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The DS Eurovision General Discussion Thread (Part 61)
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Originally Posted by Lisa.B:
“All this messing about Spain are doing is just to pick one wildcard to qualify for the NF proper in February.”
“All this messing about Spain are doing is just to pick one wildcard to qualify for the NF proper in February.”
Originally Posted by Chickens hit:
“It's more convoluted than that wolfie.
There were 30 songs, then 10 and now we have 3.
The 3 songs picked today fight it out for a place in the National Final where the winner will then compete against an as yet unknown number of invited acts for the ticket to Kyiv. It's been rumoured there will be 4 other acts as well as the wildcard winner.
Seems a lot of effort for a 21st place finish in May.
”
“It's more convoluted than that wolfie.
There were 30 songs, then 10 and now we have 3.
The 3 songs picked today fight it out for a place in the National Final where the winner will then compete against an as yet unknown number of invited acts for the ticket to Kyiv. It's been rumoured there will be 4 other acts as well as the wildcard winner.
Seems a lot of effort for a 21st place finish in May.
”
Oh wow! Yeah you have to wonder why they bother
Festival of Kangaroos? Wake me when it's over!
In fact I need to stop calling it that, a Festival of Kangaroos would actually be entertaining.
In fact I need to stop calling it that, a Festival of Kangaroos would actually be entertaining.
Just an heads up, Friday will see the first NF of the season with Albania making their choice. Like last year I will be hosting our own re-votes on the NFs and eventually all our winners will go forward to our Fantasy Eurovision 2017.
I am committed to finishing it this year and hopefully you will all vote again this time. To ensure voting doesn't dry up I will be allowing people to vote for each NF as soon as the show is done. So on Friday as soon as the NF is finished (or even as soon as all the songs have been performed) you can PM me your votes traditional Eurovision style for your top 10.
If you prefer to wait and re-listed to the songs that is fine, I will be posting the songs with Youtube links after the show has competed and they are up on Youtube.
I am working night shift on Friday so won't be here to remind you all, however I just wanted to get your opinion on something. Would you prefer I did different individual threads for each countries NF like last year. Or should I have everything in one big thread, it might make it easier for when a few contests are on the go at the same time.
Let me know and either way a thread will be opened on Friday before I leave for work to remind you all that voting will be open from Friday evening.
I am committed to finishing it this year and hopefully you will all vote again this time. To ensure voting doesn't dry up I will be allowing people to vote for each NF as soon as the show is done. So on Friday as soon as the NF is finished (or even as soon as all the songs have been performed) you can PM me your votes traditional Eurovision style for your top 10.
If you prefer to wait and re-listed to the songs that is fine, I will be posting the songs with Youtube links after the show has competed and they are up on Youtube.
I am working night shift on Friday so won't be here to remind you all, however I just wanted to get your opinion on something. Would you prefer I did different individual threads for each countries NF like last year. Or should I have everything in one big thread, it might make it easier for when a few contests are on the go at the same time.
Let me know and either way a thread will be opened on Friday before I leave for work to remind you all that voting will be open from Friday evening.
My vote goes for one thread Terry. Saves having to go hunting through the forum when the individual threads start falling down the page (I know, it's such a chore.
)
I think I'll give the Kangaroo Festival a butchers tonight. I'm sure I remember reading that they were planning to modernise the contest this year, but who knows what that would mean in Albania?
The acts and supposed running order for tonight...
Flaka Krelani
Xhejni Lito
Genc Salihu
Erlind Zeraliu
Xhesika Polo
Festina Mejzini
Edea Demaliaj
Neki Emra
Yll Limani
Franc Koruni
Orges Toçe
LYNX
No idea how many of them qualify and I'm not even sure if we get any results tonight either.
Saves having to go hunting through the forum when the individual threads start falling down the page (I know, it's such a chore.)I think I'll give the Kangaroo Festival a butchers tonight. I'm sure I remember reading that they were planning to modernise the contest this year, but who knows what that would mean in Albania?
The acts and supposed running order for tonight...
Flaka Krelani
Xhejni Lito
Genc Salihu
Erlind Zeraliu
Xhesika Polo
Festina Mejzini
Edea Demaliaj
Neki Emra
Yll Limani
Franc Koruni
Orges Toçe
LYNX
No idea how many of them qualify and I'm not even sure if we get any results tonight either.
^ Not running around with scraps of paper to announce the qualifiers?
7 from each Semi go through to the Final, so slightly less of an endurance test than usual.
7 from each Semi go through to the Final, so slightly less of an endurance test than usual.
