Eurovision 2024 - Malmö
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PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
France
"Mon Amour"
Unbelievable to say it, with some people still unpacking their Liverpool suitcases, yet here we are. French television has dropped the first song for Eurovision 2024. In November. Of the previous year.
It's ballad o'clock, trés Français, and another earnest attempt to win the thing. Recently they've tried "very French ballad", and "very French disco", so going for the first again might be third time is une charmè.
"Mon Amour"
Unbelievable to say it, with some people still unpacking their Liverpool suitcases, yet here we are. French television has dropped the first song for Eurovision 2024. In November. Of the previous year.
It's ballad o'clock, trés Français, and another earnest attempt to win the thing. Recently they've tried "very French ballad", and "very French disco", so going for the first again might be third time is une charmè.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
Mr Berske is the sameMrs Tag is still raving about the Liverpool experience
Eric Jarvis
Well-Known Member
Every year I run an Alternative Eurovision Song Contest on Facebook. That consists of finding YouTube videos of tracks released in the previous 12 months (18 months for San Marino) in each competing nation, and tallying votes from the likes for each video. This was last year's winner... <> I try to pick the sort of stuff people actually listen to without massive TV hype behind it. Maybe we should do something like that on Urban. If nothing else the research leads to an understanding of exactly how much awful derivative death metal is failing to be exported from Scandanavia and Eastern Europe, which nations have a music industry entirely based on pretty young women singing entirely vapid love songs, and how everywhere in the world there are people making weird wild and wonderful music that never appears on UK radio or TV.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
I promised myself, if not the forum more widely, not to update this thread too much and too often unless there was hard and fast news. Forgive me therefore, it's just that Slovenian television has just released its chosen artist by filming a flatscreen television and then slow zooming out again and I think this screengrab from the whole 3-minute experience has given me a hernia from laughing.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
Czechia
"Pedestal"
Bless Czechia. On a budget of a few pounds and, presumably, nobody who's gone near a course in sound engineering, we've got the second entry for next year. It's chaotic pop with a very Pink aesthetic, though only if Pink was recently fired from a customer service job. I hope she gets singing lessons, or something is done with the staging, because with all the will in the world, she's at the bottom of the semi finals before we've even started packing.
"Pedestal"
Bless Czechia. On a budget of a few pounds and, presumably, nobody who's gone near a course in sound engineering, we've got the second entry for next year. It's chaotic pop with a very Pink aesthetic, though only if Pink was recently fired from a customer service job. I hope she gets singing lessons, or something is done with the staging, because with all the will in the world, she's at the bottom of the semi finals before we've even started packing.
wtfftw
melting like a toastie
BBC One - Eurovision Song Contest - Olly Alexander will represent the United Kingdom at Eurovision 2024
Olly Alexander will represent the UK at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Boycott Israel
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
I suspect they're just going to let nature take its course, let them go out in the semis and never be spoken of again. Easier than making a political statement.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
Slowly slowly we're getting on the song selection production line. Do you want another?
Albania
"Zemrën n'dorë"
Albania uses a Communist-era music festival for its Eurovision process, think rumour has it that one long running tradition is the "winner" has often been the most agreeable to the men in suits than necessarily the most worthy. But hey, we're British, who are we to make light of the organisational skills of other countries?
Besa is very famous in Albania and this song is very much in the wheelhouse of her country at Eurovision: part Bond-theme, part candle-bearing anthem, part-"This is what we always send", it's not quite a winner, not quite background noise. Mid-table comfort awaits.
Albania
"Zemrën n'dorë"
Albania uses a Communist-era music festival for its Eurovision process, think rumour has it that one long running tradition is the "winner" has often been the most agreeable to the men in suits than necessarily the most worthy. But hey, we're British, who are we to make light of the organisational skills of other countries?
Besa is very famous in Albania and this song is very much in the wheelhouse of her country at Eurovision: part Bond-theme, part candle-bearing anthem, part-"This is what we always send", it's not quite a winner, not quite background noise. Mid-table comfort awaits.
Gromit
International Man of Misery
I prefer a two state solution.
Admit Palestine.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
I promised the forum that I wouldn't fill this thread with each and every update and only come here with important or significant news, but Norway has just announced the lineup of their month long televised selection process and I think some of their shortlisted artists need sharing to a wider audience.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
Slovenia
"Veronika"
From such an awkward start, we've now got the song in full, released from the shackles of a flatscreen television in a Ljubljana motel.
