Eurovision Song Contest 2010

[iFrankie]

Come on the UK!!.....

The second semi finals is tonight 8pm till 10pm on BBC3

Final is this Saturday at 8pm till 11:15pm on BBC1.

Ill be voting for Iceland :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAUsxJuQvsQ

[Peter_]

We will never win as this so called contest is an absolute flop and fit up so no wonder we are entering such a rubbish song with a singer who is tone deaf.

Do the BBC really want people to watch ITV this Saturday.

[iFrankie]

We will never win as this so called contest is an absolute flop and fit up so no wonder we are entering such a rubbish song with a singer who is tone deaf.

Do the BBC really want people to watch ITV this Saturday.

Totally forgot BGT was on!, i don't think we'll get anywhere as close as Jade last year.

[Sasha222]

Ireland wont get anywhere either but we will give ye vote

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[Paul]

Is this dead horse still being flogged ...

[Sasha222]

Yep https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/05/24.gif

[Hugh]

http://www.ekd.com/wallpaper/1462

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.... .......................

[Saaf_laandon_mo]

I was watching the repeat on BBC3 last night at about 1am ish. Once you start watching you do get hooked in a sad sort of way. I was actually trying my best to keep awake (no it wasn't sending me to sleep lol) to try and watch as much as I can. Can't remember any of the songsthis morning tho.

[Sasha222]

Thats sad. You should have taped them it and learned all the songs and then be able to list them one by one to us

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj5/jalbarron/new%20large%20cards/new%20large%20cards%204/kr_afool_frog.gif

[iFrankie]

Ireland wont get anywhere either but we will give ye vote

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I actually think Ireland have a chance of winning! :erm:

[Sasha222]

Dont think we will. We have as much chance of winning now as he https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/05/13.gifhas of winning a prize for doing Riverdance

[LSainsbury]

defirish: Are you here just to abuse us with your dodgy animated gifs? :)

[Sasha222]

Nope I just have a good sense of humor :D

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defirish: Are you here just to abuse us with your dodgy animated gifs? :)

Why do you feel abused

[Peter_]

defirish: Are you here just to abuse us with your dodgy animated gifs? :)
Well this thread does deserve dodgy gifs as Eurovision is well dodgy to say the least.

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[iFrankie]

Well this thread does deserve dodgy gifs as Eurovision is well dodgy to say the least.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/05/28.jpg

Would you of watched it if these where on again? :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6umyemztJ9E

[Peter_]

Would you of watched it if these where on again? :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6umyemztJ9E
Still not reason enough.
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[iFrankie]

Still not reason enough.
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I thought that would of been a good enough reason for you! oh well.

[Ben B]

I liked Turkeys entry last year - Hadise - Dum Tek Tek http://youtu.be/DSz5ttALGio (http://youtu.be/watch?v=DSz5ttALGio&feature=fvst), I wonder what they will do this year :)

[iFrankie]

I liked Turkeys entry last year - Hadise - Dum Tek Tek http://youtu.be/DSz5ttALGio (http://youtu.be/watch?v=DSz5ttALGio&feature=fvst), I wonder what they will do this year :)

Rock/Gothic :dozey:

[Sasha222]

I only like the voting part as it's more interesting than the main part of the show.

[iFrankie]

Here we go! GO ICELAND!

[Sasha222]

Its not on yet

[iFrankie]

Its not on yet

It is now. :)

[Ben B]

It's coming on in a min though

[iFrankie]

It's coming on in a min though

Its on now. haha

[Sasha222]

Ya it's on at 8. I thought when Frankie said here we go that it had started already on another station

[iFrankie]

I've put sing along on so ill understand what they are saying haha

[Sasha222]

It is now. :)

Enjoy Frankie

[iFrankie]

Azerbaijan - Amazing :O

[Sasha222]

Hope its better than BGT.

[Tezcatlipoca]

Azerbaijan - Amazing :O

Crap song, but she *was* quite hot.

[iFrankie]

Crap song, but she *was* quite hot.

alright singing voice too!

[Sasha222]

I'm joining ye here. BGT is really bad

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Wow he's good

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alright singing voice too!

