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Looking forward to this, though it's inevitable that the horrendous Jedward will go through, and present Ireland with a Dustin the Turkey-style finish, despite receiving 12 points from the United Kingdom if we're voting in the Irish semi final. I just hope a song as good as Leona Daly's 2008 entry isn't robbed because of this!

Ok, so I've got the songs on my iPod now, so can start listening to them properly now. Here's what I think so far, and I've also included some odds on how I think they'll do, even though only three songs have been selected. Switzerland - Instantly forgettable, and definitely heading for a single figured number of points irrespective of what semi final it gets put in. Odds on winning: 500/1. Odds on qualification: 33/1. Romania - Definitely growing on me, and if it gets a decent position in its semi final, I can see this standing out quite well. Romania have a decent diaspora, and rarely - if ever - fail to qualify, so I definitely don't see this missing out. It won't win, but will probably secure a top 15 position. Winning: 33/1. Qualification: 1/3. Albania - I'm guessing this song will undergo a transformation, and the final version will be in English, but I'm liking this in its current form myself. Albania usually come up with a reasonable song, but this will obviously go the same way as their 2009 and 2010 songs have done. With a good re-arrangement and performance, this might push slightly higher though. Winning: 40/1. Qualification: 7/4. So, in short, we haven't got a winner yet. :D

Ok, I can't quite figure out what song it is is, but I'm sure it's a Eurovision song... It's the "yeah, yeah, yeah" part in the chorus. SR6iYWJxHqs&ob Has anyone got any idea?

Fit Colin Ratushniak Tweeted me back earlier. :heart: I am actually in love with this guy.

Chart #279: 14/01/11 1. Britney Spears – Hold It Against Me // 1 2. Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know // 1-2 3. The Wanted – Lose My Mind // 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-3 4. Rihanna; Drake – What’s My Name // 10-10-11-8-3-3-4-4-4-4 5. Taio Cruz; Kylie Minogue – Higher // 5 6. Rihanna – Only Girl (In the World) // 9-10-13-17-16-17-12-12-16-13-15-12-10-6-5-3-2-3-6 7. Alexis Jordan – Good Girl (Freemasons Radio Edit) // 7 8. Adele – Make You Feel My Love // 8 9. Cheryl Cole – The Flood // 15-4-2-2-2-3-5-9 10. Miley Cyrus – Who Owns My Heart // 1-2-4-5-5-6-7-6-8-8-11-13-18-18-20-25-24-28-32-36-37-34R(1)-25-18-14-10 11. Afrojack; Eva Simons – Take Over Control // 7-3-5-5-7-14-19-17-14-11-10-7-7-11 12. Kesha – We R Who We R // 2-1-1-1-4-3-5-6-6-5-4-5-5-6-12 13. JLS – Eyes Wide Shut // 13 14. The Saturdays – Higher // 10-1-2-2-2-3-4-7-8-11-12-9-7-6-8-14 15. Nicole Scherzinger – Poison // 5-6-4-4-6-5-9-7-9-7-8-8-9-9-15 16. JLS – Love You More // 2-2-5-9-7-6-8-10-16 17. Bruno Mars – Grenade // 17 18. Cheryl Cole – Promise This // 23-18-15-18-20-20-13-3-2-2-8-10-14-16-13-11-12-11-18 19. Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are // 19 20. Kaci; Ludacris – Body Shots // 6-5-3-8-10-12-10-12-20 21. David Guetta; Rihanna – Who’s That Chick // 18-12-10-12-13-13-16-21 22. Nelly Furtado – Night Is Young // 9-9-11-9-13-15-16-14-14-13-22 23. Adele – Rolling in the Deep // 13-15-17-20-23-23 24. Spark – Revolving // 10-8-6-4-3-2-4-6-9-11-15-24 25. Freemasons; Wynter Gordon – Believer // 16-5-6-7-6-7-8-13-17-25-28-32-29-31-30-26-18-18-17-24-25-29-27-24-21-19-25 26. Shakira; Dizzee Rascal – Loca // 12-17-22-27-23-20-15-17-26 27. Joe McElderry – Someone Wake Me Up // 18-13-15-17-18-15-16-18-27 28. Katy Perry – Firework // 17-15-9-11-11-16-21-25-23-24-22-22-23-22-28 29. Alexandra Burke – The Silence // 14-7-7-11-16-22-24-22-21-19-19-20-29 30. Willow Smith – Whip My Hair // 30 31. Kylie Minogue – Better Than Today // 17-25-23-21-19-17-18-22-25-31 32. Christina Aguilera – Express // 20-24-26-27-29-32 33. Jessie J – Do It Like a Dude // 25-26-29-31-33-33 34. Ellie Goulding – Your Song // 14-3-4-7-11-14-16-17-21-34 35. Swedish House Mafia; Tinie Tempah – Miami 2 Ibiza // 8-5-6-10-15-20-20-20-26-28-30-29-31-35 36. Alexis Jordan – Happiness // 7-5-8-9-9-7-8-13-19-22-21-19-18-20-23-25-24-36 37. Lady GaGa – Alejandro // 4-1-1-1-2-1-1-2-3-3-6-10-13-13-8-9-10-11-15-19-21-27-27-28-28-30-33-36-35-31-34-32-32-30-30-37 38. Selena Gomez and the Scene – A Year Without Rain // 8-13-14-16-21-19-21-24-26-38 39. Shontelle – Impossible // 7-1-3-4-7-5-6-8-12-12-9-9-11-16-19-22-23-27-30-29-28-28-29-28-28-27-39 40. Shayne Ward – Gotta Be Somebody // 13-12-12-19-16-18-23-25-27-26-28-40 Number Ones of 2011 #278 Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know #279 Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me

