Alexandra would be a nice choice, but the if the BBC only care about ratings then it's more likely that they'll ask Bonnie/Petula.

 

I'm certainly not seriously considering she would do it, but I think Alexandra would be a bit coup for the BBC both in terms of 'name' and 'ratings'. I know her last album was an almighty flop but there's still quite a bit of tabloid/press interest in her.

Lest we forget that Alexandra Burke made it to #1 (yes, the top spot) on Greece's iTunes chart with what should've been the lead single from her second album instead of the non eventful 'Elephant'.

 

However, others have said that too many other countries are trying to do a "Loreen" which could easily backfire. As far back as I can remember (that being 2004) there's never been 2 winners back to back that were similar. The closest I guess being 2007 > 2008 (two of the most boring winners too imo).

 

'Wild Dances', 'My Number One', 'Hard Rock Hallelulah' and 'Moltiva' couldn't be more different if they tried.

 

'Fairytale', 'Satellite', 'Running Scared' and 'Euphoria' again the same.

 

The less said about 'Believe' the better.

Oh how concerning. Surely they're not going to send another old has been? If they do, it's seriously time for ITV to take over.

Then again, maybe it will be Scherzinger. Her name did appear on Wikipedia briefly a few weeks ago with 'Boomerang'! :heehee:

Even Queen Nic ain't Desperate enough. YET.

Gamu seems like a reasonable thing...

Someone said Bonnie Tyler, she'd be fantastic for ESC!

 

With a decent song obviously

 

Bonnie can't sing a NOTE anymore. I mean she was never known for having a technically good voice but it's literally hoarse shouting now, the kind you'd find a 50 y/o with a beer belly doing of a Saturday night when his precious football team once again prove themselves to be shite.

Oh how concerning. Surely they're not going to send another old has been? If they do, it's seriously time for ITV to take over.

I agree - If the BBC didnt get the message after Engelbert Hunperdink last year, they never will. I think Alexandra Burke with a big powerballad would be a good choice. So many dance tracks chosen already - a big ballad for a girl with a big voice could stand out. Paloma Faith would be a great choice too.

Petula's been on Norton's show already, she's had 50 years to say yes, she has a hit album anyway and she doesnt need a zimmer.

 

Logically (not that has anything to do with it) Mika is struggling for hits and is big in Europe, and is eurovision-friendly.

 

Otherwise, Kelly Rowland is internationally known, and Alexandra Burke is looking for a profile boost.

 

Place your bets, the BBC knows it needs to stop picking no-hopers. Or do they?!

What on earth is everyone's problem with Petula Clark?! Her album is actually stunning (aside from one or two of the covers). There's some really nice original material on there! Cut Copy Me is out of the picture anyway as it was released ages ago, but Lost In You would make a great entry!

 

That said, Alexandra Burke would be a brilliant choice too. Most of the other possibilities are either too farfetched or generally awful.

Judging by Cut Copy Me in BJSC last month, I'm very much against Petula. Besides, I just want some to represent UK who feels more current, and even if she does a stunning album, Petula isn't really current at all, or even close to being. :(

Alexandra Burke would be a good choice; she's been working on material in the style of her first album in the last few months, so if she entered a song like that it could do well. She did have some minor hits across Europe with Bad Boys and All Night Long.

Alexandra certainly wouldn't do it I think. If Caro would do it she'll be damned as her type of music is not popular with the audience of Eurovision me thinks

 

I just pray we can do well regardless of who we have but we all say it every year :(

I think we can do well at Eurovision (if we try), but the problem is - the BBC's lacklustre approach. When Jade represented us, she had the backing (and name) of Andrew Lloyd Webber behind her. We had a big weekly national final, which began to drum up a lot of interest, and the entry was chosen before the end of January. By the time we got to March, Jade had already been on a massive promotional campaign, performing at the Maltese, Greek, Bosnian, Spanish, Ukrainian and Russian national finals. We ended up with a top 5 finish that year, due to a lot of hard work. This year is going down the same route as 2010, where the BBC left it until last minute and we ended up with a rushed and very amaturish national final and very out-dated song...

