Live EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2022 FINAL DISCUSSION

[Sean]

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[A-lister]

This is scary. I fear for all the uptempos in SF2. Imagine them being blanked out in SF1.
I have a feeling we are in for a shock on Thursday.

Can you imagine this edition being a Eurovision Ballad Contest?

Ballad contest is the juries wet dream, although some of them deserved to qualify like Netherlands, Portugal and Iceland.

Can't say the same about the clichés Switzerland and Greece though...

If we will see the juries blanking a fun party song like Austria or Albania over that super meh Swiss thing... Well it won't be the first time they destroy a party mood.

 

[jatojo]

Uptempo songs will make the finals if the quality’s there… it was not the case for this semi

And ballads will make it even if the quality isn't there? It seems like it.

 

[0scar]

oh!!!! and qualifying was more I could hope for

 

[Grinch]

I listened to multiple times and still can't remember anything.

Let's all hope semi 2 qualifiers make more sense otherwise grand final will be quite dull.

 

[Preuss]

Austria wasn’t good though

 

[Deleted member 12761]

I liked Switzerland's performance and while I'm sad that Austria didn't make it I can't say I'm surprised. Albania's performance was weak tbh. I'm really sad because I love the song but the performance wasn't good.

 

[MAD20]

Apart from the qualifiers, time for some comments about the show:

- Really liked the hosts, much more natural than last year
- Stage looks weird with the black sun
- Graphics are also more than fine
- Postcards are horrible although they show stunning places
- The quality of the show itself is ages away from last year (not in a good way...)

 

[Looren]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH AM SO HAPPY WITH THESE RESULTS

Lost some great ones like but we can't have everything

 

[A-lister]

And ballads will make it even if the quality isn't there? It seems like it.

Bingo! It's always an uphill battle with the juries for fun uptempo songs, even extremely bland forgettable ballads with not even good vocals or performances like Switzerland will be picked over something like Austria and Albania with some lame argument that the "quality was higher", what quality? Did I miss something? I see more quality in making people dance and have a fun time than a song that people don't even remember.

 

[crashworld]

Ballad contest is the juries wet dream, although some of them deserved to qualify like Netherlands, Portugal and Iceland.

Can't say the same about the clichés Switzerland and Greece though...

If we will see the juries blanking a fun party song like Austria or Albania over that super meh Swiss thing... Well it won't be the first time they destroy a party

I agree with the 3 you listed. I am not a big fan of Portugal but I can see why it made it. The honesty and sincerity in the performance.

I just hope the juries in SF2 are the party kind.

Just imagine this as SF2 qualifiers:

 

[marty]

I must say that I do not like the stage. The camera work was bad sometimes. And the audience was not very enthusiastic or maybe just too far away from the stage.

 

[Ezio]

Uptempo songs will make the finals if the quality’s there… it was not the case for this semi

Case and point, Natalia Gordienko

 

[LoveHate]

We already have 10 languages in the final. Hoping for a couple more.

 

[Ezio]

Good luck to the producers making a draw for the GF. Semifinal 2 has some sleeping pills to qualify as well.

And Good luck to Chanel, you go girl!

 

[A-lister]

We already have 10 languages. Hoping for a couple more.

That's the most happy surprise in this to see most native language entries thrive so far!

 

[Kaz]

The results of semi 1 don't even matter because we all know the real winner is coming from semi 2

 

[MopManMoss]

and and not
wtf

Sekret is a trainwreck do not compare Sentimentai to it

 

[Ausesken]

Ballad ≠ quality

I have nothing else to say

 

[spinachpie]

That's the most happy surprise in this to see most native language entries thrive so far!

Eurovision fans love native language songs. It's the juries who vote them down unfortunately

 

[dannytr24]

Sekret is a trainwreck do not compare Sentimentai to it

That's your opinion, I can have mine. is my 40th, so yes im not happy with it.
But congrats of course.