The Eurovision Song Contest 2013

[Maia]

http://twentyfivehoursaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/esc2013.jpg

Semi Finals 1 & 2
May 14th & 16th

Final
May 18th

That time of year is nigh, loads of countries are announcing their songs/artists at the moment and national finals are happening all over the continent so yeah post all the news, speculation and what-have-you about the upcoming contest here :D

Current odds:

Denmark 9/1
Azerbaijan 10/1
Greece 10/1
Sweden 12/1
Serbia 12/1
Armenia 13/1
Russia 29/2
Norway 16/1
Estonia 18/1
Germany 20/1
Georgia 20/1
Italy 20/1
Romania 20/1
France 20/1
Ukraine 25/1
Moldova 28/1
Croatia 33/1
Iceland 33/1
Finland 33/1
Ireland 33/1
Israel 33/1
Slovenia 33/1
Latvia 33/1
Spain 40/1
Cyprus 40/1
Hungary 40/1
Belarus 40/1
Macedonia 40/1
Montenegro 41/1
Bulgaria 50/1
Malta 50/1
United Kingdom 50/1
Austria 50/1
Netherlands 66/1
Switzerland 66/1
Albania 100/1
Lithuania 100/1
San Marino 100/1
Belgium 200/1

Some of the songs already announced

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Also killer question - WHO IS THE UK GOING TO SEND THIS YEAR?

[Amy Jade]

Eurovision is a guilty pleasure of mine, last years winner Euphoria is still regulary played on my iPod.

[Novo]

Belarus 40/1

[Maia]

Iceland and Malta are picking their songs tonight at 8:40 :amazed:

[Black Dagger]

OMG, Mollie you've made it :worship:

-lives in here for the next couple of months.-

[Maia]

Also what do you all think of this years logo isn't it amazing omg :love:

[Black Dagger]

Iceland :lovedup:

Jonsi was so ****ing hot, and made up for the fact it wasn't Sigur Ros Jonsi.

[Munchkins]

I watch Eurovision every year.. its amazing
and the logo is perfect

[Maia]

OMG, Mollie you've made it :worship:

-lives in here for the next couple of months.-

YES :worship: Figured we needed a thread for the next couple of months instead of clogging up the Simp House with all our excitement rofl

*sets up a tent*

[Amy Jade]

Also what do you all think of this years logo isn't it amazing omg :love:
It made me think of The Silence of the Lambs...

[Novo]

The one i always want to win never makes the actual final which says a lot about my music taste, Poor Iris from Belgium was robbed last year

[Black Dagger]

YES :worship: Figured we needed a thread for the next couple of months instead of clogging up the Simp House with all our excitement rofl

*sets up a tent*

That time we spammed them when Albania's song choice was revealed :love:

[Jordan.]

Shall be watching but let's be honest, last years winner isn't getting topped

http://www.nationalturk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/loreen-eurovision-2012.jpg

[Black Dagger]

Urgh yeah, all my favourites bar Loreen flopped last year.

Poor Max Jason Mai :sad:

[Saph]

:love:

that butterfly logo is so pretty, is it official?

[Munchkins]

My favourite winner was Lena with Satellite, i loved it omg
the proudest moment was when we got 5th with jade ewen, i loved that night omg

[Marcus.]

love the chesssy songs
but love this show

[Saph]

remember this gem

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[Amy Jade]

My favourite winner was Lena with Satellite, i loved it omg
the proudest moment was when we got 5th with jade ewen, i loved that night omg

We should have won that year, Jade was the best apart from being smacked in the face.

[Amy Jade]

Who remembers Scooch? lol

[Black Dagger]

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'Would you like something to suck on for landing?'

[Black Dagger]

Who remembers Scooch? lol

OMG LOL. I just posted. Ha. They were amaze.

[Marcus.]

loved them^

[Munchkins]

Who remembers Scooch? lol

That was my guilty pleasure entry that the uk have done
were flying the flag, all over the world, flying the flag for YOUUU

[Munchkins]

We're so screwed though its unfair
Try to do a joke act like other countries - get a bad position
do a serious, good singing song - get a bad position

[Marcus.]

We're so screwed though its unfair
Try to do a joke act like other countries - get a bad position
do a serious, good singing song - get a bad position

we between a rock and the hard place

[Black Dagger]

I want us to take Hurts, they have such a following in places like Germany and they want to do it.

Instead we'll probably send somebody from 1967 again s0b.

