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Our second time of seeing West End Eurovision – our first one, in was a complete hoot. Unfortunately it’s always held on a Thursday night and there’s work the next day unless you plan very carefully. So that’s what we did this year. It’s being called “The Final Battle”, with a very sad threat of there being no more in the future – I guess they must be very arduous to organise. I’m always amazed at the keenness and competitiveness behind it all. “Battle” is indeed a suitable word.
It’s all done to support the Make a Difference Trust, who do great work to support people living with HIV and AIDS. The event involves the casts of many West End shows, all coming together to perform a Eurovision song, which gets voted on by the star jury, their peers from the other shows, and us, the rabble in the audience. Before the night, they’ve already filmed their idents – little introductory movies for each performance – which you can still see on youtube. Vote for your favourite and the MAD Trust receive £1. I voted for my favourite five (Mr Generous). After you’ve seen the performances, you are then invited to turn on your mobile phones (really? Did anyone actually turn theirs off?) and vote for your favourite performance. Apparently the whole thing raised £66, this year for the charity, which is not bad going.
We paid extra for the VIP seats, primarily because we wanted a good view of the show, and of course we were happy to donate more to support the very good works of MAD Trust, but also in the hope of doing some star-spotting. More on that later. But with our bronze coloured VIP wristbands gleaming, we made our way up the stairs to the Studio at the Dominion, where the Drinks Reception was to take place. And a very jolly affair it was too. There was a brief address by chairman David Pendlebury, where he welcomed us all, introduced us to the jury members (of whom only Rylan Clark was actually there, resplendent in his Conchita Wurst outfit), told us all to have a great ni Apr 28, byRob Like opening the first window on your advent calendar, day 1 of ESC rehearsals always promises much, but this year even more so given Armenia is first to rehearse, and some of the other perceived contenders will also be performing in the shape of Sweden, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and, dare it be mentioned in the contenders list? Yes, what the hell, it can, because its on the list you are reading here – Belgium. Excitement was at fever pitch in my guesthouse first thing though you would never have guessed it as I breakfasted alone in contemplative silence. A bus full of screaming school kids and a yomp across the desolate wasteland of the godforsaken peninsula that is home to the ESC venue did its best to dampen spirits as did the usual technical glitches with no audio or visual in the press centre for the first 2 run throughs of Armenia. Third time lucky. Aram is alone on stage, a surprise as the song lends itself to some live orchestration. This had been Tweeted previously by Aram apparently but my personal hope for the staging was that the component parts of the instrumentation would also be present. When the drum n bass kicks in so does the light show as it explodes into life. Visually impressive, with some nice overhead images highlighting Aram being alone. The song is Not Alone but Aram is alone, and the visual message is conveyed well here. Need to see more of this but what we did see today was adequate. Just learned something new about Latvia. The lead singer is called Joran Steinhauer. Might save that one for the press conference. In a Blur press conference at the Brits back in the early 90s Dennis Pennis famously stood up and said, Ive got a question for the drummer? Quiet everyone. Someone has a question for the drummer, the rest of the band demanded, before Pennis hit him with, Whats your name buddy? Latvia is charmingly amateur. Have to credit Michael at esckaz for that,
Song Artist Year S&M Rihanna S&M (Remix) Rihanna feat. Britney Spears S.O.S. (Let the Music Play) Jordin Sparks S.O.S. Jonas Brothers Safety Dance Men Without Hats Sail On Ryn Weaver Salute Little Mix Samantha Margaret Berger Samba do Brasil Bellini Same Heart Mei Finegold Samsara Tungevaag & Raaban ft. Emila Sanctuary Utada Hikaru Sandstorm Darude Santa Tell Me Ariana Grande Satellite (NTSC Dowload) Lena Saturday Rebecca Black ft. Dave Days Saturday Night Natalia Kills Savages Five Knives Savages Marina & the Diamonds Save My Soul JoJo Savior Rise Against Say Aah Trey Songz Say Amen (Saturday Night) Panic! At The Disco Say It Ain't So Weezer Say It Right Nelly Furtado Say Something Kyile Minogue Say Yeah KISS Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites Skrillex ScheiBe Lady Gaga Sci-Fi Wasabi Cibo Matto Scooby Doo Pa Pa DJ Kass Scream Usher Scream My Name Tove Lo Sebonzakura Hatsune Miku Second Hand Heart Ben Haenow ft. Kelly Clarkson Secret Austin Mahone Secrets Mary Lambert Secrets One Republic Secrets Tiësto & KSHMR ft. Vassy Set Fire to the Rain Adele Set It Off Disney's Descendants Settle Down Kimbra SeeU Arirang See Me Now Little Mix See You Again Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth Semi-Automatic Twenty One Pilots Send Me Your Love Taryn Manning ft. Sultan + Ned Shepard Send My Love To the Dancefloor, I'll See You Cobra Starship Send My Love (To Your New Lover) Adele Sen Olsan Bari Aleyna Tilki Sensatsiya (Bilingual Version) Lerika Seperate Ways Journey Serotonin Audien and Matthew Koma Set Yourself Free Tiësto ft. Krewella Sexercize Ky Tick Tock Loses Time