EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2008

[*Petit*]

Ok so we all know this thread had to be created sometime, so I did it now.

I was really bored today and looked a little into it and I can't really say I'm impressd or surprised (as usual). =(

The most surprsing thing to me this year is that a country like azerbajan is competing. In danger of sounding like total arrogant eurotrash my first reaction was WTF!?. Well, I guess it shouldn't be a bigger surprise than Israel and Turkey being a part of it. Geographically that is.

So my question to you.. Will you be watching?
Who are your favourites?


Edit:

Here you can listen to clips of all participants except two:
part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcdh5D7Lmyw
part2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6jUq...eature=related
part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmL3h...eature=related

[*Petit*]

An oh! To answer my own questions:

I will probably not be watching unless Im invited to a preparty at one particular friend's. I don't even know the date. LOL

My work is having a lottery, so I have to guess who'll win and be the top 5. My guesses based on songs I find decent so far:

Slovenia (damn catchy even if it's not very fresh creative or have a pretty scenery)

Bulgaria

Russia - (was this the guy so many people were drooling ovr?? Disgusting but the song is catchy. Reminds me of backstreet boys lol)

Armenia - Quele Quele (I'm 100% sure I*ll hear this in discos, it's catchy, but yet not traditional, kind of like ruslana's winner song, however I hardly think armenia is well enough connected a country to win. Sadly)



Those who will probably do well but are not on my list:

Sweden
Ukraine
Latvia ( remoinds me of a watered down version of happy bubble gum eurodance from the ate 9Os, like toybox and aqua. Z_Z)



Hey why can't Italy participate with some cool gyaru dancers and Eurobeat? That would be so cool! IF they contest is to be forever stuck in a pop dance funk, this would be awesome.

(Oh, and if Azerbajan can join, why not expand further? next year I vote for that ayumi from japan)

[zoomzoom]

I'll watch like usual, have been since 2000. First time I won't watch it on TV, since I don't live in Europe anymore. I usually like more songs, this year I like maybe 2.

Luckily I always watched it more because I'm interested in the whole project behind it. It's the biggest TV event in the world, the huge preperation behind it is unbelieveable.

It's also a chance for the host country to show what they got and attract tourists, so the amount of money spent on the stage, lighting and such is enormous. All of it also looks very impressive for that reason.


This years entrants:


SEMI FINAL 1 20 May 2008

01 Montenegro - Stefan Filipović - Zauvijek volim te
02 Israel - Bo'az Ma'uda - The Fire In Your Eyes
03 Estonia - Kreisiraadio - Leto svet
04 Moldova - Geta Burlacu - A Century of Love
05 San Marino - Miodio - Complice
06 Belgium - Ishtar - O Julissi
07 Azerbaijan - Elnur and Samir - Day After Day
08 Slovenia - Rebeka Dremelj - Vrag naj vzame
09 Norway - Maria - Hold On Be Strong
10 Poland - Isis Gee - For Life
11 Ireland - Dustin the Turkey - Irelande Douze Pointe
12 Andorra - Gisela - Casanova
13 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Laka - Pokušaj
14 Armenia - Sirusho - Qele Qele
15 Netherlands - Hind - Your Heart Belongs To Me
16 Finland - Teräsbetoni - Missä miehet ratsastaa
17 Romania - Nico and Vlad - Pe-o margine de lume
18 Russia - Dima Bilan - Believe
19 Greece - Kalomira - Secret Combination


