Eurovision rewatch: Athens 2006 (20:00 BST)

[Madison]

40 Switzerland
10 Moldova
05 Israel
16 Latvia

 

[VoR]

Tempted to fast forward Israel to catch up, but I seem to recall Piano lady has an entertaining 'SEIZE THE MOMENT' bit towards the end.

It was worth the wait

 

[Tisch]

I think that the doo-wap, cream suit, soul patch combination may be one of the most hateful in the whole history of Eurovision.

Taking the crown from Witloof Bay for sure

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Oh fuck these cunts I’m off for a TOP UP, anyone want anything from Soldi’s BAR?

One of everything please. I don't want to live in the same world as that Latvian entry, so alcohol poisoning is on the cards

 

[D5K]

It was my favourite stage for a while

To be fair I do enjoy a stage that MOVES between songs. Or even better, during.

 

[Beverley]

WHERE THE FUCK IS Nina NANNAJNA

 

[VoR]

OK I know I can safely fast forward this Latvian BILGE

 

[Soldi]

WHERE THE FUCK IS Nina NANNAJNA

Isn’t that 03?

 

[Soldi]

One of everything please. I don't want to live in the same world as that Latvian entry, so alcohol poising is on the cards

Will a bottle of VINHO VERDE do?

 

[Beverley]

YAY CHRISTINE!!!

I have a couple of her albams

 

[Tisch]

That little one looks exactly like I did in year 7

 

[COB]

This is much more like it!

 

[Beverley]

This is timeless

 

[VoR]

This Norwegian entry is so far above everything that surrounds it, it's laughable.

She must have felt like she'd been booked to perform an aria in a dog house.

 

[VoR]

She's SO PRETTY too.

 

[Soldi]

What a HIDDEN GEM, I don’t know of this ART

 

[dmlaw]

Is this the only time that they sang in Norwegian when the didn't have to?

Quite nice, though.

 

[Beverley]

The ARYAN chic of it all does shit me up sometimes

THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME

 

[VoR]

I like that the title literally translates as 'Dance of the Elves'.

 

[Madison]

I never noticed the nyckelharpa was so prominent before.

 

[COB]

The ARYAN chic of it all does shit me up sometimes

THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME

How dare you! A couple of them are slightly FRUMPIER than the others.

 

[Madison]

40 Switzerland
10 Moldova
05 Israel
16 Latvia
67 Norway

 

[Soldi]

04 Switzerland
01 Moldova
02 Israel
00 Latvia
11 Norway

WHAT A CONTRAST

 

[Tisch]

This is LUSH

 

[dmlaw]

You can almost feel Rybak sitting at home, watching the violinists and getting ideas.

 

[Soldi]

Oh this is LAS KETCHUP

 

[VoR]

The ARYAN chic of it all does shit me up sometimes

THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME

*A young Stella Mwangi walks out of the backing vocalist audition with fingers crossed and a good feeling about this*

 

[Tisch]

Imagine her CACKLE when she saw she was following Latvia

 

[Madison]

“Queco”

 

[Beverley]

Isn’t that 03?

OMG IS IT? IT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY I LOGGED ON!

 

[D5K]

And now right back down to earth

 

[COB]

I had no idea they did Eurovision!

 

[D5K]

OMG IS IT? IT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY I LOGGED ON!

No it’s this year don’t worry

 

[ZenGiraffe]

FUCK MY PUSSY WITH A KETCHUP BOTTLE MOM

 

[Beverley]

YAS I FUCKING LOVE THIS ONE

 

[dmlaw]

Las Ketchup? Seriously?

 

[Soldi]

Las Ketchup remind me of when my family practically LIVED in Spain when I was a child Take me back to MALAGA

 

[COB]

The endless glamour of those expensive looking office chairs

 

[VoR]

Spain sending Las Ketchup would've been kinda INSPIRED, had they not basically sent the exact same thing the previous year (with a much better song).

 

[Madison]

Spain should have been kicked out of the competition.