Did you watch the Eurovision Song Contest 2017?

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It’s a song contest in Europe… who cares.

Australia was a guest a few years ago and apparently have been allowed in since. This kind of music is extremely popular in Australia since the days of Abba.

My and my girlfriend usually have an attempt at watching if we are home. We can usually only stand about three songs before having to change the channel. This year was no exception.

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  1. Australia’s SBS broadcaster is a member of the European Broadcasting Union, the organisation that controls Eurovision.
  2. Australia’s population is heavily of European descent and origin.
  3. Australia has broadcast Eurovision for 34 years.
  4. Australia has had multiple singers representing other countries.
  5. There are and have been other non-European countries in Eurovision.
    Enough reasons?
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Heheh didn’t watch
Laughed by “De Volkskrant” that first reviewed the winner bad, yet when newspapers in other countries spoke highly changed the review and praised things they before talked down :smiley:

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Did not watch. And I think that now it is not relevant for the warring Ukraine. Officials again plundered half of the budget …

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I heard the ass has won.

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Yeah, loved it too. Ilinca Băcilă is quite amazing - and beautiful. She’s been yodelling since she was a child. She’s only 19 now. They made it #7.
One of my favs was Hungary with Joci Pápai. Ethnic with a touch of rap too. He ranked #8.

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It was on in the background while I surfed on my iPad. So much money spent and all the music so bad and especially the winner. France should have won, not that I care much though.

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Have watched. Music was awfull (as usual). Best act was out of the competition and (as far as I know) was “covered” by advertising on some local (nation) tv channels. Here it is:

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Watched it with my wife, (i was BLF-ing on my phone while i sat next to her) some acts were hilarious :wink:

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Miller, maybe a stupid question, but you read De Volkskrant? youre not native French?

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Heheh I am Dutch, living here 3 years.
We watch NOS every morning during breakfast and I read several Dutch sites including the beyond funny Geenstijl, they are always keen on showing f#*kups from “dode boom” news outlets :smiley:

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Haha, good to know! I like their cynism as well, visit them almost every day.
Fijne avond!

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Bedankt jij ook!

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I liked Waterloo some time ago…

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I wasn’t even born that time :blush:

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I watched. Blanche - City Lights was the best performance imo.
Mike

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We all have our favorites.

Anyone who lives music knows that this guy kicked ass with most unusual song (he sings 2 different voices, opera voice and classic singer in one song) Jacques Houdek - My Friend (Croatia) LIVE at the second Semi-Final - YouTube

But of course voting is as terrible as usual. He did not got any vote from countries but in tele voting people recognized talent so he had 9-th place by people choice. And if you listen song at least 2 times you are hooked.

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+1, he was fantastic!

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I liked him a lot too - Jacques Houdek from Croatia. #13. He deserved a better ranking IMO.
When Freddy Mercury meets Pavarotti!

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I stopped following Eurovision right after Conchita Wurst won it.
Since many BLFers never head of that individual, here “it” is

Plus, it became too political involved

I might add that Eurovision is yet another great but lost EU endeavour