Eurovision 2025

[NorthWay]

It seems the madness has already started. I think some Norwegians won for Ireland?
The Norwegian finale is running right now. I'll hold off a moment or two until it has run through (several passable tries so far).
Our winner is Kyle Alessandro with "Lighter", an up-tempo/latino-style thing with a boy-band slight. I don't expect us to take away the whole shebang come May.

[gilesgoat]

It seems the madness has already started. I think some Norwegians won for Ireland?
The Norwegian finale is running right now. I'll hold off a moment or two until it has run through (several passable tries so far).
Our winner is Kyle Alessandro with "Lighter", an up-tempo/latino-style thing with a boy-band slight. I don't expect us to take away the whole shebang come May.

NO DIO BONO NEL 2025 YET THIS STUFF !! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH !!

[NorthWay]

Watching the videos before it takes off.
Keep an eye on Montenegro(personal fascination), Finland. Poland, Germany(another personal), Malta, Lithuania(emo rockers), Estonia(marvelously non-serious), Ukraine(prog time machine set to early 1970s), Albania(no; you tell me)
I could swear Armenia has ripped off someone big-time?

[NorthWay]

Oh, there was another batch I missed out on.
Might want to also check out Sweden and Australia(how many rip-offs can you fit in 3 minutes?).

[Vargol]

Well, who the fuck decided the semi-final split. I would have preferred most of the NQ from the second semi to go through over most of the first semi qualifiers !?!

[Istar]

I'll be late to the party tonight as I'm out for dinner with friends who carelessly invited myself and Wife-of-Istar without any consideration for how massively important this annual ritual of blissful continental madness and very non-PC critique here on YY is to some of us.

Hopefully back for the last few acts and before the voting starts.

[KlaxonCow]

Yello were a Swiss band, I see from Wikipedia. Which explains why "the Race" is playing.

Baw-baw. Tchk, tchk-a.

Wilkommen and bienvenue, folks.

[funkstar]

Norway opens with Gears of War - Interpretive Dance Version

[NorthWay]

Here we go again... best enjoyed when not taken seriously.

[KlaxonCow]

Here we go again... best enjoyed when not taken seriously.

Much like life itself, really.

[NorthWay]

Luxembourg does their version of "Puppet on a string". I'll give them that the build-up of the song is correctly done (unlike a whole lot of others that are like 4-5 parts spliced together).

[KlaxonCow]

Quite enjoyed Luxembourg there. Not a winner. But pleasant enough.

[NorthWay]

Estonia rocks (sorry Giles). Well, not literally, but I can't help liking it. Taken very not seriously.

[funkstar]

Where’s Giles when you need him?

(Quite fun, actually.)

[NorthWay]

Isreal... tried. Not for me.