Sunday
The Eurovision Farce
 The now farcical Eurovision 2008 song contest was won last night by Russia with Dima Bilan singing Believe. Ukraine and Ani Lorak, as mentioned in our previous post, was second.Eurovision 2008 Winners 1. Russia: 272 points 2. Ukraine: 230 3. Greece: 218 4. Armenia: 199 5. Norway: 182 Something I thought I'd never say but, for once I agree with the UK presenter Terry Wogan when he said that Eurovision is "no longer a music contest". Wogan went on to say, "Indeed, western European participants have to decide whether they want to take part from here on in because their prospects are poor." The voting is now done on political grounds and has nothing to do with the best song. It's about voting for your 'mates' in adjoining countries and over the top presentations. The Russians even had an ice skater on stage - what on earth has that got to do with singing. It must be said, in fairness, that the Russian song was adequate but one of the favourites, Sweden, which won a trial vote, got nowhere. And mainly because they aren't an eastern European country. Changes need to be made or the whole thing will become a complete and utter farce. See also: Ani Lorak Ukraine's Favourite For Eurovision Charlotte Perrelli To Win Eurovision Labels: Ani Lorak, Dima Bilan, Eurovision, Terry Wogan |
