March 3, 201312 yr I just think it looks bad on us as a country that we don't take anything as seriously as other countries. I would ADORE it, if we had our own Melodifestivalen or Melodi Grand Prix type thing. THIS. I always imagined the BBC would do a Semifinal per country. Welsh songs in Semi 1, Scottish on Semi 2... Second Chance round and a Final full of precious British compositions. :w00t: I can imagine Amy Macdonald trying for Scotland every year like Claudia Faniello in Malta. I can see the English semifinal being a bloodbath. :wub: *stops daydreaming* :mellow:
March 3, 201312 yr THIS. I always imagined the BBC would do a Semifinal per country. Welsh songs in Semi 1, Scottish on Semi 2... Second Chance round and a Final full of precious British compositions. :w00t: I can imagine Amy Macdonald trying for Scotland every year like Claudia Faniello in Malta. I can see the English semifinal being a bloodbath. :wub: *stops daydreaming* :mellow: Would NEVER happen. The BBC would rather chuck it's money at failed Saturday evening shows such as "Britain's Brightest". Let's face it..they are not interested in Eurovision. I think there is a deliberate reason for the bad results. They don't want us to win/host and are probably slowly pulling us out of it.
March 3, 201312 yr Would NEVER happen. The BBC would rather chuck it's money at failed Saturday evening shows such as "Britain's Brightest". Let's face it..they are not interested in Eurovision. I think there is a deliberate reason for the bad results. They don't want us to win/host and are probably slowly pulling us out of it. I didn't say it would/will happen. I was just daydreaming. Imagine if we had our own Melodifestivalen! In Portugal we had a selection final as big as MF. This was in the 70s, through the 80s and it died in the 90s. They brought it back in 2006 but it was never the same thing. :cry:
March 4, 201312 yr Apparently Ed Brody (chief of PR for BBC Eurovision) is at television centre for a meeting today, possibly to sort out final preparations? Also, Alexandra and her family (particularly her brother I think) who are usually very quick to stop wrong rumours have been particularly quiet recently. I think I'm just hoping too much but you never know! :kink:
March 4, 201312 yr Would NEVER happen. The BBC would rather chuck it's money at failed Saturday evening shows such as "Britain's Brightest". Let's face it..they are not interested in Eurovision. I think there is a deliberate reason for the bad results. They don't want us to win/host and are probably slowly pulling us out of it. Why on earth would they pull us out of a contest which gives them a guaranteed 6m+ (10m+ if they pull their finger out...) viewers on a Saturday night for just £250k? It's an absolute bargain for the BBC.
March 4, 201312 yr Author Would NEVER happen. The BBC would rather chuck it's money at failed Saturday evening shows such as "Britain's Brightest". Let's face it..they are not interested in Eurovision. I think there is a deliberate reason for the bad results. They don't want us to win/host and are probably slowly pulling us out of it. It's more the fact that the UK music taste isn't really the same as most of Europe's
March 4, 201312 yr Alexandra's brother just said on twitter Alex isn't doing Eurovision Ah finally, I wonder what took him so long! :lol: Joss Stone then please, or Paloma - but I don't think Paloma would do it at all! There's a very small chance Joss might I guess.
March 4, 201312 yr There's a couple of other people we can cross off that list - Mika recently signed up for festival dates that clash with Malmo, and Gamu was asked on twitter if she's doing Eurovision, and she said no. I'm still hoping for Paloma, Olly Murs - or hopefully if Graham Norton was pulling our leg - i'd like it to be Dido :D Edited March 4, 201312 yr by James07
March 5, 201312 yr Going with the artist being Bonnie Tyler, the song being a power ballad/radio 2 friendily and a track on Bonnie's new album having a "Radio Edit" 3:01 minutes long, there is a strong possibility that THIS is the UK Eurovision Entry. WQQzXdGdSVY Edited March 5, 201312 yr by LexC
March 5, 201312 yr At least that's not a bad song! Still hoping for someone who has working vocal chords. Or that the BBC have discovered time travel and brought the Bonnie Tyler from the 80s to sing a Total Eclipse pastiche.
March 5, 201312 yr I've not seen her mentioned in any of the lists people have compiled, but then I would not at all be surprised if he was wrong about that clue altogether - seems like a typical BBC faux pas to make!
March 5, 201312 yr I thought she was interviewed at one point (and would have resulted in Graham playing a song). I'd think if she hadn't been played, we'd all have breathed a sigh of relief long ago.
March 5, 201312 yr Oh GOD. I'll wait til we hear the song (if that one above isn't indeed the song, which would be new heights of lazy for the BBC) but the name Bonnie Tyler really doesn't excite me at all.
March 5, 201312 yr This was the full list as posted on Popjustice: Run D.M.C. & Aerosmith One Direction Zager & Evans Ph.D. Gamu Babybird Caro Emerald Bee Gees Jessie J Shea Detroit Emeralds The Avett Brothers Dan Gillespie Sells & Ian Masterson The Leisure Society Hall & Oates Kelly Rowland P!nk ABBA Lindi Ortega Joss Stone D:Ream Debbie Harry Paloma Faith Jackie DeShannon Mousse T Vs Hot 'N' Juicy Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Eagle-Eye Cherry RODRIGUEZ Barry White Whitney Houston Mika Olly Murs Tavares Robbie Williams Wayne Fontana Loudon Wainwright III The Wanted Sam Gray Randy Edelman Claudia Brücken Frank Tovey Alice Martineau Toploader The Beach Boys Joy Sarney Cody ChesnuTT Lily Allen Tyler James Snow Patrol Pet Shop Boys Pulp George McCrae Petula Clark Elvis Presley Bruce Springsteen Taylor Dayne Modjo Lemar Collin Raye Jack Savoretti Toni Basil The Band Matt Bianco The Selecter Nicole Scherzinger The Turtles The Handley Family Kaiser Chiefs Mumford & Sons Little Mix Rozalla Tyler James The Ritchie Family Rachael Sage The Toasters Bobbie Gentry Mick Hucknall Alexandra Burke Jack Savoretti The Human League Depeche Mode Laura Mvula So unless she's been missed off by accident, or Graham got the clue wrong, Bonnie shouldn't be our entrant... It seems the last time she was played on his show was November 2012.
March 5, 201312 yr If we are going with Bonnie then I demand one of the commercial break segments be Lynda Woodruf doing an interview with Bonnie after she's downed a whole bottle of Red. Edited March 5, 201312 yr by LexC
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