I'm obsessed with you bringing that little board while leaving a huge one at home. You're really dedicated aren't you Tom 😭

@ESCTom

Ай бұрын

i tried to put the big one in my bag and it didnt fit 😭

@Tollkirschenkind

Ай бұрын

The first seconds made me so happy! I'm way too invested in Tom's boards I think 😅

@Werderina

Ай бұрын

Tom + little board = 💗

Who would have thought a few years back we would be praising the UK and Irish staging

Tom, I said this last year! RTE need to employ you as their top expert/commentator like the BBC use various famous fans throughout the Eurovision season. You’re a natural.

There is so much love for Bambie. It's amazing. I think you don't have to worry.

Hope you're enjoying your time in Malmö Tom!! Thanks for the real-time coverage (even if its confirming my anxieties for Raiven 🇸🇮) -- so glad to hear about the positive reception for Bambie 🇮🇪 and Iolanda 🇵🇹 though!

THOMAS! I am so happy for you to be there in the press center; especially since Matt and Sean, the effective guys who launched ESCUnited couldnt make it for the first time in a decade. HAVE FUN!

as usual, one of the best Eurovision analysts out there. hopefully BBC or RTE will hire you as an analyst/colour commentator alongside Graham Norton/Scott/Rylan (BBC) or Marty Whelan (RTE). it's time for Eurovision commentaries to be more similar to football/soccer commentaries; even though some countries/broadcasters already do that (notably Sweden's SVT with Edward and Mans), there is almost no clear distinction, which one was the play-by-play and which one was the analyst/pundit.

@PastaSauce.

Ай бұрын

Graham and Rylan are great for the lighted hearted commentaries but a second option if people want a bit more depth would be a great addition.

@LG-ht1zo

Ай бұрын

He is! I’m always so happy when Tom posts a video - love him ❤

@LG-ht1zo

Ай бұрын

Also needs to take the whiteboard wherever he goes 😂

@ESCTom

Ай бұрын

you gotta have that travel whiteboard

@florenna

Ай бұрын

"it's time for Eurovision commentaries to be more similar to football/soccer commentaries; even though some countries/broadcasters already do that" - Finland, too. Actually I think most countries. Though I usually ignore commentaries myself, entirely unnecessary IMO 😅 (I usually know more about the entries than the commentators anyway...)

My ROTW votes are in for Ireland and Portugal! I want to see them on Saturday!

That little board is having a better life than me 😂😂😂 Youre such a love for working so hard for us all and living your best life whilst doing it! Although ive neen trying so hard to avoid any big spoilers for Eurovision performances, ive seen a few of the performance clips and i have to admit, i agree with your commentary. Particularly Australia, Iceland & Finland. Keep up the good work but make sure you rest up well too Tom! Looking forward to your reactions on the qualifiers. I'll be getting home at 9.30pm tonight (UK time) so will hold on to see the results instead of watching the entire show.

I'm here mostly to hear you rave about Bambie's fantastic performance 😛 Unbelievable, they really do keep delivering. So happy for you Irish fans.

@-_YouMayFind_-

Ай бұрын

Delivering? They havent qualified for few years 😂

@bejbaitskajnakrejza

Ай бұрын

@@-_YouMayFind_- They as in Bambie Thug, not Ireland 😆

I’m absolutely voting Serbia, it’s one of my favourites this year and it’s in big trouble being a ballad so early in the running order and no jury votes in the semi. can only hope it pulls through but I think it may not 😢

@egyptianhibiscus9203

Ай бұрын

It will

@MHMK-ui5tm

Ай бұрын

Hopefully it won't. We don't need any more sleeping pills in the final!

@egyptianhibiscus9203

Ай бұрын

@@MHMK-ui5tm 2-3 high-quality ballads are already too much for you? Low attention span? Something can be done about it I'm sure

@egyptianhibiscus9203

Ай бұрын

@@MHMK-ui5tm Actually all those dancers were a sleeping pill 😂

You can call it Yidaki Digeridoo, Joining the two languages and people together, that way people know and understand what you are talking about. We will have a play around wit that. Yidaki, Didgeridoo, Yidaki Digeridoo, Didgeridoo, Yidaki. Its very rythmic and goes together. Australia and Australians are accepting, we are still happy with them and Celebrating One life. Still wait and see for the peformance. Thankyou for calling it Yidaki. Different people have changed their minds and say its qualifying.

