Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Düsseldorf - For all your cheesy Balkanpop needs - General

:siren: [highlight] IT'S OVER, FUCK OFF! [/highlight] :siren: Hope you're looking forward to Eurovision Song Contest Азербайджан 2012 -------- Continuing the tradition of FP ESC threads mostly made by our locally renown pedophile Shogunner, i bring you the [img]http://www.sh-heute.de/wp-content/uploads/Eurovision%20Song%20Contest%202011%20via%20Wiki%20Commons(1).png[/img] It's what we've all been waiting for - It's once again time for the annual Eurovision Song Contest where most European countries come together and celebrate a festival of completely predictable ballads, cheesy balkanpop and just ridiculously shallow lyrics. This year it will be hosted in Düsseldorf, Germany after Lena's victory with her song "Like a Satellite" - She will also be defending her title this year with a new song, which is a novelty for the ESC. Let's have a look at the countries and their contestants. I thought media tagging every song would have been kind of tedious and clogging up the OP i'll instead link you to this nice YouTube playlist containing all the songs: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmWpcyVj1L4&playnext=1&list=PL293D43D20352BFD1[/url] [B]Semi finals 1[/B] (05.10.): Entries in italic have not made it to the finals. [I]Albania: Aurela Gaçe – Feel The Passion[/I] [I]Armenia: Emmy – Boom Boom[/I] Azerbaijan: Ell / Nikki – Running Scared Finland: Paradise Oskar – Da Da Dam Georgia: Eldrine – One More Day Greece: Loukas Yiorkas feat. Stereo Mike – Watch My Dance Iceland: Sjonni’s Friends – Coming Home [I]Croatia: Daria Kinzer – Celebrate[/I] Lithuania: Evelina Sašenko – C’est Ma Vie [I]Malta: Glen Vella – One Life Norway: Stella Mwangi – Haba Haba Poland: Magdalena Tul – Jestem Portugal: Homens da Luta – Luta É Alegría[/I] Russia: Alexey Vorobyov – Get You [I]San Marino: Senit – Stand By[/I] Switzerland: Anna Rossinelli – In Love For A While Serbia: Nina – Caroban [I]Turkey: Yüksek Sadakat – Live It Up[/I] Hungary: Kati Wolf – What About My Dreams [B]Semi finals 2[/B] (05.12.): Entries in italic have not made it to the finals. [I]Belgium: Witloof Bay – With Love Baby Bulgaria: Poli Genova – Na Inat[/I] Denmark: A Friend In London – New Tomorrow Estonia: Getter Jaani – Rockefeller Street Ireland: Jedward – Lipstick [I]Israel: Dana International – Ding Dong Latvia: Musiqq – Angel In Disguise Macedonia: Vlatko Ilievski – Rusinka[/I] Moldova: Zdob si Zdub – So Lucky [I]Netherlands: 3Js – Je Vecht Nooit Alleen[/I] Austria: Nadine Beiler – The Secret Is Love Romania: Hotel FM – Change Sweden: Eric Saade – Popular [I]Slovakia: Twins – I’m Still Alive[/I] Slovenia: Maja Keuc – No One Ukraine: Mika Newton – Angel [I]Belarus: Anastasiya Vinnikova – I Love Belarus Cyprus: Christos Mylordos – San Aggelos S’Agapisa[/I] Bosnia & Herzegovina: Dino Merlin - Love in Rewind [B]The Finals - Saturday, 14th of May - The actual show[/B] [I]The finalists have been decided in the semi finals. Qualified by default are the countries financing the ESC: Germany, France, UK, Italy and Spain[/I] Germany: Lena – Taken By A Stranger France: Amaury Vassili – Sognu Great Britain: Blue – I Can Italy: Raphael Gualazzi – Madness Of Love Spain: Lucía Pérez – Que Me Quiten Lo Bailao Azerbaijan: Ell / Nikki – Running Scared Finland: Paradise Oskar – Da Da Dam Georgia: Eldrine – One More Day Greece: Loukas Yiorkas feat. Stereo Mike – Watch My Dance Iceland: Sjonni’s Friends – Coming Home Lithuania: Evelina Sašenko – C’est Ma Vie Russia: Alexey Vorobyov – Get You Switzerland: Anna Rossinelli – In Love For A While Serbia: Nina – Caroban Hungary: Kati Wolf – What About My Dreams Estonia: Getter Jaani – Rockefeller Street Romania: Hotel FM – Change Moldova: Zdob si Zdub – So Lucky Ireland: Jedward – Lipstick Denmark: A Friend In London – New Tomorrow Austria: Nadine Beiler – The Secret Is Love Ukraine: Mika Newton – Angel Bosnia & Herzegovina: Dino Merlin - Love in Rewind Sweden: Eric Saade – Popular Slovenia: Maja Keuc – No One ------ Just like the previous years, this is supposed to be a small reminder and piece of information on the glorious ESC. This thread can and probably will be used as discussion while the show is going on. ------ [B]Useful links:[/B] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmWpcyVj1L4&playnext=1&list=PL293D43D20352BFD1]YouTube playlist with all contestants[/url] [url=http://www.eurovision.tv/esctv]Eurovision TV with livestreaming of all the events[/url] [url=irc://irc.gamesurge.net/fp_eurovision]Our IRC channel for the event[/url] [url=http://www.aleth.talktalk.net/eurosong.html]The Eurovision drinking game[/url] - Cheers to luaduck

I love this time of year, get drunk and argue/laugh about countries.

