Kominn \u00e1 skeri\u00f0 og l\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00ed svona nokkurnveginn fastar skor\u00f0ur. Og Evr\u00f3visj\u00f3n \u00ed kv\u00f6ld og \u00e9g hef ekki tj\u00e1\u00f0 mig um \u00fea\u00f0 einu or\u00f0i. Liggur vi\u00f0 fyrsta Evr\u00f3visj\u00f3nbloggfalli fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g byrja\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00feessu fyrir meira en … hva\u00f0 … \u00e1tta \u00e1rum.<\/p>\n
Sjitt. \u00c9g hef d\u00fatla\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feetta \u00ed meira en \u00e1tta \u00e1r (me\u00f0 hl\u00e9um).<\/p>\n
En, j\u00e6ja.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er allavega enn\u00fe\u00e1 t\u00edmi fyrir topp t\u00edu sp\u00e1 kv\u00f6ldsins.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 hj\u00f3nin erum d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 skotin \u00ed franska laginu. Vi\u00f0 fyrstu hlustun heyr\u00f0i ma\u00f0ur fyrst og fremst hva\u00f0 hann syngur \u00feetta fantavel, str\u00e1kurinn, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 lagi\u00f0 s\u00e6ti beinl\u00ednis eftir. Svo \u00e1tta\u00f0i \u00e9g mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed strax fr\u00e1 upphafi annarrar hlustunar a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur gat sungi\u00f0 me\u00f0 hverju or\u00f0i – \u00feetta lag er einhvernveginn skrifa\u00f0 svo beint af augum. Svo er n\u00e1tt\u00farulega gefi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feetta mun falla \u00ed krami\u00f0 hj\u00e1 d\u00f3mnefndunum, auk \u00feess sem flutningurinn sj\u00e1lfur vir\u00f0ist spyrjast vel \u00fat \u00fearna \u00fati \u00ed D\u00fcsseldorf. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 \u00feetta endi \u00ed svona sirkab\u00e1t \u00feri\u00f0ja s\u00e6ti. Og \u00e1\u00f0ur en n\u00e6sta vetrarvert\u00ed\u00f0 hefst ver\u00f0ur \u00feetta or\u00f0inn \u00f3missandi partur af reppertor\u00edi hvers einasta Gar\u00f0ars Thor Cortes \u00fatum allan heim.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er n\u00e1tt\u00farulega vita\u00f0 a\u00f0 R\u00fassar f\u00e1 fullt af stigum fr\u00e1 \u00feeim l\u00f6ndum sem Stal\u00edn flutti \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fat til \u00e1 s\u00ednum t\u00edma. \u00deetta er ein af sterkustu blokkum keppninnar (sennilega s\u00fa fj\u00f3r\u00f0a, \u00e1 eftir Grikklandi\/K\u00fdpur, R\u00famen\u00edu\/Moldav\u00edu og Skandinav\u00edumaf\u00edunni). Og \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 R\u00fassum gengur vel, svo lengi sem \u00feeir senda sk\u00edts\u00e6milegt lag (og \u00feurfa stundum ekki einusinni \u00feess, sbr. Dima Bilan<\/a>). Oftast senda \u00feeir reyndar blessunarlega einhverja h\u00f6rmung. En ekki n\u00fana. Hann Alexej er s\u00e6tur og syngur skammlaust, lagi\u00f0 \u00ed sk\u00e1rri kantinum, dansararnir g\u00f3\u00f0ir og lj\u00f3sagimmikki\u00f0 flott. Hann lendir aldrei ne\u00f0ar en \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0ru s\u00e6ti. Og g\u00e6ti \u00feessvegna unni\u00f0.<\/p>\n Ef ekki v\u00e6ri fyrir Jedward. Fyrst \u00feegar \u00e9g s\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1 hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g bara jiminneinihva\u00f0ereinlam\u00e1li\u00f0<\/em>.\u00a0 En svo n\u00e1\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00fev\u00ed: \u00feessir str\u00e1kar eru bara gj\u00f6rsamlega KICK-ASS. Gargandi (og \u00fe\u00e1 meina \u00e9g b\u00f3kstaflega gargandi) snillingar. Fyrsta s\u00e6ti\u00f0 svogottsem \u00ed kassanum. Krakkarnir m\u00ednir fengu Evr\u00f3visj\u00f3ndiskinn \u00e1 heimili\u00f0 n\u00fana fyrr \u00ed vikunni. Lipstick<\/em> hefur veri\u00f0 \u00e1 repeat-ad-nauseam<\/em> s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00fe\u00e1. \u00c9g er ekki farinn a\u00f0 \u00e6la enn\u00fe\u00e1.