{"id":1774,"date":"2009-01-17T18:30:13","date_gmt":"2009-01-17T18:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ewanspence.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/17\/liveblog-uk-eurovision-your-country-needs-you-ep-3\/"},"modified":"2023-04-18T23:21:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T23:21:31","slug":"liveblog-uk-eurovision-your-country-needs-you-ep-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewanspence.co.uk\/blog\/2009\/01\/liveblog-uk-eurovision-your-country-needs-you-ep-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Liveblog: UK Eurovision, Your Country Needs You (ep 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The national finals to find the singer for the United Kingdom\u2019s entry into the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest airs tonight, and this is my liveblog of the show. Feel free to leave comments \u2013 but while the show is running you might be better responding to me via Twitter<\/a> as well as the blog comments.<\/p>\n

1940: And there we go. On balance a good result. The British public place one of the weakest acts in the bottom two, and Andrew Lloyd Webber doesn\u2019t save her (Charlotte). Out of the four acts left, Emperors of Soul, Jade, Mark and The Twins, I would only worry about the Twins composure in Moscow.<\/p>\n

1937: Defying the cynic in me, Andrew Lloyd Webber saves the Emperors of Soul!<\/p>\n

1935: Emperors of Soul and Charlotte are in the bottom two.<\/p>\n

1933: And now time to wrack up the fake tension. At least in the actual Eurovision Song Contest the scoring and the tension around it is genuine, and not as manufactured as the dramatic pauses and \u2018tension\u2019 music.<\/p>\n

1929: Voting closed. Time for a \u2018big\u2019 UK group to come on and sing, then wax lyrical about how much they love Eurovision\u2026 but not enough to volunteer to represent the UK. This week, The Saturdays.<\/p>\n

1925: Time for Norton and Lloyd Webber to [not] laugh at the foreigners<\/em> who\u2019ve already been selected. Showcasing Sakis Rouvas and Hadise, and then cutting back to our lot\u2026 err\u2026 well that;s going to sap any morale.<\/p>\n

1922: Here come the girls, with Rhythm of the Night. The Twins look disgusted at having to sing this; Charlotte appears to be comfortable, and Jade\u2026 well Jade\u2019s hit a home run with this song \u2013 it\u2019s perfect for her.<\/p>\n

1920: The only thing missing from that performance is some stools to dramatically rise up from.<\/p>\n

1917: Shudder\u2026 here comes a Diane Warren medley. For the boys, \u201cNothing\u2019s Gonna Stop Us\u201d originally by Starship.<\/p>\n

1915: Nice little showcase of Diane Warren\u2019s song. Even if we\u2019re sending an amateur singer, the composer and lyricist have a high pedigree. <\/p>\n

1909: Voting lines open for twenty minutes.<\/p>\n

1907: There we go, all five singers now. Have to say Mark won this week, with Emperors of Soul and Jade as his wingmen.<\/p>\n

1904: He hit the note!!!!!<\/em><\/p>\n

1903: Mark is still singing\u2026 rawr!<\/p>\n

1901: Our final singer is Mark, singing \u201cMe and Mrs Jones.\u201d<\/p>\n

1858: Charlotte sings fourth on a song that I don\u2019t recognise\u2026 But there\u2019s no passion or stage presence coming from the youngest contestant. There\u2019s no spark, and I worry she would not be able to perform in a 20,000 seater stadium in May.<\/p>\n

1856: Can someone take the phrase \u201cDanger <pause> Zone\u201d away from Graham Norton.<\/p>\n

1854: Jade does very well as a Diva\u2026 but with the costume hiding her curves she\u2019s relying on her singing capability. Which is very strong. I\u2019d think we\u2019d get a good mid-table result with Jade.<\/p>\n

1852: Here comes Jade singing Voice of an Angel. Lots of people reckon that in a straight \u2018choose one of these acts\u2019 Lloyd Webber would go for Jade.<\/p>\n

1850: Lulu bitch slaps down Andrew Lloyd Webber. Go girl!<\/p>\n

1847; Except they have ten people on stage!!! There\u2019ll be a maximum of six allowed in Moscow! (Time to stop being the rules lawyer I think).<\/p>\n

1846: Emperors of Soul up next, singing a Prince classic. Now they\u2019re very good at this, and it works well as a song. but will Eurovision take to them? I\u2019m beginning to think they would.<\/p>\n

1845: Can the UK public see beyond Bubbly blond twins and look at the performance and the singing? I doubt it\u2026.<\/p>\n

1843: For twins they\u2019re not that co-ordinated. And they have a dancer that\u2019s the spitting image of Geoff Smith<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1842: Twins up first. That song by Girls Aloud in all the adverts\u2026 I wonder who\u2019s deciding the running order. Going first is a tough slot.<\/p>\n

1841: Actually Abba were around loing before they entered Eurovision, ALW.<\/p>\n

1837: Jade\u2019s voice doesn\u2019t suit Save Your Kisses For Me, but the emperors of Soul worked it perfectly.<\/p>\n

1834: Would it be cynical  to think that Andrew Lloyd Webber will keep in the \u2018rubbish\u2019 contestants so the chosen one has it easy on the final night?<\/p>\n

1833: Here we go!<\/p>\n

1828: Yet again i have to sit through the end of the \u201cWe need to give Richard Hammond a Job \u2013 how about reading a script for a show filmed in Argentina while in front of a big bluescreen,\u201d which the BBC call Total Wipeout. It\u2019s still rubbish. Given the US version is infinitely better, I can safely blame the editor, the scriptwriters and the commentator\u2026 Hammond himself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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