Colm

I was obsessed with Maps for about a month. Story if My Life is definitely the one I prefer now.

Just amazing. Great work, gd. This overflows with great stuff and perfectly sums up the year. So many memories attached to these songs. My favourite single of the year had to be excluded - a Snow Patrol and Martha Wainwright's duet Set the Fire to the Third Bar.😭

I've had early access to this compilation and it's one of our very best.

We actually did have 21st century collections - 2023 and 2017 have been compiled . :D

I just re-read this thread. Iz called a top 10 finish for this on 12th January!

Amazing result.

Where was the sympathy voting this year?

Best staging in this contest this year.

This isn't a shock in all quarters. This has been discussed by some YouTubers.

Ireland are totally being over hyped. Yes - it's an astonishing performance but the jury won't give it enough love and it'll still trail behind Netherlands and Croatia in the televote. ...or so I believe.

Georgia should make it and maybe Denmark if the wind is blowing the right direction (and someone else messes up)

I can see Israel top 5 in the televote.

Tourism numbers. That's why Turin hosted and not Rome

I feel sorry for Latvia :(

But you know how odds work? And even if there was no war, this is a remarkable entry from a country that does very well at Eurovision. To dismiss it as a sympathy vote contender is misguided. Most commentators judge it as a song that will finish in the top 5 based on quality and arresting visuals.

But not in a good way.

What planet are you currently on, Jason?

I think lower top 10 is the most we can expect. Similar to Iceland 2019 but running order has a huge effect on televote in the final and we don't know that yet. It could be as low as 20 points or as high as 150 in the televote and the jury could blank it, altogether.

Just wait until you discover Suno! It's even better. :D

it makes no sense

AI Spin Off We each create a tune (as many as you want until you find one you like) on Suno.com/your chosen AI generative platform Export it. (Edit it/re-arrange it in Audacity) Optional Upload to youtube

I'm a bit confused as to how Sweat is better than This Used to Be My Playground.

483,000 people received a Robson and Jerome album for Christmas :(

:lol:

The French song is an San Remo winner translated into French.