Re: ?????? - Greece 2010 - Giorgos Alkaios & Friends - Opa
MyHeartIsYours said:
Personally I didnt no
But many stupid British people yes they always give Greece high points :x
Also, there are a lot of Greeks here I think, I certainly know someone who was voting for Greece only coz he's Greek :evil:
The voting was more corrupt this year, I thought last year we had sorted it out but many Western songs were left behind
How on earth was the voting 'more corrupt???'. What a load of tosh.
GERMANY won (no neighbour votes), TURKEY second, ROMANIA third. These are not countries with a lot of biased neighbours giving them easy points. They are just countries who sent in three really good songs.
Just because a few ex pats from other countries then vote for their own old country hardly makes it 'corrupt'. In the end, people vote for what they know. Neighbouring countries will have artists known to them, probably in a style they know and like. It's a natural thing. A big star in Russia is likely to be known in Ukraine, Belarus, etc and receive votes because of it.
The jury system now has 50% and the effect of neighbour voting has now been blunted, allowing a great song from Germany to win the contest.
There's so much 'bad loser' attitude on here, where people rate their own countries songs higher that they really deserve, then whinge that voters are corrupt or cheating. Take a step back and have a real listen to the songs this year. There were lots of very good songs, and some will therefore have to finish lower than others. Germany and Turkey were totally deserving of 1st and 2nd because of the quality of performance and song.
Get over it, people!!!