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  • CHERYL BAKER | World Wide Song Contest Long Overdue

    CHERYL BAKER | World Wide Song Contest Long Overdue

    One of the UK’s most successful Eurovision acts, Cheryl Baker has said that a world-wide song contest is long overdue.

     

    Speaking to TheGayUK Cheryl Baker, who was part of the original Bucks Fizz who took the UK to victory in 1981 with their song Making Your Mind Up, has said that a world-wide song contest is well overdue.

    ” I think it’s long overdue, to be perfectly honest. I mean, it is already the biggest musical event in the world.

    “There is nothing bigger. So, yes, America … I should think they’re broadcasting it because they think, “Hang on, I think I see a trick here.”

    Having just returned from Stockholm, Cheryl remarked at the true “camaraderie” that happens at the event.

    “I’ve just got back from Stockholm. The one thing that really stands out is the camaraderie and the fact that everyone there is rooting for everyone. You see, you know, if Israel is on stage, you still see Greek flags and Spanish flags. They’re all just there because it’s such a joyous occasion. It just unities everybody.

    “Globalvision. That’s a good name.”

     

    Do you agree?

     

    Cheryl Baker will be live Tweeting about the Eurovision Song Content from 8PM tonight. She’ll be performing in London as well – for the Abigail’s Footsteps Charity.

  • Eurovision Live Blog 2016

    Welcome to the Eurovision Live Blog from TheGayUK.


  • Which Eurovision Singer Would You Secretly Sleep With?

    Which Eurovision Singer Would You Secretly Sleep With?

  • The 10 Worst Eurovision Entries From The UK

    The 10 Worst Eurovision Entries From The UK

    We’ve had some clangers enter the Eurovision on behalf of the UK.

    CREDIT: YouTube

     

    So we’ve created the top 10 worse in terms of points and placement (no editorial comment – I mean we can’t believe Scooch is in this list!)

    10) Don’t Play That Song Again Nicki French | Year: 2000 | Placed: 16/24 |

    Total points: 28

     

    9) Teenage Life  Daz Samson  | Year: 2006 |  Placed: 19/24 | Total points: 25

     

    8) Believe In Me Bonnie Tyler | Year: 2013 | Placed: 19/26 | Total points: 23

     

    7) Flying The Flag Scooch | Year: 2007 | Placed: 22/24 | Total points: 19

     

    6) Touch My Fire Javine | Year: 2005 |  Placed: 22/24 | Total points: 18

     

    ALSO READ: Will Joe and Jake have a cheeky snog at the end of their song on Eurovision?

    5) Even If Andy Abraham | Year: 2008 | Placed: 23/23 | Total points: 14

     

    4) Love Will Set You Free Engelbert Humperdinck | Year: 2012 | Placed: 25/26 | Total points: 12

     

    3) That Sounds Good To Me Josh Dubovie | Year: 2010 | Placed: 26/26 | Total points: 10

     

    2) Still In Love With You Electro Velvet | Year: 2015 | Placed: 24/27 | Total points: 5

     

    1) Cry Baby Jemini | Year: 2003 | Placed: 26/26 | Total points: 0

     

     

  • Joe And Jake To Snog At Eurovision?

    Joe And Jake To Snog At Eurovision?

    The UK’s entrants to Eurovision, Joe And Jake have said that they could snog at the end of their performance.

    CREDIT: Anna Velikova
    CREDIT: Anna Velikova

    The duo, who insist that they are just friends, haven’t ruled out kissing each other at the end of their performance on Eurovision, with Joe saying,  “if needs must. Let’s not take anything off the table here”

    Speaking to The Sun Online the cheeky pair said that their fans had asked them to kiss at the end of their song.

    Although they called the request from fans “bizarre” they haven’t ruled it out.

    Joe added,“I don’t think they realise that we’re just mates, but we’re listening to everything they’re saying.”

    The You’re Not Alone singers met originally on The Voice – and are set to sing live in front of an audience of 200 million on Saturday night.

    CREDIT: Anna Velikova
    CREDIT: Anna Velikova

     

    So are they boyfriends? Apparently not – and they aren’t looking for a relationship either.

    Jake added,

    “To be honest we don’t have time for a great deal. We don’t even have time to go home and see our parents, never mind a relationship.”

    “We’re too focused on the music, aren’t we Joe? We’re too focused on getting a good result for the UK.”

    The boys, it seems, have impressed the rest of Europe. After a rehearsal in Stockholm, bookies slashed their odds of placing last in the competition to actually coming in the top 10. The last the UK entry to come anywhere close to winning the competition was Jade Ewen with the Lloyd-Webber tune, It’s My Time.

