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Derek Nielsen
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"You don't really know what goes on / That's why all this seems like a perfect mess." Basketball tragic, frequent flyer, occasional streamer. He/him. All my things at https://dek-net.com/findme/
Time to put my pundits' hat on. Top five: Austria, Spain, Netherlands, Finland, Malta. Switzerland and Sweden should poll well. Latvia last because it's just not very #Eurovision.

Ooh, Baby Lasagna/Kaarija rap battle in the interval! #ChaChaCha
May 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Final count:
Shots taken: 28
Power leotard/boots combos: 4

Bookies' picks in Australia: Sweden, Austria, France, Finland
For the wooden spoon: UK, Norway, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark

But whatever. Time to vote! #Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🇸🇲 #SMR Good bounce-along song to (almost) end. Bonus points for the classical statue with the 'who farted' face in the background.

Pyro! Drink! (27)

🇦🇱 #ALB Not sure if it will change anyone's minds this late in the show, but the staging is striking.

Pyro! Drink! (28)

#Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
🇸🇪 #SWE Just in case you were worried the show wasn't goofy enough this year. here's "Sauna". Bookies' favourites, apparently.

Pyro! Key change! Smoke! Drink! (25)

🇫🇷 #FRA Only the third-best French-language song of the night. Crowd loved the big finish, though.

Smoke! Drink! (26)

#Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
🇵🇹 #POR Perfectly acceptable 'breather' in the midst of the ESC chaos. Not sure it's super memorable though.

🇩🇰 #DEN Not sure if it's just for TV but crowd has seemed subdued... until now. Actually heard clapping in the mix. Song is VERY Loreen.

Costume change! Wind machine! Drink! (22)
#Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🇨🇭 #SUI Deceptively simple lighter-waver. Really like this although not sure how it will do.

🇲🇹 #MLT If the British entry was &Juliet, this is "Moulin Rouge!" Nailed the vocals, could do well.

Costume change! Pyro! Drink! (20)

#Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM