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Topic History of: Challenge Eurovision. Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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JK2006
As it happens an ordinary song got a fantastic performance by Michael Rice and could even win Eurovision.
JK2006
Back in the 1990's I approached the new Head of Entertainment at the BBC David Liddiment and told him I'd like to try to save Top of the Pops which was dying. He couldn't let me do that (someone else had been contracted) but asked me to try to find a UK Eurovision winner. I started by getting young fans and soul fans with Love City Groove - it was championed by Kiss-FM and made the top ten but only reached #10 in Eurovision. The next year I found what I thought was the best Eurovision song and track ever - Ooh Aah Just A Little Bit. But it only got to 8, so I quit. The new Head of Entertainment, my friend Mike Leggo, had been a researcher on my TV series Entertainment USA - he begged me to give it one last try; Katrina won with Love Shine A Light (I realised we needed a performer as well as a good song). So I collected my (massive) bonus and stayed on (next year we hosted and came second with Imaani).
I think I'd still be doing it if events hadn't brought me into contact with Surrey Police. And we'd have won a few times.
Here's one I put together earlier. As it's Brexit year I thought I'd go for the sympathy vote. Which of the three finalists do you prefer (it's Michael for me) - or do you prefer THIS?
Europhoria
It's great, a thousand times better than the bland offerings by the BBC selection, although it does bear a striking resemblance to 'Do You Love Me' by the Contours.
Green Man
Tom wrote: Green Man wrote: Tom wrote: Green Man wrote: talk about forgettable stuff.
Yes, quite. But enough about you.
Whoa, Tiger.
No, really. Enough about you.
Tom
Green Man wrote: Tom wrote: Green Man wrote: talk about forgettable stuff.
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