Belgium

[MickeyPaul]

It's just his voice really, gavin. The song itself is harmless enough - almost pleasant. I'm not too surprised it's proving popular as it's one of the more genuine efforts (non-showy, no bells & whistles etc).

I just hope he never sings again after this is over.

[Gavster]

Big movements on this in all markets at oddschecker now. I'm with you though Mickey, not worth the risk for 2.50 considering the competition in the other semi!

[Akebono]

Originally Posted by gavinalwaysright

Big movements on this in all markets at oddschecker now.

Strange, he looks the same, sings the same and the stage "show" is the same as before, no news here, or i'm I missing something? www.paf.com still @ 9.00 to win semi 1, low limit. I take that and sell it later on @ betfair.

[MickeyPaul]

Could be all the latecomers getting involved I suppose as we approach the actual action. No idea really.

[Beanie]

Mickey's gonna hate this...

It's probably because Keith at the akoe blog suggested it could be a 'surprise winner' after the rehearsal performance, and I'd say that is probably the most watched blog in terms of rehearsals at Eurovision, so it usually moves markets.

I think many attach too much importance to his views in terms of betting though - the intricacies/variables in terms of what makes a song successful at Eurovision have changed a lot in a short space of time and I think the traditional bloggers are playing catch up in that respect - it wasnt long ago he was suggesting Greece were likely to start as favourites for this years contest.

Like you say Ake there's nothing different there to merit any market move - nothing we didnt already know...probably just stands out because of the rubbish around it. Come Wednesday evening when we've had some of the better entries rehearsing then this will be a distant memory.

[MickeyPaul]

Mickey hates that!

Nah, it's all cool with me. I can deal with people liking everything I hate and hating everything I like. I don't particularly hate this in the same way as many of the others which is almost a seal of approval from me. I'd rather just forget all about this one and focus on things I feel 'good' about.

[Beanie]

I was meaning more the reference to Keith at the akoe blog - not a year goes by without you cursing his little Irish socks...

[MickeyPaul]

I knew what you meant. That's what I was commenting on. I think it was his massive dissing of Iceland last year. I wanted to shout, "IN YA FACE EUROVISION NOOB!"

[Gavster]

YouTube - Tom Dice's Second rehearsal (impression) at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest

YouTube - Tom Dice's Second rehearsal (impression) at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest

2nd rehearsal. This is starting to get to me now. It'll do fairly well, but jeas, I want to do questionable things with that guitar by the end of the song! It's as if he's read a book on "How to sing in American by Blink 182."

[Gavster]

2nd dress rehearsal

YouTube - DR SF 1 2010 - Belgium.AVI

YouTube - DR SF 1 2010 - Belgium.AVI

[MickeyPaul]

Sorry but I'm now letting this get personal. I'd gladly shoot him and stop that horrific whiny droning voice ever hurting anyone again. I honestly cannot bear this anymore. I could accept some people enjoying it mildly but other than that, I truly despise this with passion. More than any other I think for pure concentrated hate. It's the most whiny whine whine whine piece of whiny whining I think I've ever heard.

[slick]

First song I've listened to and i quite like him and his guitar, very catchy indeed, the sort of song John boy Walton would sing or even the Belgian Johnny Logan

I reckon this will do well so long as there's no fiddling going on amongst the soviet states.