Latvia – LTV, the national broadcaster, has selected internally Samanta Tīna, who won Supernova last year, to represent them in Rotterdam. She will present her new song live tonight!
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Latvia – LTV, the national broadcaster, has selected internally Samanta Tīna, who won Supernova last year, to represent them in Rotterdam. She will present her new song live tonight!
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Tusse is a huge fave in betting odds for tomorrow..
Even bigger than Dotter last year.. :O
Swedish media simply hyped him to the sky!
Meh. Another underwhelming act for Rotterdam…
Your comments are hilarious :P
which one in particular? :P
I haven’t listened to the song yet and all the comments makes reference to the intensity, the excesive shouting and how bad it is :)
I had Latvia my absolute last place last year…so I wasn’t expecting much this year. It’s better than last year – I like the trap beats and production values, and it certainly is engaging and memorable, especially with that dance / move with the crown. However, it can’t be looked past that she is a terrible fit vocally for this song, and it harms the overall value of the entry massively. Can she exert enough genuine charisma to carry through live with this? I have my doubts, but, it certainly is something different in the semi-final, and if they can re-create the dance move, it could work.
Pff, crown copycat :p
Hahaha it’s the first thing I thought of when watching it!
I remember enjoying her 2020 entry slightly more due to the fantastic backing vocals who carried the melodic parts, the self-irony of it and the meme factor (you know the hysterical moves during the dubstep part). This year the whole entry comes across as a bit agressive/shouty if not smug and the novelty factor has worn out imo.
It’s not without fun merits, I will definitely welcome it in the semi night but should it enter the Final?
SEMI 2 ranking :
1. CHE <3
2. FIN
3. SRB
4. GRC
5. ALB
6. MDA
7. DNK
8. POL
9. BGR
10. PRT
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11. EST
12. LVA
13. SMR
14. CZE
15. AUT
Notes :
AUT and PRT are competing for the same votes (jury most probably). Can't see them both qualifying.
MDA, SRB and LVA will all compete for the fun trashy vote. I can see only two proceeding.
DNK/GRC/POL : The 80s tribute vote. I haven't seen Stefania performing live yet, but the Danish MGP performance was very underwhelming and the Polish guy looks already creepy and not charismatic in the clip. It's definitely in favor of Greece right now.
Only 12th? You’re obviously NOT a composer:
Remember she got -1p for attention whoring (she was supposed to reveal her entry in February)
For the stage performance Samanta wants to create her own Avatar-inspired world. It seems that the cockroach green dress is part of it: https://www.world-today-news.com/samanta-tina-envisions-a-feeling-of-avatar-in-her-eurovision-performance/
Top 10 so far
1 San Marino
2 Moldova
3 Serbia
4 Cyprus
5 Croatia
6 United Kingdom
7 Finland
8 Ukraine
9 Lithuania
10 Slovenia
This one kind of stands out, but probably not in a good way. Personally I don’t really like it, it’s chaotic, noisy and annoying at times (especially the verses). The average and poor songs are kind of piling up this year…
1. Lithuania
2. France
3. Switzerland
4. Bulgaria
5. Finland
6. Belgium
7. Ukraine
8. Denmark
9. Romania
10. Italy
11. Cyprus
12. San Marino
13. Greece
14. Moldova
15. Portugal
16. Norway
17. Netherlands
18. Spain
19. Croatia
20. Russia
21. Albania
22. Estonia
23. Ireland
24. Austria
25. UK
26. Australia
> 27. Latvia
> 28. Poland
29. Slovenia
30. Israel
31. Germany
32. Serbia
33. Czech Republic
34. North Macedonia
Yawn…
Not that different from last year:
Indeed but it was a really close call last year anyway.
the closest ever, no? wasn’t it 2pts in 2014 as well?
You couldn’t tell that from the odds though. The distance between 1st and joint 2nd was about the same as this year.
I think in the end Hannah Fern (and possibly Anna B.) took enough votes from Dotter to deprive her of her chance. I have no idea where all the televote for the Mamas came from though. You would think the public would not be in favour of somehow repeating the previous year’s act.
Are you saying Mamas are doing it again? :o the thing is the age group thing, Mamas were top 4 in all age group, when Dotter was more hit and miss because of Anna B doing great with older people and Hanna with younger people! So your analysis is correct, but will that repeat tonight? And in favor of…?
Lol, I am not making any prediction and I certainly don’t think it will be the Mamas again. I am just saying that last year there was also a prohibitive favourite that did not win, largely because of random coincidences, meaning its lead was never that huge after all.
I mean I may wonder where all the televote for the Mamas came from but is it really a vote where you pick one against the others or rather an app where you can “like” various entries, meaning the one with the most average likeability can prevail? I don’t know because I have never used that app.
The Mamas were favorites among kids last year but this year Tusse with his Disney ballad and Danny may do really well with this age group. Mamas may also get some sympathy vote but I know how strong that may be.
you mean top 3 is Dotter, the former winner and the black story telling of the year?
Τhe distance between first and second is almost the same as this year.
And it didn’t happen. Go Clara!
It leaves an impression and I think it’s less horrible than last year. There are some interesting parts in it; of course the shouting and live will wreck it. I usually have trouble to find enough songs for a top ten so this may get my pity point this awful year. I do find it more interesting that all the other songs I find totally annoying like GER, ISR, NOR, RUS…
Mount Etna yesterday morning!!!!!!!!!!!
