Winners and their points

It was so much fun making the statistics how many points the last-placings have recieved since the introduction of the current voting system. So, for all nerds out there (hey - I am one of you), here is the same for the winners. Who got most and who got the least number of points since 1975?

2006 Finland - Lordi "Hard Rock Hallelujah" 292 points
2004 Ukraine - Ruslana "Wild dance" 280 points
2008 Russia - Dima Bilan "Believe" 272 points
2007 Serbia - Marija Serifovic "Molitva" 268 points
2005 Greece - Helena Paparizou "My number one" 230 points
1997 UK - Katrina & The Waves "Love shine a light" 227 points
1994 Ireland - Harrington/McGettigan "Rock'n'roll kids" 226 points
2001 Estonia - Tanel & Dave "Everybody" 198 points
2000 Denmark - Olsen Brothers "Fly on the wings of love" 195 points
1993 Ireland - Niam Kavanagh "In your eyes" 187 points
1986 Belgium - Sandra Kim "J'aime la vie" 176 points
2002 Latvia - Marie N "I wanna" 176 points
1987 Ireland - Johnny Logan "Hold me now" 172 points
1998 Israel - Dana International "Diva" 172 points
2003 Turkey - Sertab Erener "Everyway that I can" 167 points
1976 UK - Brotherhood of Man "Save your kisses for me" 164 points
1999 Sweden - Charlotte Nilsson "Take me to your heaven" 163 points
1996 Ireland - Eimear Quinn "The voice" 162 points
1982 Germany - Nicole "Ein bisschen Frieden" 161 points
1978 Israel - Izhar Cohen & Alpha Beta "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" 157 points
1992 Ireland - Linda Martin "Why me?" 155 points
1975 Netherlands - Teach-In "Ding-A-Dong" 152 points
1990 Italy - Toto Cutugno "Insieme: 1992" 149 points
1995 Norway - Secret Garden "Nocturne" 148 points
1991 Sweden - Carola "Fångad av en stormvind" 146 points
1984 Sweden - Herreys "Diggi-loo diggi-ley" 145 points
1980 Ireland - Johnny Logan "What's another year" 143 points
1983 Luxembourg - Corinne Hermès "Si la vie est cadeau" 142 points
1988 Switzerland - Céline Dion "Ne partez pas sans moi" 137 points
1989 Yugoslavia - Riva "Rock me" 137 points
1977 France - Marie Myriam "L'oiseau et l'enfant" 136 points
1981 United Kingdom - Bucks Fizz "Making your mind up" 136 points
1979 Israel - Milk and Honey "Hallelujah" 125 points
1985 Norway - Bobbysocks "La de swinge" 123 points

Malta: Vodka

Just as I suspected, the Devil left his door slightly un-shut tonight, and Malta voted Morena into first place in the Song for Europe contest.

I can't shake the feeling that this musical cocktail will dizzy the audience more than delight them and that the thing the Maltese believe to be a Russian knockout will be nothing more than a Maltese hiccup.

However, this is a song that will get noticed, that will stand out from any crowd whatever it looks like and that benefits from a seriously impressive singer. Let's hope team Vella/Borg won't mess up the presentation like last year, but to keep it as simple as it is.

Many people will love this, but it mainly does the same thing for me as the drink in question would: it makes my mind spin and my head ache. But maybe that is the key to success?



Morena - Vodka - Malta 2008

Czech republic: the winner

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So, the Czech republic had their say and selected their song for Belgrade and went completely against what I thought. No surprise, as I haven't got the faintest idea what happens in their local scene and who is a star and who is a nobody.

Judging from her clip, Tereza is not just a singer but also a rather sweet waitress at some local hop. Good to know there is another career to lean against if singing wouldn't turn out to be her thing.

Reports from people who saw the national final suggest that she was not entirely in key throughout her performance, but there is time to fine-tune things before May.

My judgement still stands: this is a pleasant pop song that anyone can like at least a bit. But how many people will vote for it in the end?



Tereza Kerndlová - Have Some Fun - Czech Republic 2008