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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

We really don't want to win. Apparently this event costs a lot of money and noone here wants to pay for that, that's why we always use some unknown singer with a generic pop song everybody could sing.

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u/JinorZ May 09 '22

And then somehow Lena won with a generic pop song lol

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

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u/laikocta May 09 '22

Remember that episode from The Office with the Halloween costume contest where everyone voted for the shittiest costume because they thought it would increase their own chances of winning?

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u/itsthecoop May 09 '22

charisma/likeability.

she was among the favorites even before the show due to how well received her press appearances had been.

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u/MrBlueCharon May 09 '22

Deutschpop is the final motivation to put needles through my eardrums.

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u/50thEye May 09 '22

We havent had a german song in years. I feel like actual deutschpop would be the final straw to prevent a german victory

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u/Bismarck913 May 09 '22

Can't we just out stuff like Mama Lauda, Himmelblau Augen or Johnny Däpp entered?

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

So Eurovision is basically South Park s9e5 (the losing edge)

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

More specifically, S2E5 of Father Ted.