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Topic History of: Swedish Eurovision Final Miles Ahead Of UK Effort In Terms Of Song Quality
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Michael |
Someone was telling me last night that the Belgian rounds also went out over four nights, with the inevitable build in viewers. The producers also had a brainwave, and booked a theatre in Belgrade and asked a local audience there to vote for the Belgian entries. They gave totally different results than the Belgian jury, inevitably, but that's exactly why it was a good idea to do it. Very smart programming on their part. They are, after all, in the audience business rather than the music business. And if you get good audiences, you will inevitably get better quality submissions. |
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Hit Master |
I personally do not think that Dima Bilan's entry is strong enough to win this year, even with Timbaland's input. It will do well due to Bilan's huge poularity and Russia's recent track record but is not a winner.
Sweden have won three Eurovisions since ABBA but none since Charlotte Perrelli in 1999. I really believe Charlotte could win again this year if selected. The song has the right Eurovision winning ingredients. |
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Anthony |
They've won it three times since Abba, JK, and plenty of great songs have fallen by the wayside thanks to some rather odd voting from the Swedish public in some years.
The benign dictatorship worked a treat for UK in the late 90's. All well and good in the hands of a JK, but how many of them are around?. A disaster in the hands of most, I'd imagine. |
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JK2006 |
Yet Sweden has come up with inferior entries ever since Abba (despite winning once, if I remember).
I am a supporter of "benign dictatorship" - that's how I ran things; yes, I involved the public and the industry but ultimately I chose and groomed and styled and promoted and that's how we had entries like Love City Groove, Gina G and Katrina.
You need an individual with ears who truly cares and gets 100% involved. |
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Anthony |
The Swedish Eurovision selection is huge. Four semi finals, and a Second Chance contest, with all the shows televised and performed in front of packed venues. There never has been and never will be quite that level of interest in the UK.
All the best Swedish acts and song writers want to be a part of it, so whereas I am often critical of the BBC for being unable to compete with the likes of Albania and Moldova, they could never match what the Swedes are able to do, with the best will in the world. |
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