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As there has been some interest in a live thread such as the ones on r/eurovision, here is the live thread for the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
Sadly, I didn’t find any Lemmy equivalent to https://reddit-stream.com/. But as this community is still pretty small, I think refreshing the website once after each song should be okay.
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[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 15 points 6 months ago (4 children)

This is my first time hearing Armenia’s entry and I am really digging it. I love folk music especially when modernized.

[–] Yaysuz@lemm.ee 6 points 6 months ago

Dude Armenias so good this year. Her energy is fantastic!

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Same here, definitely the biggest positive surprise so far

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

But why are they named after a car?

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 months ago

Same reason as Pantera?

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[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 13 points 6 months ago

Belgium, dude no wonder I can never find a decently priced mic any longer you bought them all.

[–] trolske@feddit.de 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

🫲🏻🟢🟢😎🟢🟢🫱🏻

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 6 points 6 months ago

The true winner of last year's ESC.

[–] trolske@feddit.de 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Talking about German fans and showing a group with a Belgian flag. Nailed it!

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago

Did you see the dude with the Austrian flag and Ireland hat?

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

San Marino’s show is wild AF!

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And somhow didn't qualify for the final.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 months ago

They were robbed for sure.

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Yes; such a positive surprise (for me) :D. Singlehandedly improved the song so much on my rating

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Why does it feel like every song I really love has performances that are a bit less than what I hoped for and every song I didn't like that much has so much better performances than I expected?! xD

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[–] Olap@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Honestly surprised at the lack of boos for Israel

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

They have anti boo filters.

But if there's enough booing it gets through. That it did means there was a decent amount.

Also apparently in the practice round there was a bunch of booing.

Edit: apparently EBU also added fake cheering during Israel's performance. So much for EBU being "non-political". It's one thing to remove disruptive sounds but another to artificially hype up a song.

[–] Olap@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Really hope they don't make the final and spoil it

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They made it to the final. Would've rather seen San Marino there. But maybe now Germany has a chance of not being last.

[–] Flughoernchen@feddit.de 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

While hoping for 0 points for Israel, I'm not sure anymore seeing Italy's televoting.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago

Holy crap, almost 40%, it wasn't even good. I suppose they were pissed at San Marino for choosing a spanish group.

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[–] Yaysuz@lemm.ee 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Damn Switzerland really fucking slayed huh

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[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Eurobeat was strong in semifinal 2

[–] trolske@feddit.de 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

GÅTE is the crossover chevron7@lemmy.world has been waiting for!

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Anyone know what the violin keytar is called? And those pants the guitarist was wearing are excellent.

ETA: it is !chevron7@lemmy.world

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[–] trolske@feddit.de 2 points 6 months ago

I tried to get the link to work for a while and just gave up

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Me when I get back from the beach and shower for the third time to get rid of all the sand

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[–] You@feddit.de 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The last piece is from Windows95man - European Thong Contest indeed.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Spain has entered the chat. (Unsure if that is what you are referring to, I am at work and catching it between customers, plus I am in the states and likely seeing it behind EU)

[–] You@feddit.de 4 points 6 months ago

My comment referred to the moderation part before. They showed 'esc merch' for fans - a t-shirt, a hat and a thong :D

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I feel like I'm much more critical today than in the first semi finale as today, most of my favourites sing which I have high hopes for while at semi finale 1 many songs were only in my mid range and I got completely surprised by their high quality on stage :/

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[–] Yaysuz@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

Oh no not the Instagram Live filter 😭

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 months ago

Anyone else expecting Apophis to come through Israel’s Stargate?

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Well… I'm happy for the artists that they got through. While I was very happy with the first semi final, I'm rather mixed with this one. 3 of the 10 qualifiers are from my worst tier 😅

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[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

What I love about Eurovision: there's always a weird, funny, silly entry from either the eastern countries or the northern ones, and on some years you get more than one. This is a good year for that. So thank you Netherlands, Finland, Estonia and all the others that make me laugh out loud.

[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Very hyped for Angelina Mango - she's been sounding better and better in every preparty.

Edit: I hope they change the sound mixing in the finale. Her voice is disappearing a bit too much in the drumbeat.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How the fuck did Latvia qualify?

[–] OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Staging was one of the worst if not the worst, but vocally he was one of the best. Guess that still matters for some.

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 3 points 6 months ago

I always enjoy browsing Xitter(formerly known as muskless) during eurovision, but all I'm seeing is posts about people calling hate on Israel antisemitic and people defending Israel's actions using whataboutism. I know I shouldn't expect anything else from xitter, but I'm still appalled. They defend annihilating an entire country for what a certain group in said country did.

By giving voting money to a song contest, and bragging on social media, I guess.

[–] Olap@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Just on song 11. And semi final 1 seems much higher quality. Hard to see anyone beating Croatia, but Spain and Malta both stand outs so far tonight so far

[–] You@feddit.de 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

These interchangeable long-haired women in skimpy outfits with the dance style of rhythmic pelvic floor gymnastics are a bit boring...

I prefer fun performances and hope that these artists do well.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I prefer fun performances

Aaaand here comes Estonia for that. I had only seen a little of their song. Love how they have the crowd chanting, the traditional instruments, the on-stage beefing. Good show.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 months ago
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