Eurovision 2023🎸🎤🪩🎶🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇬🇧

[Gelan]

Abba are by far the biggest thing to ever come out of the Eurovision song contest. At one point abba were so big they were making more money than Saab. So for Sweden to win when it's the 50 year anniversary of their win comes over as a bit rigged. Or the sentiment of the 50 years got them more votes than they would have. But since when has the best song won what is a very political contest?

I'm glad I read that back before posting. The D is next to S on a keyboard and I'd typed the Eurovision dong contest. Now that would be something to watch.

Ironically, I'd probably win that one

 

[Hettonlass]

Eurovision Song Contest gave Liverpool £55m 'shot in the arm', mayor says

More than 300,000 people attended song contest-related events in the city in May, the council says.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Horatio Pugwash]

Eurovision Song Contest gave Liverpool £55m 'shot in the arm', mayor says

More than 300,000 people attended song contest-related events in the city in May, the council says.

www.bbc.co.uk

Yet I've heard Ireland used to not want to win due to the cost of hosting it

 

[stapler]

Yet I've heard Ireland used to not want to win due to the cost of hosting it

It depends on how they are looking at it.

Liverpool City Council won't see much of that £55m directly. The vast bulk of additional tax revenue will go to Central Government in the form of VAT, booze duties, corporation tax and income tax. I guess the Council and the Combined Authority reckon £4m is a worthwhile one-off cost to get a short-term boost to the local economy and a long-term increase in tourism. But I reckon they would baulk at spending that money 3 years out of 4, as Dublin did between 1994 and 1997. (Cork had it in 1993 as well.)

 

[errant]

Yet I've heard Ireland used to not want to win due to the cost of hosting it

Was 4 times in 5 years mind.

 

[Boz33]

Yet I've heard Ireland used to not want to win due to the cost of hosting it

Is that not more the tv companies and councils find it expensive, I’d assume the cities themselves get the uplift of the tourists spending cash there in individual businesses like hotels, pubs, restaurants etc

 

[Hettonlass]

Junior Eurovision Sunday 3pm BBC Tw0

 

[Five-Quarter]

Junior Eurovision Sunday 3pm BBC Tw0

Can I be the first to say theres a Geordie among the UK band entered

 

[Hettonlass]

Nice 2023

Following Lissandro’s victory at Junior Eurovision 2022 in Yerevan with the song 'Oh Maman!' – France’s second win in three years - France Télévisions will organise the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice.

junioreurovision.tv

Can I be the first to say theres a Geordie among the UK band entered

STAND UNIQU3

STAND UNIQU3 is the first group to represent the United Kingdom at Junior Eurovision, and features the talented trio Hayla, Maisie, and Yazmin.

junioreurovision.tv

 

[cluffy]

Could have a chance here with the bloke from Years and Years

https://twitter.com/x/status/1736138712642142258

 

[Five-Quarter]

Could have a chance here with the bloke from Years and Years

https://twitter.com/x/status/1736138712642142258

Think he's great personally

 

[Silly Point]

Had a few hits in Europe as well. Said for a while we should try someone like that

 

[matt228]

I think this is a very good decision by the BBC. He's popular in many European countries and his music is generally of the genre that tends to do well. Fair play.

 

[ajsafc]

Think he's class like.

 

[Mackem00]

I think he's a little bellend.

 

[Hettonlass]

Nil Point

 

[cluffy]

Nil Point

Fuming you didn’t get to break the news

 

[Cockney Mackem]

But is he gay enough?

 

[Five-Quarter]

But is he gay enough?

Please don't set them off. They haven't seen the news yet

 

[matt228]

But is he gay enough?

I think he's canny gay, like. Big fan.