Eurovision Song Contest - Baku 2012 - Grand Final - Mark H

Live across Europe and on eurovision.tv and probably filling up Twitter too now. - Mark H from Bookmarklet

The Hump is up first for the UK. - Mark H

I've actually got it on, not sure for how long tho... prob until Jedward! - Heleninstitches

Didn't like this when I first heard it but it's really grown on me. Lovely song. - Mark H

Like it,it is a very pleasant song. - اردویسور

I really hate that key change tho! - Heleninstitches

76 years old and that key change equals gold. - Mark H

Just don't think it's very exciting. And going 1st it might get forgotten... - Heleninstitches

Hungary now. - Mark H

Hungary = zzzzzzzzzz - Amy

Music doesn't fit the singer's voice and performance. - اردویسور

Agreed. They remind me of one of those cloned American punk bands of the late 90s/early 00s; they look tough but sing like a boy band. - Mark H

They look like they should be playing rock music - Amy

Albania now. - Mark H

Gotta love the Graham Norton commentary, lol - Amy

Ah, she's the screamer in Ming the Merciless's outfit. I remember. - Mark H

What's with the snake hair? - Heleninstitches

She looks like a character from Star Wars - Amy

That's chest hair. - Mark H

Haha - Amy

Whatever it is, it is disgusting. - اردویسور

Oh my! - Heleninstitches

Never mind her, my ears are going to explode - Amy

Norton is great. - Mark H

Lithuania's blindfold boy now. - Mark H

That's a seriously blingy blindfold - Amy

You'll wish you were blind when he starts dancing. - Mark H

I hope this time he won't remove the blindfold. - اردویسور

Growly bit reminded me of Bros. - Mark H

Wow, this is rubbish - Amy

Hee hee, not sure Barrowman would be happy with the comparison ;-) - Heleninstitches

No. - Mark H

Bosnia now. - Mark H

Her voice is very good - اردویسور

Cracking dress too. - Mark H

Nice song. - Mark H

Oh crap. Russia. - Mark H

dedeler - Kickdrum

This is really poor. I don't care how cute the small one is. - Mark H

Iceland following Russia. Poor Iceland. - Mark H

aww come on they're adorable. - Kickdrum

Hullo! - Simon Wicks from iPhone

I have half a mind to actually vote for Russia. - Kickdrum

It's Simon Wicks! - Mark H

You'd need only half a mind. - Mark H

hahahaha - Kickdrum

It's Mark H! - Simon Wicks from iPhone

anyone playing the drinking game? http://www.aleth.talktalk.net/euroson... - Kickdrum

I missed the grannies?! Nooo! - Amy

Played the drinking game one year. Never again. - Mark H

I hear ya. I'll probably have to give up halfway. - Kickdrum

Quite like this Icelandic song. - Mark H

kind of reminds me of the LotR soundtrack, or, fantasy metal. - Kickdrum

Yes. - Mark H

Cyprus now. - Mark H

La La Love is very much a Eurovision song title. - Mark H

That can't be her natural voice. - Mark H

She is overdoing her movements - اردویسور

My dad likes that. I'm not surprised. - Mark H

France now. I liked this when I saw a clip before but the bookies don't rate it. - Mark H

France just made me drink a whole lot in just the first five seconds :( - Kickdrum

Eye candy for the ladies. - Mark H

I prefer the past year's singer from France - اردویسور

Good b-boy action. - Mark H

Italy now. - Mark H

Not a lot for Norton to work with this year so far. - Mark H

Italy resurrected Winehouse apparently? - Kickdrum

Sounds more like Imelda May to us. My missus quite likes it. - Mark H

Estonia now. - Mark H

Yes, this is the Harry Nilsson rip-off. - Mark H

His voice is very good - اردویسور

Everybody join in: I can't live... if living is without yooooouuuu! - Mark H

His eyebrows are hilariously flappy when he gets into it - Amy

He's actually a Gerry Anderson puppet. - Mark H

Good voice but his song is boring - اردویسور

Norway. I have an each way bet on this lot. Because I'm mental. - Mark H

So far I'm not impressed with anyone. I can see why the grannies are fave to win. - Simon Wicks from iPhone

