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I am sure I am not the oldest fan on here at 48, but perhaps in the "older" group. ;) Sometimes I do feel old when I hear 20 year old fans say that the first ESC they watched was in 1998. ;) The first Eurovision I saw was in 1968 when I was five years old and allowed to stay up to watch Cliff. ;) I have a vague memory of Cliff in a frilly shirt, and can remember feeling very surprised and After that, 1972 was the real start of my Eurovision interest, as I loved the New Seekers - and once again we came second, and once again this nine year old teenybopper was disappointed! I loved the competition even back then, for its diversity of musical styles, and for being able to hear some good pop songs from all over Europe in other languages. Those of you who grew up in the 1970s Nowadays, we are spoilt for choice, what with first videos, now official dvds, webcasts of National Finals we can watch as they happen, and songs we can download from I-Tunes. Things with the contest Eurovision has introduced me to so many great artists all over Europe that I would have never have known about had it not been for my lifelong love in Eurovision, given me an interest in languages and...
Read full biographySuper Saturday approaches!
Posted 10/Feb at 22:42 by Nicola Allen. Topics: Azerbaijan, ESC 2012, Hungary, Iceland, Lithuania, National Finals, Norway, Sweden
I shall be watching Iceland, as there seems to be no clear winner there, which makes it all the more exciting. Past ESC entrants Jonsi and Regina battle it out, whilst Magni with "Hugarro" seems to be a firm favourite - and Blar Opal with "Stattu Upp" should not be dismissed lightly either, as they seem to be favourite amongst the younger generation. Personally, I'd like to see Blar Opal in Baku - let's have some fresh blood. ;) I really don't get why so many ESC fans want the same artists to return, year after year.
In Norway, it seems to be a two-horse race between Plumbo and Tooji. I'd prefer Tooji as I liked the way the song was presented onstage, and I feel it could generate a lot of excitement onstage in Baku. Of course, similarities to Popular are going to be drawn....
There's a lot of fab songs in Hungary, so I'm going to try and catch as much of that final as possible. Love the likes of Caramel, Compact Disco and Tibor (though his voice is a bit wobbly and it could be staged better) - and also the lady with the wonderful hairstyle, whose dress looks like it had legs and could have walked off without her. ;)
I much prefer this weekends semi in Sweden than last week's. From the snippets available, I do like the sound of Tomoteij and Andreas Lundstedt.
And finally, Lithuania, whose semi lasts a staggering 2 and a half hours! I haven't listened to any of those songs yet but will attempt to do so tomorrow.
And on the Sunday, it's the turn of Azerbaijan. It's going to be interesting to see what the hosts come up with. Who will be defending Ell and Nikki's title? Watch this space! ;)
Happy Super Saturday Viewing!
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