Eurovision - May 24th 8pm BBC One. Let's see if the rest of Europe still hates us!

[Andrew WK]

Ex-EastEnder and singer Michelle Gayle will compete to represent the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

She is one of six acts vying for the honour, including X Factor second series runner-up Andy Abraham.

Girl groups LoveShy and The Revelations and ex-Joseph and Maria hopefuls Rob McVeigh and Simona Armstrong complete the list of candidates.

The winner will be chosen by the public in BBC One show Eurovision: Your Decision on 1 March.

Gayle, who played character Hattie Tavernier in EastEnders for three years, went on to launch a pop career after leaving the show in 1993.

She was best known for the single Sweetness which went to number four in the UK Top 40 in 1994.

This year the six acts are split into three categories and will compete head-to-head.

After each performance the panel of three judges will decide which act from each category will go through to the next round to compete for the public vote along with a wildcard.

If the other two judges are unable to agree on which act should go through, Sir Terry Wogan will have the casting vote.

The two successful acts with the lowest public vote will immediately leave the competition and the remaining two will sing again for their chance to go to Belgrade for the 53rd annual sing-off on 24 May.

Sir Terry will be joined by Claudia Winkleman to host the two-part show.

"A turkey is one of the contenders for this year's Irish entry. For the past few years, we've been picking a turkey for the UK," said Sir Terry.

"Let's hope that the British public will make the right decision this year, and give the UK's entry a fighting chance against the Eastern Bloc, in Belgrade in May," he added.

Last year's contest to choose the UK's Eurovision entry hit the headlines after Sir Terry mistakenly declared singer Cyndi as the winner.

Four-piece group Scooch had actually won the public vote, going on to perform Flying The Flag (For You) in Helsinki and finishing 23rd out of 24 competitors.

[Space Duck]

Bring Back Precious....

Say it again, Say It...... :D

[jpig]

The UK will never ever win it ever again while the voting system remains as it is, so there is really no point in entering it.

[GlennSh]

Exactly

(and it doesnt help when we keep putting in crap entries either :D )

[Stu G]

The UK will never ever win it ever again while the voting system remains as it is, so there is really no point in entering it.
But don't we get free entry as we put up some of the cost for putting in on each year?

[bazkeane82]

Didn't Radiohead mention they wouldn't mind doing it one year?

[Werdna007]

Ireland has chosen a hand puppet to represent them this year. :suspect: :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7261164.stm

[Spanker]

Ireland has chosen a hand puppet to represent them this year. :suspect: :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7261164.stm

Yep the turkey won :clap:

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[Gizmo]

Ireland has chosen a hand puppet to represent them this year. :suspect: :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7261164.stm

The Irish used to take this competition pretty seriously - this is just totally off the wall! :lol:

[DM]

Didn't Radiohead mention they wouldn't mind doing it one year?

That was Mozza.

[Ono]

I really hope the turkey wins :lol:

[Mr Majestik]

The Turkey gets my vote.

[GlennSh]

Completely nuts so has every chance of winning. Gotta be worth a punt :D

[dunkrag]

This is so far removed from what words can describe. :nuts: Kind of perfect for Eurovision really. It sums up nicely what a joke and waste of time and money it's become.

Hilarious

[Smi1er]

The Irish have obviously sat back and realised what is going on at Eurovision, and have selected an entry that sums it all perfectly.

I hope they win:clap::notworthy:notworthy

[KennyVader]

Ha ha "Give Us Another Chance ... We're sorry for Riverdance ..." :lol: brilliant

Total mickeytake. Good on the Irish :thumbs:

It's right out of the Father Ted "My Lovely Horse" episode, let's send some total crap to Eurovision so we cannot possibly win it and have to pay for it next year :lol: ... trouble is it's so awesomely bad, if other nations get the joke, their citizens might well vote for it :)

Can't believe Louis Walsh showed up on that programme as well, don't they have any other celebs in Ireland!

[Smi1er]

:lol:I've just watched the above youtube clip through to the end... I don't think Dana gets what Eurovision is all about:lol:

[KennyVader]

The Irish used to take this competition pretty seriously - this is just totally off the wall! :lol:

Actually you can hear a lot of boos at the start of the clip, I'm not sure if they're for whatever was on previously or they are the Irish Eurovision devotees expressing their displeasure at the turkey :lol:

Ha ha remember that "We are the winners" song that took the **** last year (but failed to win)!

