Thoughts on Eurovision

Eurovision was different things at different times.

> 1950s - 1960s
A way to unite Europe for one evening while TV was getting into every household.
> 1970s - 1990s
A way to promote each country's pop singers abroad.
> 2000s
A cringy show where countries competed for the most imaginative ways to embarrass themselves in front of the continent
> 2010s
A SJW shitshow that LGTBwhatevers use to boo Russia in front of a camera, because as everyone knows, Russia is inherently evil and the only homophobic country ever.

Fun fact: Brits got a zero when we won in 2003

>>73256357
>they all dress like Americans

Dunno what show you've been watching but they mostly just wear bizzare shit.

The main thing you need to know is that you can only win if you're from certain countries since everyone else needs to like you for you to win. Which is why we never win despite being the one who funds the whole thing (sound like any other expensive european project we were recently a part of?)

>>73256357
we had the OTI festival
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OTI_Festival

>>73259591

Solid rundown

2000s were the most fun, although the political voting started getting out of control toward the end of it..

>>73259591
>2020s
???

eurovision is fucking retarded trash, i don't know why europeans love this shit

>>73256357
2006 was the last good Eurovosion.

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>>73261733
>A bearded tranny wins, and all the world's shitholes, who didn't even participate, are arseblasted for some unknown reason, while the weirdo circus just carries on being more bonkers every year..
What's not to like? I think it's brilliant decadent memeing.

>>73261815
2009 wasn't bad, it featured lovely Sirusho, the Latvian pirates and our based troll Chiquilicuatre, and the 2010 final is still my fondest memory on /int/, with Germany getting points from everyone except Israel, the Moldovan meme, groovy France with Allez Ola Olé etc.
2006 was GOAT though.

This thread belongs on >>>/lgbt/

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>>73256357
As a third party spectator I think Eurovision is awesome and I look forward to watching it with /int/ every single year. I like the sense of unity and community, the memes and shitposting, and some of the songs and performances are really good. It is also an informative insight into some of Europe's pop culture that I usually don't ever see. Eurovision threads are probably my favorite part of /int/.

>>73264120
As do (You) :^)

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>>73261010
>everyone else needs to like you for you to win
So there's no winners from Russia, right

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>>73265235
>>73256357
Are you gonna watch it with us this year my bean friend? It starts in a month, you shouldn't miss out on the shitposting.

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>>73265225
Thanks for my (You), binland

I used to care for this festival back when I was a kid/teen, but it reached a point where most countries were trying too hard to fetch those 12 (douze) points. The bloc voting among eastern cunts also contributed to my loss of interest, obviously.

I started rewatching it back in 2014 tho, because I saw the thread on /int/ or /tv/, can't remember.
The bantz made me enjoy this shitshow once again, despite the song quality still being awful in general.

>>73262297
>>73262297
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAh9NRGNhUU

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>>73256357
The fact that nearly every country sings in English is pathetic.

>>73265659
this is the worst part of it IMO. you should have to sing in your countrys official language.

this is why i loved Italy's last year. beautiful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WySSLip5uzc

>>73265871
>this is why i loved Italy's last year.

I like Italy's entry for this year. I will vote for Italy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OnRxfhbHB4

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>>73265898
very nice

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>>73260633
>tfw we were 2nd

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>>73265659
Ah yes, I forgot about the anglo language issue.
Only spain, portugal, france and italy resist this tendency year after year.

Why are non-romance countries so insecure about their languages?

>>73256357
> Do they really represent your country?
No. The reason why most television companies send generic artists who don't represent their respective countries is that their own countries can't vote for themselves, so they try to appeal to the foreigners who can actually vote.

>>73266038
Spain sent a 1/4 spanish song
France sent a 1/2 french song
Only portugal and italy sent a fully native language

>>73266038
It makes no sense to me. I'm not familiar with what most of those languages sound like in song but I listen to some Icelandic and Swedish music and both languages sound beautiful musically.

>>73266038
>>73266323
>>73266358
>eurovision is meant to be a celebration of the diverse culture between european nations
>everyone sings in english.

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>>73266477
i only started watching it a few years ago, has it always been this way? this needs to stop

>>73266038
France had a song that was half English/French last year abd Spain sang in English, it's over mate.

>>73266584
Actually they used to ban songs not sung in the native language for some time.

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>>73266715
As it should be.

>>73266715
they should bring that back

I unironically think that up to a quarter of the songs are actually decent.

