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DI
digipal
I'm just hoping they confirm the 2018 dates soon so I can get flights and hotel booked, then we'll be a the mercy of the ticketing bun fight

I'm guessing it's almost certainly the MEO Arena as a venue, it looks pretty cool
DE
deejay
At the time I remember assuming that the 1990 contest, in then still socialist Yugoslavia, would be incredibly old fashioned, with shoddy production and beset with technical difficulties. That awkward start aside the show went quite smoothly I think didn't it? They featured an animated cartoon character EuroCat which was very reminiscent of other strange Eastern Europe animations that used to occasionally turn up on children's tv at the time.
HA
Hazimworks
deejay posted:
At the time I remember assuming that the 1990 contest, in then still socialist Yugoslavia, would be incredibly old fashioned, with shoddy production and beset with technical difficulties. That awkward start aside the show went quite smoothly I think didn't it? They featured an animated cartoon character EuroCat which was very reminiscent of other strange Eastern Europe animations that used to occasionally turn up on children's tv at the time.


Here's something to recall (skip to 3:50):
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WH
Whataday Founding member
Not worth its own thread, but that Eurovision choir thing is currently on S4C.
DV
DVB Cornwall
Whataday posted:
Not worth its own thread, but that Eurovision choir thing is currently on S4C.


Won by Slovenia, S4C's Welsh entrants were runners up ahead of Latvia in Third.

DV
DVB Cornwall
Back to the 'Song Contest', we are promised an update on 2018 tomorrow. Presumably dates and/or venue selection.
DV
DVB Cornwall
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Portugal's Observador reports that the MEO Arena in Lisbon has been selected as the venue. Other sources suggest that the dates are likely to be either in the week straddling the beginning of May or a week later. We should know later today

see here ……..

OBSERVADOR.PT
25-Jul-2017 @ 07:30
DV
DVB Cornwall
Confirmed information

Dates
SF1- 08 May 2018
SF2 - 10 May 2018
Final - 12 May 2018


Venue - MEO Arena Lisbon





Last edited by DVB Cornwall on 25 July 2017 6:34pm

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DV
DVB Cornwall
SBS Australia continue their participation, confirmed for Lisbon this morning.
LE
Lester Founding member
DVB Cornwall posted:
SBS Australia continue their participation, confirmed for Lisbon this morning.


I've liked Australia's first two entries but I think it's getting a bit stupid now them being in what is essentially/supposedly a European competition. Yes, there are countries not classed as 'Europe' already participating for many years but they are on the periphery of Europe and are in the European broadcasting area. It seems that Australia gets special mention every year as well. It's like a guest who has over stayed their welcome at a party.
Square Eyes, tightrope78 and Brekkie gave kudos
JO
Jon
In the grand scheme of things I don't see why it really matters as long as they're viewed as adding something to the programme.

Also I think it's pretty much taken as given Australia in Eurovision is an established thing now.
DE
DE88
And they so nearly won with Dami Im in 2016.

It has been claimed that if they won, the next contest would be held in Germany and co-hosted by SBS and NDR. And it has also been claimed that if NDR said no, the contest would instead be held in the UK and co-hosted alongside the Beeb...

https://eurovoix.com/2017/05/13/happens-australia-wins-eurovision-song-contest/

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