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Klasien 04:55 am UTC 05/16/13 |
| In reply to: | re: If... you live in Europe but outside the UK - steven_stuart 09:04 pm UTC 05/15/13 |
| Fyi... I moved home 6 months ago. Dutchie here!! Lol Oh and no worries... will vote for sure. > Klasien, don't you live in Norway? If you and others who > live in Europe could take the time to vote for Bonnie in > the Eurovision Song Contest, that would be really cool. > > As you probably know, UK residents are not allowed to vote > for their own singer. > > She is actually generating publicity for Jim because of > course the media are refering to her two biggest hits. > > I wonder if she will win. I hope so. I would love it if > there was actually a Jim song in music's most cheesy > contest but they have to be under three minutes. How many > Jim songs are under three minutes? > > I certainly don't hate Desmond Child but he will never be > Jim. Its possible that Jim wouldn't have allowed any of > his songs to be used in the competition anyway. > > From The Mail (they calll her both "the TEOTH singer" and > "the HOFAH" singer"): > > British Eurovision hopeful Bonnie Tyler is booming towards > this weekend's singing competition - already raising the > roof during rehearsals in Sweden, where the annual event > is taking place. > > The singer is hoping to bring the competition home to the > UK with her power-balled, Believe In Me. > > And she certainly looked like she could be in with a > winning chance as she took to the stage of the Malmö Opera > Hall in Malmö ahead of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest > final on Saturday May 18. > > The 61-year-old Welsh superstar was belting out her new > song on stage in the Swedish city, her powerful voice > filling the auditorium. > > The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer looked distinguished > and graceful dressed all in black with simple accessories, > directing full attention to her still-incredible voice. > > Should she succeed in winning the competition on Saturday, > it would be the first time the UK has landed the top > position since Katrina and The Waves won in 1997 with Love > Shine A Light. > > 'It's a tricky one the Eurovision Song Contest because > it's not all about the music, is it?' she said in a recent > interview with MailOnline, clearly aware of the politics > around a lot of the voting. > > The music legend also explained that she may not have the > sex appeal of some of the other entrants. > > 'Some of the videos...,' she said with a gasp. 'I've just > been shown a few and I can't compete with the some of them > stripping off.’ > > However the Holding Out For A Hero singer remains hopeful > her track will win the competition for the UK. > > 'If we go by the music I've got a very good chance I > think.' > > Perhaps one of the scantily clad contestants she > referenced would be Alyona Lanskaya, representing Belarus, > who appeared in Malmö on Tuesday. > > There are pictures and descriptions of Bonnie's > competition at the link (including America's tallest man > helping the Ukranian lady get up on a high rock). The > pictures are of him and the entry from Montenegro. > | |
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