[Amy Jade]

Hope they don't send Rylan...

[Locke.]

Hopefully Macedonia manage to match last years fantastic entry

[Maia]

That time we spammed them when Albania's song choice was revealed :love:

I know omg good times :love:

:love:

that butterfly logo is so pretty, is it official?

Yep :amazed: It's the official one, was revealed a couple of weeks ago

[Saph]

Do we have that show were we get to vote for who represents us?

[Maia]

We'd seriously do amazingly if we sent Amy MacDonald. Europe absolutely loves her

[Black Dagger]

We don't know yet if they are just sending one in again yet Saph, or whether we choose.

OMG Amy Macdonald would be amaze.

[Maia]

Do we have that show were we get to vote for who represents us?

Not been revealed how we're selecting our entrant yet, UK like the last country to announce anything as usual :tongue: Would put my money on it being internal like the past couple of years again though.

[Saph]

I bet it will be one of the acts from the big reunion show

im having visions of kerry katona representing us

[reece(:]

Loved both Lena's songs, Loreen, Sirusho :love:
The Ukrainian Trannies and Russian Grannies were so many levels of epic.

[Novo]

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Could it be

[Locke.]

Fingers crossed

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[Drew.]

United kingdom nil pwa

[Locke.]

Right Andy get a petition on the go - http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/

[Novo]

Just set it up under your name and they said they'd get back to me in 7 days

[Locke.]

Bastard :joker:

[Maia]

http://eargarbage.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/blazin-squad.jpg

Could it be

Fingers crossed

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Exceeds the 6-performer limit thankfully :pipe:

[Maia]

Iceland/Malta choosing their songs now :D

Iceland: http://www.eurovision.tv/esctv/main?program=72803
Malta: http://www.eurovision.tv/esctv/main?program=72493

[Benjamin]

Damn you Mollie, I usually make this.

-kicks Mollie in the shins-

[Benjamin]

Very strong rumous kicking around the internet and Swedish media is that it will be either Girls Aloud or Kimberley Walsh (solo) representing us with "One Day I will Fly Away".

[Maia]

Omg sorry Turtle s0b :'(

Wanted to get it out here in time for all the buildup which has like already started, don't want to miss a moment <3

[Benjamin]

I'm :love: you Mollie.

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[Black Dagger]

These Iceland songs are :love:

EG A LIF PLZ.

[Black Dagger]

Eg Syng or Eg A Lif are my preferred choices :worship:

[Black Dagger]

Lithuania :love:

[Maia]

Ég Syng omfg :lovedup:

[Black Dagger]

OMG IS ICELAND'S BETWEEN MY 2 FAVOURITES? :amazed:

[Black Dagger]

Come on Scar as well for Malta :love:

[GypsyGoth]

Shall be watching but let's be honest, last years winner isn't getting topped

http://www.nationalturk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/loreen-eurovision-2012.jpg

:worship:

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[Black Dagger]

OMG.

Another favourite has won for me :amazed:

Yay, he's no Identitet though <3

[Maia]

Ég Syng was robbed ugh :'(

[Maia]

Kurt murdering every song possible on Malta's final :joker::joker:

[Maia]

The guy Malta's picked looks like Kurt 2.0

[Black Dagger]

Thank god it wasn't Kevin Borg, he's vile

[Locke.]

Is this on TV?

[Black Dagger]

Not just yet Locke, they stream each countries finals on the website.

[Black Dagger]

IRELAND'S SONG CHOICES :amazed:

Kasey or Ryan Dolan plz.

[Marc]

There was a question about Eurovision on Pointless the other day :pipe: was beautiful and I scored a Pointless answer.

What a wonderful thing this is.

[Niamh.]

How do we even have odds yet when we don't even have our song? :suspect:

[Black Dagger]

It's probably based on past performances in Eurovision.

[Marc]

Or politics :laugh:

[Black Dagger]

Yes, or that lolol.

[Marc]

LOLOLOLOL

When is this on then? I do like myself a Eurovision party

[Black Dagger]

14th and 16th are Semi's

18th are Final.

[Black Dagger]

Kasey is following me now :love:

Even more reason for her to represent Ireland :lovedup:

[lostalex]

why are is real, turkey and russia allowed to compete? they arn't part of Europe.

Why hasn't America ever been invited?

I want to know why.

[Marcus.]

why are is real, turkey and russia allowed to compete? they arn't part of Europe.

Why hasn't America ever been invited?

