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Topic History of: Eurovision Ruling Vaguery......
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JK2006 |
The problem is Mart... when I took over and, I'm sure, one of the reasons we won was that I had a foot in both camps (ooh matron) knowing both the music and the TV worlds.
I also insisted on full control, ably assisted in all matters BBC by Kevin Bishop (who remains a good friend) and Mike Leggo (my ex researcher from Ent USA).
So everyone knew who to contact, who to go through, who to ask about rules and so on.
It was my idea (in fact, I paid) to put out free sampler CDs of clips of the finalists via all good retailers (are there any left?), so fans could listen more than once before voting.
I was then an expert on all the rules; As I said, I even changed a couple (thanks to Kevin's power at the EBU).
And I took full blame for our failures with Love City Groove and Gina G - and was in due course given full credit for our win with Katrina.
I made sure singles were available for purchase, deals were done with labels, chart positions acquired, airplay given, press covered it and so on.
It was great fun and I loved doing it but I do think the secret is ONE PERSON in charge. Sadly the BBC are aware of the flak they would get from the tabloids if I took over again (otherwise I'm sure they'd hand it back to me). |
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Anthony |
Can't be much help on that question, Mart. The BBC didn't make any public announcement I was aware of, about entries for last year's contest. I'm not sure they even had a fully open competition.
Best contact the BBC direct. Head of Light Entertainment or their Press Office maybe. |
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Mart |
Cheers Anthony.
I have just listened again to the first mix and am changing my tack on this rather.
Can one of you guys make sure that I am in touch with the right people?..as I think we have a winning song here and I do have the right guys to do this .
I apologise for meandering around on the message board on this subject, but I do believe it has helped create exactly what ,me, (as a writer wot cart spell innit!), wanted.
Entry form somebody????? |
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Anthony |
Happy to help at any time. I have nothing to do with the music industry, but I do know my stuff in the weird specialised world of Eurovision!
As for the vocalist, it really depends on the song. Russia wouldn't have won this year with an ageing "unfit" artist, but other songs might actually benefit from a performer somewhat different from the stereotype. |
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Mart |
Your help is most appreciated Anthony.
We intend to see you there next year but are pushing for an entry at this time firstly.
Any help and advice is appreciated, we really think we have a fun cracker of a tunette here.
The debate here is do we change the vocalist or not? (he may be not that fit  )and that is all the clues you get!
Re, the "3 minute song" in general, which seems to apply everywhere, how tiresome in this day and age it is becoming, recording works and looking at the clock on the console.
Sometimes, you just want to let an artist get on with it and relax, but you can`t, as they won`t be played anywhere.
That said, how many "Bohemian Rhapsody`s" and "Stairways to heaven" do we get anymore?
We all look at the timings of a tune and think, "I`ll check it out later!" if it looks too long. |
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