Eurovision rewatch 8th April (20:00 BST): Riga 2003

[Dark Carnival]

"yes, yes thank you, we're moving on"

 

[Penelope]

I hope the contest hasn’t shot it’s load too early with Turkey.

Oh ABSOLUTELY NOT

 

[Madison]

WHO KEEPS INVITING PORTGUAL?

 

[Penelope]

Oh I love this C-grade Shakira ballad snakeskin nonsense from Portugal. Her brother killed herself the night before out of shame

 

[Kala]

This one was AMAZING in the full 4 minute version, but it kinda missed the mark with the cut down one

 

[Soldi]

Oh Terry FUCK OFF

 

[Madison]

Wogan said something reasonable showing Eurovision knowledge.

 

[Suomi]

Poor old Rita, I’ve always had a soft spot for this dignified ropey ballad

 

[Dark Carnival]

omg this hair is PEAK early 2000s

 

[ButterTart]

Wogan, if you hate the contest so fucking much then just fucking retire or die.

 

[Kala]

That HAIR DO is so 2003

 

[win_the_game]

The state of this one.

 

[D5K]

This was the final year where I hadn’t heard any of the foreign songs before the night.

Actually thinking about it that’s complete bollocks, I got quite obsessed with DIME

 

[Penelope]

DEIXA-VoR SONHAR

 

[lolly]

She's got a look of Eva Llorenna

 

[dmlaw]

Ah, Portugal. Never change.

 

[ButterTart]

omg this hair is PEAK early 2000s

I was just thinking what a... unique time for fashion 2003 was. I forgot how much of a thing flares were.

 

[Raining on Me]

09 Iceland
05 Austria
07 Ireland
10 Turkey
07 Malta
07 Bosnia and Herzegovina
08 Portugal

 

[D5K]

Now I remember the benefits of the semi system

 

[Madison]

Ah, Portugal. Never change.

If you are reading this Portugal, please change. PLEASE.

 

[Beverley]

It's better than most recent Portuguese entries tbh

 

[ButterTart]

Ah, Portugal. Never change.

They never have.

 

[Soldi]

I blame her for Salvador

 

[Dark Carnival]

I was just thinking what a... unique time for fashion 2003 was. I forgot how much of a thing flares were.

10 for the Melanie C - I Turn To You vibes that hair is giving me

Otherwise, shit song.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

05 Iceland
05 Austria
08 Ireland
10 Turkey
06 Malta
09 Bosnia
05 Portugal

 

[VoR]

Is this the only time Portugal deigned to throw in a bit of English?

 

[Raining on Me]

Portugal was LOVELY and better than Portugal have any right to be

 

[lolly]

07 Iceland
04 Austria
02 Ireland
09 Turkey
02 Malta
08 Bosnia and Herzegovina
06 Portugal

 

[Suomi]

Is this the most conventional song Portugal have ever sent? It sounds like a Melodifestivalen FLOP

 

[win_the_game]

Well I quite liked that. FUCK ALL YOU PORTUGAL HATERS.

 

[Penelope]

If you are reading this Portugal, please change. PLEASE.

Yes, I'd just been thinking this was just like Telemoveis

 

[Kala]

Is this the only time Portugal deigned to throw in a bit of English?

2004 I think?

 

[Soldi]

Help me to survive indeed

 

[D5K]

Is this the only time Portugal deigned to throw in a bit of English?

God even FRANCE are better than that

 

[Penelope]

LOVED that. It reminded me of being young and gay

10 Iceland
04 Austria
07 Ireland
10 Turkey
03 Malta
08 Bosnia
09 Portugal

 

[Kala]

YAAAAS It's BASIC BRITNEY BITCH

 

[Penelope]

OMG OMG OMG OMG I LOVE THIS HIDEOUS 1999-GRADE BRITNEY KNOCKOFF

 

[Madison]

I know most of the words to Vise nisam tvoja. No idea what they mean though.

 

[Soldi]

08 Iceland
01 Austria
03 Ireland
100,000 Turkey
04 Malta
06 Bosnia
05 Portugal

 

[Dark Carnival]

OMG