ESC 2019 General Discussion Thread

[Charly]

I got a solid 9/10 of qualifiers for this semi

Incorrectly predicted Hungary for Estonia

 

[simonPL]

BTW, the hosts are disastrous, aren't they?
So painful to watch and hear.

I know that it's not that easy to beat Petra and Mans, but come on!

 

[FilipFromSweden]

girl wtf there are only 3 spots left for being in the second half of the final

 

[marty]

BTW, the hosts are disastrous, aren't they?
So painful to watch and hear.

I know that it's not that easy to beat Petra and Mans, but come on!

usually i dont care about the hosts but this year i really cant stand them (at least three of them).

 

[hijirio]

Assi is an adorable host. I wish he could host the whole show on his own.

 

[hijirio]

Bitterness of Eurovision fans is killing me. All NQ songs have great number of likes and qualified songs have many dislikes.

 

[Jacketh]

I thought the flags weren't allowed in this year. What am I missing?

I think they just meant big flags but Eurofans wanted a narrative and some drama.

 

[GermanBango]

Looking at the YT-Views and the Chart performance might give us a hint at the televoting results:

 

[Teaisloveable]

Jon Ola Sand Tweets...


"I can now reveal that the score difference between #10 and #11 in last night’s first Semi-Final was just 2 points. Out of the 10 qualifiers, juries and televoters agreed about 8 out of 10. Your vote matters! #Eurovision #DareToDream"

Wow! That is crazy close. Any thought's on who they were?

 

[hijirio]

https://twitter.com/jonolasand/status/1128603695288078336

I'm guessing they are and

I think Portugal came nowhere near qualifying (sadly)

 

[Leydan]

It's probably between one song the jury hated the televote loved, and another with the reverse. Maybe even? It's doing well in the views on yt. 2nd to Cyprus I believe. I guess the other might be San Marino. Also possibly ? If it evened out on the border with both and made it.

 

[Realest]

Jon Ola Sand
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I can now reveal that the score difference between #10 and #11 in last night’s first Semi-Final was just 2 points. Out of the 10 qualifiers, juries and televoters agreed about 8 out of 10. Your vote matters! #Eurovision #DareToDream

I think were Top10 with Both.
qualified thanks to Juries, thanks to Televoter.

 

[Realest]

Im curious if the Televoting played the decisive Role, like last Year when qualified over

 

[nofuxCZ]

It's doing well in the views on yt. 2nd to Cyprus I believe.

Views can be misleading, depends how many people from that country watched it.

 

[Brandt]

Jon Ola Sand Tweets...


"I can now reveal that the score difference between #10 and #11 in last night’s first Semi-Final was just 2 points. Out of the 10 qualifiers, juries and televoters agreed about 8 out of 10. Your vote matters! #Eurovision #DareToDream"

Wow! That is crazy close. Any thought's on who they were?

If this is 10th San Marino and 11th Portugal, it means it is Eurovision 2014 all over again. They had only 1 point in between back then.

 

[tuorem]

I'd bet Estonia was 10th.

 

[hijirio]

Views are misleading indeed. I remember Poland SF1 performance and the rehearsal had the most views by far in 2011, and they were dead last.

 

[ag89]

I mean, if people get angry because their country came 11th with 2 pts less than 10th placed country... Fight to come 1st, 2nd or 3rd, not 9th or 10th. I am expecting people will start attacking the artist/country that came 10th after the results are published on Saturday night. It's not their fault your country (some people expect Portugal or Belgium at 11th place) didn't make it. Being 11th, 12th or 17th is the same thing - it means you didn't deserve to make it. Those who are top 10 deserved it because they received enough points and that's it. A totally different thing is what kind of music taste people prefer.

 

[Chorizo]

Looking at the YT-Views and the Chart performance might give us a hint at the televoting results:

According to this table, the juries must have saved San Marino.

 

[Teaisloveable]

Fuldi Schwartz, 66, A driver has died after being injured earlier in the week when a lighting rig fell on him during the preparation of the Contest

Such sad news