Pic taken by photographer Fernando Famiani.
Πηγή: meteo.gr – https://www.meteo.gr/article_view.cfm?entryID=1669
Great photo. :)
Btw, since I woke up earlier this morning I have Denmark 21 on my lips :)
I have it in my heart. :)
And not sugar like Natalia? :p
Ahahahaha :D
:D
I wonder at what time today the official presentation of Icelandic entry is set for? And will it be just official video premiere on yt, or he will perform it live somewhere?
20:45 cet at a show called “Straumar”. It will last for an hour or so.
They will probably reveal the Icelandic entry at the end of the show (22:05 CET) which is right after Melodifestivalen has concluded
Having the last laugh on scandi big brother?
Exactly !
Yes and I found info now, video will be presented during the next week, so this presentation will be sort of live it seems..
And where it will be aired? On Netflix? 😂
:D
Yet another shouting-from-the-rooftops feminist “anthem” very short on subtlety (“the blood moon is rising”). Too bad it’s not in the same semi as Russia so they could cancel each other out. Her entry last year had cult value, by dialing this persona up to 11+ while depriving the song of any melodic hook (adopting instead some urban “flavour” of questionable credibility) and imitating the Roop’s and Bilal’s hand-over-the-head gestures, she shoots herself in the foot.
1) France
2) Lithuania
3) Switzerland
4) Βulgaria
5) Ireland
6) Ukraine
7) Finland
8) Belgium
9) San Marino
10) Ιtaly
11) Poland
12) Albania
13) Greece
14) Australia
15) Croatia
16) Cyprus
17) Denmark
18) Romania
19) Moldova
20) Norway
21) Estonia
22) Αustria
23) Slovenia
24) North Macedonia
25) UK
26) Germany
27) Spain
28) Portugal
29) Netherlands
30) Russia
» 31) Latvia
32) Serbia
33) Czechia
34) Ιsrael
With every tick and every tock Albina climbs a place upon your wall :p <3
She just changed places with Cyprus.
You need a couple of tick tocks more
Do we know when Azerbaijan and Georgia will be revealed? Will it be on the 15th with Malta?
14th : AZE
15th : MLT
The anual attention whores
Georgia?
They will withdraw together with BLR :P
Of course not. I guess they are waiting for Malta and will go soon after to be last.
New info from that AZE say on 15th, look at my previous comment below.. :/
I won’t be around tonight, and as there’s no new thread yet, I’ll post my thoughts on the MF final here.
Danny – I haven’t had any desire to listen to it since its heat, but he’ll put on a show. Will land top half guaranteed.
Klara Hammarström – Perhaps the most beige entry of the night. No idea what it’s doing in the final. Contender for last place.
Anton Ewald – I keep forgetting he’s participating. Will probably score mid-table.
The Mamas – They’re good at putting on a show, but their song never reaches its potential, unfortunately. Will probably garner a fair deal of sympathy votes and therefore be in contention for the win, though I don’t think they deserve it.
Paul Rey – Very pleasant, but I’m still not super-fond of his singing style. Should finish around lower mid-table.
Charlotte Perrelli – A throwback and very enjoyable live, but this is clearly the old-school schlager that qualifies directly from semi 3 only to finish 11th in the final. Perhaps name recognition from the juries will help push her slightly higher than that.
Tusse – The frontrunner and the one to look out for. However, I would be disappointed if this won. It
follows the trend of our recent winners of not doing anything wrong, but also not trying anything daring. Its anthemic qualities are its biggest strength along with Tusses charisma.
Alvador Estrella – His poorest effort. I don’t mind “fake-Latin” music, but the melody in the chorus is so disjointed and the lanugage change is poorly integrated. Will score bottom three.
Clara Klingenström – My personal favorite. Very laid-back and personal, yet hopeful in its somber story. Its porential for a shock top-three result will depend entirely on how the jury scores it. The Swedish language could unfortunately be to its disadvantage. Still, heja Clara! <3
Eric Saade – Tusses biggest competition. I like the infectious drumbeats and the melody of the refrain. Unfortunately, Eric's nasal vocals are a drawback and I'm not super into the performance. Still, my favorite of the contenders for the win.
Dotter – A banger in its studio version. I enjoy the chorus in particular, but the transition to the first post-chorus is jarring. I also think the stage presentation is too dark and Dotter has a on-putting outfit. She's had problems with her neck this week, which may weaken her performance, but still can't be discounted from the win.
Arvingarna – I enjoyed this in the semi, but I haven't looked back on it since. Hopefully they'll put on a charismatic show as usual – that's the entry's strongest selling point.
I hope you'll all enjoy your evening. I look forward to knowing our ESC representative :)
It seems it is “Mata Hari” in the end for Azerbaijan, and will be presented on Monday as well, just like Malta.. But Im sick and tired of that Azerbaijan and their approach towards this festival.. Meeeeh…
Gjon’s tears acoustic live snippet of Tout l’univers:
I see the person posting this is from Kosovo. I wonder how much Gjon’s can count on Albania diaspora? besides the obvious handful of countries that is
Sure ge’ll get some diaspora pts. I wonder if that will have an effect on Albania’s result since Anxela’s father is also a member of the Greek minority in the South of the country.
I’m confident that Latvia will qualify and, depending on its position in the final, will surprise many. There is not nothing like this in Semi 2 and this year’s content.
Yeah, goo Samanta Tina! :) :D