London Eurovision Party – It will soon be the start of the preview party season, and this year’s London Party has announced several guests to date. The London Eurovision Party is back for its 12th year, returning to the iconic Café de Paris on Sunday 14th April.
Acts confirmed so far are:
Michael Rice (UK 2019)
Miki (Spain 2019)
SuRie (UK 2018)
Eliot Vassamillet (Belgium 2019)
Lake Malawi (Czech Republic2019)
Holly Tandy (UK national final 2019)
Bilal Hassani (France 2019)
Magdalena Tul (Poland 2011)
Michela Pace (Malta 2019)
Paenda (Austria 2019)
Leonara (Denmark 2019)
Eye Cue (North Macedonia 2018)
Keiino (Norway 2019)
Darude (Finland 2019)
Jurijus Veklenko (Lithuania 2019)
More details: www.londoneurovision.com
The final batch of tickets will be released on 30th March at 10am (GMT).
The Eurovision Times 
I uploaded pic of me cause I know many ppl from here for years, and I think they should know how I look like at least :D..and since we have a lot of Greeks here, let it be in Thessaloniki! :P
I can see the White Tower in the background. :) When I visited Thessaloniki, Oxi and I had a walk along the promenade every night. :)
Btw, didn’t you have a picture of a younger Marko as profile pic back in the old ESCToday days?
Oooh yes I forgot about it! I had at one period! :) You remember so well! :P But many ppl here weren’t there..
My brain is a blessing and a curse at the same time. It keeps accumulating stuff without ever kicking out any information. ;)
You are WONDER! <3
Perhaps they should put me in Deutsches Museum as an exhibit … ;)
Btw Marko, Ihave never asked you what ‘Brod što tone’ means and what the song is about.
Unfortunately, the song still isn’t available for legal download in Germany. :( I can only watch on YT. GRRRRR
“Brod sto tone” means “The ship that sinks”..
I will try to translate and I will post it.. :)
I didn’t like that song at first, but now I love it.. :)
Thanks. That title makes sense considering how the song sounds. :)
Look at the sinking ship, look at the sinking ship…
Look at the sinking ship on which i am..
Look at the sinking ship, look at how…
Look at the sinking ship on which I am..
You are with me. But, you will no longer be…
You are not able to save this sinking ship.
You are inside me. But, you will no longer be…
This (wo)man (person) is sinking and you will miss her (but she sings about her, so it is me, but literally her). *
Look at the sinking ship, look at how…
You’re watching the sinking ship on whch I am…
You are with me. But, you will no longer be…
You are not able to save this sinking ship.
You are inside me. But, you will no longer be…
This person (man) is sinking and you will miss him (her).
It hurts that with time, someone will mention to you…
He’ll say: “It’s too bad, I thought it’d really work out for you two”
And I’m not blaming to you only, I made mistakes too…
It’s my fault that I let it end like this (smth like – I let this to be the end)
* this part is confusing, she sings: This čovek and that literally means man is sinking and you wont’t see him in the close future..
It should be woman, cause she sings abut herself, but it is like a personification for “person”
I hope it is useful to you! :) :-*
Thanks a lot, Marko. Beautiful lyrics. :)
Btw, have you seen that Natalia Anderson (tuneful tv) posted the first positive reaction to GEO19? <3 <3 <3
OMG, I forgot that woman…She was great, I have to see her reactions, on Georgia and others too.. :)
Weird Norwegian also made positive comment on Georgia! :D I found today! He got goosebumps! :D yaas..he gave them 3 stars (out of 5) in the end..but still very positive..
Georgia is from 09:45!
How could you forget the most polite ESC YTer around??? ;) :)
Btw, I checked reactions to ‘Proud’ because I have this Tamara thing going on. ;) I struck me that all people belonging to minority groups (in particular those of African heritage) adore the song whereas most white middle-class boys and girls think that it is just another dull ballad. That tells you a thing or two about our societies, doesn’t it?
The exception is Landman, whom I did not expect to adore MAK19. :)
Well…interesting, but it is only few youtubers..
