Toto I've a feeling we're fucked

Welcome to the joyless gulag I call "my Eurovision blog"

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Why do you love Toto so much? (I also Find him iconic But probably not as much as you)

Because he's a sexy beast who writes killer music

That is all ( ͡° ᴥ ͡°)

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I will say, huge W for Ireland pulling out of Eurovision 2026, massive L for airing an episode of Father Ted in its place.

[nelsonakis]

35 MILLION LESS VIEWERS

THE BOYCOTTS ARE WORKING

NEVER GIVE UP

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Eurovision Fact #1384:

Malta's PBS has kept quiet about the total cost of their extensive ad campaign for Eurovision which included billboards, full-page ad spreads in foreign newspapers and more. When asked directly about the price of the campaign, Culture Minister Owen Bonnici simply thanked Aidan for representing Malta and said it was the government's duty to support the Maltese Eurovision entry.

This is not the first time PBS has refused to share the cost of Eurovision-related expenses, citing "commerical sensitivity."

[Source]

"World tour, adverts and billboards... but PBS keeps Eurovision bill under wraps," timesofmalta.com.

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[emboars]

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What do you expect from Eurovision in the Balkans?

At this point I'll be floored if any meaningful cultural showcases make it through.

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Eurovision Fact #1380:

In an interview, Eurovision Executive Producer Gert Kark claimed responsibility for "the scandal" of Finland's representative Linda Lampenius being able to play her violin live. He said that it was a new rule change for this year that allowed her to play, and other nations simply had not read the ever-changing rules carefully enough to understand why she was allowed to perform live, which is why they were taken aback.

[Source]

"Eurovisiooni peaprodutsent Gert Kark: Venemaa ei tule kindlasti tagasi," eeter.err.ee.

[lousolversons]

how do you reconcile with liking morally imprehensible content and problematic media?

i dont reconcile w anything bc i dont give a shit thanks for sending me this batshit ask tho

[pyroy3]

"bangaranga" I whisper while shaking from fear

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Eurovision Fact #1375:

Valentyn Leshchynskyi, a member of Ziferblat (Ukraine 2026) took to social media to say that he was responsible for Ukraine handing out one jury point to the United Kingdom in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.

[Sources]

"Valentyn from Ziferblat was the juror who secured Look Mum No Computer's 1 point," u/_pierogii, r/Eurovision, reddit.com.

Detailed Voting Results Vienna 2026: Ukraine, Eurodex, Eurovision App.

Participants of Basel 2025: Ziferblat, Eurodex, Eurovision App.

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Isn’t it kinda crazy that it was 8 competitions since the last first time winner (Bulgaria 2026- Portugal 2017) meanwhile in the 2000s eight years in a row the winning country had never won before (Estonia 2001, Latvia, Turkey, Ukraine, Greece, Finland, Serbia, Russia 2008)

Anyway conspiracy theories aside congrats DARA!

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follow for more really bad posts on things nobody wants to hear about at all

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Something less controversial I’d love to see an explanation for is the UK’s performance in the last few years.

I can give Olly Alexander a pass, that was possibly zero points worthy. But Remember Monday was catchy, smart, and lovable. LMNC was not only an excellent dance track (and dance tracks did well this year otherwise), it was incredibly well staged and just unique enough to be different and memorable.

Why does the UK get zero points so often? Is there something I’m missing? This is a genuine question btw from someone outside Europe!

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Short answer: They try to assume what the audience "wants" but don't have their finger on the pulse so can't gauge it well enough.

Long answer:

The UK hasn't always been terrible at Eurovision, up until the early 00s they were one of the biggest contenders for the crown each year, much like Sweden usually is nowadays.

However it should be noted that up until 1999 there was a rule in place that countries HAD to sing in their native language, which led to a lot of bias towards English language songs.

With that rule lifted and the influx of a LOT of new countries between 1994 and 2007 due to the collapse of the USSR and Yugoslavia, the UK suddenly had a lot more competition than they had previously.

Plus they also had to contend with the fact that the public could vote for their favourite songs from the late 90s onwards, meaning songs now had two audiences to impress: the national jury and the voting public.

Since then they've struggled to accurately gauge what Eurovision audiences actually want to see, among other things such as poor song promotion, a xenophobic attitude towards their competitors, weak staging concepts and live performances, and a generally snobby, self pitying, "everyone hates us" attitude towards the whole thing certainly haven't helped.

In my own personal opinion, the UK REALLY shoots itself in the foot by composing its songs specifically for Eurovision and not letting the artist pick a preexisting recent song from their own catalogue that meets the criteria. The UK has this preconceived idea of what a "Eurovision song" should be like, and their ideas often result in generally weak songs. There's a reason our most successful song since 1998 was a song the artist had released prior to being approached by the BBC and being asked to compete, and I suspect it's the fact the song was never even intended as a Eurovision song in the first place. I don't know why the BBC hasn't stuck to this formula since, honestly.

It is, categorically, NOT about Brexit (since the UK had a poor performance record prior to 2016 anyway), NOT because "Europe hates us" (look at who came second this year and last), and certainly NOT because "they all just vote for their neighbours" (Portugal has one of the highest scores ever recorded whilst only bordering Spain + Germany, who border 9 countries, have only ever won TWICE, which is less than the UK who've won 5 times).

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12 points to everyone who hasn’t unfollowed me

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The Signs and their Eurovision winners

Did you know that as of 2026, 7 contest winners have a birthday where the month and day share the same number (ie, 01/01, 02/02 etc)?