@ThaGamingMisfit

Ай бұрын

Wished they brought a better song to show this off, to me this is the most generic blandest song of all 37 :(

Bambie Thug was superb, but the unexpected 'malfunctioning' of the candle circle during the jury show was HIGHLY, HIGHLY suspicious. I hope there are some very serious questions being asked tonight behind the scenes in Malmö.

@treverthetree

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad that this shouldn't affect the actual show (except maybe the voting of San Marino). We should absolutely be asking some questions and if this happens AGAIN she NEEDS to be allowed to repeat!

@-_YouMayFind_-

Ай бұрын

Malfunctions happen lol. We have seen this often before in other shows. It didnt really matter anyway

I hope Teya gona make it, she deserve to qualify for the final 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@elvinam888

Ай бұрын

Why? The song is not good.

@egyptianhibiscus9203

Ай бұрын

@@elvinam888 True, the song is GREAT

@dekade1554

Ай бұрын

@@elvinam888 Haha finland joke is better... 🙄💀

so happy for 🇭🇷🇬🇪🇮🇪 this year

@euroesc5013

Ай бұрын

I might not like all of those 3 songs but i’m so happy for those countries, they deserve some love

@pandora2307

Ай бұрын

​@@euroesc5013I agree

Im actually fan-boying over the whiteboard 🤣 having the exact same one at home it is so useful, literally one of my favourite 5 euro investments 🤣

Crown the Witch ☘️ 🇮🇪 ❤️

Just when I think I can go to sleep, more content being fed to us!!! Thanks for the swift coverage as always! BAMBIE F'ING THUG. #CROWNTHEWITCH 🇮🇪

@esc1074

Ай бұрын

Lol had the same😊

Thanks for the roundup!! I'm so excited for tomorrow it is going to be awesome! Will be very interesting to see if we get more qualifiers from the first half!

As a Croatian, I appreciate how you make an effort to do the distinction that ot would be the fir win under our flag and not first win for Croatia.

Love the harsh lighting in the UK performance - love that UK and Ireland are nailing it ❤❤❤

And you just know Bambie had this vision right from the start . Their artistry and vision is 💯.

OMG Tom you must be sooo excited about Ireland 😁I will be rooting for Bambie from the Netherlands tonight!

It makes me so happy to hear that Luktelk looked so good!! 🥰 I can't wait to see it tonight ❤

Thank you Tom for Cyprus 🇨🇾

I appreciate your perspective on Finland 🇫🇮 and Windows 95 Man. Given the abundance of talented artists in this Eurovision edition, I am not sure if it will emerge in the top 15. Still, I find watching Windows 95 Man enjoyable, even though the revealing outfits might be a bit much.😊 It’s fascinating how Eurovision brings together diverse music styles, languages, and cultures, isn’t it? 🎶🌍

@tanjanikola9489

Ай бұрын

I think it is also interesting how W95M challenges our perceptions of what is OK with revealing outfits. There are very few comments about the Spanish male dancers with their bare butt cheeks, or other artists with suggested nudity, or indeed women's skimpy clothing. No rules really breaks the rule that you need to be a female or a male with a six-pack wearing underpants. A middle-aged dad can also do it and it starts a conversation about what is and is not acceptable. I guess Let3 showed the way last year. It will be a fun show regardless! Can't wait...

@florenna

Ай бұрын

Yeah, people are so biased - the entry actually has much less "revealing outfits" than most female singers *every year,* and yet that's what many choose to focus on... 🙄 Oh well, hope they'll show to all the haters out there!!!