Ilona doesn’t like it at all..it is so boring to her.. BUT SHE IS SOOOOO SORRY! She really rarely likes ballads! <3 :D
Many ESC fans think that all ballads are boring. LOL
That Norwegian guy looks like Morgan material btw. ;)
Exactly! :D
I’m now watching now reaction of thee two Ukrainians on “Telemoveis”…they didn’t like it at all..the main complain was THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND LITERALLY ANYTHING, AND IT WAS TOO WEIRD FOR THEM!
After the song she found lyrics in Ukrainian/Russian and she read it, and they tarted to LAUGH and to LAUGH, to LAUGH.. :/ they are silly..
And yes SHAME on me…I have to check all her reactions these days! :D
Awww so sweet, perfect choice!
thanks mermaid.. :)
So much light. :)
Yeah it was sunny and warm May of 2016,. the day after the ESC final.. :)
I am listening to Juke Box Jury 1. Dimitris has posted a comment. Apparently, somebody loved Australia.
I saw Dimitris comment. :)
But I don’t listen to those podcasts anymore. They were very good a couple of years ago but the crew has been sucked into the bubble.
I am all for given everyone a chance. I am going through this one, because Samantha Ross has returned. I am not impressed though. They sound like wiwi trying to be intellectual, these days. They do release some interesting texts here and there, but they come across as a bit full of themselves now and then.
“They sound like wiwi trying to be intellectual”
ROFL Sounds like a quite surreal treat. :)
Oh yes.Lovely people but their predictions often make me cringe . :P
:)
They thing is not that they liked Australia but that they see it as a contender to win in Tel Aviv.
I am not there yet.
Australia winning with that mess? I realise depression-related issues can be nasty, but that song can only make them worse.
I’m sure it will look better come May but winning esc is really a ridiculous prediction to make.
I hope so.
Paenda singing ‘Waves’ live (she sounds like a good live singer):
<3
“Sebi” has become my favorite Slovenian entry of all-time. Working its way into becoming one of my overall favorite entries ever too. Really hoping this does great in Tel Aviv.
I get it’s debatable that it’s the best of the year (Iceland, Portugal, Netherlands…) but how can it be disputed that it’s the best Slovenian esc entry? Nothing comes close, at all
I’ve loved a lot of Slovenian entries :P
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
I am dumbfounded by the fact that “Sebi” is not getting the traction in betting odds etc that I believe it should. I love the dutch entry but “Sebi” is magical in every way possible. Maybe it is way too understated and contemporary for today’s esc standards but it deserves at least a top 10 imo. It is the best slovenian entry by far although for my taste 2012 provides competition.
It is picking up traction. I think once we get to rehearsals it’ll be heating up even more on the odds. The live performance we have seen was magical for me, and I can only imagine they’ll turn it up even more while some of the favorites will probably fall flat.
Btw, I often see many of you guys using the term “novelty” with a negative meaning (tbh I hadn’t heard of that word until I started reading ESC related sites 10 years ago :) ). Just out of curiosity I googled it to find out its’ definition and it seems that it has anything but a negative meaning. Am I missing something?
https://www.google.gr/search?dcr=0&source=hp&ei=KuSRXI-lB8_MwALunYS4BQ&q=novelty+definition&oq=novelty+def&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0l2j0i22i30l8.2998.6489..8555…0.0..0.123.1139.5j6….2..0….1..gws-wiz…..0..0i131j0i10.elj_Jzz6tuE
I’m not sure how to describe the word “novelty”. It does not always have a negative meaning, but in the case of Eurovision it often does. A novelty song would be something that can be fun, but has no actual artistic merit and is purely meant to entertain (often in a comedic way) and nothing more. Wikipedia says “A novelty song is a comical or nonsensical song, performed principally for its comical effect.”
Some novelty songs can be very engaging like “Dancing Lasha Tumbai”, while some can be horrible “Irelande Douze Pointe”. Think of a joke entry.
But then this use of the term by “eurovision people” is totally wrong according to all dictionaries. Anyway… :)
How are they using it? I haven’t seen it
Novelty = Joke, for them it seems.
That’s correct though. Novelty acts are joke acts. Using “novelty” gives it a bit of a more positive connotation which is why I prefer saying “joke”, but a novelty act is an act that relies on comedic value rather than being a good song (also what joke entries do).
