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[b]Anthony wrote:[/b]
[quote]The show has now finished, and I have to say it doesn't come out in the wash too badly, the wheat having been sorted from the chaff in the semis. There were some performances of note. Patricia Kaas for France was flawless and magnificent. The Israeli singers, despite lacking much of a song, are a very solid and professional act. Iceland came across well too, and I expect Bosnia to pick up votes outside of its neighbourhood. Jade put in another fine performance, yet I feel she has more to offer on the big night. ALW was there at the piano for the first time, and Dita von Teese made her first appearance for Germany, showing a little more of her charms than she ought to have! There were problems setting up the stage for UK, which need to be addressed urgently.

The opening to the show is spectacular, and Dima Bilan makes the biggest entrance onto a stage you will ever see. I missed the interval act, because of the big UK press conference, but have been informed that it is very strange and difficult to define.

The UK press conference was the best attended of the fortnight, as would be expected, with the presence of ALW, Diane Warren, and Graham Norton. There were even some real journalists there, some of whose names I actually recognised. There's a Eurovision novelty for you. It was interesting to attend, but nothing was revealed that we didn't already know, other than the fact that Wogan phoned Norton and advised him to resist taking a drink before the fifth song. Very wise, though did he always follow his own advice?

It is really tough to predict the outcome of this year's contest, largely because of the new voting system with 50% professional jury input. With televoting, the likes of Greece, Turkey, Ukraine and Azerbaijan would be battling it out, but they are all circuses, and it is hard to imagine the juries being impressed. They will give high marks to France and UK, but the televoters will not. Norway will attract votes from both, but possibly not enough. For this reason, I have cut back massively on by usually hefty betting, and will have to wait till next year to strike it rich, once I have assessed the impact of the new arrangements. It could be one of the few years where the winner comes right out of the left field and surprises everyone.

As a final aside, those on here in the music profession may want to take a look at Sakis of Greece. At no point leading up to this contest did he ever sing his song live. I may be mistaken, but I believe he hardly sings a line here. It is all done by his backing singer.

I shall leave now, with my Eurovision thinking cap glued to my head, before I return with some predictions.[/quote]

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Topic History of: Eurovision final...
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david	my prediction for tonight (personal bias aside): 1. UK 2. Norway 3. Greece 4. Ukraine 5. France I don't want the UK to win as it's a sub-standard song but the juries will succomb to the wow factor of Lord LW I fear.....
JK2006	We'd appreciate an aftermath, Ant, but whenever fits the schedule. In many ways I wish I'd come.
Anthony	This could be my last post from Moscow. As usual, it has been a fortnight of insanity and mayhem, with a very occasional decent song thrown in for good measure, but I wouldn't have missed it for the world. I will take back with me amazing memories of Moscow; the friendly but proud people, the wonderful Metro stations all with their unique individual artistic style, the cleanliness of the streets, and the stunningly beautiful architecture...I could go on and on. There are some bad memories too; the sheer exhaustion I have felt traipsing miles to get from place to place and my occasionally fragile health over the last few days. Still, it has been some experience. The hospitality of the Russians as far as Eurovision goes has been the best for years with non-stop free drinks at the Europarties, although that has mainly been water and diet Coke for me over the last few days. We did a few touristy things today. We queued for ages to see Lenin's tomb. I can confirm he is definitely dead. We then visited an amazing sprawling market, where you can spend hours. Fascinating. As for tonight's contest, I am totally clueless. This is a major transitional phase for Eurovision with the new voting, but I guess I should follow my own tradition and throw my predictions into the hat. I'll go with Norway first (could crash though) followed by France, Bosnia, Ukraine and Greece. Iceland is a definite dark horse. Like you, Mike, I do think ALW may have bought a UK win, but I'm stubborn and not changing my mind now! And finally thanks, JK, for allowing me to bombard your site with posts for the last fortnight, and for allowing me to use your name to facilitate that precious pass around my neck! I may return after the contest, otherwise when back in the UK.
PBS	I see there is a more balanced mix of countries this time, so this may refect in the voting paterns. As a Jazz freak I'll probably favour Germany, but I also like the songs from Lithuania, France and Norway. The UK entry doen't grab me at all, but since I can't vote for it my opinion of it doesn't really matter.
david	mikemacca wrote: [quote]JK2006 wrote: So 9 ex Soviet countries + Israel (Full of Russians) gave Russia their best marks Mike, "ex-Soviet" countries have every reason to hate Russia, the clue is in the name you use- "ex-Soviet". I lived in Hungary and believe me many Hungarians hold a great deal of resentment towards the Russians for what they did to them during 40+ years. I would argue that Dima Bilan's success had as much to do with the fact that Dima Bilan is a big star in many of those countries, and the fact that the song had already been a big hit in many of those countries. Surely that could be a deciding factor? I don't buy the fact that the Hungarians at least would rush out to vote for their ex-oppressor for old times' sake. Regional tastes may also have something to do with it.