Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm - Winner: UKRAINE & JAMALA!

[Bellatrix 34,732]

This is the Eurovision 2016 logo and tagline, revealed by SVT today

 

Also, the semi-finals were drawn today

France, Spain and Sweden vote in the semi-final 1
Germany, Italy and United Kingdom vote in semi-final 2.

[bionic 49,150]

Semi-final 2 is where all the fun will be

I didn't realise Malta was entering

[Bellatrix 34,732]

Spain is the first of the pre-qualified countries to choose their entry. they will be represented by Barei who will perform "Say Yay"

 

 

 

[mister max 18,480]

On 17-1-2016 at 10:40 PM, MACH said:

Belgium made their decision tonight and they chose "What's the Pressure" by Laura

 

 

what does everyone think of belgium this year :chica: 

[Goddess Of Love 1,323]

if this song from Lithuania doesn't go to ESC I'm gonna cut a b*tch

[StarryNight 10,106]

swiss entry

 

[StarryNight 10,106]

looks a bit messy

[bionic 49,150]

Stage looks like something the EMAs would use in 2003-2005. How does it look in real life?

[kvnrp 48,353]

3 minutes ago, bionic said:

Stage looks like something the EMAs would use in 2003-2005. How does it look in real life?

They said the stage uses some "innovative lightning" to extend the stage, giving me somehow Gaga x Intel teas

I think in person it probably looks like the 2013 stage, but bigger and hopefully a lot brighter

From their website:

"The set designers have used light as a strong component to create depth. "We want to do something that makes people wonder if it’s even possible", says Viktor Brattström. Plans also include an innovative LED wall which allows the artists to move inside it. "Normally an LED wall is a flat background wall at the very end of the stage. We have broken up the wall and made it possible for people to move inside it" he added."

https://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=stage_design_for_2016_revealed

This could get messy 

[bionic 49,150]

3 minutes ago, kvnrp said:

They said the stage uses some "innovative lightning" to extend the stage, giving me somehow Gaga x Intel teas

I think in person it probably looks like the 2013 stage, but bigger and hopefully a lot brighter

From their website:

"The set designers have used light as a strong component to create depth. "We want to do something that makes people wonder if it’s even possible", says Viktor Brattström. Plans also include an innovative LED wall which allows the artists to move inside it. "Normally an LED wall is a flat background wall at the very end of the stage. We have broken up the wall and made it possible for people to move inside it" he added."

https://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=stage_design_for_2016_revealed

This could get messy 

Waiting for Viktor to describe the stage as a reverse ABBAlian expedition tbh  

[Levine 23,546]

Italy entry: Francesca Michielin with "Nessun Grado di Separazione"

 

 

So proud of my sweet little queen! 

[monsterdreams 1,529]

Large Eurovision post coming. 

Spain: YASSSS QUEEN.   Switzerland: love it.   Belgium: meh.   Ireland: nice song .          Belarus: God awful.   Malta: good but needs a revamp.    Austria: ok, preferred Elly.      Albania: meh .  Denmark: ok but WHY NOT SIMONE 

 

Stage: like it so far, better than 2013/2015. Excited to see it built and how the acts will work with it 

Logo/slogan: 6/10 . There's been better but I like the colour and idea 

Hosts: Queen Petra and Mans should be great 

very much hyped for this (and the U.K. get a national final yay!!!) 

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1 minute ago, Levine said:

Italy entry: Francesca Michielin with "Nessun Grado di Separazione"

 

 

So proud of my sweet little queen! 

Y'all better Stan!

[kvnrp 48,353]

Oh I think I know how the stage works @bionic

 

So they have LED screens in the back, something we've had for a long time, nothing special, maybe they can move around a bit.

But in the floor of the back of the stage, they seem to use Spotlights to "extend" the LED screens.
I can't tell how much they use there and how accurate they may be (these could be simple light spots or some projector thingy) but probably the background singers or the artist itself can walk behind them to "blend" with the background.
These spotlights all around the stage.

The spots in the floor point to the thing that floats above the stage, so when they're fully bright maybe they could look something like a semitransparent screen or wall.

This can look pretty good but considering the graphics we had in the past I doubt it a bit 

I miss the long walkways we had in 2011 or 2012 but so few acts used them 

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Georgia's song has just been announced: http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=midnight_gold_is_the_georgian_song_for_stockholm