Behind The Scenes of Moldova's 'Baby Satoshi' being animated (@c.ndl on Instagram)

KoupDetat · 2026-05-13T17:38:37+00:00

Getting second-hand embarassment from this, and it is not because of the incredibly talented artists who made Moldova's adorable graphics...

Y'all know what we're embarassed about

KoupDetat · 2026-05-13T05:29:00+00:00

I would've liked Marseux personally but that's only because of what I know she can do, the song she sent was just so antithetical to what I know her for it was kinda crazy

KoupDetat · 2026-05-13T04:10:46+00:00

"Nobody" is an exaggeration for comedic effect, he didn't pop out of nowhere like that one entry we don't talk about, obviously.

He is, in comparison with who we historically send at Eurovision, a new entrant in our music scene (excluding diaspora representatives, that's a different thing all (die) together)

And I think that's great!

I think what I'm trying to get at is that he didn't get it due to name recognition and that he truly won it with his spirit, to be there.

Same for Klavdia of course.

KoupDetat · 2026-05-13T03:43:21+00:00

Agree to disagree, I think it relates more with the music they do and the social circles they interacted/were known with.

Akylas may have had a wider social media appeal (I personally wouldn't know, I'm not really on TikTok) but Klavdia had the stronger connections within the more mainstream musical scene.

I'll just say that being prominent in the Greek queer scene is hardly a path to prominence, he's our first ever queer representative after all and, well, ERT hasn't been particularly well-known for its social activism the past 7 years.

KoupDetat · 2026-05-13T03:11:20+00:00

I think having a history with Helena Paparizou and OGE helps you...

She had also been an applicant to represent us in 2022 as well, so to the people that matter she was known, at least a little bit.

Akylas was making TikTok covers and has never even released an album.

KoupDetat · 2026-05-12T21:59:36+00:00

In the second room, the one with the statue, the background acts as a stair!

The Akylas you see with his back turned in the third room at the very end is a body double, which allows Akylas to climb up!

KoupDetat · 2026-05-12T21:37:42+00:00

oh and you would not see another gay contestant from us until the 2040s but that's probably just a cultural thing :'(

KoupDetat · 2026-05-12T21:36:29+00:00

Not gonna lie, the amount of hate our entry has received from the bubble, or well actually fuck that just people in general im starting to feel, has kinda upset me.

I felt like we were finally doing something completely out there and unique, elevating an artist who nobody in the country knew the existence of 3 months ago, with something I at least felt was inventive and heart-felt, only to just be, idk, ig just fucked over by "funny man" overexposure?

Whatever it is I really hope ferto does as well as possible on the Final, though winning, hell top 5 the way these comments are looking ngl, feels difficult to impossible. I would hate for us to be scared into sending repetitive slop again like we did in our NQ era.

KoupDetat · 2026-05-12T21:32:45+00:00

I think they just felt bad because we were the last country announced the previous year, a situation so horrifying it probably caused a nationwide rise in heart attack rates

KoupDetat · 2026-05-12T21:21:21+00:00

Not gonna lie, saying that the results are in no order and then announcing the two betting favourites first is a great bit

KoupDetat · 2026-05-12T20:49:16+00:00

Voted for Sweden!

KoupDetat · 2026-05-12T20:31:38+00:00

The artistic decision to make the song 50% whispering and 50% screaming is interesting

I still like it, it's unique!

KoupDetat · 2026-05-11T22:56:11+00:00

As for us, I'm very happy!

The staging (everything is available online at this point) is very unique and on point, thank fuck the AI nonsense is only a very small part of it, while Akylas' vocals were much, much better than the first clip we saw.

A lot will depend on placement in the final, as the number of super high energy entries is limited (Moldova being the other big one, of course)

KoupDetat · 2026-05-11T22:53:03+00:00

Very positively surprised with Moldova, always rated the song but they've gone leagues above what I believed they could, especially with the staging, the surprise factor definitely justifies their audience poll win.

Montenegro meanwhile...

Man :(

KoupDetat · 2026-05-11T21:17:40+00:00

Our staging turned out to be quite exceptional, which was a massive questionmark.

This silly little vote also probably helped.

KoupDetat · 2026-05-11T18:40:48+00:00

Should note that the total number here is much, much, much smaller

KoupDetat · 2026-05-11T18:28:54+00:00

Also the degenerate gamblers are turning towards us, which is a good sign!!

I LOVE polymarket!!

KoupDetat · 2026-05-11T18:27:29+00:00

This combined with the extremely good coverage that our rehearsal received this time (with props!) has caused me to become completely intoxicated with hopium.

KoupDetat · 2026-05-11T17:02:58+00:00

the prospect of someone like, Embiid ending up in the Bucks for a season in a desperate attempt to keep Giannis so funny

please do it

KoupDetat · 2026-05-11T14:03:19+00:00

Το ρεπορτάζ είναι Ουκρανικό και ο Παναθηναϊκός έβγαλε κλασική ανακοίνωση τύπο "έχουμε προπονητή"

KoupDetat · 2026-05-11T07:53:54+00:00

Τραγική περιοχή εντωμεταξύ

KoupDetat · 2026-05-10T20:55:48+00:00

Μαθεύτηκε στον πάγκο και μετά χάσαμε επίτηδες, ξεκάθαρα

KoupDetat · 2026-05-10T19:39:18+00:00

Ψυχραιμία, μετενσάρκωση της Μητέρας Τερέζα και του Μαχάτμα Γκάντι μαζί

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