     

  • Could Joe And Jake Place Top 10 In Eurovision

    Could Joe And Jake Place Top 10 In Eurovision

    It seems as there’s fresh hope for the UK’s entry into Eurovision.

    CREDIT: BBC

    New hopes have surfaced that the UK’s entry to Eurovision could land in the top 10.

    The duo met when they both appeared on TV talent show The Voice.

    Pop duo Joe and Jake went down well in a practice run with their song You’re Not Alone over the weekend and they are currently being offered at 33/1 by bookmakers William Hill, which means that their odds of coming in the top 10 have halved from 8/1 to 4/1.

    ALSO READ: Banning of the Welsh flag at Eurovision final is causing outrage

    ALSO READ: Openly gay Eurovision singer suffers homophobic incident at Russian airport

    William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams said,

    “Our expectations are improving, last week we thought that a last place finish was a possibility but after their audition we think that a top ten finish is not out of the question.”

    Ukraine’s entry Jamala is the current favourites to win performing the song 1944.

    Eurovision will be broadcast on BBC 1 on Saturday.

    So where do you think we’ll place? Top or Bottom?

  • Eurovision Ban On Welsh Flag Causes Outrage

    Eurovision Ban On Welsh Flag Causes Outrage

    Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have been criticised by the Welsh Lib Dems after the Welsh flag was banned.

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  • Eurovision Singer Suffers “Homophobic” Incident At Russian Airport

    Eurovision Singer Suffers “Homophobic” Incident At Russian Airport

    The Israeli entrant for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Hovi Star, has claimed that he suffered a homophobic reaction whilst in Russia to promote his song Made Of Stars.

    Hovi Star
    Credits: Ronen Akerman

    Singer Hovi Star, who is representing Israel in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest has claimed that passport control officers in Russia ripped his passport and told him that he couldn’t get into Moscow.

    During an interview he said that he was surprised at the alleged reaction and questioned whether it was because he is openly gay, the way he dresses and that he wears makeup.

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    Speaking on Malta TV, Star said,

    ‘Maybe people in Moscow have a rough time with people like me, maybe because I’m gay, maybe because I dress like this, maybe because I wear make-up, I don’t know. But when I wanted to get into Moscow, I had problems with passport control. They told me I can’t go in, they looked at my passport, they ripped my passport.

    Star also claimed that the two officers laughed at him.

    ‘It’s amazing that this happened in the Eurovision bubble because my song Made of Stars it talks about equality it talks about how everybody is the same, everybody was born the same, everybody will die the same.

    During his interview in Malta, Star talked about how his song, Made Of Stars, is about equality and how everybody is born the same and dies the same.

    The live studio audience erupted into applause at his speech.

     

    ALSO READ: Malta Tops The UK For Best Place For LGBTs In Europe

    ALSO READ: Romania Booted From The Eurovision Competition

     

    ‘Let’s take this as a lesson. I don’t take it personally, I really like Sergei Lazarov and I like Russia. This wasn’t a nice experience, we live, we learn, we continue, we smile and we give free love to everyone.’

    Star was eventually let in to Moscow not before, he said, he had to go to the Israeli Consulate in Moscow to get a brand new passport.

    TheGayUK.com reached out to Moscow Airport for comment.

  • Romania Booted From Eurovision Song Contest

    Romania Booted From Eurovision Song Contest

    Romania has been booted from the Eurovision song contest after its national broadcaster failed settle its bill.

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  • UK’s Odd Of Winning Eurovision Are Now 50 to 1

    UK’s Odd Of Winning Eurovision Are Now 50 to 1

    The UK’s entry for Eurovision 2016 have seemingly terrible odds.

    CREDIT: BBC

    Joe and Jake may be cute, but their song isn’t doing it for the bookies as William Hill puts the duo’s odds of winning at 50 to 1. To make matters worse the book maker is giving odds of  8 to 1 to come last.

    CREDIT: BBC

    William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams said,

    “Things are not looking good for the duo chances and we think they are unlikely to feel like having a selfie at the end of the competition,

    “They could well get humiliated again.”

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    The band’s chances of winning have slumped since February when bookies were giving the UK odds of 20 to 1.

    The UK hasn’t won the Eurovision Song Contest since 1997, when Katrina And The Waves were triumphant with the anthemic Love Shine A Light.

     

  • Britain’s Chances Of Winning Eurovision Are The Worst… Like Ever

    Britain’s Chances Of Winning Eurovision Are The Worst… Like Ever

    If you’re hoping that the UK will sweep the board at this year’s Eurovision then look away now.

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