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Post by Jaga on May 23, 2006 18:18:40 GMT -7
Look at this lovely group from Finland who win Eurovision this year:  |
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Post by Jaga on May 23, 2006 18:19:09 GMT -7
www.entertainmentwise.com/news?id=17452Eurovision winners Lordi aren’t Satanists according to Finland’s ambassador to the UK. The mask-clad rockers stormed the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday and were immediately criticised by some organisations in the host nation of Greece. Jaakko Laajava told the BBC: "This is entertainment. Let's not take this too seriously. "They have produced an album called The Devil Is A Loser and maybe that tells a little bit about this," Laajava was reacting to Archbishop Christodoulos of the Greek Orthodox Church’s comments that their victory "shows that people are seeking something to prop themselves on and fill their empty souls." The band themselves have previously admitted that they’re not inclined towards the dark side, saying: "We are not Satanists. We are not devil-worshippers. This is entertainment."
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nancy
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Post by nancy on May 23, 2006 19:02:57 GMT -7
Did they win last year, too? They look strangely familiar.
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Post by Jaga on May 23, 2006 19:12:23 GMT -7
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Post by leslie on May 25, 2006 11:50:11 GMT -7
I can only say how pleased that I was that I missed the Eurovision contest this year! Usually I watch it - I am a masochist - but it must have been really bad this year.
Leslie
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Post by hanna on May 26, 2006 15:48:24 GMT -7
I can only say how pleased that I was that I missed the Eurovision contest this year! Usually I watch it - I am a masochist - but it must have been really bad this year. Leslie ^at least the British song was. ;D Also here everybody is just stunned, how this could happen. ;D ;D Facts about warm-hospitality Finland---------------------------------------- +15°C / 59°F This is as warm as it gets in Finland, so we'll start here. People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves. The Finns are out in the sun, getting a tan. +10°C / 50°F The French are trying in vain to start their central heating. The Finns plant flowers in their gardens. +5°C / 41°F Italian cars won't start, The Finns are cruising in cabriolets. 0°C / 32°F Distilled water freezes. The water in Vantaa river (in Finland) gets a little thicker. -5°C / 23°F People in California almost freeze to death. The Finns have their final barbecue before winter. -10°C / 14°F The Brits start the heat in their houses. The Finns start using long sleeves. -20°C / -4°F The Aussies flee from Mallorca. The Finns end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here. -30°C / -22°F People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth. The Finns start drying their laundry indoors. -40°C / -40°F Paris start cracking in the cold. The Finns stand in line at the hotdog stands. -50°C / -58°F Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole. The Finnish army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real winter weather. -60°C / -76°F Korvatunturi (the home for Santa Claus) freezes. The Finns rent a movie and stay indoors. -70°C / -94°F The false Santa moves south. The Finns get frustrated since they can't store their Kossu (Koskenkorva vodka) outdoors. The Finnish army goes out on winter survival training. -183°C / -297.4°F Microbes in food don't survive. The Finnish cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold. -273°C / -459.4°F ALL atom-based movent halts. The Finns start saying "Perkele, it's cold outside today." -300°C / -508°F
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Post by nancy on May 26, 2006 19:11:41 GMT -7
Hanna:
EXCELLENT!!
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Post by Eric on May 29, 2006 5:00:22 GMT -7
This year, as a couple of years ago, Russia came in second place. But it is disappointing, because they sing only in English.
When Alla Pugachova sang at Eurovision in Ireland a decade ago, she sang in Russian. The response from the audience was amazing, and most critics expected her to easily win. However, she finished in 13th place. The reasons the judges gave -
- She sang in Russian, which no one in Western Europe knows
- She is "too old" (she was in her 40s then, looked great, and besides, Tina Turner and Barbra Streisand are older, but no one calls THEM "over the hill")
- She is not only "too old", but wore a super-mini skirt
- In the 1990s, not every Western European nation was ready to consider Russia an "equal partner" in culture yet
- She is "too old" (that was really their major point - they consider Eurovision for the younger generation)
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Post by Eric on May 29, 2006 5:01:44 GMT -7
That is an absolutely disgusting picture. Is this the image of popular culture that Europe wants to present to the world?
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Post by leslie on May 29, 2006 6:40:45 GMT -7
Eric
For a few years after Eurovision came into being, the winners and the other placements depended on the quality of the songs (and also how they were presented) - I used to watch every occasion then. Now, unfortunately the placements seem to me (and many other people) are almost 100% political linked with geographical proximitites. How anyone couls adjudge that horrific, lacking in music performance as representative of Europe's best!!!!!
Leslie
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Post by Eric on Jun 1, 2006 6:16:38 GMT -7
Too bad I'm too young to remember the days when the songs and performances were what determined winners.
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