I want to know why.

no idea

[Black Dagger]

Somebody obviously wasn't very good in Geography!

[lostalex]

Somebody obviously wasn't very good in Geography!

well russia and turkey and israel are in asia, so why are they in EURO vision?

if russia is allowed, America should be allowed.

it's racism.

[reece(:]

Because parts of the countries are in Europe.

[Black Dagger]

TONIGHT... GERMANY DECIDE.

It's likely to be Cascada, but some amaze songs on offer. I'd love Saint Lu to take victory <3.

[Maia]

:amazed:

Can't imagine it being anyone other than Cascada though, their name sticks right out

[MTVN]

Cascada's doing it? :amazed: Not heard anything of her in years

[Locke.]

Anyone but Cascada

[MTVN]

Everytime We Touch and Miracle are absolute classics

[Locke.]

Well I don't know what is going on, there should be English subtitles

[Locke.]

I wonder who these people are

[Locke.]

Finn Martin!!!!!!!!!!!

[Black Dagger]

Yeah. Cascada has won this already, and she's on last :laugh: so even more confirmation.

Would rather Ben Ivory or Saint Lu though, but I do love a bit of Cascada.

[Locke.]

Finn is going to win

[Black Dagger]

Saint Lu :love:

[Black Dagger]

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Why isn't this representing Norway :sad:

Oh and Ireland are likely to be represented by either Ryan Dolan or Zoe Alexis Bohorquez (She knows Niall from 1D and has by far the most views on Youtube)

Kasey >>> both

[Withano]

I preferred it when it was racist, judges giving 50% of the points take the fun out of it for me

[Maia]

The song/artist representing the UK is officially announced on March 18th, can tell it's bound to be a disappointment though :(

[Black Dagger]

It's probably Kimbo Walsh.

Still hoping it's Hurts.

[Black Dagger]

Hurts are just ideal. While it's political, they have a strong European fan-base. Germany love em, they've had top 5 album sales in like 15 of the countries involved.

[michael21]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/eurovision/9914504/Bonnie-Tyler-to-represent-UK-at-Eurovision-Song-Contest.html

Bonnie Tyler, the 61-year-old Welsh singer who had a No1 hit in 1983 with Total Eclipse of the Heart, will represent the United Kingdom at this year's Eurovision competition.
It's something of a move for youth by the UK selectors who last year chose Engelbert Humperdinck, then 75, to sing in Azerbaijan. He came in 25th place (out of 26) with 12 points after his performance of Love Will Set You Free.
Tyler will perform a track called Believe In Me — a power ballad which was recorded in Nashville — at the event in Malmö, Sweden. The big hair, padded shoulders, soaring vocals and dry ice machines will surely be out in force to give 1980s nostalgists a Euro treat.
Tyler, who was born in Skewen, South Wales, said: "I am truly honoured and delighted to be able to represent my country at Eurovision and especially with such a fabulous song. I promise to give this everything that I've got for the UK."

She has a new album called Rocks & Honey out tomorrow and is presently touring as a guest on the "Rock Meets Classic 2013 Tour" in Germany. Her career started in 1970 when, aged 19, she entered a talent contest, singing the Mary Hopkin hit Those Were the Days. She finished in second place, winning £1. In recent years, the three-times Grammy-nominated singer, whose song Holding Out for a Hero (written with Meat Loaf's songwriter Jim Steinman) was featured on the Footloose film soundtrack in 1984, appeared on the Romanian and Ukrainian series of X Factor as a special guest artist.

Thirty-nine countries will participate in the 58th Eurovision Song Contest and as one of the “Big Five” countries (along with Spain, Germany, France and Italy), the United Kingdom gain automatic access to the Saturday grand finale on Saturday 18th May. The UK has won the competition five times since 1957. The last victory was Katrina and the Waves in 1997. Eurovision attracts an audience of more than 125million viewers.
The bookies weren't immediately impressed with the choice of Tyler, with Ladbrokes offering 40-1 on the UK winning the Eurovision.

come on england :dance::dance::dance:

[Locke.]

Our already slim chance has evaporated

[joeysteele]

The one i always want to win never makes the actual final which says a lot about my music taste, Poor Iris from Belgium was robbed last year

Really Novo, the point you make as to the one you usually want to win not making the actual final saying a lot as to your taste, is actually more likely than not a compliment to your taste in music.

[michael21]

Our already slim chance has evaporated

it ok the uk has to much money if we are last we will still be in it :amazed: