The Eurovision Song contest...Should we enter any more?

After watching it last night I was appalled by the biased behaviour of the mainland european countries. Any country that happened to have a large amout of neighbours was getting more points then god knows what. While countries which tend not to have such a good diplomatic relationships with the E.U tend to get pushed to the back. I'm not complaining how england came last (it was a god awful song... if we won with that I would of been ashamed) but the sheer unfairness of voting. Itally quit the contest a few years ago, saying that there was no more reason to compete. They went on to say that as they were not eastern, Western Mainland or of Islamic authority it could nether win as these groups vote for each other. In my opinion one of the only political moves that I agree with the Italians. Do you think we should follow there lead or stick with the contest and see if we can get a little higher next year?

The Eurovision Song contest...Should we enter any more?
Its funny that so many Eastern Europeans still want to come to work in the UK though, even if they don't like us.


I think good old Terry has had enough of the expected political voting even if it is amusing.
Reply:Has anyone ever taken the Eurovision Song Contest seriously. There's been biased voting for decades, even before there was public voting.


i can't believe anyone ever took this event seriously or cares who wins.


Just enjoy the naff outfits and rotten songs, same as any other year.


It's just entertainment remember not world dominance.








And by the way I don't see anyone complaining on here about the fact that Britain was one of the very few countries which were guaranteed a place in the final and didn't have to compete in the semis (which , for example, the Russians had to do)..
Reply:We should use the money we spend for eurovision to fund other services the country needs. I think its a disgrace we pay money for this eurovision contest when our armed forces sometimes don't even have enough body armour !


One is a waste of the space and the other saves lives you do the math.


Votes are so biased its unreal other countries seam to have an inferiority complex compared to the UK and don't want to vote for us.
Reply:By we are you referring to the UK? I'm not from the UK, and i can say your song was just OK, but your argument does not hold because what your failing to mention is Poland , - a land locked, mainland eastern European country also came joint last, and Germany too.





Rather than quit I think they need to change the voting, have 50% to judges, 50% to public? Did you vote? If so for whom? I voted for France, thought the song genius, but then again .....what do I know.
Reply:but it proves us and russian relations improving .... song was written by Timbaland ... now that should be a straight ban in my books... did not see it as already know how rigged it is but if the performers are to amateurs why not the song writers ....UK can hold head high their guy was amateur AND wrote the song
Reply:no. the probability of united kingdom is next to nothing.


we have statistics and science to prove the patterns.





http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/9/2/1.html
Reply:but i LOVE eurovision!





it is rubbish tho...but what could we do? maybe something to do with the voting? like if all the votes go to some central thing and not just each country voting sperately?? it is so rubbish as it is all politics.
Reply:Quit while the going is good why torture yourselves. It doesn't matter how good your song is, unless you can move your country there's not a hope in hell of you ever winning again
Reply:Yes get out and stop the BBC funding it.But it saves the BBC


looking for programs to fill the slot.Just like it does when they


are covering sport.Dump the TV licence and E.S.C. is dumped.
Reply:The UK shouldn't of came last, Bosnia and Spain were the worst and they got almost 100 points, I don't think the UK should compete next year because it's either second last or last every year.
Reply:Why were you appalled?


It always happens.


We only still enter so we can laugh at the pathetic attempts at European entertainment.
Reply:Its pointless hosting it anymore, all the countries beside each other vote for one another, and not to say most of them are no good
Reply:no point its too political ,they all vote for their neighbours ,we should save ourselves the embaressment and not enter because we had a good act this year and we still lost .We're hated but why are we hated thats the question.
Reply:everyone who wins it now is from an eastern Europe country





its a dumb biased competition and we should just give up
Reply:I know what you mean. There is no way to stop the political voting so why bother.
Reply:No it is just an oportunity for Europe - who resent and hate us to stick two fingers up at us.
Reply:Its so political none of this countries will vote for us. They hate the British but they dont mind coming over to our country living of our state benefits sending their children to our schools and using our health service
Reply:No, just pull out
Reply:pull out its not that good anyway
Reply:no...
Reply:no, its votings not fair
Reply:i totally agree and i guess they should find other way to vote...
Reply:Firstly we shouldn't take this competition seriously, it's just a bit of fun that we can laugh at because lets face it, the whole competition is just a joke. The only reason the UK is in the competition every year is because we pay for most of it and that is why we never have to qualify. If any other country apart from Germany, Spain or France finish last, they would have to go through the qualifying stage first. If the UK, Germany, France and Spain pulled out of the eurovision, it would be finished because they wouldn't have the money to pay for it. Why do you think the two commentary boxes the presenters mentioned was France and the UK, oh and yes the only TV broadcaster they mentioned was the BBC (the main money source). The thing that makes me laugh is a lot of the other counties do take it very seriously. I work with two Latvians, two Russians and lots of polish and all they have been taking about all week, is the eurovision, it just makes me laugh.
Reply:The contest is a farce from beginning to end. Whist i do not share your view regarding the UK entry, i must admit that even Ireland joined in the game and voted for UK, same as all the eastern block countries did for all their neighbours. What baffles me is that most of those countries have literally shed blood to break off from each other, then along comes this poxy song contest and they gladly vote for each other! Italy did the right thing to not compete anymore, and all those countries that ended up at the bottom, should follow Italy's example. The money spent to promote songs could then be spent on more worthwhile causes.
Reply:I have watched it nearly every year of my life (I'm 41) and it was always for the laugh. I always remembered it as being the competition that gave us the Israeli transexual, Diggi Loo Diggi Lay and Boom Bang a Bang. Every so often a really nice song won and you knew when you watched it that the really nice song might win or the typical euro dance, catchy chorus one might win.





These days it's ALL about politics and it's ruined pure and simple. The UK is one of the biggest sponsors of the event so that should stop for a start. Why should our European counterparts promote their politics at the expense of our Television License?





It should stop. Leave them to it. It was never much of a competition for the best song but it was good for pure entertainment value, but it's a joke now and we should have no part of it. Andy Abraham is a brilliant singer and his song was average yes but it deserved more marks than that.





Kind of thinking Ireland had the right idea with the turkey in a trolley act. Sums the whole thing up really.

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