♈ Aries: Agnetha Fältskog (ABBA, 1974), Ard Weeink (Teach-In, 1975) Lee Sheridan (Brotherhood of Man, 1976), Elisabeth Andreassen (Bobbysocks, 1985), Céline Dion (1988), Nenad Nakić (Riva, 1989), Linda Martin (1992), Rolf Løvland (Secret Garden, 1995) Katrina Leskanich (Katrina and the Waves, 1997), Nils Olsen (Olsen Brothers, 2000), Sergei Morgun (2XL, 2001) Duncan Laurence (2019)

♉ Taurus: Teddy Scholten (1959), Jacqueline Boyer (1960), Jørgen Ingmann (1963), Björn Ulvaeus (ABBA, 1974), Marie Myriam (1977), Johnny Logan (1980 and 1987), Jay Aston (Bucks Fizz, 1981), Emilija Kokić, Dalibor Musap AND Zvonimir Zrilić (All Riva, 1989), Paul Harrington (1994), Alexander Rybak (2009), Victoria de Angelis (Måneskin, 2021), Oleh Psiuk and MC KylymMen (both Kalush Orchestra, 2022), JJ (2025)

♊ Gemini: Grethe Ingmann (1963), Anne-Marie David (1973), Salomé (Spain, 1969), Koos Versteeg (Teach-In, 1975), Kaido Põldma (2XL, 2001), Ruslana (2004), Lena Meyer-Landrut (2010), Eldar Qasımov (Ell & Nikki, 2011), Måns Zelmerlöw (2015)

♋ Cancer: John Gaasbeek (Teach-In, 1975), Toto Cutugno (1990), Amen and OX (both Lordi, 2006)

♌ Leo: Isabelle Aubret (1962), Massiel (1968), Vicky Leandros (1972), Per and Richard Herrey (Herreys, 1984), Bobby Gee (Bucks Fizz, 1981), Marie N (2002), Nemo (2024)

♍ Virgo: Dana (1970), Boško Colić (Riva, 1989), Carola (1991), Fionnuala Sherry and Hans Frederik-Jacobsen (Secret Garden and Co, 1995), Indrek Soom (2XL, 2001), Nigar Jamal (Ell & Nikki, 2011), Jamala (2016), Dara (2026)

♎ Libra: France Gall (1965), Udo Jürgens (1966), Séverine (1971), Chris de Wolde (Teach-In, 1975), Smulik Bilu (Milk and Honey, 1979), Sandra Kim (1986), Åsa Jinder (Secret Garden and Co, 1995) Vince de la Cruz (Katrina and the Waves, 1997), Charlotte Nilsson (1999), Loreen (2012 and 2023), Ethan Torchio (Måneskin, 2021), Sasha Tab and Vitalii Duzhyk (Kalush Orchestra, 2022)

♏ Scorpio: Jean-Claude Pascale (1961), Frida Boccara (France 1969), Lulu (UK, 1969), Anni-Frid Lyngstad (ABBA, 1974), Rudi Nijhuis (Teach-In, 1975), Reuven Erez (Alphabeta, 1978), Nicole (1982), Corinne Hermès (1983), Louis Herrey (Herreys, 1984), Tanel Padar (2001), Marija Šerifović (2007), Conchita Wurst (2014)

♐ Sagittarius: Corry Brokken (1957), Gigliola Cinquetti (1964), Benny Andersson (ABBA, 1974), Martin Lee, Nicky Stevens AND Sandra Stevens (all Brotherhood of Man, 1976), Reuven Gvirtz (Milk and Honey, 1979), Mike Nolan (Bucks Fizz, 1981), Charlie McGettigan (1994), Eimear Quinn (1996), Kimberley Rew (Katrina and the Waves, 1997), Sertab Erener (2003)

♑ Capricorn: André Claveau (1958)***, Esther Tzuberi (Alphabeta, 1978), Gali Altari (1979), Aleksandra Kalafatović (Riva, 1989) Dima Bilan (2008), Salvador Sobral (2017), Damiano David and Thomas Raggi (both Måneskin, 2021), Ihor Didenchuk (Kalush Orchestra, 2022)

♒ Aquarius: Yehuda Tamir (Milk and Honey, 1979), Hanne Krogh (Bobbysocks, 1985), Niamh Kavanagh (1993), Gunnhild Tvinnereim (Secret Garden and Co, 1995), Dana International (1998), Dave Benton (2001), Helena Paparizou (2005), Mr Lordi and Kita (both Lordi, 2006), Netta Barzilai (2018), Tymofii Muzychuk (Kalush Orchestra, 2022)**

♓ Pisces: Lys Assia (1956), Sandie Shaw (1967), Lenny Kuhr (Netherlands, 1969), Getty Kaspers (Teach-In, 1975), Yizhar Cohen (1978), Cheryl Baker (Bucks Fizz, 1981) Jørgen Olsen (Olsen Brothers, 2000), Lauri Pihlap (2XL, 2001) Awa (Lordi, 2006), Emmelie de Forest (2013)

UNKNOWN: Lisa Gold-Rubin*, Itzhak Okev and Nehama Shutan* (all Alphabeta, 1978), Alex Cooper (Katrina and the Waves, 1997)

*I did uncover some information regarding Lisa Gold-Rubin and Nehama Shutan which would make them Pisces and Leo respectively, however I was unable to confirm whether they were the actual Eurovision performers or whether they just happened to share the same names. The lead for Gold-Rubin is stronger… but still unconfirmed 😅

**Some sites list Tymofii’s birthday as being in September, however his actual Ukrainian Wikipedia page shows it as February 6th, so that’s what I’m going with

***Claveau’s Google profile and Wikipedia page listed his birthday as 17th December for ages, which is what I used. However his Wikipedia page now lists 29th December, changing him from Sagittarius to Capricorn. His French Wikipedia page also gives 29th December as his birthday, and who I am to doubt the French when it comes to their own countryman?

Corrections/additional information welcome!