<\/p>\n Svo grunar mig a\u00f0 b\u00e6\u00f0i Serb\u00eda og Aserbadjan lendi \u00fearna skammt fyrir ne\u00f0an. Fr\u00e1b\u00e6r l\u00f6g hvortveggju og vel flutt. \u00dea\u00f0 serbneska s\u00e9rstaklega sjarmerandi. Og \u00fea\u00f0 er komi\u00f0 topp fimm.<\/p>\n – – –<\/p>\n (Innskot, \u00fev\u00ed tengt…)<\/p>\n \u00c9g hlusta\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00fatvarpi\u00f0 \u00ed g\u00e6r. Heyr\u00f0i hann P\u00e1l \u00d3skar barma s\u00e9r fyrir h\u00f6nd hennar Stellu Mwangi yfir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00fan komst ekki \u00e1fram. Halda \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 austantjaldsf\u00f3lk kysi ekki g\u00f3\u00f0 l\u00f6g ef \u00feau v\u00e6ru flutt af \u00feeld\u00f6kku f\u00f3lki. Segja n\u00e1nast berum or\u00f0um: „F\u00f3lk af slavnesku bergi broti\u00f0 er bara fullt af kyn\u00fe\u00e1ttaford\u00f3mum.“<\/p>\n Vel gert Palli minn<\/em>, hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e1. Vel gert.<\/p>\n Fyrr um morguninn var fr\u00e1b\u00e6r grein<\/a> \u00ed Fr\u00e9ttabla\u00f0inu eftir landa okkar Palla, hann Pawel Bartoszek, \u00fear sem hann benti \u00e1 (og \u00e9g umor\u00f0a svo henti betur minni eigin agendu) a\u00f0 ef h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 saka einhverja um kyn\u00fe\u00e1ttaford\u00f3ma \u00ed Evr\u00f3visj\u00f3nstigagj\u00f6f, \u00fe\u00e1 v\u00e6ru \u00fea\u00f0 \u00cdslendingar: Vi\u00f0 gefum austantjalds\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0um markvisst og kerfisbundi\u00f0 f\u00e6rri stig en \u00fe\u00e6r \u00e6ttu allajafna skili\u00f0. \u00c1 me\u00f0al \u00feeirra \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0a sem ver\u00f0a hva\u00f0 har\u00f0ast \u00fati hj\u00e1 okkur eru Aserbadjan og Georg\u00eda. Ef \u00feessum l\u00f6ndum gengur vel \u00ed kv\u00f6ld, en ver\u00f0a dissu\u00f0 \u00ed stigagj\u00f6f fr\u00e1 \u00cdslandi, \u00fe\u00e1 vil \u00e9g bara n\u00fana fyrirfram l\u00fdsa frati \u00e1 hvern \u00feann sem fyrstur eftir \u00farslitin segir „Austantjaldsmaf\u00eda.“<\/p>\n Gerum n\u00fana sm\u00e1 Gedankenexperiment<\/em> og berum saman tv\u00f6 \u00e1\u00feekk l\u00f6g \u00ed \u00e1r, \u00fea\u00f0 danska og \u00fea\u00f0 aserbadjanska. \u00c9g \u00feori a\u00f0 ve\u00f0ja hverju sem er a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 danska mun f\u00e1 a\u00f0 minnsta kosti helmingi fleiri stig fr\u00e1 \u00cdslendingum en hitt lagi\u00f0. Vel l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 gefum \u00fev\u00ed fr\u00e1 Aserbadjan ekki eitt einasta stig, ef sagan segir okkur eitthva\u00f0.<\/p>\n (Innskot \u00ed innskoti: Akk\u00farat n\u00fana er aserbadjanska lagi\u00f0 \u00ed gr\u00e6junum, og fr\u00fain spyr mig fr\u00e1 straubrettinu: „Er \u00feetta Danm\u00f6rk?“)<\/p>\n N\u00fa fullyr\u00f0i \u00e9g: Ef A New Tomorrow<\/em> v\u00e6ri flutt af aserbadj\u00f6nsku str\u00e1kahlj\u00f3msveitinni A Friend in London, og Running Scared<\/em> af danska kr\u00fattd\u00fa\u00f3inu Elkj\u00e6r og Nikk\u00f3l\u00ednu, \u00fe\u00e1 v\u00e6rum vi\u00f0 \u00f6ll a\u00f0 eipa einsog mo\u00f0erfokkerar yfir \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 d\u00f6nsku krakkarnir v\u00e6ru s\u00e6tir og lagi\u00f0 \u00feeirra skemmtilegt, og ger\u00f0i n\u00fa ekkert til \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri sm\u00e1 U2\/Britpop f\u00edlingur \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed og svona. En \u00feetta New Tomorrow<\/em> fr\u00e1 Aserbadjan v\u00e6ri n\u00fa h\u00e1lfmislukka\u00f0, auk \u00feess sem \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00fer\u00e6lstoli\u00f0. \u00c9g meina, \u00feetta er bara n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega \u00fea\u00f0 sama og Roger Whittaker s\u00f6ng um<\/a> \u00ed New World in the Morning<\/em>, og \u00fea\u00f0 eru n\u00fa komin meira en \u00ferj\u00e1t\u00edu \u00e1r s\u00ed\u00f0an a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var sko.