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Tender Branson
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« on: March 19, 2014, 03:43:54 AM »
The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 will be the 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest.

The contest will take place at the B&W Hallerne, in Copenhagen, Denmark, following Emmelie de Forest's win in the 2013 contest with the song "Only Teardrops".



The shows will be presented by Lise Rønne, Nikolaj Koppel and Pilou Asbæk. For the first in the history of the contest, the trio of presenters will comprise of two men and one woman.

This will be the third time that Denmark will host the contest, the last time being in 2001.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2014
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Tender Branson
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« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2014, 03:49:20 AM »
Austria has an extremely controversial singer this year (well, more controversial abroad really than domestically), with drag artist Conchita Wurst:



The song ("Rise like a Phoenix") is getting, unsurprisingly, pretty mixed reviews on YouTube and many hostile comments ... Tongue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToqNa0rqUtY

...

Well, I don't really have a problem with it - but I wonder how many points we'll get from the homophobic Eastern European countries this year ... Wink
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Tender Branson
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« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2014, 09:49:49 AM »
Hahaha, this is good (From the episode: "Eastern European ignorant's heads are fuming"):

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Tender Branson
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« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2014, 02:02:36 PM »
Go Conchita !

Wink
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
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Posts: 58,190
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Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2014, 02:20:57 PM »
Quote from: Snowstalker on May 10, 2014, 02:18:50 PM

I was rooting for Latvia. Scumbag judges only like generic pop, it seems. Sad

Italy has a good song too.
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Tender Branson
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Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2014, 05:30:11 PM »
We have a Queen again !

Massive sweep in Western Europe and Israel, not so much in Eastern Europe.
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Tender Branson
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Posts: 58,190
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E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2014, 05:36:16 PM »
Quote from: Hifly on May 10, 2014, 05:33:46 PM
I don't know how you can go on stage in that attire without any shame.

It's called "self confidence" ...
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Tender Branson
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Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2014, 03:23:52 AM »
Quote from: Assemblyman Cassius on May 11, 2014, 01:43:21 AM
Damn the man. It should have been a Dutch victory Sad

Netherlands had a good Johnny Cash/June Carter-like country-song that came out of nowhere, with a solid performance.

I would have not been all too shocked if they won.
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Tender Branson
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« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2014, 03:30:25 AM »
Here you can watch the voting from the Austrian (winner) perspective and a performance of Emmelie de Forest (Only Teardrops) before that:

http://tvthek.orf.at/program/Eurovision-Song-Contest-2014/7875455/Eurovision-Song-Contest-Finale-Das-Voting/7900652

The song contest is sooo "Glee" and "High School Musical"-like ... Tongue
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
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Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2014, 03:37:51 AM »
Quote from: Tender Branson on April 28, 2014, 09:49:49 AM
Hahaha, this is good (From the episode: "Eastern European ignorant's heads are fuming"):

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Kneel down in front of our new sodomite Princess, haters:



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Tender Branson
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E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2014, 03:57:25 AM »
How many points did "bearded lady" win in each country ?



Red = no points

Dark Green = 12
France-green = 10
Ukraine-green = 8
Germany-green = 7
Russia-yellow = 6 or less
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Tender Branson
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« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2014, 09:16:11 AM »
A couple thousand people gave Conchita a warm welcome today at the Vienna airport arrival:
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Tender Branson
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« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2014, 09:46:26 AM »
The ORF also had a 40 minute "personal look" into Tom Neuwirth/Conchita's life incl. her parents.

http://tvthek.orf.at/topic/Eurovision-Song-Contest-2014/7875346/Conchita-einfach-persoenlich/7899365

This is especially funny, because on Wikipedia people ask if Conchita is of Turkish origin because of her looks.

The parents are in fact like 100% Austrian and own a restaurant in a town of 3500 people in Upper Styria.

Tongue
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Tender Branson
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« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2014, 09:56:55 AM »


Wink
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
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« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2014, 12:53:28 AM »
As you may know, the points awarded from each country in the voting are based 50-50 on the TV audience vote and Jury vote in each country.

This is the official list of how each country voted, split by TV audience, jury and combined:

http://download.krone.at/esc.pdf

For example, the German TV voters gave Conchita 12 points - but the German jury only ranked her 11th (!!!), for a total ranking of 4th (7 points).

In Russia, she was actually 3rd with TV voters, but only 11th with the Jury.
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
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Posts: 58,190
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Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #15 on: May 12, 2014, 12:57:33 AM »
Interesting also the UK, in which the TV audience and the Jury had Conchita in 3rd place - but combined the UK had her at number 1.

