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Post by nijat on Jul 27, 2018 14:25:27 GMT 1
Weirdly, I have not done this either. Name: Nijat Country: Azerbaijan Age: 22 Birthday: March 14th Sex: Male Occupation: Student/Intern Brother/Sister: An older brother Hobbies: Art, politics, philosophy Music: I listen to many diverse genres of music, however, I am more inclined to neofolk (dark folk) (and related genres), experimental music and metal music. However, the most important factor when I listen to music is the appreciation of originality. Meaning that, I don't only listen to the genres mentioned above, rather the music I love to listen varies from ethnic trance to funeral jazz and so on. Favorite Singer(s): I do most likely listen to bands, and it'd be very hard to mention my favourite ones. However, I feel like I am emotionally connected to the songs by Tenhi. Favorite Song(s): Again, it is a very tough question. Therefore, I'll just mention bands whose songs I listen to and enjoy lately: Nauchniy Sotrudnik, Nekraina, Death in June (never gets old), Blood and Sun, Zommm and Öröm. Sports: I used to engage in playing handball for 2 years. Sometimes I go to the gym and exercise as well. Books: Very tough question once again. There are many books that I really loved, but I can perhaps forget to mention some of them. Here is the list of my favourite books nonetheless: Fyodor Dostoevsky - Notes from Underground Georges Perec - Un homme qui dort (A Man Asleep) Søren Kierkegaard - Fear and trembling Yusuf Atılgan - Motherland Hotel Franz Kafka - The Trial Albert Camus - The Stranger Leonid Andreyev - The diary of satan (I hope I didn't mistranslate the title) Elisabeth Kübler-Ross - On death and dying Chuck Palahniuk - The Choke Jean-Paul Sartre - The Nausea and perhaps many more. Movies: I mainly watch arthouse and experimental movies and do stricly back "ars gratia artis" formula when it comes to movies. Genres do not matter much, however I slightly prefer psychological horros/thrillers/dramas and I despise comedy movies (except black/absurd comedy) I have compiled a list of my favourite movies back in 2016 and place it in the spoiler below: Werckmeister Harmonies ( Bela Tarr,2000) A zori zdes tikhie ( Stanislav Rostotsky, 1972) Andrei Rublev ( Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966) Lilja 4-ever ( Lukas Moodysson, 2002) Un homme qui dort ( Bernard Queysanne, 1974) Marketa Lazarova ( Frantisek Vlacil, 1962) Sedmikrasky ( Vera Chytilova, 1966 ) Raise the Red Lantern ( Yimou Zhang, 1991) Cries and Whispers ( Ingmar Bergman, 1972) Possession ( Andrzej Zulawski, 1981 ) Perfect Blue ( Satoshi Kon, 1997) Teorema ( Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1968) Suna no onna ( Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964) Bir zamanlar Anadoluda ( Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011) L'eclisse ( Michelangelo Antonioni, 1962) Natvris khe ( Tengiz Abuladze, 1977) Le proces ( Orson Welles, 1962) Akrebin yolculugu ( Omer Kavur, 1997) Control ( Anton Corbijn, 2007) The legend of 1900 ( Giuseppe Tornatore , 1998) I have checked my imdb lists and realized that these movies I watched in 2017/2018 can be supplemented to the list above: Arrival ( Denis Villeneuve, 2016) Only God Forgives (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2013) Sex, Lies and Videotape ( Steven Soderbergh, 1989) The Banishment ( Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2007) Note1: The lists exclude Azerbaijani movies as they would be very much unknown here. Note2: The movie directors I feel close to myself emotionally are: Andrey Zvyagintsev, Andrzej Zulawski, Michelangelo Antonioni and Nicolas Winding Refn. Role Model(s): No one Favorite Country: Finland, Iceland and Japan Countries you've visited: Turkey, Russia, Georgia, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium. Why do you take part in WWW Song Contest?: I was invited to the contest by Emre back in 2013 and accepted his request in order to get acquainted with diverse cultures and to represent Azerbaijani music.
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Post by Kinoshita! on Aug 25, 2018 16:28:43 GMT 1
im gonna debut next edition soName: Poom/PoomA/Kinoshita/Chikara Country: Thailand Age: 18 Birthday: 15/02 Sex: Male Occupation: Student Brother/Sister: 1 sister Hobbies: Watching anime Music: Asian pop especially J-pop and anisong Favorite Singer(s): GARNiDELiA, 2NE1, Jannine Weigel Favorite Song(s): Speed Star, I'm The Best Sports: I'm totally bad in almost every sport so no Books: Is manga counted? Then my answer here would be Detective Conan (Case Closed). Movies: The Lady Role Model(s): maybe Malala Yousafzai? Favorite Country: Japan & South Korea Countries you've visited: None plan to visit either or next year thoWhy do you take part in WWW Song Contest?: Simply Uniqueness. To have players with real connection represent their own countries is really cool concept. And ofc, to show some good Thai music. which most are meh for me
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Post by fabbi on Aug 26, 2018 18:47:54 GMT 1
Oh that came unexpected. But welcome to the contest! Philipp and Robert I see a fan of you two incoming.
