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I’ll be really disappointed if this ends up with a low mid table result, it deserves top 10 at least - it’s a properly catchy, competitive song and the visuals looks incredible. Plus there just aren’t 15-20 better songs (there’s about 5) so it would feel completely undeserved, unlike our 2012-2021 results which felt completely earned.

Thought I’d be a little lower given the last 2 months. Rontvia on top feels like the good old days!

Albania: Albina & Familja Kelmendi - Duje Armenia: Rosa Linn - Snap Australia: Voyager - Promise Austria: LUM!X ft. Pia Maria - Halo Azerbaijan: Nadir Rustamli - Fade To Black Belgium: Gustaph - Because Of You Croatia: Mia Dimšić - Guilty Pleasure Cyprus: Andrew Lambrou - Break A Broken Heart Czech Republic: We Are Domi - Lights Off Denmark: Reddi - The Show - very close, both in my top 10 Estonia: Stefan - Hope Finland: The Rasmus - Jezebel France: La Zarra - Évidemment Georgia: Iru Khechanovi - Echo Germany: Lord Of The Lost - Blood & Glitter Greece: Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord - Die Together Iceland: Dilja - Power Ireland: Wild Youth - We Are One - another very close one, surprisingly, poor unloved Ireland Israel: Noa Kirel - Unicorn Italy: Marco Mengoni - Du Vite Latvia: Sudden Lights - Aijā Lithuania: Monika Liu - Sentimentai Malta: Emma Muscat - I Am What I Am Moldova: Pasha Parfeny - Soarele Si Luna Netherlands: S10 - De Diepte Norway: Alessandra Mele - Queen Of Kings Poland: Blanka - Solo Portugal: Mimicat - Ai Coração Romania: WRS - Llámame San Marino: Piqued Jacks - Like An Animal Serbia: Konstrakta - In corpore sano Slovenia: LPS - Disko Spain: Chanel - SloMo Sweden: Cornelia Jakobs - Hold Me Closer Switzerland: Remo Forrer - Watergun Ukraine: TVORCHI - Heart Of Steel - I don't like either, but Heart of Steel wins by virtue of being beige rather than awful United Kingdom: Sam Ryder - Space Man 2022: 18 2023: 19 Definitely some unfortunate pairings there as 2022 felt a much higher overall quality and also had higher highs.

Obviously no longer the case, but for a long time Love Profusion was a contender for my least favourite Madonna song. It always felt a bit lacking and half baked. I’ve both grown to enjoy it more over the years, and of course in comparison to much of what came post-COADF it sounds wonderful.

10.0 American Life 09.0 Hollywood 08.0 I'm So Stupid 06.0 Love Profusion 11.0 Nobody Knows Me 09.0 Nothing Fails 08.0 Intervention 07.5 X-Static Process 08.5 Mother and Father 08.0 Die Another Day 10.0 Easy Ride

It’s a really good fit for her voice. It’s just nice to have something new from her.

I’ve got tickets for the Saturday afternoon and the final - still not 100% if I’m going to go to both.

Bre liking my entry is almost always a surefire sign of DOOM

Lost In The Sunshine is lovely, but not up to the (admittedly very high) standard of the first 2 tracks. Her vocals are sublime on all 3 songs and the production is lush though. I’m so excited for the album. Rank/rate of the 3 tracks so far 10 Everything Is Sweet 09 Breaking The Circle 07 Lost In The Sunshine

The first placing I’ve strongly disagreed with, although I’m not surprised. The most sonically interesting song on the album, the production is amazing and I think it’s a perfect blend of all the various Madonna’s up to the point.

One day (probably next year at this rate) I’ll finally have conquered the Everest of Rontvia’s points given list.

Well, at least it’s not my *worst result* of recent times, he says clutching as straws. Hopefully Lookylion will win to make up for it, it’s only fitting they win again with a song I passed on.