(this is of course possible for example if there's a wide spread between a 1st ranked audience country and a sh*tty ranked Jury country)
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Tender Branson
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Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #16 on: May 12, 2014, 06:31:48 AM »
Sido, a controversial rapper and one of Germany's judges called her "weird" and ranked her only 14th ...
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Tender Branson
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Posts: 58,190
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Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #17 on: May 13, 2014, 03:31:35 AM »
So, the 60th Song Contest will be held here in 2015.

But where ?

All state governors, except Salzburg*, want the Song Contest take place in their states.

* Both the Salzburg Governor and Salzburg City mayor have said that they are opposed to holding it in the state, because it would meddle with Salzburg's unique standing in the world because of the Salzburger Festspiele - known all around the world. Besides, there's no venue in Salzburg that can host more than 10.000 people other than the Red-Bull arena, which has 30.000 seats, but no roof - making it an outdoor song contest.

...

That leaves:

* Vienna (@ the Stadthalle) - which is an indoor hall used for concerts (17.000 seats)
* Graz (@ the Schwarzlhalle) - which is an indoor hall used for concerts (20.000 seats)
* Innsbruck (@ the Olympic Hall) - which is an indoor hall used for concerts (12.000 seats)
* Klagenfurt (@ the football stadium) - which would be semi-outdoor because the roof is not over the football field, only where the people sit (35.000 seats)

In Copenhagen, they used a hall where ca. 11.000 people were able to watch.

The venues in other states such as the Lake-Arena (Seebühne) in Bregenz (used in James Bond movies) - would be outdoors and could be too small (only 5.000-8.000 visitors).

...

The ORF will decide in roughly 2 months where to host it. If the ORF chooses a smaller outdoor venue, it would be the first outdoor Eurovision Song Contest. The ORF is also budgeting ca. 20-50 Mio. € for hosting the event.
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
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Posts: 58,190
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #18 on: May 13, 2014, 03:52:48 AM »
I think the frontrunners are clearly ...

... Vienna:



... and Innsbruck:
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
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Posts: 58,190
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Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #19 on: May 13, 2014, 04:02:11 AM »
The Festbühne (Lake Stage) in Bregenz (Vorarlberg) used for the Bregenz Festival would have it's own flair though:



But you never know how the weather will be ...
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
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Posts: 58,190
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Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84
« Reply #20 on: May 13, 2014, 11:13:52 AM »
Quote from: PA Speaker Cranberry on May 13, 2014, 11:11:16 AM
I would prefer it having it in Innsbruck, I live just 20 minutes away from it Wink

(Bergisel picture)

Of course. But outdoor ...

I'd prefer Innsbruck over Vienna too, I'm living just 90 minutes away as well.

But I wouldn't attend this thing next year.
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
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« Reply #21 on: May 18, 2014, 12:30:52 PM »
Quite the scene today in Vienna when Conchita was honoured with an official state reception at the Chancellor's Office and met with Austrian Chancellor Faymann and then gave a brief concert outside:
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Tender Branson
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Political Matrix
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« Reply #22 on: May 20, 2014, 09:46:12 AM »
The ORF (Austrian broadcaster) and the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) have announced today that they agreed on an indoor location for the 2015 Song Contest.

That virtually means that only the following venues will get to host it:

* Vienna (Stadthalle)
* Vienna (Messehalle)
* Graz (Messehalle)
* Graz (Schwarzlhalle)
* Innsbruck (OlympiaWorld)

Those have capacities of over 10.000 people.

All others are unlikely, because they are too small.

http://kurier.at/thema/songcontest/song-contest-2015-open-air-variante-ist-vom-tisch/66.489.537
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Tender Branson
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« Reply #23 on: May 20, 2014, 10:09:22 AM »
Who's going to moderate the Contest ?

* On the men's side, Ö3-moderator Andi Knoll is basically a lock for the job.



* On the women's side, there are a lot who could moderate it:

Mirjam Weichselbraun (MTV presenter, TV-show presenter, orginially from Tyrol - so if Innsbruck gets it, then she's probably a lock to host it)



Bianca Schwarzjirg (PULS4 moderator)



Kristina Inhof (PULS4 moderator)



Doris Golpashin (TV moderator, various channels)



Silvia Schneider (PULS 4 moderator)



Larissa Marolt (topmodel and TV show celebrity)



Arabella Kiesbauer (former ORF TV and radio presenter)
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Tender Branson
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« Reply #24 on: December 19, 2014, 05:33:08 AM »
Quote from: Tender Branson on May 20, 2014, 10:09:22 AM
Who's going to moderate the Contest ?

The ORF has picked the moderators for the 2015 Song Contest in Vienna, all 3 of them women:



* Mirjam Weichselbraun (left)
* Arabella Kiesbauer (2nd from right)
* Alice Tumler (right)

The 2014 winner Conchita Wurst will be an additional moderator out of the so-called "Green Room" and will perform a song (or more) at the contest.

This is the logo:



http://songcontest.orf.at
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