Oh god. If this gets played today I am actually going to orgasm so f***ing hard. :w00t:

Well this is very mehhh. Definitely worse than the last two Romanian entries!

This is slightly errrm...premature lol! I'd put Albania somewhere between 'great' and 'good' and I can't even remember how the Swiss song goes!

Actually...the chorus reminds me ever so slightly of Albania's 2005 entry, but this is like 50 times better.

And if Albanian entries are anything to go by, a far superior version will be sent to Germany in May! :D

The BJSC was so good in 2007/8...even in 2009 it was pretty decent. I think all these rules that were implemented to stop "cheap" entries killed the whole thing myself though, and whatever this new BJUSC thing is, with all these other random "country" names floating about I've no idea, but it certainly seems to have taken away what the contests in 2008 had. Fun. Having a few "cheap" entries always made the contest better anyway, and they never used to win so it's not like it mattered if someone just entered 'Poker Face' or something.

Just watching the Eurovision 2010...gahhh there were some p*** poor songs. Just had Ukraine, France, Romania and Russia. Obviously Romania was good, but the other three were very mehhh.

Here's how mine have updated according to Last.fm... 1. Poker Face 2,470 2. Just Dance 705 3. Alejandro 411 4. Bad Romance 381 5. Telephone 319 6. Paparazzi 305 7. LoveGame 273 8. Shake Your Kitty 265 9. Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) 245 10. Summerboy 178