Sweden are favourites I think. - Mark H

But yes, it's a bit of a weak year. - Mark H

I got told the grannies. This is the first I'm hearing of any of them. - Simon Wicks from iPhone

This guy's math says Sweden: http://mewo2.github.com/nerdery... - Kickdrum

Not done my research this year :) - Simon Wicks from iPhone

I'm rooting for the grannies! - Kickdrum

Azerbaijan now. - Mark H

Yawn. - Mark H

Looks like the white witch - Simon Wicks from iPhone

Nice light show on her crotch. - Mark H

Nice voice - اردویسور

Romania. - Mark H

Ohhhhhhhh yeah! - Amy

This is more like a traditional Eurovision line up. - Mark H

Bagpipes, right :) - Simon Wicks from iPhone

Bagpipes, a giant 'fro, weird trumpets, white suits...it's got everything - Amy

Song's not quite strong enough. - Mark H

Denmark now. - Mark H

Norton threatening us with Jedward: the swine. - Mark H

I like a girl in uniform. - Mark H

I'm from a naval city. It's in the blood. - Mark H

I've seen the Turkey entry and it's bloody awful. - Mark H

o_0 - Amy

Quite catchy. She reminds me of Shakira a bit. - Mark H

Greece plays the sex card... again. - Kickdrum

I guess this time they just said "fuck it" and went with writing the whole song around it. - Kickdrum

Favourites up now. - Mark H

Hold up, we're allowed to enter chart songs? - Amy

I think it has to be entered into Eurovision as your country's choice but if it then charts before the competition final then... well played. - Mark H

Sweden is great :) in the Semi final i didn't choose it as my favorite but now i think its my favorite. - اردویسور

Yeah, it's not bad - Amy

Going against the current here: I think Sweden's mediocre, by ESC standards even. - Kickdrum

Choreography borrowed from Kate Bush, song from Ibiza somewhere; it's okay. - Mark H

Turkey. Oh dear. - Mark H

lol - Amy

I can't stand their dancers - اردویسور

It's the gay Batman navy. - Mark H

Oh man, I have my new dance icons - Amy

What happens behind those cloaks stays behind those cloaks. - Mark H

They're awesome, lol - Amy

did they just... form a ship? *facepalm* - Kickdrum

Spain now. - Mark H

Is Norway likely to win this year? - Eivind from Android

Another country that doesn't want to win it because of the economy. - Mark H

Eivind: I placed a bet on them. So no. - Mark H

I think Turkey just wasted a potentially winner song with weird choreography and costumes. - Kickdrum

Thanks, Mark. That was kind kind of you :) - Eivind from Android

80/1 were the odds. - Mark H

Quite a strong song. - Mark H

Glad I'm not taking a shot for every use of the wind machine like we were considering. - Mark H

Germany. - Mark H

Last of the big five. - Mark H

I hate that hat. - Mark H

Oh hello - Amy

Hi Jesse Pinkman. - Kickdrum

It's the gay Batman navy. - Mark H ahahahahaha - ani from fftogo

This is okay as a song but... nah. - Mark H

not bad - اردویسور

Well...it was acceptable - Amy

Malta. - Mark H

Like the foot movements in this one. - Mark H

lol, the hair is awesome - Amy

My missus placed her e/w bet on Malta. Just for the feet. - Mark H

I quite like this - Amy

These people are *very* happy. - Kickdrum

Yup, Malta are my favourite so far - Amy

It was peppy. I felt the pep. - Mark H

Macedonia now. - Mark H

My missus is fascinated with this woman's hands. - Mark H

My missus has been drinking. - Mark H

hah - Amy

Woah - Amy

I wouldn't want to piss her off - Amy

nice rock twist. - Kickdrum

I think she's got a whip in her closet somewhere. - Mark H

Hello cute guitarist man! - Amy

I guess it's in the ESC guidelines somewhere that all the drummers have to do these over-the-top drumming gestures - Kickdrum

She likes looking at her own hands too - Amy

Jedward!!!!!!!!!1 - Mark H

Hide! - Mark H

Oh god - Amy

One of Jedward is getting a little tubby. No idea which one. - Mark H

See, now, if I didn't have to look at them it'd be 'ok' - Amy

So awful. But so much fun. - Mark H

I found it kinda hard to recognize them without the spiky hair. Guess it comes with being a caricature. - Kickdrum

