Eurovision Picks It's Top POP Star for 2009

[AvgGuyIA]

In what seems to be an Olympic version of Europe Got Talent, Eurovision finals in Moscow just picked its newest winner. He's Alexander Rybak from Norway with the Frikar Dance Troup singing Fairytale. Take a look, it's quite spectacular as were many of the finalist countries that were represented. What I found amazing is that EVERYONE speaks English. Is that because English is a good common language for all Europeans to communicate or do the Acts have their sights on hitting it big in America?

Here is the YouTube link: Alex is great and the Frikar dancers are amazing. The dance, I have learned is a Norwegian folkdance called "Halling". At one point they kick a hat hanging off a bar high over their head. Look for that about 2:35 into the video.

Enjoy. Europe really does have talent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiH4BFTELME

[Prydz]

In what seems to be an Olympic version of Europe Got Talent, Eurovision finals in Moscow just picked its newest winner. He's Alexander Rybak from Norway with the Frikar Dance Troup singing Fairytale. Take a look, it's quite spectacular as were many of the finalist countries that were represented. What I found amazing is that EVERYONE speaks English. Is that because English is a good common language for all Europeans to communicate or do the Acts have their sights on hitting it big in America?

Here is the YouTube link: Alex is great and the Frikar dancers are amazing. The dance, I have learned is a Norwegian folkdance called "Halling". At one point they kick a hat hanging off a bar high over their head. Look for that about 2:35 into the video.

Enjoy. Europe really does have talent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiH4BFTELME

Ahh Eurovision, the annual reminder of just how rubbish most European music is and how lucky I am to be English.

It's absolutely massive everywhere except Britain, we just see it as a joke. Unfortunately I was working on Saturday evening and all the TVs in the office had it on full blast.

I think they had to change the voting system this year. In the past most of the voting has been political, with countries always voting for their "friends" year after year irrespective of the quality of the songs. No-one voted for us after we went to war in Iraq and we kept finishing last. :)

There's no requirement to speak English, I guess most do as it's a common language and has a broader appeal.

It's all extremely camp, and has a big gay following. There were a few protest this year as it was held in Russia, who aren't the most tolerant bunch to gay people.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8053181.stm

Have a google for Lordi - Hard Rock Halleujah, Finland's winners from a few years ago.

[WhiteHatBobby]

English is the language of international contests.

As for the Eurovision event, it reminded me of a humourous incident on a European-based forum in the "chit chat" section. They were discussing Eurovision (naturally), and I read one entrant (Britain) had done poorly because of things on their monitors.

I just laughed at that because it reminded me of church incidents, and it would have caused a chuckle with my pianist when I sing at church. I've worked with my voice teacher enough to understand what is acceptable and not. If I was to sing at church, I would work solely with the accompanist -- no monitor sounds, no karaoke, no bull.

Of course, my voice teacher would have a past entrant called to the Oval Office, as Mike Joy says, for traveling 125 MPH in front of oncoming traffic in that lane!

[AvgGuyIA]

Ahh Eurovision, the annual reminder of just how rubbish most European music is and how lucky I am to be English.

It's absolutely massive everywhere except Britain, we just see it as a joke. Unfortunately I was working on Saturday evening and all the TVs in the office had it on full blast.

I think they had to change the voting system this year. In the past most of the voting has been political, with countries always voting for their "friends" year after year irrespective of the quality of the songs. No-one voted for us after we went to war in Iraq and we kept finishing last. :)

There's no requirement to speak English, I guess most do as it's a common language and has a broader appeal.

It's all extremely camp, and has a big gay following. There were a few protest this year as it was held in Russia, who aren't the most tolerant bunch to gay people.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8053181.stm

Have a google for Lordi - Hard Rock Halleujah, Finland's winners from a few years ago.I found Lordi's YouTube video at the Eurovision Finals. Interesting group to watch and a far cry from Alexander Rybak, that's for sure. Thanks for the google suggestion.