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ESC 2012 – Review part 16: United Kingdom

Since 2008 the annual Eurovision Song Contest consists of two semi finalists which are responsible to deliver 10 qualifiers each to take part in the grand final where they join Italy, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom and the host country, this year Azerbaijan. Over the past few weeks we’ve been going through the semi finalists. Today we kick off with the first of our six finalists; The United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Engelbert Humperdinck: Love will set you free

Flying the flag for the United Kingdom this year is world famous pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck. Engelbert was announced as the UK representative for Eurovision on March 1st by the BBC sparking quite a lot of mixed responses.  But the 76 year old , who has a career spanning over 4 decades, promised us his song would be a treat. On March 19, ”Love Will Set You Free” got its radio premiere and since the reactions to the UK entry have been fairly positive. ”Love Will Set You Free” can be best described as a typical Engelbert Humperdinck style ballad, which has been given a Eurovision-friendly treatment. There’s no doubt his name will attract new audiences to the tv show on the saturday evening and who knows pick up quite a few votes. A top ten place is possible as it is a rather charming entry which also gives us a bit of a Mary Poppins feeling (Chim Chim Cheree anyone) also proving how the BBC are turning their back to their past of joke entries and adding credibility to the Eurovision Song contest.

Up next; France

GloPop News

You’ve had to wait for quite some time but now we’re back with the latest news in the world of pop. We’ve got much coming up.

Despite all her efforts of teasing the fans with snippets from her upcoming album, Madge’s new album has been leaked six days before its international release. Whether the album release will now be brought forward a few days in order to save the damage is not yet known.  A real shame for Madge, do still go out and buy the album guys! Listen to one of the tracks on the new album here

Similar story for Lana Del Rey in a way, as the video for her latest single ‘Blue Jeans’ was leaked yesterday, forcing the star to bring it out today. The video sees the return of her mysterious tattooed bloke turning into a crocodile. We won’t reveal too much but the video can be seen here

Canadian superstar Justin Bieber has revealed on Twitter, what are supposed to be the lyrics of his new single ‘’Boyfriend’’ fuelling speculations with the non-beliebers (naughty!!), while Ed Sheeran has also confirmed to be releasing a fifth single from his debut album ‘+’.  A video has been shot, but so far no word about the title of the single. The fifth single is the follow up for ‘Drunk’ which reached number 9 in the UK charts.

Engelbert Humperdinck, the 75 year old British crooner who’s taken the honour upon his shoulders to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest, will be the opener of the grand Final on May 26 in Azerbaijan. The running order draw was held late morning, where all semi finalists and finalists were allocated their places. The last time the UK opened the competition, was the year Brotherhood of Mann won the competiton for the UK In 1976.

Fancy going back to the glory days of Pop? Well you’re in for a treat, as a special PWL Record label reunion gig is taking place in London’s Hyde Park on July 11. The label is celebrating its 25th anniversary and is treating the fans to an extravaganza with Steps, Jason Donovan, Rick Astley and many more performers and guest appearances of Sinitta, Bananrama & many more Stock Aitken Waterman acts. There are also talks of a special surprise (read: Minogue)being whispered in the corridors.  All funds raised of ticket sales will be donated to the Cancer Research UK.  Watch this space.

More comeback news: Singer songwriter Emeli Sande has praised the original sugababes with their sound and thinks the girls are in for a proper successful come back. An album of the original babes is expected in the autum. George Michael is back on track as well after suffering from pneumonia and is rescheduling his ‘Symphonica’ tour for the autumn. Diva Celine Dion on the contrary is back earlier. After  having suffered from a vocal cord injury, the singer claims to be on the mend and she should be back in the studio by mid-April to continue recording her upcoming French and English new album.

And finally, the new single releases this week include Adam Lambert’s ‘’better than I know myself’’, Katy Perry ‘’Part of Me’’, Labrinth ‘’Last time’’, Marlon Roudette ‘’New Age’’, Will Young ‘’Losing Myself’’ and JLS sports relief single ‘’Proud’’. Missed the reviews for them? Just click on the links. JLS’s single will soon be added.

Eurovision 2012: BBC confirms… Engelbert Humperdinck to Baku!

Afters months of utter silence by the British Broadcaster in regards to who would be the Uk representative for this years Eurovision Song Contest, it was announced that 76 year old crooner Engelbert Humperdinck will fly the UK flag.

Initially the announcement was to be made tonight at 23.30 CET but the Daily Telegraph but a stop at the speculations, two hours before and leaked the news.

Engelbert Humperdinck, real name Gerry Dorsey, is a British crooner who’s been performing for the past 45 years in Europe. He’s sold 150 million records worldwide and can count 4 Grammy nominations, one golden globe for entertainer of the year, 63 gold and 24 platinum records, plus a star on the walk of fame in Hollywood to his achievements.

Not only his name is impressive but the team behind his Eurovision entry seems to be strong. The track, reportedly being known as ”Real Love” is produced by Grammy award-winning Martin Terefe (Mary J Blige, James Morrison) and co-written by Martin and Ivor Novello winner Sacha Skarbek (Adele, Lana Del Ray, James Blunt). The track is being recorded in London, L.A and Nashville.

An official date when the song will be released is not yet know.Last year the BBC, internally selected the reformed band Blue as their act in Eurovision. The foursome finished 11th in the grand final.

Engelbert Humperdinck will take the Eurovision stage for the  UK on May 26 in Baku tafter the duo Ell & Nikki won the contest for Azerbaijan, last year in Dusseldorf, Germany.

And finally one of Engelbert Humperdinck’s biggest hits for you to enjoy

 

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