BANGARANGA!!! 🎶 🎵

Oreo

Yes, Ukraine gave us a pity point😄

Oh, it was Ukraine, was it.

Thank you, but you really didn't have to. We would have quite understood if it was nul points!

Fallingstar

Oreo

As was the UK song! What possessed them to choose that group and that stupid song?

People seem to ask the same question every year Oreo.

No, we came second in 2022 and would have come first but for the sympathy vote.

We had such a good and successful song from Sam Ryder four years ago why on earth did this song which was
complete garbage get through.

I thought this was a lighthearted thread! There's no point reminiscing about Katie Boyle and Terry Wogan, there was some rubbish in those days too. Remember Diggy-Loo Diggy-Ley or similar nonsense? It's a fun competition and this year's winner has been a big star in Bulgaria for about 10 years so she probably deserves her win.

We have plenty of established pop stars but they don't want to enter so we have to rely on relative unknowns for our entries so unless we can find another Sam Ryder we're never going to get on the left hand side of the scoreboard.

I wasnt going to watch, but someone wanted me to watch it with them.
Wouldnt have had the Bulgaria one as the winner.

Ours was rubbish.
I decided people I know could have done it better.

AGAA4

We had such a good and successful song from Sam Ryder four years ago why on earth did this song which was
complete garbage get through.

Sam Ryder was guest performer on Britain's Got Talent last night, with a song from Tim Rice's and Andrew Lloyd-Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar
Amazing voice, and such emotion. Worth a look. A million miles better than our UK singer this year.

FriedGreenTomatoes2

I gave up watching it years ago. Too silly and too political just spoiled it for me.

FGT same here, haven't watched it for years

Terrible song . I used to love the Eurovision song contest but it's all become too political and a bit silly now

I only watched Bangaranga and Eins, Zwei, Drei. Both rubbish IMO.

Can anyone tell me why so many entries are sung in English?

The songs seem to occupy a genre all of their own and don't relate musically or vocally to current pop songs.

MartavTaurus

AGAA4

We had such a good and successful song from Sam Ryder four years ago why on earth did this song which was
complete garbage get through.

Sam Ryder was guest performer on Britain's Got Talent last night, with a song from Tim Rice's and Andrew Lloyd-Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar
Amazing voice, and such emotion. Worth a look. A million miles better than our UK singer this year.

He's starring in the production of Jesus Christ Superstar and it has proved to be so popular they have had to extend the run at another theatre.

He actually looked like Jesus too with the hair, imo.
But who knows!??

Can anyone tell me why so many entries are sung in English?
and why we sung in bits of German It’s all totally bizarre
I know we re all getting on but I don’t know any young people who watch it either so who are the ones who support it ?

I didnt even know it was on! Too busy with other things.

It's a 1950's novelty and that's where it should have stayed.

God alone knows what significance or credibility it's ever had.

MartavTaurus

He actually looked like Jesus too with the hair, imo.
But who knows!??

Jesus would probably have had short hair as was normal for Jewish men at the time 😀

At least come Last if you’re not going to come First. Ridiculous programme

dragonfly46 Totally agree with you. I haven't watched it for years, because it's absolutely crap. And all the politically biased voting is annoying. I used to watch it years and years ago with, as you say, Katie Boyle and Terry Terry Wogan, but not now.

it won to spite Israel, the same as Ukraine won a couple years ago because it was at war, its all political, nothing to do with singing, otherwise Delta Goodrun would have won

For many on here -- and yes, I hate it too -- it's kept on our TV because -- LIKE IT or not!! -- it gets very big viewing figs. Is that so hard to follow???

I detest that Jungle nonsense too, and assorted others shows, but I can recognise that if they're popular, they'll be kept going.

Yes, Australia is a very long way away, but apparently they LOVE the show, masses of dress-up parties, big viewing figs, hence they're in it. Maybe Peru/Botswana next time?! And apparently, if Oz won, the next show would be somewhere actually IN Europe. Speaking of which, indeed, Israel isn't strictly speaking in Europe, but I'm advised from my sports consultant that in 'Euros' football, the likes of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia and Kazakhstan may well be playing, and the latter has a border with China?

I quite accidentally saw our entry, on the Thursday evening, for reasons I couldn't clarify, despite it being a semi-final, and the UK entry gets directly into the final (money talks?!), we were 'treated' (?!) to a run through - a dress rehearsal perhaps?

I was amazed to hear "UK" as I was changing channels, so watched it to the blessed end, when the sadly talentless tuneless lad who'd been chosen got to the end and shut up.

I've seen that articles have appeared since the actual show, asking why, if we came second a few years ago with a decent song and performer, the BBC doesn't try to repeat THAT formula? Answers on a postcard?

Oh, and for those talking of 'Paul, he writes a good song', I gather that actual PROPER 'artistes' do NOT WANT TO KNOW, in case their involvement comes 17th (etc)?!

As the Thursday 'performance' came to an end, Graham Norton said it was a "big banger" (& it was noisy). The chap with the nuclear teeth (Ryland? - he's on almost everything), said "awwwww, I hope he gets something" . . . . .yes, quite, neuralgia came to mind, then he can suffer too?

I really liked the new expanded version at first because there was so much variety and everything was very professional and a lot of it was entertaining.
It has depended on the year with 2021(I think... the San Marino song "Adrenalina" and a wonderful Ukranian song ( with the singer dressed like a sort of green fluffy duck) being a year where I thought about five of the songs were absolutely cracking.
I agree that Saturday night's showing was abysmal with the exception of the bloke dressed as a cat who at least made me laugh . I only really liked the Italian song. I think that the UK deserved "Nul points" ( the pity point doesn't count but thank you Ukraine). What were they all thinking ?
I might not bother next year.
Thought the presentation was abysmal as well with the exception of Graeme Norton. Thank God for Graeme.

I won't watch it again.

I’ve never watched it 🙄

Listening to both the winning entry and the losing one today on the radio I thought they were equally awful.

Yes, Australia is a very long way away, but apparently they LOVE the show, masses of dress-up parties, big viewing figs, hence they're in it. Maybe Peru/Botswana next time?!

There are many Australians from all over Europe who still feel ties to their home country.
The ones I know are an eclectic mix - you name a competing country and I can probably think of someone from that European country or whose parents/ancestors emigrated from there.

I don’t mind Australia joining but don’t call it EUROVISION call it WORLDVISION.