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[b]Anthony wrote:[/b]
[quote]The day has arrived at last. I was going to describe it as the highlight of my year, but decided to avoid making myself appear even sadder than I am.

I do think that the format of two semi finals has to some extent made a silk purse out of a sow's ear and produced a contest with some quality in it, and certainly plenty of diversity. There is much nonsense on stage. Firework displays, disintegrating chairs, ice rinks, an entrance on a buggy, a deliberate fall by a dancer, and that is just a taster. Ludicrous, but all part of the fun for me.

Russia, as JK has maintained all along, is still the one to beat, but there are many contenders. My original tip of Armenia has fallen away in the opinion of most delegates here thanks to an average performance and a poor draw. I believe it still to be in the mix. It follows the eurovision sound of this decade and Armenia always punch above their weight when it comes to the voting.

Portugal is the song which has captured the imagination of many of us in Belgrade and has plenty of momentum. We tend to forget that we become an island of Eurovisionness, somewhat detached from reality, but I would love to see a surprise win for Portugal.

Ani Lorak has been producing consistently fine performances for Ukraine and many have put their money on her. The stage show is slick and impressive too. If the vote is split then the traditional Eurobelter from Sweden could steal it, though I tend towards the opinion that this type of song has had its day.

The wacky song from Bosnia with its washing line and brides could cause a few surprises, and is the first novelty song at Eurovision which has won me over. I love it.

Can Norway be discounted with a reasonably classy ballad at the end of a very chaotic set of songs? The weirdness of Spain's comedy dance song will attract the nutter vote for sure.

My predictions? I will go Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Portugal and Sweden in that order. Last place will, I think be contested between UK and Germany.

This will probably be my last post from Belgrade. I shall be leaving the press centre to do a few last minute things before the contest starts.

The Serbian people have been very welcoming. I do get the impression that they have been making a special effort over the last fortnight, and it would be interesting to visit their country again at a more normal time. I have thoroughly enjoyed my stay here, and only hope it doesn't end on a sour note with booing of the Albanian song tonight. It would be a shame if a minority were to undo some of the good the Serbs have done to start rebuilding their reputation.

Thanks to Ali Cowe, the BBC press officer this year, who has done a fine and efficient job, and also thanks to you, JK. Your name certainly helped open a few doors for me.[/quote]

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Topic History of: Eurovision Final
Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)

Author	Message
DJones	"Divine" is the best song so far.
Dominic Dee	Excellent performance by Andy just now. He did our nation proud. I couldn't resist tuning in.
JK2006	Thank you Anthony for your incisive, wiity and informative reports on our exclusive behalf. Pete's gone a bit quiet (otherwise occupied!).
Dominic Dee	I have a fiver on Georgia to win it, so I hope I'll get lucky. Russia seems to be the favourite but I'm not personally keen on that song. I quite like the UK entry but I'll be surprised if we get higher than mid table.
Anthony	The day has arrived at last. I was going to describe it as the highlight of my year, but decided to avoid making myself appear even sadder than I am. I do think that the format of two semi finals has to some extent made a silk purse out of a sow's ear and produced a contest with some quality in it, and certainly plenty of diversity. There is much nonsense on stage. Firework displays, disintegrating chairs, ice rinks, an entrance on a buggy, a deliberate fall by a dancer, and that is just a taster. Ludicrous, but all part of the fun for me. Russia, as JK has maintained all along, is still the one to beat, but there are many contenders. My original tip of Armenia has fallen away in the opinion of most delegates here thanks to an average performance and a poor draw. I believe it still to be in the mix. It follows the eurovision sound of this decade and Armenia always punch above their weight when it comes to the voting. Portugal is the song which has captured the imagination of many of us in Belgrade and has plenty of momentum. We tend to forget that we become an island of Eurovisionness, somewhat detached from reality, but I would love to see a surprise win for Portugal. Ani Lorak has been producing consistently fine performances for Ukraine and many have put their money on her. The stage show is slick and impressive too. If the vote is split then the traditional Eurobelter from Sweden could steal it, though I tend towards the opinion that this type of song has had its day. The wacky song from Bosnia with its washing line and brides could cause a few surprises, and is the first novelty song at Eurovision which has won me over. I love it. Can Norway be discounted with a reasonably classy ballad at the end of a very chaotic set of songs? The weirdness of Spain's comedy dance song will attract the nutter vote for sure. My predictions? I will go Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Portugal and Sweden in that order. Last place will, I think be contested between UK and Germany. This will probably be my last post from Belgrade. I shall be leaving the press centre to do a few last minute things before the contest starts. The Serbian people have been very welcoming. I do get the impression that they have been making a special effort over the last fortnight, and it would be interesting to visit their country again at a more normal time. I have thoroughly enjoyed my stay here, and only hope it doesn't end on a sour note with booing of the Albanian song tonight. It would be a shame if a minority were to undo some of the good the Serbs have done to start rebuilding their reputation. Thanks to Ali Cowe, the BBC press officer this year, who has done a fine and efficient job, and also thanks to you, JK. Your name certainly helped open a few doors for me.