{"id":40269,"date":"2014-05-09T10:12:30","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T09:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phoenixfm.com\/?p=40269"},"modified":"2014-10-08T12:18:15","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T11:18:15","slug":"eurovision-show-and-live-blog-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.phoenixfm.com\/?p=40269","title":{"rendered":"Eurovision show and live blog 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center>This year&#8217;s Eurovision Special is proudly sponsored by<\/center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/papajohns.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/papajohns.jpg\" alt=\"papajohns\" width=\"319\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.phoenixfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/papajohns.jpg 319w, https:\/\/staging.phoenixfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/papajohns-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/a><center>106 High Street, Brentwood &#8211; tel 01277 214343<\/center><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">19:09<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #ababab;\">\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Just one hour to go until our first Eurovision Special starts &#8211; should be a good turnout from the <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Phoenix<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> presenters tonight. \u00a0We&#8217;ll be playing and reviewing the songs and having our own vote, which we understand is binding and will replace the official Eurovision one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There will also be special booby prizes for the first presenter in the room to mention:<br \/>\n(a) no one likes <span style=\"color: black;\">Britain<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> so no one votes for <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Britain<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\n(b) Terry Wogan<br \/>\n(c) My Lovely Horse<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:10<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">The show is now under way! \u00a0We&#8217;re not sure when it&#8217;s actually going to start, so we&#8217;re currently playing one of the songs that didn&#8217;t make it through to the final &#8211; Can-Lin featuring Kasey Smith from <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Ireland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">, with Heartbeat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/2014-05-11-Eurovision-night-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/2014-05-11-Eurovision-night-01-620x465.jpg\" alt=\"2014-05-11 Eurovision night 01\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.phoenixfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/2014-05-11-Eurovision-night-01-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/staging.phoenixfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/2014-05-11-Eurovision-night-01-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/staging.phoenixfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/2014-05-11-Eurovision-night-01.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s panel picking the real Eurovision winner from L-R: Matt Jolley, Steve Robertson, Bob Simpson, Paul Golder, Tony Smith, Greg Dukeson and Alan Johnson. Not pictured &#8211; Vic Damhar, as he was holding the camera. <\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:20:26\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:20<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">We&#8217;re under way now! \u00a0First song is under way and it&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Ukraine<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">, with Mariya Yaremchuk and Tick-Tock. Seems to be going down well, we particularly like the big hamster wheel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:20:47\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:20<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">We&#8217;ve printed out some scoresheets but everyone&#8217;s a bit confused as to how to mark them &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:22:43\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:22<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">The <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Azerbaijan<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> flag has just come up on scren. \u00a0Oh look, says everyone here, it&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Turkey<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:23:03\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:23<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Some people think Dilara Kazimova sounds like Adele. \u00a0Greg has said her eyes are too narrow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:24:47\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:24<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Someone has just asked when we are liveblogging a Phoenix FM Miss World night. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:28:25\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:28<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Iceland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> next with Pollaponk and No Prejudice. \u00a0I have a load of facts about the band but I have managed to get about 10 seconds of talktime. \u00a0The song is going down very well in the studio though.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U2qAvGsiCmc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:31:45\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:31<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Norway<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> are on now now ith Carl Espen and Silent Storm, and Steve thinks it sounds like Rolling In The Deep. \u00a0Everyone agrees it&#8217;s very depressing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:35:07\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:35<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Romania<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> next and Paula Selling and OVI with Miracle. \u00a0I think the song is jumping but it&#8217;s meant to sound like this. Steve says it&#8217;s definitely the Year of the Beard. \u00a0Tony thinks she looks like Marie Osmond (or Osborne).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:35:33\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:35<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Steve can&#8217;t see them dancing in the Sugar Hut to this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:38:58\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:38<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Next song is Aram MP3 from <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Armenia<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> and Not Alone. \u00a0This is one of the favourites but we&#8217;re all a bit subdued. \u00a0He does say &#8220;you&#8217;re not alone&#8221; a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:39:57\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:39<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">You&#8217;re not alone with <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Armenia<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">&#8216;s entry apparently. Nice fireworks though!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:40:28\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:40<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Alan has just uttered the first expletive deleted at the Armenian entry<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:42:15\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:42<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Paul has been utterly unable to pronounce the Montenegrin entry Moj Svijet from Sergej Cetkovic. \u00a0It started well with the ice skating, but everyone is looking around awkwardly now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:44:00\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:44<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Tony says this is the type of song you get in the end credits of a movie. \u00a0Not sure what films he&#8217;s been watching &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:45:50\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:45<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Well, so far it seems that the general consensus is that the more upbeat songs seem to be the ones we&#8217;re really in to&#8230;. anything too depressing just isn&#8217;t getting the votes in the studio and as Matt pointed out, the <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Montenegro<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> song seemed to have ripped off the Titanic theme&#8230; Celine Dion, My Heart Will Go On&#8230;.. Go on&#8230;. download it and compare&#8230;. he&#8217;s absolutely right!