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Eurovision 2009 Split Jury/Televoting Results

Friday, July 31st, 2009

As promised earlier in the week, this year’s Eurovision Song Contest split results have been published and they do make interesting read, to say the least.

According to the Eurovision.tv website, they had 2 auditors checking the final result which has now taken place and now they are in a position to publish the results.

As mentioned in earlier posts Norway won both the Televoting and Jury votes and therefore next year’s contest will be held in Oslo.

Here are the positions in which the combined votes have been placed.

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Eurovision 2009

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

It was announced earlier today that the split voting results from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be announced this Friday 31st July.

What this means is we can see how the juries and televoters voted for each country.

Check back here on Friday for these results.

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26th July 2009 Chart Summary

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

New Entries in this weeks Top 100 (entry numbers are in brackets)

Frankmusic – Confused Girl (29)
MPHO – Box n Locks (49)
Florence & The Machine – You Got The Love (68)
Britney Spears – Radar (72)
Lily Allen – 22 (79)
A-Ha – Foot Of The Mountain (81)
James Morrison – Please Don’t Stop The Rain (RE) (93)
Hannah Montana – Ice Cream Freeze (Let’s Chill) (95)
Flo Rida & Nelly Furtado – Jump (98)
Dizzee Rascal/Calvin Harris/Chrome – Dance With Me (RE) (99)

In the album chart, Michael Jackson is still at Number One with “The Essential”. This weeks Highest New Entry goes to Jordin Sparks with her 2nd Album “Battlefield” debuting at this weeks Number 11.

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UK Top 20: 26th July 2009

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

TW LW Artist Title
01 – (01) – JLS – Beat Again
02 – (NE) – Mr. Hudson & Kanye West – Supernova
03 – (03) – Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
04 – (02) – Cascada – Evacuate The Dancefloor
05 – (04) – La Roux – Bulletproof
06 – (06) – David Guetta & Kelly Rowland – When Love Takes Over
07 – (09) – Pitbull – I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
08 – (05) – Lady Gaga – Paparazzi
09 – (13) – Beyonce – Sweet Dreams
10 – (07) – Chicane – Poppiholla
11 – (15) – Jordin Sparks – Battlefield
12 – (10) – Chipmunk & Emeli Sande – Diamond Rings
13 – (11) – Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow
14 – (12) – Keri Hilson/Kanye West/Ne-Yo – Knock You Down
15 – (14) – Agnes – Release Me
16 – (08) – Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror
17 – (23) – La Roux – In For The Kill
18 – (16) – Florence & The Machine – Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
19 – (18) – Daniel Merriweather – Red
20 – (19) – Dizzee Rascal – Bonkers

Chart Information is supplied by BBC Radio 1 in conjunction with The Official Charts Company.

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Eurovision 2010

Friday, July 24th, 2009

So as Noway won this year’s contest, the 2010 contest will be held in Oslo and preparation for the contest are already under way. The venue for next year’s contest has been decided and will the Telenor Arena, which is south of the capital, will be used to host the annual event.

No presenters have yet been decided but the dates for the semi-finals and the final have been announce.

Semi-Final 1 will take place on Tuesday 25th May 2010
Semi-Final 2 will take place on Thursday 27th May 2010 and the
Final will be held on Saturday 29th May 2009.

18 countries have already confirmed that they wish to participate in the contest and they are:

Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Finland
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Iceland
Israel
The Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom

2nd August 2009 – Denmark & Turkey have now also confirmed that they will participate in next year’s contest.

8th August 2009 – Armenia have now also confirmed that they will participate in next year’s contest.

According to the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) they are pulling out all the stops to try and convince Austria, Italy & Monaco to come back to the Eurovision Song Contest, but as of yet nothing has been confirmed whether they will or will not be returning.

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Eurovision: Czech’s Pull Out

Friday, July 24th, 2009

It was announced yesterday that the Czech Republic will withdraw from all future Eurovision Song Contests due to their poor results and a lack of interest from their audience in the contest.

