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Yay! Sounds like a lot of fun. I bet that even the semi finals will be amazing - experiencing the whole atmosphere in the arena! Just watched Jedward's press conference. They always make me laugh. Can't help it. Might vote for them actually...

I know! Yes, can't for all of the Eurovision craziness to start all over again! Just watched some of the "first rehearsals" on youtube.... The Swedish song is not bad. And of course I'll keep supporting Jedward. Not a fan or anything. But they are fun a- plus I like their song. Probably Russia is going to win though...

Hello Eurovision people! It's Eurovision time very soon! Can't believe we haven't written in this thread for almost 2 months! Anyways, I thought this thread needs to be bumped! ONLY TWO WEEKS until the grand finale in Baku! So keep the gossip coming! No time to lose

Congrats Karla! How shocked she must have been when she learnt about this?! I think I would still be staring at my email box with eyes wide open . Enjoy your win and your trip to one of Mika's shows! I don't see no problem at all. Was kinda surprised when I logged onto the forum today and read some of the comments.... The whole thing was great. Giving something and having the chance of winnig such an amazing prize.

I actually really like it. It's not a winning song...But it really stood out from the other songs. And I like the melody to it. Really beautiful. Hmmm...The song's ok. But she cannot hit thiose high notes. Her Dutch accent is cute though. What else have I missed? I think it's funny that Jedward are back for Ireland. I was very surprised when I saw that the juries also voted them through, not just the audience. Waterline is kinda catchy I think. I also finally listened to all of the other entries... Albania: I don't really like it...Has a nordic flow to it though (reminds me a bit of Sigur Ros) Iceland: Not bad but a little too sad for Eurovision Latvia: Don't like it....Johnny Logan gots a mention...hehe Montenegro: What's that? Switzerland: I like it surprisingly. (though the singer can't sing at all) Austria: lol...som much the Austrian version of the German "band" Die Atzen. Totally a song I could like when I'm REALLY drunk Cyprus: That's how a Eurovision song should sound like. A little bit trashy, a lot of autotune, a catchy tune. A bit of a summer hit. Danmark: Really beautiful. I like. Hungary: ok. better than many other entries. Israel: Boring Belarus: OMG, this is Malta: not too bad...catchy, too. Ukraine: Hmm....she's SCREAMING....hmmm... Bosnia: Couldn't find the song (Anyone? ) Croatia: hmmm, boring Georgia: Are they serious? Norway: Yeah, I still like the song. Very Eurovision-like. Nice. Slovenia: boring Turkey: Nice. (so "Turkish"...I like) Azerbaijan: zZzZzZzZ France: Great singer, bad song Germany: Ok, I still like the singer + the song... The other songs haven't been anounced yet. But it's not THAT many songs I like atm.... Apparently Attomic Kitten will represent the UK... So far I like (in no particular order) Finland Ireland Albania Iceland Switzerland Cyprus Denmark Malta Norway Turkey Germany Dunno who my favourite is this year. Will wait for the other songs to be decided. Anyways...already looking forwards to the show

I can actually say that I LOVE the German song for Baku, too. It builds up to the chorus. And let's admit it, Roman is kinda cute, too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWSCglF5Er8 ROMAN LOB - STANDING STILL written by Jamie Cullum (The only song I really liked from tonight's show) Been listening to it non-stop for 2 hours now and I think it's getting better and better. Can't believe it was sooo close (and yeah, they got me into sending a few text messages in, too ). But now I am happy and I can start making plans for Eurovision.To me it's no longer important how he will be doing in the end...As long as I'm ok with the song everything is fine.

How cool is that? I'd be very excited if I were you! So today the semi-final of the German pre-selection took place and - believe it or not - the only two I liked out of 20 contestants in the very beginning made it to the finals on Thursday: Ornella and Roman Looking forward to find out what song it's gonna be and what singer (Roman hopefully...Today, he did "Use somebody" http://www.unser-star-fuer-baku.tv/videos/player/index.html?contentId=129001&initialTab=related ). Nice, this show ends better than I would have ever thought.

Thanks for sharing! I like the Hungarian entry, Suzy. The French one is kinda boring. I actually REALLY liked her song "Song on the sahara" many years ago. She could do so much better. Haven't really listened to many other songs yet...will do so tomorrow maybe. Here's a list with all of the songs that have already been chosen/confirmed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2012 No idea yet how the German entry will be...So far there are still 4 acts in the competition...2 of them are horrible...The other 2 could be "ok" if they get the right song...We'll see. Roman is most likely to make it though http://www.eurovision.de/videos/videoindex101_archiveID-videoarchiv173_videoID-usfb1103.html

Norway also picked their entry tonight...and it's gonna be: Tooji with his song Stay Well, all I say is: Eric Saade anyone?! The song is kinda trashy, BUT no one can deny it's catchy. I like the oriental touch to it. And it is a good song for Eurovision.

Wow, this is amazing. And it's gonna be a lot more by the time the donation period is over.

Been listening a lot to Gotye since this summer - and I can't wait to see him live here in Munich in February. It's quite a small venue and he's only just started getting a bit more popular in Germany...

Nice! Many great artists on one album.

Ok, you got a point there. It's kinda hard to ignore them you know with all of that *bling bling* (But then again: Who seriously wouldn't be wearing a gift from Mr. Loubi himself, so...) ! Couldn't agree more, Christine. Those were the days!

Thanks for posting this video! I can't stop fangurling over what he's saying And, I don't know why but I really don't like these Louboutin shoes....

Nice reports, Karin and Tina! Sounds like a great concert. @Karin: I always prefer Josh when he's doing his comedy stuff.

Sorry for the double post. My computer is not working as it should today...

That good news! Such a great event! And Greyson is also performing...nice! Sorry Deb you can't make it Hopefully some of the other US fans will make it there though.

It's normal for imported singles to be more expensive than usual ones. Of course the song won't get any/a lot attention in the UK that way, but I guess that wasn't really intended. There will be a first English single before the album gets released, and it wil definitely be very important for that one to work well...They should put all of their promotional efforts in this "job".

Thank you for your report! Sounds like an amazing evening!!! I considered travelling for that to Dammy, too (after all it WAS a special day ), but my trip to Traisen where Wouter and his band performed two weeks ago wasn't that good for my lovely bank account So anyways, I couldn't be there unfortunately. I was there in spirit though. How many people were there at the theatre approximately? But at least I know since this morning that my order of "Lohengrin" at bol.nl was succesful as it was posted today. Can't wait! So far my favourite track on the album is the title song "Lohengrin" (beautiful lyrics!) and I also love "Skimming the skies". I haven't seen videos of the evening yet on yt. Do you know if anybody filmed? Oh, and your shoes DO look good! I'd say never gona be wearing them again

Oh wow! Thank you so much for sharing this new video with us! Plus he did "Everybody's talking" and "Knocking on heaven's door" . Do you know if anybody filmed during the performance? Yes! But it IS a very likable song, isn't it. How nice of him. I am happy you fans could see him perform there, too.

Can I just say: This song is very beautiful and powerful. I am so happy that such a touching song will be on the album. Listening to it on repeat.

Yes! I so can't wait.

Been listening to them A LOT on spotify. Really nice music!