[GlennSh]

There's evena reference to Wogans wig :eek:

Let's see if he mentions it after his usual tipple on the night ;)

[agnetha]

Completely nuts so has every chance of winning. Gotta be worth a punt :D
Save your money - it won't get through the semi-final. We might find it funny but I can't see the good people of Minsk or Zagreb getting the joke.

[Mr Majestik]

Save your money - it won't get through the semi-final. We might find it funny but I can't see the good people of Minsk or Zagreb getting the joke.

Arn't Ireland one of the five that always get through.

[Boink!]

Shame. Should have got Bill Bailey to do it.

[stu_69]

Dustin is a legend. I am pretty sure he is from the same guys who did Zig and Zag and Podge and Rodge. I remember watching the Den when I was a lad with himself and Zig and Zag.


It might have a chance after that mental metal act that won a few years back.

[jpig]

The only way to rescue Eurovision is for a couple of acts like this to win it in succession to show the people that run it what a farce it has become (well, maybe it has always been a farce, I'm too young to remember!).

[GAmbrose]

We only used to win because we we loverly foreigners back then.

Now thanks to Easyjet and Ryanair, all these country's know what Brits are really like (i.e **** heads) and they don't like us and don't vote for us anymore.

Gary A

[KennyVader]

We only used to win because we we loverly foreigners back then.

Now thanks to Easyjet and Ryanair, all these country's know what Brits are really like (i.e **** heads) and they don't like us and don't vote for us anymore.

Gary A

Partly, but also because our songs the last couple of years have been utter tripe, and even then they managed to make them even worse by singing them out of tune and claiming they didn't have proper monitors.

[stu_69]

Was it the UK entry last year which was a 40 year old bloke singing about being in School?

That was ******* *****!!!!

[GAmbrose]

I think that was about 3 years ago...

Gary A

[jpig]

Was it the UK entry last year which was a 40 year old bloke singing about being in School?

That was ******* *****!!!!

Daz Sampson - Teenage Life :dork:

:nuts: I loved it :help:

[Kirs-tea]

I'm proud to say I've never watched it!!!

[agnetha]

I'm proud to say I've never watched it!!!
And I'm proud to say 2008 sees my 30th anniversary :dork:

If you've never watched it, you don't know what you're missing, though it has lost some of its charm in the last few years admittedly.

Ireland don't always get through these days - Donna and Joseph didn't get through to the Final in 2005. Long gone are the dark days of the early 90s when they won every year - and thank goodness for that I say! I remember the pure horror of 'Rock N Roll Kids' winning in 1994 and don't want to relive those days thank you very much. Really, écoutez-moi (to get in the pan-European spirit of things), save your money on the turkey - some of the Western/'old' Eurovision countries will get the joke but the ex-Eastern Bloc countries won't at all and, alas, that's where the power lies at the moment. Sure, it'll get 12s from us and the likes of Malta as a protest (in the same way they gave us 12 in 2007) but it's the 6/7/8 points where winning lays if there isn't a stand-out these days. In fact, I shall eat my words and donate a tenner to the DVD Forums charity of choice if it gets through to the Final.

As for tomorrow, I think it's fairly open and so I don't have a prediction. Let's see who's half decent on the night and take it from there. Either way, we probably won't win so...

[Smi1er]

I'm one of those people going away for a week during the May school half term so will miss the final again this year:oh-hum:

[neverland]

Was it the UK entry last year which was a 40 year old bloke singing about being in School?


That was the year before last. So you're a bit out of date. But still considerably less out of date than Daz's stonewashed denim. In fairness to Daz though, his "song" was about looking back on his school days, and I believe included a line about it being a long time since he had a teenage life. Although the way he strutted out from behind the blackboard at the beginning suggested he'd briefly forgotten that he was middle-aged and caucasian. Never fails to make me laugh that moment, along with the look on Anthony Costa's face when he realised he'd been beaten by that. :lol:

Still, it just goes to show UK leads the way. We entered a ridiculous muppet a full two years before Ireland. Incidentally, how will the Irish entry work? Don't the rules state all the singers have to be visible? Or can they be hiding in a box as long as they're on the stage? I'm guessing there's only one person here who'll know the answer, so when you're ready Agnetha... ;)

