Friday's Unscientific Poll: Eurovision 2019

[nanila]

The final of Eurovision 2019 is on tomorrow night!

Poll #22048 Eurovision 2019

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 19

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Will you be watching the Eurovision 2019 final tomorrow night?

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Yes, this is my jam
9 (50.0%)

No, this is not my cup of tea
9 (50.0%)

I will be rooting for

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Albania - Jonida Maliqi - Ktheju Tokes
1 (11.1%)

Azerbaijan - Chingiz - Truth
1 (11.1%)

Belarus - Zena - Like It
0 (0.0%)

Cyprus - Tamta - Replay
2 (22.2%)

Czech Republic - Lake Malawi - Friend of a Friend
0 (0.0%)

Denmark - Leonora - Love is Forever
2 (22.2%)

Estonia - Victor Crone - Storm
1 (11.1%)

France - Bilal Hassani - Roi
2 (22.2%)

North Macedonia - Tamara Todevska - Proud
0 (0.0%)

Germany - S!sters - Sister
0 (0.0%)

Greece - Katerine Duska - Better Love
0 (0.0%)

Iceland - Hatari - Hatrid Mun Sigra
2 (22.2%)

Israel - Kobi Marimi - Home
0 (0.0%)

Italy - Mahmood - Soldi
2 (22.2%)

Malta - Michela - Chameleon
1 (11.1%)

The Netherlands - Duncan Laurence - Arcade
2 (22.2%)

Norway - Keiino - Spirit in the Sky
6 (66.7%)

Russia - Sergey Lazarev - Scream
1 (11.1%)

San Marino - Serhat - Say Na Na Na
1 (11.1%)

Serbia - Nevena Bozovic - Kruna
0 (0.0%)

Slovenia - Zala Kralj & Gasper Santl - Sebi
1 (11.1%)

Spain - Miki - La Venda
2 (22.2%)

Sweden - John Lundvik - Too Late for Love
2 (22.2%)

Switzerland - Luca Hanni - She Got Me
1 (11.1%)

UK - Michael Rice - Bigger Than Us
0 (0.0%)

Australia - Kate Miller-Heidke - Zero Gravity
1 (11.1%)

I think the act most likely to win is:

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The act I would most like to see win is:

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Most disappointing early exit: Armenia's Srbuk "Walking Out". Why is this not in the final? WHY?

Second most disappointing early exit: Romania's Ester Peony "On a Sunday". See above. In fact, there are several acts from the first semi-final that I would happily have seen ditched in favour of these.

Favourite performance: Iceland's Hatari. Leather corsets! 1990s industrial EBM! Rage-singing! Yes please, this sort of over the top business is the whole reason I got into watching Eurovision. Well, that and the excuse to drink silly cocktails and shout at the television.

Favourite song: Norway's Keiino, "Spirit in the Sky". Apparently it was the most downloaded song on Spotify in the UK after the second semi-final. Two of those downloads were from this household. We are enthralled by the fantastic vocal stylings of Sami rapper Fred-Rene Buljo.

Please share your own witterings with me in the comments!

Comments

[azurelunatic]

It is my jam but the options here across the pond are limited and disappointing.

[nanila]

Glad you managed to find an option to watch!

[azurelunatic]

And it was a delight as usual!

[worlds_of_smoke]

Iceland's the one with the BDSM style video, right? XD

If that's so, then I'm all behind them. XD

[nanila]

Yup, that's them! Romania flirted with the goth/BDSM look but with Iceland going whole hog, I don't think they stood a chance.

[castiron]

In the first question, you left out an option for "Geoblocked and not up on using VPNs to get around it" ;-).

[castiron]

And now for actual thoughts....

If I do get around to figuring out VPN for dodging geoblocking, I really want to see Portugal's performance video. It's a strange song, and I don't like the CD version, but the preliminary video grew on me. I'm not surprised that it didn't get through, but if it had I bet it'd have scored high in the jury scores.

I like the sound of Iceland's song and the theory behind their art, but I read the translated lyrics and can't help thinking it'll become a hate group anthem.

Malta, Norway, Cyprus, and Russia are the favorite songs of the young Eurovision listener in the household. I like them too.

Favorite song that didn't get through: Hungary. I want the musicians in our local folk dance group to learn it so we can dance to it.

Spain's is a great song for driving; it makes me feel like I'm on an empty road at high speed even while I'm crawling through downtown traffic.

[nanila]

Azerbaijan is another one I forgot to mention. Very catchy and popular with the youth (I.e. my kids).

Iceland unfurling their Palestine flags when their scores were announced might put off the hate groups. :/

[meepettemu]

I’m watching it Sunday as I don’t have a tv and my friend whose house we are watching t at isn’t back from Ireland until sat night after it starts! Will need to stay away from DW Sunday!

[nanila]

I waited to start replying here - hope you've watched!

[meepettemu]

I did :)

[kaberett]

Something Else Which I Shall Explain In Comments: I'm Not watching live this year coz boycott, ennit.

[ironed_orchid]

::raise fist of boycott solidarity::

I'm going to a show tonight which combines circus and choir, so hopefully that will fill a similar niche in my brain and heart.

[wohali]

I still don't get why Israel is even in Eurovision. Or Australia, for that matter.

[used_songs]

I bought the Keiino version of "Shallow" which isn't even close to my favorite Lady Gaga song because I really liked Fred-Rene Buljo's performance.

[nanila]

His voice is amazing.

[ironed_orchid]

I am boycotting this year and really missing it right now :-(

[gwendraith]

I'm a huge Eurovision fan and I try to ignore the politics. I'm rooting for Russia and Norway but as I seldom pick winners I've probably bestowed the kiss of death on them. There's no really bonkers act out there this year, I suppose Iceland's Hatari - Hatrið mun sigra - is the closest. I think they will score highly.

[nanila]

You were right although Norway was a smash hit with the popular vote and not with the juries (North Macedonia? Really?)

[ursajoanna]

I love Eurovision but for me it's still a one night event, I don't watch the semi finals etc and I like going into it not knowing any of the songs or acts, all the pre-show shows feel a bit overwhelming, heh. I think if I knew for certain beforehand how many of the songs were going to be tedious ballads I'd probably not bother with it at all. Always feel there should be more raucous pop. Always pleased when any entries fall in to the 'Sounds A Bit Like Cotton Eye Joe' category.

[cmcmck]

I have too many memories of the godawful 'music' involved back in the day (congratchaboombangaboxonastring) to ever want to be anywhere near the programme.

[antisoppist]

In the second semi-final there was definitely a curse on people in the first half of the running order. I would have liked to see Armenia and Romania in there too. And Moldova. Daughter (who does background reading) says there was only a very narrow margin between the number 10 who got in and the number 11 who didn't but they don't release who those were at the moment in case it affects the voting in the final.

[nanila]

I love that Daughter does background reading. One of my work colleagues is a fount of Eurovision facts and it is a joy.

[fred_mouse]

I suspect my offspring are off watching it the heats now. I would like to be watching it, but that requires activation energy, of which I have none. I also suspect that I won't have the energy at the time it is available on local free to air tv streaming.

[ankaret]

Called it!

[nanila]

Indeed! The Dutch entry is, I begrudgingly concede, not bad. BUT IT IS NOT KEIINO. My kids were singing and seat dancing to Spirit in the Sky in the car this morning.