Eurovision Song Contest 2021

[Lineker]

You had one job, @Katsuya!

 

Anyway - semi-finals take place tonight and on Thursday night, before the final on Saturday. 

[gunnar hendershow]

Is this watchable in the US without an extra premium streaming package?

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

I half-watched a collection of 15 second clips of each country at the weekend and Belgium was my favourite from the first half of the alphabet. Just saw their performance from the first semi and I really like it. The chorus is musically really interesting and she's a great singer.

I didn't watch the semi so don't know who went out, but Belgium and Cyprus were in my top 5 from all the short clips and they both made it, so that's good.

[Lineker]

Noted San Marino resident Flo Rida is up first.

[gunnar hendershow]

I assume he thought the country's name was Dan Marino.

[Lineker]

No surprises tonight.

[GoGo Yubari]

On 18/05/2021 at 13:45, damshow said:

Is this watchable in the US without an extra premium streaming package?

It's on Peacock this year.

[Bobfoc]

The UK entry seems like another bottom five candidate to me.

[Tigerstyle]

Miley Cyprus was great 

[Lineker]

Albania is certainly there.

[GoGo Yubari]

I was on the road during the semifinals and didn't bother to see who was performing and just completely missed that Hooverphonic is in it this year. God, I haven't thought about them in like a decade.

[Colly]

Portugal's music and lyrics are by Tatanka. I'm putting my mortgage on them.

[Bobfoc]

I quite like this Portuguese song. It reminds me of a nineties song, but I can't think what it is.

[GoGo Yubari]

Just now, Bobfoc said:

I quite like this Portuguese song. It reminds me of a nineties song, but I can't think what it is.

To me it sounds a little like Jamiroquai if they were really really into ballads instead of dance music.

[Daniel Bryan]

1 minute ago, Bobfoc said:

I quite like this Portuguese song. It reminds me of a nineties song, but I can't think what it is.

I Believe I Can Fly? That's what came to my mind.

[Bobfoc]

This has been quite a good lineup so far.

[Lineker]

22 minutes ago, Colly said:

Portugal's music and lyrics are by Tatanka. I'm putting my mortgage on them.

So pleased that someone else clocked this.

[Bobfoc]

I can't tell if Germany's song is upbeat or passive aggressive.

[GoGo Yubari]

1 minute ago, Bobfoc said:

I can't tell if Germany's song is upbeat or passive aggressive.

I need to read the lyrics because it sounded like it was getting very 21st century borderline-satirical musical theater there.

 

oh fuck a nu-metal band

[Bobfoc]

Finland's act is like a mix of Korn and Linkin Park.