It's good to see that Russia has confirmed after things being up in the air for a while. We'll have to see what happens between now and the contest.
The DS Eurovision General Discussion Thread (Part 61)
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I was away on Sunday. Did I win? Oh....
I thank the four voters, and particularly Lurker62 who clearly appreciates the finer forms of music.
Originally Posted by nick1990:
“Just a whisker
ahead, its our feline friends -
21st [weedydiamond] – Hinge and Bracket – The Cat Duet – Points - 20
12: Lurker62
10:
08:
07:
06:
05:
04: steeleuro_wolf
03: Drew Peacock
02:
01: avb”
“Just a whisker
ahead, its our feline friends - 21st [weedydiamond] – Hinge and Bracket – The Cat Duet – Points - 20
12: Lurker62
10:
08:
07:
06:
05:
04: steeleuro_wolf
03: Drew Peacock
02:
01: avb”
I thank the four voters, and particularly Lurker62 who clearly appreciates the finer forms of music.
Originally Posted by 21stCenturyBoy:
“I got MelFest tickets! #Pray4SarahaAsComebackQueen”
“I got MelFest tickets! #Pray4SarahaAsComebackQueen”
I actually hope she doesn't return as nothing could ever top Kizunguzungu. I'd rather she didn't tarnish her legacy!
Is it just me or is the official list of participants revealed earlier each year? Still, really happy with yet another 43 (let's hope it stays that way this time!) 
Oh and it's Halloween, perfect excuse to blast out this gem!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSxF5eJ__YA
Oh and it's Halloween, perfect excuse to blast out this gem!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSxF5eJ__YA
We have run out of hosts again. Any volunteers?
Diamond Diary 31/10/16
BBAnne - 10 April – Best of the 2016 NF Rejects - Done
nick1990 - w/c 11 July – Fantasy – Heat 1 – Done
NightFox_Dancer - w/c 18 July – Best song from a Disney movie – Done
thengp12 -w/c 25 July – Best Bottom 10s of this Millennium – Done
Lisa B. - w/c 01 August – Fantasy – Heat 2 - Done
Lurker62 - w/c 08 August – Best Summer Song – Done
Nick1990 - w/c 15 August – Non ESC song by ESC artist – Done
ChickenfromKiev - w/c 22 August – Fantasy – Heat 3 - Done
21 Century Boy - w/c 29 August – Best Comeback - Done
big bro geek - w/c 05 September – Best Keychange – Done
Saturn - w/c 12 September – Fantasy – Heat 4 - Done
Lisa.B - w/c 19 September – Remix round – Done
Steven.P - w/c 26 September – be Guy Freeman or Katie Taylor - Done
Lurker62 - w/c 03 October – Fantasy – Heat 5 - Done
avb - w/c 10 October – ESC Weirdest moment – Done
Portugal - w/c 17 October – ESC Best Female Solo 1956-1999 – Done
nick1990 - w/c 24 October – Fantasy – Heat 6 - Done
ESCRoss - w/c 31 October – NF Rejects best Staging - Running
Lisa.B - w/c 07 November – Something
w/c 14 November – Fantasy – Heat 7 – host required
w/c 21 November – Something – host required
w/c 28 November – Something – host required
Diamond Diary 31/10/16
BBAnne - 10 April – Best of the 2016 NF Rejects - Done
nick1990 - w/c 11 July – Fantasy – Heat 1 – Done
NightFox_Dancer - w/c 18 July – Best song from a Disney movie – Done
thengp12 -w/c 25 July – Best Bottom 10s of this Millennium – Done
Lisa B. - w/c 01 August – Fantasy – Heat 2 - Done
Lurker62 - w/c 08 August – Best Summer Song – Done
Nick1990 - w/c 15 August – Non ESC song by ESC artist – Done
ChickenfromKiev - w/c 22 August – Fantasy – Heat 3 - Done
21 Century Boy - w/c 29 August – Best Comeback - Done
big bro geek - w/c 05 September – Best Keychange – Done
Saturn - w/c 12 September – Fantasy – Heat 4 - Done
Lisa.B - w/c 19 September – Remix round – Done
Steven.P - w/c 26 September – be Guy Freeman or Katie Taylor - Done
Lurker62 - w/c 03 October – Fantasy – Heat 5 - Done
avb - w/c 10 October – ESC Weirdest moment – Done
Portugal - w/c 17 October – ESC Best Female Solo 1956-1999 – Done
nick1990 - w/c 24 October – Fantasy – Heat 6 - Done
ESCRoss - w/c 31 October – NF Rejects best Staging - Running
Lisa.B - w/c 07 November – Something
w/c 14 November – Fantasy – Heat 7 – host required
w/c 21 November – Something – host required
w/c 28 November – Something – host required
I don't mind doing the 7th Nov. Maybe NF Guilty Pleasures or reviving the Martina Awards with a Worst NF Vocal round.
Originally Posted by Lisa.B:
“I don't mind doing the 7th Nov. Maybe NF Guilty Pleasures or reviving the Martina Awards with a Worst NF Vocal round.”
