Eurovision 2008

[MyNameIs]

Ukraine is in the second semi-finals on Thursday, and Ani's pretty much guaranteed to make it to the final. Why don't you like it though? It wasn't my favorite song of the five they had to choose from, but it's really grown on me. Combine that with a pretty neat presentation they have planned, and the fact that I would never NOT root for Ukraine, I'm basically keeping all my fingers crossed, lol. It's also one of the big frontrunners to win the whole thing too, but I'm honestly not expecting the win. Top 3 finish though, me thinks.

 

[fashionkitten7]

The song she sings seems so blank to me... I just listened to it some minutes ago and I can't even recall the melody (thankfully)...

I didn't like the performance either (meaning the video posted on the first page of this thread)...

 

[Navygreen]

You better vote for Greece people

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSF12QndMrg

Alright alright... and Finland too.

 

[MyNameIs]

Yeah, that vdieo is from like three months ago when she first performed the song as one of the contenders to go to Eurovision.

This is here is a rehersal from the other day and that's what it's going to look like on Thursday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpCsihKaing

 

[fashionkitten7]

^ That performance is better, yet the song is not my cup of tea...

 

[Dajana]

My best friend works on Eurovision and he said Dima acts like spoilt, assuming idiot.

 

[Blondes]

Apparently the odds of the UK getting nil points are 66-1. Thats so shameful!!!
i dont like Eurovision anyways, the UK always get pathetic songs! well...they have done for ages now

The UK has certainly done it's part to keep up the cheesy vibe of the event. Oh ah, just a little bit, oh ah, a little bit more.. Who could forget.

I loved Norway in the first semifinal. Very happy to see that song go to the final. Some of the others that were in the top 10 - not so much. I would rather have seen Dustin the turkey in the final than Azerbaijan, and that's saying a lot.

 

[miwa]

Greece's song makes me sick. Very cheese-Eurosong type. If it wins, I'll scream.

I really like our song. It's original and Laka is crazy.

We definitely had the best performance on Tuesday. Laka and Mirela are a great duo.

 

[cherryblossoms]

I must've been more patriotic, but I must say I have no feelings towards our Ani Lorak... The song is nothing special and performance was ok.
I enjoyed Verka Serduchka sooo much more last year, at least it was fun and entertaining!
I was surprised to see Dima Bilan performing with Evgenii Pluschenko (figure skating fan here ) but I don't really like Pluschenko... Dima's performance was cool I think, I like it and would be glad to see him win, I think he deserves it.

 

[cherryblossoms]

No one is obsessed. I just think he sings pretty well and this song is good, the best one this year in my opinion (I say that not because he reprsents my country). I didn't like the performance either. They planned to do smth different but some problems occured and they had to change it for this one. I just think there are too many people on the stage during his performance

I've heard that equipment for Pluschenko was stolen...
don't you think that it'd be better if he chose female figure skater, like Slutskaya or Navka?
Evgenii is definitely a strange choice...

 

[m.j.]

they should cancel this competition, cos this is more of a freak parade.... no one cares about music anymore

 

[MyNameIs]

So the ten countries going to the final from the second sem-final are
Ukraine
Croatia
Albania
Iceland
Denmark
Georgia
Sweden
Portugal
Turkey

I think Top Five are going to be
Ukraine
Greece
Serbia
Sweden
Russia (yuk, hope he fails so bad)

 

[Tinsley V]

Serbia's isn't bad but it was much better last year

Jelena Tomašević - Oro
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EWfEoFfSbLM

 

[MyNameIs]

Actually I just realize I have Greece, Sweden and Ukraine in top five, all three of which are kind of similar, so make it

Ukraine
Greece/Sweeden
Turkey/Israel
Serbia
Russia/Portugal

 

[m.j.]

where can we find english translations of the songs' lyrics?

 

[larien]

Eurovision is becoming more and more short-skirted girls,beautiful legs,big hair and weak songs contest..I am happy that we didn't enter the competiton with a concept like that this year.I love our song,it has beautiful music and sounds less commercial.
Above our song my favourtie was Switzerland but they couldn't make it through the final i guess,right?

 

[candysweet21]

YEY! I'm so happy my country didnt pass. that performance was just EMBARRASSING!

I kind of like France's entry.

And hats off to Finland. they are the only country to go in a completely different genre than anyone else every year.
Yet they stick to their identity unlike us.

 

[susanna]

although Charlotte Perrelli looks like a cross between a lizard and a ****** I think she's a definate top 5 for us. Ukraine will probably win.
I looove how tacky eurovision is!

 

[Dajana]

I was at 2nd Dress rehearsal yesterday. I don't like eurovision at all, but I had to see how does it look live. And although it was rehearsal the atmosphere was great.
Maria will open it with dance version of Molitva, which is great since I hate that song. She will have half male,half female dancers.
Most of the songs sound much, much better live, Finland is amasing. Kalomoira sounds by far the worst. We all know it will be Greece, Russia or Sweeden, unfortunatlly.
My favorites:
Armenia
Denmark
Finland
Israel

 

[Teja]

My top five (all 43 countries
1.Russia
2.Switzerland
3.Greece
4.Armenia
5.Bosnia & Herzegovina