UK OK

Finally some news from the UK!!! And what shocks they are!!! It's been confirmed today that:

a) our entry will be picked in mid-March in a 'primetime special', and
b) Terry Wogan will be involved.

Wow. Groundbreaking news there. Although this 'primetime special' sounds interesting, as people are beginning to wonder if the current Making Your Mind Up formula will be used or not as the BBC didn't mention it at all. Could we have a brand new preselection show to finally get the UK's Eurovision record back on track? Possibly.

However, the most exciting things so far are the names that have been spreading around the internet that might be involved with the UK entry next year. It is rather traditional to see a lot of speculation regarding the UK's entrant, with names popping in the past such as Claire Sweeney, Jane McDonald, Cheeky Girls and, in 2005, Kym Marsh (although it turns out they were just one year early). In fact it's become traditional for bogus lists of artists and songs to appear on Eurovision messageboards. It's quite bizarre that the UK has that following but there you go.

Anyway, here are the names that have so far been popping up in the UK rumour mill...

MORRISSEY
The whining snivelling vegetarian bastard is apparantly tipped to be one of our hopefuls. Brilliant. Let's make Europe suicidal.



ACE OF BASE
Yes, the Swedish pop makers said that if they were going to represent anyone in Eurovision it would be the UK cos of the massive following they have. I'm unaware of this following, but they do write a good pop song.

QUEENTASTIC
More Swedes here, the act that came 3rd in last year's Melodifestivalen. Unbelieveably, despite the UK constantly taking-the-Jemini out of Eurovision, we've never sent a drag act. Now is surely the time!



SCISSOR SISTERS
Now I think this may just be wishful thinking. To be fair, Eurovision is right up the Scissor Sisters' street, and I wouldn't put it past them to go for it. But after selling 1m copies of their new album this year, it would be an odd career move. But I hope they represent the UK cos we'd bloody win.





And finally, my personal favourite name out of all the rumours...

DAZ SAMPSON
All hail Saint Daz! He went to Athens last year convinced he was going to win and, alas, scored 25 points. Last year, we woz robbed. And Daz has said he feels he has some scores to settle. And I feel the same, cos last year, we should have won.

So he's teamed up with Carol Decker from T'Pau, and it's no secret that they've recorded a song called Goodbye, in memory of his dad, Alvin. Only Daz Sampson's dad would be called Alvin.

Either way, it seems that Daz has submitted his and Carol's song to the BBC and I wouldn't be surprised to see him doing the rounds in 2007. He was popular, charismatic and he actually wanted to do Eurovision because he liked it. Also, I think it would be incredible to see a UK national final where the Scissor Sisters were beaten by Daz, cos it would inevitably happen.

Anyway, the BBC are usually the last broadcaster to confirm anybody, so don't hold your breath. I'm sure there'll be an X-Factor/Ex-Blue/Ex-Hear'Say member in the running somewhere. But fingers crossed for Daz.