“I don't mind doing the 7th Nov. Maybe NF Guilty Pleasures or reviving the Martina Awards with a Worst NF Vocal round.”
Fab!
EDIT: Diary updated.
Originally Posted by Lisa.B:
“I don't mind doing the 7th Nov. Maybe NF Guilty Pleasures or reviving the Martina Awards with a Worst NF Vocal round.”
“I don't mind doing the 7th Nov. Maybe NF Guilty Pleasures or reviving the Martina Awards with a Worst NF Vocal round.”
Here is my problem with NF rounds. I have only done 1 NF season and only have knowledge of other ones as you lot put the vids on here from other contests. I am not saying don't do it because that is stupid but I can only have a guilty pleasure from songs I know from first watch during the NF.
Originally Posted by weedydiamond:
“Fab!
EDIT: Diary updated.”
“Fab!
EDIT: Diary updated.”
Oh well sod it! I will have to work with what little knowledge I've got!
Originally Posted by thengp12:
“Well folks it is the 31st October and you know what that means? Nope not Halloween…It is only 1 day to go till the UK Eurovision public submissions close. I wonder what rubbish that has to go through due diligence and will get thrown out immediately!”
“Well folks it is the 31st October and you know what that means? Nope not Halloween…It is only 1 day to go till the UK Eurovision public submissions close. I wonder what rubbish that has to go through due diligence and will get thrown out immediately!”
She's leaving it late....how very random. Of course might not even be related to the UK entry.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMO-GZKB...ahanmoin&hl=en
Originally Posted by nick1990:
“She's leaving it late....how very random. Of course might not even be related to the UK entry.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMO-GZKB...ahanmoin&hl=en”
“She's leaving it late....how very random. Of course might not even be related to the UK entry.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMO-GZKB...ahanmoin&hl=en”
I think the "Professional Submission" is independent from the "Public Submission" side of things. That is the perception I am getting.
What do we all know about Mahan Moin outside from the fact she is Swedish/Iranian and she sung Aleo in Melfest 2014?
Originally Posted by nick1990:
“She's leaving it late....how very random. Of course might not even be related to the UK entry.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMO-GZKB...ahanmoin&hl=en”
“She's leaving it late....how very random. Of course might not even be related to the UK entry.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMO-GZKB...ahanmoin&hl=en”
Originally Posted by thengp12:
“I think the "Professional Submission" is independent from the "Public Submission" side of things. That is the perception I am getting.
What do we all know about Mahan Moin outside from the fact she is Swedish/Iranian and she sung Aleo in Melfest 2014?”
“I think the "Professional Submission" is independent from the "Public Submission" side of things. That is the perception I am getting.
What do we all know about Mahan Moin outside from the fact she is Swedish/Iranian and she sung Aleo in Melfest 2014?”
Yeah that's how I'm seeing it, the song-writing boot camp being separate from the public artist submissions.
Mahan is amaze! If she can deliver us an Azizami or maybe a bit safer with an Elysium that'd be great.
Originally Posted by thengp12:
“Here is my problem with NF rounds. I have only done 1 NF season and only have knowledge of other ones as you lot put the vids on here from other contests. I am not saying don't do it because that is stupid but I can only have a guilty pleasure from songs I know from first watch during the NF.
Oh well sod it! I will have to work with what little knowledge I've got!”
“Here is my problem with NF rounds. I have only done 1 NF season and only have knowledge of other ones as you lot put the vids on here from other contests. I am not saying don't do it because that is stupid but I can only have a guilty pleasure from songs I know from first watch during the NF.
Oh well sod it! I will have to work with what little knowledge I've got!
”
Many hours of NF pleasure are to be had on the eurovision.tv website. Look under Menu - WebTV for many old NFs, (and download the Octoshape addon to watch them).
Also, look at the old results of BBAnnes NF Rejects for each year since 2012 and the other NF comps we have had - many of the performances are still on Youtube.
(Comps done: http://dsfantasyesc.wikia.com/wiki/DS_Fantasy_ESC_Wiki)
Enjoy!
Originally Posted by Lisa.B:
“Yeah that's how I'm seeing it, the song-writing boot camp being separate from the public artist submissions.
Mahan is amaze! If she can deliver us an Azizami or maybe a bit safer with an Elysium that'd be great.”
“Yeah that's how I'm seeing it, the song-writing boot camp being separate from the public artist submissions.
Mahan is amaze! If she can deliver us an Azizami or maybe a bit safer with an Elysium that'd be great.
”
Just seen this, I would love something like Elysium!
http://www.esc-plus.com/albania-reve...i-kenges-2016/
Artists for Albania and they are teasing a new format, is that not just the public say though
Artists for Albania and they are teasing a new format, is that not just the public say though
Originally Posted by phill363:
“http://www.esc-plus.com/albania-reve...i-kenges-2016/
Artists for Albania and they are teasing a new format, is that not just the public say though”
“http://www.esc-plus.com/albania-reve...i-kenges-2016/
Artists for Albania and they are teasing a new format, is that not just the public say though”
Lindita is back!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhyRJxPFM9I
Edea Demaliaj winning could lead to Albania being my favourite of the year (for those who haven't listened to Ne I highly recommend doing so because it's one of the best Albanian songs I've ever heard). Not familiar with any of the others by name, assuming we've seen some of them before.
