Czech Republic's Eurovision 2009 Entry

Just to clarify the scope of politics in this matter.

*sigh*

As for Malta, apologies, I wasn't really looking at checking, but the song was Molitva, and was from Serbia & Montenegro, either way, it deserved to win even though I personally preferred (and bet on) Finland pulling a double header.

And promoting it does work. Lordi enter, and win with ease due to being well known and actually promoting their song.

Swedes like putting on the facade that they are open and welcoming to all cultures but ask any immigrant living in Sweden for the real truth, we get treated as second class no matter how hard we try. I speak Swedish fluently, have multiple college degrees, I try to be friendly to all, but still get crapped on a daily basis. And I come from a "good" country (USA) that they enjoy culturally. I feel horrible for those who come from places like Turkey and Iraq, if I have it bad I know they get that in spades. ._.

Yeah, it's true about Carola though, her only real competition (had they ever chose to run) would be if ABBA got back together. Carola is a legend to the Swedes but ABBA trumps Carola in the nostalgia department. Heck, ABBA wouldn't even have to sing, just stand on stage and they'd get the green light. Messed up and slightly sad, but true.

Nevertheless, same principal still applies, neighbouring countries with different musical tastes, yet still strong neighbourly voting.

"Carola can walk up and fart into a microphone and be the one chosen every time to represent Sweden"

I agree with the points thing, In the North up here the usual voting toss goes to Finland, and in the south the toss usually goes to Denmark. Depends on where you are but I've been to a few parties, it is true.

I don't get myself sometimes. I hardly get this worked up defending Islam, but damn if someone starts spouting nonsense about Eurovision. And I'm not even European!

I need to go see a counsellor or something.

I thought I could end my post there, but since I needed to continue might as well get everything off my chest.

Re: Promotion, I know your comment wasn't made with any sense of seriousness, but I'd just like to state that promotion is 1) not worth it and 2) probably doesn't work as proven by successful artistes who have already made it famous outside their country but yet still fail to make it in Eurovision - See Kate Ryan of Belgium (2006)(I've heard her on US online radios), TaTu from Russia (2003) (granted they were #2). Youtube is probably the best way of 'promoting' as per your suggestions, and I think they're working it.

I've lived in Ireland for four years. Plenty of Polish and Latvians and other Eastern Europeaners here. And hey, surprise, for the past 4 years Ireland has been giving the most votes to Poland, Latvia and Lithuania except for the years any of those country don't appear in the finals.

Immigration, is, interestingly, one aspect of politics.

Not saying that immigration itself is bad, or a significant issue by itself, but hell, really, in Eurovision 2006, it was the biggest WTF ever when Ireland gave the sole douze points to Lithuania who sang the ridiculous "We Are the Winners" when everyone else gave them points to Finland.

'Similar musical tastes' my ass.

Malta never won. They're actually probably the best team that never won. Greece won the year after that.

Finland is notorious for being a Rock country, while Sweden, its neighbour is one of those countries that sends ballads year after year. YET they've given themost points to each other throughout the ages. "same musical taste"? O_o? Same culture more likely.

Countries near each other are bound to vote for each other... shockingly enough they like similar music, even more so when it used to be one country and is now split up into a bunch.

Politics is only spouted by a country who can't understand that the utter crap they're sending is exactly that, utter crap.