Posted March 10, 200916 yr The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has officially informed Georgian public broadcaster GPB that the lyrics of their song for the 54th Eurovision Song Contest We Don't Wanna Put In do not comply with the rules of the competition. The EBU Reference Group of the Eurovision Song Contest has now offered GPB the opportunity to either re-write the lyrics of the song, or to select another song for the contest. This year's contest will be hosted by Channel One Russia and will take place on 12, 14 and 16 May at the Olympiyski Arena in Moscow. Today, the Reference Group of the Eurovision Song Contest announced that the title and lyrics of the selected Georgian entry for this year's Contest do not comply with Section 4 Rule 9 of the Rules of the 54th Eurovision Song Contest, and cannot take part in the competition as such. 4.9 The lyrics and/or performance of the songs shall not bring the Shows or the Eurovision Song Contest as such into disrepute. No lyrics, speeches, gestures of a political or similar nature shall be permitted during the Eurovision Song Contest. No swearing or other unacceptable language shall be allowed in the lyrics or in the performances of the songs. No commercial messages of any kind shall be allowed. A breach of this rule may result in disqualification. The EBU Reference Group has officially offered GPB the opportunity to select another song, or to change the lyrics of the selected song in such a way that it complies with the Rules. The deadline is the 16th of March, when all represented countries will officially hand in their selected entry to the European Broadcasting Union. About the Reference Group The Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group is the executive Expert Committee for all Members, its purpose being to control and guide the Eurovision Song Contest. The Reference Group was established by the European Broadcasting Union's Television Committee in 1998 and its main tasks are approving the development and future format of the Eurovision Song Contest, securing the financing, modernizing the brand and raising awareness and overseeing the yearly preparation by the Host Broadcaster. The Reference Group meets four to five times each year on behalf of all Participating Broadcasters, and is required to take decisions in the general interest of the Eurovision Song Contest. The Reference Group is composed of a Chairman, three elected members of the Entertainment Experts Group of the EBU, two Executive Producers from previous host countries, as well as the Executive Producer of the current Host Broadcaster and the EBU Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor. More information on http://www.eurovision.tv/page/moscow2009/o.../referencegroup Thanks to ESCTV ^_^ ---- Well, who honestly didn't expect this? :heehee:
March 10, 200916 yr expected, though they left it quite late to say anything didn't they now Georgia only have 6 days left before the deadline :lol:
March 10, 200916 yr Damn :heehee: 4.9 The lyrics and/or performance of the songs shall not bring the Shows or the Eurovision Song Contest as such into disrepute. No lyrics, speeches, gestures of a political or similar nature shall be permitted during the Eurovision Song Contest. No swearing or other unacceptable language shall be allowed in the lyrics or in the performances of the songs. No commercial messages of any kind shall be allowed. A breach of this rule may result in disqualification. Eh, didn't Norway promote the Orange Revolution in 2005 by wrapping an orange drape around the microphone...? And Ukraine's entry in 2005 was also about the Orange Revolution, and they had their hands cuffed together which was a gesture against the corruption, I presume...? :unsure: (Btw, I loved Norway's and Ukraine's entries that year, I just find this a bit weird...) Am I missing something...? :cry: Maybe Georgia could change their lyrics to "We don't wanna rush in" :kink:
March 10, 200916 yr Damn :heehee: Eh, didn't Norway promote the Orange Revolution in 2005 by wrapping an orange drape around the microphone...? And Ukraine's entry in 2005 was also about the Orange Revolution, and they had their hands cuffed together which was a gesture against the corruption, I presume...? :unsure: (Btw, I loved Norway's and Ukraine's entries that year, I just find this a bit weird...) Am I missing something...? :cry: Maybe Georgia could change their lyrics to "We don't wanna rush in" :kink: We did? :P
March 10, 200916 yr We did? :P Yep, nothing bad with it though! Great gesture for a great revolution :D
March 10, 200916 yr Then I don't know what the Orange Revulotion is xD In 2004, the Ukrainian presidency result was fixed in favour of the "bad" guy, Yanukovych, so the people revolted. It was called the Orange Revolution because orange was the campaign colour for Viktor Yushchenko (the guy who lost). So people went on strike etc. and another election was held, and Yushchenko won. :) He was also seriously poisoned during the campaign.
March 10, 200916 yr In 2004, the Ukrainian presidency result was fixed in favour of the "bad" guy, Yanukovych, so the people revolted. It was called the Orange Revolution because orange was the campaign colour for Viktor Yushchenko (the guy who lost). So people went on strike etc. and another election was held, and Yushchenko won. :) He was also seriously poisoned during the campaign. Oh! Right, I remember the people in Kiev yelling something that sounded like "RBK" :P
March 10, 200916 yr Expected, yes. Deserved it, yes. Saakashvilli's fault dont think it was deserved,expected yes,but it was not deserved.
March 11, 200916 yr The politics don't have anything to do with the music. Plus I'm Russian. That might explain myself.
March 11, 200916 yr so much from the russian democracy ^ :P Georgia pulled out of esc 2009! confirmed today by their spokeperson! if the esc was in another country this year and they had the same song this wouldn't been the outcome for sure <_<
March 11, 200916 yr Georgia pulled out of esc 2009! confirmed today by their spokeperson! So they withdrew, decided to enter after all (due to Russia giving them their 12 in Junior Eurovision - who didn't see that coming?), and have now withdrawn again? With the exception of the first part, it sounds like Lebanon in 2005 (who withdrew cos they didn't want to show the Israeli entry).
March 11, 200916 yr :lol: everything was so fine until this year. Sopho, Diana :wub: Politics + Music = 0
March 11, 200916 yr Author All they needed to do was send their second placed entry for god's sake...so bloody childish :rolleyes:
March 11, 200916 yr uhm they were asked to changed the lyrics not to change the entry :P I still support them ^_^ Russia is beaing childish if you ask me :P
March 11, 200916 yr uhm they were asked to changed the lyrics not to change the entry :P I still support them ^_^ Russia is beaing childish if you ask me :P Childish? By choosing Anastasiya or hosting ESC or persuading and making Georgia send 'We Don't Wanna Put In' or insisting on re-writing the lyrics? LOL. Don't start on that political thing pleeeeaaaase. Because this has NOTHING with politics. The conflict is over. Even though Saakashvilli started it.
March 11, 200916 yr Author I would object to the claim that Saakashvili started the conflict, but changing their entry was an option available to Georgia: The EBU Reference Group of the Eurovision Song Contest has now offered GPB the opportunity to either re-write the lyrics of the song, or to select another song for the contest. Seeing as WDWPI is a song that is effectively irrelevant without the chorus, it would've made sense for Georgia to send an entry that would've actually been of musical merit rather than pay money to the EBU for nothing...and this was the EBU, not Russia Boyan ;)
March 11, 200916 yr Author I really dont see the politics in "I don't wanna put in" :( We don't wanna Putin? :P
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