Well it is if you are an Austrian Eurovision fan. Over the years Austria have taken part 45 times and only finished in the Top 5 on 5 occasions including their win back in 1966 with Ugo Jurgens with his famous ditty "Merci Cherie". The last time Austria graced us with a placing in the Top 10 was in 2003 with Alf Poier when he finished 6th. Austria then finished 21st in 2004 and since then have been stuck in the Semi Final. Global Kryner was probably Austria's best chance of re-qualification to the Final in 2005 as it was one of the best performed songs in the semi and also one of the most original, unfortunately it was not meant to be and the result ended in the Austrian Broadcaster saying "Enough is Enough" and then withdrew from 2006. Coming back in 2007 after much pressure from Eurovision fans both living in and out of Austria, a singer and song were chosen internally which once again ended in disappointment for the Austrian faithful 27th out of the 28 nations in the semi. With that in mind Austria have not thrown their teddy out of the pram and said we wont be in Belgrade they have in fact embraced the challenge and will be in Belgrade singing their hearts out with god only knows who and you never know with the 2 semi finals anything is possible and Austria could well be in the Final for the first time since 2005.
Another British pop star has got in on the Eurovision act for 2008 with Duncan James formerly of the pop group "Blue" has co-written a song for Esther Sels which is called "Game Over". Don't be fooled though.....even with an English title the song will be the only one in the Belgian selection sung entirely in Dutch.
SORRY for not being as regular with updates on the blog over the past couple of months, unfortunately personal issues have overtaken both myself and Colin which has meant less time to deal with the blog and reply to any comments or information given. As of today both of us will now be making regular updates on the blog and would appreciate any comments or information that you have. Once Again Sorry Paul & Colin
So it's the beginning of February and the UK are all ready for Eurovision . For so many years we've had to wait until the last minute before finding out who was going to represent us. However, with the passing of Wogan's reign over the ridicule of Eurovision in the UK, we were told that it was now time to take it seriously again to bring the Eurovision back to the UK shores, rather than being the laughing stock of the rest of Europe. With UK fans having been told this numerous times before by the BBC, could we believe that this year was any different? Enter Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber , probably one of the best musical writers ever known (well, in my eyes anyway!) Maybe we were going to take it seriously this time. Stepping into Wogan's shoes, to take it seriously.... we choose a comedian!!?! To choose our entrant, 5 shows - 4 being live, with Andrew Lloyd Webber writing the song for the winner. Seriousness is thrown out of the window right from the start with so...
Well it is if you are an Austrian Eurovision fan. Over the years Austria have taken part 45 times and only finished in the Top 5 on 5 occasions including their win back in 1966 with Ugo Jurgens with his famous ditty "Merci Cherie". The last time Austria graced us with a placing in the Top 10 was in 2003 with Alf Poier when he finished 6th. Austria then finished 21st in 2004 and since then have been stuck in the Semi Final. Global Kryner was probably Austria's best chance of re-qualification to the Final in 2005 as it was one of the best performed songs in the semi and also one of the most original, unfortunately it was not meant to be and the result ended in the Austrian Broadcaster saying "Enough is Enough" and then withdrew from 2006. Coming back in 2007 after much pressure from Eurovision fans both living in and out of Austria, a singer and song were chosen internally which once again ended in disappointment for the Austrian faithful 27th out of the 28 nations in the semi. With that in mind Austria have not thrown their teddy out of the pram and said we wont be in Belgrade they have in fact embraced the challenge and will be in Belgrade singing their hearts out with god only knows who and you never know with the 2 semi finals anything is possible and Austria could well be in the Final for the first time since 2005.
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