The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country’s victory at the 2018 contest with the song “Toy” by Netta.
Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan), the contest was held at Expo Tel Aviv, and consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May, and a final on 18 May 2019.
The three live shows were presented by Israeli television presenters Erez Tal, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub, and Israeli model Bar Refaeli.
Forty-one countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria and Ukraine not returning after their participation in the previous edition. Members of Bulgaria’s delegation had been moved to other projects, while Ukraine, which had originally planned to participate, ultimately withdrew as a result of a controversy surrounding its national selection.
The winner was the Netherlands with the song “Arcade”, performed by Duncan Laurence and written by Laurence along with Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy and Will Knox.
The EBU reported that the contest had an audience of 182 million viewers in 40 European markets, a decrease of 4 million viewers from the previous edition. However, an increase of two percent in the 15–24 year old age range was reported.
The lead-up to the contest was met with controversy on multiple fronts, primarily on issues surrounding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict – this eventually led to demonstrations by interval act performer Madonna and Icelandic entrants Hatari during the broadcast of the final.
Prediction time –
As usual, never watched a single footage from rehearsals and all based on what I have read(more or less), although in some cases I go with my gut feeling-
Cyprus
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Serbia
Belgium
Australia
Iceland
Greece
San Marino
Estonia and Poland may replace one of teh above.
Have fun tonight.
Was busy,sorry.
So late comments.
Stage look amazing but not everyone is utilizing it to the fullest.
The postcards are really fun to look at and actually say something about the singers
Cyrus was a bit clinical
Australia was bonker but not a good song
Cyprus, of course
Iceland – mix is too low and it is an asault on the senses
Belgium performance has just threw my prediction to the bin
Estonia – in some parts he sound good and solid but in some parts he sound screechy
The way they show the dogs with the the triangulars at ceilings is also nice
Flags , not dogs
Portugal- too dark and very confusing
Greece- she got all the notes but the staging is way to busy for the song
Production wise, this was one, more or less, a good one. It may be a small venue but it looks great on TV
Dana International is lipsynckimg
Was busy,sorry.
So late comments.
Stage look amazing but not everyone is utilizing it to the fullest.
The postcards are really fun to look at and actually say something about the singers
Iceland – mix is too low and it is an asault on the senses
The way they show the dogs with the the triangulars at ceilings is also nice
Flags , not dogs
Cyrus was a bit clinical
Australia was bonker but not a good song
Cyprus, of course
Portugal- too dark and very confusing
Production wise, this was one, more or less, a good one. It may be a small venue but it looks great on TV
I loved the show. It looked great. Good to see things back to full power after last year.
Belgium performance has just threw my prediction to the bin
Greece- she got all the notes but the staging is way to busy for the song
Dana International is lipsynckimg
I know we all think that wise
Prediction time –
As usual, never watched a single footage from rehearsals and all based on what I have read(more or less), although in some cases I go with my gut feeling-
Cyprus
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Serbia
Belgium
Australia
Iceland
Greece
San Marino
Estonia and Poland may replace one of teh above.
Have fun tonight.
Estonia – in some parts he sound good and solid but in some parts he sound screechy