[agnetha]

Incidentally, how will the Irish entry work? Don't the rules state all the singers have to be visible? Or can they be hiding in a box as long as they're on the stage? I'm guessing there's only one person here who'll know the answer, so when you're ready Agnetha... ;)

All singers have to be on stage - Croatia got docked points in 1999 for having some pre-recorded backing vocal samples in their mix, and back in 1984 our very own Belle And The Devotions got booed partly because half of the backing vocalists were off stage. Therefore, as long as Dustin is on stage and is singing live it shouldn't be a problem.

[Euler]

First song on in the selection programme now - LoveShy - and it's terrrible.

[agnetha]

The Revelations are a lot better - but it sounds and looks very dated. It might have done well in the mid 80s but not now. It has the feel of a nondescript Scandinavian entry for me.

[Euler]

Oh my - seeing all the old Song for Europe footage got me a bit nostalgic!

Yes - the Revelations were much better. Organisational cockups already though - not explaining at the start that Terry would have the chance to resurrect one of the voted out bands at the end.

[maddogsuk]

Michele Gayle looked like she was having a heart attack before she started that song.

[agnetha]

Michele Gayle looked like she was having a heart attack before she started that song.

That might have been preferable to having to suffer the song. Andy has this round in the bag I think

*cough* Surprised at that - Michelle Gayle's song needs a lot of work on it

[Boink!]

First song on in the selection programme now - LoveShy - and it's terrrible.
and gets worse as the other acts perform. All the songs are actually pretty terrible, how difficult is it to get someone to write a "Eurovision" song? Huh?
Are these the best we have?! :shrug:
Best for me is the ex-Maria contestant, though what on earth was it with her clothes?

/sigh we're rubbish, aren't we?

[agnetha]

On the plus side, Claudia Winkleman was a lot better than La Kerplunk and Fearne Bleedin' Cotton, but I think that's the only positive thing I can say about this year. Weakest UK final for yonks.

[neverland]

Funnily enough, I thought it was the best line-up I've seen in a while. I could happily see any of the three selected songs go through (not keen on the wildcard though). Although they do all sound in desperate need of a polish. Mind you, that usual dodgy BBC sound mix probably didn't help them. The last couple of years, there was only one song I could tolerate, and that was only because they made me laugh.

I have to ask, what is it with BBC set designers, and their love of that dot-based backgound? All it does is show up the ****-poor bit-rate of their digital broadcasts. Although having caught the end of the programme before (where it was in full effect there too), I suppose anything that causes Anne Robinson's face to pixellate a bit can only be a good thing.

[neverland]

Therefore, as long as Dustin is on stage and is singing live it shouldn't be a problem.

Erm, isn't Dustin a puppet? How do you get puppets to sing live? Louis Walsh has been trying for years with no success.

[KennyVader]

I didn't see the show as I just got in, but I did laugh earlier today when they mentioned it on the radio news and said "one of the contestants is Michelle Gayle who was in Eastenders in the nineties". That just about summed it up. What has she been doing for the last ten years? Because whatever it was it wasn't very successful. And even so she was still the only one worth mentioning on the news!

[maddogsuk]

Hmmm Andy then. <strike>When is Eurovision this year?</strike>

Edit:

17/Mar - Draw for running order
20/May - First Semi-Final
22/May - Second Semi-Final
24/May - The Final

[KennyVader]

lol at his reaction. Even he didn't believe he'd won.

X-factor audience obviously know how to vote in these things.

Glad they shouty thing didn't win though.

[Boink!]

<s>Hmmm Andy then. When is Eurovision this year?
24th May. Be there... or :shrug:</s>

Two semi finals, damn that's a lot of chaff to go through...

[Midge]

fortunately missed this tonight, but did turn over just as the winner was announced and he got to sing his song for 30 secs. Don't know about anyone else, but when it started I thought he was singing a cover of Roachfords - Cuddly Toy from the late 80's!!!

[SIMON ADEBISI]

:lol: Dustin is representing Ireland?????? Brilliant!!!

Cant be as good as My Lovely Horse.