It's ooky-spooky and a little bit Goldfrapp and for some reason she doesn't sing or lipsynch throughout the entire video, so you might need to play this through twice; once to enjoy the mildly odd song, and then again to fathom out what the hell is happening with the naked men in the water tank.
ska invita
back on the other side
Excellent short video
AI Summary
Contact your national broadcaster:
docs.google.com
"If your country doesn’t participate in Eurovision, you can still reach out to SVT, the organiser of Eurovision 2024, to individual participants, and to the sponsors (all contacts included in the above link).EDIT: We didn't realise this when the video was published, but the Eurovision sponsor Morroccanoil is produced in Israel - a fact that their marketing seems to go out of its way to obscure. Nevertheless, we think its still worth putting pressure on the other sponsors."
AI Summary
- 00:00:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Genocide Song Contest," the speaker discusses Israel's participation in Eurovision despite accusations of genocide in Gaza, which has resulted in the deaths of 25,000 Palestinians, including 10,000 children. Eurovision allegedly has different standards for Israeli broadcasters compared to others, such as Russia, who were banned immediately after the invasion of Ukraine. Israel has a history of using Eurovision to improve its international image, erasing any mention of Palestinians and showcasing illegally occupied territories as belonging to Israel.
The speaker criticizes the European broadcasters for being complicit in this propaganda and allowing Israel to participate despite rules against instrumentalizing or politicizing the contest. Israel's presence at Eurovision sends a message to the world that the murder of Palestinians is acceptable, despite the fact that journalists covering the situation have been killed, arrested, harassed, and censored by Israeli authorities.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organizes Eurovision, suspended Russia for government interference and suppression of media freedom but is seemingly fine with Israel doing the same. The speaker points out that Western coverage heavily favors the Israeli perspective due to military control of the media and journalists being banned for trying to bypass the military censorship.
- 00:05:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Genocide Song Contest," the speaker expresses concerns over Israel's participation in Eurovision, citing a lack of coverage of Palestinian territories and self-censorship in reporting.
The speaker argues that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) should not allow Israel to participate based on their own rules, yet they did not remove Russia despite invading Ukraine. To put pressure on the EBU, the speaker encourages viewers to contact their local broadcasting organizations, pointing to Iceland's success in considering dropping out of Eurovision after campaigning efforts.
The speaker also urges contacting individual contestants, sponsors, and past supporters to protest Israel's presence, fearing the damage to Eurovision's reputation as a platform for genocide apologism.
Contact your national broadcaster:
Eurovision 2024 Contact List
"If your country doesn’t participate in Eurovision, you can still reach out to SVT, the organiser of Eurovision 2024, to individual participants, and to the sponsors (all contacts included in the above link).EDIT: We didn't realise this when the video was published, but the Eurovision sponsor Morroccanoil is produced in Israel - a fact that their marketing seems to go out of its way to obscure. Nevertheless, we think its still worth putting pressure on the other sponsors."
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Stand with First Aid Kit!
Swedish music stars call for Israel Eurovision ban over Gaza
Open letter signed by more than 1,000 musicians from 2024 host country follows petition from artists in Finland and Iceland
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
Luxembourg
"Fighter"
In 1993, Luxembourg's "Modern Times" finished 20th out of 25 and broadcaster RTL knew the writing was on the wall. With the Contest expanding to include nearly a dozen East European countries in those early 90s years, RTL realised they were spending a lot of money and increasingly embarrassing results, so 1993 was the end of it.
Until now! The Grand Duchy is back and in the shape of Tali, who for narrative purposes is certainly 'of the moment', as she's the daughter of a Jewish father, and born in Jerusalem. What worlds we create when guided by fate. Her Eurovision entry is very inch Europop, with a slice of cheese just thick enough to be easily digested. It's not a winner - whisper it, I've not heard a winning song yet - though it's always good to welcome back absent friends.
"Fighter"
In 1993, Luxembourg's "Modern Times" finished 20th out of 25 and broadcaster RTL knew the writing was on the wall. With the Contest expanding to include nearly a dozen East European countries in those early 90s years, RTL realised they were spending a lot of money and increasingly embarrassing results, so 1993 was the end of it.
Until now! The Grand Duchy is back and in the shape of Tali, who for narrative purposes is certainly 'of the moment', as she's the daughter of a Jewish father, and born in Jerusalem. What worlds we create when guided by fate. Her Eurovision entry is very inch Europop, with a slice of cheese just thick enough to be easily digested. It's not a winner - whisper it, I've not heard a winning song yet - though it's always good to welcome back absent friends.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
France
"Mon Amour"
Unbelievable to say it, with some people still unpacking their Liverpool suitcases, yet here we are. French television has dropped the first song for Eurovision 2024. In November. Of the previous year.
It's ballad o'clock, trés Français, and another earnest attempt to win the thing. Recently they've tried "very French ballad", and "very French disco", so going for the first again might be third time is une charmè.
I like that. The piano is too high in the mix, especially at the start.
