Oh dear.

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I nearly got a song in for an East European country. But the horse fell at the last hurdle.

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OMG another year in the Eurovision wilderness for the UK. Are we really trying not to win to help the economy. What makes it worse is that its a self-penned song.

Statistics show that the best formula to win the Eurovision is to have either a female solo singer, or a group formed at least partially by womens.

All of the uk's winners in the past have been either female singers, female led groups, or groups with at least 50% women.
Boy bands are a no-no.

Talk about a step backwards. Maybe next year they will invite Sandie Shaw or Clodagh Rogers back!!!!

I'm disappointed that there was no public vote this year for the first time in how many years?

I'm waiting to hear the song before making my mind up; if it's great I'll be delighted. But I agree; the last time we won I was in charge and we only found the winning song Love Shine A Light because the contest was open to everyone. It's not easy to find a hit. Even Lloyd Webber and Pete Waterman couldn't come up with one. With best intentions, however much I might write, neither could I - to order. I thought we had a runaway winner (our best entry ever) when we constructed Just A Little Bit for Gina G; it came 8th though it went to No1.

Eurovision is a hard task and I'm proud to have achieved the crown for the UK (thanks to Kimberley Rew, Katrina, Alex and the team).

Perhaps one day I might get the chance to do it again.

JK2006 wrote:
I'm waiting to hear the song before making my mind up

No pun intended, JK?!

Everything I write is intended PopKid, even if it's accidental!

Can anyone tell me if the Blue song is related to the Brian E17 Harvey song of the same name from a few years ago?

JK2006 wrote:
Can anyone tell me if the Blue song is related to the Brian E17 Harvey song of the same name from a few years ago?
If it is, it will be disqualified!

I shall also be holding fire on judgment until I hear the song. It must surely be better than Pete Waterman's hopelessly dated piece of uselessness from last year's contest. I'm convinced he dug that one out of landfill after discarding it in 1982.