Pete Waterman plays down Azerbaijani chances

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Songwriter for the United Kingdom's Eurovision Song Contest entry, Pete Waterman spoke out on the Ken Bruce radio show this morning about voting before the songs are performed and went on record to say he can't see why Azerbaijan is the favourite.

During the broadcast, Ken Bruce explained that the televoting window increase would help smaller countries that rely on the revenue from calls. Mr. Waterman however was adamant that "you can't really call it a song competition if you haven't heard the songs when you vote".

When asked about his view of the competing songs, Mr. Waterman said:
"To be honest, I came last night and saw 12 songs…Josh stands as much chance as anybody. I heard the favourite that everyone's talking about Azerbaijan , and I'm sorry but if that's the favourite then we have a fighting chance. If that's the best they can do then erm… yeah! Do you know they've spent a million dollars? It's not about spending money. We spent £100".

The interview took place during a special Ken Bruce morning show for BBC Radio 2. You can listen to the show here, including interviews with British Eurovision Song Contest representative Josh, Pete Waterman and many more. They also took a look back at some of the great Eurovision songs from the past and a review of this year's entries.