Author Topic: Eurovision 2016 (Read 1506 times)

TimO · « **on:** 14 May, 2016, 08:09:41 pm »

Well, I'm ready, with a large glass of red wine, and just finishing cooking some pasta with bacon and tomato sauce.

Let the strangeness commence!

Pancho · « **Reply #1 on:** 14 May, 2016, 08:12:53 pm »

I'm being subjected to this as well. A glass of ginger beer is to hand.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #2 on:** 14 May, 2016, 08:45:07 pm »

Bulgaria is the only one I like so far.

Pancho · « **Reply #3 on:** 14 May, 2016, 09:05:37 pm »

Australia? Which part of Eurovision am I misunderstanding? Or has continental drift speeded up over the weekend?

(Yeah, I know it's the EBU or somesuch. But all the same).

TimO · « **Reply #4 on:** 14 May, 2016, 09:17:54 pm »

Australia joined in last year, as part of the 60th Anniversary thing, and I guess it went down so well, that they've continued with it. The Australian SBS is a longtime broadcaster of the contest, even though it must be the early hours of the morning for them, if they watch it live !

The Australian ditty was my favourite song, so far.

Nothing too exceptionally strange, yet. Only one weird hairdo (Israel), and a couple of strange costumes (Bulgaria and Germany).

spesh · « **Reply #5 on:** 14 May, 2016, 09:20:16 pm »

Quote from: Pancho on 14 May, 2016, 09:05:37 pm

Australia? Which part of Eurovision am I misunderstanding? Or has continental drift speeded up over the weekend?

(Yeah, I know it's the EBU or somesuch. But all the same).

I think the E in EBU stands for Euroaustralasian, or something of that ilk.

Clare · « **Reply #6 on:** 14 May, 2016, 09:53:58 pm »

Gods, I've missed most of this due to being at a pretend Slovak wedding, now watching the images on very shaky analogue with Ken of the Bruceishness about half a mnute behind.

Peter · « **Reply #7 on:** 14 May, 2016, 10:11:57 pm »

Which bit was pretend, the Slovak, or the wedding? And followed by pretend music, too. Glutton and punishment come to mind!

Clare · « **Reply #8 on:** 14 May, 2016, 10:21:50 pm »

Well, we are in Slovakia and it was a traditional wedding, just not a real bride and groom.

Redlight · « **Reply #9 on:** 14 May, 2016, 10:23:44 pm »

just watched with my 8 year old, who had never seen it before. He started giggling during the Hungarian entry (the one with the monk playing a drum) and hasn't stopped since.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #10 on:** 14 May, 2016, 10:25:41 pm »

I liked Georgia

TimO · « **Reply #11 on:** 14 May, 2016, 10:31:19 pm »

I think Croatia won the strange clothing contest, especially with the Bucks Fizz moment.

(Croatian entry, at the Semi-Final).

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #12 on:** 14 May, 2016, 10:49:32 pm »

That was distressingly unbonkers.

LEE · « **Reply #13 on:** 14 May, 2016, 11:07:20 pm »

There are no black people in all of Europe apparently.

Is the only non-Caucasian a South Korean singing for Australia?

TimO · « **Reply #14 on:** 14 May, 2016, 11:54:27 pm »

Quote from: LEE on 14 May, 2016, 11:07:20 pm

There are no black people in all of Europe apparently.

Is the only non-Caucasian a South Korean singing for Australia?

Certainly some of the backing singers were, I remember seeing them around one of the main singers in the "green" room, I'm not sure for which country though.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #15 on:** 15 May, 2016, 12:10:22 am »

What a lot of utterly bland entries. Germany had the most folksy costume. Sweden won the 'worst tanning accident' award. I was praying for Russia not to win. Why the heck did so many vote for the completely forgettable Australian entry?
Ukraine won on political points and being a half decent singer.

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #16 on:** 15 May, 2016, 12:12:07 am »

It was nice to see the 2015 Junior Eurovision Winner, who's of mixed Maltese/Nigerian heritage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny_Chukunyere

mattc · « **Reply #17 on:** 15 May, 2016, 06:01:23 pm »

I'm quite pleased to hear that Russia take Eurovision very seriously these days, and are very cross that it has such a big camp following/influence.

Meanwhile - I flicked over to see who won, and they were just taking the postal - sorry, telephone votes. Which seemed to make all the tedious jury votes an irrelevance. I didnt see the whole thing, but this seems a pretty daft arrangement!

pcolbeck · « **Reply #18 on:** 15 May, 2016, 07:47:35 pm »

Russia had an amazing performance/effects definitely the best but the song was crap.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #19 on:** 15 May, 2016, 10:16:17 pm »

Needless to say the Ukrainian victory was all a fix orchestrated by the CIA, the IOC and the Unelected Bureaucrats of Brussels^TM and the Russians say they're not playing any more, unless they are. Oh boo fucking hoo.

Nobody died.

Dibdib · « **Reply #20 on:** 16 May, 2016, 10:10:16 am »

Quote from: mattc on 15 May, 2016, 06:01:23 pm

Meanwhile - I flicked over to see who won, and they were just taking the postal - sorry, telephone votes. Which seemed to make all the tedious jury votes an irrelevance. I didnt see the whole thing, but this seems a pretty daft arrangement!

IIRC the public votes and the jury votes both award an equal number of points. It's surprising (and disappointing for the UK entry) that there was such a wide discrepancy between the two.

Riggers · « **Reply #21 on:** 16 May, 2016, 11:07:23 am »

As Mr Charly said, pretty bland entries. Thought our chaps had a catchy number, but it's obvious the durgy Ukranian number (which will hardly have folks humming along to) tugged at peeps's political heartstrings, rather than thinking, well this is a jolly ditty.

The Australian girl did have a lovely voice. Maybe she visited Europe once, so qualified from that standpoint.