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:46:23\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:46<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Steve says the next entry, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Poland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">&#8216;s Donatan and Cleo with My Slowianie, is the most viewed Eurovision video on Youtube. \u00a0We think we know why.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:47:08\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:47<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Everyone here is watching <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Poland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:47:35\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:47<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Poland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> &#8211; a bit Cheeky Girls and not doing it for me!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:50:27\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:50<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">That last comment was Alan&#8217;s view. \u00a0Greg is VERY impressed. \u00a0Tony thinks it&#8217;s very Toni Basil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:50:46\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:50<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Greece<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> now and Freaky Fortune with Riskykidd and Rise Up. \u00a0Alan is DANCING. \u00a0(But not Greek dancing)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c9y6A1uXLn8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Paul likes this but Tony just mentioned the words &#8220;Robin Thicke&#8221; and Paul doesn&#8217;t like it so much now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:52:28\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:52<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Trampolenes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:54:46\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:54<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Conchita Wurst with Rise Like A Phoenix next for <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Austria<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">. \u00a0Yeah, he said <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Phoenix<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:55:57\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:55<\/span><\/b><\/time><span style=\"color: #ababab;\">\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Tony says <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Austria<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">&#8216;s entry is from Jeremy Beadle!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 20:58:28\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">20:58<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Elaiza next for <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Germany<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> and Is It Right. \u00a0A bit quirky but it is very Eurovision &#8230; Alan says Elaiza looks like a cross between Pink and (fellow Phoenix presenter) Jules Bottazzi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:00:09\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:00<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Germany<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> &#8211; reminds me of an 80s song called Susanna by Art Company. And she just gave a little wave, which was sweet!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:02:59\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:02<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">The TV coverage has caught us unaware with a &#8220;highest hat&#8221; montage, so we are playing <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Sweden<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">&#8216;s entry anyway. \u00a0This is from Sanna Nielsen with Undo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:08:53\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:08<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Didn&#8217;t get very long into the French song before everyone said &#8220;Jedward&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/at_cwGEzEzc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:09:39\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:09<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t even know my own cleaning lady, my car is lined with leather&#8221;. \u00a0Surely the line of the year so far, not just Eurovision?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:13:09\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:13<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Russia<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> are on next with the Tolmachevy Sisters and Shine. \u00a0No one in the studio is booing them yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:15:09\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:15<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Alan is marking all the songs out of 100. \u00a0That&#8217;s dedication. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:16:43\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:16<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Italy<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">&#8216;s song has guitars, about time!  I think everyone in the room wants to see this again, so they can be sure they&#8217;ve marked it correctly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8W5ZlalAMV8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:18:17\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:18<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">I took my eyes off the screen for one second and everyone said &#8220;I love parking attentively&#8221; came up on the subtitles. \u00a0It didn&#8217;t really, did it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Italy-Eurovision-2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Italy-Eurovision-2014-620x455.jpg\" alt=\"Italy Eurovision 2014\" width=\"620\" height=\"455\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.phoenixfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Italy-Eurovision-2014-620x455.jpg 620w, https:\/\/staging.phoenixfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Italy-Eurovision-2014-204x150.jpg 204w, https:\/\/staging.phoenixfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Italy-Eurovision-2014.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:21:43\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:21<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Song no 17 from Tinkara Kovac from Sloveenia and Round and Round. \u00a0Everyone here is very impressed with the flute action. \u00a0Greg is impressed she can sing as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:23:09\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:23<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Well&#8230; Slovenia have managed to get a lady who can play the flute and sing&#8230;. not at the same time though but, it&#8217;s early in the song &#8211; it could still happen&#8230;. this is a pretty good tune actually&#8230;.. getting mixed reviews in the studio although it has been said that &#8220;Lulu couldn&#8217;t do that&#8221;&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:24:56\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:24<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Finland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> next with Softengine. \u00a0There&#8217;s no females in this band so everyone has gone back to the pizza. \u00a0It sounds very Coldplay, this one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:25:16\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:25<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">One minute in, and it&#8217;s better than Coldplay!