And the answer was... Scooch!
Eurovision has been a favourite of mine since I was a kid, it may be camp, trashy and uncredible - but in it's own unique way is great. There's some unique stories that I will forever associate with Eurovision which always brings a smile to my face. I would be very disappointed if this years was any different.
The build up to this years contest in Helsinki has already started and a while ago I talked about the potential UK entrants this year. Well this weekend the UK was apparently the last country to select it's entry. Some fellow LJ'ers have already commented on Saturdays contest, but my favourite has to be
jarvt for his review of the proceedings. Anyhow I could hardly resist such a camp fest could I? Well Spencer's run through of the wannabe UK entrants:
- Liz McClarnon - she was weird, the song was weird and that dress was weird. No, no, no!
- Brian Harvey (of East 17 fame) - I'm a bit ashamed to say I actually did quite like this one. It was surprisngly good. He's back and so is his hair. Not that' I suspect he'll be around before the next media circus story carries him off but hey.
- Big Brovaz - Well it was good to start with and then the bloke opened his mouth. Hmm I think we learnt our lesson that Eurovision doesn't like rap (Love City Groove and last year Daz)... next!
- Cyndi - Was this an early April fool? And one of the final two? I think it's another one of those telephone voting scandals!
- Hawkins & Brown - This was the favourite? No, no no. Was Justin Hawkins replaced by Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowyn at the last minute? What was he wearing. And beaten by Scooch, te he. Although I don't think Justin got the joke as he stormed off...
Europe will not know what's hit them this year - are we taking the piss now and just entering anything because we know we won't win or do we have a devious plot up our sleeves? Te he. Honestly some of the lines in the song:
"Some salted nuts Sir?"
"Something to suck on while you land Sir?"
...delivered by the guys in the band with a straight face and an orange tan. Can there be any doubt they are the biggest woofter in a cabin uniform since Brian Downing?
If you missed Scooch in action then you can see them here... get ready to hide behind your sofa as they launch into their song with gay abandon. Queens everywhere are sending back their membership cards in disgust. Te he. And I was watching this surrounded by family as my sister turned 30... unforgettable...
Is it just me or is John Barrowman getting everywhere these days? He's cute but [insert expletive] he can be camp at times can't he? Ohhh and if you didn't see Terry Wogan announce the wrong winner only to be corrected by Fearne Cotton (god the humiliation) then you can enjoy here:
So who might win? Well according to the BBC programme: Germany, Sweden, Belarus and Malta are favourites. Are they mad?! The UK's entry is growing on me... but in the meantime they showed a brief clip of the Danish and Swiss entries which both caught my attention. I haven't had a chance to listen to the full versions yet as my laptops playing up but I will when I get back to work. Anyhow here they are:
Denmark
Switzerland