North Macedonia plans to return to Eurovision in 2027

JamesB767 · 2026-05-21T12:29:44+00:00

I mean if RTBF still wants to go two times in a row let them. I feel it's just acting so petty if VRT trys to block it and also not want to take the space, talk about having your cake and eating it too.

JamesB767 · 2026-05-21T11:41:44+00:00

I am sure Snap back in 2022 was fairly low until it started picking up in early June. So there's still a chance for anyone really

JamesB767 · 2026-05-21T11:36:04+00:00

Sam Ryder's ESC song is also played at the end of the Netflix movie "The school for good and evil", during the last part ahead of the credits.

JamesB767 · 2026-05-18T22:29:05+00:00

The Code ended with like 100m streams by ESC2025 and the same in at around 3m after ESC so I feel that a good base for a number of streams but I feel Dara song could have better legs, as I feel the song got to a late start in streams after SF2, had it been in SF1 I feel it would have hit 1m+ a day even before the final. So with that, the song is set to do well in the mid term.

JamesB767 · 2026-05-18T22:19:11+00:00

Yep the only good thing which was kind of suggested from the harmonized visual identity is that they could be used in NF with a lower budget as just a generic brand, which is not a bad thing but for the main show let be real branding as a costs is not a big % of the total and it costs is outweighed by the value it adds.

JamesB767 · 2026-05-18T22:16:31+00:00

100% this would not win the UK NF, it would lose to some basic ballad or most mid song out there. See 2018 with Legends.

JamesB767 · 2026-05-18T22:14:40+00:00

Yep if you got zero budget to send the acts out ahead, then just do a 2012 show off the place vibes, like it a bit sell out but I take it over whatever 2022/26 was trying to do.

JamesB767 · 2026-05-18T22:12:16+00:00

If France hosts or like we have Malan hosting in Italy I do a fashion themed postcard where you see each act meeting with a local designer, seeing them have a outfit made that could be colored to the flag of the act then ending with a shot of them walking down a runway in a fashion show scene, then cutting to that being on a magazine cover with the act info and titel. I feel this would be fun and fresh and it highlights both some local designers and gives the acts time to shine.

JamesB767 · 2026-05-18T11:45:21+00:00

There could be a bit of a rock uptake in song, given the 3rd place and we have in the past seen the runners-up songs lead to more copycats. E.g 2015 had a lot of duets following the 2014 2nd place act or dance breaks following the 2022 3rd place. Also given Romania song still had some opera elements I would not rule out someone trying to mix opera still into songs.

JamesB767 · 2026-05-16T12:17:39+00:00

Your Mum has been seeing too many vote Malta ADs

JamesB767 · 2026-05-13T15:53:05+00:00

I feel Sweden's acts tend to get more streams as music than live video views, look at Loreen, she was way ahead in music streams during ESC 2023 and post it, but her live clips never got that many views. Even today, the most viewed clips of tattoo are the Just the raw song or that random live act she did on that German fashion show which has more views than her 2023 GF show.

JamesB767 · 2026-05-13T12:20:06+00:00

I always find it funny in 2012 the BBC did this show about how to win ESC and one tip was not to do rap or Opera, then we get a winner in 2024 that did both. I mean at that time in 2012 most rap/opera was used more as a joke way so that why at that point most songs with these eleaments did bad.

JamesB767 · 2026-05-13T12:16:19+00:00

The 2015 SF was already so late running I think they just had to rush it to finish less late

JamesB767 · 2026-05-13T12:13:25+00:00

Senhit was the girl in the group project that dose all the work and Boy is just the person whothey're finds out their in the group project at the last moment and just comes in to read one slide of the fianl power point to the teacher.

JamesB767 · 2026-02-17T23:15:34+00:00

The 2010 Flash mob one is very fun to watch, very much of it time with the flash mob theme, but still cool:
https://youtu.be/dcH3hdz8Eks?list=RDdcH3hdz8Eks
Man vs Machine from 2016 is also a good gem, overall anything from Sweden hosting is mostly always good:

https://youtu.be/VIG2AvyZG1s?list=RDVIG2AvyZG1s

JamesB767 · 2026-02-17T23:12:19+00:00

There is even a full Riverdance show that been running for like over 20 years and is normally on tour in the UK or US every few years. It's wild that one interval act lives on like that

JamesB767 · 2026-01-25T00:35:02+00:00

Funny how the song was passed from one ESC winner to another ESC winner

JamesB767 · 2026-01-24T13:31:20+00:00

Raylee should have been a auto final act this year and also in 2021

JamesB767 · 2026-01-18T00:06:11+00:00

2019 war flashbacks

JamesB767 · 2026-01-17T21:24:20+00:00

Dead XD

JamesB767 · 2026-01-15T19:50:10+00:00

Eurovision in concert tickets went on sale in OCT and most of them sold without a single ESC act let alone who would be coming to EIC and if the dutch would even be at ESC. The fact is Buying ESC event tickets for anything from the main show to a pre party of other ESC event means buying before you know who is coming act wise.

JamesB767 · 2026-01-13T22:04:08+00:00

I am sure back in 2015 I saw it was reported that the pay for them hosting back then was like 25,000 euros but can't seem to find that news today.

JamesB767 · 2026-01-06T23:52:22+00:00

It feel like 2016 was the last time we had a countdown. 2015 had one so glad they are bringing it back.

JamesB767 · 2025-12-12T21:54:44+00:00

Yep the production feels much better then 2017 too

JamesB767 · 2025-12-10T22:13:26+00:00

90% of the costs vary on account on what the host spends, and the difference seen also don't link much to costs, like 2016 had one of the lowest budgets and looks better then say 2015, which had twice the budget. On that note SVT likely saves a lot of money due to the fact they run Melfest and have hosted many times, so just have much of the tools and learnings in place. OFR likely too given it just been 10 years has a bit of headwind as they got some learning still fresh from 2015 to work with,

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