April 13, 201510 yr I can't find it anywhere else and I'm planning to legally purchase it so I'd love a link <3
April 21, 201510 yr The stage has been completed! http://www.eurovision.tv/save-files/resizes/ea/b7/f0/4a/e2/c8/93/cb/d1/0d/9f/b3/c0/22/28/94/orf_szaraniec_20150421150855_brb.jpg I like it, very Riga 2003.
April 21, 201510 yr Just watched the Inför Eurovision programme on SVT and this was the results of the first 10 songs from the panel (Kristin Amparo, Eric Saade, Tess Merkel, Sarah Dawn Finer & Christer Björkman) http://i58.tinypic.com/t6fp0h.png Australia getting a perfect score! (And yes, I have nothing better to do on a Tuesday than watch a preview show in other language)
April 21, 201510 yr My initial doubts about the stage have vanished, that's looking very good. (And yes Guy! :heart:)
April 22, 201510 yr My Eurovision parcel arrived from Amazon today, including the official CD, the Electro Velvet CD single and the new 60th Anniversary book written by John Kennedy O'Connor. The CD feels weird without Ukraine's entry closing CD2 :( Hope they come back next year.
April 24, 201510 yr I notice the Eurovision website has had a redesign, and at the top it says the semi finals are from 21:00 - 23:30 CEST. An extra half an hour per semi?
April 24, 201510 yr It's weird that Eurovision will be starting at 10PM here as opposed to 11PM like it ALWAYS used to be!
April 27, 201510 yr Author Mel Giedroyc is joining Scott Mills as semi-final commentator this year - seems a great choice! :D
April 27, 201510 yr Mel Giedroyc is joining Scott Mills as semi-final commentator this year - seems a great choice! :D ! Can we have Sue Perkins instead of Scott Mills pls
April 28, 201510 yr Author Any Official Programme collectors, you can now pre-order it on the official Eurovision Shop ahead of it's release next week - the delivery charge is a few Euros cheaper than last year so that's nice!
April 28, 201510 yr Author Apparently this kinetic sculpture technology will be being used for the contest! Looks very good: ICixCazf6-k (You'll have to watch it on YouTube itself)
April 30, 201510 yr Author Morocco and Tunisia will be sending delegations to Vienna! :o This is along with Kosovo and Kazakhstan, but the latter two have done for a few years now I think.
April 30, 201510 yr Morocco and Tunisia will be sending delegations to Vienna! :o This is along with Kosovo and Kazakhstan, but the latter two have done for a few years now I think. That's very interesting! I heard there was a rival TV channel in morrocco that is more liberal than the state broadcaster who previously took part - so it might be them? I can't remember the specifics off the top of my head though. Tunisia is more interesting to me though > I know they are currently struggling to get western Tourism back since the Arab spring and then also the recent terrorist attack - so maybe they are seeing this as a tactic to get their name out there and be seen as a safe westernised destination. Other countries have used Eurovision in the past for nation brand building. But would these take part with Israel in the game? Kosovo wouldn't be allowed to take part though until it's actually a recognised country though, surely? Kazakhstan - I think we will see a debut eventually. Eastern block would be happy for the points. Personally I really wanna see Liechtenstein debut more than any other country. It's the only country that fully sits in Europe to never take part. (I don't count Vatican because it's not reallllllly a country as such)
April 30, 201510 yr Apparently this kinetic sculpture technology will be being used for the contest! Looks very good: ICixCazf6-k (You'll have to watch it on YouTube itself) Oh and that looks amazing.
April 30, 201510 yr That Kinetic Sculpture looks quite fabulous, I guess they'd use it to show the country flag before the song comes on or, dare i say, make a *cough* BRIDGE in the arena.
April 30, 201510 yr Author Former semi-final commentator Sarah Cawood has slammed the BBC's poor treatment of the competition and dismissed all claims of political voting, saying it is just countries' similar cultural and musical tastes. YES SARAH! http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a64473...ve-this-st.html
May 1, 201510 yr Author The jury members have been revealed! Full list via a PDF file here: http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=excl...national_juries Facts & figures Jury members and back-up jury members combined, the list reveals some interesting facts and figures: 106 jury members are female, 131 are male, 3 are still missing The average age is 40 years (age on the day of the Final) The two youngest jury members are 17 (in Israel and Sweden) The oldest jury member is 86 (in Slovenia) There are 2 teenagers, 35 jury members in their twenties, 81 in their thirties, 70 in their forties, 32 in their fifties, 15 in their sixties, 1 in his seventies and 1 in his eighties Former participants We have spotted at least these former Eurovision Song Contest participants on the list: Aram MP3 from Armenia (2014), Roberto Bellarosa (2013) and Witloof Bay-member Florance Huby from Belgium (2011), Søren Poppe from Rollo & King from Denmark (2001), Marie Myriam from France (1977), Ryan Dolan from Ireland (2013), Margaret Berger from Norway (2013), Cleo from Poland (2014), Alsou from Russia (2000, also host in 2009), Dina Garipova from Russia (2013), Nevena from the group Moje Tri from Serbia (2013 and Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007), Rosa Lopéz (2002), Dani Diges (2010), Pastora Soler (2012) and Ruth Lorenzo (2014) from Spain, Hind Laroussi from The Netherlands (2008) and Gabriel from the band Sinplus from Switzerland (2012). In addition to them also the following former participants are a part of the lineup: Hind (2008 for The Netherlands), Manuel Ortega (Austria 2002), Sophie Gelovani (Georgia 2013), Birgitta Haukdal (Iceland 2003), Liora (Israel 1995), Ralfs Eilands (part of PeR, Latvia 2013), Geta Burlacu (Moldova 2008), Michal Wisniewski (Ich Troje, Poland 2003 and 2006), Inês Santos (Portugal 1998), Adelaide Ferreira (Portugal 1985), OVI (Romania 2010 and 2014), Nicola della Valle (San Marino 2008), Marko Kon (Serbia 2009) and Tinkara Kovac (Slovenia 2014).
May 1, 201510 yr Author Other people I've noticed over my brief look through is Isa is on the Swedish jury (one of the 17 years old mentioned in the Facts & Figures) and the UK jury chairperson is Dave Arch, and also includes Yvie Burnett of X Factor vocal coach fame.
May 1, 201510 yr Other people I've noticed over my brief look through is Isa is on the Swedish jury (one of the 17 years old mentioned in the Facts & Figures) and the UK jury chairperson is Dave Arch, and also includes Yvie Burnett of X Factor vocal coach fame. And Lina Hedlund from Alcazar!! The youngest on the UK jury is 33 and the oldest is 52. I thought there had to be a more diverse range of ages on each jury? And if not there should be.
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