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i barely even notice it, but then i do swear like a trooper. this album is glorious. such a sonic pleasure.

i'll start off with myself - Laura Welsh's 'Ghosts' should have won over Dragonette and iamamiwhoami, because even at the time those entries seemed quite... shall we say 'obvious'. and 'Ghosts' is so haunting still, i hope she has plans to big it up again. definitely agree with Meiko. 'Puppets' or 'September' would have been iconic winners over the i-can't-even-remember-what-this-sounds-like 'Cerahtonia'. and it might be a bit soon to shoot this bird down but 'Trapped' >>>>>> 'RAMelia' and 'Nuclear Seasons' YES

it really reminds me of 'back to basics', although I can understand the accusations that it sounds cheap (which, for all xtina's sins, that album did not). it just has a really fun rhythm to it and the chorus boom is so backing singer-licious

I'll have mine up tomorrow, need to do a bit more listening but I'm flagging sitting at this computer...

This is MASSIVE. Would be shocked if it isn't one of the year's biggest hits.

Black and Gold JUSTICE *.* it was playing in Wandsworth Southside shopping centre today, still such relevance :heart:

YES top ten. must find a cracker to keep that upward momentum going

lucky 13!! very solid result so no complaints here. ALSO glad that my not voting for Aeroche didn't screw leww over - it lodged itself in my head the day after I voted and would now get sizeable points. so YAY all round

finally some robust points, thanks mikey! and your song is such a babe this month too so coming back atcha <3

cheers to ryan, rich, singerpurear for the points now sure chris' comment t'other day about blbl sounding like a hit was CRUEL teasing :(

Wait, how is 'Fernando' almost last?

me also

Question 1 | Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten] 1. Aeroche 2. Bellamia 3. Allecian 4. Ethanola 5. Jamvale 6. Séyetana 7. Terra di Campioni 8. Eledan 9. Tinnmark 10. Oslol Question 2 | How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it] 176 Question 3 | What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points] Male soloist? Question 4 | Will a country receive its first win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise] No Question 5 | How many 12s will ALLECIAN get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one] too many 6 Question 6a | Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 6b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 6a or 6b, but not both]; Bellamia -> Terra Di Campioni 8 Terra Di Campioni -> Bellamia 4 Ethanola -> Aeroche 0 Aeroche -> Ethanola 12 Kylienips -> Fljotavik 10 Fljotavik -> Kylienips 0 Question 7 l Who will finish higher of the two? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 0pts otherwise] DAEHUN or SEYETANA? N DNTN or ALTYR MUUNILINST? PERSEPHONIA or ISCONIA? Question 8 l Will the winner of a semi final win the final and if so, from which semi final? [5 points for guessing the correct yes/no answer; 5 points for guessing the semi final correctly (if applicable)]. The only possible answers for this question are: "Yes, semi 1" / "Yes, semi 2" / "No". Yes, semi 1 Question 9 l Predict the bottom nine positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 9 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section] 24. Daehun 25. Isconia 26. Persephonia 27. N DNTN 28. Altyr Muunilinst 29. Kluminican Republic 30. Farahtyn 31. Bignia-Zaragovina 32. Utopia BONUS QUESTION: How many countries will score over 100pts this contest? [20pts if guessed correctly, 0pts otherwise] 8

well this is what I thought when I sent it!! but nary a mention, mid-table in every odds and predicta. fingers crossed for some surprises!

OOPS I never expected a HIT but this was crash AND burn gurl style~ next time I will send something a tad more sensible than an '80s piece from a ballet danced by zoo animals SLEEP. some things never change with u!! congrats also, lovely winner. <3

v o t e d an entirely unusual set of countries going on in my votes - superb contest though. very excited for the results (even if the last time my song was mentioned was about 1972)

HOW DO YOU ALWAYS DO THIS I suspect black magic

I'm not sure what to make of the fact that only titty loved my entry... All the contenders are good so looks like I'll be happy with the winner, hoorah.

yeah, guess what this idiot sent...

goddamn pavel stealing my track <_<

FGS JAKE :cry:

here and ready to flop.

my life is like an inversion because I'm out every night UNTIL Friday when I have no plans <3 I'm glad of the extra day, need a few more listens! some great stuff in there

Rochelle FINALLY going places - the prophet strikes again~

2nded