Who do you think will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2011?

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Who do you think will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2011?

Post by James Byrne » Wed May 11, 2011 7:59 pm

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Post by Alex Holowczak » Wed May 11, 2011 8:28 pm

Germany will have a big chance; they have the 2010 winner, and she's very popular in continental Europe.

I'll be wasting my free texts voting for Ukraine, naturally.
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Re: Who do you think will win the Eurovision Song Contest 20

Post by Alex Holowczak » Wed May 11, 2011 8:45 pm

I don't think much of it last year, actually. But meh... I must begrudgedly accept she might win again.

Been going around YouTube looking for the songs. Ireland has Jedward... France has an opera singer!
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Re: Who do you think will win the Eurovision Song Contest 20

Post by Carl Hibbard » Thu May 12, 2011 6:06 pm

Does anyone care given the dodgy quality of some of the songs and the even more dodgy voting?
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Re: Who do you think will win the Eurovision Song Contest 20

Post by Ben Purton » Thu May 12, 2011 6:36 pm

Alex Holowczak wrote:Germany will have a big chance; they have the 2010 winner, and she's very popular in continental Europe.

I'll be wasting my free texts voting for Ukraine, naturally.

Why?>!
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Re: Who do you think will win the Eurovision Song Contest 20

Post by Ben Purton » Thu May 12, 2011 6:38 pm

JedWood are 5/1 2nd favourites.... a true mockery for even the eurovision.
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Re: Who do you think will win the Eurovision Song Contest 20

Post by Alex Holowczak » Thu May 12, 2011 9:37 pm

Ben Purton wrote:
Alex Holowczak wrote:Germany will have a big chance; they have the 2010 winner, and she's very popular in continental Europe.

I'll be wasting my free texts voting for Ukraine, naturally.
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Not sure which bit you're whying about, so to cover both bases:

I don't know why the German lady is popular in Europe. I don't think she's that good...

I would vote for Ukraine because I'm a quarter Ukrainian, remember? :wink: My plan was foiled though: The UK don't get to vote in the Semi Final containing Ukraine. :(
Carl Hibbard wrote:Does anyone care given the dodgy quality of some of the songs and the even more dodgy voting?
Carl, they changed the voting system two years ago. Now the popular vote only counts 50% - a jury makes up the other 50%. You still get a bit of block voting, but it's not nearly as bad as it was. OK, you'll still get Serbia giving points to all the countries in former Yugoslavia, but there's not much you can do about that. Such is Eastern Europe that you end up with people born in one country, who've ended up living in another through politics. E.g. there are probably a sizeable number of Serbians living in Montenegro and vice versa.
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Re: Who do you think will win the Eurovision Song Contest 20

Post by Alex Holowczak » Thu May 12, 2011 10:01 pm

Alex Holowczak wrote:My plan was foiled though: The UK don't get to vote in the Semi Final containing Ukraine. :(
It didn't make a difference. :D
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Re: Who do you think will win the Eurovision Song Contest 20

Post by Paul McKeown » Sat May 14, 2011 1:34 am

What with all that heavy sht goin on all day between Scott Freeman and Paul Dupre it was a relief to grab a curry with Phil, meet up with Siobhan and Colin and share a few bottles of wine. Jools (Later) was on top form tonight, yes? Warpaint, Arctic Monkeys, Alison Krauss, Randy Newman, Brian Wilson and Gappy Ranks (never heard of him - though that doesn't say much! - fab)... just spent the last half hour listening to Warpaint vids on YouTube - absolutely cracking wenches altogether. Arctic Monkeys good, but very dark sound somehow compared to a group of women with real harmonies weaving around electric guitars. In love! (joking, nearly, no really!) Strewth some of the threads on this site could do with lightening up.
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Re: Who do you think will win the Eurovision Song Contest 20

Post by Keith Arkell » Sat May 14, 2011 1:40 am

I'll go for France 1st from Azerbaijan 2nd, with Moldova coming last.
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Re: Who do you think will win the Eurovision Song Contest 20

Post by Ben Purton » Sat May 14, 2011 5:44 pm

JedWood hammered in to 5/2 with PaddyPower saying it would be there biggest loss in history of the firm if they win...

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Re: Who do you think will win the Eurovision Song Contest 20

Post by Alex Holowczak » Sat May 14, 2011 11:39 pm

Well, I thought along similar lines to Keith, but when they performed on the night, France wasn't so great.
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