Moopyvision 2010-2019 Round 13: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovakia & Turkey

[VoR]

Apologies for yet more delay, but I'm currently living my own personal Eurovision black mirror involving Greeks, Maltese and Armenians yelling at me on a daily basis, so have a quick odds and sods round while I pull myself together.

Please submit your votes in the indicated scoring formats by no later than 12.00 noon on Sunday 5th April.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

They survived war, ethnic cleansing and stone-hearted 90s Eurovision jurors, but alas, Bosnia could not survive that cruellest of 21st century mistresses, the unpaid invoice. They got three 2010s entries in before the EBU turned the lights off, then managed to pull together one more doomed effort in 2016. It may be some time before we see them back again...

Spoiler: 2010: Vukašin Brajić - Thunder & Lightning (17th - 51pts)

Spoiler: 2011: Dino Merlin - Love in Rewind (6th - 125pts)

Spoiler: 2012: Maya Sar - Korake ti znam (18th - 55pts)

Spoiler: 2016: Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner and Jala - Ljubav je (NQ)

2010: Vukašin Brajić - Thunder & Lightning
2011: Dino Merlin - Love In Rewind
2012: Maya Sar - Koake ti znam
2016: Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner & Jala - Ljubav je

12
08
04
NUL POINTS

Spotify playlist (missing 2010)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6fyrw3iiPpfI7gfjStwsgB?si=VPQMjW7gTrC_qw6q_TsA0Q

 

[VoR]

Montenegro

The youngest country in the Eurovision family, Montenegro entered the fray after consciously uncoupling from Serbia in 2006. It took them a while to get going, but they found their groove with some classic BBB's in the mid 10s. Like most small countries, their failures are for the most part easily as interesting as their successes.

Spoiler: 2012: Rambo Amadeus - Euro Neuro (NQ)

Spoiler: 2013: Who See - Igranka (NQ)

Spoiler: 2014: Sergej Ćetković - Moj svijet (19th - 37pts)

Spoiler: 2015: Knez - Adio (13th - 44pts)

Spoiler: 2016: Highway - The Real Thing (NQ)

Spoiler: 2017: Slavko Kalezić - Space (NQ)

Spoiler: 2018: Vanja Radovanović - Inje (NQ)

Spoiler: 2019: D mol - Heaven (NQ)

2012: Rambo Amadeus - Euro Neuro
2013: Who See - Igranka
2014: Sergej Ćetković - Moj svijet
2015: Knez - Adio
2016: Highway - The Real Thing
2017: Slavko Kalezić - Space
2018: Vanja Radovanović - Inje
2019: D mol - Heaven

12
10
08
06
04
02
01
NUL POINTS

Spotify playlist (missing 2012, 2013, 2016)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2OOIzPUmHXZV778m6JBjBM?si=HoZ0k2PtRs6AQZyj4tOaZA

 

[VoR]

Slovakia

Possibly Europe's statistically crappest country - it's got to be between them and Andorra. Joined in the 90s, stropped off from 1999 to 2008, finally came back in 2009, flopped four times then left (so far) for good.

Spoiler: 2010: Kristina Peláková - Horehronie (NQ)

Spoiler: 2011: TWiiNS - Still Alive (NQ)

Spoiler: 2012: Max Jason Mai - Don't Close Your Eyes (NQ)

2010: Kristina Peláková - Horehronie
2011: TWiiNS - Still Alive
2012: Max Jason Mai - Don't Close Your Eyes

12
06
NUL POINTS

Spotify playlist (missing 2012)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DeYdZWfGQNJp974VpHdIP?si=64EekPKeQ3OacavRaajS3g

 

[VoR]

Turkey

A true powerhouse of the 2010s, they scored their sole win to date in 2003 and became a top 5 perennial from then on. Diaspora certainly helped, and the juries tamped down on them a fair bit in their final years. Between that and all the homosexuals, it all got a bit too much for them and they sloped off into the wilderness after 2012.

Spoiler: 2010: maNga - We Could Be The Same (2nd - 170pts)

Spoiler: 2011: Yüksek Sadakat - Live It Up (NQ)

Spoiler: 2012: Can Bonomo - Love Me Back (7th - 112pts)

2010: maNga - We Could Be The Same
2011: Yüksek Sadakat - Live It Up
2012: Can Bonomo - Love Me Back

12
06
NUL POINTS

Spotify playlist (missing 2011)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5XzhLHeqrGo0nP3ZMIUvxD?si=59xkIJhyTHGokpRIprn91A

 

[Jacques]

Remember everyone - Montenegro are always at the top of their game when their songs or performances involve things that are up in the sky

 

[D5K]

Possibly my favourite ever BBB in this heat.

 

[win_the_game]

Korake ti znam?

 

[Kala]

if you think I am fucking voting for Turkey you have another thing coming!

 

[Soldi]

Does Adio count as one?

