Eurovision Song Contest 2023 - 13th May - Liverpool

[heppolo]

100% televote semifinal format was destined to be a joke and Croatia were quick to pounce. Basically an updated version of Kreisiraadio.

[flopho]

CROATIA



I don't really know what is going on, people are saying it's about Putin so it will be DQ? If this is their actual entry..

tragic year so far

[heppolo]

Gustaph's song sounds better with each new release

[heppolo]

I am not ruling out a "sudden" tiktok virality of Reiley's song if he's truly the industry plant everyone thinks he is

[flopho]

MALTA

[flopho]

This night's decisions were certainly something..

[SholasBoy]

Malta giving us epic sax guy vs. Lake Malawi. Quite liked it but assume the song will be changed. Romania giving us about ten different songs squeezed into one mess.

[SholasBoy]

Croatia….I can’t lie, I kind of loved it camp hitler, some big vocals, lots going on, definitely a feast for the eyes and ears, I hope it won’t get disqualified because the Eurovision has been missing this lunacy for some years!

[SholasBoy]

Estonia started strong but then never went anywhere. Denmark is hugely dull as always. Quite liked Latvias mid 00s indie, but not very competitive.

[Colbie]

Malta giving us epic sax guy vs. Lake Malawi.

This is the right description!

Croatia is awfull.

[greek_boy]

Malta: cheap copy of Iceland 2020/21 + Moldova 2017. Pretty bad but at least they didn't select a MF reject and a female singer again.
Denmark: EYJAA was my favourite and they flopped hard lol. Reiley's song sounds good in studio but the live performance was weak and he doesn't have stage charisma. I was surprised to see that he came 3rd in televoting (of the superfinal) and the jury saved him.
Romania: forgettable, kitsch, dated. Honestly, I don't think it was the best choice they could make.
Latvia: nice staging, most likely the best song of the final.
Croatia: the worst entry this year. Not funny, not art, not music - just pure noise and a desperate plea for attention. It's giving Estonia 2008 vibes but it's even worse. I do understand Croatia is disappointed by the recent NQ (and especially 2021) but i don't think this is the best they can offer.



UK, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND, ARMENIA, CYPRUS, FINLAND please save the year!

Gustaph's song sounds better with each new release

Haha exactly. who knew!!

[SholasBoy]

Anyone know what went on with Blanco at San Remo? I saw a clip of him ripping up the stage and shaking his band about the place

[flopho]

Anyone know what went on with Blanco at San Remo? I saw a clip of him ripping up the stage and shaking his band about the place

Something was wrong with his in-ears (apparently) and he decided to throw a tantrum, couldn't even watch it because of the cringe. Shame cause the song he was performing is good


anyway, I hope the Faroese guy works on his vocals because what is this

[SholasBoy]

I tried to find some more on the Croatian entry and came across this….I hope it doesn’t get kicked out like We Don’t Wanna Put In and that Belarus one from a couple years back.

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[Blondini]

Croatia song isn't great musically but boy do they need it just to send the message. It doesn't explicitly refer to Putin in the lyric so they shouldn't disqualify it. Especially this year.

Romania presentation is a bit weird and confused.

[jordi_89]

MALTA

It's okay. Not as iconic as Moldova, but I enjoy it. Malta and Cyprus are always so overlooked, and 50% of the time they send bangers (which is more often than other countries).

[jordi_89]

CROATIA



I don't really know what is going on, people are saying it's about Putin so it will be DQ? If this is their actual entry..

tragic year so far

I would say keep the lyrics and concept of the song, but revamp the instrumental. It could work.

[Nost]

I still have the impression that this year everything for the moment is not terrible... we are far from 2019!

[heppolo]

this is just too funny imo

[SholasBoy]

Well the Croatian track got uploaded on the official ESC channel today, can’t remember if the Belarusian one did or not a couple years back.

[Nost]

That's so much better for Malta!

[heppolo]

[greek_boy]

^ edit: just saw your post haha

this is just too funny imo

i don't see what's funny, he sounded the same in the live with the only exception that playback backing vocals (heavily used) helped him massively. But no one expected him to sound great lol

this is why I hate that they're allowing pre-recorded vocals in Eurovision now...

Btw, there's a long thread on Reddit about Reiley and how he's lying for his age (he's not 20 but 25) and he's an industry plant who didn't suddenly go viral on TikTok. They say he had an agent before he started and a team who carefully marketed him to the Kpop music industry (perhaps that's why he's lying about his age).

[greek_boy]

CROATIA



I don't really know what is going on, people are saying it's about Putin so it will be DQ? If this is their actual entry..

tragic year so far

it's about putin and other dictators

I don't think they will DQ it because it doesn't name anyone specifically. Though the Hitler impersonation might be a small problem lol but it's a staging thing, not related to the song

[greek_boy]

Anyone know what went on with Blanco at San Remo? I saw a clip of him ripping up the stage and shaking his band about the place

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lif...f3087b7a0.html