ohhhhh 0.003 is the amount they get paid from Spotify

I just got that

Serbia probably has the stage performance that's closest to the music video version
honestly whoever built this stage deserves an award too; it's doing a LOT
are those two background dancers ... on a trampoline?

here we gooooooo Finland!

the sauna ferris wheel is something else

the music video version didn't have the pink dancers but I dig em
RAINBOW BLAST

the Czech song is great but I think the performance didn't translate to the stage as well; the music video has so much going on with its costumes, props, and menacing lavender pole men

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y78qgDlzAM&pp=ygUKY3plY2ggMjAyMw%3D%3D

Vesna - My Sister's Crown | Czechia 🇨🇿 | Official Video | Eurovision 2023

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they should let Mae Muller go after Australia so she can smash the car and they don't have to move it between sets
auto subtitles on Future Lover put "her" instead of "him" and it gave it a real different feel for a bit there

Moldova performance feels a bit like 2021 Ukraine (in a good way)

but their train song from last year was maybe my favorite

anyone with a flute gets bonus points, but especially wailing on it like that

what is going on with those screens, amazing

not my favorite song but Ukraine's vfx game is strong

Sweden is not the first performer of the show who would look right at home in the Mirror Universe Terran Empire
this song is actually a prophecy about Empress Georgiou isn't it

incredible pyramid staging for Germany

the red lights are so overwhelming you can barely see his face but that seems to be the point

extra round of applause for the stage hands who set up that huge two-story contraption in under two minutes
I feel like there might be some missed cultural context here re: unicorns and how powerful they are expected to be?
the fans who showed up wearing unicorn costumes, that's dedication
just a bunch of pals who like pinball, relatable
Slovenia has a rare breed: the Eurovision boy who is neither sad nor weird

WEIRD WEIRD WEIRD

the levels are off the charts

the UK one is also definitely worth watching the music video for, there's a lot of chaos there that doesn't translate to the stage

https://youtu.be/tJ21grjN6wU

Mae Muller - I Wrote A Song | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 | Official Music Video | Eurovision 2023

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Sam Ryder's drummer looks like Col Sanders??
@technomancy are they cheering for Israel? Are Israel even in the finals?
@amaditalks yeah, they qualified in the first semis
@technomancy thank you. I’m totally checked out this year. I think I’m psychologically protesting that Daði Freyr isn’t in it.
@amaditalks he actually did make an appearance during the interval singing for a bit!
@technomancy The green sleeve meme is going strong here in Finland. The two Helsinki railway station entrance statues are dressed like Käärijä, heck, there was even some ad today at the grocery store for some green dish referring to Käärijä as well ^^ It's madness :d