{"id":4805,"date":"2025-05-17T14:08:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T13:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/?p=4805"},"modified":"2025-05-17T14:08:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T13:08:33","slug":"lets-douze-this-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/2025\/05\/17\/lets-douze-this-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s douze this…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Happy Eurovision day!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u2019loo! Here we are then on the ESC Grand Final day. It\u2019s been a quick week, hasn\u2019t it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn\u2019t post after the second semi-final as I was, to be frank, a bit bored by the end of the shenanigans on Thursday night. Some surprises once again in terms of who got through. I mean, Denmark? I was a bit sad that Ireland didn\u2019t make it through, but then the staging let it down a little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where to start with Australia?! Oh my days, the milkshake man was certainly delivering. It was a bit filthy, wasn\u2019t it. Shame about the song! C\u2019ya Australia\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So here we are on the GF day, with a full line-up of 26 songs. As always, the EBU have scheduled songs in a running order that will give us light and shade. And they have popped some songs in the draw which will effectively kill them off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Source: EBU)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once again, we have a run of songs opening proceedings with up-tempo pop vibes (Norway, Luxembourg, Estonia). Then we get Israel out of the way early doors. UK are up eight. Decent effort from the semi-final performance. It is all a bit music theatre-ey, but their harmonies are fab, and the singer in the blue dress in the middle has the best vocals. Let\u2019s see what the hell happens<\/em>\u2026 (I think we know\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am really enjoying the presenters this year. Hazel has been a revelation. Bonkers and brilliant in equal measure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will C\u00e9line Dion do what she needs to do and show up tonight? Well, she\u2019s jetted in on her private jet, so that chances are that she will. Yay! Her just being there even if she doesn\u2019t sing will be enough of a treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s still Sweden as favourite, and Austria in second place. I\u2019d be happy with either winning, but as you know, I\u2019m always team Sweden, and would be delighted if we\u2019re back in Stockholm next year. As equally delighted if Austria win and we\u2019ve back in Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch out for where the professional juries vote goes. If they back Sweden, then that\u2019s that. If they prefer Austria, then that might well be that. All very exciting! We just have to get though three hours before the voting. The whole show is too long (as I\u2019ve said), but hey \u2013 once a year we can make the best of it\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However you will be enjoying the ESC tonight, have a ball. To my Eurovision besties Dame Brian, Rachel, Paul, Rux, Carol, Joanna and Joe – and always fond memories of our Eurovision travels, Karen Ficker (Era Stupendo!)\u00a0<\/em>–\u00a0<\/em>lots of love and schlager shenanigans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will be travelling to another country to do what we\u2019ve been doing all week. Let\u2019s see where the journey takes us tonight\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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