I've just realised watching this on my PC on BBC's Live transmission is about 10 seconds behind the TV coverage.

Alsou :wub: I remember her from 2001. Dima's song is better than I remember it being a year ago.

 

2000 :) But you're right, I forgot how much I liked Believe.

lol piano is still playing when he walks away from it....everything is fake

Eek, my internet is already starting to die, and it's only the first song!

Lithuania's not bad at all, good start and decent performance!

01. Lithuania: Good voice, Not particuarly memorable song though. 7/10

Edited May 16, 200916 yr by (Gary)

Lithuania 7.5/10

Lithuania: If you're going to go first, you need a very memorable song, sadly this isn't a memorable song. It will get easily forgotten by me, as it's quite boring. He looks a bit like the really gay one from High School Musical. Anyway, 5/10

For anyone that wants a live feed of the BBC broadcasting:

 

http://www.justin.tv/dragonblades2

Lithuania 6/10 for me. I really like the song, but it's not memorable unfortunately :(

Israel 9/10

Israel: Okay, not as bland, as I originally remembered. It's nowhere near as good as most of the songs in the contest though. A bit off-tune, I'm not sure which one, but it was the same person every time who sounded off-tune. Anyway, 7/10

I certainly preferred Lithuania to that one...

Apologies for recycling my critiques from the Semi Finals:

 

 

Lithuania: Sasha Son - Love: This male vocallist starts over a piano motif, that gradually gets more louder as more instruments come in. This sounds quite nice in a sub Alicia Keys - Falling sort of way, but the tune is simply not memorable enough IMHO. Decent performance. 6

 

Israel: Noa; Mira Awad - There Must Be Another Way: This track is quite nice in a Gloria Estefan sort of way. I'm glad this made the final as the two girls harmonies work really well. But again the tune is not strong enough IMHO. 6.5

 

Israel: vocals aren't good I don't think :( One of them is completely off, but I couldn't work out which! I wasn't impressed in any way, whereas I was moreso in the Semi.

 

Patricia!

That Israel song was truly AWFUL. :puke:

 

The French singer is Sarah Jessica Parker with short hair. :lol:

I do love how France sent an artists who's sold millions of records for Eurovision

02. Israel: Shaky vocals, Not a really memorable song. Decent enough. 6.5/10

France: I have such mixed feeling about this ... sometimes I really enjoy it, and sometimes I think "will the song ever start?" The only thing I'm sure of is that it's pretty unlikely the UK will send this any points, it's far too sophisticated :lol:

03. France: Meh. Wasn't that brilliant. Good voice, but song was bland. 6/10