[neverland]

Gotta love the Great British Public! Do we choose a great slice of retro-pop (admittedly not sung too convincingly), a genuine Eastern European, a gibberish-tastic piece of prime Eurovision nonsense, or a bland bloke who came second in X Factor? Remind me again why democracy is a good thing.

Oh well, I suppose for two years running we had a UK entry that made me chuckle, and helped me get through the 3+ hours of the show. It was only a matter of time before they got back to the usual business of providing a toilet break.

[Smike]

Just watched this and thought the eventual winner's song sounded familiar......then found myself singing Madge's 'Express Yourself' as he sung it again in the final sing-off.

[Boink!]

...then found myself singing Madge's 'Express Yourself' as he sung it again in the final sing-off.
That's what it was, I knew it was similar to another song. Thanks.

[anastasia]

I was completly unimpressed with that last night. Totally agree with my husband - there were 3 songs that were suited to Eurovision and yet the bland, forgettable song wins! Terry ******* Wogan has to go and **** everything up! If not for him we might've had a reasonable entry. I can't help thinking that if Andy had won the judges vote and Michelle had been put through as the 'wildcard', Michelle would've won.

Oh well.

[Mojo Risin]

well its monday morning and I still have Michelle Gayles song and the Transylvanian lasses song "Chaaaanges..." stuck in my head

but Andy's song was not one to stick in my mind

the Transylvanian lass should have gone through in my books

[sjnr]

Don't know about anyone else, but when it started I thought he was singing a cover of Roachfords - Cuddly Toy from the late 80's!!!
I thought it sounded more like another song from around that time, Sydney Youngblood's "If Only I Could."

[Andrew WK]

the Transylvanian lass should have gone through in my books
Maybe if the songwriters had got someone who was less irritating and could actually sing, the song would have been our entry.

[GlennSh]

In this week's popbitch...

Ireland's puppet entry Dustin the Turkey has been censored! The lyrics of the song contain a list of European countries, including Macedonia.

Someone made a formal complain to the European Broadcasting Union (and everyone's fingers are pointing at Greece) so Dustin has to use the agreed wording “Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.”

:)

[MaleStrom]

Bulgaria's entry is surprisingly good!
Malta's is talentless fanny
UK appear to have Sydney Youngblood
Ireland's must be the most mental entry this year and I loathe to imagine how many kids on the school bus will have that as a ringtone by next week!

[neverland]

Bulgaria's entry is surprisingly good!
Malta's is talentless fanny

Personally, I find Bulgaria's almost as annoying as that bloody turkey.

I think you've got to admire Malta (and Cyprus) for blatantly trying to curry favour with those eastern types.

But having checked out most of the videos on the BBC site this morning, for me it has to be Latvia. Europop pirates FTW! It's all very well having puppets and Jimmy Hill lookalikes in Elvis wigs, but I prefer the kind of stuff where you can't be 100% sure whether it's a ****-take or not.

Also, I feel I have to ask. What the **** has happened to Charlotte Nillson's Face? :eek:

[JonL]

Eurovision is no fun anymore, but I still watch it, usually just checking out the attractive laydeez.

[neverland]

Eurovision is no fun anymore, but I still watch it, usually just checking out the attractive laydeez.

May I suggest Portugal and Sweden's performances would be a good time for a wee break?

Although how you can suggest this kind of nonsense is no fun is beyond me...
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:clap::clap::clap:

A song that would have been naff 10 years ago inspired by a trilogy of films that finished a year ago! Eurovision is so, like, NOW!

[Boink!]

Well, that's going to get my vote (unless someone can top that amount of awesomeness!!) :nuts:

[Johnny Vodka]

Wonder if Sebastien Tellier (representing France) will win? Could Mr Tellier (produced by one half of Daft Punk no less) be the hippest artist ever to be associated with the Eurovision song contest? It's a shame he entered one of the album's duff tracks, though...

[soberion]

It won't win, but this is probably my favorite so far

http://www.bbc.co.uk/eurovision/participants/albania.shtml

[maddogsuk]

Estonia :nuts: weird guys erm singing and three semi naked ladies doing river dance. And booing from the crowd, fantastic!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/eurovision/participants/estonia.shtml

[Ste7en]

WTF is with that puppet?

