Who should Ireland send to Eurovision 2009?

ddddd

After extremely disappointing recent results I am trying to find who would be Irelands best representative with the biggest chance of winning !!!

Could it be Samantha Mumba?? Laura Izibor?? Leona Daly?? Brian McFadden?? Or should we just withdraw from the competition altogether?

Open to any suggestion!!!

aidan_walsh

What was this, two months ago?

Nolanger

Brendan Kilkenny.

RobertFoster

Aslan.

ddddd wrote:

Or should we just withdraw from the competition altogether?

We voted No didn't we?

Irishpimpdude

Your Ma...

Agent Smith

RobertFoster wrote: »

Aslan.

or rick ashley

KnifeWRENCH

Whoever we send should sing in Russian. At least we'll get votes from the hosts!

dr.bollocko

If we sent the Army Rangers in with some AK's and a UN mandate the whole rest of the EU would forget the whole no vote thing and welcome us back with open arms.

mollydolly271

i think we should pull out alltogether its a sham now the way the countries vote if we sent u2 now we still would'nt win.

dr.bollocko

mollydolly271 wrote: »

i think we should pull out alltogether its a sham now the way the countries vote if we sent u2 now we still would'nt win.

But... U2... are... AWFUL!!!

Mr E

Eamon Dunphy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97J8Pdx-6yI

tenandtracer

It has gotta be Johnny Logan - he is the only person in the universe who can return us to Eurovision supremacy, not that I give a sh*te TBH:D

ejmaztec

I think that there should be an Irish supergroup made up of immigrants from all of the participating European countries (get 'em before they take off), fronted by Dana, Dustin and Johnny Logan.

Tha Gopher

Mr E wrote: »

Eamon Dunphy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97J8Pdx-6yI

Cnut, beat me to it

They should send Dana, Johnny Logan, Linda Martin and any other coffin dodger that won it back in the 1920s and has an opinion every year on why we dont win.

Seeing the look on their faces after getting 3 points (from the UK vote, after Danas family in Derry all vote for her) would finally shut them up.

ddddd wrote: »

LAURA IZIBOR??

Whats with the caps? Are you her agent attempting a really sh1t crack at subliminal messaging?

dr.bollocko

What about a bird flu ridden turkey this time? Cluster bomb the shower of ****ers.

Pigman II

No one. We should withdraw from competition.

ddddd

Tha Gopher wrote: »

Whats with the caps? Are you her agent attempting a really sh1t crack at subliminal messaging?

Ha no that was a typo sorry!! but shes a deadly singer and would do good !

byte

The Saw Doctors surely!

Our man in Havana

byte wrote: »

The Saw Doctors surely!

Indeed, we could send far worse contenders.

EdgarAllenPoo

Send a mime.

de5p0i1er

Who cares TBH.

ElNino

Daniel O'Donnell on a one way ticket

Tha Gopher

ddddd wrote: »

Ha no that was a typo sorry!! but shes a deadly singer and would do good !

I know the name but havent heard her sing.

If she is that good she ought to stay well away. Nobody has become an international success via this in W Europe since Celine Dion.

I was about to say "since Abba" before I remembered Shergar was in it once.

ddddd

ya i don't think she has many songs released but theres videos of her live on youtube and there brilliant. but ya i know what you mean it could just ruin her career

Kur4mA

Bosco tbh.

mollydolly271

dr.bollocko wrote: »

But... U2... are... AWFUL!!!

in your opinion maybe but they have sucess worldwide and that is who wud b voting after all:D

dr.bollocko

mollydolly271 wrote: »

in your opinion maybe but they have sucess worldwide and that is who wud b voting after all:D

Their awfulness would help us win.
And there are too many crap, totally awful, completely useless bands to name that have gained worldwide success.

mollydolly271

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Their awfulness would help us win.
And there are too many crap, totally awful, completely useless bands to name that have gained worldwide success.

you really are an angry ba****d this is u-:mad:

dr.bollocko

mollydolly271 wrote: »

you really are an angry ba****d this is u-:mad:

Ah dammit. I cant be angry now.
You have melted my icy heart with a hot island song.

jor el

ddddd wrote: »

Could it be Samantha Mumba??

