I'm not really a fan but always seem to end up watching it..
Watched it last night and thought it was one of the poorest years (musically) I can remember. The only song I liked from a musical point of view was Finland. Everything else, including our own, was pretty dire. Couldn't not like Poland though
We have so much musical talent in this country yet we always seem to put forward tripe that no one would buy if it was released into the charts. No offence to Molly, I'm sure she's a good singer and entertainer but that song was very poor. Poorly produced and very flat throughout. Could have been a lot better with a bit of effort.
I'm sure there are loads of signed bands that haven't quite made the mainstream that would jump at the chance to perform on Eurovision. I know we give it a bad rap in the UK but there isn't many other events that would give an artist or band so much exposure.. Why do we always enter rubbish when, as I say, I'm sure there are loads of decent acts with decent songs lining up to give it a go...
It also came to light on another forum that the voting in the UK (and the majority of countries) is almost totally rigged. Considering it is shown as a public vote in the UK, there is also a panel of judges that vote and the UK public vote only counts for one judge.
Last night, the UK public voted Poland as their number 1 (no surprises there
), yet, the didn't receive a single point from the UK voting.
I think it should be all public voting or not at all.