It put me of my stroke :D

[JonL]

Estonia :nuts: weird guys erm singing and three semi naked ladies doing river dance. And booing from the crowd, fantastic!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/eurovision/participants/estonia.shtml

They're what pass as comedy in Estonia? And we criticise the Germans!

[Smi1er]

Why can't the UK vote tonight? Is it to ensure the Irish don't get through?

[SIMON ADEBISI]

Oh man please let Dustin get voted off. So embarrassing.

[KennyVader]

Why can't the UK vote tonight? Is it to ensure the Irish don't get through?

There's some sort of mad split voting thing this year that is supposed to break up the neighbourly block voting I think. I don't know the details, but they're probably all on the BBC website.

[Smi1er]

Oh man please let Dustin get voted off. So embarrassing.

Why? It's a total **** take on Eurovision (and the missus says it's got a catchy beat:lol:)

Decent songs don't win votes anymore on Eurovision, it now goes on what Country you represent:shrug:

I think Dustin is great and am really hoping he gets through tonight.

[Smi1er]

Presenter on BBC3 trying to explain why the UK can't vote tonight:lol::cuckoo:

[Smi1er]

Well I can't see Israel, Estonia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Poland, Bosnia, Finland, Romania or Russia getting many votes

[Boink!]

I think Dustin is great and am really hoping he gets through tonight.
You want to bankrupt Ireland again?!

[Smi1er]

Lativa:cuckoo:

[Smi1er]

:lol:Madness, pure madness

[KennyVader]

looking grim for dustin! booooooooooo

[Smi1er]

FIX!!

Ireland was robbed

[Boink!]

Roll on Thursday!!! :nuts:

[agnetha]

Well I can't see Israel, Estonia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Poland, Bosnia, Finland, Romania or Russia getting many votes

Errr, Russia are favourites to win. Dima Bilan is massive in the former Soviet countries.

And.... told you Ireland wouldn't qualify. Mind you, it was a terrible performance - marred by bad camerawork and you couldn't make out the lyrics well enough to get the joke.

[SIMON ADEBISI]

Thank ****!

[Smi1er]

Thank ****!

That's harsh:lol:

[SIMON ADEBISI]

Not enough. Hes been on irish tv for the past 15 yrs or more even. Id love to set fire to him.

Do you know he ran ( unofficially of course ) for president a few years back! And actually managed to get a few 1000 votes.

[neverland]

If they must give Paddy a co-presenter, is it too much to ask that they get one that's vaguely competent? About the only amusing thing she did last night was let his comment about "two men knocking their helmets together" sail right over her head.

And I have to ask again, what the **** has happened to Charlotte Nillson's face. Did she go to David Gest's plastic surgeon?

Oh, you know the Bosnian entry where they're brother and sister? Does anyone else suspect their parents were too?

[Q]

Semi Final 2 on BBC3 and Channel 302 on freeview if you want the Lyrics on screen for all the songs.

Some nice outfits already tonight.:n0rty:

[orac]

Semi Final 2 on BBC3 and Channel 302 on freeview if you want the Lyrics on screen for all the songs.

Some nice outfits already tonight.:n0rty:

yes gotta vote czech republic ;)

[Boink!]

Bah, our freeview signal bombed out and I got to see nothing of the acts, but all the opening dance display. :suspect:
Getting Sky installed next Wednesday. Thankfully the final is on BBC1, so I can watch it onanalogue if atmospherics play up.

[maddogsuk]

Isn't the final this Saturday?

[Q]

yes gotta vote czech republic ;)

Was that the Red stockings and suspenders?

If so she looked good but couldnt sing but who was listening:n0rty:

[Alan b]

Isn't the final this Saturday?

Yes they have taken Doctor Who off for it.

[PockyMonster]

Don't forget it's on BBC HD too :D Not sure if it's in plain stereo or surround tho :/

Fun fact: Apparently the backing band for Azerbaijan were made up of Cardiff bands according to someone on SA, including The Jan Watkins Band. Who I've at least heard of, if not actually heard.

Bulgaria's turntablist track is fun, hope it does well. I've tried to avoid most of the others to not ruin the surprise :D

[orac]

Was that the Red stockings and suspenders?

