Occasional Thoughts from a Bafta nominated Podcaster, Blogger, Writer and Commentator.
Quote of the day: As for the Baku policemen, they are completely prepared for the security of the guests. “If we have been able to handle the Germany soccer fans, I think we will be able to handle the fans of pop music just fine.” If the Azeri authorities think it’s bad when there’s a loosing team, just wait until Lys looses in Baku…
It’s been over twenty years since a winning country hasn’t went on to host the Eurovision Song Contest the following year, and like many of the new entrants to the Contest, Azerbaijan really want to use Eurovision as a platform for their country. But, and this is a big but, there is a tiny, non-zero chance that we might not be heading to Baku. So let’s have a bit of fun and ask “what if… it’s not Baku?”
But before the big decision, Paul Jordan has taken a look at why taking Eurovision in 2012 to Baku has been causing so many headaches: Immediately following Azerbaijan’s victory there was speculation concerning the hosting of Eurovision in Baku in 2012. Indeed it was interesting to note at the press conference after the live final that the response was somewhat muted. The EBUs’ Jon Ola Sand stated that he “invited Azerbaijan to begin discussions” on hosting. Compared to the previous year, where there were discourses of “see you in Germany”, this marked a more cautious approach to Eurovision planning. It
In this week’s podcast news: Nicola Barclay gets a surprise wild card in Azerbaijan, I think Belladonna should sing for Italy, Ukraine tweaks their National Final, and why Jedward really would be a bad idea for Ireland. With music from Nathalie Giannitrapani.
Azerbaijan start their National Final heats while the third round of the Ukrainian finals sees a familair Eurovision face. Armenia take the Junior Eurovision crown (more on that this Friday) and more names for the Swiss final come out.
Did we hear the UK entry on this week’s X-Factor? Did the Ukraine and Azerbaijani heats have their song for Europe? Are you ready for the delights of Junior Eurovision and could a Facebook Song really win it for Romania?
