Germany

[Listener]

Guys, this song will not enter the top 5, this Lena has no experience in this kind of contests and her English isn't so good... Just listen the song live! If this song will win the ESC, I will run naked... THE MOST OVERRATED SONG FROM THE EUROVISION 2010!

And I have nothing with the Germans, but too much publicity for nothing...

[MickeyPaul]

I think it's only Jimbo who fancies betting on it, Listener. I think we've all said it's a decent lay.

[Jimbo]

I'm not saying it's a great bet Mickey, I'm just saying it's a quality pop song and she's a quality pop performer.
It was a cracking bet @ 14/1 , but I've layed off awhile back for a nice profit because gawd knows how it will perform in the ESC.
I'm particularly worried about the juries, who were brought in as a counter measure to the bloc and diaspora vote, but could actually stop a country like Germany with no bloc or diaspora vote from winning because they don't get/like her vocal style.
We could have a situation where Germany win on the public vote, but the juries hand it to a country like Turkey, Azer or Armenia who start with a huge advantage from the outset.

I'd rather back it to be No.1 in the UK at anything approaching double figures, than 100/30 to win this lottery.
I wouldn't want to have a big red on it though.

[MickeyPaul]

And I didn't say you said it was a great bet.

[Gavster]

esctoday.com readers have predicted that Germany will win the Eurovision Song Contest tonight, with a tiny margin over Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia and Israel.

The top ten according to the bigpoll are:

1. Germany
2. Azerbaijan
3. Turkey
4. Armenia
5. Israel
6. Iceland
7. Belgium
8. Denmark
9. Greece
10. Romania

The BigPoll has correctly predicted the Eurovision Song Contest winner five times in the last seven years. Last year, it also correctly predicted 19/20 semi final qualifiers.

Notice they didn't mention that their BigPoll for this year's semis was way out! I'm thinking that most of those votes for Germany are from CD buyers and people who are registering their support for the recorded version.

[Jimbo]

I'll settle for that Top 4.

[Jimbo]

Luv o luv.


A force more powerful than gravity

[MickeyPaul]

Well done Jimbo. I'll read back and keep looking at me laughing at the 14/1 and wanting 30/1

[Beanie]

Lol, well done Jimbo and Germany backers, Lena fans were out in force!

[squallsquall]

Congrats! Best song imo, but what does it matter when I layed it

[Jimbo]

Cheers guys.

It was a cracking contemporary pop song and was always going to do well with the public, given how it had been picked up by radio stations all over europe.
It was just a matter of whether the juries got behind it too and it seems they must have done.

[Beanie]

I like the song, just never saw it as Eurovision at all. It looks like its the juries I've called entirely wrong - they seem to have gone for uptempo, well produced, almost 'chart' songs - Germany, Turkey, Romania etc. Classic ballads not really getting a look in.

[Gavster]

YouTube - Oliver Pocher als Lena Meyer-Landrut @ Comet 2010

YouTube - Oliver Pocher als Lena Meyer-Landrut @ Comet 2010