At the moment I'm 50/50 too. If this works out well she could have a very successful career in Europe but would other artists be willing to work with a former Eurovision contestant? For some reason the UK don't see Eurovision as something 'credible'...:o
I doubt it's Alexandra, it's more likely to be Jamelia or someone who's career really needs reviving as they have zero chance of getting back in the press otherwise. Alexandra is still in the papers so doesn't need to worry.
I doubt it's Alexandra, it's more likely to be Jamelia or someone who's career really needs reviving as they have zero chance of getting back in the press otherwise. Alexandra is still in the papers so doesn't need to worry.
Jamelia is a tiny bit busy being a judge on The Voice of Ireland....
I doubt it's Alexandra, it's more likely to be Jamelia or someone who's career really needs reviving as they have zero chance of getting back in the press otherwise. Alexandra is still in the papers so doesn't need to worry.
Jamelia isn't even on the list and at least she has a judging role on the Voice of Ireland
I can't see how this would benefit her career. She'd pretty much lock herself into Europe. And with this being AB, the girl who trends worldwide from twitter hate every time she appears on TV I can just see this ending in absolute disaster.
Alex isn't a joke act like Jedward. Jade Ewen also did ESC but it did nothing for her solo career and her solo single flopped, her album was scrapped and she was dropped.
I can't see how this would benefit her career. She'd pretty much lock herself into Europe. And with this being AB, the girl who trends worldwide from twitter hate every time she appears on TV I can just see this ending in absolute disaster.
Alex isn't a joke act like Jedward. Jade Ewen also did ESC but it did nothing for her solo career and her solo single flopped, her album was scrapped and she was dropped.
How is she locking herself into Europe? Previous winner Loreen has charted in Australia also (note: Higher than All Night Long did with promo)
If she does the promo right there's no need to "lock herself into Europe"
How is she locking herself into Europe? Previous winner Loreen has charted in Australia also
If she does the promo right there's no need to "lock herself into Europe"
Charted where? Loreen was a one hit wonder. She is not even successful in the UK. AB may see a temporary boost in Europe but I guarantee that it won't last long and she may even end up in a way worse position, especially if she doesn't come in the top 5.
Charted where? Loreen was a one hit wonder. She is not even successful in the UK. AB may see a temporary boost in Europe but I guarantee that it won't last long and she may even end up in a way worse position, especially if she doesn't come in the top 5.
Loreen's second (and latest) single went top 30, 20 and 10 around Europe
The fact that she doesn't chart in the UK is because radio's won't play her and she's not doing promo
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Zager & Evans
Ph.D.
Gamu
Babybird
Caro Emerald
Bee Gees
Jessie J
Shea
Detroit Emeralds
The Avett Brothers
Dan Gillespie Sells & Ian Masterson
The Leisure Society
Hall & Oates
Kelly Rowland
P!nk
ABBA
Lindi Ortega
Joss Stone
D:Ream
Debbie Harry
Paloma Faith
Jackie DeShannon
Mousse T Vs Hot 'N' Juicy
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Eagle-Eye Cherry
RODRIGUEZ
Barry White
Whitney Houston
Mika
Olly Murs
Tavares
Robbie Williams
Wayne Fontana
Loudon Wainwright III
The Wanted
Sam Gray
Randy Edelman
Claudia Brücken
Frank Tovey
Alice Martineau
Toploader
The Beach Boys
Joy Sarney
Cody ChesnuTT
Lily Allen
Tyler James
Snow Patrol
Pet Shop Boys
Pulp
George McCrae
Petula Clark
Elvis Presley
Bruce Springsteen
Taylor Dayne
Modjo
Lemar
Collin Raye
Jack Savoretti
Toni Basil
The Band
Matt Bianco
The Selecter
Nicole Scherzinger
The Turtles
The Handley Family
Kaiser Chiefs
Mumford & Sons
Little Mix
Rozalla
Tyler James
The Ritchie Family
Rachael Sage
The Toasters
Bobbie Gentry
Mick Hucknall
Alexandra Burke
Jack Savoretti
The Human League
Depeche Mode
Laura Mvula
Taking out those dead, from other countries or in concert elsewhere we're left with
Gamu
Jessie J
Joss Stone - Doubt on show last week
Paloma Faith
Olly Murs
Robbie Williams
The Wanted
Sam Gray -In DMGP
Lily Allen
Tyler James
Snow Patrol
Pet Shop Boys -Asked before
Pulp - Like ESC
Petula Clark - Her material is out already
Lemar
Nicole Scherzinger
Kaiser Chiefs
Mumford & Sons
Little Mix
Rozalla
Mick Hucknall
Alexandra Burke
Depeche Mode
Laura Mvula
The Feeling
Jim Diamond
I can't see how this would benefit her career. She'd pretty much lock herself into Europe. And with this being AB, the girl who trends worldwide from twitter hate every time she appears on TV I can just see this ending in absolute disaster.
