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Language purists in France are très malheureuse with Sebastien Tellier because his Eurovision entrant, "Divine," has lyrics en Anglais, a move that was made in part because English-language songs have pretty much dominated the competition. Can't we smooth over any ruffled feathers by reminding the offended Francophiles that Tellier may sing in English, but he's proved his French bona fides via the employment of tasteful nudity? [Guardian]
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So far, 30 of the 43 countries participating innext week's this spring's Eurovision Song Contest have made their song selections, and while we were going through the list one pick stood out: France is sending Sebastien Tellier, who will perform his song "Divine" (above). The track, which was produced by Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo, was reportedly selected in part because of Tellier's mastery of the "French touch"; no doubt that part of that "touch" comes from his fine grasp of artistic nudity, as seen in his Marlboro-Man-gone-wild album cover:
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the bird is the word
Ireland, ancestral homeland of both of your Idolators, has decided on its entrant in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. (Eurovision being the annual extravaganza where every country on the planet, except for stuck-up isolationists the United States of America, selects a representatively kitschy pop tune to battle it out in front of a batshit huge television audience to be crowned the world's cheesiest/best song, former winners including the illustrious Abba, Finnish Gwar jockers Lordi, and Ms. Celine Dion.) And that entrant is... a talking turkey puppet that kinda sounds like Paul Lynde shouting over Eurodisco. Yes, singing TV star Dustin The Turkey will attempt to win the votes of hundreds of millions of viewers when he takes the stage in the Serbian capital of Belgrade this May during the Eurovision finals, but those of us not up on our Irish puppetry might be asking: just who is this bird representing Ireland's more than 4 million residents, not to mention all those expatriates around the world? More »
Ireland Enters Turkey In Eurovision Song Contest, Idolators' Grandparents Roll Over In Their Graves
Ireland, ancestral homeland of both of your Idolators, has decided on its entrant in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. (Eurovision being the annual extravaganza where every country on the planet, except for stuck-up isolationists the United States of America, selects a representatively kitschy pop tune to battle it out in front of a batshit huge television audience to be crowned the world's cheesiest/best song, former winners including the illustrious Abba, Finnish Gwar jockers Lordi, and Ms. Celine Dion.) And that entrant is... a talking turkey puppet that kinda sounds like Paul Lynde shouting over Eurodisco. Yes, singing TV star Dustin The Turkey will attempt to win the votes of hundreds of millions of viewers when he takes the stage in the Serbian capital of Belgrade this May during the Eurovision finals, but those of us not up on our Irish puppetry might be asking: just who is this bird representing Ireland's more than 4 million residents, not to mention all those expatriates around the world? More »
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Serbia, in its first solo appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest, took home this year's prize during Saturday night's competition thanks to Marija Serifovic's Celine-gone-drag-king "Molitva," a big ballad that teeters on the line between completely sappy and sorta dirgey. (The Ukrainian gender-bending entry finished second.) While nine countries gave "Prayer" their best-in-competition votes, even the presence of a pan-flute solo couldn't stop this five-month-old from falling into a full-on drool.
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Serbia Grabs Eurovision Crown In A Knock-Down, Drag-Out Battle
Serbia, in its first solo appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest, took home this year's prize during Saturday night's competition thanks to Marija Serifovic's Celine-gone-drag-king "Molitva," a big ballad that teeters on the line between completely sappy and sorta dirgey. (The Ukrainian gender-bending entry finished second.) While nine countries gave "Prayer" their best-in-competition votes, even the presence of a pan-flute solo couldn't stop this five-month-old from falling into a full-on drool.
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Russia's Eurovision Entry Will Really Pump Up Our Workouts
This year's installment of Eurovision isn't until May, and tongues in the UK are already wagging about the country's entry possibly lip-syncing its way to Helsinki. (We're more scandalized by someone in the UK actually wanting to be represented by a band called "Scooch.") But thanks to Popjustice, we've become charmed by Russia's entry, which combines the schoolgirl-Sappho undertones of t.A.T.u., the chorus from "Oops! I Did It Again," the silly double-entendres of mid-period Warrant, and the synth-aided thump of Bon Jovi's "It's My Life"/"Have A Nice Day"-style anthems. And we haven't even mentioned the dance sequence, which will either inspire mass choreography breaking out around Russia or a lawsuit from Justin Timberlake.
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Those of you hoping that last year's Eurovision success of costumed metallers Lordi would usher in a new era of prosthetic-horn wearers representing Finland at the pan-European song contest are going to be somewhat disappointed:
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Finland's 2007 Eurovision Candidate Not Inspiring Much Of A Hard Rock Hallelujah
Those of you hoping that last year's Eurovision success of costumed metallers Lordi would usher in a new era of prosthetic-horn wearers representing Finland at the pan-European song contest are going to be somewhat disappointed:
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The UK's showing in the annual Eurovision Song Contest has been rough lately, and one prominent singer from the country is ready to take action:
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Morrissey Hoping To Add Class, Gloom To UK Eurovision Entry
The UK's showing in the annual Eurovision Song Contest has been rough lately, and one prominent singer from the country is ready to take action:
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