If so she looked good but couldnt sing but who was listening:n0rty:

no this one.

http://www.eurovision.tv/event/artistdetail?song=24522&event=1470

[statto]

BBC taking a spanking over call irregularities just before the show. :nuts:

[NicolaUK]

And the madness begins :nuts:

In Hi Def :clap:

Edit - WTF is this crap :lol:

[Sam]

Wine has been opened, amp has been turned up. Bring it on Wogan! :D

[Alan b]

Nice backing dances :n0rty:

Anyone going to sing along tonight then :nuts:

Bring it on Wogan! :D

"She is like bad temped Jeanette Krankie" :D

[statto]

Wogan: "You can't get a drink to save your life in here"

They obviously heard his commentary last year. :lol:

[mklion123]

I dont think the piano is working?

[NicolaUK]

It's Memories! I bet Babs is fuming :D

[CLH]

BBC HD channel utterly brilliant. Totally crisp picture and...........













MONO SOUND! Singer only. Absolutely no musical backing.

[NicolaUK]

Is the sound knackered?

[statto]

Where's the :head_in_hands: smiley when you need it?

[CLH]

Is the sound knackered?

HD channel?

[NicolaUK]

Ahh right, it's fine in SD - bugger, the PQ is great :(

[mklion123]

BBC HD channel utterly brilliant. Totally crisp picture and...........

that explains why I could'nt hear the piano.











MONO SOUND! Singer only. Absolutely no musical backing.

that explains why I could'nt hear the piano.

[CLH]

Their broadcasting in "full mono."

I'd have preferred half mono myself ;)

[Sam]

Ouch, Albania is so flat I'd rather have it in mono and only hear the backing music!

[CLH]

Ouch, Albania is so flat I'd rather have it in mono and only hear the backing music!

Other way round unfortunately. All the backing music is missing. It#s vocals only on HD.

[statto]

Armenia's is the catchiest of the early songs. UK's the worst so far by quite a distance.

[KennyVader]

Kevin the Teenager?

[mklion123]

bosnia's bloke looks like the photofit of the maddie kidnapper!

[NicolaUK]

Bosnia FTW :clap:

[Sam]

Armenia's is the catchiest of the early songs. UK's the worst so far by quite a distance.

Agree about Armenia. UK was better than Albania at least it was on key.

Bosnia's is just weird!

[statto]

:lol:

How the heck did they come up with that?

[NicolaUK]

The Bosnian act is odd but the song's actually pretty good IMO :D

[KennyVader]

Wow, Finnish music has so much variety to it ;)

[pompeyfan]

ah Finland is more like it

[statto]

You could sing "I will survive" to this. Worst one so far.

[Alan b]

The bloke in the white suit looks like Mr Heckles from Friends.

[mklion123]

i think the old geezer is 75 cents, I can see the resemblence between him and 50 cent

[mklion123]

you know when you've been tango'd

[locutus_uk]

Polish Totty
Orange and blue colour scheme

[basegreen]

Good lord. There's an orange mermaid on telly.

[statto]

She's like a parody of Sealion Dying.

[basegreen]

Polished Totty

:thinking:

[fivebyfive]

but you still would :luv:

... her teeth are very very white :suspect:

[locutus_uk]

Good lord. There's an orange mermaid on telly.

:lol:

[stu_69]

Bosnia has been the best so far. The polish girl looked like she fell in a can of tango and her tits looked odd.

[statto]

Iceland's song is rubbish, but I can see it doing pretty well in the voting.

[stu_69]

This is the gayest song yet!!!

[locutus_uk]

Iceland = wtf

[Euler]

Albania probably best so far for me. Qele qele qe qe qele...

[KennyVader]

I quite like the Icelandic totty though. Bloke is a bit S-Club.

[mklion123]

gaydar was off the scale there!

[Sam]

Lovin' Iceland - I wouldn't say no to him :n0rty:

[locutus_uk]

Ahh so thats what happened to Gary Newman....

[Sam]

I thought more 'Son of Spock'

[mklion123]

Lovin' Iceland - I wouldn't say no to him :n0rty:

I fear you'd have a better chance with her;)

[statto]

This sort of reminds me of the Chris Cornell Bond song (You Know My Name?)

[degeneration]

I thought more 'Son of Spock'

Strange you say that, I thought he looked like Sylar from heroes (Who plays young spock in the new star trek film)

[mklion123]

Terry:thumbs:

[degeneration]

hide the pies

[stu_69]

I want to go out and punch a serbian after that green room link.