 

I hope that this long wait has been worth it. For me, its make or break with the BBC. They really should have learnt from thier mistakes last year. How they even thought that an 80 year old man who hasnt had a hit since about 1970 could compete in a young modern song contest still baffles me. I really hope they will suprise us in a good way, and kind of make ammends - The days of Bucks Fizz are gone, its a different contest now. somebody current, fresh and who wouldnt look out of place in modern Eurovision, please. :)

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I really hope they will suprise us in a good way, and kind of make ammends - The days of Bucks Fizz are gone, its a different contest now. somebody current, fresh and who wouldnt look out of place in modern Eurovision, please. :)

 

I'd be more gobsmacked if the BBC sent something modern to Eurovision. All you have to do is look at our last 5 entries to see where we're heading. Blue have been the most promising and even they're time was up when it came to UK chart success.

 

2009 - Jade Ewen

2010 - Josh Manson (as in :manson: )

2011 - Blue

2012 - Englebert

2013 - ???

 

You'd think judging from the above, they would be aiming for a successful top 10 finish once again. I'm sure we'll be disappointed when the announcement is made.

Judging by Cut Copy Me in BJSC last month, I'm very much against Petula. Besides, I just want some to represent UK who feels more current, and even if she does a stunning album, Petula isn't really current at all, or even close to being. :(

 

To be honest, I don't see much of a difference between Petula being entered and some of the older acts Sweden decides to send, or offers the chance of being sent, and most of those receive a positive reaction from fans. To me, Petula's new album could pass for something Agnetha Faltskog could release - similar sound, similar vocal style. Obviously Agnetha is superior, but the UK doesn't exactly have an "Agnetha" to send, but we're pretty close to it with Petula. I imagine everybody here would be jumping for joy if Agnetha was in Melodifestivalen, but then she's not exactly "current", so I don't understand the mass negative reaction Petula's getting.

 

Until we hear the song, I don't think we should moan just because somebody is older.

To be honest, I don't see much of a difference between Petula being entered and some of the older acts Sweden decides to send, or offers the chance of being sent, and most of those receive a positive reaction from fans. To me, Petula's new album could pass for something Agnetha Faltskog could release - similar sound, similar vocal style. Obviously Agnetha is superior, but the UK doesn't exactly have an "Agnetha" to send, but we're pretty close to it with Petula. I imagine everybody here would be jumping for joy if Agnetha was in Melodifestivalen, but then she's not exactly "current", so I don't understand the mass negative reaction Petula's getting.

 

Until we hear the song, I don't think we should moan just because somebody is older.

 

I'll second that emotion, music should be judged on it's quality, not race, sex, genre or age. Pop music has always been about youth music but the modern youth culture seems to want old people to be stuffed quietly away in care homes to die. 50 years from now will they still be moaning about old acts like pensioner Lady Gaga releasing decent music or just moaning that modern music in 2063 isnt as good as it was back in the 2010's. Usually it's the latter, just the dates change.

 

If anyone cares to look at my old charts from when I was a teen/twenties they'll find plenty of older acts, the singles charts in those days represented all ages, from grandmas to 5-year-olds. Nowadays it's very "Radio One Target Audience" which of course suits Radio 1 perfectly so they won't step out of that niche, pushing future hits for weeks in advance of release. They never play anything older than a few years during most daytime, in all previous decades they played cool records from previous decades and didnt obsess with big hits they have already played to death for a year. The Chart Show 4 weeks ago didnt help when it took the piss out of "really old" people (tenuous Bingo reference) - a bit rich given that they had trouble announcing the right chart position and pushing the right button for the right tracks that day...it's only their profession of course...

PS I still say Mika, he writes great friendly pop music and can have control over the end product which is exactly what eurovision needs, cutting out the BBC experts...