>Also I didn't know that Australia was part of Europe, I always thought it was an island under China
Mexican education, folks!

>>73266323
>>73266681
I meant that these countries usually sing in their language despite throwing in some english lyrics once or twice. We've done the same in the past. Last year, Italy's qt sang a part in english as well.
Most countries rarely use their language nowaday. It's 100% english year after year.

>>73266358
I like Sigur Ros and they sing in icelandic. They view their language as an essential part of the melody. I don't need to understand the lyrics to enjoy their songs.

>>73266584
>>73266715
I wish they would go back to you're only allowed to sing in your native language, the UK might actually have a chance at winning once again.

>>73267014
Ireland would just win again everytime haha. Like they used to.

>>73259591
The anti-russia shit was the reason why we came 2nd in 2016. Absolute bullshit.

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>>73267082
They did have a good run in the 90s.

>>73265140
Eurovision threads are terrible on /int/, they go way too fast so everyone just ends up spamming a meme about whatever country is currently singing.

Still think eurovision is the best though

>>73266941
From 2016 I liked:
Belgium
Bulgaria(for turning a female Sith Lord into Avatar)
Spain
France
Russia(Liked the on stage thing they did with the screens)
Austria (because I'm a Frenchboo)
Australia

>>73267222
I like the fast paced shitposting, it feels like a World Cup thread on /sp/. I can understand why someone wouldn't like it though.

>>73256357
>he doesn't know about the yearly shitfest that is Eurovision
It used to be quite interesting because western countries seriously competed and came up with actual good music. Then the Slavs joined and took it VERY seriously, they basically consider Eurovision some sort of popularity contest.
As a result countries only vote based on political motives. There's clusters of countries that always favour each other, with the hilarious situation of Germany always losing, and since there's hordes of eastern-European countries one of them almost always wins.

Few years later and the only countries that still takes Eurovision serious are Sweden, Russia and Ukraine. Russia basically exploded when Ukraine was awarded the win last year and has 'vowed for revenge'. Meanwhile on British television they make a complete mockery of the Eurovision by now to the point of the organization asking them to stop it.

It's noteworthy that Eurovision was inspired by Sanremo festival.

Most people like cause it's thrash

>>73267322
We won like two years ago, mate. Though the song was shitty. We won because we bought foreign radio stations playing our song in advance and sending a hot chick.

>>73267418
Germany finished last 10 times, with 3 times having 0(zero) points
In comparison: the Netherlands finished last only 5 times.

>>73267418
2010 actually.
The girl is crazy hot, but the song was annoying as hell.

>>73267547
Dang, I'm old.

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>>73267547
>>73267418
BURGERED

>>73267290
World cup threads are also terrible

>>73267736
She looks like an angel but she has a very ugly personality. You just have to watch some of her interviews where she atttacks showmasters and her interviewers. She's a total bitch but not the whore, slag kind but the infantile, bratty child like. This is person got everything handed to her and is not nice to be around with.

>>73267547
I watched this song on youtube the other day and the like/dislike ratio was nearly equal, so I checked the comments and it was full of turks raging that they came in second place.

Searched a bit more and this applies to tons of eurovision winner videos, there's always heaps of salty comments whenever someone from a shithole comes in second place

>>73256357
great event. truly. watching that cringy crap on tv with a couple mates getting drunk and having a laugh. hope it never ends

still waiting for that punk lesbian vegan cat-horse with three dicks to take the stage. by the looks of how things have been developing, it will be anytime soon now

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=2113#Scoreboard

Just look at last years results. So few countries voted for both Ukraine and Russia.
For example Georgia only voted for Ukraine (ovious reasons). Serbian backstabbing is extremely hilarious.

>>73267923
oh I remember, roaches sent a weeaboo band that sounded like early linkin park lel

Roaches are an annoying people on the internets. We sense their salt whenever a turk football club loses against a portuguese one.

Huge Eurovision fan here: Ask me anything.

>>73268513
post the hottest females from eurovision as well as any nudes from them please?

>"""""""eurovision"""""""
>fucking australia
>israel
>turkey
>armenia
>georgia

>>73268752
Try this one: http://www.ivetamukuchyan.com/photos/gallery/1461235051_iveta-mukuchyan_gallery_03_01.jpg

>>73268797
noice. more please

>>73268789
Αν δεν ξέρεις, να σkας!

>>73268810
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>>73268905
What does that even mean turk