Alex isn't a joke act like Jedward. Jade Ewen also did ESC but it did nothing for her solo career and her solo single flopped, her album was scrapped and she was dropped.
Jade was not as you put it dropped she made a big mistake quitting her solo career for the Sugababes and all promo for My Man was subsequently dropped but it still made the top 40.
So these are the people with big voices left. Would Nicole and Gamu be allowed to perform?
Laura Mvula could happen, she has her debut album out soon and there's little to no buzz around it.
Lord I hope it isn't Alex.
I don't think anyone would think they'd pick the likes of Gamu. As I say we can't confirm the female ballad rumours though it has been persistant for a long time. The worst thing is ESC bloggers will try to force an answer from these acts as the BBC says nothing. The cut off date for picking the acts and songs is March 18th. March 18th is the UK reveal day hence why any suggestion is jumped on. Now that a certain list is known each act will be examined untill they say otherwise.
I don't think anyone would think they'd pick the likes of Gamu. As I say we can't confirm the female ballad rumours though it has been persistant for a long time. The worst thing is ESC bloggers will try to force an answer from these acts as the BBC says nothing. The cut off date for picking the acts and songs is March 18th. March 18th is the UK reveal day hence why any suggestion is jumped on. Now that a certain list is known each act will be examined untill they say otherwise.
Wait, which Gamu?
I'm really not sure how I feel about this, my only issue is that she won't do too well in the contest if she doesn't come in the top five than she will have no career left to salvage( Presuming that she is doing it)..:(
I'm really not sure how I feel about this, my only issue is that she won't do too well in the contest if she doesn't come in the top five than she will have no career left to salvage( Presuming that she is doing it)..:(
If it's her and in a year like this at ESC she'd have to have a god awful song not to do well knowing her back catalogue.
omg... if she is doing it i won't support her ever again.. WE WON'T WIN and then she'll be a laughing stock, another failed UK attempt.. then her career will most certainly be over... if she is doing it i will go mad.
Plus now seeing as Inna has Tonight.. she wouldn't be able to use that track.. lol
omg... if she is doing it i won't support her ever again.. WE WON'T WIN and then she'll be a laughing stock, another failed UK attempt.. then her career will most certainly be over... if she is doing it i will go mad.
Plus now seeing as Inna has Tonight.. she wouldn't be able to use that track.. lol
I don't think she "has" it tbh. The instrumental doesn't sound like the official DJ Smash production that AB has on her version, listen closely and Inna's version sounds like a karaoke remake.
I agree with ESC though, it will be a disaster and I just know there would be people literally waiting to see her fail so that they can ridicule her yet again. If she does it and doesn't come in the top 5, everyone will suddenly care about Eurovision again just so they can slate her.
I hope this stays just a rumour tbh, it will destroy her career and it's not something she should be associated with.
I don't think she "has" it tbh. The instrumental doesn't sound like the official DJ Smash production that AB has on her version, listen closely and Inna's version sounds like a karaoke remake.
I agree with ESC though, it will be a disaster and I just know there would be people literally waiting to see her fail so that they can ridicule her yet again. If she does it and doesn't come in the top 5, everyone will suddenly care about Eurovision again just so they can slate her.
I hope this stays just a rumour tbh, it will destroy her career and it's not something she should be associated with.
I don't think she "has" it tbh. The instrumental doesn't sound like the official DJ Smash production that AB has on her version, listen closely and Inna's version sounds like a karaoke remake.
I agree with ESC though, it will be a disaster and I just know there would be people literally waiting to see her fail so that they can ridicule her yet again. If she does it and doesn't come in the top 5, everyone will suddenly care about Eurovision again just so they can slate her.
I hope this stays just a rumour tbh, it will destroy her career and it's not something she should be associated with.