I wonder what song Britain has pulled out of it's ass this year.

[QUOTE=Smasher 006;29698732]I wonder what song Britain has pulled out of it's ass this year.[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPuDbaOBDsc[/media] Not too bad IMO

ah great, I can't see the semi finals but I'll definitely watch the finals

The best countries are the ones that don't take it seriously.

I will watch it again when terry wogan starts commentating again.

Blue? We've revived a '90s pop band for Eurovision?

[QUOTE=CoolCorky;29698812]Blue? We've revived a '90s pop band for Eurovision?[/QUOTE] They formed just after 2000, looks like we're in safe hands, right? [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Blue_4.jpg/800px-Blue_4.jpg[/img] [i]RIGHT?[/i]

Portugal's entry just goes to show how much we give a shit about this kind of stuff.

Last time Ireland sent a turkey. [IMG]http://www.independent.ie/multimedia/archive/00171/Dustin_171629t.jpg[/IMG] Now we're sending two. [img]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01531/Jedward_1531117c.jpg[/img] [U][IMG]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01531/Jedward_1531117c.jpg%3C/u%3E%3Ca%20href=http://static.unrealitytv.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jedward.jpg%20target=_blank%3E[/IMG] [/U]

Hopefully we get to see Rémi Gaillard crashing the concert again. Well fuck, couldn't find the old video.

They take this contest way too seriously in here, Azerbaijan. [editline]8th May 2011[/editline] Also Azerbaijanian singer is called "Nigar" lol [editline]8th May 2011[/editline] Song is just lame

[QUOTE=Wnd;29699178]They take this contest way too seriously in here, Azerbaijan.[/QUOTE] I remember when britain took this contest seriously well actually, personally I don't, that was long before my time.

Britain's will be as bad as always.

Going through them at first glance, Iceland's really stands out to me.

I heard one of the singers participating is a transsexual?

:/ Why do we, The Netherlands, always sent crappy songs although this is a better one than past year .. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zETabjbDj6Y[/media]

[QUOTE=Ignhelper;29699106]Hopefully we get to see Rémi Gaillard crashing the concert again. Well fuck, couldn't find the old video.[/QUOTE] Wait that was Remi?

Oh god, Eurovision is hilarious every year which is why I watch it. I feel really sorry for Ireland though, who thought Jedward would be a good idea?

I remember Ireland hosted this like 6 times in a row and went bankrupt. :v:

I can never understand why Israel is in this contest. Someone sucks at geography

I remember last year they had this awesome kid doing parkour but they muted the sound and got some choir to do all the sound effects, it was so fucking awesome

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfImhTF74ZI[/media] I never even knew that was a finnish song holy shit. We're not gonna win though. [editline]9th May 2011[/editline] Also, every goddamn year I pray France would send Justice, but they never do :saddowns:

[QUOTE=xXDictatorXx;29716881]Oh god, Eurovision is hilarious every year which is why I watch it. I feel really sorry for Ireland though, who thought Jedward would be a good idea?[/QUOTE] Someone who spent a long time comatose.

[quote][B]Semi finals 1 (05.10.):[/B] Albania: Aurela Gaçe – Feel The Passion Armenia: Emmy – Boom Boom Azerbaijan: Ell / Nikki – Running Scared Finland: Paradise Oskar – Da Da Dam Georgia: Eldrine – One More Day Greece: Loukas Yiorkas feat. Stereo Mike – Watch My Dance Island: Sjonni’s Friends – Coming Home Croatia: Daria Kinzer – Celebrate Lithuania: Evelina Sašenko – C’est Ma Vie Malta: Glen Vella – One Life [highlight]Norway: Stella Mwangi – Haba Haba[/highlight] Poland: Magdalena Tul – Jestem Portugal: Homens da Luta – Luta É Alegría Russia: Alexey Vorobyov – Get You San Marino: Senit – Stand By Switzerland: Anna Rossinelli – In Love For A While Serbia: Nina – Caroban Turkey: Yüksek Sadakat – Live It Up Hungary: Kati Wolf – What About My Dreams[/quote] Norway's contribution is fucking shitty

[QUOTE=Chickens!;29716892]I remember Ireland hosted this like 6 times in a row and went bankrupt. :v:[/QUOTE] Hence the turkey puppet and the pair of turkeys this year. They're desperate not to win.

Best thing to ever come out of anything somewhat related to the Eurovision song contest was this: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzYzVMcgWhg[/media]

[QUOTE=Honesty;29716988]Norway's contribution is fucking shitty[/QUOTE] We live in Norway... Unless we send in Madcon or something we are most surely going to be grumpy about the entries every year (yes, that includes Rybak). [sp]Rybak was a massive plague, playing goddamn EVERYWHERE at ANY TIME![/sp]

[QUOTE=Shibbey;29717061]Best thing to ever come out of anything somewhat related to the Eurovision song contest was this: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzYzVMcgWhg[/media][/QUOTE] I love that episode. The great thing is, everybody laughed at the concept of them purposefully picking the worst song to represent Ireland in Eurovision, to destroy any chance of them having to host it the next year. A few years later: [img]http://www.independent.ie/multimedia/archive/00171/Dustin_171629t.jpg[/img] Graham Linehan saw it coming...