A strong song, a distinct lack of screeching (as elsewhere in the contest) and a confident act on the night by convincing singers weren't enough to propel Joe & Jake anywhere near the top of the Eurovision/Ewrofiswn leader board. They came 24th out of 26. Basically, bottom. We was robbed.
How could they possibly compete against some of those visuals? Oh for the days when Ewrofiswn voting was the sole preserve of Colin Berry and his incarcerated jury, when the panel just listened rather than watched and when the great unwashed of Europe had no say. The 2016 juries felt that the lads did OK but Woolford and Co crashed on the public vote. Except in Malta, where they got douze points.
Still, our lad from Rhuthun/Ruthin nevertheless shone in front of the world's biggest musical extravaganza. Will that do him any long-term good or harm? The jury's unlikely to make up its mind on that, either.
Meanwhile, during the introduction for the song, 200 million viewers got to see the Clwydian Range, and a glimpse of Market Street (an odd choice, perhaps); and, later, Woolford with a green, red & white scarf with Cymru sewn in, all of which were probably incomprehensible back in Baku, Stepanakert and Yerevan.
Other entries:
Belgium, Georgia and Cyprus—good to see a group of MUSICIANS on stage rather than a screaming female.
Hungary—they cheated by using Robbie Williams.
Azerbaijan—Mira, mira, mira… under my umbrella, ella, ella.
Italy—Ken Bruce said on stage there would be a "large tree but not a wooden performance".
Israel—impressive dancers in a giant hula-hoop.
Sweden—more from Ken Bruce: the contestant had the “kind of face that would end up running the country or in jail… but his song won't get him arrested".
Germany—a Nena sound-alike Lily Allen figure who looked like Jennifer Lawrence dressed as if she were appearing pre-Games in Panem's Capitol.
Poland—the first of five contestants to undertake the once-obligatory Ewrofiswn modulation (key change).
Australia—Ken Bruce felt the contestant was wearing a meringue.
Serbia—singer had an Adele quality. And she modulated.
Latvia—on the visuals, Ken Bruce said "I could do that by trailing in dirt from the garden".
Georgia—opening sounded like My Sherona. One of the group looked like Liam Gallagher or Paul Weller. The set was decidedly 1970s Top of the Pops.
Austria—1960s Top of the Pops.
Armenia—described by Ken Bruce as voted "Armenia's sexiest woman. A hard-fought contest, I dare say" (presumably a reference to the Kardashians).
Still, our lad from Rhuthun/Ruthin nevertheless shone in front of the world's biggest musical extravaganza. Will that do him any long-term good or harm? The jury's unlikely to make up its mind on that, either.
Meanwhile, during the introduction for the song, 200 million viewers got to see the Clwydian Range, and a glimpse of Market Street (an odd choice, perhaps); and, later, Woolford with a green, red & white scarf with Cymru sewn in, all of which were probably incomprehensible back in Baku, Stepanakert and Yerevan.
Other entries:
Belgium, Georgia and Cyprus—good to see a group of MUSICIANS on stage rather than a screaming female.
Hungary—they cheated by using Robbie Williams.
Azerbaijan—Mira, mira, mira… under my umbrella, ella, ella.
Italy—Ken Bruce said on stage there would be a "large tree but not a wooden performance".
Israel—impressive dancers in a giant hula-hoop.
Sweden—more from Ken Bruce: the contestant had the “kind of face that would end up running the country or in jail… but his song won't get him arrested".
Poland—the first of five contestants to undertake the once-obligatory Ewrofiswn modulation (key change).
Australia—Ken Bruce felt the contestant was wearing a meringue.
Serbia—singer had an Adele quality. And she modulated.
Latvia—on the visuals, Ken Bruce said "I could do that by trailing in dirt from the garden".
Georgia—opening sounded like My Sherona. One of the group looked like Liam Gallagher or Paul Weller. The set was decidedly 1970s Top of the Pops.
Austria—1960s Top of the Pops.
Armenia—described by Ken Bruce as voted "Armenia's sexiest woman. A hard-fought contest, I dare say" (presumably a reference to the Kardashians).
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