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[b]Anthony wrote:[/b]
[quote]I have just watched the rehearsals on a big screen in the press centre. I'm not ready to come out with a top five yet. I'll wait until I have watched them in the arena tonight. I have never found it so difficult. Many countries have finally sussed what it takes to grab votes in this format, but they can't all succeed.

The biggest audience reactions today were for Ukraine and Germany. I do fear that Ukraine is going to walk the contest. The &quot;nutter&quot; song as I call it usually comes about fifth or sixth, but without a genuine hit and with so many different musical styles to choose from, I don't see what can stop it. Only the pure class of Serbia has a chance.

The western journalists were fuming after the semi results, but now I have had time to reflect, I'm not sure. I wouldn't deny the regional voting element exists, but they use their big stars, and appear to have invested much more thought into what it takes to win. With the exception of Andorra, there was nothing but a dated tired old format from the western nations.

As for Scooch today, the only word which springs to mind is amateur. Had I been watching them in Butlins, I may have said they were quite good, but for an international song festival, this is an embarrassment.

Incidentally they have a Nothing to Declare sign on stage. Not sure whether this refers to their talent or the number of points they will receive[/quote]

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Topic History of: Eurovision - semi final Thursday night
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Author	Message
centaur	The girl with the great legs is called Natalia.. Y
Anthony	So having watched both of todays ESC rehearsals, I shall have a go at my top 5 prediction:- Ukraine, Serbia, Latvia, Belarus, Turkey. I'm quite confident that I have the top two. It is rumoured in the press centre that Latvia won the semi by a mile. I have heard these rumours in previous years though, and they have proven false. I think Germany and Hungary could be dark horses, as they are different in style to the other songs, and both have great performers, and Moldova, coming at the end after a run of mediocre songs could be in with a shout. And I haven't entirely ruled out Slovenia. As for last place, I can't see beyond UK
Anthony	I have just watched the rehearsals on a big screen in the press centre. I'm not ready to come out with a top five yet. I'll wait until I have watched them in the arena tonight. I have never found it so difficult. Many countries have finally sussed what it takes to grab votes in this format, but they can't all succeed. The biggest audience reactions today were for Ukraine and Germany. I do fear that Ukraine is going to walk the contest. The "nutter" song as I call it usually comes about fifth or sixth, but without a genuine hit and with so many different musical styles to choose from, I don't see what can stop it. Only the pure class of Serbia has a chance. The western journalists were fuming after the semi results, but now I have had time to reflect, I'm not sure. I wouldn't deny the regional voting element exists, but they use their big stars, and appear to have invested much more thought into what it takes to win. With the exception of Andorra, there was nothing but a dated tired old format from the western nations. As for Scooch today, the only word which springs to mind is amateur. Had I been watching them in Butlins, I may have said they were quite good, but for an international song festival, this is an embarrassment. Incidentally they have a Nothing to Declare sign on stage. Not sure whether this refers to their talent or the number of points they will receive
Al	I've listened to all of the Eurovision songs several times now. Some of them I liked very much on first hearing, but after a while they became just normal and average sounding. Others I was not impressed with at all from the start. By the final listen, only one stayed in my head with annoying freshness, even though I wouldn't have picked it as one of the best. It's the song from Ukraine. Despite this, my favourite is the German entry. However, I've decided to wipe out all of my thoughts on the songs so far, as much as is possible, and watch the show on Saturday and decide on who gives the best performance on the night. Back to basics. I suspect that, as usual, I'll be quite disappointed with the overall winner - although I'm prepared to be surprised. Scooch could finish in the top ten.
Mart	Win or lose or indifferent in placing,Scootch have left us with one of the most ironic Eurovision jests ever. We don`t actually need Wogan, just stick The Scootchers on for 30 seconds in between each act. Quite adequate. Seriuosly though as a pop addict I`m really looking forward to it.