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Post by mimisthesc on Aug 26, 2018 18:53:35 GMT 1
Philipp and Robert I see a fan of you two incoming. This is exactly why pots are used for the semi finals
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Post by fabbi on Aug 26, 2018 19:27:46 GMT 1
Philipp and Robert I see a fan of you two incoming. This is exactly why pots are used for the semi finals Yeah exactly And the funny thing is that they may actually never be together there.
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Post by Laurinda on Sept 10, 2018 21:53:18 GMT 1
Hello folks, it's my 4th anniversary today here on the forums. And since this has been a long time coming, I finally decided to update "Introduce yourself". Anyone is free to join me (leave out the ones you don't know, don't want to answer, or if they don't apply). Retro players are welcome to fill it out as well [font size="3"][b]Basics[/b][/font] Name: Age: Birthday: Sun sign: Moon sign: Ascendant: Sex: Country: Origin: Residence: Occupation: Relationship status: Height/weight: Hair/eye color: Sibling(s): Pet(s): Hobbies: Languages: Other:
[font size="3"][b]Faves[/b][/font] Music genre: Singer/band: Song(s): Own entry: National Selection: ESC year: Animal: Books: Colour: Country: Drink: Flag: Food: Weird Food Combo: Game: Language: Movies: TV Series: Number: Sports: Other:
Useful pages/apps/add-ons I use: Role model: Countries I've visited: How did you find this contest?: Why do you take part in WWW Song Contest?: Why do you take part in Retro WWW Song Contest?: BasicsName: Jasna Age: 26 Birthday: June 9th Sun sign: Gemini ♊ Moon sign: Libra ♎ Ascendant: Scorpio ♏ Sex: Female ♀ Country: Slovenia Origin: Slovenian. My great-great-grandfather came from Austria though. Residence: A small village in the municipality of Jesenice. Occupation: Freelancer Relationship status: In a relationship Height/weight: vertically challenged Hair/eye color: Ash brown/dark brown Sibling: Younger brother Pet: Guinea pig Hobbies: Making videos, hosting a contest and participate in contests, searching for music, writing, various arts, and crafts, playing computer games, reading magazines and books (this I don't do enough), watching YT videos, movies and series. Languages: Slovene, English and Spanish. I can understand Bosnian, Croatian, German, Montenegrin and Serbian. I studied English (duh), 4 years of German + 1 semester in college (so my knowledge is embarrassing), 1 semester of Italian in college and a few months of French when I was 12 ;; (our English teacher knew it and gave us some extra lessons, it wasn't a part of the school system). FavesMusic genre: pop Singer/band: Maja Keuc/Amaya Song(s): "Close To You", non-Slovene "True Colours" Own entry: "Close To You" National Selection: EMA all the way ESC year: 2009, I like most of the songs. Colour: purple Drink: water Weird Food Combo: Pretzel sticks with chocolate Game: Terraria, honorable mentions are Minecraft and The Sims 2 & 3 Language: Spanish Movies: Crazy Stupid Love, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, The Light Between Oceans. TV Series: Desperate Housewives, Jane The Virgin, Lost, Once Upon A Time, Pretty Little Liars, Prison Break, The Vampire Diaries. Number: 789, if just one then it's 9, I was born on the 9th and it's also the number of my life path (in numerology). Useful pages/apps/add-ons I use: Random Thing Picker, Random Number Generator, Lightshot (screenshot tool) Role model: Maja Keuc and Lady Gaga (as people not as singers) Countries I've visited: Croatia, Italy, Austria, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Poland and passed Slovakia. How did you find this contest?: The contest found me. I was asked to join by the admins on YouTube back in September (?) 2011. Why do you take part in WWW Song Contest?: It's the reason I'm the world of online song contests and I'm very grateful for that. Believe it or not but prior to joining, I thought Slovenia didn't have all that many songs to send and I was expecting to run out very fast, boy was I wrong haha. Why do you take part in Retro WWW Song Contest?: Well, if I didn't, there wouldn't be Retro Jokes aside, it's still crazy to me and it feels like it was yesterday when we talked about Retro just as an idea. But it's a thing for almost three years now and I'm happy the interest is still there
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Post by mimisthesc on Sept 10, 2018 22:18:34 GMT 1
Here is my turn as well, since mine is not really updated BasicsName: Mimis Age: 21 Birthday: 14 April Sun sign: Aries Sex: Male Country: Cyprus, although studying in the United Kingdom Origin: Cypriot & Greek Residence: Limassol, Cyprus Occupation: Student in the Department of Mathematics Relationship status: Single Height/weight: Around 1.88m/I haven't weighed myself for ages Hair/eye color: Dark brown Sibling(s): 1 older brother Pet(s): None Hobbies: Mathematics (well, what else? ), music, tennis, going out, clubbing, YouTube & obviously much more I cannot think about right now... Languages: Greek ( Cypriot dialect as well), English, French FavesMusic genre: I wouldn't really put a 'label' on my music taste; if a song sounds good to me, then I simply like it Singer/band: Quite a lot actually... At the moment, a singer I'm listening to their songs quite frequently is Charlie Puth Song(s): I could make a huge list, I guess I'm too bored to do it now Own entry: It sounds and actually is cliche but I really love all my entries in the contest and I am proud of all of them, despite the outcome National Selection: I don't know which ones to pick, I guess Festivali i Këngës and Sanremo mainly because I love the orchestra ESC year: I liked many years... 