The only difference that I would say is that when someone is calling it a novelty act it can give the impression that they understand it’s a joke but they still like it, while when someone calls it a joke they most likely do not like it.
Well, out of all the dictionaries I checked none of them relates the term “novelty” to the term “joke”. So, to cut a long story short, the use of that term (novelty) to describe something negatively is wrong. Anyway…
Okay but as a native English speaker I’m just letting you know that this is what the term means colloquially. The joke description comes from the “a small and inexpensive toy or ornament” definition. Have a good day.
Thanks, Lina.
It’s common music term in Anglo American world referring to cheap, tacky and fun antics of the song and the performer.
I think it’s derivation from this meaning from Cambridge dictionary.
a cheap unusual object such as a small toy, often given as a present:
Christmas cracker usually contains a paper hat, a joke and a novelty.
Which songs would you put in novelty acts this year?
I would say it is more of derogatory term. The second explanation gives the answer I guess.
Yes novelty act is definitely negative in ESC context – think Dustin the Turkey or Pirates of the sea. Australia 2019 might also go that way if they don’t dramatically change their staging.
The song itself is kitsch enough to be considered novelty.
I think it’s preferable to constantly using the term joke act personally. Anyway since this seems to be at least partially inspired by my use of the word novelty or joke entry are both perfectly fine terms for me to describe Iceland this year. I would use the same term to describe other such acts such as IRL08 and of course ISR18.
Actually Iceland 19 belongs more to a Poland 14 category of “we are making a joke act that we may try to pass as serious to keep you asking and keep publicity going” although they have adopted those obnoxious personas on top of that.
No, it’s not only you. I’ve seen many others too using this particular term in that negative sense.
She can hit the note ;)
Like Sanja Vučić in 2016.
A similar result? :P
I have no idea. It is the most similar entry I can think of. Mainstream “quality” british pop sold on big female vocals, feminist message, theatrical presentation, great pre-contest hype.
Jury didnt judge Sanja Vucic properly..they put her too low in the final, WAY TOO low, her vocals were maybe the best of all in the final that evening..it is really shame what jury does sometimes..
The same goes for Maria Elena Kyriakou from Greece, she deserved so much better from jury..
Τell that to the betting companies that have Greece 2nd to qualify…
It doesnt mean it will be like that for Greece 2019! :)
I don’t know what will happen but it seems Katerine is even taking fashion tips from Sanja :-P
Ahahahaha..duuh dont like this dress and colors tbh.. :(
I don’t like it either. She also seems to be taking the “I don’t need to look sexy” line to burqa extremes. Not even her wrists are showing.
Well I dont have problem with that…it can be covered totally, still look nice and “sexy”…but this one – NO..
Even covered with hijab can be “sexy” and looking good! Like Elma Elfić Zukorlić, the wife of our politicain:
https://images.app.goo.gl/8qZ6vUuvUDxGoKGC7
But she is not going for sexy anyway. She has said that in her staging she wants the women to look strong without having to look sexy for anyone’s enjoyment.
Well that is all right I guess..just needs to choose good outfit that suites the entry.. :)
It is strange perception for Balkans probably, but elswhere… :)
She has also said her favourite entries this year are the Netherlands, Italy and Portugal.
Great hype? Dont think so. Every year Greece starts around #10 in betting odds
There is flag adherence I agree. However this is another year that a lot of greek and foreign fans proclaim they love the song. Whether they will remember to vote for it remains to be seen :-P
As for great hype, I am referring to Serbia’s position in the betting odds in late March 2016 which was 9th. Right around where Greece is right now.
And then came the dominatrix show in May 😉
People liked Maruv’s dominatrix show though!
Maruv spoke to our basic instincts without trying to be intellectual I guess. Shelter was supposed to be about domestic violence?
And Better Love is about improving our love lives :-P
It’s more light. Not that I wish a dominatrix look for its theme (just to be clear)
I don’t think they are going for that. She has said strong but not sexy. I hope they don’t follow the fashion victim approach of the video though.
Maraaya is my fave Slovenian entry ever, followed by Maja Keuc.. :)
“Sebi” is maybe my number 4 or 5 when it comes to Slovenian entries, for now..