It has such a stigma attached to it in the UK now. Even Wogan and Graham Norton just made fun of the whole thing during their commentaries.She would be regarded as a joke.
If I could go to the future and saw that she won eurovision I would be a bit more lenient towards the idea but its so so unlikely that it is too much of a risk to take. Plus it's cheesy and embarrassing, would be a career low for her and ruin any chances of future success completely!
It has such a stigma attached to it in the UK now. Even Wogan and Graham Norton just made fun of the whole thing during their commentaries.She would be regarded as a joke.
I agree, the UK have never cared about the competition for ages now, and they always talk about leaving. They see the whole thing as a joke, and Alex would be roped into that if she represented the UK.
It doesn't correlate with what she has been doing though, she's been recording in America a lot, and if she was that serious about Europe, she would have capitalised on the success of Tonight, but she didn't. I just hope she hasn't accepted any possible offer because like you said, the competition is regarded as a joke.
If I could go to the future and saw that she won eurovision I would be a bit more lenient towards the idea but its so so unlikely that it is too much of a risk to take. Plus it's cheesy and embarrassing, would be a career low for her and ruin any chances of future success completely!
Totally agree. It's actually worse than the West End story tbh, and it's such a big risk, if she succeeded, which is highly unlikely, there wouldn't even be that much of a benefit for her. But if she failed, the repercussions would be cataclysmic for her career.
After thinking about it, I think everyone are just over reacting, just like when the gospel news came about... You need to be open minded and not be so narrow thinking.
IF and I say IF, Alex is the one representing us, there's no doubt she would get A LOT of press... The UK would obviously jump on the bandwagon of hating on her, but you guys are making it sound like the UK are loving her? If she is picked and her song is amazing, and she manages to get the UK high up on the scoreboard, the UK will praise her for that. Remember, everyone in the UK know we'll NEVER win.. They're not expecting a win, they just want a good placing, rather then our usual 20th. -_-
In Europe, she would gain many new fans, and even remind her old fans there, why they were stanning for her in the first place. I'm not expecting a miracle, I really do doubt it's Alex, but like someone else said previously, It's better if Alex is doing something rather then nothing. I think everyone just needs to calm down and actually think.
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Jamelia is a tiny bit busy being a judge on The Voice of Ireland....
Jamelia isn't even on the list and at least she has a judging role on the Voice of Ireland
Alex isn't a joke act like Jedward. Jade Ewen also did ESC but it did nothing for her solo career and her solo single flopped, her album was scrapped and she was dropped.
How is she locking herself into Europe? Previous winner Loreen has charted in Australia also (note: Higher than All Night Long did with promo)
If she does the promo right there's no need to "lock herself into Europe"
Charted where? Loreen was a one hit wonder. She is not even successful in the UK. AB may see a temporary boost in Europe but I guarantee that it won't last long and she may even end up in a way worse position, especially if she doesn't come in the top 5.
Loreen's second (and latest) single went top 30, 20 and 10 around Europe
The fact that she doesn't chart in the UK is because radio's won't play her and she's not doing promo
Where's this list?
Exactly. AB's credibility will be totally destroyed if she does this.
At least if she made it on her own and got on with focusing on the US she may get played again. ESC will ensure that she's seen as a joke forever.
Lumped together with Jedward and Englebert Humpwhatever...sorry but that AIN'T the move she needs to be making.
Run D.M.C. & Aerosmith
One Direction
Zager & Evans
Ph.D.
