UK almost wins Euro Song Contest.

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21 Cyprus Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders Life Looks Better In Spring 27
22 Moldova Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira Run Away 27
23 Ireland Niamh Kavanagh It's For You 25
24 Belarus 3+2 Butterflies 18
25 United Kingdom Josh That Sounds Good To Me 10

[Admin]

Me and the Mrs sat down and watched this tonight for the first time in a decade or more. What had put us off was the incredibly poor content and the political voting.

We were surprised that there was indeed some half decent content this year!

We won't be watching the next one... ::)

[Admin]

Me and the Mrs...

The Mrs and I... :spank:

[DrS]

I liked Greece's entry. Damn, was hoping to say "what Eurovision contest" ... :-[

;D

[bindeweede]

I liked Greece's entry. Damn, was hoping to say "what Eurovision contest" ... :-[

;D

From 9 to 10-30 pm, I was brushing up my Swedish with the excellent "Wallander" on BBC4. ;)

[DrS]

Hmm ... :-X

[Drop Bear]

I watched for a few minutes. I like to let it warm up for an hour or so. The first thing I saw was this group with some girls. The girls had butterfly wings. I changed channel.


I went back twice.First time was a daggy* group of boys in plaid pants which had to be seen to be believed. I changed channel again.

Finally, near the end. Where on earth do they get those superstars who front the thing?



* 'dag' originally New Zealand slang: It refers to pieces of excrement hanging off the rear end of a sheep. Americans call them 'dingleberries',which I see as a bit precious::)

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25 United Kingdom Josh That Sounds Good To Me 10

Well it's about 10 points more than we were expected to get:party:

[bindeweede]

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[Ryoden]

I was surprised to see Germany win, usually it's one of the three standard voting blocks. I won my bet though, I gambled that UK would finish in the bottom 3 :)

[chaggle]

I was surprised to see Germany win, usually it's one of the three standard voting blocks. I won my bet though, I gambled that UK would finish in the bottom 3 :)

I bet you didn't get very good odds...

[Croydon Bob]

I didn't watch it. But I've noticed the usual media claims that everyone is biased against the UK.

The only two songs that I've heard are the UK and German songs. The German song is awful, was it really the best? THE UK song is a vile stinking turd of a noise. Who the hell gave it points? Surely there weren't any entries that sounded worse than that?

I haven't watched Euro since Bucks Fizz were in it (went to school with Jay Aston) and I don't intend watching it again anymore than I intend to take up spiritualism or become a scientologist.

[PaulW99]

Reading about the German entry, it seems they used an X-factor/Pop Idol-ish program to choose the singer, maybe that's an idea for the UK (as much as I hate those programs).

They have to do something different if they want to win!

[Drop Bear]

Reading about the German entry, it seems they used an X-factor/Pop Idol-ish program to choose the singer, maybe that's an idea for the UK (as much as I hate those programs).

They have to do something different if they want to win!


Well yes, that means Susan Boyle could have represented the UK. >:D

[Tony Williams]

From 9 to 10-30 pm, I was brushing up my Swedish with the excellent "Wallander" on BBC4. ;)
Ah yes, much better than the British versionO0

As I always record almost everything we watch except for the news, I'm a few weeks behind.

[chaggle]

Reading about the German entry, it seems they used an X-factor/Pop Idol-ish program to choose the singer, maybe that's an idea for the UK (as much as I hate those programs).

They have to do something different if they want to win!

I don't think the UK gives a toss whether it wins or not and that's the difference. Many of the other countries (except Ireland who a couple of years ago were represented by Dustin the Turkey) take it seriously (I kid you not!!). They tend to choose big stars rather than unknowns and plug the stars and songs relentlessly in the run-up to the big night. The German entry had been number one in several countries for weeks before the competition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2010


By 13 March Meyer-Landrut led the German iTunes download charts with all three of her songs: "Satellite" taking the top spot, followed by "Bee" in second and "Love Me" in third place. Jennifer Braun's song "I Care For You" took fourth place in the chart, followed by her versions of "Bee" and "Satellite" in 7th and 14th position respectively. A maxi single featuring Meyer-Landrut's three songs was released on 16 March.[31] "Satellite" entered the German singles chart at number one and has been certified platinum since.[32][33]
On 16 March 2010, the video premiered on public broadcaster Das Erste right before Germany's most watched evening news bulletin Tagesschau. Shortly after, it was simultaneously shown on four private stations (Sat.1, ProSieben, kabel eins, N24) before the start of their evening prime time programmes.[34] The two officially uploaded YouTube videos of the song have jointly generated more than 9 million views since their release.[35][36]


Well yes, that means Susan Boyle could have represented the UK. >:D

Well she is a global superstar and can sing a bit so that might have been a good idea.

[Ryoden]

I bet you didn't get very good odds...

Quite true 7 to 4
;D