*pokes European section of f-list*

[winter]

Oi! Eurovision semi-finals tonight! Vote LORDI! :D :D :D

And running recap:

Armenia - bad, BAD Ricky Martin knockoff

Bulgaria - decent girl. Shame she can't move.

Slovenia - ugh. I thought Finland did the monsters this year? What's with the werewolf hair, dude?

Andorra - ooh. Three singers' worth in one body, both in terms of weight and voice. Showstopper, no matter how much she weighs.

Belarus - Kylie knockoff, with yoga!Geri Halliwell mixed in. Much less talented than either.

Albania - classic cheesy Eurovision folk. Points for embroidery on those waistcoats, though.

Belgium - Kate Ryan. Knockoff of Tainted Love with a Motown vibe. Listenable.

Ireland - pub crooning. Quite decent pub crooning, but still. Cookie-cutter Irish.

Cyprus - showtune, Whitney Houston style. Not bad.

Monaco - *blinks* Disco Tahiti. In Tahitian. The hell?

Macedonia - Balkan pop with Turkish rhythms. Kinda like a Yugoslav Jessica Simpson.

Poland - *crickets* *cricets* *CRICKETS*

Russia - cute. I like the showdancing. The song's forgettable, but not jarring. Decent voice if he'd release it, but he sounds determined to sing boyband style.

Turkey - I think I'll ogle the dancers instead. Niiice :D

Ukraine - Shakira called. She wants her act back.


Finland - LORDI! YAY! WINGSES! :D :D :D Number 16, people! Don't forget to vote!


Netherlands - hmm, the tropical theme is popular tonight, isn't it?

Lithuania - I thought this sort of behaviour was reserved for UK Christmas top ten contentders? Still, unexpected surrealist cabaret = plus points.

Portugal - cheery girlpop, seventies style. Listenable. You can even whistle to it.

Sweden - disco anthem again. *channel surfs*

Estonia - country disco. That's something new, certainly.

Bosnia&Herzegovina - Balkan crooning this time. Quite nice. Background music.

Iceland - bubblegum pop meets Roxie Hart. And my gods, the pink. My eyes.

Comments

[arabwel.livejournal.com]

www.votelordi.org :D

[winter]

Down already, alas...

[arabwel.livejournal.com]

Fdarn. But yeah, everyone should vote Lordi :P (I won´t cause I can´t but still... i would if I could! :P)

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

There are enough Finnish flags in the audience, that's for sure!

(Btw, webstream at www.eurovision.tv in case you want to promote it beyond European borders.)

[winter]

I think I'll save that for the contest itself ;) *pokes TV*

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

*nod*

I'm forced to watch it on Turkish television. Not a single German or Austrian channel is showing it. *growls*

Fancy a pina colada?

[winter]

Pfft. *waves Finnish flag firmly* And I think they cunningly put Lordi 16th to force everyone to watch the whole show.

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

Most likely *g*

Well, let's see what your guys can do.

[winter]

*eyedart* He's German. Really. Like, honestly. NOT OURS.

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

I do like the costumes and the show. It was better than some of the others so far.

[winter]

Let's just say he makes Tom Cruise look sane.

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

Well, yes, but who cares? It's Eurovision. ;.)

And your guys were definitely better than the Russians now.

[winter]

But he jumps so cutely :>

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

Yes, but still... not the greatest voice. Not really.

*gets the Finnish flags ready*

[winter]

I think it could have been better, but gah, silly singing style. And oo. I LIKE the Turkish dancers :D

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

They weren't bad at all, though the girl...

Btw, if you fancy a IM threesome with me and Alice, as far as commenting goes...

[winter]

Alas, TV's in the other room, so I keep running over to snark with Mother. *pokes not!Shakira* Off with you! I want Lordi!

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

They sould be coming now.

[winter]

That was fun :D I loved the wings.

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

I so want them to win!

They are so refreshingly different.

[winter]

I think they might. The word's been spreading over here.

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

Here too. And in the internet forums there was a general call to vote for them. Let's see what comes of that.

It would thoroughly traumatize the classic viewers, that'S for sure. *g*

[winter]

That would be a plus, I think.

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

I don't have TV.. >_>;

[winter]

www.eurovision.tv <- webcast. Watch tomorrow, and vote Lordi :P

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

Thanks ! I might even do that ! I'd never watched any Eurovision before...

I have RL friends who support Lordi too :)

[winter]

It's so dreadful, you get that trainwreck syndrome. But Lordi are terribly fun :)

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

They look like. Too bad I don't like metal ^^

then again...

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

THE CHEESE IT BURNS IT BURNS IT BURNS

Re: then again...

[winter]

Iceland, I gather? :P

Count yourself lucky you haven't seen Poland. And yay, spiffy icon!

Re: then again...

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

yeap. And thanks ^^

[zenicurean.livejournal.com]

We all do love Lordi very much. Sort of. My little old grandmother is a great fan.

We actually had a bishop express serious concern that his good-natured show wasn't in conformity with "Christian values", but as any given song nowadays is about premarital sex anyway we just pointed at him and laughed.

[winter]

I think that of everyone there, they were the ones most completely dressed. Even moreso than the besuited Lithuanians. The bishop should be happy for that :P

[alice_montrose]

Lordi's IN! YAY!!!

[winter]

Uh-huh. Now all we need is good voting on Saturday :D

[-leareth.livejournal.com]

I dunno ... the wings were fun but the white ballerina coming out of the red rose petals in the white piano was pretty cool *g*

Song-wise, though, yes. Finland. HEE. I have to admit liking the cheekiness of Lithuania, though, if nothing else sheer comedy value

/is not european
//has been known to attend the odd Eurovision Finals party

[winter]

I really wanted for the Andorran girl to make it to the finals. She had style and flair. But now, Lordi all the way, with Lithuanians second :) I've set up an alert system - I'm going to be seeing vampires when voting happens, so someone'll text me the right number to text to vote...