Eurovision Updates So Far v2

[Roboevil]

We're never going to win.

It's a bit ****, like all Eurovision songs. How did she get the part to sing it?

[Sammeth.]

Our country selection, Your Country Needs You. 6 people got through to the final, we chose her

People seem so quick to say we are so bad at Eurovision and not many people realise that out of the 53 contests held so far in 42 of them we have come in a Top 10 position, 23 of them we have come in a Top 3 position and we have won 5, which is only 2nd to Ireland's 7 in most amount of wins. Plus if we combined everyones points over the years we've earned the most points out of any other country by a long shot.

This year there are a whole bunch of changes to our own selection and to Eurovision itself which gives us a much larger chance of winning, so we actually have high hopes this year. If we don't win we'll get a high position for sure. Kapow!

The absolutely lush stage is coming along nicely

[Twist]

We're never going to win.

It's a bit ****, like all Eurovision songs. How did she get the part to sing it?

Sob story :rolleyes:.

[Sammeth.]

Sob story :rolleyes:.

*The most talented singer out the bunch.

[Twist]

*The most talented singer out the bunch.

Good one ol:.

[Sammeth.]

Good one ol:.

She is rather a good one yes Glad we agree.

[PriceTags]

Good one ol:.

Out of the other 5, only one was good, and she went out second.

We are coming tenth out of 42 in the betting odds, and out of those ten, Sweden, Malta and Estonia might not even qualify.

We need to wait for rehearsals, where the odds will be turned upside down. After the Amsterdam Preview Party, Ukraine's odds went down dramatically, with a stage show of semi-naked dancers and a singer who is attractive in her own special way.

Jury voting is always unpredictable, and they always favour the UK, ballads and classy performance, and our song is by far the best ballad. The others are rather average. The shortest odds available on the UK are 20-1 compared to the 50-1 on the UK this time last year.

Our song last year was a load of poo - but some broadcasters announced their jury votes and the UK got more points from 3 countries' juries than 41 countries' televotes (and the San Marinese jury).

[PriceTags]

We're now in Eurovision month! In just 11 days, the first 18 countries will perform in the first semifinal!

Rehearsals begin on Sunday morning, with the first 9 countries rehearsing. Jade will rehearse on May 9th.

A quick top 10 on the betting (with longest odds):
1. Norway (7/4)
2. Greece (7/1)
3. Turkey (10/1)
4. United Kingdom (20/1)
5. Azerbaijan (25/1)
6. Ukraine (25/1)
7. Sweden (25/1)
8. Malta (25/1)
9. Bosnia & Herzegovina (28/1)
10. France (33/1)

So in this top ten are three four who never ever do well: Norway (who did come 5th last year by sending a decent song - it can be done!), United Kingdom, Malta (whose representative came 2nd in 1998 in Birmingham and 3rd in 2005 in Kyiv) and France (who is a big superstar in many countries in Europe).

[PriceTags]

It has been confirmed by the BBC that if you press red during the three shows, you can have the lyrics on screen in the language they're being sung in and English and that Paddy O'Connell and Sarah Cawood will be commentating on the semifinals.

The postcards and green room designs have been revealed. The postcards appear to be people running around futuristic cartoons with landmarks the country in the colours of the country, with Miss World popping up at the end in her costume as a stereotypical woman from the country about to appear (that's why the UK one looks like she gets around a bit). The green room design is based on the "Periodic Table of Eurovision Elements", with the countries arranged by the year they first entered and the positions they get, meaning the UK is near the beginning with an entry year of 1957 and a lot of good positions.

[Sammeth.]

It has been confirmed by the BBC that if you press red during the three shows, you can have the lyrics on screen in the language they're being sung in and English and that Paddy O'Connell and Sarah Cawood will be commentating on the semifinals.

The postcards and green room designs have been revealed. The postcards appear to be people running around futuristic cartoons with landmarks the country in the colours of the country, with Miss World popping up at the end in her costume as a stereotypical woman from the country about to appear (that's why the UK one looks like she gets around a bit). The green room design is based on the "Periodic Table of Eurovision Elements", with the countries arranged by the year they first entered and the positions they get, meaning the UK is near the beginning with an entry year of 1957 and a lot of good positions.

Emphasis on the lot of good positions which people seem to forget about cus for some reason loads of people like to focus on the times we do bad.

Only 10 days till the 1st Semi Final Jack!! Woo!