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Ok I have to disagree with you a bit here BMGirl. Firstly it's not the first time in the history of the programme anyone has got no points it's the first time in the history of the programme that the United Kingdom have got no points.Whilst I do agree that their performance was truely dreadful the voting is political in a lot of cases.I watch religiously every year and every year without fail particular countries give other countries '12 points' it's never not happened yet.As predicted before the show even started 'Tatu ' got stupidly high points even though their performance was equally as dreadful as the U.K's.Apparently they were a complete pain in the arse the whole week before the show refusing to sing,turning up late and throwing hissy fits which is why they were booed  by the auditorium.
Believe me if America were to have had a song in the show you can rest assured they would have got 0 points from the likes of France too !!
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I have to agree with you on many points here. Yes, the UK have never done so bad, but many other countries have recieved nil points in the past.

I thought the UK's entry was performed badly on the night, but they didn't deserve no points. I actually heard them do an acoustic version of the song which was fantastic - the girl has got a good voice. Ok - the song isn't exactly the best ever written, but it wasn't THAT bad.

The politics are so dreadfully explicit in the voting. Cyprus and Greece always give each other top points (it's quite funny in a way being Cypriot and watching them do it EVERY YEAR! ;D)Neighbouring countries also tend to do this. For the UK, mMaybe the war did have some part to play? Who knows?

I have to say that IMO, the Turkish entry did not deserve to win. I recall the Spanish entry being very good. I used to watch it religiously when I was younger, but nowadays, I just can't watch it with the naivity I had back then. It just seems like the really good songs never win. There's tactical and political voting, even though its now done by the public. Tatu undoubtly were going to do well, even though they performed awfully! All beacuse of the controversy. Oh well.

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What I hate most is that the past couple of years SBS has televised it without Terry Wogans comentary - I miss his sarcasm :(  The guy that did it this year was dreadful - he kept stopping in the middle of sentences and just drifting off.  Could have been worse - was it last year they did it with Effie and got so many complaints they had to repeat it minus her a week later ?
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It can't be the same without Terry Wogan. I couldn't imagine it!! ;D

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was it last year they did it with Effie and got so many complaints they had to repeat it minus her a week later ?
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I think it was. But that's what they get for using "Effie" as a host. If anyone's 15 minutes is up, it's hers.

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But it was my Swedish friend who said they were the first country to recieve nil.  I took her word for it cos I couldnt think of any other time it had happened.  She performed on it about 8 or 9 years ago as a backing singer.


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(Dons Eurovision anorak...)

Close...but the first country to achieve this somewhat dubious honour was Norway with its 1984 effort (title and artist are lost to my memory, but it involved a bloke in sungalsses doing a lot of shouting!) - check the myriads of Eurovision sites if you're that interested!

Funny thing was, the following year Norway won the contest outright with the eminently forgettable "Let It Swing" by Bobbysocks...(good grief, I need a life!)

Glory be to Tel tho' - he was on cracking form this year!