Ireland failed to make the final 10 in last night's Eurovision Song Contest "semi-finals," despite having an excellent, potentially competition-winning entry, albeit performed by a couple of Harry Potter's schoolfriends.
Louis Walsh blames the Irish end of the organization for sending amateurs, but the fact is that no one in Britain got a vote (the source of all the likely pro-Irish votes) whereas all those horrid Balkan countries ganged up on us.
That said, if this becomes a regularly televised feature, I can see the semis overtaking the main event for audience figures, both because of its kitschness and genuinely appalling quality of some of its entrants. Thanks to the block voting, you'll be able to see some of them tomorrow, but pay particular attention to the stunning Moldovans, who clearly have never seen Eurovision before.
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