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This thread is for any general Eurovision 2023 discussion not limited to or specifically about any country's national selections or song choices.
EUROVISION 2023 - General Discussion thread
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GermanBango
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OR we are turning this entire thing into some kind of "Hunger Games"-scenario.And waving air with palm leaves.
ESC94
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OR we are turning this entire thing into some kind of "Hunger Games"-scenario.
Yeah, Österdahl as a tribute and all contestants activate the deadly traps and watch him failing.
Ianp16
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Did anyone watch the big ESC welcome on bbc? It was such an odd programme. It seemed like it was rushed together…
Ezio
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The EBU Statement so arrogant, lol. Arrogance is a sign of shameless incompetence
PollyWantsACracker
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Yeah, ungrateful for the ballistic missiles that fell on his city yesterday and today, due to which he can't watch ESC from the audience in Kyiv, so he has to be reminded of that fact by watching ESC (if he doesn't end up in shelter during broadcast) held in another host country instead of his country, where past winners from his country will perform + reminded of the lack of his personal gratitude thereto.
Think twice before you post people. I know you can't picture yourselves how it is to live in war zone and what emotions you live there, but that fact alone advises some caution when you speak to a person currently in a war zone.
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Ianp16
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Something tells me Simon Cowell and Simon Fuller have been sniffing around ESC. This news is very X Factor-ish. So glad they didn’t go ahead with it.
JenJen94
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I did! I liked it but I would have loved it to be a tad longer with some more highlights. However, it was good to see some interviews with the acts and all too!
Jamala and Conchita smashed their performances too-both beautiful, especially Conchita.
This is what I'm thinking-there was ALOT of fan pressure all over social media-I didn't see a single comment praising it at all. Honestly, I'm glad they dropped it and they're going back to usual ways. Phew!
Guuuuurl ... why does that "other innovations in the show for viewers to look forward to"-part sound like a threat?
There's no 'sorry' in that EBU statement either.
"Oh yeah we just fucked up something but look! New technology, you should try it!"
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Mae and the back up singer's performance at this point.
NemesisNick
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Today is Tuesday 9 May 2023. The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 First Semi-Final takes place at Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom tonight, starting at 20:00 BST. The 15 countries taking part tonight, in order of appearance, will be:
Norway, Malta, Serbia, Latvia, Portugal, Ireland, Croatia, Switzerland, Israel, Moldova, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Czechia, Netherlands, Finland.
This year's semi-final results are being decided by televoting only. Although juries vote in the semi-finals, their points will only be used in the semi-finals if a country is unable to provide a valid televote result. The countries taking part tonight be able to vote in tonight's semi-final. Three of the six direct finalists: France, Germany and Italy will also be able to vote in tonight's semi-final. In addition, selected countries around the world will be able to vote in a "Rest of the World" online vote, which will count as one extra country towards tonight's result.
The ten highest placed countries will proceed to Saturday night's Grand Final. Those ten qualifying countries will be announced in a random order just before the end of tonight's semi-final; the actual results of tonight's 15 participating countries will only be revealed to the public after Saturday night's Grand Final is all over. Anyway good luck to tonight's 15 semi-finalists, may the best ten qualify to Saturday night's Grand Final. #Eurovision2023 #UnitedByMusic
Norway, Malta, Serbia, Latvia, Portugal, Ireland, Croatia, Switzerland, Israel, Moldova, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Czechia, Netherlands, Finland.
This year's semi-final results are being decided by televoting only. Although juries vote in the semi-finals, their points will only be used in the semi-finals if a country is unable to provide a valid televote result. The countries taking part tonight be able to vote in tonight's semi-final. Three of the six direct finalists: France, Germany and Italy will also be able to vote in tonight's semi-final. In addition, selected countries around the world will be able to vote in a "Rest of the World" online vote, which will count as one extra country towards tonight's result.
The ten highest placed countries will proceed to Saturday night's Grand Final. Those ten qualifying countries will be announced in a random order just before the end of tonight's semi-final; the actual results of tonight's 15 participating countries will only be revealed to the public after Saturday night's Grand Final is all over. Anyway good luck to tonight's 15 semi-finalists, may the best ten qualify to Saturday night's Grand Final. #Eurovision2023 #UnitedByMusic
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And if you want to watch in the future: in Australia Semi Final 1 – Wednesday 10 May at 5:00am AEST
If anyone’s going to the afternoon preview today can you let me know what you actually get with the show - like is there fake voting, do the big 5 perform as well as the interval acts and can you take flags?? Thanks!!
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The online voting page is up: https://www.esc.vote/
And I can vote under "Rest of The World". It's a shame they didn't state the list of countries eligible under this category.
And also,
So I guess this confirms my suspicion that as long as you own multiple credit cards, you should be able to vote multiple times.
And I can vote under "Rest of The World". It's a shame they didn't state the list of countries eligible under this category.
And also,
So I guess this confirms my suspicion that as long as you own multiple credit cards, you should be able to vote multiple times.
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I'm a bit confused though, what's the rate per voting for ROTW?
Or would we only know this when voting starts?
crashworld
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You can find it on the "Terms and Conditions" drop-down under the "Legal" tab. It's 0.99EUR per vote.
It is also provided on the ESC page:
How can I vote for my favourite Eurovision song?
Here we explain how the voting system of the Eurovision Song Contest works and how we keep the contest fair.
You can find it on the "Terms and Conditions" drop-down under the "Legal" tab. It's 0.99EUR per vote.
It is also provided on the ESC page:
How can I vote for my favourite Eurovision song?
Here we explain how the voting system of the Eurovision Song Contest works and how we keep the contest fair.eurovision.tv
Jeez 1 euro to vote. I'll never get over how expensive it is to vote in some countries. Makes me thankful that it's basically nothing here.