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#Eurovision: So far, Spain has brought out both traditional flamenco in a more modern style and singing skills. I love it. 🧵
Albania is going for a traditional vibe too. No pop music from this Balkan country.
Italy is going for a song in Italian again and it sounds authentic. Like.
Estonia - good vocals, but not enough texture. Well done.
Finland: that was a parody. Some votes could go due to originality. No special vocals. Curious.
Czechia: Pink + girl power. Right message. Song and show are not very strong. But I support the message.
Australia: That’s a good show. But the Europeans don’t usually vote for the island.
Belgium: Diversity and fun. A strong contender.
By the way: the host ladies wear the cloths in the colors of Ukrainian flag.
Armenia: Strong entertaining song and performance. Another strong contender.
Moldova: Too much Japanese motives. Some people would call it cultural appropriation. But the song is in Romanian and that’s good.
Ukraine: Good visuals and a mixture of English and Ukrainian. But not sure that this is a winning song. Still it’s a good show and a lot of yellow color! 🇺🇦
Norway: A sort of super-hero motive. A song with little chances.
Germany: A lot of show and some hard rock. But still it’s not a song with which you can win.
Lithuania: A lot of decent vocals, but Eurovision is usually about a lot of show. It’s a good attempt!
Israel: Excellent vocals, good show, dancing, everything etc. A good performance to get the victory.
Slovenia: It’s an easy going song. It’s likable and it will be probably appreciated.
Croatia: Are they mocking Putin with the carton made rockets? Very playful and colorful.
Uk: A bit corky and catchy. But you need to dance and have more consistency in the vocal. Still, the song is funny.
Voting is over and the geopolitics unfolds.
Lithuania gives 12 points to the neighboring Estonia. Sweden is overrated. But let’s see.
Sweden is leading for now.
Sweden, Italy and Israel. All three had good songs.
The votes of the jury is more predictable than the ordinary voters.
Sweden is the favorite of the jury. Both the neighbors and and others supported the song.
Moldova will not like that Romania gave 12 points to Italy. Bucharest usually gives the highest points to Moldova.
Croatia is voting for Slovenia. Very geopolitical.
Norway gives 12 points to its neighbor Finland. Predictable.
Scandinavian countries showed a geopolitical vote. Sweden has a good song, but is it the winning song?
Italy is also benefiting from the jury votes of the neighbors.
Public vote is one thing and it’s geopolitical (to a large extent). Now people will give the votes.
The public vote is the wild card of this contest.
Spain was punished by the public.
Finland would be an atypical winner, but let’s see.
Next Eurovision will be in Scandinavia!
Sweden, congrats! That was a long night. It’s my only Twitter thread on funny things his hear. See you next time in Stockholm.

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