Xhesika (Jessica) Polo seems like she could be a good choice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8n7n2HXaq0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8n7n2HXaq0
Originally Posted by TerryP:
“Just an heads up, Friday will see the first NF of the season with Albania making their choice. Like last year I will be hosting our own re-votes on the NFs and eventually all our winners will go forward to our Fantasy Eurovision 2017.
I am committed to finishing it this year and hopefully you will all vote again this time. To ensure voting doesn't dry up I will be allowing people to vote for each NF as soon as the show is done. So on Friday as soon as the NF is finished (or even as soon as all the songs have been performed) you can PM me your votes traditional Eurovision style for your top 10.
If you prefer to wait and re-listed to the songs that is fine, I will be posting the songs with Youtube links after the show has competed and they are up on Youtube.
I am working night shift on Friday so won't be here to remind you all, however I just wanted to get your opinion on something. Would you prefer I did different individual threads for each countries NF like last year. Or should I have everything in one big thread, it might make it easier for when a few contests are on the go at the same time.
Let me know and either way a thread will be opened on Friday before I leave for work to remind you all that voting will be open from Friday evening.
”
“Just an heads up, Friday will see the first NF of the season with Albania making their choice. Like last year I will be hosting our own re-votes on the NFs and eventually all our winners will go forward to our Fantasy Eurovision 2017.
I am committed to finishing it this year and hopefully you will all vote again this time. To ensure voting doesn't dry up I will be allowing people to vote for each NF as soon as the show is done. So on Friday as soon as the NF is finished (or even as soon as all the songs have been performed) you can PM me your votes traditional Eurovision style for your top 10.
If you prefer to wait and re-listed to the songs that is fine, I will be posting the songs with Youtube links after the show has competed and they are up on Youtube.
I am working night shift on Friday so won't be here to remind you all, however I just wanted to get your opinion on something. Would you prefer I did different individual threads for each countries NF like last year. Or should I have everything in one big thread, it might make it easier for when a few contests are on the go at the same time.
Let me know and either way a thread will be opened on Friday before I leave for work to remind you all that voting will be open from Friday evening.
”
How do you watch NFs from other countries live?
(Sorry- NF noob here
)
Originally Posted by Chickens hit:
“The acts and supposed running order for tonight...
Flaka Krelani
Xhejni Lito
Genc Salihu
Erlind Zeraliu
Xhesika Polo
Festina Mejzini
Edea Demaliaj
Neki Emra
Yll Limani
Franc Koruni
Orges Toçe
LYNX”
“The acts and supposed running order for tonight...
Flaka Krelani
Xhejni Lito
Genc Salihu
Erlind Zeraliu
Xhesika Polo
Festina Mejzini
Edea Demaliaj
Neki Emra
Yll Limani
Franc Koruni
Orges Toçe
LYNX”
They may as well have put a cat on a keyboard and see what it types for all I know!
Originally Posted by NicPlays:
“How do you watch NFs from other countries live?
(Sorry- NF noob here )”
“How do you watch NFs from other countries live?
(Sorry- NF noob here
)”
I normally rely on ESC Today to provide a link, Albania can be viewed here: http://rtsh.al/rtsh-live/RTSH-HD.html
Originally Posted by PatheticFallacy:
“Xhesika (Jessica) Polo seems like she could be a good choice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8n7n2HXaq0”
“Xhesika (Jessica) Polo seems like she could be a good choice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8n7n2HXaq0”
Let's hope she's bringing something like that! Would certainly give the golden oldies on the orchestra a work out.
Originally Posted by NicPlays:
“How do you watch NFs from other countries live?
(Sorry- NF noob here )”
“How do you watch NFs from other countries live?
(Sorry- NF noob here
)”
The host broadcasters have live streaming on their websites and Eurovision.tv show all the finals on their web player.
Sorry but I can not with the Xhesika way of spelling Jessica it is such a "Drag Queen" way to spell it!
Originally Posted by EuroFoxi:
“I've never had the pleasure of sitting through FiK before... Should I give it a go, tonight?”
“I've never had the pleasure of sitting through FiK before... Should I give it a go, tonight?
”
If you want a modern take on a 1970s NF then FiK will be right up your street.
I think you might enjoy the Albanian Christmas adverts more, especially if they do the bizarre, models in the snow, catwalk featurette again.
Originally Posted by Lisa.B:
“If you want a modern take on a 1970s NF then FiK will be right up your street. I think you might enjoy the Albanian Christmas adverts more, especially if they do the bizarre models in the snow, catwalk featurette again.”
