United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM 2014 - Molly - Children of the Universe

[penguinperson]

http://cdn.yougov.com/cumulus_uploa...hive-Europe-and-Eurovision-results-210513.pdf

LOL again older people are Eurovisionsceptics and Younger people are less opposed to participation in the event.

Radio 1 were in a sneerfest today with 2 entries making the midweeks and 6 other entries out charting Bonnie.

 

[LoveHate]

The return of Katrina and the Waves?

 

[Terry]

http://cdn.yougov.com/cumulus_uploa...hive-Europe-and-Eurovision-results-210513.pdf

LOL again older people are Eurovisionsceptics and Younger people are less opposed to participation in the event.

Radio 1 were in a sneerfest today with 2 entries making the midweeks and 6 other entries out charting Bonnie.

Is that link serious? Are they seriously bringing politics and refurendums into it now? :O

What do you mean by a sneerfest?

 

[penguinperson]

Is that link serious? Are they seriously bringing politics and refurendums into it now? :O

What do you mean by a sneerfest?

YouGov is one of the main opinion polls for politics. They always add a light relief / trivial question in for fun, this week they put in Eurovision. Considering 21% of 16-24 want us to not take part compared to 50% of 65+ wanting us to pull out it says it all again with what the BBC should be doing. 45% 16-24 want us to take part vs older groups where only 13% want us to take part.

They were sneering on twitter and radio they had to play Only Teardrops 'errmm Eurovision right....' (add sarcasm) that sort of thing.

 

[dizzydjc]

...but the public are buying it.

Radio 1 are d**kheads

 

[Terry]

Yeah they are. They wouldn't even play Alexandra Burke's single last year, which was around the same time as Euphoria's success, which also was hardly ever played.

It's just a shame this year, Only Teardrops is falling really quick in only its first week.

 

[Stuff]

anyone below 30

 

[eugoose]

Oh, haven't you heard? BBC are going hip and cool - they're choosing an X-Factor contestant ... the highly popular Christopher Maloney

In all seriousness, I do think the BBC will end up choosing someone like Maloney. Younger than Bonnie and Dinck, but still stuck in 80s.

 

[branndame]

I hope Natalie Grant would join ESC

 

[branndame]

I hope UK would have a national final,instead of choosing internally.

 

[A-lister]

I hope UK would have a national final,instead of choosing internally.

I actually don't think that's the best solution for the UK, I think their main issue is BBC's whole approach and attitude towards the contest.

 

[Quent91]

If they choose through a national final, I'm afraid they might be sending joke songs again like Scooch or the weak 2006 rap song :?

 

[A-lister]

If they choose through a national final, I'm afraid they might be sending joke songs again like Scooch or the weak 2006 rap song :?

Yeah, I actually don't think a national final is the best solution for the UK.

I actually think they should stick to internally choosing, or perhaps let BBC1 Radio choose like 5 songs that could compete.

Again, the attitude and approach towards ESC is what need to be changed in the UK, only then something good can come out with it.

I still think BBC1 Radio should be involved in the choosing process and take the lead here rather than BBC TV, and then when the song/s chosen the BBC TV can take over and present them on a show, but the co-operation between radio and TV should be strong... it's the only way to guarantee some sort of credibility and a chance of radio actually finally backing up atleast the UK entry.

 

[theCONWEL]

I think a national final would be fine for us, as long as someone filters out all the rubbish ones!

 

[penguinperson]

'The Voice' UK to return for third series? - The Voice News - Reality TV - Digital Spy looks like the BBC will spend out a bomb on The Voice again so unless Let's Dance doesn't return (which it shouldn't). I'd take it as a given they will pick something cheap and quick again with no hope.

 

[Verjamem]

Of course national final is good way, but BBC must qualify only good songs. British songs is very good, so it's can't be problem

 

[Terry]

Get Calvin Harris or David Guetta to write a song and we'd win for sure or at least come top ten.

 

[A-lister]

Get Calvin Harris or David Guetta to write a song and we'd win for sure or at least come top ten.

David Guetta is French, so I'd rather take a Scot (Calvin Harris) then for the UK... would make more sense.

But, knowing BBC it'll probably be something without completely out of touch again

 

[Terry]

The Swedes write for other countries and Ronan Keating co-wrote a song for Denmark so I see no problem with a Frenchman writing the UK entry.

 

[A-lister]

The Swedes write for other countries and Ronan Keating co-wrote a song for Denmark so I see no problem with a Frenchman writing the UK entry.

And that's a good thing?

I'm one of those that want EBU to add new rules to prevent shopping entries from abroad

And btw David Guetta is sorta passé now, Harris is better...