Eurovision 2011

[UnquietDad]

Getting in early here..

Our song by Blue is, disappointingly, shit. As shame, as this year the UK has the right idea, teaming up songwriters with an established act rather than any of the combinations of choice which have been used in the past.

However, .

It has a choon worthy of the Pet Shop Boys, a pretty-boy in a cool jacket, and exploding glass. Give up, everyone else.

Think you might be right. but oh what fun we will have watching it all anyway

oh I love Eurovision, hoping to have a party again this year for the first time post-kids. bring on the cheese... (musical and edible)

We need Gary Barlow to write ours and Wand Erection or Belle Amie to sing it.

Noooo- not Belle Amie

The Wandies would be cute- but it could kill their career ....if they had one.

What happened to last years winner? All quirky, number one across Europe- didn't get far here.

I can't even remember who did our entry last year, but there were high hopes for it. Love Eurovision,and this year I will not be pregnant-yay!

Hahahaha- just googled- we came last!!

But we get an automatic place as a 'top 4' country

Lena from last year - her second single didn't do so well. I think she is still big in Germany.

Josh thingy from UK last year - yes, came last. Is probably working in "retail" now.

Will we have an online party this year?

May I join you?

Am secretly (obviously) squealing with delight that after an absence of feck knows how many years, Italy has decided to re-enter and so I'll get to see it live for the first time since 1984.

I also finally managed to track down Croatia 1992 the other day which I'd been looking for a year.

PS The rest of Europe, even if they should be Moldovans with grandmothers in rocking chairs have nothing to fear from Italy. The entry is like Elton on mogadon.

I mean 1994, I've not been in the ArseEnd of Italy that long.

Ok panic attacke over we are at a wedding on May 7th and dreadful thought that it would be that weekend.

@ Bucharest

What are Blue thinking?

Their career was going so well, then they just...gave up when one member left.

Eurovision, if not career suicide, is respect suicide.

I had a scary moment when I thought Jedward were on our side. Then I remembered with relief they are Irish.

I don't know what dear old Johnny Logan will have to say about that Hair.

Are Blue the people whose individual members do the ice skating these days????

When is it??

I might get TV just for it.

When did the Blue song get chosen? have I missed something?

What happened to Andrew Lloyd Webber writing something abysmal, camp manufactured groups we've never heard of, and Terry Wogan reading out the wrong winner?

Bucharest, I know the feeling of triumph you feel when you manage to find a gem from Eurovisions past. I have quite a collection. Finally found a few weeks ago, and I danced around the house when I tracked down -- THEY SHOULD HAVE WON.

I'm going to need that bag for at least another year. It is hard to be Irish sometimes. At least Niamh Kinsella could sing.

I'm really looking forward to Jedward, I love me a good Eurovision car crash entry. Blue will be just plain dull, and where's the fun in that

I'm quite jealous Jedward are performing for Ireland- at least it will be funny(they don't really want to win, anyway, all their previous wins probably bankrupted the tv company- is a very expensive crap event!)

Only 54 days and 22 hours to go!
It's the 14th May.

Official Eurovision site

What a shite entry. Did Mika really write it?

Croatia 92? Wasn't that the final Yugoslavia yeah? Or are you thinking of 1993 and "Don't ever cry - my croatian sky"

Wow. Outed.

Just reading the Youtube comments. This one made me snort coffe over my keyboard
"Couldn't look gayer with a cock in there (sic) gobs."

I've found my people.