{"id":69,"date":"2008-05-23T09:23:22","date_gmt":"2008-05-23T08:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/2008\/05\/23\/its-the-final-countdown\/"},"modified":"2009-04-28T11:06:56","modified_gmt":"2009-04-28T10:06:56","slug":"its-the-final-countdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/2008\/05\/23\/its-the-final-countdown\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s the final countdown&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So how many did you get correct from the qualifiers last night?\u00a0 The &#8216;eurovision experts&#8217; here in Belgrade averaged 6\/10 which is a little down on our success rate the other night &#8211; but then again when they revealed that Croatia had made it to the final before they announced Charlotte Perrelli I was as nervous as I was watching the Champions&#8217; League penalty shoot-out (BTW: nice one Man U!).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0So, here are our final 25 songs&#8230; Iceland at 100-1 with the bookies today would seem like a good each-way bet?\u00a0 Serbia is drifting in the odds, as are Armenia, whilst Sweden and Bosnia continue to rise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>01.Romania<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code><code><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/bmutYsE0ID4\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/code><\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>02.United Kingdom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/0Xfi5jotgyA\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>03.Albania<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/u-5qUoQxzUo\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>04.Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/AdO4Y8ni9yc\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>05.Armenia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/_z4v43HTZgg\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>06.Bosnia\u00a0and Herzegovina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/0r567UNGEfQ\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>07.Israel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/sw_6gdieBRY\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>08.Finland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/oGVorCBF5Uw\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>09.Croatia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Ryyrm1HUneI\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>10.Poland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/6oWYBgAvtAQ\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>11. Iceland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/uqPXnAiuQyo\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>12. Turkey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/95CPGT6RD24\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>13. Portugal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/6qZZxgHxYrw\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>14. Latvia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/G9u7l1y-NKc\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>15. Sweden<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/iXD_oJlspiA\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>16. Denmark<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/B_lEqQKbhKs\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>17. Georgia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/_2z7RD1Xe6M\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>18. Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/DHaLr6qTqPw\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>19. France<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ZoJqO1bzrCg\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>20. Azerbaijan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/d8wjcMus_m4\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>21. Greece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/GKUuRW2P0GA\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>22. Spain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/_pCSnEYLF5k\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>23. Serbia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/EWfEoFfSbLM\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>24. Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/bawnwSYOCFU\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bawnwSYOCFU\"><code><\/code><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>25. 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