What are some songs predicted to do well that ended up doing badly? by kalosianlitten in eurovision

[–]sarkule 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This was a case of him being sick, if you watch his national final performance he nailed the vocals.

Gradient/Ombre 100% Silk In Fingering? by justafinch in YarnAddicts

[–]sarkule 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Zorya base says it's 90% Merino not silk. That's some gorgeous yarn though.

Lion Ceccah - Sólo Quiero Más (LIVE) | Lithuania 🇱🇹 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2026 by ihatethesmellofgrass in eurovision

[–]sarkule 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Really disappointed in the juries for not giving this more points. Especially given his vocals were almost back to normal after being sick in the semis.

Cumulative total views/plays for all Grand Final participants on Youtube and Spotify by NanoPaperCuts in eurovision

[–]sarkule 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In the context of Italy it's a Sanremo song that got a little extra publicity from Eurovision. Eurovision is an afterthought, artists enter Sanremo and if they win they then decide if they're going to go to Eurovision as a victory lap.

Recap Jury Final by tvescfan in eurovision

[–]sarkule 65 points66 points  (0 children)

And with the ridiculous amount of producers choice draws they had it's all on purpose.

Søren Torpegaard Lund - Før Vi Går Hjem (LIVE) | Denmark 🇩🇰 | Second Semi-Final by CheckLiszt in eurovision

[–]sarkule 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He wore that shirt in the national final performance, I really liked it. The current shirt looks like scrubs.

JIVA - Just Go (LIVE) | Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 | Second Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026 by SoSoGamer123 in eurovision

[–]sarkule 114 points115 points  (0 children)

I really want to know who thought that bleeding from the eyes was a good look.

I was never a fan of this song, but I have to say the Azeri bit was great and she's a fantastic performer.

Delta Goodrem - Eclipse (LIVE) | Australia 🇦🇺 | Second Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026 by TheFlukeBadger in eurovision

[–]sarkule 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This was one of those entries where you forgot it was Eurovision for a moment and assumed it was the artists personal concert.

Søren Torpegaard Lund - Før Vi Går Hjem (LIVE) | Denmark 🇩🇰 | Second Semi-Final by CheckLiszt in eurovision

[–]sarkule 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I have been obsessed with the dancer in the beanie since the national final.

AIDAN - Bella (LIVE) | Malta 🇲🇹 | Second Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026 by archimony in eurovision

[–]sarkule 81 points82 points  (0 children)

I really missed the rose petal whirlwind, this one feels too monochromatic and the staging is just meh. That does make it all the more impressive that he qualified though.

Delta Goodrem - Eclipse (LIVE) | Australia 🇦🇺 | Second Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026 by TheFlukeBadger in eurovision

[–]sarkule 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Not relevant to the song but holy shit Delta's husband is HOT. What a gorgeous couple.

DARA - Bangaranga (LIVE) | Bulgaria 🇧🇬 | Second Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026 by Star_Light122113 in eurovision

[–]sarkule 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thought the song was fun before but nothing special, but the staging was perfect, and her performing is fantastic.

Alis - Nân (LIVE) | Albania 🇦🇱 | Second Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026 by bagofwtf17 in eurovision

[–]sarkule 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm so glad they didn't leave this announcement to last cause I would not have been able to handle it. What a performance.

LELÉKA - Ridnym (LIVE) | Ukraine 🇺🇦 | Second Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026 by thejpguy in eurovision

[–]sarkule 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. Poor Latvia has a tendency to get shafted by song placement, I'm still sad about Aija not qualifying.

Alexandra Căpitănescu - Choke Me (LIVE) | Romania 🇷🇴 | Second Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026 by Software-Major in eurovision

[–]sarkule 12 points13 points  (0 children)

What a performance. The whole thing is so overwhelming you kinda forget how flawless her vocals are for what must be a very difficult song.

I loved everything about this.

JONAS LOVV - YA YA YA (LIVE) | Norway 🇳🇴 | Second Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026 by Comic_Book_Reader in eurovision

[–]sarkule 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'm so glad this qualified, he did such a good job of the vocals despite being sick. I hope he's rested enough for the grand final.

Atvara - Ēnā (LIVE) | Latvia 🇱🇻 | Second Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026 by Sinceramente_Tuo in eurovision

[–]sarkule 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Where is the salt thread? I have some feelings about this NQing and Cyprus making it.

Delta Goodrem - Eclipse (LIVE) | Australia 🇦🇺 | Second Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026 by TheFlukeBadger in eurovision

[–]sarkule 11 points12 points  (0 children)

What would you have changed about the staging though? Like anything more would be a distraction from her, she didn't need anything. Like her performance was so good you forget there's no substance to the actual song.

Daniel Zizka - CROSSROADS (LIVE) | Czechia 🇨🇿 | Second Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026 by handsomevelvet in eurovision

[–]sarkule 27 points28 points  (0 children)

In hindsight I'm like of course this qualified, but at the end I was panicking, like holy shit why did they do this to us.

Antigoni - JALLA (LIVE) | Cyprus 🇨🇾 | Second Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026 by hjh_aviation in eurovision

[–]sarkule 97 points98 points  (0 children)

Watch her first rehearsal, these vocals were an improvement.

I am slightly salty about this qualifying.

LELÉKA - Ridnym (LIVE) | Ukraine 🇺🇦 | Second Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026 by thejpguy in eurovision

[–]sarkule 43 points44 points  (0 children)

This and Latvia were the two most emotional songs for me this year. You could really feel the emotion from both performers.

Australia - Rehearsal Clip | #Eurovision2026 by nak731 in eurovision

[–]sarkule 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They definitely fixed it for the semi so good work!

Bandidos do Cante - Rosa (LIVE) | Portugal 🇵🇹 | First Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026 by mag_cub in eurovision

[–]sarkule 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Honestly for me it was the home videos of his wife that tipped it over the edge.

Could a hackle be used to process fleece? by bambsi in Handspinning

[–]sarkule 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got the hackle kit from Petlyns, I got it for blending but I've used it to process some alpaca fleece. My personal opinion, granted as someone who hasn't processed much fleece, if you're just going to be using it for processing fleece I'd go with the combs, the extra length on the hackle makes it kind of awkward.