What will Doinița's, DoReDoS and co do now that the Moldovan NF has potentially been scrapped?
Moldova should just go with Aliona Moon again though
Moldova should just go with Aliona Moon again though
Originally Posted by phill363:
“What will Doinița's, DoReDoS and co do now that the Moldovan NF has potentially been scrapped?
Moldova should just go with Aliona Moon again though”
“What will Doinița's, DoReDoS and co do now that the Moldovan NF has potentially been scrapped?
Moldova should just go with Aliona Moon again though”
I hope it doesn't come to that. O Melodie is Doinita's life.
If they're forced to go internal then nobody deserves it more considering she's tried 8 times already.
Add my Yay to the list!
I really like the upbeat Albanian entries, Juliana Pasha, Elhaida Dani. I watched Rona Nishliu in stunned silence wondering how in the name of hell she does that with her voice. I quite liked ‘Përrallë’, minor Bond theme and all, before they wrecked it in what must surely be the greatest case of self-sabotage in the Contest’s history. It’d be good if Eneda Tarifa tried again with something better, she’s got a great voice.
I’m in favour of any changes to Festivali i Këngës that gives good songs a chance at winning and maybe not destroying itself later. But most importantly – they have to put some money on the stage, if they don’t, they are wasting their time.
I back Aliona Moon too for reference – experienced pair of hands Moldova could use. I didn’t dislike ‘Falling Stars’, I just figure they need something with a wee bit of oomph….
Nice to hear that Russia is going to Kyiv, to drop-out looks a tad churlish. They were always going to think they were robbed if they didn’t win fine. I would remind them of the Irish voting on UK entries from about 1968 to the late 1970s, marking us down even on songs that win – Brotherhood of Man got 3 points, they marked New Seekers pretty hard too. Lulu got nothing from them – I mean Lulu for God’s sakes! Fair enough, 1969 was a hellish year in NI, but it is one of the more obvious cases of political voting going. The BBC did not stomp out because Cliff was beaten by Massiel with a chorus composed entirely of the word 'La'. You either go in wholeheartedly, accept that the system is imperfect and give your best anyway or you don’t show up. And realistically, it wasn’t the Crimea that cost them political votes – it was Russia's appalling anti-gay laws and there’s no two ways about it. Ukraine is not a paragon in this regard, but the LGBT community flexed their muscles, that would only become more blatant if we downgraded the juries. They can't stomach that, maybe it would be better if they didn't come at all….
PS - my dear Ross, regarding the NF Reject poll - I have no clue what the usual way for voting is. That was what I was asking, evidently imprecisely. I just normally make my own private judgement and then try to figure out who won from the thread.
I really like the upbeat Albanian entries, Juliana Pasha, Elhaida Dani. I watched Rona Nishliu in stunned silence wondering how in the name of hell she does that with her voice. I quite liked ‘Përrallë’, minor Bond theme and all, before they wrecked it in what must surely be the greatest case of self-sabotage in the Contest’s history. It’d be good if Eneda Tarifa tried again with something better, she’s got a great voice.
I’m in favour of any changes to Festivali i Këngës that gives good songs a chance at winning and maybe not destroying itself later. But most importantly – they have to put some money on the stage, if they don’t, they are wasting their time.
I back Aliona Moon too for reference – experienced pair of hands Moldova could use. I didn’t dislike ‘Falling Stars’, I just figure they need something with a wee bit of oomph….
Nice to hear that Russia is going to Kyiv, to drop-out looks a tad churlish. They were always going to think they were robbed if they didn’t win fine. I would remind them of the Irish voting on UK entries from about 1968 to the late 1970s, marking us down even on songs that win – Brotherhood of Man got 3 points, they marked New Seekers pretty hard too. Lulu got nothing from them – I mean Lulu for God’s sakes! Fair enough, 1969 was a hellish year in NI, but it is one of the more obvious cases of political voting going. The BBC did not stomp out because Cliff was beaten by Massiel with a chorus composed entirely of the word 'La'. You either go in wholeheartedly, accept that the system is imperfect and give your best anyway or you don’t show up. And realistically, it wasn’t the Crimea that cost them political votes – it was Russia's appalling anti-gay laws and there’s no two ways about it. Ukraine is not a paragon in this regard, but the LGBT community flexed their muscles, that would only become more blatant if we downgraded the juries. They can't stomach that, maybe it would be better if they didn't come at all….
PS - my dear Ross, regarding the NF Reject poll - I have no clue what the usual way for voting is. That was what I was asking, evidently imprecisely. I just normally make my own private judgement and then try to figure out who won from the thread.
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