The 2025 national final in memoriam thread

[Lucille]

To celebrate those we LOVED AND LOST this season.

 

[Lucille]

I actually CAN’T stop listening to the NIPPLEPEOPLE. This sultry electro gem is probably better than everything in Eurovision combined.

 

[GNL]

I liked it.

 

[win_the_game]

FOURTH BEST VOICE IN THE WORLD

 

[Velvet Skies]

This chorus truly encapsulates JOY!

 

[dmlaw]

I don't know what Portugal were thinking. I mean, I never know what Portugal are thinking, but they usually don't have anything better available.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

 

[Tisch]

This was amazing

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

Estonians took the song TOO LITERALLY by placing her 14th instead of voting for her

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

Sure, it needed a more confident performer instead of Mary from the cornershop on her night-off singing karaoke, but this was kind of coded still :

 

[Apoca]

Finnish Kylie Nelli Matula



2:40 ad-lib of the season

 

[Penelope]

STILL NOT OVER IT!

 

[Penelope]

FOURTH BEST VOICE IN THE WORLD

The SOUND of PUTTANESCA!

 

[Soldi]

SULTRY!

 

[auretz]

 

[auretz]

 

[auretz]

 

[Penelope]

Love this THROWAWAY TOSS

 

[Apoca]

SULTRY!

Oh mother mother mother!

 

[ButterTart]

Genuinely perverse that this didn't make it.

 

[Dark Carnival]

 

[Dark Carnival]

 

[ZenGiraffe]

 

[Tisch]

This was so close to making it as well

 

[D5K]

50% chance this will be my favourite song of 2025.

Sadly there's no record of the live performance anywhere!

 

[Soldi]

 

[Soldi]

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

 

[Soldi]

 

[Penelope]

God this feels like it'd be in PROPER POLE POSITION to win right now if they'd gone for it.

 

[VoR]

I was and remain fully in the bag for Erika, but this is absolutely gorgeous and would have been a top tier entry in different circumstances.

 

[Apoca]

I was and remain fully in the bag for Erika, but this is absolutely gorgeous and would have been a top tier entry in different circumstances.

Very correct. UMK once again really delivering this year.

 

[Dark Carnival]

Very correct. UMK once again really delivering this year.

On the topic of UMK

 

[auretz]

Montesong seems ages ago now, but I do enjoy this more than I probably should

 

[Velvet Skies]

Estonians took the song TOO LITERALLY by placing her 14th instead of voting for her

The woman was literally begging "love me high and don't let go" until the very end...
*is voted 3rd to last *

 

[Melfester]

 

[Melfester]

 

[Melfester]

My guilty pleasure of 2025. It still makes me laugh.

 

[Melfester]

Such a shame the live performance let this down as it is easily one of the best pop songs this year.

 

[Melfester]

This man could sing the phone book and I'd buy it.

This song does remind me in part to Lucio Corsi's song, but Francesco Gabbani's superior voice and performance elevate it even further.

I have a feeling this would have been a potential winner if Francesco hadn't already won San Remo previously.