<\/p>\n – – –<\/p>\n A\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed s\u00f6g\u00f0u finnst m\u00e9r vel l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 Danm\u00f6rk ver\u00f0i einhverssta\u00f0ar uppundir sj\u00f6tta s\u00e6ti\u00f0, enda lagi\u00f0 gott (\u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 kannski p\u00ednul\u00edti\u00f0 stoli\u00f0). Svo \u00e6ttu l\u00f6gin fr\u00e1 Grikklandi (\u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir \u00f6murlegan rappara og danslausasta takt sem nokkru sinni hefur veri\u00f0 nota\u00f0ur \u00ed lagi sem heitir Watch my dance<\/em>), Finnlandi (ooooo, hann \u00d3skar er svo miki\u00f0 kr\u00fatt) og Georg\u00edu (bara t\u00edmaspursm\u00e1l hven\u00e6r screamo m\u00e6tti \u00ed Evrovisj\u00f3n) a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0al t\u00edu efstu l\u00edka.<\/p>\n Og vinirnir hans Sjonna. \u00deeir ver\u00f0a \u00fearna l\u00edka – \u00fea\u00f0 stoppar enginn sj\u00e1varf\u00f6ll s\u00f6gunnar.<\/p>\n (Og engan v\u00e6l h\u00e9rna um a\u00f0 sagan \u00e1 bakvi\u00f0 lagi\u00f0 eigi ekki a\u00f0 skipta m\u00e1li. \u00dev\u00ed h\u00fan gerir \u00fea\u00f0, og h\u00fan \u00e1 a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0. Case in point<\/em>: \u00deegar Dana International (sem datt ver\u00f0skulda\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ed \u00e1r) vann Evr\u00f3visj\u00f3n \u00e1ri\u00f0 1998, \u00fe\u00e1 var lagi\u00f0 eitt og s\u00e9r alveg \u00e1g\u00e6tt. En ekki svo gott. \u00d3a\u00f0skiljanlegur partur af laginu var s\u00fa sta\u00f0reynd a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var sungi\u00f0 af kynskiptum einstaklingi. \u00dea\u00f0 er alltaf saga \u00e1 bakvi\u00f0 lagi\u00f0. Stundum er h\u00fan st\u00f3rfengleg. \u00de\u00e1 fylgir h\u00fan laginu. \u00dea\u00f0 er bara svolei\u00f0is.)<\/p>\n St\u00f3rbokkarnir \u00de\u00fdskaland og St\u00f3ra-Bretland ver\u00f0a \u00fearna skammt undan og g\u00e6tu skoti\u00f0 s\u00e9r inn \u00e1 topp t\u00edu. Anna\u00f0 er langs\u00f3ttara – \u00e9g held sj\u00e1lfur me\u00f0 Moldav\u00edu; \u00dakra\u00edna og Bosn\u00eda-Herseg\u00f3v\u00edna g\u00e6tu tro\u00f0i\u00f0 s\u00e9r ofantil ef d\u00f3mnefndirnar skipta s\u00e9r ekki of miki\u00f0 af n\u00e1grannakosningunni, og \u00fea\u00f0 eru \u00fearna fleiri n\u00famer sem g\u00e6tu komi\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00f3vart ef vel gengur, s.s. l\u00f6gin fr\u00e1 Lith\u00e1en og\u00a0 Eistlandi. En \u00fea\u00f0 er meiri vonarpeningur. Og hann Eir\u00edkur s\u00e6nski getur bara fengi\u00f0 s\u00e9r rettu og gleymt \u00feessu – hann var heppinn a\u00f0 n\u00e1 a\u00f0 skr\u00ed\u00f0a inn\u00ed \u00farslitin.<\/p>\n En Jedward munu r\u00falla upp kv\u00f6ldinu. Sanni\u00f0i til.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kominn \u00e1 skeri\u00f0 og l\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00ed svona nokkurnveginn fastar skor\u00f0ur. Og Evr\u00f3visj\u00f3n \u00ed kv\u00f6ld og \u00e9g hef ekki tj\u00e1\u00f0 mig um \u00fea\u00f0 einu or\u00f0i. Liggur vi\u00f0 fyrsta Evr\u00f3visj\u00f3nbloggfalli fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g byrja\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00feessu fyrir meira en … hva\u00f0 … \u00e1tta \u00e1rum. Sjitt. \u00c9g hef d\u00fatla\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feetta \u00ed meira en \u00e1tta \u00e1r (me\u00f0 hl\u00e9um). 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