Oh Vienna! Eurovision Final Thread

[SuffolkNWhat]

Here we go, 25 minutes until Eurovision 2015 kicks off in Austria.

Get the drinks in, it's going to be a long one!

Thanks!

There's a party thread here

I have a brilliant spreadsheet my friend sent me, it was originally in German I think but basically you score each country for various things (including key change and wind machine). Should be a fun addition to tonight's final.

Thanks Soup Dragon but we enjoyed being in TA last year so are staying here for tonight.

Alrighty then this is where the cool action is

Hello!

We have got a very non-European Chinese takeaway and very European ales!

I had a cheese and mango pickle sandwich. In my defence the cheese was Emmenthall.

Signing in and ready for action

I had a chip butty.

That isn't very Albanian. Or Icelandic.

There are too many threads! I am sticking with this one. Go Norway! I need to win this draw.

No party food here, just a massive bottle of water :(

European water?

Vienna really does look like a beautiful city

Oh it's beautiful. Shut up you muppet! God, I hate him.

Here we go!!!!

(last year I tried to make flags with emoticons- they didn't work too well)

Cup of tea & home made cake here! I wonder if Graeme got his luggage in time (BA didn't send it on with him)

British water. Britain is in Europe, so it is European.

I have just noticed this goes on til 11.30 this year- is it because it usually overruns, because I'm sure it hasn't been that late before.

downs red bull

dillite why don't you turn off the TV sound & listen to the brilliant Ken Bruce on Radio 2?

Checking in. I am watching the coverage on France 2 and already feeling sorry for Lisa Angell. They have shown everything from her signing the contract with Sony France to a party at the Austrian Embassy in Paris and everyone talking about how great she is and how she is going to do really well. She was obviously revelling in the attention. It's going to be a hard come down when she comes near to last. She seems quite nice but the song is the most boring song I have ever heard.

It is weird watching coverage where they play it completely straight.

I have Montenegro in the draw, so no great hopes there either I don't think.

Hi everyone.

I'm looking forward to this.

Longest concert ever this year.

Vienna is very gorgeous.

How many countries are in the final?

I don't have a radio. And it would be really weird. I will just keep on raging about Norton on here. And try my hardest not to throw a shoe at the TV.

France are drawn second. Kiss of death.