Chart #274: 17/12/10 1. The Wanted – Lose My Mind // 1-1-1-1-1-1 2. Cheryl Cole – The Flood // 15-4-2 3. Rihanna; Drake – What’s My Name // 10-10-11-8-3 4. Spark – Revolving // 10-8-6-4-3-2-4 5. Kesha – We R Who We R // 2-1-1-1-4-3-5-6-6-5 6. Rihanna – Only Girl (In the World) // 9-10-13-17-16-17-12-12-16-13-15-12-10-6 7. Nicole Scherzinger – Poison // 5-6-4-4-6-5-9-7-9-7 8. Kaci; Ludacris – Body Shots // 6-5-3-8 9. JLS – Love You More // 2-2-5-9 10. David Guetta; Rihanna – Who’s That Chick // 18-12-10 11. Ellie Goulding – Your Song // 14-3-4-7-11 12. The Saturdays – Higher // 10-1-2-2-2-3-4-7-8-11-12 13. Adele – Rolling in the Deep // 13 14. Afrojack; Eva Simons – Take Over Control // 7-3-5-5-7-14-19-17-14 15. Nelly Furtado – Night Is Young // 9-9-11-9-13-15 16. Cheryl Cole – Promise This // 23-18-15-18-20-20-13-3-2-2-8-10-14-16 17. Joe McElderry – Someone Wake Me Up // 18-13-15-17 18. Alexis Jordan – Happiness // 7-5-8-9-9-7-8-13-19-22-21-19-18 19. Kylie Minogue – Better Than Today // 17-25-23-21-19 20. Christina Aguilera – Express // 20 21. Selena Gomez and the Scene – A Year Without Rain // 8-13-14-16-21 22. Alexandra Burke – The Silence // 14-7-7-11-16-22-24-22 23. Shayne Ward – Gotta Be Somebody // 13-12-12-19-16-18-23 24. Katy Perry – Firework // 17-15-9-11-11-16-21-25-23-24 25. Jessie J – Do It Like a Dude // 25 26. Swedish House Mafia; Tinie Tempah – Miami 2 Ibiza // 8-5-6-10-15-20-20-20-26 27. Shakira; Dizzee Rascal – Loca // 12-17-22-27 28. Shontelle – Impossible // 7-1-3-4-7-5-6-8-12-12-9-9-11-16-19-22-23-27-30-29-28-28 29. Freemasons; Wynter Gordon – Believer // 16-5-6-7-6-7-8-13-17-25-28-32-29-31-30-26-18-18-17-24-25-29 30. Shontelle – Perfect Nightmare // 7-6-8-11-10-15-19-20-26-26-26-30 31. Alex Gaudino – I’m in Love // 14-5-6-5-6-9-15-22-27-30-29-31 32. Joe McElderry – Ambitions // 3-1-1-3-3-8-14-14-21-23-27-27-32 33. Duck Sauce – Barbra Streisand // 7-10-13-17-20-22-23-29-33-30-33 34. Lady GaGa – Alejandro // 4-1-1-1-2-1-1-2-3-3-6-10-13-13-8-9-10-11-15-19-21-27-27-28-28-30-33-36-35-31-34 35. Aggro Santos; Kimberley Walsh – Like U Like // 24-28-32-35 36. Nadine Coyle – Insatiable // 6-5-4-2-4-4-11-18-20-25-33-34-35-36 37. Kelis – Scream // 12-12-16-16-21-26-28-31-33-37 38. Marina and the Diamonds – Shampain // 1-1-2-2-3-3-7-10-15-17-17-24-31-32-34-38 39. Katy Perry – Teenage Dream // 20-15-9-10-9-11-11-13-16-17-20-23-30-29-32-35-35-37-40-38-39 40. The Wanted – All Time Low // 17-9-3-3-3-5-6-9-14-11-12-14-17-14-14-14-14-17-21-25-26-26-26-31-32-37-39-38-39-40 Number Ones of 2010 #224 Sarah Harding - Too Bad {1} #225 Sidney Samson - Riverside {1} #226 Sugababes - Wear My Kiss {5} #231 Daisy Dares You; Chipmunk - Number One Enemy {1} #232 Bjorn Johan Muri - Yes Man {2} #234 Feminnem - Lako Je Sve {5} #239 Chanée; N'Evergreen - In a Moment Like This {2} #241 Feminnem - Lako Je Sve {1 (6 in total)} #242 Safura - Drip Drop {1} #243 Feminnem - Lako Je Sve {3 (9 in total)} #246 Lady GaGa - Alejandro {3} #249 Marina and the Diamonds - Oh No {1} #250 Lady GaGa - Alejandro {2 (5 in total)} #252 B.O.B.; Hayley Williams - Airplanes {1} #253 Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed {1} #254 Miley Cyrus - Who Owns My Heart {1} #255 Shontelle - Impossible {1} #256 Beyoncé - Why Don't You Love Me (MK Ultra Radio Mix) {2} #258 Kylie Minogue - Get Out of My Way {2} #260 Marina and the Diamonds - Shampain {2} #262 Kesha - Take It Off {2} #264 Joe McElderry - Ambitions {2} #266 The Saturdays - Higher {1} #267 Kesha - We R Who We R {3} #270 The Wanted - Lose My Mind {6}