“If you want a modern take on a 1970s NF then FiK will be right up your street.
I think you might enjoy the Albanian Christmas adverts more, especially if they do the bizarre models in the snow, catwalk featurette again.”
omg, and the festive tour of Tirana to carols!
Originally Posted by brb:
“omg, and the festive tour of Tirana to carols!”
“omg, and the festive tour of Tirana to carols!”
That was funny, wasn't it just on a continuous loop for ages?
I'm on live blogging duties in Tirana tonight so can't join you here ... but will be with you in spirit!
Will link the blog in some shameless self-promotion in due course
Will link the blog in some shameless self-promotion in due course
A bit more about tonight ...
The show is hosted by Ledina Çelo (Eurovision 2005) & Kasem Hoxha. Tonight, 12 singers will perform their song, but we will not know the results until after the second semi-final tomorrow. After both semi-finals have been held an "expert" jury will select 8 songs for the final, a public jury will select 3 songs & a media jury will select 3 songs, making a total of 16 songs in the final, which will be held on Wednesday 23 December.
Obviously, I just translated that all from the news broadcast on at the moment
The show is hosted by Ledina Çelo (Eurovision 2005) & Kasem Hoxha. Tonight, 12 singers will perform their song, but we will not know the results until after the second semi-final tomorrow. After both semi-finals have been held an "expert" jury will select 8 songs for the final, a public jury will select 3 songs & a media jury will select 3 songs, making a total of 16 songs in the final, which will be held on Wednesday 23 December.
Obviously, I just translated that all from the news broadcast on at the moment
Originally Posted by BBAnne:
“A bit more about tonight ...
The show is hosted by Ledina Çelo (Eurovision 2005) & Kasem Hoxha. Tonight, 12 singers will perform their song, but we will not know the results until after the second semi-final tomorrow. After both semi-finals have been held an "expert" jury will select 8 songs for the final, a public jury will select 3 songs & a media jury will select 3 songs, making a total of 16 songs in the final, which will be held on Wednesday 23 December.
Obviously, I just translated that all from the news broadcast on at the moment”
“A bit more about tonight ...
The show is hosted by Ledina Çelo (Eurovision 2005) & Kasem Hoxha. Tonight, 12 singers will perform their song, but we will not know the results until after the second semi-final tomorrow. After both semi-finals have been held an "expert" jury will select 8 songs for the final, a public jury will select 3 songs & a media jury will select 3 songs, making a total of 16 songs in the final, which will be held on Wednesday 23 December.
Obviously, I just translated that all from the news broadcast on at the moment
”
I know things are different in Albania, but in which year is the 23rd December on a Wednesday?
A couple of streaming links...
http://rtsh.al/rtsh-live/RTSH-HD.html
http://tvshqip.tv/channel/tvsh-live/
Don't blame me if they (don't) work.
oh, and don't forget we'll be getting the 16 Finalists in Malta within the next hour.
http://rtsh.al/rtsh-live/RTSH-HD.html
http://tvshqip.tv/channel/tvsh-live/
Don't blame me if they (don't) work.
oh, and don't forget we'll be getting the 16 Finalists in Malta within the next hour.
Originally Posted by Chickens hit:
“I know things are different in Albania, but in which year is the 23rd December on a Wednesday?”
“I know things are different in Albania, but in which year is the 23rd December on a Wednesday?
”
Gregorian calendar?
darn it!! Cheers chook
Originally Posted by Chickens hit:
“A couple of streaming links...
http://rtsh.al/rtsh-live/RTSH-HD.html
http://tvshqip.tv/channel/tvsh-live/
Don't blame me if they (don't) work.
oh, and don't forget we'll be getting the 16 Finalists in Malta within the next hour.”
“A couple of streaming links...
http://rtsh.al/rtsh-live/RTSH-HD.html
http://tvshqip.tv/channel/tvsh-live/
Don't blame me if they (don't) work.
oh, and don't forget we'll be getting the 16 Finalists in Malta within the next hour.”
Link 1 is glitch central and link 2 the plugin won't even load.
Does anyone have any idea if there will be any way to catch up on FiK after the live show.
I am working a day shift tomorrow and night shift on Friday. So won't be able to watch the next two days. But would like to know if there is a way to catch up on them, wouldn't want to waste my time watching tonight if I won't be able to see the next two days.
I am working a day shift tomorrow and night shift on Friday. So won't be able to watch the next two days. But would like to know if there is a way to catch up on them, wouldn't want to waste my time watching tonight if I won't be able to see the next two days.
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