Lena – Satellite (Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Winner) – Germany
Lena – Satellite (Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Winner) – Germany
The winner of the 55. Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo - Norway
for Germany Lena Meyer-Landrut - Satellite 29 May 2010
1. Lena - Satellite (Germany) 246 Points
2. maNga - We Could Be the Same (Turkey) 170 Points
3. Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing with Fire (Romania) 162 Points
The winner of the 55. Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo – Norway
for Germany Lena Meyer-Landrut – Satellite 29 May 2010
1. Lena – Satellite (Germany) 246 Points
2. maNga – We Could Be the Same (Turkey) 170 Points
3. Paula Seling & Ovi – Playing with Fire (Romania) 162 Points
So the Russian entry might not have been my favourite of the evennig, so the voting was as predictable as ever (in some aspects). But Russia kept getting the points, from across Europe, be it 12, 6 or 1, they kept coming in. I take my hat off to Russia and congratulate them on their first Eurovision win – about bloody time!!It might be true that it’s less about the music when it comes to voting…it might not be – maybe, just maybe, the tastes in different countries are truly reflected in the results.The great debate whether the big 4 should withdraw is a joke…stick them in the semi-final, battle it out like the rest and maybe there’ll be a decent song put forward. However I can’t applaud France enough for putting up one of their most talented musicians with what, on the recording, is a spectacular song (in my opinion, but that’s my taste).I’d liked to have seen Bosnia & Herzegovina come higher – the orchestration would fill a stadium with uplifting sound – in my opinion – my taste.So I’m tired, so tired, of reading about how hard done by the UK was, how nobody supported them, that’s it’s all political (if you want to throw politics into it then yeah, who would vote for it when they’ve aliented most of Europe). No, it’s just the sad old British pride that’s hurt, the halcyon days are gone and it’s a denial that it’s lazy and expects to do well regardless. A country that produces fine music – but can’t be arsed to put it into practice for this competition. And take a look at any UK music stand – it’s pretty hard to find anything other than some of the biggest names from Europe – and if you do find an artist it’ll be filed under ‚ethnic‘ or ‚world‘. There’s no idea about who’s who in music outside their own little world…hmmm…maybe Dima is actually rather popular. So go on UK, stick in some of your biggest artists – throw in George Michael, put up Paul McCartney, stick in Coldplay, rise up Robbie Williams…nah…they’d only spoil it by sulking.A last word in this lengthy ramble goes as a big shout to Charlotte Perrelli – I had high hopes, many others did too – she’s still a hero in my book.Here’s to Eurovision – long live it – see you in Russia 2009!YoursMe B.
So the Russian entry might not have been my favourite of the evennig, so the voting was as predictable as ever (in some aspects). But Russia kept getting the points, from across Europe, be it 12, 6 or 1, they kept coming in. I take my hat off to Russia and congratulate them on their first Eurovision win – about bloody time!!It might be true that it’s less about the music when it comes to voting…it might not be – maybe, just maybe, the tastes in different countries are truly reflected in the results.The great debate whether the big 4 should withdraw is a joke…stick them in the semi-final, battle it out like the rest and maybe there’ll be a decent song put forward. However I can’t applaud France enough for putting up one of their most talented musicians with what, on the recording, is a spectacular song (in my opinion, but that’s my taste).I’d liked to have seen Bosnia & Herzegovina come higher – the orchestration would fill a stadium with uplifting sound – in my opinion – my taste.So I’m tired, so tired, of reading about how hard done by the UK was, how nobody supported them, that’s it’s all political (if you want to throw politics into it then yeah, who would vote for it when they’ve aliented most of Europe). No, it’s just the sad old British pride that’s hurt, the halcyon days are gone and it’s a denial that it’s lazy and expects to do well regardless. A country that produces fine music – but can’t be arsed to put it into practice for this competition. And take a look at any UK music stand – it’s pretty hard to find anything other than some of the biggest names from Europe – and if you do find an artist it’ll be filed under ‚ethnic‘ or ‚world‘. There’s no idea about who’s who in music outside their own little world…hmmm…maybe Dima is actually rather popular. So go on UK, stick in some of your biggest artists – throw in George Michael, put up Paul McCartney, stick in Coldplay, rise up Robbie Williams…nah…they’d only spoil it by sulking.A last word in this lengthy ramble goes as a big shout to Charlotte Perrelli – I had high hopes, many others did too – she’s still a hero in my book.Here’s to Eurovision – long live it – see you in Russia 2009!YoursMe B.