Posted February 28, 200718 yr Justin Hawkins, former frontman of glam rock band The Darkness, is bidding to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest this year. Former East 17 star Brian Harvey and ex-Atomic Kitten Liz McClarnon will also be vying to take part. The other three contenders, also announced today, are UK hip-hop group Big Brovaz, pop quartet Scooch, and Cyndi, who is new to the UK music scene. I personally feel that this will be the closest 'Making Your Mind Up' show there ever has been and at the moment I really cannot call who I feel will win. Whilst I have never heard of Scooch and Cyndi, having looked at the other contestants who all have been heard of I really cannot call who I feel will win however, if I was forced to make a bet on it then I would go for Justin Hawkins. I really like him and Liz McClarnon and I also wouldn't rule Brian Harvey out of it however in my opinion the top 2 will be Justin Hawkins and Liz McClarnon with Brian Harvey and Big Brovaz being outsiders. One thing I'll say about Liz McClarnon is that as much as I like her, her and her Atomic Kitten bandmates certainly seem to like reality TV. I am also fairly surprised that Justin Hawkins has made the decision to go down this route for the start of his solo career. I expected him to hate Eurovision and that sort of stuff. Whilst I have never really payed much attention to him I have heard what he is like and can't see Brian Harvey winning due to his attitude and people knowing what he really can be like. His solo career I have heard didn't do very well and that was soon after East 17 so in my opinion he is very brave going down this route. Having said that everyone is as it can really make or break you. I imagine Liz McClarnon to be the type of person who has always liked Eurovision and her decision to participate dosn't particularly surprise me. The thing I have noticed about 'Making Your Mind Up' contenders though is that those who don't win never normally release the song they performed and that in Liz's case worries me a bit as for a year now she has been scheduled to release 'Happy' yet it has kept getting put back all the time so something has obviously not been quite right. If she does not win then to be honest, I fear for her although hopefully she will do well with her solo career following on from her top 7 solo debut. I really hope that Big Brovaz don't win and to be honest I can't see them winning. They seem pretty much over and the song I expect they will be performing I presume is 'Big Bro Thang' which has also been scheduled to be released for months and has been available for radio stations and music channels to play for a while however it has obviously not been very successful with stations and channels so this I feel is possibly a last throw of the dice for them.
February 28, 200718 yr There's already a thread/threads on this, in the EUROVISION forum would you believe? :o http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/Eurovision-Forum-f29.html
February 28, 200718 yr Scooch were great :o Well I've given up hope on the UK ever winning another Eurovision but it is still a great show to watch on the night even if it is driven by political bumlove.
February 28, 200718 yr As always, a pathetic list :( We're going to come in the bottom 10 again :lol:
March 2, 200718 yr Ive listened to the songs and we havent got a chance this year, Scooch's is awful. I like all the others but none of them would win.
March 2, 200718 yr Author Ive listened to the songs and we havent got a chance this year, Scooch's is awful. I like all the others but none of them would win. Yes Scooch is awful as is Cyndi and Big Brovaz however, I actually feel we have got a chance of winning in that of Hawkins + Brown. I feel that song is very catchy and commercial and stands a good chance of winning. However, I along with many others thought we may have won last year with 'Teenage Life' by Daz Simpson however we sadly didn't although I feel that Hawkins + Brown's song is more Eurovision than Daz Sampson's. Despite saying that, Justin Hawkins may not win 'Making Your Mind Up'. I have heard an extended clip of Liz McClarnon's 'Don't It Make You Happy' and it is very catchy, commercial and slightly different. She has wrote the song herself and it is actually very good and something she has which in some peoples opinion Justin Hawkins doesn't have is the likeabilty factor and that could be the difference between the two of them. In my opinion the top two by miles will be Liz McClarnon and Justin Hawkins.
March 2, 200718 yr I really like that Cyndi song and i agree about Hawkin & Browns song, those 2 songs are my favs. Liz McClarnons is ok but a bit bland.
March 3, 200718 yr Great to see what Big Brovaz will come up with! They were great back in the day!!! What about the two chicks in BootyLuv?? Are they still part of the band???
March 3, 200718 yr Author Great to see what Big Brovaz will come up with! What about the two chicks in BootyLuv?? Are they still part of the band??? yeah they are and Big Brovaz song is just as bad as all their other releases - pure and utter rubbish. It has no chance whatsoever of winning Eurovision nevermind 'Making Your Mind Up'.
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