D @davmo.northsky.social · 26/09/2026I mean, broken clocks and all, but this seems like he actually took a principled stance 020
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026Well , opinion on the executive supervisor didn’t really shift until 2024, so After Jon Ola Sand’s tenure 010
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026All in all, ORF had an unsurprising number of technical issues. The hosting in 2015 was light years ahead of this year’s contest. 000
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026And now to go through Wikipedia to see who the various spokespeople are 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026The traditional New Song(s) From the Previous Year’s Winner was pretty solid. Not surprising, considering the Conchita of it all. 210
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026The percussion ensemble interval act was super fun. I’m always a big fan of having instrumental acts for the intervals. It helps to separate them from the actual competitors 110
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇮🇹Italy: Everybody’s grandma’s favourite Eurovision entry. The Italians have been doing this style of song contest longer than literally anyone else. It’s no surprise that they know what they’re doing. 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇦🇱Albania: I’m surprised to see gold on the LCDs, rather than red to go with their black outfits. 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇦🇿Azerbaijan: another ballad. Just another example of Azerbaijan’s decline since they weren’t able to (allegedly) cheat as easily 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇬🇪Georgia: pretty solid voice. Another set of wings in the background screen. And, of course, the infamous overactive smoke machine at the start 110
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇭🇺Hungary: a five-part acoustic guitar-driven ballad with some really nice harmonies. Very much on the “peace” side of the love love peace peace equation 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇪🇸Spain: it was fine, definitely had the Nordic song camp feel 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026See also Rim Tim Tagi Dim (Croatia 2024) or Nân (Albania 2026) 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇷🇴Romania: one of many songs in the tradition of “economic migration sucks for all involved,” this time from the perspective of a child left behind by a parent. 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇱🇻Latvia: another downtempo song, but done quite well. It’s Latvia’s best finish since 2005 for a reason 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇵🇱Poland: the accessibility issues Monika Kuszyńska faced throughout her participation were a real indictment of ORF’s hosting That background was 100% an Arizona iced tea can. The song itself is fine. 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇩🇪Germany: was this song good? No. Did it deserve (the dreaded) nul points? Also no. All in all, it’s a competent Amy-Winehouse-esque track 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇲🇪Montenegro: their best result to date as an independent country. A pretty solid Balkan ballad, extra fun that it was relatively uptempo for the genre. Not shocking that Željko Joksimović wrote a banger 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇦🇹Austria: this song didn’t earn a flaming piano. It’s a boring midtempo rock ballad. I understand how it scored nul points 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇧🇪Belgium: another baby! That said, it’s one of Belgium’s best results in decades for a reason 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇦🇺Australia: the last new country to debut. Hopefully we can do at least this well next year. Guy Sebastian was a fantastic choice for a first representative 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇨🇾Cyprus: they actually sent a Cypriot and not an Australian with Cypriot ancestry? Also, real mid-90’s “unplugged” vibes 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026All in all, though, Heroes is a standard Swedish Pop Machine song, just elevated by unprecedented staging 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇸🇪Sweden: Måns Zelmerlöw changed the contest with this staging. It’s a shame that he’s apparently not a great person, despite his undeniable charisma 200
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇳🇴Norway: I know why this edition was so ballad-heavy (ie people taking the wrong lesson from Rise Like a Phoenix), but they really start to blend together. 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇷🇸Serbia: Bojana Stamenov is a much more soulful singer than Serbia usually sends. A self acceptance anthem is always a welcome variation on a love love peace peace song 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇱🇹Lithuania: what in the Mumford & Sons stomp clap hey is this? Monika Linkytė’s solo effort in 2022 was so much better 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇦🇲Armenia: having a group from all over the world representing the Armenian diaspora was pretty cool, especially the bit at the end where they stood on a world map in the places they came from 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇬🇧UK: I’ve always had a soft spot for electro swing. The LED piping on the outfits was a cool touch. I think this song gets more hate than it deserves. 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇪🇪Estonia: the backing track to this duet had an interesting 60’s feel 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026Ok, the “parcel with something related to the activity” bit of the postcards was a nice touch 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇫🇷France: A downtempo chanson about World War I. That was some tonal whiplash from the last song 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026Real “just doing stuff in the host country” energy to the postcards 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇨🇭Switzerland: I was into it… until it hit the chorus. The dark trip-hop-ish beats in the verses were way too much at odds with the triumphant pop of the choruses 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇮🇸Iceland: kinda boring pop ballad. Another in the long tradition of barefoot Nordic women in Eurovision 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇨🇿Czechia: the guy sounds like he’s hitting the bottom end of his vocal range and straining as a result 101
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇵🇹Portugal: I’m not sure how I felt about this one. But as always, Portugal goes their own way. 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇲🇹Malta: Hey, someone who was actually in her 20’s! I wonder where they got the idea for the wing motif in the background? 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇮🇪Ireland and 🇸🇲San Marino: what’s with all these babies? Also, respect to the non-binary Irish representative 110
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇩🇰Denmark: really standard late-00’s indie pop. The most interesting thing about this band was their name: Anti Social Media 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026🇫🇮Finland: I understand why this didn’t qualify, but the band was cool as hellen.wikipedia.orgPertti Kurikan Nimipäivät - Wikipedia 100
D @davmo.northsky.social · 25/09/2026Starting to watch #eurovision 2015 with @sorcieredelile.northsky.social in our usual way: start will all the non-qualifying performances in running order before the grand final. 110
D @davmo.northsky.social · 17/09/2026ZSNES was magic, especially when the family computer’s 100MHz Pentium and 16 MB of memory weren’t quite zippy enough to reliably run the contemporary build of SNES9x 020
