With regards to the UK entry, I think Josh did the best he could with what he was given and he put on a brave face throughout. It should be noted tho, I believe he's virtually an amateur whereas most of the other contestants are established artists. This showed most on the final two notes of the song, which really should have been picked up earlier... Niamh, on the other hand, after struggling with her final note in the Semi, chose falsetto and it worked! Well apart from the points that is... :s
> It sounds incredibly harsh but I'm pretty sure that was
> only because of her age. She already represented Ireland
> back in 1993 so must be pushing 40 at least. I'm not
> saying that is old or makes her performance less good but
> I'm pretty sure most of the other contestants were in
> their early 20s.
> At least that's what the UK got right. Shame THEY forgot
> about sending in a good song and we ended up with a
> Kylie/Jason Donavan 1989 B side. That doesn't sound good
> to me at all.
>
> > Why didnīt Ireland get more votes? I thought this woman
> > has an outstanding voice!
> >
> >
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