I have 1997 as my Slovenian winner (for now).
Maraaya and Maja Keuc are my winners in their years, so it will be extrenly hard to beat them. :D
I also love Lea Sirk, and Karmen Stavec – “Na na na”. The later, for all wrong reasons!
Are you tall Donnie Darko?
You look tall to me.. :D
I’m 1.82
Oooh then it looks different on the pic..you are like me then, I’m 1.81 :)
Guitar has similar height too.
LOL Why are you telling me this?! :D
No reason. It’s the only other ET height I’m aware of :P
Well, okay… :p
Why do you know my height ? 🤔 Have I mentioned it ? Incredible you would remember if I did so. But yeah I am 1.815 cm to be more exact !
Of course you did and I remember it cause we share the same ;)
I like SVN 11, 12 and 15 (in that order too)
Maraaya and Maja Keuc are my winners in their years, so it will be extrenly hard to beat them. :D
I also love Lea Sirk, and Karmen Stavec – “Na na na”. The later, for all wrong reasons!
Are you tall Donnie Darko?
You look tall to me.. :D
Same here. And then 5th in 2005, 6th in 2015, 8th in 2003 and 2011, 9th in 1998 and 2014.
Top 3:
1997 12/12
(2019 10/12)
2005, 2015, 2011 9/12
Loved Maraaya, my fave Slovenian entry ever – most of their songs just pass me by but that was really great; both v. modern and catchy with terrific voice.
Ooh great my poooorky.. <3 :)
I sent you an e mai.. :)
aah cool let me check!
What are you being called porky? 🤔
OMG i think I copy that from Hjallis or smth like that..I’ve just realized that is actually not appropriate at all..ooops didnt think of the meaning of the nick..maybe I didnt copy Hjallis well..
Oooooh I’m so sorry dear @porcelli! :-*
It’s the Finnish monster’s fault. My nick, despite the penguin icon, actually means 4 piglets in Italian.
You are very confusing😁
LOL I’m always kind of thrilled when somebody notices the discrepancy – two of my favorite animals!
Both are cute.. Are you too?
When I‘m in a good mood surely 😜
Well I agree that if there was any competition to Sebi as best Slovene entry ever, I’d put Maraaya and Keuc among the contenders.
I like Darja Švajger’s “Prisluhni mi” a lot too, but it’s too cute and innofensive to really be put that high.
Hovi
I definitely dont like the intro of this song… Very lame start… Finally it is getting stronger musically in the end
Sergey is good
He is very good. Is this from some TV show?
No… From a concert in Germany
I like tjat it starts so low key. And Sergey, he is not good. He is amazing
😃
I wonder what he will wear..
Hopefully not left overs from Janet Jackson’s Rhytm Nation this time around 😃
I’m intrigued by the while staging. I hope it’s not too dark so Sergey can shine properly. As for style, I hope it makes him shine too. And I don’t mean Serhiy’s shiny suit here.
As long as kirko does not give his wardrobe, he will be fine 😉
Luckily the size difference is quite remarkable here 😃
Hahahahaha indeed otherwise poor Sergey would not say NO to him
In 2016 Morgan didn’t nominate him for the best male vocal Frida. Which led to quite the discussion as far as I remember.
I’m sure we will have the same discussion again in May. He is so highly politicised here, that I have been quite tired of some comments and commentors lately. Best came from Barcelona. Decent ESC fans wants The Netherlands to win while mindless ESC fans are pro Russia and Lazarev. I happen to love both, so eat that tapas, señor 😃
That person has an obsession over Russia. Don’t pay any attention.
Yeah, I know.
And the full performance:
Shevek will love the colors:
Wait, another teaser? 😜
No, this must be Billal by judging from the still!
The shape of her hair🙄
And posing in front of the mirror. Maybe she enters dramatically theatre stage too.
Make-up’s better here. But those roots…
This must be Tamta as the head piece is quite Greek, right?
Didn’t Emma Marone wear a similar thing. And she is Italian.
Ah, those Romans, but they did rip everything from Athens 😃
Such a hot boy. I was watching that attentively earlier.