SEMI FINAL 2 22 May 2008

01 Iceland - Eurobandið - This Is My Life
02 Sweden - Charlotte Perrelli - Hero
03 Turkey - Mor ve Ötesi - Deli
04 Ukraine - Ani Lorak - Shady Lady
05 Lithuania - Jeronimas Milius - Nomads In The Night
06 Albania - Olta Boka - Zemrën E Lamë Peng
07 Switzerland - Paolo Meneguzzi - Era stupendo
08 Czech Republic - Tereza Kerndlová - Have Some Fun
09 Belarus - Ruslan Alekhno - Hasta La Vista
10 Latvia - Pirates of the Sea - Wolves of the Sea
11 Croatia - Kraljevi Ulice and 75 cents - Romanca
12 Bulgaria - Deep Zone and Balthazar - DJ, Take Me Away
13 Denmark - Simon Mathew - All Night Long
14 Georgia - Diana Gurtskaya - Peace Will Come
15 Hungary - Csézy - Candlelight
16 Malta - Morena - Vodka
17 Cyprus - Evdokia Kadi - Femme Fatale
18 FYR Macedonia - Tamara, Vrčak and Adrijan - Let Me Love You
19 Portugal - Vânia Fernandes - Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas)


FINAL 24 May 2008

02 United Kingdom - Andy Abraham - Even If
04 Germany - No Angels - Disappear
19 France - Sébastien Tellier - Divine
22 Spain - Rodolfo Chikilicuatre - Baila el Chiki-chiki
23 Serbia - Jelena Tomašević and Bora Dugić - Oro

This years theme




This years stage




Venue: Belgrade Arena




Hosts: Jovana Janković & Željko Joksimović





Official Eurovision website videos here

[*Petit*]

THanks for the update. So who are your favourites mister?

[zoomzoom]

I like Ukraine and Sweden the best. I've liked Ani Lorak for a few years, since she tried entering the contest in '05. I don't think "Shady Lady" is typical at all, the refrain is very catchy and unique, easy to remember. But of course, like the contest, it's all in the eye of the beholder. Sweden is kinda typical Swedish, but better than what they've sent the last few years.

I do think some of those wacky ones will get high up, as much as I hate it. They usually do. Like, Dustin the Turkey. A turkey?? What?? It's dumb, but you gotta hate something in the contest, that's what makes it fun. A lot of the music is pathetic, cheesy, horrible, desperate and so on. It's always fun to laugh at other peoples expense

[*Petit*]

^
I think many of the sngs mimic the typical swedish style, it has shaped the contest.

I was surprised to see that all the songs I picked were in the top 20 in the finnish ranking .

I think both of your favourites are ok, but they just fail to grasp me. I think maybe greece has a chance as well

[Maemi]

the new contest in Belgrade is going to be interesting ~~
i wanted to go,but i'm not sure anymore...

[XFER]

I used to be excited about Eurovision, but the songs keep getting worse and worse every year

This year, there's a stellar song though: "Era Stupendo" by Paolo Meneguzzi representing Switzerland. Tht song is awesome!

And there are also a few here and there songs that are not so horrible. And Spain's song??? UGH!

Oh God Dustin the Turkey is so embaressing...

[Raiu-Ayu]

^I know... We aint even gonna make it to the final this year lol

[zoomzoom]

Originally Posted by Raiu-Ayu

^I know... We aint even gonna make it to the final this year lol

Don't be too sure of that, it's happened over and over again that entries like this Irish one make it really high. Alf Poier in 2003, LT United in 2006.

[hiroshi_ben]

i like the little young girl from georgia last year...she was so cute!and the song she sang too!

[Maemi]

Originally Posted by XFER1

I used to be excited about Eurovision, but the songs keep getting worse and worse every year

agree...

[m-a-z-e]

Bilam Dima FTW!!!!!!

So glad he's performing again this year. I hope he can win since he came second in '06 and lost out to Lordi aka the band with the gimmick. >__>

[mi|kshake]

The UK entry is so crap this year - not good, not totally awful, just boring. zzzzzz.

Go Ireland!

mi|kshake~

[Maemi]

go Serbia! LOL

[DOLCE]

Wow I almost forgot that Eurovision was so close. No one will ever top Silvia Night

[Partino]

Željko is such a hottie ... mhhhmm *dreaming*

[XFER]

Originally Posted by Partino

Željko is such a hottie ... mhhhmm *dreaming*

He sure is!

Originally Posted by DOLCE

Wow I almost forgot that Eurovision was so close. No one will ever top Silvia Night

She was so amazing. It was hilarious when she got her bodyguard to remove this woman from a press conference because the woman was "staring her in the eyes". Her song should've been top 5!