Gamu
Babybird
Caro Emerald
Bee Gees
Jessie J
Shea
Detroit Emeralds
The Avett Brothers
Dan Gillespie Sells & Ian Masterson
The Leisure Society
Hall & Oates
Kelly Rowland
P!nk
ABBA
Lindi Ortega
Joss Stone
D:Ream
Debbie Harry
Paloma Faith
Jackie DeShannon
Mousse T Vs Hot 'N' Juicy
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Eagle-Eye Cherry
RODRIGUEZ
Barry White
Whitney Houston
Mika
Olly Murs
Tavares
Robbie Williams
Wayne Fontana
Loudon Wainwright III
The Wanted
Sam Gray
Randy Edelman
Claudia Brücken
Frank Tovey
Alice Martineau
Toploader
The Beach Boys
Joy Sarney
Cody ChesnuTT
Lily Allen
Tyler James
Snow Patrol
Pet Shop Boys
Pulp
George McCrae
Petula Clark
Elvis Presley
Bruce Springsteen
Taylor Dayne
Modjo
Lemar
Collin Raye
Jack Savoretti
Toni Basil
The Band
Matt Bianco
The Selecter
Nicole Scherzinger
The Turtles
The Handley Family
Kaiser Chiefs
Mumford & Sons
Little Mix
Rozalla
Tyler James
The Ritchie Family
Rachael Sage
The Toasters
Bobbie Gentry
Mick Hucknall
Alexandra Burke
Jack Savoretti
The Human League
Depeche Mode
Laura Mvula
Taking out those dead, from other countries or in concert elsewhere we're left with
Gamu
Jessie J
Joss Stone - Doubt on show last week
Paloma Faith
Olly Murs
Robbie Williams
The Wanted
Sam Gray -In DMGP
Lily Allen
Tyler James
Snow Patrol
Pet Shop Boys -Asked before
Pulp - Like ESC
Petula Clark - Her material is out already
Lemar
Nicole Scherzinger
Kaiser Chiefs
Mumford & Sons
Little Mix
Rozalla
Mick Hucknall
Alexandra Burke
Depeche Mode
Laura Mvula
The Feeling
Jim Diamond
Jade was not as you put it dropped she made a big mistake quitting her solo career for the Sugababes and all promo for My Man was subsequently dropped but it still made the top 40.
So these are the people with big voices left. Would Nicole and Gamu be allowed to perform?
Laura Mvula could happen, she has her debut album out soon and there's little to no buzz around it.
Lord I hope it isn't Alex.
I don't think anyone would think they'd pick the likes of Gamu. As I say we can't confirm the female ballad rumours though it has been persistant for a long time. The worst thing is ESC bloggers will try to force an answer from these acts as the BBC says nothing. The cut off date for picking the acts and songs is March 18th. March 18th is the UK reveal day hence why any suggestion is jumped on. Now that a certain list is known each act will be examined untill they say otherwise.
Why do people in this country have such an obsession with 'credibility'? :rolleyes:
Pop music is pop music. Just accept it for what it is.
Wait, which Gamu?
I'm really not sure how I feel about this, my only issue is that she won't do too well in the contest if she doesn't come in the top five than she will have no career left to salvage( Presuming that she is doing it)..:(
If it's her and in a year like this at ESC she'd have to have a god awful song not to do well knowing her back catalogue.
Plus now seeing as Inna has Tonight.. she wouldn't be able to use that track.. lol
I don't think she "has" it tbh. The instrumental doesn't sound like the official DJ Smash production that AB has on her version, listen closely and Inna's version sounds like a karaoke remake.
I agree with ESC though, it will be a disaster and I just know there would be people literally waiting to see her fail so that they can ridicule her yet again. If she does it and doesn't come in the top 5, everyone will suddenly care about Eurovision again just so they can slate her.
I hope this stays just a rumour tbh, it will destroy her career and it's not something she should be associated with.
this. She'd be mad.
It has such a stigma attached to it in the UK now. Even Wogan and Graham Norton just made fun of the whole thing during their commentaries.She would be regarded as a joke.
I agree, the UK have never cared about the competition for ages now, and they always talk about leaving. They see the whole thing as a joke, and Alex would be roped into that if she represented the UK.
It doesn't correlate with what she has been doing though, she's been recording in America a lot, and if she was that serious about Europe, she would have capitalised on the success of Tonight, but she didn't. I just hope she hasn't accepted any possible offer because like you said, the competition is regarded as a joke.
Totally agree. It's actually worse than the West End story tbh, and it's such a big risk, if she succeeded, which is highly unlikely, there wouldn't even be that much of a benefit for her. But if she failed, the repercussions would be cataclysmic for her career.
IF and I say IF, Alex is the one representing us, there's no doubt she would get A LOT of press... The UK would obviously jump on the bandwagon of hating on her, but you guys are making it sound like the UK are loving her? If she is picked and her song is amazing, and she manages to get the UK high up on the scoreboard, the UK will praise her for that. Remember, everyone in the UK know we'll NEVER win.. They're not expecting a win, they just want a good placing, rather then our usual 20th. -_-
In Europe, she would gain many new fans, and even remind her old fans there, why they were stanning for her in the first place. I'm not expecting a miracle, I really do doubt it's Alex, but like someone else said previously, It's better if Alex is doing something rather then nothing. I think everyone just needs to calm down and actually think.