They first entered the contest in 2007 with Kabat singing “Mala Dama” and finished last in the semi-final with only 1 point, which was awarded to them from Estonia.

In 2008 they were represented by Tereza Kerndlova with her Europop song “Have Some Fun”. They participated in the 2nd semi-final and finished 18th with a total of 9 points, which were awarded to them from Turkey, Croatia, Malta and F.Y.R. Macedonia.

At this year’s event they were represented by Gipsy.cz and finished last in their semi-final, scoring the infamous “Nil Points” in the 2nd semi-final.

Next year’s contest will be held in the Norwegian capital Oslo after Alexander Rybak won this year’s contest with his folk song “Fairytale” with a record 387 points.

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The Mercury Music Prize

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Earlier today, the 12 hopefuls nominated for this years Mercury Music Prize were announced. La Roux, Kasabian and BRIT Award winners Florence & The Machine feature in the shortlist.

The awards ceremony takes place on September 8th where the winner will be announced and will take home the £20,000 prize.

Here’s who made the nominations list:

Bat For Lashes: Two Suns
Friendly Fires: Friendly Fires
Florence and the Machine: Lungs
Glasvegas: Glasvegas
Lisa Hannigan: Sea Shew
The Horrors: Primary Colours
The Invisible: Invisible
Kasabian: West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
La Roux: La Roux
Led Bib: Sensible Shoes
Speech Debelle: Speech Therapy
Sweet Billy Pilgrim: Twice Born Men

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19th July 2009 Chart Summary

Monday, July 20th, 2009

New Entries in this weeks Top 100 (entry numbers are in brackets)

3 OH! 3 – Don’t Trust Me (21)
Eminem – Beautiful (58)
Pink – Funhouse (73)
Sean Kingston – Fire Burning (79)
Metro Station – Seventeen Forever (89)
Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) (RE) (90)
Elbow – On A Day Like This (RE) (91)
Taylor Swift – Love Story (RE) (92)
Miley Cyrus – The Climb (RE) (93)
The Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow (RE) (95)
The Killers – Mr. Brightside (RE) (96)
Ciara & Justin Timberlake – Love Sex Magic (RE) (97)
Skink & Demoralised – Red Lipstick (100)

In the album chart, Michael Jackson continues to reign supreme at the top with “The Essential” still at Number One. This weeks Highest New Entry goes to Dead Weather with the album “Horehound” going in at this weeks 14.

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UK Top 20: 19th July 2009

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

TW LW Artist Title
01 – (NE) – JLS – Beat Again
02 – (01) – Cascada – Evacuate The Dancefloor
03 – (10) – Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
04 – (02) – La Roux – Bulletproof
05 – (04) – Lady Gaga – Paparazzi
06 – (05) – David Guetta & Kelly Rowland – When Love Takes Over
07 – (NE) – Chicane – Poppiholla
08 – (03) – Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror
09 – (13) – Pitbull – I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
10 – (06) – Chipmunk & Emeli Sande – Diamond Ring
11 – (07) – Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow
12 – (08) – Keri Hilson/Kanye West/Ne-Yo – Knock You Down
13 – (NE) – Beyonce – Sweet Dreams
14 – (09) – Agnes – Release Me
15 – (11) – Jordin Sparks – Battlefield
16 – (19) – Florence & The Machine – Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
17 – (23) – Pussycat Dolls – Hush Hush
18 – (17) – Daniel Merriweather – Red
19 – (15) – Dizzee Rascal – Bonkers
20 – (14) – The Veronicas – Untouched

Chart information is supplied by BBC Radio 1 in conjunction with The Official Charts Company.

19.07.2009 UK Top 20 No Comments

Hello world!

Monday, July 13th, 2009

This is the new home of the Unofficial Chart Blog. Please bear with me while I transfer all the information from the old site onto the this one.

