Englebert Humperdinck is UK Eurovision act for 2012

[guster]

British crooner Englebert Humperdinck is to represent the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

The 75-year-old, dubbed the "King of Romance", is best known for his 1967 hit Release Me, which kept The Beatles' Strawberry Fields Forever off the number one spot.

The singer said it was "an absolute honour" to be taking part and was "excited and raring to go".

This year's competition will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 26 May

bbc.co.uk

 

[guster]

No doubt we will still blame our lack of points on "Tactical Voting"

 

[skipper734]

 

[CP 0 3 BHA]

Eurovision: Engelbert Humperdinck is UK entry

Dear God - just when you thought the whole thing couldn't get any more embarrassing

 

[Norman Potting]

I just saw this on the BBC website. I think they must have got their dates mixed up and meant to publish it on the first of next month.

 

[The Large One]

It's indicative of how seriously the BBC is taking it.

It's not embarrassing (that word again...) - someone's just had a sense of humour failure.

 

[Pinkie Brown]

It's indicative of how seriously the BBC is taking it.

It's not embarrassing (that word again...) - someone's just had a sense of humour failure.

I agree - I think the BBC are taking the piss by entering a joke contestant. They know The UK are going to get stitched up in the scoring so they may as well treat the competition with the contempt it deserves.

Had they entered say Max Bygraves or Des O'Connor, that would have been way too obvious. Englebert? They can claim he's a credible contestant even if the public know that's a load of bullshit. (I had to Google Max Bygraves to make sure he was still alive)

Its one of those shows that is compulsive viewing - Its so bad its brilliant.

 

[pipkin112]

The BBC could enter me for the Eurovision song contest singing GOSBTS, and i would get just as many votes as a top Brit singer/group, singing a song , written by a top British songwriter. The voting system is a total farce, but highly amusing.

 

[Bwian]

It's brilliant-a not so subtle 'f*** you' to the farce that Eurovision. Let's hope Englebert's in on the joke.

 

[Bwian]

Next year we can enter Ken Dodd or Joe Dolce.

 

[Everest]

Let's hope Englebert's in on the joke.

or actually singing in it.

 

[catfish]

It's not like the good old days when we had credible entrants like Brotherhood of Man or Bucks Fizz...

 

[pipkin112]

It's not like the good old days when we had credible entrants like Brotherhood of Man or Bucks Fizz...

Credible...

 

[brightn'ove]

we'll probably go and win it now

 

[Colossal Squid]

When a EUROPEAN competition can be held in AZERBAIJAN why should we take it seriously?

Good luck to him

 

[catfish]

Credible...

 

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Hope he does Lesbian Seagull Lesbian Seagull - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[8ace]

Hope he does Lesbian Seagull Lesbian Seagull - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[brakespear]

Unless Terry Wogan is presenting it has no credibility....me, I'm still waiting for Half Man, Half Biscuit to be given their rightful shot at Euro stardom.

 

[Jam The Man]

He should sing 'Les Mini-Motos De Azerbaijan'