EUROVISION 2023 - General Discussion thread

[ESC United Mod Team]

This thread is for any general Eurovision 2023 discussion not limited to or specifically about any country's national selections or song choices.

 

[goncalovieira]

"All qualifiers are announced in a random order"
I could bet my ass that they are gonna keep Finland till the end.

For the very last spot, they will take the 10th or the 9th. Something like Portugal, Switzerland, Czechia, Malta or the Netherlands.

 

[Decayingbooks]

I'm looking at Mimicat for minutes now but what am I supposed to see exactly

Tbh she's probably just bored, it is a rehearsal... But yeah, totally hate this, previously they at least could just drink champagne with the rest of the delegation after not qualifying, not they have to do the walk of shame back ot the greenroom...

 

[ekzuu]

So sad... This change goes against Eurovision values so much. At this point everything is a commodity, the artists themselves. Why the hell should anyone from semi countries want to go through this???

 

[yuki_vamp.esc]

Absolutely terrible decision by the EBU, I feel so bad already for the NQ artists

Ok I can't watch this, this is too much. I already imagine going in roller coaster on the standard qualifiers announcement, now they doing this for what? I can't bear to watch my favorites in a 6 split screen then there's still a favorite to qualify among them.

 

[yuki_vamp.esc]

I know we arent supposed to post leaks but this is a monumental change worth discussion and condemnation, just look at Mimicat here. The EBU cannot pretend to care about the health and wellbeing of artists and then do something like this

Noooo my mind just keeps on thinking about Victor in this situation.

 

[Ezio]

Sorry but I just dont see the point of posting on a eurovision forum that you arent watching eurovision

My point is to get bullied by you. I told you Last year in the Halo Thread that I am not gonna watch it and yet you Chose Not to believe me

 

[hpp0]

Apart from the obvious cruelty of this new system, it also looks bad? Like before we had celebrations in the green room with the entire team and now what? If they are not a solo act I guess they can hug and that will be it? And after they announce all the finalist what will they do they will have the qualifiers celebrating in the center of the stage (I think they were doing something like that normally after a recap with the qualifiers) and the others will be standing in the back or trying to go back to the green rooms?

My biggest problem is that they will probably keep it and for next year because it adds "drama" and makes for a more interesting "tv product".

 

[MopManMoss]

My point is to get bullied by you. I told you Last year in the Halo Thread that I am not gonna watch it and yet you Chose Not to believe me

The Halo thread from last year is publicly accessible there was no bullying only you saying that Pia Maria's vocals were good and everyone else reflecting on reality

 

[Ezio]

This makes me so uncomfortable. Idk why they changed it? If it's not broken don't fix it. The greenroom celebrations were great and worked fine, those who failed to qualify weren't humiliated on national TV in front of a camera. Here they will be. Probably one of the worst changes, if not the worst change they've ever done.

Under the watch of Österdahl

 

[ayzelto]

Very bad decision. This is Eurovision, not the X factor, come on.

 

[MopManMoss]

In better news, supermarket superstar Niamh Kavanagh will be giving Ireland's jury votes this year

 

[ESC94]

In better news, supermarket superstar Niamh Kavanagh will be giving Ireland's jury votes this year

Hopefully she´ll be less embarassing than Linda Martin last year.

 

[Ezio]

But guess who´s the supervisor and where he comes from.

Realest is an EBU plant on this forum. But that’s just me making substantiated assumptions

 

[ESC94]

In better news, supermarket superstar Niamh Kavanagh will be giving Ireland's jury votes this year

One question: Are Linda Martin and Niam Kavanagh still a thing in ??

 

[ESC94]

Btw, there´s already a petition against that change:

1,435 people signed and won this petition

Eurovision: EBU & BBC DO NOT go ahead with a new qualifier announcement system

www.change.org

 

[MopManMoss]

One question: Are Linda Martin and Niam Kavanagh still a thing in ??

Well here is an answer for you Niamh was working in Tesco a couple years ago, Linda has a kind of washed up reputation often gets wheeled out around May

 

[Ezio]

Ok I can't watch this, this is too much. I already imagine going in roller coaster on the standard qualifiers announcement, now they doing this for what? I can't bear to watch my favorites in a 6 split screen then there's still a favorite to qualify among them.

Imagine Finland or Sweden in the last 6. It’s a wrap before they announce anything. The NQ as prop with dreams shattered and embarrassed on international TV.

I am done with ESC. Good luck Teya and Salena. dont See you in Sweden next year. My psychologist tells me to surround myself with positive things. Eurovision is none of which anymore.

 

[ESC94]

Well here is an answer for you Niamh was working in Tesco a couple years ago, Linda has a kind of washed up reputation often gets wheeled out around May

So basically the answer is NOPE??

 

[Ezio]

The Halo thread from last year is publicly accessible there was no bullying only you saying that Pia Maria's vocals were good and everyone else reflecting on reality

She sang a Trillion times better than Gaetana or Cascade

 

[MopManMoss]

She sang a Trillion times better than Gaetana or Cascade

You have competent vocalists this year, that is what matters