He should have been shown more in the video
Will they take him with the to Tel Aviv? I wonder. I live for this.
LOL I think he is just a clip boy
At first because of the order of the posts I thought you meant Bilal lol.
New version of “Crown” rocks ! Violins added. Instrumentation sounds more impressive!!!
I hope they will release it soon. It sounds more like Balkan ballad now… :D
That’s good news. The instrumentation sounded a bit flat in Beovizija.
ppl said it sounds more or less the same. And it is. Nothing changed in the structure. I just feel they added nice feel with violins, and difference in the ending. I never liked Serbia 2018, but I do think this year we are really underrated putting us in the same basket as with Latvia, Georgia, Montenegro… :(
Serbia is in 11th place on my list. :) I haven’t listened to the new version yet because there is a ban on listening to ESC19 songs until our annual preview party.
Don’t worry, you are going to do better than those.
Katerine Duska recording “Better Love”.This high note is awesome:
This is a good promo video, unlike the BTS from Cyprus…
It’s getting more complete :
And a lot of very disagreeable singing through her nose (eg. 0:48-0:55)
Eagerly waiting for your first ever positive comment on Greece 2019! :P :D
There is much better and much worse this year. It is a good effort at mainstream “quality” female british pop. She obviously can sing and in her interviews she seems to understand what the contest is all about which is a plus.
On the minus side, the song seems lacking in character and doesn’t keep my attention, the lyrics are pretty random and her way of singing seems like an acquired taste.
So far I don’t get the rave reviews from some corners but of course I will be very happy if she does well!
There are a few songs this year that are much better than Greece, I agree :P
It has grown on me compared to the beginning but it’s not something I like to listen on repeat. And I don’t want her to fail simply to be proved “right” because there is nothing right or wrong about what we like :)
It’s growing on me too.
It’s not bad as such, but her mood board for the song is too obvious and she really can’t add anything into it, so it sound a bit like copyright free music under search words “trendy” ”UK” ”empowerment” for low key shopping malls. The only personal thing is her voice, and I find it too personal also her phrasing is quite horrendous time to time.
Lol I couldn’t put it better myself, especially the shopping malls and the “too personal” part :)
Glad you like 😃
Hahhahaa!
Very promising. Greece will do well this year.
Making of of the swiss video :
I am so happy Switzerland finally gets the recognition it deserves tbh. And I hope this translates to a good result as well.
Serhat is going bald this year … I think Luca stole daddy’s hat
My country being the fan fave at the moment was a great experience for the first few days, but to be honest I am completely fed up with it by now. I wasn’t prepared for the hate it would provoke. The fandom (and that of course also includes people from my country) can be intolerable.
What is there to hate?
That’s what I wonder too.
But this is nothing new. Happened in the past years, it was just that I didn’t notice it. I remember The Anders who said similar things after Denmark won. He couldn’t cope with the online hate either.
Whoever wins there will be hate… Focus on the positive messages, you cant please everyone
Exactly. I shouldn’t read all those forums and blogs and focus on this site. At least most of the time the discussion here is respectful (Morgan and Hulluna might disagree.)
Yes… Surely it is better. . Most people are mature enough
I can remember it very clearly. It was pretty stressful actually, so I fully understand your frustrations.
I guess it is somehow a symptom of what we often refer to as “Jante Law” here en Denmark. It is definitely one of the sides about ESC fan culture that I like the least.
Thank you. We are a week further and I am still not enjoying it, but I guess I is as it is. Don’t expect it to change till the rehearsals begin, because I fear there won’t be any changes in the odds and polls.
It was so much better in 2014. Also stressful, but the two weeks eurovision was in Copenhagen were my best memories of the contest.
2014 was a very nice year in the sense that not many people actually predicted the eventual winner, at least until rehearsals began. Even if I have never really been happy about Conchita Wurst winning for several reasons. It was never about one song against all the others, as it was in f.e. 2009, 12 and 13.
I simply ignore the bad vibes these days and concentrate on the positive stuff. :)
I learned that the hard way in 2010. I wasn’t a great fan of ‘Satellite’ myself but some of the things that were written on ESCToday back then hurt nevertheless. Plus, I was personally attacked by some Lena haters for one reason only: because I am German.
