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The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual song contest has been about since 1956. It was supposed to be a unifying event for Europe after WW2. Now it is a show case of colour, fashionable/unfashionable, glass, graphics, rules, too many hosts and the ability for one country to attempt to out do the last.

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Until they are on stage at the Eurovision, you cannot count your chickens. I was caught out this year with Finland, too. I had no doubts about Austria last year though.

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Another Eurovision Site Award for the White Pixie.

It is clear that Essyla has no rhythm in order to do choreography, but whoever produced this did an excellent job of highlighting other factors so you pay less attention to her and more on the other moving parts of the stage. With this, she could concentrated on the occasional arm movement and on her vocals.

The snow fall at the beginning and the end of the song were awesome. It gave a pleasant opening and closing to the song. The cape was a beautiful touch as it billowed behind her and as she walked, there was a lovely shot of her with snow on it. There was an issue on the removal of said cape, but lets look past that for a moment. The chorography that followed is some of the best in the show. Sharp and crisp movements that highlight the songs beat and as said earlier hide Essyla's short fall. They were perfectly placed, perfectly dressed and professional. The lighting and screenshots were quite good at highlighting the performance, and the line straight down the stage was inspired.

There is one issue that I cannot escape: the silver left shoe. Once you see it, you see it all the time. Why not go with two scrunch boots or two short boots and both the same colour?

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Another Eurovision Site Award for the Tin Man.

This is embarrassing. I just realised I have not watched this performance from the final because I went to the toilet. That is until right now.

It didn't start well with most of his face in shadow. I thought that we would be seeing more of his face at the beginning, but someone moved the light and we see more. The tear on his face is sweet and then he winks at us. At this point I don't know what to feel. Is it going to be a serious performance or some sort of tongue in cheek thing. All the shenanigans are finished and the remainder of the performance is more serious. There is a glimmer of mischief though.

The performance is directed in an interesting way with limited light and when it is used it is a highlight to the performance. It provides a focus on Lion and being alone on stage does not feel so empty. The subtitles were humorous, but distracting from Lion who is trying to perform in a serious way. The vocal is rich; it has softness and vulnerability, but also a commanding strength.

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Another Eurovision Site Award for the (Yeah Yeah) Fire

Let's gets some things out of the way. Sarah Engels is a beautiful woman. The image of her at the opening of the song with her hair fan across the floor is a stunning sight. The image of her standing on her platform and then falling backward was exceptional. The choreography for the performance was very lively, and the pyro budget from Germany must have been huge as there was more fire than stage for a lot of the time.

There were issues though. I don't know who asked Sarah to wear that sheet dress at the beginning of the song - it looked silly. They took stark white sheet and applied feathers and called it a day. It was a relief when is was gone, but then it wasn't because her undergarment was weird too. It did look reminiscent of flames, but she also had the things on her hips which was matronly for this lovely looking woman. Sarah was pitchy. She had a lot to do in her three minutes. But vocals going off when getting up from the floor of her pod was showing. She did a lot for her three minutes, dancing, moving, falling, gyrating and towards the end she was tired. The dancers upstaged her in performance, in outfit and in height. They looked more put together and when the star is being overshadowed, it does not fill me with confidence.

In conclusion: the song has been heard before, and the performance has been seen before. I've been incredibly hard on the Germans. I feel bad and they kind of deserve it. We are constantly told they put in the most money to the song contest. Then they have the money to pull together a better offering than a rehashed song with repetitive lyrics.

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Dara and this year's trophy collection (so far)

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Another Eurovision Site Award for a Licence to Dance (while being still)

I like Tanzschein. I don't feel bad saying it. It is a simple song, with a simple concept and an interesting chorus moment that encouraged audience participation with no actual dancing involved. It was never trying to do or be anything other than what it is and I appreciate that.

Cosmo looks like a decent fellow. He has moves and enough of a voice to carry this. Do those moves constitute dance though? Who cares? The thing begins with him on the floor in what could be a drunken stupor and he wriggles around while his animals do the same. He rises to complete his first presentation of the gestures. A fence structure comes down and while the gorilla and lion climb, the others present the gestures with Cosmo. Then something outrageous occurs: the Gorilla does a dance! What! Yes, the Gorilla has moves. Before Cosmo runs away, but the creatures follow. And it ends.

