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misspoptart · 03-05-2015, 12:05 AM

A little bit late on the uptake here but it's largely because I have found this year's Eurovision national finals and ultimately selections so ceaselessly boring that I forgot I even lead one of these every year. But reluctantly I must go on!

A little side note about this year's competition is: I'm going to all the live shows in Vienna! That's right! This American girl living in Istanbul is head over heels in love with the drama, dickery, and douchebagginess that is Eurovision. This will be my first time attending a show in person and I am genuinely over-excited.

For those of you unfamiliar, Eurovision is a national broadcaster-led singing contest where each country participating is a member of the European Broadcasting Union. That is why we not only get entries from France and Italy but also the likes of Israel and new this year, Australia!

I will try to group entries together in each post so you can get a feel for the kinda patterns we tend to see in the competitions. As most of you know, Eurovision is by no means a talent contest. It's more of a who-has-the-most-entertaining-show-and-also-happens-to-have-a-strategic-political-position kinda contest. That's because the winner is decided by 50% jury and 50% public votes. Enough background info! Let's get to it!

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misspoptart gimme gimme Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: istanbul Posts: 897	Eurovision 2015 Thread A little bit late on the uptake here but it's largely because I have found this year's Eurovision national finals and ultimately selections so ceaselessly boring that I forgot I even lead one of these every year. But reluctantly I must go on! A little side note about this year's competition is: I'm going to all the live shows in Vienna! That's right! This American girl living in Istanbul is head over heels in love with the drama, dickery, and douchebagginess that is Eurovision. This will be my first time attending a show in person and I am genuinely over-excited. For those of you unfamiliar, Eurovision is a national broadcaster-led singing contest where each country participating is a member of the European Broadcasting Union. That is why we not only get entries from France and Italy but also the likes of Israel and new this year, Australia! I will try to group entries together in each post so you can get a feel for the kinda patterns we tend to see in the competitions. As most of you know, Eurovision is by no means a talent contest. It's more of a who-has-the-most-entertaining-show-and-also-happens-to-have-a-strategic-political-position kinda contest. That's because the winner is decided by 50% jury and 50% public votes. Enough background info! Let's get to it!