Eurovision Song Contest

Did anyone else watch this last night?

I so wanted these guys to win... They were hilarious! For me, they just *were* Eurovision!

yeah i watched the last 30 mins or so, Bulgaria the singers voice was so mystical and seemed to have a stong native american/Far easten theme.

Didnt see Ukrain last night, but just your video, i still say every act i saw last night were better than scooch

cinder144uk wrote: i still say every act i saw last night were better than scooch

Heh. Every single act that performed last night was better than Scooch. I was surprised by the Irish entry this year - it was a really nice song but the songer must have been pretty nervous. It really wasn't written for her to sing - it was too low - or if it was meant for her, the songwriter needs to find another job. The German one was pretty cool - loved the jazz angle. Wasn't crazy about the Turkish one. The singer seemed a bit slimy to me. And Belarus' song was just cheesy!

I'd hoped Ukraine would do well - that song is the epitome of all things Eurovision - but the Serbia song was quite good, even if the lead singer did look lke Velma from Scooby Doo!

Good Evening Cyber, here are the votes from the Ren Jury, sitting in Renland:

New College Chorale 12 Douse Points.

Bon Nuit from Renland.

Hi Cyber they have closed last year's Eurovulsion site, but there is a post on You-Tube, the clearest is here:-
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bTtY_wIRTd8&feature=related

Ren

I have it now on mp3.

it just keeps getting worse, know we have a xfactor runner up >< ok he has a good voice, but there are so many great artists to choose from why him

Because no-one who's properly famous will touch it with a barge pole?

just heard this song on GTAIV and was sure i heard it before (i had)



goes back to listning to more ukrain music

I'm sure they won out of artistic integrity, and not being scantily-clad amazons at all...

And I'm loving the words.

breaks into song

Just maybe I’m crazy,
The world spins round and round and round
shi-di-ri-di-duy, shi-di-ri-di-da-na
shi-di-ri-di-duy, shi-di-ri-di-da-na

another music genre i thought i would never listen to, but end up loving it

Lipsy mentioned that The Divine Comedy did a spoof Eurovision song a while back...

Et voila!!!!!





EDIT: And every time I watch it, I spot something different!

And just for old times' sake...

reminds me of the ompa lompas from the newer version of willy wonker


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AJ2Oh96CIE&feature=related

I'd never seen that before!

wonder though, how many acts will have flamboyant costumes this year i say every yea i wont watch it, but end up doing so anyway.

mostly for terry wogans commentary

Yup, you've got to hand it to Wogan - I wonder if anyone ever translates his comments for the rest of the world?

i'm not sure, but i think each country has their own commentator, though if up to me i would pass a law giving everyone in Europe have to listen to him

Agreed. By law, dammit.

i know this topic should really be on the Euro topic, but after the years of work he put in to it, i think its only fitting to give this news its own topic

Sir Terry Wogan said he may quit as the BBC's Eurovision commentator, as the UK entry sung by former X Factor finalist Andy Abraham finished in last place.

Sir Terry cast doubt on his role after saying this year's results showed it was "no longer a music contest".

Abraham received 14 points for his song Even If, as Russia won with 272 points.

Sir Terry, who has commentated on the competition since the 1970s, said: "Russia were going to be the political winners from the beginning."


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Wogan can't leave - if he does, there'll be absolutely no point in watching Eurovision at all! Most Brits only watch it for his catty comments.

Tbh, I didn't even watch it last night. We were never going to win with all the political voting that's gone on for all these years. Some of this is the backlash over Iraq, I guess, but there is also the fact that our songs are never up to scratch. Looking at most Eurovision songs, that's really saying something.

yeah we were doing really well 1996-to 1999 then you can see the super fun happy slide were uk's rating drops.

I only watched the acts, and thought Portugal were on my top list

The Eurovision without Sir Tel? Unthinkable. Its true what he says though. They need a different system, perhaps there should be heats or split Europe into four and have four finals. I listened to it on the radio (with Ken Bruce commentating) he said more or less the same. I note ITV soon backed out of the Junior Eurovision because of the cost. Non of this years songs were any good. Bring back Verka Seduchka Thats what I say.


Ren.

Speaking of the cost, isn't it interesting how the UK always gets back into the competition even when we come last? Anything to with the *cough*vast quantities of funding*cough*?

I vote this as the next UK entry (even though it's nicked from Ireland, who nicked it from Norway)...

Finland. Yes.

Some interesting tweets au sujet de l'Eurovision here:

http://twitter.com/quinnite

How she failed to mention the turquoise disco gimp of Albania beats me.

Graham Norton was quite a surprise. Better than I thought he'd be.