Oh, and Georgia have pulled out of Eurovision. The European Broadcasting Union deemed that their song 'We don't wanna put in... we just wanna shoot him' is politically motivated (ie. possibly referring to Putin) and thus is not allowed in the contest. They had option to either change the lyrics or submit another song/act but Georgia have refused.

Just Czech Republic and Sweden left to decide their songs now :-)

hehehe, Ukraine has gone mardi gras.

'Be my valentine'. Its trashy, she could do with some singing lessons, but its actually catchy and frankly, a bit fabulous.

She performs upside down at the start and in the middle she wanders off to play the drums.

I reckon they will tidy up the performance for Eurovision and it WILL come top 5 in the final.

yay! best song revealed this weekend.

OMG!

The song chosen by Russia is APPALLING. She can't sing! And the song lyrics are dreadful!

hahaha.

No Russia, I don't think you are hosting again next year.

Norway to win!!!!

The Estonian act just chosen isn't too bad actually...
Just waiting on Sweden, Serbia, Belgium, Ukraine, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to reveal their chosen final songs. They have to all choose by 14th March.

Not one intentional novelty song revealed yet. How disappointing :-(
Latvia is pretty funny though.

I just looked at the price of accommmodation in Oslo. I take it back - I DON'T want to go to Eurovision there.

Looking at $200 a night to stay in a 'cheap' hotel.

Maybe I should hope somewhere in the Balkans wins. I haven't been there before either and the region is dirt cheap to holiday at. hehe.

Nah. I still think Alexander/Norway should win. I just probably couldn't afford to go. It looks worse price-wise than Moscow.

340 Euro for average seat tix just to the 2 semis and the final???? WTF!
Thats what they selling tickets for this year to Eurovision to the public.

The fanclub members are still waiting to hear final prices for our 'package' of 2 semis, the final and the rehearsals. We have been told its considerably cheaper and better seats... but...

Tix go on sale to the public 12th March. I hope they let us fan club members know whats happening before that date rolls around. They still havent confirmed final prices, payment due date and how the tix are being distributed. I don't want to somehow find out I don't have my fanclub tix after all and I'm too late to get public sale tix.

arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

ohmigod! Soooo cute!

Have a look -
http://life.ru/video/9120

YAY! Wild Dances!

They look like them, sing like them and do all the moves. They even have got a kid on rollerblades performing as the ice skater from last years act.
I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Haven't seen a Lordi lookalike kiddie act yet though :-( Kids doing heavy metal in masks would be awesome.

My mum bought me my inflaitable Aussie flag hand today to wave at Eurovision. Will you all watch the broadcasts and look out for me?

and once again Russia has delayed Eurovision tix.
They are now saying mid-March for payment.

I might just ask to pick them up on arrival in Moscow, because I probably wont receive them in time here.

Who starts selling tix just 1.5 months before a MASSIVE European event which they have known was going to happen, when and where, for a year?

At the moment I think a lot of fans have decided not to go because they were told accommodation problems would be sorted out (and they haven't - no-one has heard back from the Russian fanclub about hotel bookings - its been 7 weeks) and without having guaranteed accommodation and guaranteed tix only 1.5 months before the event, I think I'd cut my losses.

Thankfully I'm in a better situation. I have my accommodation.

I'm off to the Russian consulate next Monday morning to organise my visa. The 3rd last thing I have to do/pay for (the other 2 being the Eurovision ticket being paid for and booking my Edinburgh to London train).

63 days till I leave for Moscow. 9 weeks.