sorry barry. i didn't vote for them either. But they did come second

and with you about Englebert. At least we got into double figures.

missed all of the show, but caught up with what happened on breakfast news......

The winning song has already been top of the charts in four countries. No wonder people voted for it when they already knew it so well. I got nothing from it. I voted for Iceland who did nearly as badly as we did. I thought theirs was beautiful. I clearly have no discrimintaion

So does this mean that other countries genuinely didn't like Hump's song at all, or that England has no friends in Europe?

we got low points from 3 countries. It also didn't help that Engelbert was 1st to sing in the final so the song was forgotten by the end of the songs. I'm even surprised we only got 4 points from ireland (who usually give us 12 points)

You and me both then! Although I missed everything except the results last night, I did really like the Icelandic song when I looked at, and listened to, the video on the Eurovision website last week



I'm afraid I think he was (is) just too old, without the quirkiness of the grannies...

I actually liked the Turkish sailors making their cloaks into a boat .

Despite the political voting in places, it's the former. With the reintroduction of juries, the cream does tend to rise to the top of the table. And apart from poor old Norway (who either seem to do really well or appallingly), the UK had the worst song. We need to rethink...

I voted for the German singer - I liked his song and his voice and most of all his pretty eyes! My partner voted for the Irish.

The actual voting procedure was totally ruined by two unbeliveably inane French commentators who nattered through it all.

Anyway, the votes have nothing to do with music - it's just an exercise in mutual back patting. But it was quite fun.l

I thought Iceland's song the nicest too, but the competition is no longer based on the first hearing of a song. I think Sweden's entry must grow on people, because although I got nothing from it, BerkshireSon, who is mad about Eurovision and actually bought the CD, placed it second on his voting list.

I'm afraid we've needed a rethink for quite a while .....

Same old story for the UK...

I quite liked the Denmark entry, but it only came fourth bottom, which is a surprise. On the other hand, wasn't very keen on the Albanian one (even though it had a piano in it ), yet it came fifth. Yes, she's got a really good voice, but the song felt a bit like someone strangling a cat. Liked Malta, but they didn't do very well either...

Not surprised that Jedward didn't do any better than last year....

Thank goodness the Russian grannies didn't win...

Car Expert

I think there is more to it than political voting. Europe's taste in music seems a lot different to ours. If America was part of the competition, I think UK and Ireland would score more highly, as American pop music is more in line with ours. And let's face it, America isn't much less European than some of the countries that take part.

Yep! We need to stop taking this competition seriously, play the Europeans at their own game, and enter some naff song next time. Preferably with a gimmick.

As for Englebert, I was sceptical when I heard he was representing UK, but I liked his song. I don't have a TV and was out for most of the evening anyway. But I turned on the radio just in time to hear the reminder of all the songs. Without being biased, Englebert's was the only song that stood out from the others in any way. Just a pity he was on first.

I thought it was terrible. Really dirgey (?) and also out of tune.

What I want to know is who ON EARTH voted for that Albanian Banshee with a piece of rope welded to her head?



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