Eurovision Song Contest 2016

[haiducii]

btw: as for Australia, I've read that it wouldn't have been in Australia. According to the rules it must be held in Europe. Is that true?

Yes, it's true. In case Australia wins the Eurovision Song Contest, the next year's contest will be co-hosted by Australian broadcaster SBS and another European public broadcaster, somewhere in Europe. (I'm pretty sure, somewhere in the UK).

 

[Trainspotting]

 

[dyp133]

My favourite, Australia!!!!!

 

[Mari0]

When they were giving out the votes at the end and there were only 3 possible countries that could win (Australia, Russia and Ukraine) I was like whatever, I don't like neither of them so I don't give a fuck who wins, lol.
But yeah, in the end we got almost a political situation going on when it was Ukraine vs Russia to see who got the most votes.

At least Amir got 6th place :worried:

 

[haiducii]

Eurovision 2016 winner Jamala

Is this a 1986 view of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Chernobyl??? :thinking:

 

[gorgik9]

Is this a 1986 view of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Chernobyl??? :thinking:

I really don't know, but to me it looks like some kind of staged version of some kind of mythological Tree of Life, like the Tree of Life in the garden of Eden in the Bible, or the Tree of Life in Babylonian-Assyrian-Sumerian mythology or Yggdrasil in Old Norse mythology...

 

[mikemons]

Great songs this year. May fav was Australia!

 

[theo]

I liked Australia, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Italy.

Hated Sweden, Russia and France.

 

[mikey11]

I actually didn't mind Russia. But of course France could never ever come up with decent pop songs

 

[haiducii]

Hated Sweden

Why?! :thinking:

 

[zoubida]

Australia +1

 

[haiducii]

Eurovision Song Contest 2017: Kyiv

Ukraine won Eurovision 2016, so Eurovision Song Contest 2017 will be held in Kyiv, Ukraine.

> Semi-final 1: 9 May 2017
> Semi-final 2: 11 May 2017
> Grand Final: 13 May 2017

The Ukraine broadcaster NTU has proposed new dates for the shows, with the Grand Final to be held on 13 May 2017. These dates are provisional, so theres no guarantee that these will be the dates for Eurovision 2017.

Two Ukrainian cities were in the run for hosting the contest: The capital Kyiv and Odessa, but after a long process Kyiv won the honor of hosting Eurovision Song Contest 2017.

Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine and also the largest city. Kyiv hosted Eurovision Song Contest 2005 as well as the Junior Eurovision in 2009 and 2013.

The arena Kyiv is proposing for their bid is "International Exhibition Centre" , with a capacity of 11,000 spectators.

28 countries have expressed their interest for participation in the contest, which is subject to change.

EBU Member Broadcasters, on behalf of their countries, have until mid-September 2016 to formally submit their applications to take part in Eurovision 2017. The final list of participating countries will be released close to the end of 2016.

 

[toreo93]

a lot of good songs this year !