Tom Dunne: I'm really not sure about outsourcing our Eurovision entry to Norway
Emmy performing ‘Laika Party’ on The Late Late Eurosong special. Picture: Andres Poveda
No way to sugar coat it: We’ve outsourced our Eurovision entry to Norway. Come the semi-final on May 15 I see only confusion. Have Norway now got two horses in this race? Will this split the Scandi vote? Have we really outsourced the song to a country that came last 12 times?
If we win, is it really a win for them? Who claims it? Would 'Laika Party' be our eighth win, at last? OR would Sweden, our bitter Eurovision rivals, just say, “Sorry lads you’re technically still on seven wins and Norway have won it for you once?” Would there be a tribunal?
