Eurovision 2024

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Justice for Estonia 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Even Engelbert did better than the utter plum we sent this year 

[Dunge]

1 hour ago, Vacamion said:

 

There's all the lighthearted fun of Eurovision high camp and glitter and dressing up, and its messages about inclusivity, and then there's the UK's entry last night, caressing the jockstraps of his scantily clad fellow performers as they writhed about in a set that looked like a fairly dirty public toilet.

 

I can imagine that being a fairly hard sell to the voting public of some of the more socially conservative parts of Eastern and Southern Europe as they decided who they wanted to vote for.

 

Nul points.

 

 

 

 

 

I think there were quite a few reasons why we didn’t get any public points last night and this is definitely one of them. Worth noting in contrast that the winner literally sang about being non-binary but reflected more on the emotion of the experience.

 

Plus of course a catchy song, a dynamic top range and simple but inventive staging.

[Zear0]

Wouldn't over analyse the UK's performance.  The song was medicore and he basically whispered the entire thing as he was too busy dancing.  Finished about where they belonged.

 

P.S This hangover is horrendous.

Edited 12 May by Zear0

[LiberalFox]

It's funny that the UK got 0 votes but there isn't a particularly deep reason for it. 

 

We don't have to qualify so we never really bother making songs that would attract the televote. 

 

It sort of did what it was designed to do - got some of the smaller jury points because it's a bland radio pop song and flopped with the public. 

 

We might well have won with Sam Ryder if it wasn't the Ukraine invasion year so I don't think it's impossible for the UK to win. 

[grobyfox1990]

13 minutes ago, LiberalFox said:

It's funny that the UK got 0 votes but there isn't a particularly deep reason for it. 

 

We don't have to qualify so we never really bother making songs that would attract the televote. 

 

It sort of did what it was designed to do - got some of the smaller jury points because it's a bland radio pop song and flopped with the public. 

 

We might well have won with Sam Ryder if it wasn't the Ukraine invasion year so I don't think it's impossible for the UK to win. 

I also think so. Sam Ryder was so close. Yes we brits stink up Europe every summer, but we pay a helluva premium to do so. Families literally save all year round to spend two weeks in france to read a book in a garden. Surely the hatred will end once the Europeans realise the value of our dumb £ spending potential, and we get some public votes 

[RoboFox]

The press parroting the “uk will never win Eurovision again, Europe hates us” nonsense again, somehow forgetting that Sam Ryder would’ve absolutely pissed the competition in 2022 if it weren’t for the Ukraine war.

 

It was a bang average, radio friendly song which lacked any dynamism whatsoever, and his vocals were easily the worst out of the entire night. He was singing flat for 80% of it.

 

Send a world class HEATER like Spaceman, and an unbelievable live vocalist like Ryder and we’ll do fine. Stop sending shit songs.

[Wymsey]

Why is the UK in this competition when they're not in the EU anymore?..

[Nalis]

10 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

Why is the UK in this competition when they're not in the EU anymore?..

'Brussels red tape' or something

[Corky]

33 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

Why is the UK in this competition when they're not in the EU anymore?..

Because our neighbours Australia want us there.

[Facecloth]

2 hours ago, Wymsey said:

Why is the UK in this competition when they're not in the EU anymore?..

Because it's nothing to do with the EU. The winners have never been a member of the EU. Israel isn't in Europe or the EU, nor is Armenia.

Edited 12 May by Facecloth

[Wymsey]

18 minutes ago, Facecloth said:

Because it's nothing to do with the EU. The winners have never been a member of the EU. Israel is in Europe or the EU, nor is Armenia.

So why is it called Eurovision?

[Facecloth]

15 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

So why is it called Eurovision?

Because it's members of the European Broadcasting Union (plus Australia). Its been going since the late 50's before the EU was a thing. 

 

There's more countries in the EBU than there are in Europe. 56 countries with 20 associate nations too, but there's only 44 geographically in Europe and only 27 of those are in the EU, so there's plenty who do Eurovision that are either not geographically in Europe, not in the EU or both.

 

 

Edited 12 May by Facecloth

[grobyfox1990]

2 hours ago, Wymsey said:

Why is the UK in this competition when they're not in the EU anymore?..

True. Get us out of euro 2024 as well 

[Wymsey]

6 minutes ago, Facecloth said:

Because it's members of the European Broadcasting Union (plus Australia). Its been going since the late 50's before the EU was a thing. 

 

There's more countries in the EBU than there are in Europe. 56 countries with 20 associate nation too, but there's only 44 geographical in Europe and only 27 of those are in the EU, so there's plenty who do Eurovision that are either not geographically in Eurpoe, not in the EU or both.

 

 

Thanks, genuinely didn't realise that.

[Blueman1967]

So we had no publie vote at all, does strike me as strange, as all the people in the UK watching it

[Mike Oxlong]

It was largely a camp pornfest with shit background music 

[Trav Le Bleu]

53 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

So why is it called Eurovision?

Because you're not allowed to call it LGBTQvision.

[Trav Le Bleu]

53 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

So why is it called Eurovision?

Because you're not allowed to call it LGBTQvision.

[Trav Le Bleu]

17 minutes ago, Mike Oxlong said:

It was largely a camp pornfest with shit background music 

You sir...  take a bow.

 

Nail

 

Head

 

Though the irony of your chosen account name is not lost on me.

 

[Sampson]

1 hour ago, Wymsey said:

So why is it called Eurovision?

We’re still physically in Europe even if we’re not in the EU, we didn’t lift the anchor off our country and row it to Asia.

[Dr The Singh]

Punjab should have won.  Fixed bullshit competition 

[Trav Le Bleu]

1 hour ago, Dr The Singh said:

Punjab should have won.  Fixed bullshit competition 

Mundian To Bach Ke would walk it.

[Parafox]

2 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

You sir...  take a bow.

 

Nail

 

Head

 

Though the irony of your chosen account name is not lost on me.

 

 

Mike-Oxhard+9" will be my next password 

[Dr The Singh]

6 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

Mundian To Bach Ke would walk it.

absolutely