I think it's really disappointing. I think it's actually one of those really good things that unites the whole continent, which is actually quite rare as we all have very little to do with each other most of the time! The whole Eurovision organisation achieves that very well - the Song Contest being a small part of it.
I think the issue is that we, as a nation, are just too un-European to do well at it. All we need to do is enter one of our really good pop acts that are already known in Europe - Pixie Lott or one of the other female artists? - and we'd do really well.
The trouble is that, for the record companies, the risk of failure is too great.
The reason why Germany did well this year is that Lena's record company let her enter despite the risk of failure.
Germany's win is a nay-say to all those who say that block voting is the biggest problem in the contest. Don't get me wrong, I sighed when Cyprus gave Greece loads of points (although this is pretty understandable - he was singing in Greek), but the overall winner typically went well out in front of the rest.
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Originally Posted by defirish
As long as the block voting continues there wont be a hope in hell that England or Ireland will win the Eurovision. They could put in the best singer in the world and have the best song and it still wouldn't win.
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England won't win the contest, it's the UK that enters.
