Eurovision 2022

[NorthWay]

And then the final 10 trials rolls by on my tv tonight.
Italy nearly made me doze off. Not sure if it was the song or the pizza pushing energy into my blood stream.
Czech Republic has a happy little uptempo thing. With lots of Norwegians mixed in there too!
Belgium has a mid-tempo thing that does nothing wrong, but perhaps not enough right.
Ukraine does folk rap with a hint of the 80s. Now we're talking ESC!
Slovenia sounds like an unknown funk/pop/jazzy record from the 60s/70s you suddenly discover. Another not wrong, but...
Finland goes the rock track with The Rasmus. Without going anywhere.
Malta sounds dangerously like infringing on dozens of modern hit tunes. Seriously. Too bad it couldn't make them work.
Ireland does a proper modern pop-song. I like. And it doesn't hurt looking at her either.

Doubting there will be any international hits resulting from this mess this year either, but you know how things can grow on you and maybe I'll change my opinions later. (A-ha has never hit me on first listen with their songs, but they probably have the most durable songs I know of.)

[Orava]

So it begins with Albania. I hope folks in Torino or Turin are ok.

[KlaxonCow]

Here we go, lads.

[KlaxonCow]

I look forward to watching Ukraine inevitably win.

[Istar]

GAME ON!

[venusian]

I am excited.

[Dio]

I look forward to watching Ukraine inevitably win.

It would be funny if we came second in a foregone conclusion.

[Portland]

Oi, Oi...

[cj2003]

Good evening, just made it to say hello to Czech Republic!

[venusian]

Czech women , he's behind you!

[cj2003]

Can we watch Polybius on the screen behind the artists? Please?

[Istar]

Czech Republic very 90's rave. Not really doing it for me.

[cj2003]

Romania sounds like spain to me. Sadly no Enrique Iglesias…

[venusian]

I think we know where the material for the tiny red shirts came from.

[Portland]

Oiled and glittered...