Is the sing along on sky box or the Virgin box and how do you put it on if its the sky box

[iFrankie]

Oh Serbia.......

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I'm joining ye here. BGT is really bad

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Wow he's good

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Is the sing along on sky box or the Virgin box and how do you put it on if its the sky box

Red button then sing along

[Sasha222]

Oh Serbia.......

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Red button then sing along

On the Vrigin box so :(

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On the Vrigin box so :(

I just pressed the red button on Sky and it came up. Thanks Frankie :D

[iFrankie]

On the Vrigin box so :(

I only have Sky, as you know, you can have sing along on both, even freeview.

[Sasha222]

I only have Sky, as you know.

Thought you had a Virgin box as well sorry my mistake

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Would be funny if they flew of the stage

[iFrankie]

OMG Ireland are AMAZING!

[Sasha222]

Ya have to say they are

[iFrankie]

Ya have to say they are

Why do i have to say that? because i have irish blood in me?.

I thought it was a great song and the voice! was amazing, they are gonna win or come 2nd 3rd

[Sasha222]

Hi half Irish Blood from a full blooded irish person :D

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He's good.

[LSainsbury]

UK: Nice song in tune. Pity the guy was in one key and the backing singers were in another key. Result = 0

[iFrankie]

UK: Nice song in tune. Pity the guy was in one key and the backing singers were in another key. Result = 0

The backing singers where a mistake, he sounded a hell of alot better on "Your Country Needs You"

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Here's Iceland!

[Sasha222]

He sounded very nervous and he's very young as well but over all I think he done very well

[Peter_]

He sounded very nervous and he's very young as well but over all I think he done very well
His next appearance will be here on Tuesday morning















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[Tezcatlipoca]

Oh Serbia.......

"Balkan! Balkan! Balkan!"


LOL.

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I seem to have completely missed the UK entry. Apparently it's been on & I didn't notice.

[Sasha222]

Ha ha. That is so so funny. You never fail to make me laugh

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e334/puzzlessue/Laugh/smilies_5.gif

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Wouldn't surprised me if they win Its very catchy.

[LSainsbury]

The backing singers where a mistake, he sounded a hell of alot better on "Your Country Needs You"

Can't believe the people of this country voted for him - I never watched the "Your Country Needs You" programmes - are you sure he was the best we could put up for this Eurotrash? Seriously - there *must* have been a better act??

[Ben B]

Nil pwa

[iFrankie]

Can't believe the people of this country voted for him - I never watched the "Your Country Needs You" programmes - are you sure he was the best we could put up for this Eurotrash? Seriously - there *must* have been a better act??

I didn't watch it but i saw it on youtube, ill find a link.

Jade last year was perfect for it, thats why we got a good score i think.

EDIT, i got it wrong, he didn't sing that song on Your Country Needs You, but he did sing this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eQQaxC0kLY

[Sasha222]

How many more songs.

[iFrankie]

How many more songs.

5 more after Russia

[Sasha222]

Enjoy the rest. I'm watching the million pound drop :D

[Tezcatlipoca]

What was the UK entry like? Any good, or the usual rubbish?



How AWFUL was the French entry?! :D Ha, Eurovision is always a great reminder of how bad a lot of European music is. Especially French music.

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Well hello Armenia! :drool:

[Sasha222]

The english guy was really nervous but I thought he was good. I thought the french one was catchy

[Callumpy]

Bring lordi back :(

[iFrankie]

What was the UK entry like? Any good, or the usual rubbish?



How AWFUL was the French entry?! :D Ha, Eurovision is always a great reminder of how bad a lot of European music is. Especially French music.

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Well hello Armenia! :drool:

The phone lines will be busy for Armenia tonight ;)

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Why did Spain have to sing again?

[Sasha222]

What reason did they give for the phone lines being busy. Great stunt. You would have thought they would have had it sorted before it started

[iFrankie]

What reason did they give for the phone lines being busy. Great stunt. You would have thought they would have had it sorted before it started

Its bound to be busy isn't it.

[Tezcatlipoca]

I think it's a bit odd that the phone lines open so early now.

[Sasha222]

I think it's all a fix

[Ben B]

I think it's a bit odd that the phone lines open so early now.
It's silly, they should have waited until all had performed

[iFrankie]

I think it's a bit odd that the phone lines open so early now.

