[Music] Eurovision 2025

[ROSM]

Apropo of nothing really, last evening I attended my son’s GCSE options parent’s evening with the youngster plus the former Mrs Nylon.

During the Geography presentation, the teacher excitedly referenced the prospect of a trip to Iceland.
I raised my hand and said if he was thinking of the one in Bishops Stortford, it closed down just after Christmas. The comment went down better than expected in the room but not as well as expected with the former Mrs Nylon.

Think you may have reinforced to former Mrs Nylon why she isn't still the current Mrs Nylon

 

[ROSM]

For those that remember, the UKs last Eurovision victory coincided with i.e. the same day as, our monumental Hereford game in 97

Could this be an omen?

 

[Anger]

For those that remember, the UKs last Eurovision victory coincided with i.e. the same day as, our monumental Hereford game in 97

Could this be an omen?

No.

It just isn’t the type of song that does well at Eurovision.

 

[ROSM]

No.

It just isn’t the type of song that does well at Eurovision.

I agree it's a bit stop start, doesn't really get thunderous (which is why spaceman from sam ryder worked).

Will need to see how their social media works as that is largely how the public vote is influenced. Lots of images in victorian corsets may have a benefit. However our eastern European friends may prefer something a little more obvious

 

[jimhigham]

Here's our effort, deffo winner.

That's not a song. That's a few ideas haphazardly stitched together.

If that doesn't end up comfortably on the right hand side of the board, I'll eat my Brighton beanie.

 

[Bodian]

This is Estonia's effort. A bit nuts!

The very essence of Eurovison!

 

[maltaseagull]

Malta has managed to get massive amounts of publicity and airplay for it´s entry.

As I have said on Maltese newspaper comments, if the whole song had been in Maltese, the title (Kant) would have gone unnoticed but as it is the only word sung in Maltese the pronunciation sounds very close to an offensive English word.
Cynical methinks.

 

[nickbrighton]

listened to it again, and I still cant see this doing well at all. It doesnt flow at all, no catchy chorus to get anyone singing along. Its not "twee" enough to be a novelty entry, the performers are not going to stad out in a Oh My God Look at them way, its just very forgettable and that is IMO the kiss of death

 

[Frutos]

Sweden normally, and successfully, go for a highly polished pop anthem...not this year.

 

[Barryseagulls]

Really like this song -

 

[Albion my Albion]

Sweden normally, and successfully, go for a highly polished pop anthem...not this year.

My, he has a large sausage, oh way oh way oh!

 

[Han Solo]

Sweden normally, and successfully, go for a highly polished pop anthem...not this year.

May or may not be a bit of foreign (Finnish) vote manipulation involved... also the options were very clean and dull according to those who watch Melodifestivalen/Eurovision stuff. This one ended up second place:

 

[Frutos]

May or may not be a bit of foreign (Finnish) vote manipulation involved... also the options were very clean and dull according to those who watch Melodifestivalen/Eurovision stuff. This one ended up second place:

I watched the MelFest final, I think Zelmerlow expected to win because of who he is and by all accounts threw a tantrum when he didn't.

Good to see Sweden actually sending something in Swedish for once.

 

[Han Solo]

I watched the MelFest final, I think Zelmerlow expected to win because of who he is and by all accounts threw a tantrum when he didn't.

Good to see Sweden actually sending something in Swedish for once.

Yeah didn't mind him losing it. He is from the same city as I am and he's... not a good person.

Saw somewhere that it was the first time since the 90s that we go Swedish (although many previous songs actually won Melodifestivalen in Swedish and then were translated to English before the actual Eurovision). Quite funny that its a finlandssvensk group breaking the trend.

 

[Frutos]

Yeah didn't mind him losing it. He is from the same city as I am and he's... not a good person.

Saw somewhere that it was the first time since the 90s that we go Swedish (although many previous songs actually won Melodifestivalen in Swedish and then were translated to English before the actual Eurovision). Quite funny that its a finlandssvensk group breaking the trend.

Yeah, first time since 1998 I believe.

I know when Charlotte Nilsson won Eurovision in 1999 with Take Me To Your Heaven, she'd won MelFest with it in Swedish as Tusen och en natt.

When she performed the song again after winning the ESC, she switched to the Swedish version part way through (2:35 of the below):

 

[Han Solo]

Yeah, first time since 1998 I believe.

I know when Charlotte Nilsson won Eurovision in 1999 with Take Me To Your Heaven, she'd won MelFest with it in Swedish as Tusen och en natt.

When she performed the song again after winning the ESC, she switched to the Swedish version part way through (2:35 of the below):

Yup... that one is quite possible the least bad translation.

Other songs like Lena Philipssons "Det gör ont" (2004) just lose all its "cleverness"/attitude when translated.