Alexander Rybak - The little hunk
Now, I am well aware that Eurovision kicked off on Saturday, but for those of you who spent the weekend at the hands of copious ammounts of wine / cider / beer, here’s what I made of Eurovision 2009.
Now, I’ve not seen the show for years as I’ve worked in a bar for so long, but as I celebrated my first Eurovision, I have to admit, I was a bit sad to find the ’campest’ thing about the whole show was the host, Graham Norton. (who did a fab job by the way!)
So, we all know that the United Kingdom didn’t win, but we did come a very respectable fifth place, which is better than the ’nil points’ we’re usually used to! And, in my (controversial) opinion, I think the best man won.
I mean, I was all up for sequins, cheesy pop and over the top dance routines, but sadly, this year’s event failed to deliver, apart from the crazy dance electro pop group that followed out girl Jade onto stage!
So first of all, my congratulations go out to the gorgeous singer and violinist Alexander Rybak, 23, who smashed the record for the most points awarded during the competition - really making his Eurovision ‘Fairytale’ come true.
I also have to concede, that I did really love the second place entry from Iceland, who wowed me with her vocals and the underwater backdrop; but third place… Azerbaijan? I didn’t even know there was a country by that name! And to be honest, they were pretty easy to forget.
I have to admit, that as I couldn’t vote for the UK, my points went to Denmark's entry - Brinck, who sung Believe Again - was written by Boyzone's Ronan Keating and was performed in the Irish singer's style.
They were probably the only act in the whole show who’s album I would go out and buy if it was in HMV… but maybe that was only because of the Ronan-factor, I guess we’ll have to look out for them on MTV!
The biggest letdown on the night came from Germany, and their incorporation of burlesque star Dita von Teese… we all thought she’d be gyrating around with nipple tassles on and a little thong, but instead, she just seemed to chill out on a sofa before coming to stand on the stage for a bit, before deciding to go back and straddle the sofa. Very bizarre.
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