May 22, 20214 yr Does the YouTube livestream work in the UK? On the app it says not available in my country??
May 22, 20214 yr Spain was literally out there giving it the “my nan died of COVID” so if there’s a sympathy vote, the Spanish out here snorting it up like a Coke head at a rave I think what people may find endearing in Daði is that he's quite humble and doesn't really want sympathy (e.g. his "if people could stop asking us how awful we're feeling, that would be nice" tweet) which may actually have the opposite effect. People are often more sympathetic to people who aren't asking for sympathy than the ones who blatantly use it to their advantage :lol: But then again I imagine this only applies to people who actually follow the behind-the-scenes stuff. I had no idea about Blas' grandma but I think it's hard for people to ignore the fact that Iceland's green room isn't in the main arena so they'll be more inclined to find out, prompting them to feel sympathetic when they read about the situation if they didn't know about it already.
May 22, 20214 yr He said it loud and clear on stage during SF2 when they did the preview for his track. Half of the continent know! :lol: Does the YouTube livestream work in the UK? On the app it says not available in my country?? Sadly No. The BBC has it geoblocked. Only like 5 countries can’t watch that stream and the UK and US are the two I can remember off the top of my Head.
May 22, 20214 yr I think Iceland will pick up votes on the back of last years song with it been a hit but I cant see it doing more than 5th. I know Cyprus as I said is my fave song but it looks like it has zero chance so I really dont know who I'd be happy to see win which will probably change tonight but I think I want a country that has yet to win to do it and in that category Malta seem to have the best chance. From a betting point of view Belguim and Albania finishing top 10 will give me nice winnings and Cyprus finishing top 5. I have other bets on but wont pay aswell as these. Edited May 22, 20214 yr by Feel_The_Fever
May 22, 20214 yr So my usual pre-final "where are we going next year?" speculation post is here for your nerve, exploring the possibilities for each potential winner. Italy If Italy win, as the plan was for 2017, odds are the contest will be in Turin (which the delegation has said was their preferred option for last time if they won) with their biggest and most modern indoor concert venue with Milan a close second even though their arena is technically outside the city limits in "Assago". Rome's is a bit too small and the other concert venue option in Pesaro is a bit too far away. France If France get the win then one would assume that Paris would be the frontrunner for hosting duties but if they felt like they needed to move it to somewhere else, Lyon and Montpellier would be the other potential options Switzerland There's decently sized arenas in Bern and Zurich. Geneva could work but their arenas a bit on the small side Ukraine See the discussions in 2017. Kyiv has the best venue and infrastructure but if they don't want it a third time then Lviv or Odessa are the next best thing. Iceland There's technically venues with a big enough capacity for them in Reykjavík that says they've had attendances of 15,000 standing room only gigs but I might have to defer to jafet on this one since I can't find any up to date interior pictures of it. Malta Slightly more complicated for Malta as there is technically a venue in Ta'Qali (a good drive away from Valletta/St Julians where basically all the hotels are) that says it can have up to 22,000 spectators but it is, essentially, a semi-permanent tent structure
May 22, 20214 yr He said it loud and clear on stage during SF2 when they did the preview for his track. Half of the continent know! :lol: Oh lmao tbh I didn't listen to his interview with the hosts :lol: I suppose that may work for sympathy votes too then but I really doubt he's the only contestant to have lost a loved one to Covid-19
May 22, 20214 yr Iceland There's technically venues with a big enough capacity for them in Reykjavík that says they've had attendances of 15,000 standing room only gigs but I might have to defer to jafet on this one since I can't find any up to date interior pictures of it. Kórinn, Laugardalshöllin and Egilshöll (most likely) can all host upwards of 15.000 standing. Bieber was in Kórinn with IIRC 18-20k people two nights in a row both sitting and standing. We get this question all the time and it's always the same answer from RUV: we can host if we win. Australia even asked us to host in case they ever win and AFAIK we accepted the proposal. Link (in Icelandic)
May 22, 20214 yr ^ Not sure France would go with Paris now that they've announced they're hosting Junior Eurovision there in December :thinking: Think they may go the same way that the Dutch did with Amsterdam in that it already has enough tourism and use it as a way to boost somewhere else perhaps. I'm surprised at how quickly Iceland are being written off by some people (both on here and elsewhere) when they're supposedly the 'lost winners' of 2020 (which I still don't like them being seen as, we didn't get to the rehearsal stage last year and we've seen how much they can change things, Ukraine were not seen as a contender before rehearsals this year)...the song isn't that different and as a package it's basically the same thing? I don't think sympathy votes are much of a thing at Eurovision but if it's a tight race, even an extra 15-20 points could swing it and I don't really see a negative impact to them not performing live in terms of result with how well it's blended together. I can’t call a Rank but I can see San Marino blitzing the televote and getting pure f***ed by the Jury vote and barely holding on to the top 10. like the result of KM-H from 2019 Kate performed better in the jury than the televote.
