The Eurovision Song Contest 2012

[selin]

The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest,

Can Bonomo to represent Turkey in Baku.


I am curious to hear what you think?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94lG7xI5-HE[/url

 

[Cliffy]

I never heard of this contest before so I went to their web site. Interesting music. I liked Can Bonomo most because it is such a lively mix of folk and pop, great stage presence and well staged act. Looks like a very prestigious event. Too bad we don't see stuff like that over here. We get stuck with western pop which gets more and more boring because most of the acts all look the same, sing and dance the same and the music is monotonous.

 

[Andem]

Last year, the Eurovision song content was utterly pathetic. In my view, one of the contestants from the very bottom of the barrel won (Azerbaijan). Well, not to mention that they were all pretty bad. I didn't watch it the night of broadcast but instead waited until the next day to watch the final show. To be honest, I literally fell asleep at my desk after the 4th song. I did end up watching the entire programme later on though.

Some years there are some gems that are discovered by the Eurovision song contest (I.E. Celine Dion). The last few years have been pretty bad!

 

[selin]

I never heard of this contest before so I went to their web site. Interesting music. I liked Can Bonomo most because it is such a lively mix of folk and pop, great stage presence and well staged act. Looks like a very prestigious event. Too bad we don't see stuff like that over here. We get stuck with western pop which gets more and more boring because most of the acts all look the same, sing and dance the same and the music is monotonous.

Thank you cliffy, it's very kind of you to share your ideas.
I didn't like it so much at first but after some time, i loved it.
We advised him to mix more folk music in the song to make it more exotic but it's his choice.

The contest became an European tradition and it is fun for us, however, to tell the truth, this contest is not so just, i mean voting system can turn into neighbours' kissing ass


Sertab Erener, representing Turkey in Eurovision Song Contest 2003 won the song contest.
Sertab Erener-Everyway That I Can - YouTube

after that success, Turkey could take second, third, fourth place but no better.
I hope Can Bonomo win.

Last year, the Eurovision song content was utterly pathetic. In my view, one of the contestants from the very bottom of the barrel won (Azerbaijan). Well, not to mention that they were all pretty bad. I didn't watch it the night of broadcast but instead waited until the next day to watch the final show. To be honest, I literally fell asleep at my desk after the 4th song. I did end up watching the entire programme later on though.

Some years there are some gems that are discovered by the Eurovision song contest (I.E. Celine Dion). The last few years have been pretty bad!

The song of Azerbaijan(our brother country) was ok but not good, i didn't like it much, either.
the only thing i liked about it was the Azerbaijani couple walked on the stage holding the Turkish flag instead of theirs.

I agree with you, the last few years have not been so good compared to previous years.

 

[Blackleaf]

The UK is doing something different for this year's competition. It has gone for the crooner Engelbert Humperdinck, who was big in the 1960s and 1970s, to representing it at this year's tournament in Azerbaijan.

Despite having won the Eurovision Song Contest more times than any other country (five) except the Republic of Ireland (seven), it has been 15 years since the UK was last triumphant in the competition when Katrina and the Waves won it with their song "Love Shine A Light" in 1997 (below).

In fact, despite British music once again dominating the charts around the world, with British singer Adele winning a record six Grammies, the UK has done poorly in recent Eurovisions, several times coming last with "nil points" and last year coming 11th (unbelievably, Azerbaijan won it).

So, this year the UK has ditched the cheesy pop music and has gone for more old-fashioned, easy listening music. At 75, Englebert Humperdinck will also be the oldest person ever to compete in the Eurovision.