The Lynn Chircop Effort Award

[Suomi]

An historic prize I just made up for entries that are just happy to be there, named after my husband’s favourite Eurovision entry, To Dream Again by the incredible Lynn Chircop.



In contrast to the belly-dancing that performed before it, Lynn chose to gently tinker at her piano before reluctantly rising to do some nonchalant swaying until the song’s climax, where she half-heartedly throws a flower into the audience. Iconic choreography; I cannot rave enough!

What are your favourite entries that are just happy to be there ?

 

[GNL]

Does this count?

 

[Suomi]

Does this count?

Hmm you have the RIGHT IDEA, but maybe there was a bit too much effort involved with this one

 

[Lucille]

is it too early to nominate GUSTAPH?

 

[Suomi]

The iconic Claudia Beni just putting in a quick performance on her way to the BEACH

 

[ZenGiraffe]

The journey from no hoper happy to be there to MIDDLING SUCCESS shows the POTENTIAL these award winners have.

 

[Velvet Skies]

This definitely WAS an entry at some point, although I have no memories of it

 

[auretz]

FALLING!

 

[auretz]

Because the best way to make an already bland song by a bland performer stand out is to insist on grey as the colour palette.

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

Everyone's favourite hairdresser from DUNDALK, Ireland doing karaoke on her weekend off

 

[Penelope]

Everyone's favourite hairdresser from DUNDALK, Ireland doing karaoke on her weekend off

You shut the fuck up - this was coming for the win

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

You shut the fuck up - this was coming for the win

It was just not gonna do that in a televoting year.

The back-up jury (in the case of if televoting crashed) had it second though.

 

[Soldi]

It was just not gonna do that in a televoting year.

The back-up jury (in the case of if televoting crashed) had it second though.

Is there full results from the back-up jury?

 

[Penelope]

Really, just delighted to be away from the three kids for a fortnight

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

Is there full results from the back-up jury?

Only the top 5 I believe, from memory it was something along the lines of:
1. United Kingdom
2. Ireland
3. Netherlands
4. Malta
5. Israel

 

[Soldi]

Only the top 5 I believe, from memory it was something along the lines of:
1. United Kingdom
2. Ireland
3. Netherlands
4. Malta
5. Israel

Omg Wolverhampton 1999

 

[VoR]

Our Val was definitely only in it for the duty free that year…

 

[Penelope]

Who could have known what she'd BECOME at this point?

 

[win_the_game]

There's an innocence about this which I love. Albania really didn't have a clue what they were doing at this point.

*Sways to an unexpected 7th place*

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Who could have known what she'd BECOME at this point?

Thank god for BANGERS and IMPORTED RAPPERS

 

[Suomi]

There's an innocence about this which I love. Albania really didn't have a clue what they were doing at this point.

*Sways to an unexpected 7th place*

We watched this yesterday and settled on “North Korean Xenomania” as a fitting description