After winning Eurovision in 2018, Netta declared Eurovision 2019 would be hosted in Jerusalem. a bold declaration, and one that cannot come to fruition.

The discussions for host cities for 2019 have begun and yes Jerusalem is there. Jerusalem does have the biggest enclosed venue available, but it is missing one vital thing, and Airport.

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Full voting results are still trickling in for the semis and the public televote and they should be out tomorrow, but we already know the winner and many are rather disappointed with the result. This could be the worst winner since Jamala, though if I decide that this in fact worse than Jamala that would make it the worst winner ever...

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Hurtling down the final straight towards this finish line, it is only hours now until we know who will be the grand winner of Eurovision 2018. There are favorites in the field who are leading the race, but everything is still a little up in the air.

The list of the songs in running order are below with the links behind the country name going to my ( Read more... )

another ten songs have made it to the grand finale and 8 songs ended their Eurovision journey. some failed in their attempt so spectacularly that words cannot describe it, but here is some to try

Romania

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 This songs biggest failing was the lighting. They used the wrong lighting for the cinematography and it ruined the look of the choreography and it ( Read more... )

10 songs have progressed from the first semi into the final, but what of the 9 left behind.
Azerbaijan

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This is the first time Azerbaijan have missed the finals since they first entered in 2008. The song was better than Ireland and Lithuania. both of whom got through. No nightie on the final

Iceland

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The best part of this song was Ari Ólafsson's ( Read more... )

It is only a few hours until the First Semi starts and here is a quick rundown on all the acts.

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01 Azerbaijan Aisel "X My Heart" - Not a bad song to open the night. Not a good song but a good start.

02 Iceland Ari Ólafsson "Our Choice" - toilet break... too soon?

03 Albania Eugent Bushpepa "Mall" - could be very ouchy on the ears

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Appearances: 60
Wins: 5
Selection method: National selection Destination Eurovision
Vote: Jury and public selection
Winner: Madame Monsieur
Song: Mercy

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A plea, a name and a song, this song is another political song which, despite being against the rules, it popular this Eurovision. This song is about a baby that was born to a refugee while the mother was ( Read more... )

Appearances: 12
Wins: 0
Selection method: Internal Selection
Vote: not needed, the internal selections in the last two years from Bulgaria have been ‘on point’
Winner: Equinox
Song: Bones

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Equinox is a band formed specifically for Eurovision comprising of 3 Bulgarian artists and two American ring-ins. One of the ring-ins, Trey Campbell, is also one of the ( Read more... )

Appearances: 9
Wins: 0
Selection method: National final Montevizija 2018
Vote: Public televote in both the final and the superfinal.
Winner: Vanja Radovanović
Song: Inje

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Vladimir (Vanja for short) has a typical Eurovision bio talking of his talent and festival wins as well as his longevity (14 years) in the music industry. It lists that he is popular in ( Read more... )

Appearances: 51
Wins: 7
Selection method: Internal selection
Vote: to be fair, voting should have been taken off the Irish after Dustin the Turkey, but they kept it for a few years and what did they get… Jedward… twice!
Winner: Ryan O’Shaughnessy
Song: Together

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This sounds like a boring Ed Sheeran song and like Mr Sheeran, Ryan’s music career took off ( Read more... )