I might have a go at the odds myself;

 

Norway 3/1 - Certainly the most anthemic song here - they might do the double but it won't be a landslide

Turkey 5/1 - Turkey literally always do well, and there's no way this will flop, it's catchy with a wide appeal, bookies are severly underrating it

Greece 7/1

Ireland 7/1 - won't rule this out until I've seen the draw...

Sweden 8/1 - Anna might Yohanna it yet!

Romania 8/1 - very contemporary, I don't realistically see it winning but I can't see it missing the top ten

Armenia 10/1 - would be a bit of a weak winner, but it's certainly catchy and has a chance - the production lacks something though

Azerbaijan 10/1 - will elaborate more once they've picked but it looks promising!

Belgium 12/1 - I seriously see this as a dark horse, it's very different to everything else, and quite gorgeous after a few listens

Croatia 12/1

Germany 15/1 - this deserves to come top 5 but Germany's risks literally never pay off and I think her voice might turn more than a few people off :(

Moldova 15/1

Bosnia-Herzegovina 20/1 can't elaborate obviously until I've heard the entry

Serbia 20/1 see above

Israel 20/1 see above

Denmark 25/1 it has a slim outside chance but I really do think this is far too 'old-skool' to have a realistic chance to win

Slovakia 25/1

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Cyprus 35/1

Switzerland 35/1

Finland 35/1

Iceland 40/1 great but schlager/Europop died a long time ago in ESC

Spain 40/1

Bulgaria 40/1

Malta 60/1 - although it's apparently getting a rehaul which could add some oomph to it

Latvia 60/1

Estonia 75/1

Belarus 75/1

Georgia 75/1

France 100/1 - not chosen yet but a world cup anthem? WTF :lol:

Slovenia 100/1

Portugal 100/1

Lithuania 100/1

Albania 100/1

Netherlands 100/1

United Kingdom 100/1

Russia 150/1

Ukraine 150/1

Poland 200/1

FYR Macedonia 200/1

 

Realistic possible winners above the line...

I always use oddschecker, as they seem to have the average odds, and on the day of the final, top 3 went Norway, Greece, UK. Never checked during the show though, as I don't like to miss too much ESC.

 

I'm not a big fan of "My Heart Is Yours", but I wouldn't might Norway winning again as they seem to be doing a good job of hosting so far. Lovely artwork, presenters that look good....all I want now is the stage design. Must be coming soon, surely

 

 

 

BWIN are now offering odds for every country. :D Here goes...

 

Norway 7/1

Denmark 8/1

Azerbaijan 10/1

Greece 10/1

Armenia 12/1

Germany 12/1

Sweden 12/1

Croatia 12/1

Turkey 12/1

Belgium 14/1

Bosnia-Herzegovina 16/1

Israel 20/1

Russia 20/1

Belarus 20/1

Slovakia 33/1

Ireland 33/1

Romania 33/1

Moldova 33/1

Georgia 33/1

Spain 33/1

Serbia 40/1

Cyprus 40/1

Iceland 40/1

Malta 50/1

Latvia 50/1

Albania 50/1

Bulgaria 50/1

Estonia 50/1

France 50/1

Lithuania 50/1

Switzerland 50/1

Netherlands 50/1

Slovenia 50/1

United Kingdom 66/1

Finland 66/1

Ukraine 100/1

Portugal 100/1

Poland 100/1

FYR Macedonia 200/1

 

Just think...were we sending Jade and Andrew this year, I think United Kingdom 2011 would be near guaranteed! :lol:

Just think...were we sending Jade and Andrew this year, I think United Kingdom 2011 would be near guaranteed! :lol:

 

Suppose it's not too late. Didn't ALW say last year that he wrote "It's My Time" in a couple of hours? So it wouldn't take long to write another song, get Jade to learn it, and have everything done within a week, ready for when the songs need submitting to the EBU on 22nd March :P

 

Or better still, maybe we could steal "Kom" :kink:

 

Israel top of the odds now...wouldn't be that great a winner for me, it's not anthemic enough.