[statto]

Goodness me. And they say black is slimming.

[JohnMac]

I caught most of the second semi-final whilst waiting for Heroes on BBC-3 the other night and the only one I could remember was that 'Vodka' song and it didn't make it to the final. I do vaguely remember this one now, wish I didn't though...

[degeneration]

Does Lativa have a coastline?

Yes they do... And they all sound cornish too...

[stu_69]

Johnny Depp has a lot to answer for

[KennyVader]

Oh yeah. Pirates for the win.

[mklion123]

the lady pirates certainly wouldn't drown!

[Flibx]

woot! pirates :D

[degeneration]

Kinda like this...

[statto]

When plastic surgery goes wrong...

[mklion123]

is that a bloke?

[KennyVader]

Swedish woman has got dodgy eyes!

[Sneeka]

Are the wind machines on too strong, or is her face really like that? :?:

[degeneration]

is it a man?

[The_Original_Pirate]

She's got a weird head

[mklion123]

is she blind?

[stu_69]

The matrix must have just come out in Georgia

[statto]

She's a woman. She won it in 1999.

Ukraine by far the best so far.

[mklion123]

She's a woman. She won it in 1999.

what the sex change?

[Chris]

is she blind?

she was born blind

[degeneration]

That kicks the **** out of Bucks Fizz's dresses...

[Sneeka]

Ukraine... ooh I say...

[degeneration]

Hello Ukraine....

[KennyVader]

Le Magique Nombres?

[mklion123]

wtf!!!!!11

[stu_69]

bearded ladies a go go

[statto]

Is this the Russell Brand appreciation society?

[degeneration]

Jarvis Cocker in 20 years...

[stu_69]

Doesn't he play Rugby for Sale and France?

[mklion123]

it's the french Javis cocker.

[statto]

what the sex change?

:lol: Eurovision

[stu_69]

This is the best France could come up with?

[davey1970]

the french one is brilliant lol

[KennyVader]

La France - nil points

Didn't he get in trouble for singing in English?

[degeneration]

voting france atm...

[mklion123]

quite liked the french one, suprised they didn't sing in french.

[KennyVader]

Ah this is the one with Jonathan Ross in it

[stu_69]

this is going to win it's ******* brilliant!!

[JohnMac]

wtf!!!!

[Sneeka]

holy cow!

[degeneration]

went to get a beer, heard a bird wailing, turns out its a bloke...

[degeneration]

Ah this is the one with Jonathan Ross in it

Looked up when I read that and LOL!

[mklion123]

if thats ribena she'll never get that off!

[statto]

This is awful, even by Eurovision standards. Even the pirates were better than this.

[Sam]

Hey! Don't knock the pirates, they're getting my vote :D

[statto]

Hello vicar.

[Sneeka]

I'm voting Ukraine just to see that saucy minx again.

[KennyVader]

I'd like to have her secret combination :luv:

erm - maybe in a couple of years :suspect:

[mklion123]

it's like Britney spears, only with a bigger nose.

[degeneration]

Are Greece Miming?

[statto]

:lol: @ Spain

[stu_69]

Doesn't Chiki Chiki mean sex, sex?

[degeneration]

Barry Chuckle goes solo.

[mklion123]

Lol

[pompeyfan]

Looks like Spain aren't risking having to host next years

[The_Original_Pirate]

lol this is brilliant

[Sneeka]

Alvin Stardust's let himself go a bit

[mklion123]

Doesn't Chiki Chiki mean sex, sex?

I hope not, cause I'm sure he mentioned his little sister!

[The Cleaner]

the spanish Jimmy Hill?

[degeneration]

Ivan the weightlifters plums.

[stu_69]

Timbaland produced this one apparently

[Marts62]

Amazing how many are singing in English. What a language!

[KennyVader]

Max points for Norwegian ladies I think! Helllooooooooooooooooo!

[mklion123]

so why wont anyone try her?

[statto]

The Norwegian has a Christina Aguilera-like sound.

My favourite five (from best to worst): Greece, Ukraine, Armenia, Turkey, Norway.

Least favourite five (from worst to best): Croatia, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Denmark, UK.