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:32:43\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:32<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Spain<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> is up next with Ruth Lorenzo and Dancing In The Rain. \u00a0It&#8217;s a bit drab. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:33:23\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:33<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Everyone has an opinion on what the Swiss entry &#8211; Hunter of Stars by Sebalter &#8211; sounds like. \u00a0Steve has an interesting theory that it sounds like the Ruts, even though it has banjos and ukuleles in it &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:33:30\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:33<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">And whistling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:34:50\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:34<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Steve has asked for &#8220;My Lovely Horse&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:39<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Everyone is singing along to <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Hungary<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">&#8216;s entry, but instead of singing &#8220;running, running, running&#8221; all I can hear is &#8220;rubbish, rubbish, rubbish&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:41:19\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:41<\/span><\/b><\/time><span style=\"color: #ababab;\">\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Malta<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> up next &#8211; we have already had a great session from Maltese Eurovision entrant Sophie DeBattista here in the studio recently. \u00a0This entry is from Firelight and Coming Home. \u00a0Alan is singing the Proclaimers over the top of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:43:18\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:43<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Chocolates&#8230;.. no, they&#8217;re Maltese&#8230;.. this isn&#8217;t too bad but it&#8217;s just lacking something&#8230;.. something like Gary Barlow singing Let Me Go&#8230;.. it&#8217;s been said that it&#8217;s a little bit Mumford &amp; Sons&#8230;. I&#8217;m looking forward to it finishing now but I hope they tell us what that weird instrument was&#8230;..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:45:15\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:45<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">&#8220;Every time someone whistles in Eurovision I have to go for a cigarette&#8221;. \u00a0And there go Greg and Bob &#8230; I know there&#8217;s a Eurovision drinking game but surely there&#8217;s not a smoking game too?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:50:00\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:50<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">One of the favourites up next, The Netherlands with the Common Linnets and Calm After The Storm. \u00a0Paul likes it but it&#8217;s not very Eurovision.  Everyone else says it&#8217;s dreary and not very Eurovision at all. \u00a0Tony said he had to look at Alan&#8217;s shirt to cheer himself up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:54:49\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:54<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Oooooh San Marino&#8230;. it&#8217;s got a bondesque sound to it, killer lyrics and I&#8217;m liking this A LOT! This has got a winning sound to it &#8211; could we have one of the smallest European countries taking the Eurovision crown? If they do, are they big enough to host it next year?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 21:57:03\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">21:57<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Last song of the night, and it&#8217;s the <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">UK<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">! \u00a0Not much whooping or cheering in the studio yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">22:02<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Actually we did like it. \u00a0A lot. \u00a0Not sure if it was the best record of the night but it&#8217;s better than our entries over the last 10 years or so &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">22:02<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">We&#8217;re now playing My Lovely Horse. On the radio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jzYzVMcgWhg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Missed the opportunity to say &#8220;we have to lose that sax solo&#8221; at some point tonight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 22:04:32\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">22:04<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">We&#8217;re now playing non-Eurovision music on air while we work out who we want to vote for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 22:07:26\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">22:07<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">OK, here are OUR votes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 22:09:24\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">22:09<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Vic: <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Russia<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 12, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">France<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 10, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Romania<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 8, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Poland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 7, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Finland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 6, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Sweden<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 5, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Germany<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 4, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Great Britain<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 3, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Slovenia<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 2, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Iceland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 22:10:24\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">22:10<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Matt J: Great Britain 12, Ukraine 10, Malta 8, Greece 7, Slovenia 6, Italy 5, San Marino 4, Denmark 3, Russia 2, Sweden 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 22:13:33\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">22:13<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Tony: <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Denmark<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 12, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Greece<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 10, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Italy<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 8, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Finland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 7, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Romania<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 6, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Poland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 5, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Austria<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 4, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Spain<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 3, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Great Britain<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 2, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">France<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 22:14:51\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">22:14<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Steve R: <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Slovenia<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 12, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Italy<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 10, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Iceland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 8, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Belarus<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 7, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Greece<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 6, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Germany<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 5, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Poland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 4, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Austria<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 3, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Sweden<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 2, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">France<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 22:16:30\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">22:16<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Greg: <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Great Britain<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 12, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">San Marino<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 10, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Poland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 8, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Germany<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 7, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Ukraine<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 6, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Greece<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 5, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Italy<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 4, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Slovenia<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 3, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Malta<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 2, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Denmark<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 1\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 22:18:15\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">22:18<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Alan: <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Greece<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 12, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Romania<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 10, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Iceland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 8, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Slovenia<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 7, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Great Britain<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 6, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Ukraine<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 5, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">France<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 4, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Sweden<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 3, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Belarus<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 2, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Finland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 22:21:06\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">22:21<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Bob: <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Germany<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 12, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Finland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 10, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Austria<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 8, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Slovenia<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 7, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Great Britain<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 6, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Malta<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 5, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Poland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 4, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Iceland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 3, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Italy<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 2, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Denmark<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 22:26:25\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">22:26<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Paul: <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Iceland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 12, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">France<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 10, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Italy<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 8, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Greece<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 7, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Finland<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 6, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Slovenia<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 5, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Russia<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 4, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Germany<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 3, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Romania<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 2, <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Austria<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 22:32:48\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">22:32<\/span><\/b><\/time><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">So here&#8217;s the results as voted for by the eight <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Phoenix<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> presenters in the room:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 22:37:03\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">22:37<\/span><\/b><\/time><span style=\"color: #ababab;\">\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>1st GREECE 47pts<br \/>\n2nd SLOVENIA 42pts<br \/>\n3rd GREAT BRITAIN 41pts<br \/>\n4th ITALY 37pts<br \/>\n5th ICELAND 32pts<br \/>\n6th GERMANY 31pts<br \/>\n7th FINLAND 30pts<br \/>\n8th POLAND 28pts<br \/>\n9th FRANCE, ROMANIA 26pts<br \/>\n11th UKRAINE 21pts<br \/>\n12th RUSSIA 18pts<br \/>\n13th DENMARK 17pts<br \/>\n14th AUSTRIA 16pts<br \/>\n15th MALTA 15pts<br \/>\n16th SAN MARINO 14pts<br \/>\n17th SWEDEN 11pts<br \/>\n18th BELARUS 9pts<br \/>\n19th SPAIN 3pts<br \/>\n20th ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, HUNGARY, MONTENEGRO, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, SWITZERLAND nil points<\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 22:37:44\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">22:37<\/span><\/b><\/time><span id=\"share-191213798\"><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">So that&#8217;s it. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Greece<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"> are the official winners of this year&#8217;s Eurovision. \u00a0We&#8217;re now going home to watch the &#8220;real&#8221; voting. \u00a0Great night out, I did a lot more mathematics than I expected, but that&#8217;s Eurovision for you. \u00a0See you next year!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Phk7Q--kiO8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><time title=\"2014-05-10 23:37:44\"><b><span style=\"color: #ce4b27;\">23:37<\/span><\/b><\/time><span id=\"share-191213798\"><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Got home to find out that the vote in Copenhagen was completely wrong, and they gave it to Austria instead.  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