[Cody]this is the month I’m going to regret not sending my backup choice[/cody]

Not loving this so far for myself, but some excellent songs up top

This thread has pushed me to update the stats in my thread, which were about 2 years out of date. So that's something.

That's gorgeous - her voice sounds so utterly LUSH and the production is really working for me too. Very excited for the album.

I'm very glad this is back, it's one of my favourite TV shows. I didn't love any of the pairings in the first episode, through at the same time I didn't hate any this time either. Though taxi dad was running it very close. It will be interesting to see how it plays out within one country, albeit one which runs pretty much the entire geographical gamut.

That's a shame, but obviously there's no way it could go ahead as planned. On a selfish note it works better for me, as the planned Dublin date coincides with me being super hectic at work.

Altyr have voted - 4 of my top 5 were songs I already know and love (one of which was on my shortlist), but some decent discoveries further down too.

It's the end of the world as we know it... dxer4GwV1sc For our 121st entry this month, we have gone Italian, a first for Altyr. It's no secret (or at least it isn't to the zero people who pay any attention to my opinions) that I hate almost every Italian Eurovision entry since their return, overhyped, unmelodic tripe generally coupled with very unappealing performers. Cut to 3 weeks ago, when I stumbled across this from San Remo 2022 and fell immediately in love with it. It's not new or unique as a sound for us, nor is it going to win any awards for being a discovery, but it's infectious and a proper ear worm and if it's good enough for living legend Jennifer Coolidge then it's surely good enough for BJSC.

This could be exciting.

A = Adam Tyler, Alice Chater, Atella, Austra, Anna Bergendahl, Angele, Alba August, ALMA, Alan Walker, Alissa, Awa B = Boston Bun, Blonde, Betty Who, BEN & TAN, (The) Bride of the Blackroom, BEKA, Bianca C = Chloe Howl, CXLOE, Casey Shaw, Cornelia Jakobs, Charlotte Qvale, D = Dog Collective, Delara, Darkness Falls, Dylan E = EHLE, Erika Vikman F = Florrie x2, Frida Hyvonen, Frida Sundemo G = Gareth Emery x2, Galantis, GRANT H = Hayden James x2, Hedda, Hannah Diamond, High Contrast I = J = Jenni Vartiainen, Jess Mills, John De Sohn, Jerome Price, Just Kiddin, Julie Bergan, K = Kamferdrops x2, Kideko, Katea, (The) Knocks, Koven, Kasper Bjorke, Kura, Kat Graham L = Laura Branigan, LINES, Laleh, Lovers Electric, LEON, LOVA, Leony, La Repressantante di Lista, Le Kid M = Monarchy, Maoni, Moody, Man Without Country, MARLENE x2, MDNGHT, Majestee of Sweden, Miriam Bryant, Miss Li, Majid Jordan N = Nathan Dawe, NONONO, Naomi Pilgrim, Nova Miller, Nessa Barrett, Nause, O = OMFG P = Pia Mia, Porter Robinson, Pair of Arrows, Patrizia, PNAU, Parade of Planets Q = Quadron, Queen of Hearts R = Rhys, Ramin Djawadi, Redlight, Rae Morris, Rose Gray S = SOAK, Samantha Harvey, Simone Elisa, SHAED, Saara, Shamir, Sam Feldt, Sky Ferreira, Sofia Monroy, SKAAR, (The) Storm, San Zhi T = TRXD, Twinnie, U = V = Vok, Viceory, Voltaire Twins W = Willa, Winona Oak, W O L F C L U B X = Y = You in Mind, Youngr Z = Zella Day Only accounted for main artists and only including main contest entries - quite weird I haven't managed one beginning with I

That was my second choice this month, fab song!

Mer Girl is a “good” song but not one I ever really listen to (it’s the only track on the album not on my Madonna playlist).

Up until last year would have been Jump, hands down, but now it’s Get Together that edges the win for me. Both are great songs, but Jump sounds a little bit simple and hasn’t aged as well. If the album version of Get Together was the version she performed on the tour, it would be a much easier win.