Could be another way to make more money.

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This is why spain had to re-perform

HAHA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQLcPtCG0T8&feature=player_embedded

[Sasha222]

Has the voting started. Million pound drop is brill

[iFrankie]

Has the voting started. Million pound drop is brill

The voting has stopped..

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4 points from Ireland, the cheek LOL joke.

[Sasha222]

Is that all we gave ye. The cheek of them. How is Ireland doing

[Tezcatlipoca]

If I could be bothered to vote, I'd vote based upon hotness, and my vote would go to...

Eva Rivas of Armenia

http://www.evarivas.com/gallery

[iFrankie]

We are doing awful so far with 5 points, Ireland have 2

[Sasha222]

We can consol one another

[iFrankie]

Well i can't say im suprised, but i thought Iceland would of done abit better and Ireland

[Sasha222]

Who is in the lead

[iFrankie]

Who is in the lead

Germany with 72 points.

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Germany now at 94, i think its safe to say they won.

[Sasha222]

Fix Fix Fix :D

[iFrankie]

We're near the bloody bottom this year, last year we came 5th i think?

[Chris]

Can't believe the people of this country voted for him - I never watched the "Your Country Needs You" programmes - are you sure he was the best we could put up for this Eurotrash? Seriously - there *must* have been a better act??

I did watch it, and he was the best. But that's really not saying much. 'Your Country Needs You' was almost embarassing to watch this year.

[iFrankie]

Germany
Turkey
Belgium
Denmark
Romania

Are the top 5 so far.

[Sasha222]

Thanks for keeping me up todate Frankie. :D

[iFrankie]

We're at 23 Ireland at 24 out of 25 LOL :O

[Chris]

We really do deserve nul points for our performance this year. 7 is excessively generous.

[Sasha222]

Ah sure were used to it at this stage :D

[Chris]

Even Malta didn't give us anything. That's how bad it was.

[Ben B]

Even Malta didn't give us anything. That's how bad it was.
Haha, we normally get 12 from them, even when it was Scooch!

[Sasha222]

We really do deserve nul points for our performance this year. 7 is excessively generous.

We got one less than ye :D

[iFrankie]

OMG!!!! Ireland 6 points

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This is embarrassing

[Sasha222]

We just got 5 points ahead of ye. Ha ha :D

[Chris]

OMG!!!! Ireland 6 points

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This is embarrassing

It's no more than we deserve. Honestly, I don't know where they managed to find so many total no-hopers to compete for the UK entry this year. Most of the people who get booed off BGT are better.

[Sasha222]

Graham Norton should get a prize for him commentary

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How many go go

[Chris]

Crivvens. Double figures.

[iFrankie]

OMG we're last.

[Chris]

Wehey, now we're last :rofl:

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Just as well we pay for the party, otherwise we'd be in qualifiers hell next year.

[iFrankie]

I'm never watching this rubbish again.

[Sasha222]

Thinks of it this way. Ye came first from the bottom. :D :D

[Chris]

I'm never watching this rubbish again.

Are you kidding? The phrase 'so bad it's good' was invented for Eurovision.

[Hom3r]

Well we are last yet again. But as the BBC pays the most cash we will not have to pre qualify next year.

we should stop funding this "Vote for your neighbour" so called contest.

Also stop so called pros writing the song.

[iFrankie]

Are you kidding? The phrase 'so bad it's good' was invented for Eurovision.

I seriously thought we was gonna get more points than that!

[Ben B]

Actual last hahahahaha

[Chris]

Then, my dear Frankie, you were seriously deluded. ;)

[Tezcatlipoca]

Oh dear! :D

[Hom3r]

I seriously thought we was gonna get more points than that!


Well what do you expect from PW?

A EV song should be fast moving and one people cash get with,

[iFrankie]

Then, my dear Frankie, you were seriously deluded. ;)

Maybe so maybe so :cry:

[Sasha222]

Well we are last yet again. But as the BBC pays the most cash we will not have to pre qualify next year.

we should stop funding this "Vote for your neighbour" so called contest.

Also stop so called pros writing the song.

