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Ireland IRELAND 2024 - Bambie Thug - Doomsday Blue
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NeoTen
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RTE really doesn't care about winning, can someone explain here? If she just toned it down in everything, even a little, she'd win this easily. Is RTE normally this free-flowing in allowing their creative directors doing (....)-all?
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I cringed even more when she screamed “I’m a witch!!!”. So embarrassing. Not long till she falls into obscurity with Wild Youth and the Maps woman.
Seems you need some chill potion from the witch eh?
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Sounds gross
NeoTen
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Well, maybe more people need a chill potion as all these cute ballads and spice girls songs didn't qualify and this did for Ireland, so perhaps RTE is sending a MtF girl next taking inspiration from Windows95man.
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I fail to see why their response would be cringe.
First, the question was cringe-worthy in the first place. They took the question with a sense of humour which came across very likable, in my opinion. They just pointed at themselves and then clarified it. What else should someone say when asked the same question? "No, I'm not special. I'm like everyone else"?
Second, apart from practicing witchcraft (or whatever that hobby is called), the character of their performance is a witch. Bambie Thug basically summoned a demon on stage.
It was a refreshing, honest answer and totally in character.
They brought Ireland back to the finals after Ryan 2018.
I'd even argue they're the most remarkable Irish Eurovision act since Jedward.
Ordinary Eurovision viewers will probably have forgotten their name by the end of this week but their performance will last... that's more what 90% Eurovision acts can dream of.
First, the question was cringe-worthy in the first place. They took the question with a sense of humour which came across very likable, in my opinion. They just pointed at themselves and then clarified it. What else should someone say when asked the same question? "No, I'm not special. I'm like everyone else"?
Second, apart from practicing witchcraft (or whatever that hobby is called), the character of their performance is a witch. Bambie Thug basically summoned a demon on stage.
It was a refreshing, honest answer and totally in character.
They brought Ireland back to the finals after Ryan 2018.
I'd even argue they're the most remarkable Irish Eurovision act since Jedward.
Ordinary Eurovision viewers will probably have forgotten their name by the end of this week but their performance will last... that's more what 90% Eurovision acts can dream of.
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That would be lovely, thanks for the idea!Well, maybe more people need a chill potion as all these cute ballads and spice girls songs didn't qualify and this did for Ireland, so perhaps RTE is sending a MtF girl next taking inspiration from Windows95man.
(Despite all the joking, knowing RTE I think they're more likely to resort on the nursing home ballads again next year, trust RTE
)This tickles me in a good way because... isn't an artist's persona meant to be performed? It's like telling Jimbo the Drag Clown or pre-Artpop Lady Gaga is fake... which they are, it's their character.
About the activism, though, it's a fragile territory. I can't project so much of my perspective into this since I don't know the person personally.
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Pretty much everyone I watched with (not all were Eurovision fans) agreed that this was the best of the night. I sense a top 10 finish for Ireland. At least.
RainyWoods
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This is coming for the televote win in the final. There's a lot of solid packages this year, and staging has been an overall highlight of the 2024 edition of the contest. Bambie was leagues above everything else though. It feels wrong to call it a glow up as I always saw something special in Bambie as a performer even when they were competing on that little The Late Late Show stage but the difference from then to now is astonishing. I don't know if Doomsday Blue can take the overall victory as the jury are a big obstacle but honestly, one of the most impressive 3 minutes in Eurovision history and hands down it's going to be the most memorable song in the final, whether the viewer loves it or hates it. There's so much to take in and digest here. A new golden standard for staging was set. I was happy to be both of Irish and British blood last night. Our stagings are phenomenal. It's amazing to have such a dark, horror themed performance at Eurovision done this well.
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Ewigkeit
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I still can't see the TV win happening but her chances are better than they were days, weeks, and months before. Keep the heat up high, witch. 
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Still the most viewed performance!Only 2 hours or so since the results and Ireland still has the most views of any act in the SF, granted Croatia is very close, this is literally surreal territory for an Irish act
ViVillRejv
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So I said earlier that Austria's We Will Rave was my only 12p this year, but I've changed my mind. This song just got elevated to 12p after seeing THAT live and I'd love for it to shock win the entire thing on saturday! (Not gonna happen because of the jurors in more conservative-minded countries tanking it, but one can still dream)
Edit: I also love the in-your-face isibility with her wearing the Trans flag colors like that during the second half of the song. This will forever be an eyesore for conservative people who watch Eurovision (who in daily life wishes that LGBT people did not exist) and I'm loving it.
Edit: I also love the in-your-face isibility with her wearing the Trans flag colors like that during the second half of the song. This will forever be an eyesore for conservative people who watch Eurovision (who in daily life wishes that LGBT people did not exist) and I'm loving it.
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Honey, sorry but conservative people never watch Eurovision.
ViVillRejv
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I've seen plenty a "My mother/father watched this and hated it" post on the semi performance's YouTube page, posters calling it "demonic" and "Satanism" etc already... And then there's the jury members from conservative places like, say, Croatia (or maybe most of Eastern Europe) who won't rate this highly.
Edit: And there's also Azerbaijan (Islam).
Absolutely impressive staging and performance. I am not sure if this can win after BT needs points from the Jury, but I am almost sure that this can be top 5 or even top 3. This would be my overall winner for now. Performance elevated when comparing to the NF one. Stunning.
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I like the act/song, the staging is amazing, and I'm super happy that Ireland qualified… but I agree that their 'performance' at the press conference was super cringe and the whole 'persona' in general seems extremely unauthentic and unappealing. I also thought the "I'm the first non-binary to qualify ever" was a cheap remark somehow destined to belittle Nemo… (A "real" queer representative would even have mentioned Nemo in this case).
All in all, super happy for Ireland and I like their entry but really not a fan of the representation (who btw is apparently really haughty with all the people working for the ESC production teams - which doesn't surprise me at all).
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After all the comments about Ollies alledgedly „demonic“ staging and how that would have such a negative impact on the gay cause, I‘m quite surprised that nobody seems to have a problem with a witch and a clearly satanistic inspired staging which are linked to the trans/queer community.
Is their cause less important?
Is the general opinion about them so much more tolerant / indifferent?
Or doesn‘t it affect the trans cause in the same way as the gay community in Ollies case? And if so why do you think that?
Any explanation? Anybody?
(but spare me the sexual discussion around Ollies staging. that is not my point)
Is their cause less important?
Is the general opinion about them so much more tolerant / indifferent?
Or doesn‘t it affect the trans cause in the same way as the gay community in Ollies case? And if so why do you think that?
Any explanation? Anybody?
(but spare me the sexual discussion around Ollies staging. that is not my point)
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