Sometimes I think that humanity is a hopeless case. Why do so many people need hate in their lives?
Thank you.
I really wouldn’t worry too much what random people, YTers, etc. on the Internet think – much of it is likely to be netaive as people like to complain. Just enjoy the song.
I hope now you see what did I mean few days ago and how poor Ilona felt like..but as you said it is not the Dutch thing, we cant lable fans and countries like this..
I had to tell you this..now you can continue to ignore me for all wrong reasons though.. ;)
Thank you, Marko.
Yes I can imagine. It’s always the same with every community. Stay strong it’s only a couple of months now
Thank you. But I fear it will only get worse the coming month. OGAE is going to vote, etc.
Do we get a TEKO by the way this year?
We very probably will but Ill host it instead of Hulluna
Great.
It’s weird but except Greece we almost only have ONE per country on ET: maybe Germany more now. So on ET you’re our dutchie which means it can weigh a lot on you but at the same time no one would rant on the actual country or song because of you. In bigger forums they either have no one or full groups so it shadows their judgement I reckon…
The problem is not here by the way.
Your cat will do the draw I suppose.
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just Selena meowing to a pigeon she saw lol
Xello writes from Serbia too, not that much, but he’s around.. :)
I am surprised to read that tbh, I havent seen anything really negative about the dutch entry this year. It has to be the least polarizing early favourite I remember recently.
Btw, I realize that when commenting through “Reader” we can click “like” to random comments as well. Not only to the ones we get as a reply to our own comments :)
Oxi mou exploring wordpress😊💜
:D :P
I dont use “Reader” though as long as my messages posted…
Lucky you! :P
I am under “surveillance” since early January :(
I only found out about the notifications school belll years after I joined this site.
LOL I know🤣
https://eurovisiontimes.wordpress.com/2014/06/02/best-male-style-2014-and-the-frida-goes-to/#comment-149035
Hahha I bet you felt like Archimedes🤣
…jumping naked out of his bath tab?! :P
Yes😄
About Sergey Lazarev’s live performance from Germany!
This performance is pure magic… <3
His voice is fantastic here..that color of vice..it flows like a river.. <3
And he's cute and hot.. :heat: :P
Just too classy outfit and shoes, lol, like for the office.. :D
We are so blessed having Seryozhka this year.. :)))
I read many comments from countries which don't take part – Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan…
More ppl will follow the contest this year, I guess, more diversity to the contest! :)
New song by last years Portuguese composer
Oh my beautiful Isaura and Claudia Pascoal! <3 Luv them beyond the bones! :D
It is really interesting how my taste disagrees with majority..
Between Portugal 2017, 2018 and 2019. I wouldn’t think for a second, i’d choose 2018!
2017 was winner of ESC btw.. :O2018 came last in the final..
But I love all theree entries
The same goes fr Austria 2014, 2015 and 2016..with a difference I can’t stand 2014 (winner) and 2016…while I ADORE 2015 which came last and 0 pointer!!! :) Fuck… :/
Alesia Michelle excluded Portugal from “Most Likely to Succeed” countries!!!!
Goooosh, please Conan Osiris do your best and prove this snob wrong! I beg you dear Conaaaaan! <3 I will give you my votes!
She also compared John Lundvik to Franka from Croatia! And she thinks John Lundvik won't do that good.. ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah she made my day, I couldn't stop laughing..comparing John Lundvik with a random non qualifier who is barely remembered by anybody, even from this region is beyond ridiculous.. :D
I will always remember Franka’s dress. :) <3
Okay and that’s it…. :D
That was too random song I’m afraid..way too random and meeeh..
One would have expected Franka to be able to find a stronger song. Her vocals were fine at least but that is never enough to qualify.
It’s not a problem in composition, it just didn’t have any single character..I even prefer this year Croatia, it has it’s own character and “stamp”…
It will stand out more for sure … but for all the wrong reasons imo. :(
S!sters are not hopeless at all in the end..I see many youtubers liking them very much, from different parts of Europe! ;)
I’m literally dying to see and listen to beautiful, wonderful S!sters in Amsterdam party! <3