[Marts62]

They could serenade me any time they like.

[degeneration]

still voting france

[Marts62]

My vote to U-Kry-Eena! or the hostess.

[mklion123]

Ukraine, Norway, France, Greece, B&H

[davey1970]

bosnia sounded good from the little clip just now.

[statto]

None of them were as good as Russia's entry from last year:

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[Sam]

I voted Pirates, husband voted Spain, although we were both tempted with France :D

[davey1970]

spain was distrubingly addictive though i just wanted to kill the guy.

[davey1970]

werent we bombing this place a few years ago?

[mklion123]

no, I think we sent James Blunt.

[Marts62]

Top 10:
albania
armenia
iceland
sweden (winner)
denmark
georgia
ukraine (hubba)
france
greece
serbia

bad:
germany
finland
latvia (ninjas are better)
azerbaijan (nul points)

[statto]

The little clip from the Bosnia song they keep playing sounds great.

[Sam]

Good:
Armenia
Iceland
Turkey
Sweden
Ukraine (should win)
France

Bad:
Romania
Finland
Croatia

[maddogsuk]

The Pirates for me

[mklion123]

voted France. I think Ukraine will probably win due to political voting. thought Norway was the strongest singer.

[sleep4ever]

Latvia to win

[Marts62]

It's not exactly Riverdance is it!

[camaj]

I thought this would be in TV. "music" is a dubious label for this dreck

Missed Andy's song, looked decent in the 10 second replay(s). Terry has a go at some of the countries for trying to be too different, didn't we do exactly that with those people who dressed up like Airline steward(esses)?

[statto]

I know they aren't great, but it's a bit dodgy of Terry talking all the way through their act. It's not like anyone tunes into this for the quality of the music.

[Marts62]

Justice for Cliff!!!
:lol:

[KennyVader]

/Makes note never to go to Serbia if this is the best of their local culture

[degeneration]

Is this what Niko Bellic listens to?

[JohnMac]

1. Latvia - that pirates song is catchy and given the number of languages in Europe, that probably counts for a lot.
2. Finland - At least it rocked, but nowhere near as good as Lordi.
3. Bosnia & Herzegovina - bloody crazy, but this is Eurovision.
4. France - I kind of liked this.
5. Ukraine - nice...performance.

[stu_69]

Is David Seaman one of the horn section?

[c4lln]

thought the russian skater looked familiar.
www.imdb.com/media/rm709269760/tt0116778

[Marts62]

Is that Sarah Michelle Gellar in the green room?

[Boink!]

Missed Andy's song, looked decent in the 10 second replay(s). Terry has a go at some of the countries for trying to be too different, didn't we do exactly that with those people who dressed up like Airline steward(esses)?
T' binman did a fine job with the rubbish song (for this).
France was surprisingly catchy, though there will probably be rioting in Paris as he sang in English...
Pirates of Latvia was the catchiest song of the evening.

[mklion123]

moley moley moley

[c4lln]

come on france!!!!!

[c4lln]

GREECE? WTF? Dodgy bbc voting strikes again

[statto]

They're making a crud job of the voting, only properly announcing three.

[BaggyDave]

GREECE? WTF? Dodgy bbc voting strikes again

North London prob voted :)

[degeneration]

This voting is bull ****!

[stu_69]

They're making a crud job of the voting, only properly announcing three.

it would take all night for them to give all points from 43 countries!!

The political votes are in full swing

[c4lln]

cant believe turkey are doing so well, song and singer were total *******

[mklion123]

if there was any proof needed that fully joining europe would be a bad thing!!
they ******* hate us.

[Marts62]

I think it's lovely that neighbour votes for neighbour. Europeans should stick together... and ignore UK and Portugal. ;)

[BaggyDave]

Looks like they made a Typo with that vote hehe

[degeneration]

w00t! 6 points!

[mklion123]

the Germans are bottom......

[Marts62]

Germany were so out of tune, they deserve nul points.

Chin up chaps, Ireland will vote for us... if they get to vote.

[mklion123]

Germany were so out of tune, they deserve nul points.

Chin up chaps, Ireland will vote for us... if they get to vote.

will they ********:lol:

[c4lln]

can anyone think of the song russia have totally ripped off? sounds exactly like another song.