• cleanandsunny@literature.cafe
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    9 months ago

    They have actually changed the rules! Audiences choose who moves on to the final now - there are no jury votes in semis anymore. Only for the final.

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      9 months ago

      Yep. That’s only half a step though. I’ll be back when they remove the jury from all votes.

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        9 months ago

        No, back to the roots, please! Only in the native language of the countries, all singers accompanied by the same orchestra, and only jury votes. It used to be a very unique competition, but now it’s just meh. Boring. Thanks, but no thanks.

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          9 months ago

          Hell, no. That gives a huge advantage to Ireland and the UK for being understandable, and even more advantages for the European languages that are often considered “beautiful” like the Latin derivatives.

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            9 months ago

            The competition was meant for composers and authors, not for musicians. Composition and lyrics only. Not performance, not voices or “beauty” of languages.

            That’s why I oppose public voting, because the audience tends to be very superficial. Have a jury of experts in composition and poetry. No music business, but pure art. In the beginning, the jurors voted primarily on the sheet music, without having even seen the performance.

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              9 months ago

              The competition was meant for composers and authors, not for musicians. Composition and lyrics only. Not performance, not voices or “beauty” of languages.

              Well that’s not true anymore and I suspect most think that is a good thing.

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                9 months ago

                I know it’s not like that anymore. That’s why I haven’t watched it for at least 30 years. Boring commercial mainstream garbage.

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                  9 months ago

                  Well it’s never going back since the majority prefers the newer formats.

                  A music competition that’s not about music makes no sense.

                  It sounds like you want a competition in books.