Amph Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Austria is up first. Not particularly fond of the song, but it's certainly an improvement over last year's entry.

The intro show is on now, they just showed Celine Dion. Boy has she had alot of "work" done

 

What's the point since Terry Wogan stopped commentating?

 

Montenegro has my vote.

 

do they sing the same song in the semi and the final?

 

i thought so.

not gonna watch the semi then, won't spoil myself for the traditional Eurovision drinking contest on Saturday.

 

It was nice of the other countries to lend the Cyprus singer their wind machine.

I'm assuming people vored for Moldova's dress. Stunning that neither Serbia nor Croatia advanced. And totally expected that Austria are headed home early again.

 

I think Bonnie Tyler might Need A Hero to get her anywhere for the UK this year

 

I'm not sure what we hope to achieve by wheeling out has-been stars like Tyler & Humperdink. So what if some people who are middle-aged or above remember who they are, doesn't mean they get votes.

We should try what we did a few years ago when Andrew Lloyd-Webber wrote a song and selected someone to perform it, we were 5th then. Since 2002 when we were 3rd we seem to have lost much of what has made us so successful in the competition over the years (5 wins, 15 times runner-up etc.). People like ALW know how it works so that is a formula we should run with more often.

Otherwise we're getting towards 20 years with no win.

 

As dreadful as Austria's "shining" entry was, it was certainly no worse than Lithuania, Ireland or Belarus. Even Denmark, who are apparently among the favorites, were pretty poor.

And I'm still devastated that Montenegro are out.

 

The Austrian TV commentator referred to them as the Felix Baumgartner Memorial Band ("Gedächtnisband").

 

And he's actually the rather straight-laced commentator. Last year they let two comedians (who refer to the ESC as the "Paralympics of Pop") do a secodnary audio track for the finale, it was brilliant.Sadly, I don't think they're doing it again this year.

 

Ya know, I've heard of this and have always wanted to go. Mainly because I dream of traveling Europe at some point.

 

Going to be very difficult predicting voting in the Finle without the Balkan block. Serbs and Croats can't stand each other, kill each other on the battlefield and in soccer stadiums, but always seem to give each other 12 points. WTF?

 

Should be a night full of cheese this Saturday! Although shoot me, but I loved last years UK entry 'Love Will Set You Free' by Englebert Humperdinck. God knows why it only came second to bottom? I thought it had far more punch than previous entries!

Still, 'Believe In Me' does grow on you, but I am sure we will do naff again despite having some false hope - come on Bonnie, give it some!