 

[ButterTart]

Looking at that Montenegrin lot I can't wrap my head around the fact that Phil Tufnell and David Gest were the only qualifiers. They're certainly no better than any of the others...

 

[Lucille]

I might actually vote in this round as these look like easily digestible chunks.

 

[ButterTart]

Quite the paucity of fanny in this round, Kala said to be 'pure raging, hen'.

There's a pleasing amount of COCK ROCK though, and inevitably my scores are steeped in so much toxic masculinity that if you look at them for too long you'll turn into a Yates's Wine Lodge.

 

[D5K]

Does Adio count as one?

I went with VoR's definition so yes

 

[Kevin]

Done. Montenegro was better than I remembered.

 

[Jacques]

if you think I am fucking voting for Turkey you have another thing coming!

I thought maNga was a thoroughly deserved 2nd place so I had to vote to show my support for them, but having to decide between the other two..I'd rather be shat on by a herd of fifty horses than have to endure either again

This is why I'm completely unbothered by their strop

 

[ButterTart]

I thought maNga was a thoroughly deserved 2nd place so I had to vote to show my support for them, but having to decide between the other two..I'd rather be shat on by a herd of fifty horses than have to endure either again

This is why I'm completely unbothered by their strop

I really didn’t like him from 2012. I don’t like it when people are smug with absolutely no justification.

 

[Dark Carnival]

Montenegro 2012, What the fuck did I just watch?

 

[Dark Carnival]

Montenegro 2013, what the fuck am I watching?!

 

[ButterTart]

Montenegro 2013, what the fuck am I watching?!

Montenegro's most deserved qualifier getting shafted by Europe.

I've seen Who See live and they didn't perform Igranka, but they were still ace.

 

[Soldi]

Montenegro 2013, what the fuck am I watching?!

Wait until you get to 2017

 

[ButterTart]

Wait until you get to 2017

Have you voted? If you think the collective aneurysm of the rewatch threads is bad you've seen NOTHING yet...

 

[Dark Carnival]

Wait until you get to 2017

Knowing this absolute QUEEN OF LIFE is coming up is the one thing that has kept me watching

 

[Soldi]

Have you voted? If you think the collective aneurysm of the rewatch threads is bad you've seen NOTHING yet...

I have, in fact I voted pretty much the minute the thread went up

 

[Dark Carnival]

Seriously, Europe could have thrown a bone to Slovakia in 2010 to keep them in if anything!

 

[Jacques]

Seriously, Europe could have thrown a bone to Slovakia in 2010 to keep them in if anything!

Possibly the most robbed qualifier of all time

I thought it sounded like a potential winner on first listen

 

[Dark Carnival]

Of course you did!

 

[VoR]

BREAKING

The Zoe Ball to my eternally pregnant Davina McCall, @Suomi will be delivering the results again tonight.

However, please continue to PM your scores to me until the closing time of 6pm.

Still awaiting scores from @Ag, @Pingu, @Alla , @Raining On Me , @Win_the_game , @Kalabaliken , @Superstylin' (come back to us!), @lolly (same!) and @Ill Advised

@Penelope I need your Montenegro scores.

 

[Alla]

I probably won't have time, sorry.

 

[win_the_game]

I really miss Bosnia taking part.

 

[ButterTart]

I really miss Bosnia taking part.

I miss literally everyone taking part. Only thirteen months to go!

 

[Penelope]

How on EARTH did Euro Neuro make it past the EBU's no political statements rule?!

 

[D5K]

How on EARTH did Euro Neuro make it past the EBU's no political statements rule?!

I'm guessing they thought there was zero risk of anyone taking it seriously?

 

[GinAg (39)]

Alas I'm not voting. I have to vote in a poll of my favourite dry wall adhesives.

 

[ButterTart]

Alas I'm not voting. I have to vote in a poll of my favourite dry wall adhesives.

I'm surprised you're still doing that after the SHAMEFUL remarks you made about the EWI-220 EPS Basecoat Adhesive. Granted it may not be everyone's cup of tea but you took it too far.

 

[VoR]

Results postponed until tomorrow.

Sorry guys, maybe just watch 1999 again if you're bored?

 

[Alla]

Can I vote later then? I literally had no time.

 

[Dark Carnival]

Results postponed until tomorrow.

Sorry guys, maybe just watch 1999 again if you're bored?

THE SHADE

 

[ButterTart]

Sorry guys, maybe just watch 1999 again if you're bored?

How do you think I've been whiling away the hours until 8pm?

I can't believe we have to wait another 24 hours because Suomi has once again been arrested for poaching.

 

[VoR]

Can I vote later then? I literally had no time.

Of course. Votes should still be PM'd to me, I'll only pass them to Suomi just before he starts the results.

 

[ButterTart]

I've just realised we've no communal activities organised for tonight. I feel rudderless and vulnerable, it's exactly how heroin addiction starts.