Eurovision Rewatch: Copenhagen 2001: 08/05 20.00 BST

[dmlaw]

It's like the listenable disco cousin of Nostalgija.

I will not hear anything said against Nostalgija.

 

[COB]

Quite the opening gambit from Portugal.

 

[Soldi]

Oh fuck off what’s this shit

 

[ZenGiraffe]

(does the quality of this year improve at any point?)

 

[COB]

*tuneless mooing*

 

[D5K]

That opening “yay” was terrofying

 

[Soldi]

(does the quality of this year improve at any point?)

Helena Paparizou is WAITING IN THE WINGS

 

[dmlaw]

(does the quality of this year improve at any point?)

It's okay. Portugal are on now.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

It's okay. Portugal are on now.

God help us all

 

[COB]

DRAFT NELLY FURTADO IMMEDIATELY

 

[Soldi]

Oh give me a bit of FADO

 

[Soldi]

Or Mayra Andrade

 

[dmlaw]

I can't believe that Rita entered this Portuguese band into ASFM.

 

[D5K]

This isn’t a million miles away from Everybody is it?

 

[COB]

Appalling half hearted key change

 

[ZenGiraffe]

03 The Netherlands
04 Iceland
05 Bosnia and Herzegovina
01 Norway
06 Israel
00 Russia
08 Sweden
02 Lithuania
08 Latvia
05 Croatia
02 Portugal

 

[Soldi]

04 Netherlands
05 Iceland
07 Bosnia-Herzegovina
02 Norway
08 Israel
03 Russia
09 Sweden
00 Lithuania
01 Latvia
07 Croatia
02 Portugal

 

[Madison]

30 Netherlands
40 Iceland
55 Bosnia & Hergezgovina
45 Norway
67 Israel
05 Russia
75 Sweden
20 Lithuania
42 Latvia
82 Croatia
35 Portugal

 

[ZenGiraffe]

I hate him already

 

[dmlaw]

Gary O'Shaughnessy is the name of the guy that marries the cousin that you can't really remember and I won't hear any different.

 

[Soldi]

Oh Ireland not a wedding + function singer

 

[COB]

It's great when acts sing in an authentic accent isn't it

 

[win_the_game]

This is scraping the barrel even for Ireland.

 

[D5K]

Is there a tune here?

 

[dmlaw]

For when Daniel O'Donnell is a little too edgy...

 

[Soldi]

I feel like Louis Walsh was behind this.

 

[COB]

I think this would actually be improved if it was being performed by one of the Louis Walsh harem of slightly wonky-looking twinks, as there'd at least be a comedy factor.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

03 The Netherlands
04 Iceland
05 Bosnia and Herzegovina
01 Norway
06 Israel
00 Russia
08 Sweden
02 Lithuania
08 Latvia
05 Croatia
02 Portugal
00 Ireland

 

[Soldi]

This would be greatly improved with a STAGE INVASION

 

[Soldi]

04 Netherlands
05 Iceland
07 Bosnia-Herzegovina
02 Norway
08 Israel
03 Russia
09 Sweden
00 Lithuania
01 Latvia
07 Croatia
02 Portugal
-1 Ireland

 

[Madison]

He's the uncle of someone callled Ryan O'Shaughnessy.

 

[Generic Account]

Hi everyone. Whereabouts are we?

 

[dmlaw]

He's the uncle of the gay pandering young man who represented them in 2018, apparently.

 

[Soldi]

Hi everyone. Where abouts are we?

55mins in

 

[Madison]

30 Netherlands
40 Iceland
55 Bosnia & Hergezgovina
45 Norway
67 Israel
05 Russia
75 Sweden
20 Lithuania
42 Latvia
82 Croatia
31 Portugal
38 Ireland

 

[D5K]

Is this years Eurovision sponsored by Sure?

 

[dmlaw]

Hi everyone. Whereabouts are we?

The hosts are on. Spain is the next song.

 

[Generic Account]

Oh I missed Ireland?

 

[Madison]

To be fair to Wogan - these hosts deserved abuse.

 

[Madison]

Oh I missed Ireland?

By three mins.