Eurovision Song Contest

Just checked it out on utube. It's actually quite, quite beautiful and, if Engelbert has got a large European following I think it could do really well. Rather surprised about this. Eat my words shall have to, methinks. Crumbs.

@10/1; quite well fancied [Sweden are favourites].

I've listened to Engelbert's offering, and I'm afraid it leaves me cold - it sounds like a dirge...but what do I know? The last winner I picked was 'Waterloo'

I quite liked it in a sort of Les Bicyclettes de Versailles kind of way.

Its the russian grannies for me!!!!!
Methinks that they are going to do a Bucks Fizz and whip each others skirt off, revealing a glamorous pair of legs and then off come the tops, revealing sparkly boob tubes and then the head scarves, showing off long blonde hair!!!!! Tune in and see if I am right with my forecast!!!!! On the other hand........

gma I went quite cold then,reading your post!

Just watched the Russian Grannies and loved them, butgma I hope they keep their kit on I haven't yet listened to englebert, I will try, but I am a bit allergic.

Just watched the Russian Grannies and loved them, butgma I hope they keep their kit on I haven't yet listened to englebert, I will try, but I am a bit allergic.

I do tend to still watch Eurovision but I find it very frustrating as however good the song is and however well performed we have no chance of winning. I think we should call it a day and accept that while we may have some of the world's most successful singers they just cannot get past the political voting system.

There's no way they can 'not' vote for our song this year. I'm not saying it can win, and it's first on which is bad news, but the song is too good to not pick up votes from a lot of countries. I also can't believe I'm saying this [as a Kasabian fan] but I would actually like to go and see him in concert, because his voice is fantastic; he says he has a really great range, octave wise, and I can believe it. The song sends shivers up and down my spine. As I said, I don't like slow songs at all, but this one is special. Mind you, I haven't listened to many of this years songs, so there could be some good ones that are better. It's good fun watching the build up to it all. They take it very seriously in Europe.

I agree with Anika. We won't win - it's a polical vote and we don't stand a chance. Bookies 3rd favourite - we'll be lucky to get 3rd from the end!

I just happened to change channels when the Russian Grannies were performing in the semi-finals. They were terrific, I hope they win! I believe Jedward are appearing tonight as well.

Tonight's the night! Are you going to watch it? I hope to find something better to do, but nevertheless, I hope the grannies will do well. If grannies - and grandpas - all over Europe forget all that political nonsense and vote for them, they will be big celebrities tomorrow - and for a few weeks. One of them is even older than Englebert! Cheers! grannies!

Surely there has to be something better to watch?

DVD, jacey? I only ever watch the results coming in though it is nothing like as funny without a slightly(?) tipsy Terry Wogan putting his oar in. I can never forget him calling the Danish presenters 'Dr Death and the tooth fairy'. I think that got him into trouble with the Danes.

Glad I will be out watching Ladies in Lavender this evening!

I LOVE Eurovision, although haven't had time to 'study' it this year, so most of the songs will be new to me. Graham Norton is a good replacement for Wogan.

Could watch football?
Lord of the rings?
Sebastian Bergmann ...this definitely ...scandi withdrawal systems sorted!!

Sebastian Bergmann in the Wallander with the man boobs, not the Wallander that I was in love with. However, I shall watch the repeat on Tuesday and hope he is wearing a shirt and not a t shirt.

God knows why we bother entering this fiasco year after year, UK and Ireland have nothing to prove we have loads of World class acts unlike tin pot countries like Azerbaijan, (didn't know they were part of Europe anyway). The Eastern bloc countries tend to vote for each other and the winners will sink without a trace. The only act The Eurovison ever produced that are worth remembering were ABBA.

I think we have to because, as founder members we also have to pay more towards it...but I could be wrong about that. I do think that the quality of the music has improved a lot over the past few years, which is why I watch it now; it's also quite a good betting medium if you have the time to follow it through the preliminaries. I got Iceland, 2nd at 20/1 one year .

We PAY towards it???

I think so Anagram ...isn't that why Spain don't want their entry to win ...as it also means next year they'd have to foot the bill for hosting it?

Yes, I know the winning entrant's country has to host next year's event, but I thought crimson was implying that we pay towards it every year...

Costing Azerbajan a fortune no doubt - but they have a very bizarre way of spending their money. There was a huge panic in ireland when Dana won - RTE just didn't have the dish - and then didn't a millionaire build a venue for it somewhere obscure where land was cheap? And then they won again?
I think it is a rather painful illustration of how unpopular Uk is in the rest of Europeandhalfofasia. When we only get a few votes.

We will be carrying on watching the current in-house addiction : The Good Wife. Just got to the end of series 2.