Back when they were on The X Factor last year, it seemed obvious to me that they'd be trying out for Eurovision 2011, and lo and behold here we are... They'll no doubt get selected if they're in the national final, especially after Niamh's floppage last year with a fairly decent song. I just hope we don't have another Leona Daly scenario, because I'm still adament she could've done really well in 2008!

Nice enough song, but I'm hoping we don't get a bunch of songs like this like we did last year.

Me too...we loved her! So went and saw her and got a photo with her afterwards, because we had a feeling this was going to happen!

Yes I know what you're saying. We were lucky when I got this forum opened in 2006. Amarantine hadn't been long released, then we had It's in the Rain released and the confusion over where it was going to actually be available (a standard Enya single then). Then there was the Someone Said Goodbye remix along with the Sounds of the Season EP, as well as Adeste, Fideles being released in the UK. Then in 2007 we had all the frustration and rumours of the Christmas album release, which of course happened in a slightly different format in 2008. And then there was the compilation, DVD and new version of Aniron last year. That's a pretty hectic few years in Enya world! Unfortunately now, contact with the three of them has completely dried up once again, and it could well be late 2012 before we hear another word from them via the official website. It'd be nice if we got an album at the end of next year, but I really think 2012, or maybe even 2013 is more likely for the next album. As long as she comes back with an amazing album, I don't mind too much anyway! A killer first single would be nice as well - something like Orinoco Flow or Anywhere Is would be pretty amazing.

Spark will be there. Just to re-iterate, it is Spark and not Sparks! She's amazing. LOVE her!

'Last Friday Night' NEEDS to be released!!! :angry: Anthem of my life that song.

Only five of the eight songs work on my one. Three of them are just snippets on a loop...tracks 5-7, can't remember what they're called! Love 'Cannibal' though! "NOW THAT I'M FAMOUS, YOU'RE UP MY ANUS!"

Try Pirate Bay. Anyway, onto the album. Pleasantly surprised there's an Enya sample in there I must say! :D The only other time an Enya song has been sampled was in Fugees - Ready or Not, Mario Winans - I Don't Wanna Know and Pirates - You Should Really Know afaik. Decent enough album though, seems better than the last one which I wasn't too keen on. I'm on Raining Men atm...seems quite GGGB tbh, which I like. S&M, Fading and Cheers are my faves so far.

I downloaded the album and heard this and was just like woahhhh this sounds familiar! I think it sounds good. ^_^

Well...it has been confirmed now that the Enya forum, along with 19 others, is to be closed. I hope it'll be archived, as a lot of work has gone into this forum since it opened in 2006. I know I haven't posted in here for ages, but it's still quite sad to see it go after over four years on the site, and let's be honest, there hasn't always been a great deal of stuff for us to talk about regarding the public eye, so we've done pretty well! It all started on September 22nd, 2006, when I managed to get the 50 (I think) required votes to get it added. I think Gloria and Bigwiglaf have been here since the start, and we had Grace for a bit back then too! In the past year or so a whole host of people have joined in with the discussions. Time restraints have meant I've not been quite so prominent... :( x x x

Jade's version by MILES. :/ Nadine is just wailing through it...totally doesn't suit her voice. Jade's solo album would've been an absolute masterpiece, I'm sure of it! All of the five songs that were released/leaked that would've been on it (six if you include 'It's My Time') are immense, and even her older songs are pretty good. Surprised Nadine has omitted this song from her album though. It's still a good song, even if she doesn't do the best job at singing it.