on the roof of the Euroclub.
All the delegations were tired and fed up by the end, HoDs were saying it was too long.
Then security were letting people with Fan passes, TLA and staff badges and no accreditation in near the end (people saw bribing of officials) in our side and we were literally being pushed by fans at one stage and got really angry as we were still trying to work and they were just fangirling over Salvo.
We knew it would look bad on TV, the presenters were awful, and it was no better there. There was no wifi so no-one could do any live reporting or social media updates. One of the worst red carpets in a long time :(
You had it easy. We had to watch it from the comfort of our homes. We will never get those 3 hours of our lives back.
Wow…It’s been a tough day for you,guys 😬
That’s why it looked so empty.What a shame.
Hang in there! It looked messy from our homes, one can only imagine how it was in Kiev.
At least you had some exercise. I was eating unhealthy stuff in order to make it until the (very abrupt) end …
So sorry to hear. Smells like Soviet spirit.
So it was as bad as we saw it on TV..sorry you had to go through all that !
So at this time tomorrow Jury performances will be over…Tomorrow is the big day
D Day part I.
Yeah! Will be interesting to see results on Tuesday..
Odds remind me of 2014. Salvador does Conchita :)
Just don’t dare to compare them, I will kill you, you compare smth genuine with smth totally tasteless, talentless!!
Just do it softly 😛😛😛😛
The both have beards. lol
P.S. – Was Austria 14 second in the odds at this stage?
I remember after the dress rehearsals Austria took the throne From Armenia 😔
I love Armenia 14 in the studio version, but I have to admit that the live rendition was not as good. We’ll see.
Aram was exhausted both moraly and physically as didn’t have such professional team standing behind him like Artsvik, Iveta had/have unfortunately.
He did his best under the circumstances, I’m sure.
And he brought Lilit Navasardyan into the world of Eurovision. Lilith leaned a lot on Aram’s fail
:)
Nahhh.Conchita entered the betting odds top-10 after her first rehearsal.No one really thought the song would win esc prior to the rehearsals.
That’s how I remembered it, but wasn’t sure. Thanks.
I actually feel the same way tbh, As an unbiased fan of the portuguese entry this year I really feel like something big is going to happen in the coming week! But we will see
So do I. I feel sorry for Italy specially after I’l Volo’s case but Portugal struggled so many years in Eurovision so I would be second happiest man after Shevek if it happens!
And you wouldn’t be happy for me to see Fusedmarc winning!? GRRR!
At least supper them to qualify you odious little man!
Get behind me in the cue, bully. LOL
Italy deserved more victories, Portugal deserved absolutely nothing…
Italy will win sooner :p
As for Portugal, I hope they enter the top5 at last. They really deserve it this and it has never happened!
In terms of victory of course.
As an absolute non fan of both Italy and Portugal (the choice is like knife or axe which do you want to cut you :-P) I could live with Portugal winning. Wouldnt like it but I could defend it to friends etc. Thats all theoretic oc cause imo Portugal will struggle.
Another concession to the big-5 was made this year.They used to be allocated half in the first half and half in the second but now that’s over.
They will probably get a guaranteed top 10 result soon …
New rule: every set of votes needs to give points to the BIG5 …
Feudalism is making a comeback, I see.
You are not aware of what you have missed, the moment with flag, bitchy TAKO from Georgia and poor woman!!!
TAKO or whatever taat creature name is would fit into feudalism your mentions very well it seems!
Irony is that she is actually singing about FAITH and PEACE!
https://twitter.com/CommonESCGirl/st…51053626544130
I ‘ve forgotten about Tako and her song long ago.
But this moment showed us everything..many ppl claim she was drunk on the red carpet.. :D
Silly lady; very unprofessional attitude.
LOL probably. I think they should be ripped of all the concessions. What a horrible bunch exception of Italy, that always delivers.
I really like France too. :)
Last France I liked was Sebastien Tellier and that I liked a lot 😃
I loved Sébastien too … and I own several other of his songs. But I really liked Amandine too. :)
I see 😃
I knew Sebastien pre ESC and was quite a fan boy back then. French electro was all the rage 😃
I knew him before ESC too because a colleague was a big fan and got me infected. :)
We had same disease 😃
And I like Alma, I just don’t get this kind of songs. It was same last year😃
I agree. Last year was meh …
I wouldn’t have any problem if they were left with the 5 last slots to choose from and not necessarily being allocated 3 in the first half and 3 in the second but accomodating them to that degree and letting them choose their half even before the semifinalists who will be fighting hard to get there reeks of favoritism.
It’s a disgrace … but then it’s the logic of capitalism …
That has been the case in the previous 2-3 years as well I think. Definately 2.
No.It’s the first year.In previous years they were given 3 slots in each half.
2016 :
First half – France, Germany, Italy, Sweden
Second half – UK, Spain
2015:
First half – France, UK, Australia, Austria
Second half – Italy, Germany, Spain
In both years all automatic finalists chose from a pot with all 25 ballots in.
