***Official Eurovision 2014 Thread***

[Eeyore]

CRIKEY!.

dont follow eurovision but just caught the back end of the voting......i am very confused.

please tell me Conchita Sausage (Wurst) is a stage name

all be it a cracking one

Real name is Thomas Neuwirth

 

[vegster]

Been out tonight, how close to last did we come this time ?

 

[m20gull]

Been out tonight, how close to last did we come this time ?

Very. But well above France.

 

[vegster]

Very. But we'll above France.

Oh dear,usual story then... is it time to wheel out Cliff for one last hurrah ?

 

[Pinkie Brown]

 

[Soulman]

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[Steve Foster]

And the winner is?

......... Russell Brand?

https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/showt...rby-County-Score-Predictor-Second-Leg-Playoff

 

[somerset]

Have to disagree. I'd say it's very much 2014. This artist has challenged gender stereotyping and challenged the bullying backlash of macho culture in parts of Europe.

The song was an enjoyable one regardless, I loved it when Dana International won in 1998, and I'm pleased again this year. If there are some in Eastern Europe who want to take this competition seriously then they, like Belarus, cannot call for people like this to be banned.

If they want to use a simple song contest to make political statements, then let the rest of the continent send a contrary one, and reply in a way that offends them most.

Thomas Neuwirth is a very brave man. And I applaud what he has done.

It has become a 'camp-fest', perhaps it has always been, most of the mosh pit were groups of moustachioed middle age men in tight T-shirts. We shouldn't get stressed about the geopolitical voting tactics, we should just cut through it by getting David Williams or Russell Brand to represent us next year....... we would win at a canter.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Very. But well above France.

We beat France Germany and Italy. If we did that in the Euros or World cup, we'd be delighted!

 

[fat old seagull]

Gordon Smith wins Eurovision.....

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[Eeyore]

It has become a 'camp-fest', perhaps it has always been, most of the mosh pit were groups of moustachioed middle age men in tight T-shirts. We shouldn't get stressed about the geopolitical voting tactics, we should just cut through it by getting David Williams or Russell Brand to represent us next year....... we would win at a canter.

Certainly a clash of cultures:

Russia- I raise you a pair of sexy blonde twins
Austria- I raise you a bearded man in a dress. You lose...

I don't take it seriously, but I love it when the quirky and unusual wins. The Eastern Europeans do take it seriously though, so seeing their macho posturing neanderthals challenged by a Viennese stiletto heal made it all the more better.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The ONLY chance the UK have got of winning this again is by entering Chas and Dave.

 

[Soulman]

"Dan, eat a Snickers" "Why?" "Because you turn into a right diva when you're hungry"

 

[glasfryn]

Real name is Thomas Neuwirth

surely a reincarnation of Kenny Everitt

 

[Hillian1]

France should have won, it was by fa\r the song that made me laugh the most.

What the hell was all that bit with Norton all about, were they taking the piss out of him?

 

[Eeyore]

surely a reincarnation of Kenny Everitt

All done in the best possible taste...

 

[Eeyore]

France should have won, it was by fa\r the song that made me laugh the most.

What the hell was all that bit with Norton all about, were they taking the piss out of him?

That was funny, and clearly unrehearsed. Even then, his wit was too quick for them. The attitude of our commentators, firstly Terry Wogan, then him, does ruffle a few feathers. It's another reason why the UK entry will never do well. That said, it is also a reason why people watch it. They capture an angle on the competition which reflects most people's view-it's light entertainment.

 

[glasfryn]

All done in the best possible taste...

you are showing your age now!

 

[Napper]

Sympathy vote won it

 

[chez]

So you liked the Icelandic song called "No Prejudice" which talks about how we're all the same inside, then talk about the Austrian entry being "wrong".

Nope, not at all contradictory or hypocritical.

You what

This aint bloody question time you know, stop getting so political about things.

It's the Eurovision contest, what the hell are you doing listening to the bloody words of the songs?!!!