Isn't she dead?

ddddd wrote: »

Laura Izibor??

Who?

ddddd wrote: »

Leona Daly??

Who?

ddddd wrote: »

Brian McFadden??

Isn't he dead?

ddddd wrote: »

Or should we just withdraw from the competition altogether?

Open to any suggestion!!!

Honestly, who actually cares? It's a silly competition for amateur singers, that will never propel them to stardom. The whole thing of people here being ashamed of sending Dustin this year was hilarious. Why would you be ashamed of something as inconsequential as the Eurovision?

Apart from Shay Healy, nobody in the music industry here takes this seriously, so why should the rest of us?

grenache

ddddd wrote: »

Or should we just withdraw from the competition altogether?

I honestly think this represents the best course of action to take. We could send Elvis with Hendrix on guitar and we'd still not even make it past the semi's. There are several things wrong with the current Eurovision format -
1. the televote - get rid of it, and bring back the jury system, which actually tries to choose the best song. The farce of neighbours voting for each other is gone beyond a joke, and i'm surprised that the ESC has not seen fit to change it.
2. get rid of the stupid acts and razzamatazz - the likes of Lordi should not be anywhere near the Eurovision, bands like these have turned it into some sort of freakshow. Bring back the real musicians.

Until these changes are made, we should follow the Italians and opt out of this farce. The Eurovision i knew and loved has been well and truly killed by the Eastern and Cetral European countries.

mollydolly271

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Ah dammit. I cant be angry now.
You have melted my icy heart with a hot island song.

ahhh thats a sweet image?? this is u on that hot island-:cool:

Hyzepher

Surely the Hoff could win it for us?

RobertFoster

Hyzepher wrote: »

Surely the Hoff could win it for us?

We'd have 12 points from Germany at least!

JP Liz

Brian Cowen

rednik

Where Dustin failed give Bosco a try.:D:D:D

loloc3

CHECK THIS CHICK OUT WITH HER LOVELY IRISH VOICE CATCHY SONG AND THERES A BIG PERFORMANCE TO GO WITH IT



http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=LAUREN+WHITE+a+new&aq=f

its called a new way to fly...

i think its brilliant and they would be crazy not to pick it!!

let me know xx

Pigman II

worth a shot.

loloc3

CHECK THIS CHICK OUT WITH HER LOVELY IRISH VOICE CATCHY SONG AND THERES A BIG PERFORMANCE TO GO WITH IT



http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=LAUREN+WHITE+a+new&aq=f

its called a new way to fly... her name is LAUREN WHITE

i think its brilliant and they would be crazy not to pick it!!

let me know xx

LordSutch

Westlife doing a Rap version of 'All kinds of everything'

Yo, my man Louis ...............

Baby4

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anladmór

loloc3 wrote: »

CHECK THIS CHICK OUT WITH HER LOVELY IRISH VOICE CATCHY SONG AND THERES A BIG PERFORMANCE TO GO WITH IT



http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=LAUREN+WHITE+a+new&aq=f

its called a new way to fly... her name is LAUREN WHITE

i think its brilliant and they would be crazy not to pick it!!

let me know xx

nice song, in fact real good but id be up for the entry of marketa irglova and glenn hansard

Nightwish

grenache wrote: »

get rid of the stupid acts and razzamatazz - the likes of Lordi should not be anywhere near the Eurovision, bands like these have turned it into some sort of freakshow. Bring back the real musicians.

Hey leave Lordi alone! I've loved that band for years and when they made it into the Eurovision I voted for them, because I genuinely liked the song. They are real musicians. They play all of their own instruments, write their own songs and just happen to like theatrics and therefore wear costumes.

