Eurovision

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I don't have a problem with Tatu. They try SO hard to get people worked up. I think they have comedy value.

English will have to be drinking lager. Probably a famous belgian lager.

any french here?? i always wanted to know what they thought of france being represented by a group singing in arabic?? i mean we have a lot of southamericans living in spain but we wouldn`t send a group of mariachis to represent us

I always thought that the French having the entry in Arabic was some sort of back door reparation for their occupation of north africa. I quite like hearing Arabic sung, french sounds like Celine Dion.

Oh god, I'm gonna offend Celine Dion fans....

Eurovision is on my birthday - dilemma! Did want to go and see ne Matrix film, but now am torn....
Fly on the wings of love.....

Don't worry pie, on mumsnet you can guarantee to offend someone

im not pie so youre safe

OK...my favourite ever Eurovision winner was the Israeli tranny...Dana International. What about you lot?

As you can probably tell. I love the camp aspect of Eurovision.

Bobbins - is there another aspect to Eurovision?

mine has to be the spanish song many years ago i don`t know if she won but the lyrics were great it went
LA,LA,LA,LA,LA,LA,LA,LA,LA,LA,LA,LA,LA,LA,LA,LA,LA,LA

any entry with a balalaika always has my vote

pie...you have a major point there. I always want the campest, silliest act to win

I wish countries wouldn't put forwards ANY really serious entries

My fav ever was in 1993, Niamh Kavanagh for Ireland with "In your Eyes" where Britain and Ireland were down to the final vote...the show was held in Ireland and I was studying for my finals and it was soooooooo gripping!!!!

Other favs are :
Bucks Fizz 'Making your mind up' - I had the dance routine to a tee
Dana 'All kinds of Everything'
Nicole 1982 German entry 'A little peace' oooh what memories - I had the single !!!
and the classic Johnny Logan 'Whats another year' !

am i really sad

Who's the poor Irish entry guy they wheel out year after year? (Not El Tel) is it Johnny Logan? Can he not be put out to pasture yet ?

ah - crossed posts - thanks BigBird

i also liked that israeli one
abo de beea bodebe,abo de beea bodebe
obviously not spelled correctly but you know wich one i mean???

Love Eurovision - use to be a treat as a child to stay up to watch it.

Used to really like it when the jury chairman phoned in the result - sounded really far away and romantic, like listening to Radio Luxembourg in bed as a kid.

Best from the past:
Teach In (Holland)- Ding a Dong
Mouth & McNeil (Holland) - I see a Star
Milk & Honey (Israel)- Hallelulah (sp?)
Like that Spanish la la la la one as well
Vicky Leandros (Luxembourg)- Come what May
Anne-Marie David (Luxembourg)- Beautiful Dream

Hmm, I'm a bit obsessed aren't I?

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Ding a dong - didn't the Carpenters do that one...
"Ding, ding a dong,
Ding it loud, ding it strong
Ding for good times, not bad
Ding for happy, not sad..." etc, etc

Sorry.... very poor - going to bed now......

Congratulationnnnss, and jubilationnnnsss ... sorry, went to see Cliff the Musical last week and one of the 'Cliffs' sang his two Eurovision entries ... (I'm not a fan, I was taking my Mum as a treat, honest!)

And another thing ... did you know (Whymummy)that that Spanish song was the one that pipped dear old Cliffy's Congratulations by just one point! ... and there were 138 la's in that song - I'll get me coat ...

hi joddee i didn`t know,thanks,i know that the song was writen by a catalan singer and he wanted to sing it in catalan but was refused so she sang it instead, i mean la,la,la,la in catalan and la,la,la,la in spanish is not the same is it?? her name was massiel did julio iglesias won it as well?my memory is rubbish