Sure I can accept different tastes in music and that it is all subjective. Not a problem.

But 21st? Nothing subjective about that.

Countries vote in blocks, and for political reasons as well. It's probably why Ukraine won. I am not going to take that victory away from them though because if it helps the Ukrainian people in their hour of need, then I'm all for it.

Edited by Aikhme: 16/5/2016 12:15:50 AM

it's eurovision ...Australia made a song that does well in eurovision...Cyprus made a song you will hear on a rock radio station

Poland made a song, that sound like a 80s pop song from back in USSR days

Nothing guaranteed yet.




Or it goes to show that other people may have different musical tastes and opinions to your own.

Your logic is wrong Sweden has won twice recently as well as Austria.

Frans wasn't even the best Swedish song IMO.
Sweden has a big qualification tournament in 6 cities with about 30 acts. But all the little girls voted for him , they vote the most.

Ukraine will let Australia in... 'After the deaths of so many Australians on Ukraine soil after the loss of MH17, we saw it fitting to invite Australia to Ukraine, as host of Eurovision 2017'. That will be the draft press release when it happens...

Australia will be in next year .....only thing is, SBS with the EBU is trying to set a asian vision song comp to start next year

Spot on and here it is... Http://www.sbs.com.au/programs/eurovision/article/2016/03/21/sbs-secures-exclusive-option-develop-eurovision-song-contest-concept-asia

Russian lawmakers have lashed out at arch-rival Ukraine's "political" victory in the Eurovision song contest, as one pro-Kremlin paper insisted Moscow's entrant was robbed.
Ukrainian performer Jamala won the glitzy contest with her ballad 1944 about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars by Soviet authorities during World War II in a performance widely seen as a swipe at Moscow over its annexation of the peninsula in 2014.
Russian singer Sergei Lazarev, the clear favourite with bookmakers before the contest, was beaten into third place after losing out on the national jury tallies despite claiming the most points from viewers in the public vote.
"It was not the Ukrainian singer Jamala and her song 1944 that won the Eurovision 2016, it was politics that beat art," Russian senator Frants Klintsevich told Russian newswires, calling for Russia to possibly skip next year's tournament in Ukraine.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-15/eurovision-2016-russian-officials-bash-ukraine-win/7416328

there no way Russia would have won, because they finished so low in jury vote...Russia was the same as Italy last year, italy won the public vote. but came 6 in jury vote to finish 3rd over all

we don't know for sure, on till Eurovision will give both jury and public vote in all countries

this is not 1st year of jury and pubic voting, it just 1st year of giving 12 points to both jury voting and public voting.

Edited by adrtho: 15/5/2016 11:45:45 PM

That's correct in the old system the jury votes and public votes were combined and then ranked based on that. So if you came first in the public vote and last in the jury vote you'd get no votes. Under the new system you'd get 12.

The data on the jury and public votes have been released. If it was last years system Australia would have won with 320 votes to Ukraines 279.

Oh yeh, it was a great song and should have done better in the voting.

I think if men at work can get sued for their little tune that sounds like something else then i think that cypriot band would be hoping the killers weren't listening to eurovision.
I also think the uk entry was a tune nicked from something else but i can't put my finger on it

I think if men at work can get sued for their little tune that sounds like something else then i think that cypriot band would be hoping the killers weren't listening to eurovision.
I also think the uk entry was a tune nicked from something else but i can't put my finger on it

[size=7]Work on Australia’s spin-off of Eurovision is ramping up after Dami Im’s result. New details revealed[/size]

WORK on an Australian spin-off of the Eurovision Song Contest is ramping up in the wake of Dami Im’s incredible second-place finish in Sweden on Sunday.
SBS announced in March it had acquired the exclusive rights to develop a music competition for the Asia Pacific region, at this stage called Asiavision.
While early media reports had indicated it would launch next year, executives at the multicultural broadcaster said 2018 was a more realistic expectation. That’s no longer the case.
“There’s a flurry of activity after what happened (at the) weekend,” an insider said. “SBS want this to happen next year.”
The network’s content chief Helen Kellie confirmed the hope was to get Asiavision on air in 2017, with the inaugural spectacular to be hosted in Australia.
“I think (this year’s Eurovision) renews our confidence in the idea that this is a big brand…what I can say is that we’re absolutely working on plans to get this happening next year,” Kellie said.

SBS is in discussions with broadcasters in China, Korea and Japan to form a reference group to urgently develop the concept.
“And potentially India,” Kellie added.
“Then obviously we’ll have additional countries who will participate but perhaps won’t be as active in the shaping of the editorial (side).
“Our aim will be to have 12 countries (compete) in the first year.”
Since Im narrowly missed out on winning Eurovision on Sunday, which was watched by a global TV audience of 200 million people, some of our biggest Asian partners have been in contact, Kellie said.
“Absolutely, we’ve had a lot of interest. At the moment, our focus is on getting that reference group going. We want a set of partners to help us shape what the show is.”

Australian Recording Industry Association boss Dan Rosen said the format would open local musicians up to huge new markets.
“If it can have even a small part of the success that Eurovision has had, it’s got big potential,” Rosen said. “We know our artists are world-class so the more exposure, the better.”
While she was in Stockholm to watch Im compete, Kellie met with the European Broadcast Union who organise Eurovision to discuss the Asia Pacific adaptation.
“We’ve got a lot of details (to finalise) but they’ve been amazing … they’re incredibly supportive of what we’re trying to do.”

She concedes staging the event will be a huge undertaking but said the model was designed to be cost-neutral to begin with, before making “a modest profit” in a few years’ time.
Hosting our own version of the long-running show, now in its 61st year, also doesn’t mean we’d wane in our interest in competition in the main event, Kellie said.
“Look, it’s early days yet — I’ve literally just landed so I haven’t quite formulated a plan, but obviously we’ll be discussing it with the EBU and Ukraine, who host next year.
“We’ll have everything crossed that we’re invited to compete again, but it’s very much their choice.”

Im a Eurovision Eurosnob. I dont know how they do it in Russia, or other places but I didnt like that Im was asked/selected.

I'm pretty sure the majority of entrants are picked by the member broadcaster, and I would speculate that in many cases it is done with serious industry consultation with a view to get the best result they can.

No country goes anywhere near as all out to select their entrants as Sweden, but it would certainly be an easy win for a potentially hit show for SBS to put on at a relatively low budget, certainly for a potential Asiavision place. I imagine SBS' music industry partners wouldn't be happy to be out of the loop for the choice of Eurovision entrant at this stage, considering they bankroll the endeavour.

Edited by paladisious: 20/5/2016 07:38:46 PM

They are not born in Australia and they grow up in house with Asian culture.
This is not important, Asian countries dont want Australia to lead Asiavision.

Australia can have Oceaniavision. Australia not in Asia or Europe.