A full house at tonight�s London's Retro Bar has predicted that Iceland will win the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest.
Iceland's Euroband secured victory with their entry This Is My Life, whilst Sweden's Charlotte Perrelli finished in second and Switzerland third.
Below are the Douze Points results:
1. Iceland -184
2. Sweden – 171
3. Switzerland – 128
4. Ukraine – 112
5. Norway – 107
6. Andorra – 82
7. Slovenia – 76
8. Malta – 74
9. France – 59
10. Germany – 50
11= Armenia – 47
11= Serbia – 47
13. Bulgaria – 43
14. Greece – 40
15. Belgium – 39
16. Romania – 37
17. Portugal – 36
18. Albania – 24
19. Hungary -20
20. Russia – 17
20. UK -17
22. Turkey – 15
23. Poland – 12
24. Netherlands – 8
25. Spain – 0
Euroband will be hoping for better luck that the previous winners of the Douze Points Eurovision preview nights. The Retro Bar audience have yet to correctly predict who will win the Eurovision Song Contest. Indeed, not one of the previous Douze Points winners has managed a top 5 finish in the Contest.
Below is the list of previous winners:
2007 – Switzerland: Vampires Are Alive, DJ Bobo (Semi: Denmark: Drama Queen, DQ)
2006 – Germany: No No Never, Texas Lightning (Semi: Belgium: Je T'Adore, Kate Ryan)
2005 – Hungary: Forogj Vilaj, Nox (Semi: Iceland: If I Had Your Love, Selma)
2004 – Sweden: It Hurts, Lena Phillipsson (Semi: Denmark: Shame On You, Tomas Thordarsson)
2003 – Latvia: Hello From Mars, FLY
2002 – Germany: I Can't Live Without Music, Corinna May
2001 – Slovenia: Energy, Nusa Derenda
2000 – Netherlands: No Goodbyes, Linda Wagenmakers
Retro Bar is located just off of The Strand in the heart of London's West End. It plays host to the Douze Points Eurovision night on the second Thursday of every month.