2018 was certainly tough but previous years such as 2008, 2005, 1997, 1993, 1991, 1989 etc. all had many great songs too... Animal: I never really thought of having a fave animal Books: Riemann Hypothesis; the persistence with prime numbers Colour: Blue and black Country: Cyprus all the way Drink: Not a fan of soft drinks or whatsoever, so I'll say water. If it's alcoholic, then beer and vodka sprite Food: Too much, I can't even be bothered writing all down Weird Food Combo: It is not really "weird" for us, Cypriots but it's halloumi cheese with watermelon. Language: Out of those I speak, certainly Greek because I feel like it is the most "special" one as it's very hard for foreigners to learn. Many others I don't speak as well... Number: I'll go for 8 Sports: Tennis, definitely! Role model: I don't know if I actually have anyone as a role model. I guess everyone is unique so we should anyway just try to be ourselves and develop a personality that will be remembered by the generations to come. Countries I've visited: Greece, United Kingdom, France (also passed through Germany when I went to Strasbourg, since we landed in Frankfurt...) How did you find this contest?: Bitch please, I am the manager Why do you take part in WWW Song Contest?: Because I have to. It is a great opportunity not only to learn more about other countries' music industries but also about the Cypriot music scene! Why do you take part in Retro WWW Song Contest?: Mainly for the same reason as above but also because it's very intriguing to submit entries and compete with some that have been part of my childhood.
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Post by Dylan on Sept 10, 2018 22:34:09 GMT 1
Happy anniversary Laurinda In one month's time this will be my 5th anniversary here BasicsName: Dylan Age: 20 Birthday: 26/08 Sun sign: Virgo Moon sign: Libra (? - I tried calculating it and it gave me this lmao) Ascendant: Cancer Sex: Male Country: Ireland Origin: Ireland Residence: Dublin Occupation: Arts Student, studying French and Irish (at the moment doing my Erasmus year in France) Relationship status: Single, but I do have a crush Height/weight: I don't know this honestly, I haven't checked in a while lmao Hair/eye color: Brown/blue-grey Sibling(s): 3 younger sisters, 1 younger brother Pet(s): Dog Hobbies: Learning languages, exploring, video games, creating new stuff for my Fantasia Contest country, Dýria. Languages: Native: English, Fluent/High level: Irish, French, Beginners: Icelandic, Breton. In addition, I have also learned the Korean alphabet as it wasn't too complex for me, although granted my knowledge of it now is a bit rusty I also know phrases in other languages such as Spanish, German, Norwegian, Japanese, Hebrew. And on another note, I can read Scottish Gaelic and grasp what is going on since it is close to Irish, alongside Manx, but I can't understand it much when spoken FavesMusic genre: I have songs I like from each genre, but my favourites would be pop and alternative. Singer/band: This one is hard But I'll go with my recent favourite and that would be Nolwenn Leroy. Song(s): "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera, "Ahès", "Tri Martolod", "Gemme" by Nolwenn Leroy and "Risin og moyggin" by KATA. Own entry: Honestly I'll have to go with "Better This Way" by Roisin O in #50 National Selection: For ESC it would definitely be Söngvakeppnin. ESC year: Another tough one 2011, 2009, 2007 and 2016 are good contenders. Animal: Dogs, cats Books: Crime fiction lately, and at the moment I'm reading the book "The Reykjavik Confessions" which is actually isn't crime fiction since it documents Iceland's most notorious murder case Colour: Blue Country: Iceland Drink: Water, pepsi max/coke zero Flag: Food: Chicken and rice Weird Food Combo: nnn chicken curry and pasta Game: My favourite game series are Mario, Sonic and Crash Bandicoot Language: Icelandic, Irish, French and Breton Movies: All of the Big Momma's house films and also recently Sex and the City 2 TV Series: Friends, and I also watch Yu-Gi-Oh! which would be anime but I'll put it here Number: 9 Sports: Tennis, badminton (although I'm still a lazy bitch ) Useful pages/apps/add-ons I use: Not much really, maybe random.org and if you're looking for a language app I'd definitely recommend "Drops" and Memrise (I'm sure most of you know of Duolingo anyway ) Role model: Nene Leakes Countries I've visited: United Kingdom, France, Spain, Portugal. In December I will hopefully be visiting Belgium and possibly Switzerland soon How did you find this contest?: mimisthesc actually PM'd me asking me if I'd like to take part for Ireland since it was free, and I joined in the 20th edition Why do you take part in WWW Song Contest?: I love discovering music from around the world, and it's a fun contest to take part in to showcase all your country has to offer. Personally, showcasing songs in Irish is what I love most too Why do you take part in Retro WWW Song Contest?: I don't take part in it anymore, but when I did I enjoyed the fact that all songs had to be, of course, retro tracks and I was able to send traditional songs there too
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