@KevinWWSP

Ай бұрын

@@tanjanikola9489 Absolutely! I hadn’t considered that. Let Windows 95 Man revel in his confidence. The duo presents a fascinating juxtaposition-one adorned in denim almost from head to toe, while the other opts for minimalism.

@KevinWWSP

Ай бұрын

@@florenna That’s very true.

@tanjanikola9489

Ай бұрын

@@KevinWWSP Teemu Keisteri is actually a visual artist and has an art gallery in Helsinki. He is also a DJ. Henri (the lead singer) is a vocal artist and plays in a band among other things. He has worked on a lot of films, including dubbing animation films in Finnish (such as Paw Patrol). He started working as a voice artist at the age of 4! They will bring a lot of laughter and winning here is not the aim of the game - just lighthearted fun with a message about body positivity. 😁

Brilliant revue, U R the best one,im not there this year😢 but,all the info U provide is 10/10..❤ x

great video !

You're the best!

Well done once again tom. Best esc channel. Xx

Was at the Jury show last night, can confirm Bami KILLED that stage. Here’s the T - I didn’t like Doomsday Blue, I was totally converted by the end of their performance! Baby Lasagna was on point! Was worth the entire trip for me. Isaak really surprised me with his performance. The staging was great and the power he gave was spectacular!

It will be an interesting show. For sure the 'borderline' songs have to perform to perfection in order to get to the final.

Brilliant video Tom!! great work as always ⭐

I read your interview in today's Irish Independent.Nice one!

@ESCTom

Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻

The UK's staging was so creative and cool!!! Shame that Olly seems to be struggling with breath around the bridge

Nice to see the Big 5 getting a full performance during the semi finals

I watched it in full and I agree with you for the most part. For me I struggled to understand what the theme and narrative for Ukraine’s staging was, it felt to me that they brainstormed a lot of very nice visuals and cobbled them together with no connecting thread. And I wasn’t that hot on Germany, a bunch of fiery walls doesn’t make an otherwise bland performance interesting.

@ZakhadWOW

Ай бұрын

its beautiful ( except the rap) and it's apparently another reference to the war, with it being an appeal to Holy Mary and Saint Mother Teresa for aid..

Baby Lasagna was pumped on stage with a huge audience!

I'm watching everything related to semifinal 1 to get the excitement from Eurovision but to keep the Mystery and Surprise factor, I'm avoiding everything about semi 2. I'll watch your videos about semifinal 2 after Eurovision 😊

I already voted as part of the Rest Of the World vote. I voted for Ireland 6 times, Ukraine and Slovenia 5 times, Azerbaijian 4 times, and Lithuania 1 time. If you vote on the website you get a message from your most voted artist.

@ZakhadWOW

Ай бұрын

I wont address individual tastes in music, but you really should educate yourself in some depth about the atrocities Azerbaijan has been committing in starving out and then ethnically cleansing Artsakh (aka Nagorno Karabakh), including the wholesale destruciton of sites that have been Armenian in culture/settling for centuries, if not a millenium. ANcient churches being obliterated.. that sort of thing. It would have been more major international news except everyone is glued to Gaza and Ukraine.

@VaMage

Ай бұрын

​@@ZakhadWOW He's voting for the song in a song contest.

@florenna

Ай бұрын

But we haven't even seen the live show yet, so how can you vote blindly...?

Interesting review! I hope & also fully believe Finland will slay & blow everyone's minds tonight!! 🥳 We really need to show it to all the haters!! It's been so sad how much hate (from fan bubble) the entry has got 😔 You mentioned a big drop of energy on the 2nd half, but there *is* Finland, who kind of carries the whole 2nd half on its shoulders 😅 (Apart from AQ Sweden.) Anyway, love how you said Finland's show "looks expensive", that's really promising! :)

@ESCTom

Ай бұрын

even with sweden and finland, the 2nd half still feels very flat

@florenna

Ай бұрын

@@ESCTom Sorry to hear that, I'll see how I feel about that during the live show tonight! 😅

@florenna

Ай бұрын

@@ESCTom Back here to say that no, I didn't feel much loss of energy on the 2nd half of the show, it didn't feel flat to me, but then admittedly the part where my country's performing always has my heartrate up to about 200, so there is that 😉

I'll be so sad if Australia don't make it 😭 I've been wanting Electric Fields in the contest since they were in Australia Decides. I love that they brought so much Australian culture to the contest and I wish the Saturday audience gets to see it.