 

Azerbaijan second, Denmark's retro ESC throwback third, Norway fourth and Croatia fifth...

 

Ireland have the same odds as the UK at 33/1 with William Hill :mellow: Other than being the host entry which will inevitably provoke hype, I fail to see how Didrik's song is much better than Niamh's

Oh it IS anthemic imo! Israel rarely disappoint :wub: I can't believe this has a better chance to do in the contest than Boaz :cry:

I would be dissepointed if Isreal won this year :(

 

2009 >>>> 2008 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2010

I can't say I've been overly in love with any of them...(Shiri 2005 was their most stunning for me :wub:)

Me and my Israelic friend walked around a sung 'There Must Be Another Way' last spring :lol:

 

It really grow on me and became one of my favorite song of all time :D

There is nothing wrong with the Israeli entry, but it would be a disappointing winner for me, as even though this isn't a great year, I still think there are much better songs

I agree that Israel would be a very disappointing winner. The song is even less memorable than Molitva.

 

I think Norway have a better chance than Ireland purely because Didrik has a more striking and powerful voice. His song had a bigger impact on me than Niamh's on first listen. Plus Norway will enevitably have friendly votes from all over the Scandi countries whereas Ireland have just the UK, and maybe the Albanian jury who were so reliable in 2007 :kink: .

I'm sure the Albanian jury must have only listened to the studio versions of the songs as the basis of their votes :lol: they can't have given that mauling points on merit of the live performance!

I'm sure the Albanian jury must have only listened to the studio versions of the songs as the basis of their votes :lol: they can't have given that mauling points on merit of the live performance!

 

Don't the jury listen to the dress rehearsal? In which case, maybe the vocal wasn't so bad then :unsure:

 

Also, I heard somewhere that the clips in the recap are the dress rehearsal - is there any truth in that?

 

Don't the jury listen to the dress rehearsal? In which case, maybe the vocal wasn't so bad then :unsure:

 

Also, I heard somewhere that the clips in the recap are the dress rehearsal - is there any truth in that?

 

In the late 1990s and early 2000s they definitely were, but I think that changed a few years ago and they can now put together the recap very quickly using the actual performances.

Also, Azerbaijan have now overtaken Israel as favourites.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s they definitely were, but I think that changed a few years ago and they can now put together the recap very quickly using the actual performances.

Yeah I noticed that when I was watching the entire 2001 contest last night, as when they show Lindsay's clip in the recap, it's at the same part as her 'dud' note was in the live performance, but in the recap she sings it perfectly. :lol:

Also, Azerbaijan have now overtaken Israel as favourites.

 

Good :D I think it's inevitable that they're going to win sooner rather than later what with the momentum they've been building up. For a country I wasn't aware had any notable impact on the international music scene before they entered Eurovision, they certainly know how to play the game, at least in comparison to some of their neighbouring and close countries that seem unable to step away from dated dad rock.

For a country I wasn't aware had any notable impact on the international music scene before they entered Eurovision

 

Before ESC 2008, I wasn't aware that their was a country called Azerbaijan at all :lol:

 

Israel or Azerbaijan would be a good winner IMO...just not norway please :(...Josh Groban wannabe.

Latest odds from William Hill...

 

Azerbaijan 3/1

Israel 9/2

Norway 9/1

Croatia 9/1

Denmark 10/1

Armenia 12/1

Germany 12/1

Greece 16/1

Sweden 16/1

Ukraine 20/1

Belgium 22/1

Turkey 25/1

Ireland 33/1

Slovakia 40/1

Belarus 40/1

Spain 40/1

Iceland 40/1

Albania 40/1

Romania 50/1

Moldova 50/1

United Kingdom 50/1

Cyprus 66/1

Serbia 66/1

Russia 66/1

Malta 80/1

Lithuania 80/1

Bosnia-Herzegovina 80/1

Estonia 100/1

Latvia 100/1

Bulgaria 100/1

Switzerland 100/1

Finland 100/1

Portugal 125/1

Netherlands 150/1

FYR Macedonia 200/1

Poland 200/1

Slovenia 200/1