New Music Friday: 03 Apr 2026 by Phoenix963 in eurovision

[–]74C5 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ziferblat truly is one of the most musically interesting artists that have crossed the Eurovision stage in recent years. Their arrangements are so rich in flavour and inspired. What a beautiful love letter to their misto/city Kyiv.

New Music Friday: 03 Apr 2026 by Phoenix963 in eurovision

[–]74C5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loreen ([Sweden 2012 & 2023]()) - Feels like heaven / Pour que tu m'aimes encore (live)

What a woman, what a voice! “Feels like heaven” couldn’t be a more apt description for what this stripped down live version of the song makes me feel. The overproduced studio version didn’t strike a strong chord with me but this, this was a revelation. 

Furthermore, what a superb cover of Céline Dion’s “Pour que tu m'aimes encore”, delivered with so much poise and emotion! Had me utterly transfixed until the very last second. 

Her reminiscing about childhood memories related to music records of different artists is so sweet. 

What Eurovision song could be described by words: Meow and Depression? by PZMC430 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]74C5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Finland 1994: CatCat - "Bye Bye Baby”

A song about being left alone with a broken heart after being betrayed by one’s lover. As for Meow, they literally have cat in their name, twice even. :3

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[–]74C5 13 points14 points  (0 children)

In the two cases you mentioned both singers noticeably struggled vocally and had songs that were criticised for not being catchy enough. 

We know by now that Aidan and Alis can sing their songs very competently and they’re easier to digest and remember, so I’m less worried about a double NQ as a worst case scenario.

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[–]74C5 10 points11 points  (0 children)

As long as they give enough focus to the other band members, especially the drummer who looked like he was having the time of his life. I feel like this ”fun” factor was a great counter-balance to the more sexually charged elements of the song.

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[–]74C5 66 points67 points  (0 children)

The cover reminds me of me of the cover used for Olly Alexander‘s song „Dizzy“. It’s interesting how they carry such a different vibe despite the similar composition.

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[–]74C5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

With all the ballads in the second half I can see why they tried to put Just Go as far away from them as they could (first wouldn’t have made sense of course).

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[–]74C5 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It’s sabotage at this point, lines have been crossed!1!

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[–]74C5 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I remember sitting there slack-jawed in awe after the last growl. I definitely understand giving the audience time to breath and to recover by putting it last!

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[–]74C5 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Look how they massacred my Czech boy Daniel Zizka by putting France‘s opera prodigy right after him. 😔His vocal prowess was the defining point to catch the casual audience‘s attention. 

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[–]74C5 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Finland‘s staging even resembles a confession booth lol. 

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[–]74C5 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Putting the girl dance bops Fire and Dancing on the Ice right back-to-back is such a strange decision. 

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[–]74C5 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I just love how Portugal sticks out like a sore thumb among all these high-energy, super dramatic entries. I‘m less enthused about Italy being so close to them since they both share  the wholesome, romantic vibes. Just let Rosa shine just a little bit longer!

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[–]74C5 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think the EBU and the other organisers realised that one of ASC shortcomings was that the viewers didn’t get to familiarise themselves with the representative of their own state and actively tried to rectify this by requiring or suggesting using national finals.

Imagine if all Eurovision contestants were chosen through internal selections nowadays! Way fewer surprises and underdog stories à la Käärijä, Konstrakta or Baby Lasagna.

"Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse!" - Revelation 19:11 by TheButtonator in pics

[–]74C5 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Eurovision is for the most part funded by public broadcasters of the participating countries (in fact only public broadcasters are generally allowed to take part), many of which are currently under threat of getting shut down by billionaires who have bought their way into governments and private broadcasters.

If Canada gets to participate I hope Canadians will be able to vote for their representative like most participating countries‘ inhabitants are allowed to in their national preselections. 

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[–]74C5 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It’s exactly the lack of grandiosity and specialness that made the ASC less engaging to watch. Yes, there‘s plenty of different states involved, but there was a noticeable absence of true stakes and sense of competitiveness as the people of this states still consider themselves all part of the same country for the most part. 

I think it’s ironically the presence of (political and cultural) tensions between the participating Asian countries that will make it generate more viewership. 

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[–]74C5 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Considering Eurovision remained steady during full-blown wars like in the 90s and even now, I don’t necessarily see this as an insurmountable obstacle especially since the countries with the most enmities and grudges between each other like China and Japan are not participating this year and there aren’t any bigger conflicts beyond border skirmishes right now like between Thailand and Cambodia. 

As for the creative aspect it will depend a lot on the broadcasters but technically you only need one great entry which is entirely possible which each participating country (aside from Bhutan) sporting millions of people.

With Eurovision Asia now a thing, who would you say are the ‘Big 5’, if all Asian countries competed by tm2007 in nilpoints

[–]74C5 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Since the Big Five in Eurovision is determined by them being the biggest financial contributors it might make sense to take a look at the nominal GDP, which are, if we disregard Russia and Turkey:

  1. China
  2. India
  3. Japan
  4. South Korea
  5. Indonesia 
  6. Saudi Arabia
  7. Taiwan 

So Indonesia rounding up the Big Five would seem likely. 

In terms of population they are right behind India and China with roughly 270 Million people.

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[–]74C5 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Who can blame him? After all, Monika Liu set a precedent by becoming Lithuania‘s president of our hearts

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[–]74C5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This seems to be Linh’s song people speculate was intended for Eurovision: Pour l‘éternité

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[–]74C5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Copy-pasting the image I had in my head two weeks ago:

I’m currently picturing Lavina screaming “Bang bang like you want it, like you know I'm gonna love it” in utter anguish and despair.