I agree with you. I did see the dress rehearsal and I think the first half is definitely stronger. I'd say Serbia and Cyprus are the most in danger still. In the second half it is Finland, Portugal and Luxemburg going through I think. And I'd like to for Slovenia and Australia to grab a spot from the first half. I still think they have weaker staging, but I like the songs more than Serbia and Cyprus and I think if someone is gonna grab the spots it's likely those two.

Finland might have the best staging of the year. There was zero room for error and they've nailed it in UMK and sounds like will nail it here. If you think about it, it's incredible

@elvinam888

Ай бұрын

It really is, yay go Finland!!

@florenna

Ай бұрын

So happy to hear you think Finland has the best staging of the year! ❤

Portugal ❤❤❤goo Iolanda ❤❤❤

Slovenia go final ❤

As a dual Brit/Irish person I’m absolutely beside myself with both Bambi and Olly. Remember The Late Late Show Song for Ireland and the audience went nuts but the comments on social media were so cruel? I said at the time that Ireland were back!!! Dodged the predictable boy band/ ballad, Ireland!! The witch will win the semi no problem. BBC finally!!! Semis on BBC1!!! About time they take this seriously. Huge thanks to Sam Ryder methinks. C’mon 🇬🇧 & 🇮🇪

Thank you for Lithuania 🇱🇹 review!! 😍😍😍

18:00 OMG Hurry on the contest already! 😰

No RULES 🕺🕺

How were the qualifiers announced. Were there any X factor elements from last year or were they just the same as always?

@EurovisionESC

Ай бұрын

It's as always. EBU themselves said the way the qualifiers are announced will not change

@KylieWilson

Ай бұрын

Same as always, except this year they splice the screen with a short clip of the song as part of a giant “X country qualified to final” graphic

Go Portugal 🙂🇵🇹

Please don’t parrot this nonsense line that because the bookies are based in Ireland and UK that’s the reason they are so high up. 1. It devalues the artist and their talents. 2. Bookies is a profit making business not a support your own country system. In the World Cup Ireland is not higher placed because the bookies are based there - it’s done on talent of the team ( or less talent on this case). This is a BS argument about bookies only supporting places they live. Bambi is up there because Bambi is excellent. Period

@ESCTom

Ай бұрын

Calm down, it’s not that serious. In 2018, we were 3rd in odds and came 16th without any 12 points. In 2011 we were also higher in odds than our ranking. So it’s not like I’m saying this without any precedence

Cannot wait to see Ireland. I’m from the USA and will absolutely throw votes to Ireland if they get to the final ❤🎉 Thanks Tom for not spoiling things but giving us great reviews.

Be ready for the victory of your own country. Ireland will win the televote (and probably the jury vote as well) by a landslide. Mark my words!

@7:25 Were you in a position where you could not see the video screen behind them? I thought the moment you're speaking of was incredibly impactful and went as intended, but if viewed from the side, you wouldn't see it.

@ESCTom

Ай бұрын

im talking about before the LED floor final image

@johndoe-yw7eb

Ай бұрын

@@ESCTom Understood. I'm talking about when you said they "seemed lost" in the transition out of the rap. When the rap ended, a video played on the rear screen. Then the stage lit back up and the video transitioned to Jerry walking towards Alyona. I expect it will look amazing on TV, but in the arena, it's extremely angle-specific.

I think Slovenia is going to have super hard time as it is compared to Bambie Thug performance just couple of songs before it. Bambie Thug shows how you should do the whole witchy vibes and Slovenia seems quite boring after that. I probably vote for Bambie because of the show (it's pure art!) even though I hate the song 😂

@elvinam888

Ай бұрын

Ok, that's decided me then, I will probably vote for Slovenia tonite, I far prefer it of those two, at least she has a song, unlike Bambie Thug 😅

@florenna

Ай бұрын

@@elvinam888 I'm still undecided, but I might do the same... Since I'd rather have Slovenia in the final than some of the other, more praised songs here...