You've got to give them marks for 'high energy' I suppose - Heleninstitches

Does Ireland have a grudge against the world that I'm not aware of? Or is it like "we have to suffer them for a whole year, you can share our suffering for one night" - Kickdrum

Serbia now. - Mark H

I quite like this. This might do pretty well, especially being played late. - Mark H

Ukraine. - Mark H

"Her backing dancers are young offenders and this is their punishment" lol - Amy

M People have returned. - Mark H

lol, so true - Amy

Woah! Er...men in pink skirts? - Amy

LAH LAH LA LA LOOO - Amy

Nyan Cat - Kickdrum

I don't mind this. Nice way to finish Eurovision. - Mark H

Yeah I think it's a decent song. - Kickdrum

Moldova now. - Mark H

Holy crap those dresses are short! - Amy

If MC Hammer had joined Indiana Jones he'd have dressed this way. - Mark H

Very Shantel. - Kickdrum

Okay, that's all of them. Who's going to win? - Mark H

I think Sweden, Ukraine, Serbia. I want Norway, Malta, UK but that's for financial reasons. - Mark H

Malta FTW for me. I think Ireland or Sweden will win though - Amy

I think Rusia, sweden and Turkey - DanDan

The ones I liked: Russia, Italy, Turkey, Moldova, Ukraine. - Kickdrum

I think Sweden, UK (sorry) and Serbia - اردویسور

UK, not England - Amy

Touchy, Amy, touchy. - Mark H

I think Italy's a strong contender, Russia's novelty won't be enough to win, and I'm predicting Sweden isn't going to win :) - Kickdrum

Sorry, it's an automatic reaction :) - Amy

You haven't voted Yes yet; you're still little England and you know it. - Mark H

Don't make me get the thistles out! :P - Amy

Are you threatening to show me your thistles? - Mark H

1sweeden, 2italy, 3serbia - enoy

Mark H: lol, apparently so - Amy

I have a horrible feeling Jedward might win this - Amy

Good grief. - Mark H

*facepalm* They don't need any more encouragement - Amy

lol, wtf? - Amy

All that build up for... this. - Mark H

I am....underwhelmed - Amy

The contortionists from a few years back performed a great interval show. This is not in the same league. - Mark H

Nah - Amy

is she drunk? - Kickdrum

"Reaching the pig" - Amy

Voting! Voting! Voting! Voting! - Mark H

UK doing well. - Mark H

Belgian using phrase "cutie pies" and voting for the UK too! Bless them! - Mark H

Hooooly crap, her eyes are terrifying! - Amy

Enchanting! - Mark H

He's a character. - Mark H

My music taste is apparently at odds with Europe. UK, France (poor performance tonight), and Norway were good, I thought. So far: 5 points between them and my favourite, Norway, has nothing. - Mark H

He's got enough props for more than one character. - Kickdrum

If the Scandinavian countries vote for Norway in any way then UK has a good chance of finishing last. Ouch. - Mark H

Is *every* singer high? - Kickdrum

Yes. Wouldn't you? - Mark H

No other way to get through the night I guess. - Kickdrum

This woman has a flower on her somewhere. Can you spot it? - Mark H

Just Denmark below UK now. Zingelbert Bembledack will not be pleased. - Mark H

Bottom! - Mark H

Oh dear... - Heleninstitches

"Thank you to Azer.. Azer... Baku" - Mark H

Nice suit. - Mark H

5 from Estonia! Wow! - Mark H

UK now above Norway at the bottom! Awesome! - Mark H

I'm surprised at the lack of love for Italy. - Kickdrum

Great to see Lordi again. - Mark H

He's fantastic. - Mark H

Norton laughing to himself. Great. - Mark H

Mathematical certainty for Sweden imminently. - Mark H

And by imminently I mean ages ago. - Mark H

That's it for another year; Sweden in 2013. - Mark H

Oh well :) - Amy

How bad was it? - Heleninstitches

How bad was what? - Mark H

Where did we come? How many (or should that be how few) points did we get? - Heleninstitches

One off bottom. Norway were below us. Performing first killed us. - Mark H

Poor Hump! - Heleninstitches