Eurovision, Melodifestivalen, and not a lot else

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Joined July 2018
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zjermed so hard we made it in zjerm ✨😌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 @_onlyteardrops
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United By Music meant something in 2023. It felt real. It felt like it had substance. Now it has neither meaning nor substance. The EBU have let Israel manipulate #Eurovision to a point where it is now a shadow of what it once was.
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Seeing a lot of criticism on the timeline of Andrew and David, I actually think there’s a lot of things they’ve been getting right, but we need to stop selecting artists first and then getting them to compose a song; it’s a song contest and the song needs to come first
🎤 The search for the United Kingdom’s act and song for Eurovision 2027 is underway! With 200 days to go until the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final, the BBC and BBC Studios have confirmed the search for exceptional artists and songs Details ➡️ bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/b…
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That said, they’ve been at this for 5 years now and Andrew for much longer, maybe it’s time to pass on the baton?
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I do appreciate MG’s attempts to be more transparent with the fan base, but it seems like all of his projects since coming on have completely flopped. It’s just been PR disaster after PR disaster, and you do start to wonder when something will give
The tour failed. Viewing figures plummeted. Eurovision Asia in crisis. Netherlands fumbled. Zero boycotters returning. 20-year low number of participants, again. In any ordinary organisation this would bring about a change of leadership.
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I love how almost everyone agrees this is the best JESC song of all time
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dara and naré 🩵🩷
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Wear pink and have a girlbop if you're winning a Eurovision event this year #JuniorEurovision2026 #JESC26
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Gonna need Malta to win Eurovision soon, the vibes of that show were great, some of the best production (minus the technical hiccups) we’ve seen in a while
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It made Vienna’s Eurovision hosting look so subpar 🫣
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Annual reminder that JESC is a kids contest and if you’re tweeting negatively about the performances or the kids you’re a weirdo
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Carmelle tried to investigate the EBU budget cuts for Eurovision Asia herself—"I have figured it out"
Aftonbladet reports that the EBU has cut roughly $1 million from the initial $4.5 million budget for #EurovisionAsia 2026. Consequently, organizers can no longer afford to fly in the international team, replacing them with a local Thai crew.
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🇹🇭 Amid reports of budget cuts prompting production changes, #EurovisionAsia has confirmed that “there are no plans to cancel or postpone the event.”
🇹🇭 Aftonbladet reports the EBU has cut #EurovisionAsia’s budget by about $1M from roughly $4.5M ahead of the 14 November show in Bangkok. The international production team has reportedly been replaced with local Thai staff.
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🚨 Eurovision Asia releases a statement reaffirming the show will go ahead as planned
🚨 EUROVISION ASIA IN CRISIS - Voxovation on the verge of bankruptcy, budget slashed, international staff effectively sacked According to information obtained by @Tobbe_Ek /Aftonbladet, the entire competition is close to collapse
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denial is a river in Egypt 🤡
Eurovision Director Martin Green has responded to this morning's reports on Asia: “Voxovation...are proudly working with a large and experienced local team. We are content that budgets match the ambition for this first Asian Contest and are looking forward to its future growth."
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ESC Asia Ticket Sales🧵 I’ve been keeping a close eye on ticket sales for Eurovision Asia, and it’s safe to say interest is very low. Since sales started 3 weeks ago, around 20% of total tickets have been sold, roughly 1,900/9,000 tickets for both shows combined.
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Tickets are on sale in two places, The Eurovision Asia website, and Megatix, a local Thai ticketing website. By looking at the sales for both, it’s clear that local interest is also very low. Only 255 tickets have been sold through Megatix, making up just 14% of the total sales.
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Given that ticket sales seem to be being mostly held up by international fans who have likely made expensive travel plans (myself included), I really hope it still goes ahead 🫣
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