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Our 10 best Eurovision entries
2 years ago
As the Eurovision heads to Liverpool (like pinch us, is this really happening?) we have a look back at some of the best (maybe not objectively, but in my head) entries the Eurovision has ever seen from the UK, nil points or not.
10. Coming in at number 10 we have Liverpool duo Jemini who racked up an impressive zero points from our estranged European neighbours but thereâs a chance this one wasnât because âEurope hates usâ as we usually like to claim. In my opinion, thereâs something iconic about being chosen to represent your country at Eurovision and singing the whole thing out of tune â sabotage perhaps? Do Jemini want to break off and start a Scouse Republic like the rest of us?
9. Technically Precious didnât do so well with their entry âSay It Againâ limping home with a disappointing 38 points but it makes it on to the top 10 because Liverpool icon Jenny Frost was a member, and she gave us hit after hit with Atomic Kitten and jâadore her for that.
8. With a lead singer who looks like Tosh from The Bill and a dance routine that was deffo robbed from yer maâs line dancing class, Brotherhood Of Manâs âSave All Your Kisses For Meâ super sweet ode to a 3-year-old was a hit with the Europeans, netting us a win. Itâs catchy, itâs inoffensive and thereâs a dance routine thatâs even less complicated than the Macarena. Whatâs not to love?
7. Luluâs Boom Bang A Bang was another winner for us but honestly thereâs no accounting for taste because⌠why? Lulu was better than this, is better than this. Shout was an absolute banger, but this? Europe⌠why?
6. Another one thatâs a bit pants but netted us a win is Sandie Shawâs pathetic âPuppet on a stringâ. I say pathetic because listen to it/read the lyrics. Itâs about a woman pining after a man whose feelings are lukewarm at best. Even Sandie has admitted she canât stand it apparently so although this was our first home run in Eurovision, petition to have it deleted.
5. Love City Grooveâs âLove City Grooveâ wasnât a flop, it was just ahead of its time. Eurovision wasnât ready for rap. It wasnât ready for tiny sunglasses, backwards flat caps and catchy 90âs rhythms. It wasnât LCGâs fault and much like Van Gogh, they just werenât appreciated in their own time. In the morning, when the sun shines, down on your body, they were really making good music tbh.
4. The skirt ripping, we canât talk about Eurovision without the skirt ripping. Bucks Fizz gave us a catchy number with âMaking Your Mind Upâ sure, but 100% the thing that cinched our 4th Eurovision win was the titillating showmanship of the lads ripping off the girlsâ 50âs style swing skirts to reveal little mini skater skirts. Iconic.
3. I guarantee if youâre a millennial and youâre asked to name a Eurovision entry most of you will be able to sing Gina Gâs Just a Little Bit. This crossed over from Eurovision to mainstream pop and while she only placed 8th in the competition the song smashed all over the world earning her a number 1 in the UK and Israel and a top 10 in 16 countries (most of them in Europe⌠fuming!). She was robbed I tell yer. Plus, the silver mirror dress â COME ON!
2. Another artist who was robbed (this time by our Irish brethren) was none other than super ginge and Scouse queen Sonia with Better The Devil You Know (not to be confused with the Kylie version). Sonia had loads of hits in the 80âs and broke records so we were really bringing our A game at this point, but we were pipped to the post. I mean Europe allegedly hates the UK so sometimes maybe itâs just better the devil you know with them?
1. Look, I donât think it would be TOO controversial to say that Eurovision should have always been here. Would Ukraine have won if the competition hadnât coincided with the beginning of the Russian invasion? Weâll never know but we can probably make an educated guess. Sam Ryderâs Spaceman is probably the first Eurovision entry ever to have crossed over from cheesy pop into mainstream, well respected indie. Itâs a masterpiece and everyone from yer ma to yer man is happy enough to sing along to this one. Bravo Sam and thanks for helping to catapult Liverpool to the dizzying heights of the Euro universe.
If this has made you all nostalgic for Eurovision of the past you can listen to this list on a playlist right here.