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Old 17-05-2016, 13:51
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Have we all seen this amazing mash-up with the French spokesperson?

https://twitter.com/johanftc/status/731798017834135552
Awesome! Poor woman, she's never going to forget that.

Original ; Whitney Houston Cover
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Old 17-05-2016, 14:12
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I found a great article online from the spectator. People seem to have enough with the bbc and this seems to tell us why their attempts are failing. http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/05...n-humiliation/
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Old 17-05-2016, 14:13
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I found a great article online from the spectator. People seem to have enough with the bbc and this seems to tell us why their attempts are failing. http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/05...n-humiliation/
bbc always been up themselves.
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Old 17-05-2016, 14:14
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Awesome! Poor woman, she's never going to forget that.

Original ; Whitney Houston Cover
Brilliant!

Mariah Carey had better watch out...
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Old 17-05-2016, 14:16
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#SlayMeDown

We have an official video. <33333333

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWX-Mw4dbCs
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Old 17-05-2016, 14:17
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I found a great article online from the spectator. People seem to have enough with the bbc and this seems to tell us why their attempts are failing. http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/05...n-humiliation/
I agree with it, its just that unfortunately I cant see the BBC giving it up
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Old 17-05-2016, 14:18
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June 11th will be the Bulgarian NF for JESC
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Old 17-05-2016, 14:19
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Poor Elodie
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Old 17-05-2016, 14:32
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I found a great article online from the spectator. People seem to have enough with the bbc and this seems to tell us why their attempts are failing. http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/05...n-humiliation/
It's one point if view. You could also argue that our music industry can get very good exposure without having to risk itself to probably national indignity by bothering with Eurovision...
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Old 17-05-2016, 14:36
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I agree with it, its just that unfortunately I cant see the BBC giving it up
Only reason id be worried about it going to ITV is we would lose Graham. I like Graham presenting this.
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Old 17-05-2016, 15:08
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Sorry I haven't been posting on here, was stupidly busy in Stockholm and still recovering from the trip. How people do it for two weeks is beyond me considering I was there for three nights and I nearly felt like death on Sunday Morning.

Will post my thoughts on my trip and being inside the arena in the not too distant future.
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Old 17-05-2016, 15:16
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Has anyone posted this yet? SVT control room for Midnight Gold


http://www.svt.se/kultur/musik/kolla...kontrollrummet
Loved Georgia's performance and song just for the lighting!
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Old 17-05-2016, 15:19
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Ah it wasn't that bad! His name is Stephen Colbert and he, like all late night hosts in America, ridicules everything.

It also appears that "Can't Stop This Feeling" is the 3rd song to be performed at Eurovision and then top the Billboard Hot 100 after Italy 1958 and Luxembourg 1967. Surprisingly "Waterloo" and "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" did not go to #1.

http://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...he-new-seekers
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Old 17-05-2016, 15:41
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Ah it wasn't that bad! His name is Stephen Colbert and he, like all late night hosts in America, ridicules everything.
I'm very familiar with Stephen Colbert. Loved him on the Colbert report and I like a good pee-take, unfortunately for me this was a lowest common denominator piss take.
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Old 17-05-2016, 16:24
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Announcement from the EBU:
Statement in response to petition on Change.org calling for the results of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest to be revised.

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The 2016 Eurovision Song Contest was a spectacular show and a testament to a year of hard work by so many people from so many countries. The live shows were world-class television productions with a thriller climax on Saturday night.

We understand the passions and emotions that are engendered through the Eurovision Song Contest. In light of this, we have taken notice of your petition and appreciate this opportunity to respond.

The winner of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest was decided by music industry professionals and you, viewers at home, each with a 50 percent stake in the result. Ukraine's Jamala won, thanks to broad support from both the juries as well as televoters. She did so with an outstanding performance of an emotional song, telling a personal story.

Australia's Dami Im won the jury vote and Russia's Sergey Lazarev won the televoting. They both deserve credit for their world-class performances, their great songs and for taking their loss as true professionals. They may not have won the contest, but responded to the outcome as winners. We respect and appreciate them for that.

The Eurovision Song Contest is a competition. There can only be one winner. We understand that not everyone agrees with the outcome of this year's Eurovision Song Contest however in a competition where the results are decided based on a subjective and often very personal opinions, there will always be people who do not agree. Regardless of this, the result remains valid by all means, in accordance with the rules as they were known to each participating broadcaster, each artist and each dedicated fan.

Ukraine is, and will remain, the winner of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. Whether you agree or disagree, we call upon those who signed this petition to embrace the result, valid in accordance with the rules, and to continue a constructive dialogue about how to further strengthen and improve the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Old 17-05-2016, 16:28
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I mean, people actually signed a petition to change the result? The result ,that was valid in terms of the rules, of a song that was also deemed valid by the organisation?

Weird, don't they have better things to do?
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Old 17-05-2016, 16:37
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The shade and awkwardness with this French interviewer on a death wish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EooM3ujHbH4
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Old 17-05-2016, 16:40
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I mean, people actually signed a petition to change the result? The result ,that was valid in terms of the rules, of a song that was also deemed valid by the organisation?

Weird, don't they have better things to do?
No. People love signing petitions about trivial things. Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition today because the BBC are removing 11,000 old recipes from their website! I am actually starting to question the sanity of people.
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Old 17-05-2016, 16:49
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No. People love signing petitions about trivial things. Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition today because the BBC are removing 11,000 old recipes from their website! I am actually starting to question the sanity of people.
ftp would sort that out lol
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Old 17-05-2016, 16:51
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No. People love signing petitions about trivial things. Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition today because the BBC are removing 11,000 old recipes from their website! I am actually starting to question the sanity of people.
Understandable. I've channelled my inner Nigella many a time with the help of BBC Good Food.
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Old 17-05-2016, 16:53
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No. People love signing petitions about trivial things. Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition today because the BBC are removing 11,000 old recipes from their website! I am actually starting to question the sanity of people.
I am about that I must admit, but I won't lose any sleep over it never mind sign a petition.
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Old 17-05-2016, 16:54
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I don't know who wrote that EBU response but I admire the way he or she repressed the urge to tell the petition signers to go f**k themselves.
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Old 17-05-2016, 16:57
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Absoutely daft , you can't go around asking/demanding the winner be changed just cos you dont agree with a song winning fair and square.
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Old 17-05-2016, 17:11
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The shade and awkwardness with this French interviewer on a death wish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EooM3ujHbH4
I can't wait to have a nightmare with Loin d'ici as its soundtrack. Ah, that's such a good trolling on the part of the interviewer.
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Old 17-05-2016, 17:27
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Understandable. I've channelled my inner Nigella many a time with the help of BBC Good Food.
I can honestly say that I've never ever used a recipe for anything that I've cooked! And I do a lush home made Chicken Chasseur!
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