Eurovision 2022 news (Turin on the 10th-14th May)

[ZenGiraffe]

He has upwards of three songs, thank you very much.

Please tell me we're not including Popular in this

 

[Saltwater]

What is Sanremo style?

Saluting every female act by saying Oh bella!!! Elegantissima!!!

 

[dmlaw]

Please tell me we're not including Popular in this

Ariana Grande is going start returning his calls any day now.

 

[Kratz]

Saluting every female act by saying Oh bella!!! Elegantissima!!!

‘Sa-mantha Ja-NOOSE’

*mwah!*

 

[Diddy]

He has a song other than Grace Kelly?!

I mean I’m sure you were busy with your first day at school at the time, but yes there were several

 

[Soldi]

I mean I’m sure you were busy with your first day at school at the time, but yes there were several

Guess I’ve touched a nerve with the Mika loons

 

[Diddy]

 

[VoR]

Personally I’m delighted that Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) has been banished to the trashbag of musical history where it belongs. Truly one of the very worst hits of that period.

 

[COB]

He's going to do whatever his song from Kylie Christmas was, and we will all go WILD in the arena.

 

[VoR]

God, remember when Happy Ending used to get rinsed on every Simon Cowell reality show at least once a week for about FIVE YEARS?

 

[Saltwater]

HEY EUROFREAKS

Doing a Eurovision episode of my podcast with VoR and am putting together a little jury for it. If you would like to take part, could you please DM me your points for this year in the usual ESC style, 1-8 10 12

Need it by Monday latest. Thank you!

Is the deadline for this over? Probably yes right? Plus I think there was a call to submit questions but can't find it? Maybe it wasn't there in the first place?

 

[dUb]

Is the deadline for this over? Probably yes right? Plus I think there was a call to submit questions but can't find it? Maybe it wasn't there in the first place?

Hiya! Yeah I mentioned the questions in the podcast thread in Community, and deadline has passed but thanks! Episode will be out tomorrow

 

[Soldi]

APPARENTLY the EBU have scrapped the Sanremo-like intros

 

[ZenGiraffe]

APPARENTLY the EBU have scrapped the Sanremo-like intros

OH THANK GOD

 

[win_the_game]

APPARENTLY the EBU have scrapped the Sanremo-like intros

Absolute SHOWERS.

 

[Soldi]

Absolute SHOWERS.

I heard one rumour that one of the reasons they requested to do these introductions was to allow the kinetic sun to turn around for each performance

 

[Kratz]

‘NOBODY PANIC, I’M HERE’

Today in Turin (probably)

 

[win_the_game]

I'm sure he will be back at some point, tail between his legs after his recent SUCCESS in the US!

 

[Kratz]

I'm sure he will be back at some point, tail between his legs after his recent SUCCESS in the US!

He enjoyed great penetration in Texas…

 

[Penelope]

APPARENTLY the EBU have scrapped the Sanremo-like intros

Oh thank heavens someone's seen sense and decided to start overruling these disgusting self-obsessed arseholes

 

[Christian]

The replies are something else.

 

[Kratz]

The replies are something else.

A riot! Some of these people are utterly bonkers

 

[Diddy]

BREAKING: Eurovision internet gays awful

 

[Saltwater]

Am assuming this is about the stage designer lady?

 

[Christian]

Am assuming this is about the stage designer lady?

Yes, though the replies veer off all over the place

 

[win_the_game]

You think Moopy is unhinged, enter the world of the Eurovision fandom…

Some of them could do with getting some perspective and/or a life.

FIX THE STAGE!!! YOU HAVE RUINED EUROVISION FOR ME!!! YOU ARE A DISGRACE!!

 

[Saltwater]

A self-fulfilling prophecy right from the start.

 

[ButterTart]

If it is a warm night, why not pop out to circumnavigate the globe by kayak or even impregnate a local woman and then attend the ensuing birth before returning for the excitement of the scoring

You know what, I just might.

 

[Madíson]

Has there been a discussion anywhere about what happens next year if Ukraine wins? Will they try/want to host?

 

[Christian]

Has there been a discussion anywhere about what happens next year if Ukraine wins? Will they try/want to host?

Someone said the UK have offered to host. Maybe Boris Johnson could present.

 

[Penelope]

Has there been a discussion anywhere about what happens next year if Ukraine wins? Will they try/want to host?

I imagine we'd be among the favourites to take it over.

 

[D5K]

Wouldn't surprise me if they offer it to the country who came second. Which based on the current odds is likely to be somewhere who could easily do it.

 

[Soldi]

I wonder if Italy would take it on again if they we’re asked after a Ukraine win.

 

[Madíson]

Italy could even re-use the same staging.

 

[Penelope]

I wonder if Italy would take it on again if they we’re asked after a Ukraine win.

Why would they ever be asked to host again after this?

(anyway, the word is that they really don't want to and plan to decline if they do win again)

 

[dmlaw]

Presumably Ukraine would have at least some say in next year’s hosts, which might well put Poland near the top of the list.

 

[Soldi]

Why would they ever be asked to host again after this?

(anyway, the word is that they really don't want to and plan to decline if they do win again)

If they gave the runner-up first refusal?

 

[win_the_game]

Why would they ever be asked to host again after this?

Has this year really been that much of a disaster?

We're not getting the full functionality of the kinetic sun. But neither did we get the hydraulic stage in Lisbon or the VR/chandelier thing in Kyiv. And we were lucky to even get a show in 2017 given how bad the organisation was.

 

[Kratz]

(anyway, the word is that they really don't want to and plan to decline if they do win again)

Oh, so our Mahmood is singing like that on purpose?

 

[Penelope]

Has this year really been that much of a disaster?

We're not getting the full functionality of the kinetic sun. But neither did we get the hydraulic stage in Lisbon or the VR/chandelier thing in Kyiv. And we were lucky to even get a show in 2017 given how bad the organisation was.

None of those things led to delegations being left thousands out of pocket!