May 22, 20214 yr Kate performed better in the jury than the televote. Yeah I know! Hence the comparison
May 22, 20214 yr I can also see San Marino been similar to Norways Keiino and be hugely popular with televoters (maybe not to the same level and win the televote) and get royally screwed by the juries.
May 22, 20214 yr I can't really see Italy coming only 7th with juries (like diva thin muffin predicts). Edited May 22, 20214 yr by Sour Candy
May 22, 20214 yr I’m fully expecting my predictions to be way off :lol: but I’d be surprised if Italy is top 5 with the juries as a rock song because they tend to be quite polarising. How often has that happened in a final? I mainly based it off Turkey 2010 which I feel is a similarly accessible rock song and they placed 8th with the juries.
May 22, 20214 yr Final prediction- 1 Malta - Destiny 2 Italy - Maneskin 3 Iceland - Dadi Freyr 4 Switzerland - Gjon’s Tears 5 Cyprus - Elena Tsagrinou 6 Sweden - Tusse 7 France - Barbara Pravi 8 Ukraine - Go_A 9 Norway - TIX 10 Russia - Manizha 11 Finland - Blind Channel 12 Portugal - The Black Mamba 13 Lithuania - The Roop 14 Serbia - Hurricane 15 Bulgaria - Victoria 16 San Marino - Senhit 17 Azerbaijan - Efendi 18 Belgium - Hooverphonic 19 Israel - Eden Alene 20 Greece - Stefania 21 Albania - Anxhela Peristeri 22 Germany - Jendrik 23 The Netherlands - Jeangu Macrooy 24 Moldova - Natalia Gordienko 25 Spain - Blas Canto 26 United Kingdom - James Newman Hard to pick between the first two- Italy probably have the televote advantage but I feel like Malta gets a huge jury score which hands them the win. The rest could end up just about anywhere, I’m hopeful Ukraine can do well with the public but I don’t trust the juries to get behind it
May 22, 20214 yr Final Top 10 prediction. 1.Malta. 2.Switzerland. 3.Iceland. 4.France. 5.Italy 6.Sweden. 7.Ukraine. 8.Cyprus. 9.Finland. 10. Portugal.
May 22, 20214 yr Gonna lock in a final prediction of: 01 Italy 02 France 03 Switzerland 04 Ukraine 05 Iceland 06 Malta 07 San Marino 08 Bulgaria 09 Russia 10 Portugal 11 Serbia 12 Norway 13 Azerbaijan 14 Finland 15 Lithuania 16 Israel 17 Netherlands 18 Belgium 19 Cyprus 20 Greece 21 Sweden 22 Germany 23 Albania 24 Spain 25 Moldova 26 United Kingdom I feel like the top 7 or so could basically be in any order it's wild, but I do think it's between France and Italy for the win.
May 22, 20214 yr Excited for tonight - this will be the first time watching Eurovision alone which will be a shame but still going to make the most out of the evening. Managed to avoid hearing any of the songs besides the UK's entry so looking forward to hearing lots of new music this evening!
May 22, 20214 yr Gonna lock in a final prediction of: 01 Italy 02 France 03 Switzerland 04 Ukraine My faves in top 4, correct result here! :cheer:
May 22, 20214 yr ^ Not sure France would go with Paris now that they've announced they're hosting Junior Eurovision there in December :thinking: Think they may go the same way that the Dutch did with Amsterdam in that it already has enough tourism and use it as a way to boost somewhere else perhaps. I have no idea how these decisions are made but we're hosting the Olympics in Paris in 3 years (for which there is a load of transport infrastructure being built that I personally find really exciting but that's by-the-by) and it would make sense to hold a smaller - but still big - event as a warm-up for it. Maybe? idk
May 22, 20214 yr But I'm getting ahead of myself and have no idea if France will win. Apart from them I've only heard Britain (so boring AGAIN) and Moldova so I'm looking forward to going into this fresh!
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