Racism blamed for Eurovision loss

 

9:53am Monday 2nd June 2008

© Press Association 2008

 

Veteran presenter Terry Wogan has blamed racism in eastern Europe for Britain's poor showing during last week's Eurovision Song Contest.

 

 

In his column for the Sunday Telegraph, the broadcaster described British singer Andy Abraham's skin colour as the "elephant in the room", adding that east of the Danube they "they won't be voting for a black singer any day soon".

It is the latest attack on the annual singing contest, which has been ridiculed for its politicised voting system as well as its celebration of cheesy pop.

UK entrant Andy Abraham, 43, received just 14 points from European voters, placing him joint last.

None of the 22 Eastern European countries involved in the competition awarded a single vote to the British singer.

In his regular column, Wogan wrote: "Certainly, our lack of close border ties with other countries hasn't helped our cause, and our millions of expats in Spain and France don't seem inclined to help, but the 'elephant in the room' was our singer, Andy Abraham's, colour."

He added: "East of the Danube, they won't be voting for a black singer any day soon."

We now know two housemates of the next celeb big brother, Wogan and Sharon Stone :lol:

We now know two housemates of the next celeb big brother, Wogan and Sharon Stone :lol:

 

Will the phone-in votes be controlled by the former Soviet states??:rolleyes:

no... Ant and Dec!

Or maybe their Russian counterparts, Antski and Decski??:rolleyes:

Oh dear, you're back :rolleyes:

Oh dear, you're back :rolleyes:

 

And you've moved and changed your name (apparently).................................. :rolleyes:

So nobody is admiting that the U.K. came joint bottom was down to the fact that the song we picked was dogshit?

So nobody is admiting that the U.K. came joint bottom was down to the fact that the song we picked was dogshit?

 

The point is that there were at least a dozen songs/performances worse on the night.;)

It's political voting, not voting based on music

It's political voting, not voting based on music

 

Which is exactly why it's a complete waste of time and the UK should pull out.;)

We should start a Western Eurovision for the states in the west

We should start a Western Eurovision for the states in the west

 

That has already been suggested, unsurprisingly.................................. :rolleyes:

don't worry - you'd still lose :P

 

Next time, get Wallace and Gromit to do a song. A rubber turkey didn't but clay animated models.....? Endless possibilities my friends....