I’ll be perfectly honest – I don’t watch the news, I don’t read the news, I ignore the news. Mae is outspoken about her beliefs which has seen her subject to criticism lately – is that fair or is Eurovision a space where you can be yourself and air your views? But Mae is a great performer, it’s a good song – as good as any of the others, so I think she’ll be top five. Mae is up against stiff opposition – however the host nation does well, and sometimes wins again.
But there are some great songs this year. So I think Sweden are in with a really good chance. I think she’s got a great chance… I’ve listened to all the songs and she’s as good as any of them, but she’s up against really stiff opposition, especially Loreen.Įuphoria is probably one of the best Eurovision songs ever and she’s performing again and it’s a great song again, and she does an amazing performance. It’s coming to the UK because of Sam, because he came second, and we’re all excited about the Eurovision because of Sam, he’s made us think it’s great again, it’s okay to like Eurovision again. I said, “Sam, you are my new Eurovision God.” He changed it on its own, that’s why we’re all excited.
I met him a couple of weeks ago and I bowed to him. The rest of Europe suddenly fell in love with us, and the rest of the UK fell in love with Sam and Eurovision again. He did a magnificent job and he’s got the most phenomenal voice and looks amazing with the hair and everything. I don’t think we’ve deserved to come as low as we have in recent years, but Sam had a massive following on the socials, and was happy to get out there and promote, promote, promote all over Europe. And we’ve had good songs but we haven’t had winning songs. You can’t cry about not doing well in Eurovision if you haven’t got a great song. Because we haven’t had the best entries in recent years. But we’ve moved on from there, it’s a few years later, Sam Ryder did a magnificent job of representing the UK and changing the face of the UK’s Eurovision entry. That was the rest of Europe saying, “This is what we think of you.” So I do think there’s a political vote and I don’t think Brexit did us any favours whatsoever as far as the rest of Europe was concerned.
A couple of years ago, the UK entry was doing okay, it was on the left-hand side of the board, and then the public came in and it dropped all the way down to the bottom and it was appalling. Unfortunately, I do think politics comes into it, and it’s very obvious when the voting comes in and the juries vote for the performance and the song, and then it goes to the public vote and you see what the public really think. He’s changed the face of it, hasn’t he? Thankfully. Age is a weird thing, isn’t it? When you live in a bubble, like we do, which always takes you back to 1981, I don’t feel the age I am – and it’s so unfair! I want to still be in 1981, it was a great year.Ĭheryl bows to Sam as her ‘Eurovision God’ (Picture: Redferns) I wouldn’t be talking to you now if I hadn’t won Eurovision in 1981. It was the most phenomenal night of my life, and it changed my life completely. I remember absolutely everything – every emotion, all the highs and all the lows of Eurovision. It’s really weird, it’s really weird that it’s so long ago. It doesn’t feel like I’m even 42 years of age, let alone Eurovision being 42 years ago. As soon as I knew it was going to Liverpool I went straight onto Airbnb and booked my accommodation, so I’ll be up there for the whole week. Ha! I’ve been feeling the buzz ever since Sandie Shaw won in 1967. We’re fully in Eurovision mode now – are you feeling the buzz? Cheryl Baker remembers the sheer exhilaration – and horrifying confusion – from the night Bucks Fizz won Eurovision (Picture: Shutterstock)įormer Eurovision winner and Bucks Fizz icon Cheryl Baker, 69, tells us about how the 1981 win changed her life forever, the surprising behind-the-scenes stories, and her thoughts on this year’s UK entry ahead of the 2023 Song Contest in Liverpool.
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