Eurovision yay

[winter]

Eurovision wasn't nearly as fun as last year's (the first time I actually voted \m/), but it was entertaining - sometimes in the fun way, sometimes with actual fun.


The French guys apparently had costumes designed by Gaultier. Meh, seen better :P

I think the Ukrainian entry is easier to understand when you know the guy is making a living dressing up as a stereotypical Ukrainian peasant woman and performing in Russian nightclubs.

Someone should tell the Swedish guys that while the song is nice, the glam rock theme was O.o

I was quite amused by the Russians - rock-style girlsband, but they did have fire to them.

Belarussian guy can't sing particularly, but I still watched because his backup dancers deserved to win. Total pros.

The Slovenian girl actually made me gape - song is forgettable though nice, but she has a coloratura soprano and showstopping vibrato.

But I gotta admit my favourites were the Latvians. 7 tenors singing in Italian, what's not to love?


Of course, Serbia won. So? Still was fun to watch all the ways people tried to top Lordi \m/

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[alice_montrose]

The French guys' pink nearly killed my eyes. But if Gaultier was indeed responsible, I shouldn't be amazed.

The Ukrainians were on crack, which is why they got so many votes. That, and they have many neighbours.

I did like the Swedish, because they were the only ones who went around bare-chested. And well, it was kinda nice to hear glam rock again. Also, apparently the Slovenian is a somewhat-famous soprana, and I did like her despite the non-rock tunes I usually associate with that kind of voice. (Nighwish has spoiled me...)

I am soooooooooooo glad our guys dropped out of the top 12, because the song was an idiocy, and didn't deserve to be there. Maybe next year they will select a real song, not a drinking party idiocy.

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

You mean this was traditional Ukrainian peasant garb?

Ukraine sure has some interesting traditions...

[b-a-n-s-h-e-e.livejournal.com]

Hello! I was looking for Tanz der Vampire fanfiction, found your livejournal and simply loved it. Hope you don't mind that I added you as a friend? I write mostly in Russian in my lj, though.

If I'm correct, Verka Serduchka (Anrey Danilko) started with a TV show where she was spoofing a stereotypical Ukranian train attendant – larger than life, obnoxious and...hmm... well-endowed :) The song she sings at Eurovision actually ruffled some feathers in Russia (lasha tumbai = Russia goobye, some people took it too personally).