Unlike some other host nations (yes I mean Sweden and Ireland), the Austrians did the dutiful thing and gave an entry that was not going to win, but was entertaining and fun. Can you imagine them coming back with another winner and we had to endure those two hosts all over again? F. NO! I like the staging. I like the silver accents through the outfits. I just like it. It didn't do well, and it really doesn't matter.

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Another Eurovision Site Award for the Kiddies Winners

Georgia has yet again finished last in a semi final. It is their four time in case anyone was counting. Strangely, it seems to occur every four years: 2014, 2018, 2022 and now 2026. Some of the entries were just the wrong song and some are just cast in the wrong way. This entry falls into the latter category.

I feel sorry for these people. They were the glory of their nation in 2008, and now this. They had a song which was upbeat and lively which should have attracted an audience. It had slick choreography. They wore Beattrix Kiddo Kill Bill outfits which were a throw back to Bzzz and their name. They could have been a highlight except the laser printed brassieres looked home made.

First issue: the backing vocals were better than the people on the stage. It was a very nervous performance from Giorgi at the beginning, but it got better. Miriam T seemed more able to perform and had a much richer voice and was under-utilised. Miriam K looked marvellous, but sang badly on the night. They needed dancers to give the song some impact and in a contrasting colour.

The other issue for poor Georgia was that there were far too many long shots. It irritates me when there is some sort of choreography and they show a long shot of the stage from the very back. And they repeatedly did it; long shots from the side, and then zooming out from them, zooming back in. They didn't watch the rehearsals to she that there are three yellow blobs moving on stage and no one can distinguish what it is they are seeing.

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Another Eurovision Site Award for the Beige entry.

Watching this song again after the semi final, I feel very sorry for the country. I don't consider this the worst song of the contest, but it did indeed come last in the smi final. Her performance is quite good and they set a scene on stage which had some movement and interest with the fluttery sheets and the art work on the screens. But it was very boring as well.

She was by herself for the majority of the song singing to know one. The man turned up as a shadow and then in order to try and restrain her and she was having none of it. I think we needed more of him engaging with her so there was more interest and more life on stage.

The dress was a choice. I don't know if it was the right choice. She may have come across better in a long flowy dress more suited to a ballad. The short cocktail dress didn't really suit the occasion. It looked more bar hopping attire. The black tears looked like her mascara had run or she was possessed by a demon.

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Another Eurovision Site Award for the Nonsense

There were a few expectations before the song contest. It was expected that Finland would win. It is expected that Sweden will be top 10. And it is expected that the all the neighbours will vote for each other. Most of that didn't happen. I expected the UK to come last with no actual points. It is the song I rated 35th of 35 songs. But one solitary point was awarded, and I think a few more were deserved. But not many.

The three minutes of the UK entry were cleverly created. Initially thought of Daz Sampson with a collection of desks, but these transformed into other things. While the keyboard wasn't the most successful, there were other parts that were very clever. The second verse was a bit clumsy with Mr Look Mum No Computer moving across desks with no purpose, but okay. Vocals were ordinary bordering on harsh, bordering on yelling. No, he was yelling for some of that.

In the end, it was a hard sell and no one was buying. It is a continued example of joke entries not being extremely successful (I realised Kaarja and Tommy Cash were high scorers.) If the public do not get the joke, then its not going to land. And this wasn't going to regardless of what was done. Blokey dancers with monitors on their head were more prop movers than dance accompaniment. Mr LMNC was wearing an ugly coloured garment that gave nothing. A reveal of a Union Jack sequined onesie garment would have worked.

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Did anyone else receive a survey about the Eurovision ?

I guess they really want to know what fans think?

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ARMENIA WAS SO ROBBED, LIKE HELLO??? Simon gave us show, stable vocals, catchy song, and you betrayed him

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Yeah I feel sorry for Armenia. They deserved to qualify with the performance they gave.

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Everyone knows at this point😬

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How does someone reply to this. The EBU are rigging the contest. There I said it.

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So that's it

Next year it will be somewhere in Austria, and I'm sure there will be a whole lot of interest in the 70th Eurovision Song Contest.

At this point, I don't think I'll be returning to this website for another year. My first post was in Jul. 23 2011 and honestly, it is time to put this to bed. Thank you to all the people who follow and re-blog and show love, and give comments (even the mean ones). You all made the journey a fun adventure.

I say this, but you could find this post deleted and I start writing Eurovision again. We will see - never say never.

But for now: Adieu