As there has been some interest in a live thread such as the ones on r/eurovision, here is the live thread for the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
Sadly, I didn’t find any Lemmy equivalent to https://reddit-stream.com/. But as this community is still pretty small, I think refreshing the website once after each song should be okay.
Sort by New to see the newest comments or additionally click on the Chat button to break the replies apart and even show the newest replies.

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    8 months ago

    This is my first time hearing Armenia’s entry and I am really digging it. I love folk music especially when modernized.

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    8 months ago

    Belgium, dude no wonder I can never find a decently priced mic any longer you bought them all.

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      8 months ago

      The true winner of last year’s ESC.

  • trolske@feddit.de
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    8 months ago

    Talking about German fans and showing a group with a Belgian flag. Nailed it!

    • nocturne
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      8 months ago

      Did you see the dude with the Austrian flag and Ireland hat?

    • zaphod
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      8 months ago

      And somhow didn’t qualify for the final.

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        8 months ago

        They were robbed for sure.

    • Korne127@lemmy.worldOPM
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      8 months ago

      Yes; such a positive surprise (for me) :D. Singlehandedly improved the song so much on my rating

  • Korne127@lemmy.worldOPM
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    8 months ago

    Why does it feel like every song I really love has performances that are a bit less than what I hoped for and every song I didn’t like that much has so much better performances than I expected?! xD

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      8 months ago

      I went in expecting Joost to be my #1 today and came home with Armenia instead.

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      8 months ago

      Did you listen to the lyrics? It’s a 100% win. Well done, Switzerland, you know how the game is played!

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      8 months ago

      They have anti boo filters.

      But if there’s enough booing it gets through. That it did means there was a decent amount.

      Also apparently in the practice round there was a bunch of booing.

      Edit: apparently EBU also added fake cheering during Israel’s performance. So much for EBU being “non-political”. It’s one thing to remove disruptive sounds but another to artificially hype up a song.

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          8 months ago

          They made it to the final. Would’ve rather seen San Marino there. But maybe now Germany has a chance of not being last.

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            8 months ago

            While hoping for 0 points for Israel, I’m not sure anymore seeing Italy’s televoting.

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              8 months ago

              Holy crap, almost 40%, it wasn’t even good. I suppose they were pissed at San Marino for choosing a spanish group.

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        8 months ago

        That’s like something out of dystopian sci fi! Who would have thought that Eurovision would build the Torment Nexus? 😮‍💨🤬

  • Korne127@lemmy.worldOPM
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    8 months ago

    Me when I get back from the beach and shower for the third time to get rid of all the sand

  • You@feddit.de
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    8 months ago

    The last piece is from Windows95man - European Thong Contest indeed.

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      8 months ago

      Spain has entered the chat. (Unsure if that is what you are referring to, I am at work and catching it between customers, plus I am in the states and likely seeing it behind EU)

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        8 months ago

        My comment referred to the moderation part before. They showed ‘esc merch’ for fans - a t-shirt, a hat and a thong :D

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    8 months ago

    Anyone else expecting Apophis to come through Israel’s Stargate?

  • Korne127@lemmy.worldOPM
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    8 months ago

    Well… I’m happy for the artists that they got through. While I was very happy with the first semi final, I’m rather mixed with this one. 3 of the 10 qualifiers are from my worst tier 😅

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      8 months ago

      3 of the 10 qualifiers are from my worst tier

      Same. In fact, 3 of the qualifiers WERE my worst tier under everyone else!