13.07.2009 General 2 Comments

UK Top 20: 12th July 2009

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

TW LW Artist Title
01 – (01) – Cascada – Evacuate The Dancefloor
02 – (03) – La Roux – Bulletproof
03 – (02) – Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror
04 – (05) – Lady Gaga – Paparazzi
05 – (04) – David Guetta & Kelly Rowland – When Love Takes Over
06 – (NE) – Chipmunk & Emeli Sande – Diamond Ring
07 – (06) – Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow
08 – (08) – Keri Hilson/Kanye West/Ne-Yo – Knock You Down
09 – (07) – Agnes – Release Me
10 – (39) – Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
11 – (20) – Jordin Sparks – Battlefield
12 – (NE) – Arctic Monkeys – Crying Lightning
13 – (28) – Pitbull – I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
14 – (11) – The Veronicas – Untouched
15 – (14) – Dizzee Rascal – Bonkers
16 – (09) – Pixie Lott – Mama Do
17 – (17) – Daniel Merriweather – Red
18 – (16) – La Roux – In For The Kill
19 – (18) – Florence & The Machine – Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
20 – (13) – Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal

Chart Information is supplied by BBC Radio 1 in conjunction with The Official Charts Company.

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12th July 2009 Chart Summary

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

New Entries this week in the Top 100 are (Entry Numbers are in brackets)

The Jackson 5 – Who’s Lovin’ You (36)
V V Brown – Shark In The Water (38)
Beyonce – Sweet Dreams (52)
Akon – We Don’t Care (61)
Kid British – Our House Is Dadless
Mazzy Star – Into Dust
Michael Jackson – Smile (74)
USA For Africa – We Are The World (77)
Master Shortie – Dead End (81)
Nickelback – If Today Was Your Last Day (RE) (83)
The Killers – Human (RE) (88)
Benny Anderson Band – Story Of A Heart (90)
Flo Rida & Kesha – Right Round (RE) (92)
Melanie Fiona – Give It To Me Right (94)
James Morrison & Nelly Furtado – Broken Strings (RE) (96)
Flo Rida & T-Pain – Low (RE) (98)
Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me (99)

In the Album Chart, Michael Jackson remains at Number 1 with “The Essential” and this weeks’ Highest New Entry is for BRIT Critic’s Choice winner Florence & The Machine her debut album “Lungs” at this weeks’ Number 2.

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UK Top 20: 5th July 2009

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

TW LW Artist Title
01 – (NE) – Cascada – Evacuate The Dancefloor
02 – (11) – Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror
03 – (01) – La Roux – Bulletproof
04 – (02) – David Guetta & Kelly Rowland – When Love Takes Over
05 – (04) – Lady Gaga – Paparazzi
06 – (03) – Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow
07 – (06) – Agnes – Release Me
08 – (05) – Keri Hilson/Kanye West/Ne-yo – Knock You Down
09 – (07) – Pixie Lott – Mama Do
10 – (25) – Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
11 – (10) – The Veronicas – Untouched
12 – (23) – Michael Jackson – Thriller
13 – (28) – Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal
14 – (09) – Dizzee Rascal – Bonkers
15 – (NE) – Jamie T – Sticks n Stones
16 – (16) – La Roux – In For The Kill
17 – (08) – Daniel Merriweather – Red
18 – (12) – Florence & The Machine – Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
19 – (30) – Michael Jackson – Beat It
20 – (14) – Jordin Sparks – Battlefield

Chart information is supplied by The Official Charts Company

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5th July 2009 Chart Summary

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

New Entries this week in the Top 100 are (Entry Numbers are in brackets)

Michael Jackson – Leave Me Alone (66)
Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson – Scream (70)
Ciara & Missy Elliott – Work (71)
Michael Jackson – Give It To Me (74)
Pendulum – Propane Nightmares (RE) (79)
Michael Jackson – Remember The Time (81)
Michael Jackson – Will You Be There (83)
Michael Jackson – Liberian Girl (86)
Michael Jackson – Human Nature (90)
Michael Jackson – Stranger In Moscow (91)
Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run (RE) (93)
Michael Jackson – P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing) (98)

In the Album Chart, Michael Jackson climbed 19 places with the album “The Essential” going to Number 1 and this weeks’ Highest New Entry is Electro-Pop siren La Roux with her debut album “La Roux” at this weeks’ Number 2.

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