April 21, 20214 yr Is anyone else just not as excited for Eurovision this year as they were for previous years? I am finding it hard to get into a lot of the entries and feel the quality is very low this year...
April 21, 20214 yr No. The things that are keeping me interested are - Ireland's staging Moldova's staging Sweden not qualifying The crowd booing at Poland
April 21, 20214 yr Is anyone else just not as excited for Eurovision this year as they were for previous years? I am finding it hard to get into a lot of the entries and feel the quality is very low this year... Yeah. Not due to quality (I think it's a great year in terms of entries) but because of the state of things in the world I guess. I only realised we're 1 month away the other day and usually I'm counting the days. It's just not the same not having the possibility of going (even if I was at the live shows only once).
April 21, 20214 yr I think the crowd, the community, the side events like preview parties (which themselves generate hype and excitement) and the general buzz in the host city all add to Eurovision so much beyond the songs so I’d agree with that. Songs wise there are plenty of keepers this year but nothing I’ve got hammering on repeat tbh. That may change with the rehearsals and seeing the staging etc but for now I do feel a bit more distant than usual to the contest. I did find myself more engrossed in Melodifestivalen than I thought I would be with the lack of crowd, helped by a strong year for songs and generally good hosting, so no doubt once the events get going I’ll be whipped up in the bubble but for now there feels like a bit of a hype vacuum and I feel for The Netherlands. Hopefully they will win again before long and get to host it the way they want to.
April 24, 20214 yr April is dead because all the normal events that would happen to build hype slowly are not happening, so there's a bit of a malaise to this week. It's a strong year though. However, hopefully that should change with the rehearsals, which the schedule is now out for - I'm making a topic.
April 25, 20214 yr :thinking: @1385962761142870022 A bit ironic given google says that the organisers have quickly denied this.
April 25, 20214 yr It's probably fans just playing around with the third party sites. She is in Europe though.
April 25, 20214 yr So Australia will not be in Rotterdam! I am intrigued to see how their home staging compares to the actual stage itself.
May 6, 20214 yr Apologies for self promotion, as ever when I post these things, but if you had... a casual 87 minutes to spare :thinking: RiZCObwDy2s C1NIkjU1QTg
May 15, 20214 yr A member of the Polish delegation has tested positive for COVID-19, meaning Poland will miss the Turquoise Carpet tomorrow, and possibly have to use the back-up tape performance in the semi final.
May 15, 20214 yr They were never qualifying anyway. I just hope it sticks with just them, a domino effect this late in the game would be horrendous.
May 15, 20214 yr Author A member of the Polish delegation has tested positive for COVID-19, meaning Poland will miss the Turquoise Carpet tomorrow, and possibly have to use the back-up tape performance in the semi final. Although now that they've all had the second rehearsals I wonder if they might prefer to stick with the version they recorded on Thursday? Either way I don't think it'll make that much difference.
May 16, 20214 yr RUV claim it’s not someone present on stage but this can spiral out of control so fast it’s not a great position to be in. Really hope Daði & co managed to avoid getting infected.
May 16, 20214 yr A friend of mine who knows Sigrún from Gagnamagnið said that the six on the stage were all vaccinated before going to Rotterdam but idk how trustworthy of a source “a friend of a friend” is haha.
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