Eurovision Song contest

[mauve21]

The 2010 Eurovision song contest is on soon.

It'll be in Norway.

I like to watch it on TV.


There is also a website where you can follow what's happening.

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/home

 

[sistasheila]

there is quite a fuss about the german participant going on here.in germany.
named "lena"
she did go to a tv audition where the canditate were voted for the eurovision song contest but on that show the songs they choose for the canidates were quite good:for her it was at least , the cure, adele , kate nash ellie goulding....etc
a lot has been written about her natural way to sing and perform even though her accent is a bit weird..she tries too much singing with an british accent. according to a nativespeaker :the accent is rather a mix (or better the way she thinks how a british accent should sound) than a single british accent belonging to one region
well she has certainly took the charts by storm as she has as the first person having ever 3 singles in the top 3 at the same week..her song for the contest being no 1.
for me its a bit too much hype even though she has a fresh personality...unfortunately her album was produced in a rush and sounds like it..hope for her she has time to develop and break free from the former producers,,,

the song which will be the song with which she will appear on the eurovision:satelite


the quality is quite bad in better quality here
(i dont know if the videos work worldwide)
http://www.unser-star-fuer-oslo.de/videos/player/index.html?contentId=63142&initialTab=related

covers she did
kate nash
http://www.unser-star-fuer-oslo.de/videos/player/index.html?contentId=60581&initialTab=related

adele
the video-quality is quite bad
i wont link the cure ...i rather have the original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifd0auARJ3Y
in better quality here
http://www.unser-star-fuer-oslo.de/...entId=57482&initialTab=sendung&showId=1428-01
(i dont know if the videos work worldwide)
jason mraz
bad video-quality
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Eqg4IOFPE
better
http://www.unser-star-fuer-oslo.de/...entId=62452&initialTab=sendung&showId=1448-01

more
the complete list of songs she did cover on the casting show with links to the videos
and of the others who were competing with lena to start at eurovision but were eliminated:
http://www.unser-star-fuer-oslo.de/kandidaten/
mixed stuff
http://www.unser-star-fuer-oslo.de/videos/?list=&sortby=comments&timespan=all&initialTab=related

an article in english blog
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/will-adams/germanys-eurovision-2010_b_560260.html
covers she did


i hope something interesting comes from the Uk this time? after listening to it..well..maybe next year?
i really wonder why the motherland of pop doesnt send some good artists to the show..they have so many good people making music who could conquer the show...

i have watched the show as a child but lost interest when i was a teenager. i a friend of mine did watch the show everry year and did make a big party out of that evening so a few years ago when we were living in the same city (he moved away a while ago, me too) i did watch it again with him...even though the music is mostly awful-i will watch it again this year

 

[sistasheila]

The 2010 Eurovision song contest is on soon.

It'll be in Norway.

I like to watch it on TV.


There is also a website where you can follow what's happening.

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/home

bump..
mauve did you go all the way to norway just for the contest?
any faves(/dislikes?
predictions?
to bad the swedish girl was eliminated in the semifinals.she was good!
i have a felling iceland will be doing good...

mauve ..i watched some of the semi finals where a fellow australian citizen(his fave was the-also eliminated -netherlands) was there in the audience speaking to the host..i also reead in an australian blog about the contest.. and a few australians tvstations are there- the contest must be very popular in oz-land?

 

[The Cat's Mother]

Thanks for the reminder. *sets tv reminder for 8pm*

 

[sistasheila]

Thanks for the reminder. *sets tv reminder for 8pm*

a you are welcome

running order
01. Azerbaijan: Safura Alizadeh - Drip Drop
02. Spain: Daniel Diges - Algo Pequeñito
03. Norway: Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours
04. Moldova: Sun Stroke Project & Olia Tira - Run Away
05. Cyprus: Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring
06: Bosnia & Herzegovina: Vukašin Brajić - Thunder And Lightning
07. Belgium: Tom Dice - Me And My Guitar
08. Serbia: Milan Stanković - Ovo Je Balkan
09. Belarus: 3+2 - Butterflies
10. Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You
11. Greece: Giorgos Alkaios & Friends - Opa
12. United Kingdom: Josh Dubovie - That Sounds Good To Me
13. Georgia: Sofia Nizharadze - Shine
14. Turkey: MaNga - We Could Be The Same
15. Albania: Juliana Pasha - It's All About You
16. Iceland: Hera Björk - Je Ne Sais Quoi
17. Ukraine: Alyosha - Sweet People
18. France: Jessy Matador - Alllez, Olla, Olé
19. Romania: Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing With Fire
20: Russia: Peter Nalitch - Lost And Forgotten
21. Armenia: Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone
22. Germany: Lena Meyer-Landrut - Satellite
23. Portugal: Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim
24. Israel: Harel Skaat - Milim
25. Denmark: Chanée & N'Evergreen - In A Moment Like This
the guy from serbia has..hmm.. interesting hair

 

[Freda]

Oh god. Do people still watch Eurovision? But it's rubbish.
My neighbours were watching semi-final at full volume the other night. I was desperate and even considered calling the police.

 

[Kewpie]

Oh god. Do people still watch Eurovision? But it's rubbish.
My neighbours were watching semi-final at full volume the other night. I was desperate and even considered calling the police.

Even Morrissey watches Eurovision every year!

 

[Freda]

Even Morrissey watches Eurovision every year!

This isn't a weighty argument. I'm very happy for him. But even Morrissey couldn't change my opinion about this nonsense.
(Morrissey can be a bad influence sometimes. Shhh...)

 

[Kewpie]

This isn't a weighty argument. I'm very happy for him. But even Morrissey couldn't change my opinion about this nonsense.
(Morrissey can be a bad example sometimes. Shhh...)

I rest my case.

Have a good evening, Freda.

 

[Freda]

I rest my case.

Have a good evening, Freda.

Thank you, Kewpie.
I certainly will.

 

[sistasheila]

no according to one of the interviews he did with (either gal uchovsky or lior ashkenazi) he "doesnt watch eurovision anymore")
i think that i do watch it now has do so with the german contestant this year and the exitement of my friend ,who lives to far away now to visit-but whose parties i was visiting back when we lived in the same city- he does abig one it every year when eurovsion was on)
i rather watch it because one wonders how crappy music has become -at least in this very contest..there is a word in german "fremdschämen" which is quite fitting...

 

[dunya]

We used to have watching parties here. Not because we expected good music, but to eat, drink, laugh and have silly competitions

eg how many of the songs will incorporate a change of key, or how many will lose clothing before the song ends.....etc...

I think UK always puts in a bad song because it is expected, or because it's too expensive to host if you win.

 

[Freda]

no according to one of the interviews he did with (either gal uchovsky or lior ashkenazi) he "doesnt watch eurovision anymore")

Now I'm even more happy for him! Eurovision can be bad for his health.

 

[Hellie]

I miss Terry

 

[The Cat's Mother]

Shame it clashes with half of "Carry On at Your Convenience."

 

[Kewpie]

Shame it clashes with half of "Carry On at Your Convenience."

You can watch Carry On films any time.

I'll watch 'Have I Got News For You' when it's on.

 

[The Cat's Mother]

Ugh! Spain has scary toys!

 

[Kewpie]

French contestant is called Jessy Matador!!

 

[The Cat's Mother]

Oi, Moldova! The Eighties called. They want their outfits back.

 

[Kewpie]

Wow, Juliet Binoche is hosting the show!