I havre to say the stage set and effects are truly out of this world, mind blowing. Every heavy metal act on the planet will want the same next year.On Saturday, 25 countries will compete in the final of the 56th Eurovision Song Contest. Here are 10 significiant numbers that sum up the 2011 event.
Two - Number of times a winning singer has returned to defend their title on home ground. This year it's Germany's reigning champion Lena, singing Taken By A Stranger.
Six - friends of Iceland's Sigurjon "Sjonny" Brink have stepped in after the singer-songwriter died in January, having already submitted his song Coming Home.
Taking the place of a musician who died suddenly 43 - no, 42 - no, 43 again - Number of participating countries.
Slovakia planned to drop out, worried about the expense of entering. But having missed the withdrawal deadline, it dispatched sisters Daniela and Veronika Nizlova - performing as Twiins - to Duesseldorf to sing I'm Still Alive.
Three - Singers in 3JS of the Netherlands, named Jan, Jaap and Jaap. Get it? And when there are three of you, you are never alone. Perhaps hence the title of their song, Never Alone. Sadly, 3JS didn't make it to finals. But were not alone in failing to do so.
Two - Pairs of identical twins in the 2011 contest. The aforementioned Twiins, of Slovakia, didn't make it past the semis, but Ireland's Jedward - John and Edward Grimes - will perform their song Lipstick on Saturday.
13 years - Length of Italy's absence from the contest. But now it's back, with Raphael Gualazzi singing Madness of Love.
Big Five - Italy's return rounds up the number of guaranteed finalists from four to five. The others are Spain, Germany, the UK and France, in recognition of the money they pay towards the cost of staging the event.
20,000 - Size of bet in euros, placed by an Austrian man in Vienna, wagering that his country would reach the finals. On Thursday, Austria did indeed make it through and the bookmaker, William Hill, paid out 28,000 euros (£25,000). "We are used to accepting big bets from our UK-based punters but a 20,000 euros bet on the Eurovision is all but unheard of," a spokesman said.
Alexei Vorobyov does his party piece 66,000 - Spectators inside Duesseldorf's Esprit Arena watching the contest in person, and an estimated global TV audience of some 100 million people - including Australia, on almost exactly the opposite side of the world.
12 million - Number of Russian expats living in Eurovision countries. They helped Dima Bilan to victory in 2008. This year, this diaspora could be valuable supporters of Russia's back-flipping, day-glow-trainer-wearing Alexei Vorobyov, with the song Get You, written by RedOne, Lady Gaga's Morrocan-born songwriter.
It's Eurovision time again!
It's Eurovision time again!
That wonderful car crash compulsive viewing. A mix of sheer horror, utter talentlessnes, extremely funny "WTF were they thinking" entries, and lots and lots of hot totty...
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Read the whole thing and still wondering, where's the part I should care about? 
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Jedward to win 
seriously any one who submits an entry which include the well crafted lyrics of "Da da dum" and then hires the tone deaf loony twins to sing it has my vote ....pure Eurovision at its best!
Sing it with me ...."shes got her lipstick on here I come da da dum here I come here I come du de dum de dum de dum hit and run hit and run da da dum de dum de dum"
For anyone in the US who might want to catch the show its streamed live here : http://www.eurovision.tv/esctv/future theres also archive stuff from previous years.
seriously any one who submits an entry which include the well crafted lyrics of "Da da dum" and then hires the tone deaf loony twins to sing it has my vote ....pure Eurovision at its best! Sing it with me ...."shes got her lipstick on here I come da da dum here I come here I come du de dum de dum de dum hit and run hit and run da da dum de dum de dum"
For anyone in the US who might want to catch the show its streamed live here : http://www.eurovision.tv/esctv/future theres also archive stuff from previous years.
If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you may have misjudged the situation.
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It's not part of thread criteria to be something you care about Lo... just in case you were wondering.loCAtek wrote:Read the whole thing and still wondering, where's the part I should care about?
To my eternal shame I have Eurovision history. I played guitar on the original submission recording of Ireland's entry, 'Somewhere in Europe', in about 1990.
Why is it that when Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a hammer it's 'art' and 'edgy' but when I do it I'm 'drunk' and 'banned from the hardware store'?
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Please feel free not to contribute to threads you have no interest in Lo. Your non-participation in thread will not detracts from my enjoyment, honestly. : )
Sean, I just listened to the 1990 Somewhere in Europe song, and all I can say is that is pure Eurovision. Excellent song, wonderful cliches. You did Ireland proud.
Sean, I just listened to the 1990 Somewhere in Europe song, and all I can say is that is pure Eurovision. Excellent song, wonderful cliches. You did Ireland proud.
Bah!
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I refuse to watch it unless I can hear Wogan's commentary.
Why is it that when Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a hammer it's 'art' and 'edgy' but when I do it I'm 'drunk' and 'banned from the hardware store'?
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lmao....I LOVE EUROVISION its hysterical altho most of my Aussie mates don't get why i am in tears watching it. Wogan is the best compere piss taker for the job!!!
Bayeux Munich nil point makes me crack up everytime!
How can you not love Eurovision.
Bayeux Munich nil point makes me crack up everytime!
How can you not love Eurovision.
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Eurovision can't take the piss 'eh? I blame the MOTU!
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Oh god, I do hope not....The Hen wrote:Jedward's going to win, isn't they?
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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I think some people actually take it seriously and therefore find it all a bit boring watching and listening to broken English songs.SisterMaryFellatio wrote: How can you not love Eurovision.
I haven't watched Wogan present it, but I think Julia Zemiro has enough of the 'sarcasm' to make it watchable.
She even gives helpful hints for viewers playing drinking games to refill their glasses when a truly cliched song is coming up next.
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Bah!
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How can we have a Eurovision thread without anyone posting Father Ted's Irish entry .... My Lovely Horse?
That's right.
WE CAN'T
That's right.
WE CAN'T
Bah!
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Azerbaijan.... Azer ... bai .... fucking... jan....
How in the hell did that happen???
Coming pretty much right off the back of the most sublime episode of Doctor Who ever .... Euroviz did a complete deep dive into the ridiculous.
How in the hell did that happen???
Coming pretty much right off the back of the most sublime episode of Doctor Who ever .... Euroviz did a complete deep dive into the ridiculous.
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I didn't see the competition, but I did go hunt down that winning song. Wow, that was stunningly bad.
GAH!
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Now considering that THAT song won... imagine just how bad the rest were?
In fact, for the sake of your own sanity ... unless you're under the traditional influence of at least a bottle of wine ... don't.
In fact, for the sake of your own sanity ... unless you're under the traditional influence of at least a bottle of wine ... don't.
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Even the totty (both genders, all five genders in fact) wasn't as jaw-droppingly horny as is usual this year, a real let down.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”