Since I couldnt find this thread anywhere else I thought I would start it here. For our stateside cousins this is something you maybe miss out on. This is an annual contest where every European country gets together, enters their own song by a singer that should be (but sometimes isnt) from that country and a previous unknown. They then sing their song and everybody votes for whose they think is best. In theory.

In reality its a case of everybody singing a song and then we all vote on who we think is the most popular country in europe. All baltic states vote for each other. Greece and Malta (I think) always give each other maximum points, regardless of how rubbish the song is. The whole show was until this year hosted by Terry Wogan (for the british coverage) and he rips the **** out of it something chronic. That may have something to do with the fact that nobody votes for the UK. Or it could be that nobody in Europe likes the UK. Either way.....

This year to stand any chance of winning we got rid of Terry Wogan. This is a shame because he made it worth watching. Now we might have a chance of getting somewhere. Or we might have done.... until we chose our entry for Eurovision 2009:

YouTube - Jade Ewen It's my time UK's Eurovision 2009 winner