Eurovision Song Contest 2015

[Rhys Benjamin]

Well, we won't be in London next year, that's for sure. Neither the UK or Australia are good enough to win.]

I have only heard the songs once due to A Levels and Countdown, but Spain, Moldova (!!), Estonia, and Belgium sound good to me.

I'm not quite sure on Israel.

And Finland is this year's novelty act.

Lump on, you puntaaaas!

[Gavin Chipper]

Is this Saturday 23rd? Co:KL I'm afraid.

[Phil Reynolds]

Is this Saturday 23rd? Co:KL I'm afraid.

Countdown in Kuala Lumpur?

[Gavin Chipper]

Is this Saturday 23rd? Co:KL I'm afraid.

Countdown in Kuala Lumpur?

I have a friend that lives in Malaysia, so perhaps this could be organised. (But it's King's Lynn until then.)

[Phil Reynolds]

Is this Saturday 23rd? Co:KL I'm afraid.

Countdown in Kuala Lumpur?

I have a friend that lives in Malaysia, so perhaps this could be organised. (But it's King's Lynn until then.)

Seems reasonable. Pronounced "cockle", I trust.

[Steven M. McCann]

Apparently the UK's entry this year features some "scatting", I was going to make an off colour joke, but I have somehow managed to resist the temptation!

[James Robinson]

Seems reasonable. Pronounced "cockle", I trust.

Indeedy do, Mike has been making sure we pronounce it like that.

[Steven M. McCann]

The first live semi-final is on BBC3 now, for anybody looking for some idea on what to have a bet on.

[Rhys Benjamin]

OK, my prediction for tonight: Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, The Netherlands.

The shock will be Georgia, that won't go through despite being very good.

[Rhys Benjamin]

Six. Oh dear.

[Rhys Benjamin]

Tonight's predictions: Azerbaijan, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Sweden.

Slovenia could easily be in there somewhere, though.

[Steven M. McCann]

My 10 are LITHUANIA IRELAND NORWAY PORTUGAL LATVIA ICELAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND POLAND & SLOVENIA.

[Rhys Benjamin]

A shoddy and mediocre 5 out of 10 for me.

[Steven M. McCann]

I make it you got 6 right Rhys, the favourites Sweden are a joke price (13/8) O.K. he interacts well with the graphics but there's no way he should be this short as the song and his singing are nothing special.
The voters did a great job on culling the fit females from this semi-final!(Spoilsports)

[James Laverty]

Shocked that Israel and Slovenia got through, thought both of them were crap!, Very disappointed Switzerland didn't get through

[Marc Meakin]

If the Aussies win will they get to host it ?

[Marc Meakin]

I do hope Katie Boyle gets a name check tomorrow

[James Robinson]

If the Aussies win will they get to host it ?

Yes, but not in Australia. Seems likely that it would be in London, if it were the case that Australia won. (Probably our best chance of hosting it ever again.... )

[Steven M. McCann]

There has been a huge gamble on BELGIUM, freely available @ 80/1 before the first semi-final, now you would struggle to get 7/1.
My money's going on RUSSIA at around 4/1.

[Steven M. McCann]

When it comes to pure greed, Bookmakers could teach Bankers a thing or two.
The money grabbing c#@ts have been shortening up every thing, however I think I have managed to find a little each-way value in the form of.............ESTONIA @ around 25/1.

[James Laverty]

Little Drinking Game for tonight if anyone is interested


Great Britain score points- 1 finger per point
If Cyprus give Greece 12 points or vice versa- 1 finger
Graham Norton describes song as a "contender"- 2 fingers
Everytime a former winner is mentioned- 2 fingers
Graham Norton mentions block voting- 1 fingers
Someone makes a mess of announcing results- 2 fingers
Graham Norton is critical of a performance- 3 fingers
Song is not in English- 3 fingers
Nigella Lawson puts on her "food porn" voice when announcing the UK results- 3 fingers
If a country gives a neighbour 12 points- 1 finger
Graham Norton criticises staging- 2 fingers
Innuendos- 1 finger per innuendo
Any mention of a former British act- 2 fingers
Any mention of Australia- 1 finger
Graham Norton says an act looks like someone- 1 finger if celebrity, 2 fingers for a description

[Marc Meakin]

your not planning on being sober tonight.
It's a shame Switzerland never qualified.
I was thinking of becoming a Swiss citizen
Their flag is a big plus.

[Marc Meakin]

A link to the running order http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/euro ... er-5743442

[Steven M. McCann]

Graham Norton seems to be under the impression that Conchita is actually a woman rather than a bearded bloke who likes wearing women's clothes.

[James Laverty]

I rarely plan on being sober Marc

[Steven M. McCann]

7/1 now SERBIA, bookies Paddy Power are taking the piss!, she was 200/1 earlier this week!

[Steven M. McCann]

No doubt the anti Russian "juries" played a huge part in fixing it for the "gimmick" winner.

[Phil Reynolds]

Graham Norton seems to be under the impression that Conchita is actually a woman rather than a bearded bloke who likes wearing women's clothes.

Tom Neuwirth (the performer who plays Conchita) uses the masculine pronoun when referring to himself, and the feminine pronoun when referring to the character; and Graham, like other commentators, follows the same protocol. Not sure what you find difficult about that.

[Marc Meakin]

Got a bit of a phobia of chicks with beards.
I fear the Wurst.

[Steven M. McCann]

I see this years Austrian entry (3 blokes with plenty of facial hair) came last with 0 points maybe they should have borrowed some of Conchita's frocks!

[Marc Meakin]

Eurovision has been as camp as Christmas, for years, now.
Maybe Rylan should give it a go next year.

[Gavin Chipper]

Annoyingly I missed this but I think Co:KL was better. I might look up some of the songs on YouTube to see what I make of them.

[Steven M. McCann]

The Public Gets What The Public Wants.......
Well they certainly didn't in this years Eurovision, the public wanted ITALY as winners, but instead got their 3rd choice, SWEDEN, thanks to the voting shenanigans of the Juries, who somehow managed to have ITALY only 6th.
Shades of last year when the UK public wanted to give the Polish entry 12 points but the politically correct UK Jury didn't want to give Poland the steam of their piss, so hence Poland got 0 points from the UK.
Do away with the Juries, they have far too big an influence.