I'll be voting for Serbia and Slovenia this year along with Ireland, Ukraine, Croatia, Lithunia and Portugal maybe Australia too.

10 seconds ago damn

I think the only thing I dislike about Croatia is the instrument players just playing instrument most of the time. I know it does make sense, but I think it would be better if they joined the dancers more

you said beindorm fest when referring to Iolanda LOL OOPS. No international incident THERE!

Not me thinking the backdrop is a green screen 😭 it isnt right? I feel kind of the opposite about 🇨🇾 already wasnt crazy about the song. The color palette is pretty. I always root for the teens but I dont understand what they did to the dance break, it looks so goofy to me. I think the choreo from the pre parties was better even😭. I predict 🇨🇾 to NQ cuz that 1st half is just too damn strong

@ESCTom

Ай бұрын

yea i know the part you mean that looks goofy, but the rest looks good. no its not a greenscreen, those videos takes AGES for the file to write

Portugal 🇵🇹. Iolanda's performance is stunning! Let's vote #14 to send this amazing artist to the final 🤍

@KevinWWSP

Ай бұрын

I agree. iolanda is fascinating and welcoming. I saw a snippet of what it looks like a very young KZreadr doing an interview with her and she’s just amazing.

I really really really don't understand people sleeping on Raiven like I really don't... I'm very disappointed. The fact that Finland and Luxembourg are probably getting through over Serbia and Slovenia is insult to injury, honestly

@MHMK-ui5tm

Ай бұрын

What is honestly insult to injury is stupid comments like yours, slating Finland for no reason!!

@florenna

Ай бұрын

Yeah, Finland is said by another commenter here to have possibly the best staging of the year, plus it's a great uplifting song, so no wonder it's predicted to go through, no need to insult it like that! I like Slovenia too (might even vote for it), but as Tom says, most people don't get it. Serbia is just plain boring. Don't know about Luxembourg

@xxigeorge

Ай бұрын

@@MHMK-ui5tm bruh, you've seen the performance, right...? Like, no offense to them, they seem like really nice people, but in a COMPETITION with limited spots for the final, an entry like No Rules! is just taking up space, I'm sorry.

@MHMK-ui5tm

Ай бұрын

@@xxigeorge Yes, I have, and love it! Well, that's entirely your opinion - in my opinion, sleeping pills like Serbia, Portugal or Australia are just taking up space, sorry! OTOH, fun & joyful songs like Finland are exactly what we need in the Final! You can well support the songs you like, that's 100% fine, but no need to slate others at the same time!! Like the other commenter above says too.

@xxigeorge

Ай бұрын

THIS is why we need the juries is all I have to say

I’m glad you’re liking Cyprus now Tom - it’s my fave girl bop this year - I love the Britney early naughties vibes 🎉

We will be definitely hearing the hosts saying Ireland has qualified for the grand final tonight

@egyptianhibiscus9203

Ай бұрын

Right, releasing Zombie just yesterday might be helpful. But not fair 🙄

🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 IOLANDA ❤✨✨✨

Judged on preference, order, rehearsals, I expect: Lithuania, Ireland, Ukraine, Poland, Croatia, then Slovenia, Finland, Australia, Portugal and Luxembourg to Q. I personally like Moldova a lot, very good vocals, but I don't think it will do much because of the 'dull' performance

Ireland!! OMG!! 😱😱

Szerbija❤Ramonda12 point!!!!❤😊❤

@elvinam888

Ай бұрын

No. 0 points from me 😅

We have never been so back, Polaks!

I love the positive review of Germany's entry. People are writing this song off too soon. It's the best song they've presented for a very long time!

@ZakhadWOW

Ай бұрын

several of their songs were excellent, but given the cruel conversion of televotes into just another set of points, it gives the false impression no one is voting for them.

