Eurovision Rewatch: Kyiv 2005 - 20.00 GMT tonight (28/3)

[win_the_game]

Pavlo is a right narky little bitch.

 

[Alla]

The Moldova granny nowhere to be seen, probably sleeping already.

 

[lolly]

That German presenter has got Sheena's Bingo jacket!

 

[Penelope]

Are the German votes always from Hamburg?

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Were all countries televoting in 2005?

 

[dmlaw]

The Moldova granny nowhere to be seen, probably sleeping already.

I don't want to alarm you, but Wogan just made the exact same joke.

 

[D5K]

Pavlo is a right narky little bitch.

I like her.

 

[win_the_game]

Are the German votes always from Hamburg?

Live from the REEPERBAHN. FILTH.

 

[lolly]

I don't want to alarm you, but Wogan just made the exact same joke.

I'd piss myself if she's still alive

 

[Penelope]

Were all countries televoting in 2005?

Most. Think Albania and Monaco had to do it via jury because they didn't get enough televotes to clear the minimum threshold.

 

[Alla]

I don't want to alarm you, but Wogan just made the exact same joke.

 

[VoR]

Were all countries televoting in 2005?

A few smaller ones relied on juries I believe. Monaco, Albania, maybe Andorra?

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Most. Think Albania and Monaco had to do it via jury because they didn't get enough televotes to clear the minimum threshold.

Agog.

 

[D5K]

Why is the Norwegian guy yammering on? Is he explaining that Greece have mathematically won, or are close?

 

[D5K]

Agog.

Probably better than now where San Marino gets a random computer-generated vote that no-one can explain.

 

[win_the_game]

A few smaller ones relied on juries I believe. Monaco, Albania, maybe Andorra?

Moldova too at this point.

 

[Alla]

Most. Think Albania and Monaco had to do it via jury because they didn't get enough televotes to clear the minimum threshold.

Same for Andorra most of those years (you can tell because Spain doesn't get the 12).

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Why is the Norwegian guy yammering on? Is he explaining that Greece have mathematically won, or are close?

That's what I assumed.

 

[Penelope]

I'd piss myself if she's still alive

She is still alive and was only 53 at the time of the performance

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Probably better than now where San Marino gets a random computer-generated vote that no-one can explain.

8 points UK!

 

[AGinAg (37)]

She is still alive and was only 53 at the time of the performance

 

[VoR]

I miss this Greek presenter. He used to learn the language of the host country every year.

 

[Alla]

The boos for those 12 points for Cyprus.

 

[lolly]

I miss this Greek presenter. He used to learn the language of the host country every year.

Dead?

 

[Penelope]

Dead?

He is still alive and was only 53 at the time of the performance

 

[win_the_game]

She's been knocking back the vodka this evening.

 

[Madison]

Not for the last time!

@Madison to confirm.

This is the worst performance for the big four. In 2007, they made up four of the bottom six. Four out of bottom six happened again in 2013, but Italy were back by then.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I love the Moopy need for everyone to be DEAD. There's still only a handful of dead winners.

 

[Penelope]

I love the Moopy need for everyone to be DEAD. There's still only a handful of dead winners.

Plus Sertab, who had fooled everyone

 

[VoR]

Dead?

Nah they just retired him.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Winning Eurovision is the key to a LONG LIFE.

 

[Alla]

First 12 for Chiara, I think.

 

[Alla]

Streets ON FIRE in Bosnia

 

[Penelope]

Winning Eurovision is the key to a LONG LIFE.

Chiara desperately lodging an appeal for a fourth attempt with Maltese television

 

[Madison]

There are 48 points up for grab, and Greece leads by 32.

 

[VoR]

Chiara says she was much happier with her result this time around. In 1998 she couldn't enjoy her success because of the manner in which the win was SNATCHED away, whereas this time nobody expected anything of her and she snuck up the leaderboard really slowly.

 

[D5K]

This is the worst performance for the big four. In 2007, they made up four of the bottom six. Four out of bottom six happened again in 2013, but Italy were back by then.

04 and 07 are more embarrassing anyway as ten other countries were also auto-qualified, but they weren't quite as bad.

 

[Madison]

Greece wins. Malta can only reach 213 now.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Chiara desperately lodging an appeal for a fourth attempt with Maltese television

All those takeaways are going to catch up soon if she doesn't win.

 

[Alla]

What the hell did she say instead of Serbia & Montenegro? Didn't she say anything else instead of Montenegro?