Here's the last Terry Wogan interview before he left Belgrade:

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7419477.stm

Have they had any success outside of Germany though? You've clearly not been reading properly as the theory isn't about having an artist who's had national success, you need one who's had INTERnational success, like Dima Bilan. Or Lordi who won.

The answer to my question would be not since 2003. Basically, they're has-beens...

Edited May 25, 200817 yr by RabbitFurCoat

Here's the last Terry Wogan interview before he left Belgrade:

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7419477.stm

 

Preventing the failed semi-finalists from voting is an idea, but it's far from ideal. You can't have a contest for thw whole of Europe in which half the countries are ignored... Any more ideas Terry? :unsure:

Preventing the semi-finalists will hardly make a difference as we have seen earlier.

Preventing the failed semi-finalists from voting is an idea, but it's far from ideal. You can't have a contest for thw whole of Europe in which half the countries are ignored... Any more ideas Terry? :unsure:

It's totally ideal. It'd be like allowing France, the Netherlands and Armenia to vote in a British General Election, for example. They've been eliminated, so should be eliminated from the voting too. Had the voting been done in the pre-2004 way, the whole contest would've gone down to the final vote - the very last one! Norway's 12, which went to Denmark, could've gone to Ukraine which would've meant a Ukrainian victory, as they would've gone just ahead of Russia, who got five off Norway or something. :(

And one more thing, allowing the big four countries to vote in the semi-final was a ridiculous idea too. That really wasn't needed...

I loved Germanys song its brilliant, but like everyone keeps saying they are awful LIVE!

 

Today's UK press - The Clamour for the Uk to pull out grows:,

 

'Daily Mirror'

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/2008/05/26...89520-20430036/

 

'The Sun'

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showb...icle1206213.ece

 

'Daily Mail' (With Readers Comments underneath)

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/artic...loc-voting.html

 

And now, the more 'Intellectual' UK 'Papers.....

 

'The Times'

 

1)

 

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol...icle4004339.ece

 

2)

 

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol...icle3978586.ece

 

(Many Readers Comments underneath)

 

3)

 

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol...icle4004829.ece

 

(Readers Comments underneath)

 

'Daily Telegraph' - A Sort of, 'The West has to live with it!' Article. That it is now the

'East's' ESC & if Wogan etc. does not like it then, 'Tough!'. In fact, there is a solution

for Germany, France, Spain, & the UK being part of an 'Eastern' Dominated Song

Contest - we LEAVE! We do not have to Enter it - at all. None of our Countries do.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jh...5/26/do2603.xml

 

(Readers Comments underneath)

 

 

'The Guardian'

 

1)

 

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/2008/05/e...eopolitics.html

 

(Readers Comments underneath)

 

2)

 

http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2282174,00.html

 

 

'The Independent'

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/comme...ics-834332.html

 

(Readers Comments underneath)

 

 

 

 

At least the Times seem to acknowledge what most of us on here have realised. :manson:

 

Tell you what. Let's just give it one more try, but with a decent song, eh? And if we still come bottom, then we'll ponder the only dignified option left.Pull out? The country where the “These Colours Don't Run” T-shirt was invented? Pah! Far from it!

Is it correct that the "Big 4" countries automatically reach the final?

If that's the case, then no wonder the "Big 4" don't tend to do very well these days in the Final.

I can well imagine the kind of posts that would appear on here (lol) if the UK had to pass the semis to qualify for the final and lets say 4 other countries gained automatic qualification to the final.

I'd feel peaved for one and certainly would then not vote for a country which I felt had been given an unfair advantage.

No, imho there should only ever be one country each year who automatically reach the final, and that's the previous years winner.