I didn’t remember that.The main thing is not if it was there last year too but that they should be picking after the semifinalists.They have so many things being done in their favor that they should add least not be given one more advantage over the semifinalists.
Salvador and William = a love affair
😘
I wish he had followed ET and knew Shevek’s fantastic subtle campaign. Very un DMGSN 😀
We’re niche … and a good thing it is. If we had the flood of anonymous comments Wiwi gets evbery day, we wouldn’t be the lovely community we are. Size isn’t everything …
I know and couldn’t agree more. I like ET because it’s for ESC fans with attitude. It has very unique voice.
PB is similar but unfortnately limited to people who speak German. My friends there are Kathrin, Jorge and Little Imp. The latter comments as Þórsteinn on ET now and then.
Your quotes from there have been really good!
Was I campaigning? I did notice it. ;) Have to go now! Tomorrow we’ll all be here once again!
A Lithuanian fan sings ‘Amar pelos dois’:
*I did not notice it…
Good night, everyone.
😀 See you!
Alien is on May 12th not 19th as it says on the trailer💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
I am looking forward to it more than Eurovision final🖤
It all went well. Salvador follows Wiwi!!! The wolrld is coming to an end! LOL
It certainly does … LOL
:D
Salvador should send you his autographed album as a gesture
You were like his PR manager😂
Louisa better keep him guarded all the time – muted if possible – cause I see him getting on a fight with 40 of the delegations at this point. Arriving late is a blessing in disguise.
P.S. Can I call him and Gabbani the unholy/elitist alliance :-P ?
Ugh I need me some Martina Barta after that.
Oh and “You are a favourite you know ? – Of course I am my song is amazing” attitude – am I bad person that I want to see Anja walking all over him on the final scoreboard ? Just for the fun of it :-) (she deserves it more as well imoL
Salvador would never use such a trite word as “amazing” because it would be below him. “Amazing” is for the Linditas in this world … ;)
[irony working both ways]
Words may change, the meaning remains the same :P
Out of all the people whose songs he probably detests (like 40 of them) I only don’t wish him to run into Tijana from Serbia – she is probably going to serve him a piece of her mind with that attitude :P
Oh also Dihaj – she could probably sent him back to Louisa crying with just one look :P
No you can’t. ;)
Sorry done already :)
Should I mention once again how desparate I am that these 2 people are the “faces” of esc this year till now or I will be too grumpy ?
*runs to watch another Martina Narta interview*
We’ve all had bad ESC years in the past. You’ll get over it, even if they come 1st and 2nd. It will make you stronger. ;)
I only liked one song that ended up top 10 in 2006. Beat that! LOL
I can probably stand it if Portugal wins (Salvador keeps making it exponentially difficult the more he talks though).
As I said esc has probably spoiled me as all winning songs from 2009 forward were in my personal top 10 in my after-contest rankings with the exception of Azerbaijan 11 which was 11th..We’ll see.
GOOOO Kristian :) !
Trust me: he’ll do just fine in those kind of interviews. The more excentric, the more he’ll feel at ease. As with the other artists, the same will happen. Artists are not formal people, they talk another kind of language, and they’ll love Salvador.
From what I’ve seen of him so far, he’s not pretentious at all, on the contrary! And he’s very spontaneous, wich just addis to his charm.
Where is Oxi?🤔
Probably still mad at me for comparing Italy 17 and Spain 08 :-) :-P
I know you don’t like Italy but it is indeed nothing like Spain 08😬
Well I disagree on that :) To me it is one of its main sources of esc inspiration. That and Austria 03, France 14 and Montenegro 12 – a mixture of the ideas in those acts.
Was there no gorilla,would you approve?
No I don’t think so. Gorilla, dance, on stage aesthetics, attitude, song lyrics, singer – all need to go for me to like this – so basically another song from another singer haha.
😂
I don’t know but I hope that he is having a good time. I’ve just checked my mail in order to see if he had gone somewhere for a couple of days. We are worse than mom and dad. LOL
😂
I hope he is doing fine!
Everyone was tired of the red carpet but of course Martina Barta had to be out of the mainstream – she wants it to last forever lol ! :
Of course she wants it to last forever because when it ends, semi-final will be next, and she probably knows that she’ll need a miracle to survive that one. She is in 6th place on my personal SF 1 list but alas, that won’t help her.
She is a very likeable lady. :)
I don’t think Martina is the kind of person caring that much about results and placings – she seems to really live the moment :) I love her – she embodies the spirit of the contest for me perfectly (lol I said the same thing about Levina I know – they are both among my favourite people this year) :)
Belarus has become the favourite of our news agencies yesterday :) Good girl. Made just couple of mistakes in the lyrics :)
The only thing that worrys me is the routine with hands she does in their esc entry will become general routine for her, just look, she does it here as well.. :/ :D