On the topic of the Irish entry, I think something decent a la the Voice song by Eimear Quinn could get us through to the finals.

1966

tenandtracer wrote: »

It has gotta be Johnny Logan - he is the only person in the universe who can return us to Eurovision supremacy, not that I give a sh*te TBH:D

couldn't agree more............think he mentioned in Tubridy interview last year that he'd do it again too.....

anladmór

grenache wrote: »

I honestly think this represents the best course of action to take. We could send Elvis with Hendrix on guitar and we'd still not even make it past the semi's. There are several things wrong with the current Eurovision format -
1. the televote - get rid of it, and bring back the jury system, which actually tries to choose the best song. The farce of neighbours voting for each other is gone beyond a joke, and i'm surprised that the ESC has not seen fit to change it.
2. get rid of the stupid acts and razzamatazz - the likes of Lordi should not be anywhere near the Eurovision, bands like these have turned it into some sort of freakshow. Bring back the real musicians.

Until these changes are made, we should follow the Italians and opt out of this farce. The Eurovision i knew and loved has been well and truly killed by the Eastern and Cetral European countries.

they tuk ar votes?

994

grenache wrote: »

I honestly think this represents the best course of action to take. We could send Elvis with Hendrix on guitar and we'd still not even make it past the semi's. There are several things wrong with the current Eurovision format -
1. the televote - get rid of it, and bring back the jury system, which actually tries to choose the best song. The farce of neighbours voting for each other is gone beyond a joke, and i'm surprised that the ESC has not seen fit to change it.
2. get rid of the stupid acts and razzamatazz - the likes of Lordi should not be anywhere near the Eurovision, bands like these have turned it into some sort of freakshow. Bring back the real musicians.

Until these changes are made, we should follow the Italians and opt out of this farce. The Eurovision i knew and loved has been well and truly killed by the Eastern and Cetral European countries.

It's already been changed to 50% vote, 50% jury. And "razzamatazz" is hardly the word to describe Lordi.

Leaderbored

grenache wrote: »

2. get rid of the stupid acts and razzamatazz - the likes of Lordi should not be anywhere near the Eurovision, bands like these have turned it into some sort of freakshow. Bring back the real musicians.

Yeah! A group of musicians who write their own material, play their own instruments and have had chart success?

How dare they enter this Sacred & serious competition, which , in it's heyday, gave us the Beethovenesque Diggy-Loo Diggy-ley, J'aime J'aime la Vie and boom bang a bang. Real music. With meaning.

(Agree about the text voting though. Get rid. Having it there doesn't mean the best song wins, it just means that the winning song is the one most popular with gullible gobshítes with mobile credit to waste.)

meatusmusique

Gareth Nugent, The Days of our Lives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7aEbwe5RAo

I must now dash your hopes and say that it didn't get through though there is hope of a turn around. See what you think and let me know if you think I've judged well. If you have a youtube account then go rate it and leave a comment before we end up with Daisy the Dancing Donkey for 2009.

peejay1986

meatusmusique wrote: »

Gareth Nugent, The Days of our Lives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7aEbwe5RAo

I must now dash your hopes and say that it didn't get through though there is hope of a turn around. See what you think and let me know if you think I've judged well. If you have a youtube account then go rate it and leave a comment before we end up with Daisy the Dancing Donkey for 2009.

That is a brilliant song, I love it! Did it really not get through?

meatusmusique

peejay1986 wrote: »

That is a brilliant song, I love it! Did it really not get through?

I know the guy now and he's getting quite a fan base going, there are a bunch of people in an uproar because they felt it is just what they need, something Irish , written by and sung by the artist and it is uplifting. It's also an allrounder for other celebrations as well!

Wheels

When you say 'bunch' of people I assume you mean his family and maybe local shop keeper?? It sounds like every failed rubbish song we sent in the 90s mixed with the Glenroe theme.