Block voting is going on for awhile now and no matter what song is put forward for England and Ireland they have more chance of winning the lotto without buying a ticket so the two countrys should pull out now from the scam that it is now

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That song is rubbish :D

[iFrankie]

Is it me or does germany's song sound alot like Amy Winehouse - Valerie?

[Sasha222]

I dont listen to her so I wouldn't have a clue. It's a rubbish song.

[Chris]

Block voting is going on for awhile now and no matter what song is put forward for England and Ireland they have more chance of winning the lotto without buying a ticket so the two countrys should pull out now from the scam that it is now

Except that east European countries voting for their mates should also have prevented Germany from winning. But they just won.

The matey voting is always going to be a feature of the competition. It always has been, and not just from the east. The UK and Ireland have had more than their fair share of winners in the past, despite all that. I can't speak for Ireland (I missed their entry this year), but the reason we did so badly this year was that the song and the performer were both gash. Pure and simple.

[Hom3r]

Except that east European countries voting for their mates should also have prevented Germany from winning. But they just won.

The matey voting is always going to be a feature of the competition. It always has been, and not just from the east. The UK and Ireland have had more than their fair share of winners in the past, despite all that. I can't speak for Ireland (I missed their entry this year), but the reason we did so badly this year was that the song and the performer were both gash. Pure and simple.


But back then europe was smaller, and the smaller eastern european countries were a part of a bigger country (Yugoslavia etc)

[iFrankie]

Except that east European countries voting for their mates should also have prevented Germany from winning. But they just won.

The matey voting is always going to be a feature of the competition. It always has been, and not just from the east. The UK and Ireland have had more than their fair share of winners in the past, despite all that. I can't speak for Ireland (I missed their entry this year), but the reason we did so badly this year was that the song and the performer were both gash. Pure and simple.

Ireland won 7 times UK 5 times, thats quite alot.

[Tezcatlipoca]

Ireland's best entry that never was:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzYzVMcgWhg

[Chris]

Without clicking the link ... I'm going to hazard a guess that it's a song about a horse. :D

[Sasha222]

Take a chance go on I dare you. You might surprise yourself :D

[Tezcatlipoca]

Without clicking the link ... I'm going to hazard a guess that it's a song about a horse. :D

However did you guess that? :D

[Hom3r]

Any bets on Monday Josh's single will be in the bargin basement :D

[iFrankie]

Any bets on Monday Josh's single will be in the bargin basement :D

Probably see it in poundland for 50p now.

[Sasha222]

Probably see it in poundland for 50p now.

5op. They will be trying to give it away for nothing with the Irish one and bets will be placed to see which one is gone first :D

[alferret]

Just caught up with the scores, how dissapointing is that 10 points LMAO http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn249/apeman316/emoticons/lmao2.gif Eurovision song contest has been for quite a while a political pals voting forum, never the less even if the UK were boosom buddies with all of europe with a song like that we would still come last.

I wonder how Sir Webber is feeling this morning after all those nil points :D I dont thik he will be stepping up to the plate to write next years.

I wonder what the cost is to the license fee payer for this really crap, boring old pals program to be broadcast to the UK (including Nortons pay packet)

[Tezcatlipoca]

I wonder how Sir Webber is feeling this morning after all those nil points :D I dont thik he will be stepping up to the plate to write next years.

He didn't write this year's either!

This year's crappy entry was written by Pete Waterman, Mike Stock & Steve Crosby.

[alferret]

He didn't write this year's either!

This year's crappy entry was written by Pete Waterman, Mike Stock & Steve Crosby.


Ahhh for some reason I thought he wrote it :erm: I must have been having a moment :D

[Tezcatlipoca]

Nah, he wrote last year's crappy UK entry.

[Ben B]

Nah, he wrote last year's crappy UK entry.
Aye, but at least we got fifth last year and not dead last

[iFrankie]

Aye, but at least we got fifth last year and not dead last

Amen to that.

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Maybe next year we'll have a chance

[Tezcatlipoca]

Maybe next year we'll have a chance

Hah, unlikely! :D

[iFrankie]

Hah, unlikely! :D

Have a little faith Matt! have a little faith :D

[Sasha222]

As long as the block voting continues there wont be a hope in hell that England or Ireland will win the Eurovision. They could put in the best singer in the world and have the best song and it still wouldn't win.

