Eurovision 2023

[dom]

Croatia - something lost in the lack of translation!

[dom]

Seemed unusual for Graham Norton to leave the commentary box. Anyone know if that was planned?

Not very impressed with the UK entry. She doesn't have a great voice 

[R6GYY]

Graham Norton said this was very strong year.

I absolutely disagree.

[Slim]

Croatia. Very, very camp but musically certainly a bit different. I find the performance a bit excruciating but clearly, these boys like a laugh. Well, I'll say 5.

And lastly here comes the United Kingdom, Not sure if I've ever heard this. She looks a bit like a tranny - she isn't, is he?

Sad to say it sounds like very banal, slightly crude Eurovision-by-numbers. I don't quite hate it but I'm giving it a 4 only out of nationalistic sympathies. I feel like I've watched Mel C's less talented little sister at an X Factor audition. There are definitely more talented performers among the other entries.

[Slim]

OK so for me it would be one of Portugal, France, Albania, Estonia, Czechia, Australia, Belgium or Lithuania.

Probably liked Belgium a bit more than the others. Not sure. For sure nothing was outstanding for me tonight.

[dom]

Logan Roy back from the dead and playing drums with Sam Ryder

(Actually Roger Taylor - they look very similar!)

[R6GYY]

After a discussion, the popular vote here goes to Poland or Czechia.

[dom]

Interval act - its not Riverdance!

[Matt2112]

Couldn't join the fun until the U.K. entry - I was at an extended family gathering tonight for far longer than expected; did about 40 minutes of a solo acoustic set and the little un met a few relations for the first time, so a good time was had.

Anyway - for what it's worth, the U.K. entry not only suffered from being lazy, join-the-dots dance-pop but a very weak vocal performance also.  3/10

Who is doing the voice-over?  She's awful - keeps talking over other presenters with inane comments.

[The Picnic Wasp]

Mel Giedroyc.

[Matt2112]

Ah yes, thought she sounded familiar.

She's actually being very annoying.

[Matt2112]

So, the winning song. 

Very much like the synth sounds which are lifted from Trance music; they should have taken that and ran with it and made it a pumping Trance song outright.  Admittedly, that may have adversely affected its chances of winning.

But as it is, it never actually seems to get going. 5/10

[David L]

I wonder if Mae Muller 'hates the UK' more or less after her humbling experience? 

(at least we beat the Germans - we're on a roll in that respect!)

[Slim]

I went to bed before the voting started. Usually the most interesting part but this time I just didn't care sufficiently about any of the entries to make it worthwhile.

Will have a look at the scores later though.

[dom]

Wonder if the juries were asked to give the Swedish song a bit of a boost so they could commemorate the 50th anniversary of Waterloo in Sweden?

Finland were streets ahead on the public vote and can feel a little unlucky not to be the winners