Who will be watching the Eurovision Song Contest Tomorrow?

BLISSISIGNORANCE

I don't know how anybody else feels, but I love the Eurovision Song contest. Every year my hubby and I stay up late and watch it live. We have a great time, a drink of very tasty shiraz and munching on yummy food.

Tomorrow night I'll have my DA'ed parents and some other friends over to enjoy the show. I wish Ozzie and Mrs Ozzie were here too, as the wine is good, but we will toast to them in their absense.

So does the USA get as excited as Aussies, and of course the Europeans, about the contest?

Let me know what you think, and who should've won.

Cheers, Bliss....................an Aussie with European blood running through her veins.

Gopher

Here in the USA -- all we know about is American Idol. Pardon my ignorance, but I've never heard of the Eurovision contest. How often is it held? What is Eurovision? Is it strictly a singing contest? Do contestants come from all age ranges? From where do the contestants come?

Prisca

I've watched one of the heats a few weeks ago, but I wasn't aware that it was going to be on tomorrow! What time is it on????

I read an article the other day that the Russian "lesbian" duo "Tatu" were going to perform. Apparently they didn't want to rehearse but the organisers insisted, telling them that if they didn't rehearse, they wouldn't be included in the show. The organisers were planning to film the rehearsals, because the girls said they were going to put on a very explicit performance, and the organisers were planning on using the rehearsal footage if the real performance gets too raunchy for them.

Gopher, the Eurovision Song Contest is a musical contest for performers from all over Europe contest. Past winners have been the Brotherhood of Man ("Save All Your Kisses For Me"), and perhaps the best known winners of all, ABBA ("Waterloo").

Edited to add: It's on 8.30pm Sunday SBS http://www.sbs.com.au/eurovision

Prisca

Official 2003 Eurovision Song Contest site: http://www.eurovision.tv/public/index_en.html

Past winners: http://www.eurovisiondatabase.co.uk/ (click on the pull-down menu for "Winners/Eurovision Database (Table)")

Year	Song	Artist(s)	Country
2001	Everybody	Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL	Estonia
2000	Fly on the Wings of Love	Olsen Brothers	Denmark
1999	Take me to your heaven	Charlotte Nilsson	Sweden
1998	Diva	Dana International	Israel
1997	Love shine a light	Katrina and the Waves	United Kingdom
1996	The Voice	Eimear Quinn	Ireland
1995	Nocturne	Secret Garden	Norway
1994	Rock 'N Roll Kids	Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan	Ireland
1993	In Your Eyes	Niamh Kavanagh	Ireland
1992	Why Me?	Linda Martin	Ireland
1991	Fångad Av En Stormvind	Carola	Sweden
1990	Insieme:1992	Toto Cutugno	Italy
1989	Rock Me	Riva	Yugoslavia
1988	Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi	Celine Dion	Switzerland
1987	Hold Me Now	Johnny Logan	Ireland
1986	J'Aime La Vie	Sandra Kim	Belgium
1985	La Det Swinge	Bobbysocks	Norway
1984	Diggi Loo-Diggi Ley	Herreys	Sweden
1983	Si La Vie Est Cadeau	Corinne Hermes	Luxembourg
1982	Ein Bisschen Frieden	Nicole	Germany
1981	Making Your Mind Up	Bucks Fizz	United Kingdom
1980	What's Another Year	Johnny Logan	Ireland
1979	Hallelujah	Milk & Honey	Israel
1978	A Ba Ni Bi	Yizhar Cohen & Alphabeta	Israel
1977	L'Oiseau Et L'Enfant	Marie Myriam	France
1976	Save Your Kisses For Me	Brotherhood of Man	United Kingdom
1975	Ding Dinge Dong	Teach-in	Netherlands
1974	Waterloo	ABBA	Sweden
1973	Tu Te Reconnaitras	Anne-Marie David	Luxembourg
1972	Apres Toi	Vicky Leandros	Luxembourg
1971	Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue	Severine	Monaco
1970	All Kinds Of Everything	Dana	Ireland
1969	Vivo Cantando	Salome	Spain
1969	Boom Bang-A-Bang	Lulu	United Kingdom
1969	De Troubadour	Lennie Kuhr	Netherlands
1969	Un Jour, Un Enfant	Frida Boccara	France
1968	La La La	Massiel	Spain
1967	Puppet On A String	Sandie Shaw	United Kingdom
1966	Merci Cherie	Udo Jurgens	Austria
1965	Poupee De Cire, Poupee De Son	France Gall	Luxembourg
1964	No Ho L'Eta	Gigliola Cinquetti	Italy
1963	Dansevise	Grethe & Jorgen Ingmann	Denmark
1962	Un Premier Amour	Isabelle Aubret	France
1961	Nous Les Amoureux	Jean-Claude Pascal	Luxembourg
1960	Tom Pillibi	Jacqueline Boyer	France
1959	Een Beetje	Teddy Scholten	Netherlands
1958	Dors Mon Amour	Andre Claveau	France
1957	Net Als Toen	Corry Brokken	Netherlands
1956	Refrain	Lys Assia	Switzerland

ozziepost

the best known winners of all, ABBA ("Waterloo")

This was actually their 'launch pad'. So many superstars have performed representing their countries. I recall that one year one of Mrs Ozzie's family friends actually performed.

Thanks for the invite, Bliss, but afraid we can't make it. Nevertheless we'll be joining you with shiraz.

For those of you north americans who don't know much about european culture, this is like the World Series of song, OK?

Cheers, Ozzie

ozziepost

OK, we're watching it. A bit 'samey' isn't it?

I'll go for Israel and Germany, in that order. Well, my choice but they won't be the winners!!!!!

A lovely nostalgic evening, eh Bliss!!

Cheers to all, Ozzie and Mrs Ozzie

Hamas

Jeeesh, I do anything to watch Dana perform again man

Who will be watching the Eurovision Song Contest Tomorrow?

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