It's OUR Time! (Eurovision Song Contest)

Member Name: blackviolets

Product:	Eurovision Song Contest
Date:	06/05/09 (59 review reads)
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Advantages: some of the songs, entertaining

Disadvantages: no Terry Wogan

This years song contest will be the 54th, taking place on the 16th May I know I've got my seat prepared, all set to watch it. Nobody, and I mean nobody is going to stop me from watching this great musically entertaining show. OK, so I may be going over the top a bit here, but seriously when it comes to laughing at other people, this is a great and most definetly acceptable way of doing it!

Officially the last time the UK won the Eurovision Song Contest was in 1997, where Katrina and the Waves won it with the tuneful Love Shine a Light. I've actually done my research and I can safely say that with a staggering 227 points, I think we did rather well! Random fact, that year Ireland came second.

It's been 12 years now since we last won it and I'm sorry to say I don't think we we'll be getting the top spot anytime soon. It doesn't matter that we've got Andrew Lloyd Webber on hand and that they've changed the voting methods, it's still going to be a struggle. I'm not trying to put a dampner on things, there's nothing wrong with being a bit optimistic.

Last year we again didn't do very well, but lucky old us get a free pass into the finals just like Spain, France and Germany. Something to do with money I've been told. This year there's going to be 42 countries entering the competition, some tough opposition.

The most successful group to come out of the contest is the somewhat well known ABBA, but this years' UK entry, Jade, might get a record deal out of it. I know that the Lord Webber himself has helped out a bit, but I have to say I am disappointed by our song. It's just a bit, well, boring. But that's just my opinion and as I don't physically pick up the phone to vote who am I say who's a worthy winner!

The Eurovisions Song Contest has been well known for it's more politically voting of late that what's being sung, and sadly down to that, I feel we've lost Terry Wogans' sarky comments and jokes about the entries and the country who actually hosts it. We've got Graham Norton and out of all the people who've been rumoured to do it, I'd glad that he got the job. With the voting system they're going to re-introduce ta national jury alongside televoting. Which should be interesting.

Still, let's see what it's like on the night and hope that 'My Time' will get us some good points! The time has not been officiated yet but my advice is to book Saturday 16th May-just over a week away-(yes it's that close you can almost taste it) as a stay in night, even if it's just to have a laugh. Which is what most people seem to watch it for anyway!

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