[iFrankie]

Josh didn't even make it into the UK Top 40 Charts! not even the top 75!

British Eurovision entrant Josh Dubovie failed to chart in the top 75, having come bottom in Saturday's contest.

FAIL.

[Peter_]

Josh didn't even make it into the UK Top 40 Charts! not even the top 75!


FAIL.
He should get into the Top 75 here tomorrow.:D

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[Sasha222]

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/05/2.jpg


He signed already :D

[Chris]

As long as the block voting continues there wont be a hope in hell that England or Ireland will win the Eurovision. They could put in the best singer in the world and have the best song and it still wouldn't win.

Not true. As Germany proved on Saturday night.

As I said earlier, I missed Ireland's song so I can't comment on it. But I know why the UK came bottom. It was because the song, and the performance of it, were utterly, utterly awful.

We were not the victims of block voting, we were the victims of a BBC production that, for some reason, really didn't seem to give two short smegs about Eurovision this year. The "Your Country Needs You" show that was screened earlier this year was absolutely abysmal, from the half dozen utter no-hoper acts that were booked, to the studio production itself: cheap, nasty and with a very obvious lack of rehearsal time. Even the silver-tongued Norton kept tripping over his lines and missing his cues.

[Digital Fanatic]

Not true. As Germany proved on Saturday night.

As I said earlier, I missed Ireland's song so I can't comment on it. But I know why the UK came bottom. It was because the song, and the performance of it, were utterly, utterly awful.

We were not the victims of block voting, we were the victims of a BBC production that, for some reason, really didn't seem to give two short smegs about Eurovision this year. The "Your Country Needs You" show that was screened earlier this year was absolutely abysmal, from the half dozen utter no-hoper acts that were booked, to the studio production itself: cheap, nasty and with a very obvious lack of rehearsal time. Even the silver-tongued Norton kept tripping over his lines and missing his cues.

It wasn't a good song or performance... the winner was a bit crap too though... the vocals were a bit dodgy! :D

[jrhnewark]

I think it's really disappointing. I think it's actually one of those really good things that unites the whole continent, which is actually quite rare as we all have very little to do with each other most of the time! The whole Eurovision organisation achieves that very well - the Song Contest being a small part of it.

I think the issue is that we, as a nation, are just too un-European to do well at it. All we need to do is enter one of our really good pop acts that are already known in Europe - Pixie Lott or one of the other female artists? - and we'd do really well.

The trouble is that, for the record companies, the risk of failure is too great.

The reason why Germany did well this year is that Lena's record company let her enter despite the risk of failure.

Germany's win is a nay-say to all those who say that block voting is the biggest problem in the contest. Don't get me wrong, I sighed when Cyprus gave Greece loads of points (although this is pretty understandable - he was singing in Greek), but the overall winner typically went well out in front of the rest.

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As long as the block voting continues there wont be a hope in hell that England or Ireland will win the Eurovision. They could put in the best singer in the world and have the best song and it still wouldn't win.England won't win the contest, it's the UK that enters. :rolleyes:

[papa smurf]

i see we came last
guess who refused to bail out Greece ,and the sinking ship that is the Euro

what a load of old politics this "competition" is :shocked:

[jrhnewark]

i see we came last
guess who refused to bail out Greece ,and the sinking ship that is the Euro

what a load of old politics this "competition" is :shocked:Who asked us to bail out Greece? And who would care, apart from Greeks?!

[Saaf_laandon_mo]

We didn't win because of the bloody immigrants in this country taking our jobs, not blending in, building mosques on every corner, wearing burka's, stealing our cable blah blah blah. Actually where we went wrong is the performer wasn't an attractive, fit bird. If it had been, we might not have won but we certainly wouldn't have come last.

[Chris]

i see we came last
guess who refused to bail out Greece ,and the sinking ship that is the Euro

what a load of old politics this "competition" is :shocked:

What has that got to do with a competition where about two thirds of the finalists come from countries that don't even use the Euro? And most of them aren't even in the EU?