@florenna

Ай бұрын

Nah, Germany's song last year was WAY better!

I'm so hyped now, we're so close ! Wished I could vote in this semi final, I'll be so disappointed in televoting Europe if Raiven does not qualify...

I seen bambies thugs performance omfg it was out of this world so imagine itnwithba crowd wow i also seej more people for bambie afyer seeing there performance tonight the viewers were gob smacked all for the right reasons

I appreciate seeing some love for the German entry ❤ It was not my favourite from the national final, but I still hope it does not come dead last.

Love Portugal and Poland ❤️❤️ !! Pó pó pó pó 😉

Thanks for Germany 😄 We're just pessimistic by default. I also think the 10th placed qualifier could potentially save us, but I don't want to jinx it either 😅 Last time in Malmö was also the last time the last place was a semi final qualifier so history could repeat itself here.

I love BABY LASAGNA❤

Serbia ❤❤

To me the only sure qualifiers are: Cro, Ukr, Lith, Cyp & Ire. Sure NQ are Australia (sadly), Aze, Mol, Ice. All the rest will fight for the remaining spots.

C R O A T I A ❤W I N E R❤❤❤❤

Teya Dora❤Ramonda!

🇬🇷♥️🇬🇷♥️🇬🇷♥️🇬🇷

@elvinam888

Ай бұрын

Not here.

@dimitridimitrakoudis7710

Ай бұрын

@@elvinam888 Says?~~~)

Australia 🇦🇺 better make it!

After seeing full jury show performances tonight I am quite sure that Croatia will be the WINNER of ESC 2024-my 20 votes from Kosovo as Rest of the World will go for Croatia in the finals this year -would love to see Ireland in top 10 as well

@ohlord7043

Ай бұрын

guess they didn't pull the plug on Baby Lasagna's LED cats the way they did on Bambie Thug's candles. They're having a laugh.

@ESCTom

Ай бұрын

where in Kosovo are you Enis?

@enismehmeti235

Ай бұрын

@@ESCTom in Prishtina

@enismehmeti235

Ай бұрын

@@ESCTom last year we voted for Albania and If I am not mistaken it had 12 points from the ROW and in finas 10 cause they loved Albina and her family who are from Kosovo - this year is different situation, nonody likes Besa and also her song and no votes for her this year from Kosovo-and yeah already opened votig at 12 midnigt last night thought eurovision contest app for Rest of the World

I’m gonna call it and say Iceland will be my super surprise qualifier this year (I’ve been quite right the last few years in my weird predictions!) - don’t get me wrong - it’s definitely not my cup of tea, but I reckon the older demographic who grew up with Eurovision will go for it… I mean, if my mum was still alive (god bless her), she’d be rinsing out her mobile on votes for that song 🤣

@elvinam888

Ай бұрын

Nah, not a chance. Most of the "older demographic" doesn't have such a bad taste as that!

Portugal!

I’m obsessed with Ukraine’s performance , absolutely stunning

Everyone please vote for Serbiaa let's get to 6 Q's in a row!!! Also I saw Ireland's leaked clip and it looked fucking incredible, winning worthy, so sweden might MIGHT just lose out on their tie for wins

@elvinam888

Ай бұрын

I don't think it's possible to win without an actual song (re Ire). This is not a "best stage graphics" contest, after all, but a song contest!

Portugal: “It’s quite similar to Benidorm Fest.” Do you realise how stupid that sounds?

@LifelessUK

Ай бұрын

If only there was some text on screen rectifying the mistake, wouldnt that be wild

@FeeESC

Ай бұрын

People make mistakes, i know, crazyyyy

@Ozymandi_as

Ай бұрын

How do you think you sound making that comment?

@rich2907

Ай бұрын

Fuck all of you, ESC Tom is a shitty KZreadr who’s using you for money.

Оц, а рпньше вам так нравилась песгя от Украины.. Как не красиво получилось.. Дизлайк

ITS BAMBIE'S WORLD and we are all just living in it. i love them, and the performance... they are in my top 5 💚🤍🧡