Eurovision Song Contest 2008 (20th - 24th May)

[DAN DAN]

Eurovision has become the elephant's graveyard of reality TV show singers it seems.

[DAN DAN]

Michelle is disturbing me.

[DAN DAN]

I could grow to like mental Simona, don't think it'll go through though. Michelle should win it but I worry that Andy will get the sympathy vote since everyone loved him on x factor. Would be bad if he won.

[Beanie]

She ain't disturbing me - a 26.00 punt into 1.65 within an hour - c'mon the Gayle!!!!

[DAN DAN]

[Beanie]

Oh my - Andy wins against the odds - Michelle 1.29 when the market suspended on Betfair. Not so concerned from a betting perspective as I'd laid a chunk of it, but that's a shocking choice from the UK. Best singer, shocking song for ESC.

[all_funkt_up]

All the songs were, without exception, shit.

[all_funkt_up]

And not even good shit. This is shit shit. This shit aint worth shit.

[DAN DAN]

but I worry that Andy will get the sympathy vote since everyone loved him on x factor. Would be bad if he won.

It was what I worried about, how stupid are the British public, don't they want us to have more than nil points?

[stereoman]

I feel asleep on Saturday afternoon after a 36 hour stretch between Friday/Saturday so I wouldn't have been much help to any of ya anyhoo.

If I didn't know any better the BBC are being very deliberate in picking people who have no chance whatsoever of winning the event. I don't think the BBC can afford to win the show and having to stump the cash in hosting it which is probably why we have sent some of the ropiest acts (the frankly disturbingly successful Daz Simpson, and pop hasbeens Scooch) to the show.

everyHit.com - List of Eurovision winners and every British entry

Ireland probably have the same lack of motivation in winning the event as well and are probably still having to pay for having hosting the shows when they really went for the jugular back in the 90s with three back-to-back wins in '92, '93 and '94.

Arguably this move of sending a puppet (I think that's a Eurovision first!) could actually seemingly backfire on 'em if the weight of support going by money put at the bookies is anything to go by!

The UK are seemingly going to play up the race card if the UK does badly again this year.

[kompressaur]

Is there 2 semi finals this year? I will go and check. Soz if its been mentioned.

Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Semi-Final (1) | First Semi-Final | Eurovision Song Contest - Belgrade 2008

who's in the 2nd semi then?

[likesadabble]

im back for my yearly posting on the eurovision action, bear in mind i did pathetic last year!

[kompressaur]

Aye well at least you had fun liklesadabble. Holy shit no thats not whjat its about this is serious stuff. Soz im just testing hte hot link

Greece