This is a Twitter based contest where for a bit of fun we follow the schedule of Euro 2016 and pit the best scoring Eurovision entry of each country against each other in a series of knockout ties. Each tie will be decided by a Twitter vote over 24 hours. The two best countries from each of the six groups will qualify for the second round as well as the four best third-placers. We’ll then mimic the knockout schedule to produce a winner.
How do we choose a song to represent each country?.
Well it’s their countries highest placed Eurovision entry over sixty-one years of the contest. If there are multiple entries with the same placing we go with the latest one. Which is a nice way of deciding between Lys Assia and Celine Dion.
What about the UK teams?
Well we have gone with the highest scoring entry that was from an artist/act entirely Welsh or Northern Irish. If we allow Celine for Switzerland then we shall go with Katrina & The Waves for the UK.
So here are the competing songs in their group tables, ranked by points to date then total % score from eatch match-up.
Group A
1st 9 218 SWITZERLAND Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi by Celine Dion
2nd 4 149 FRANCE L’oiseau Et L’enfant by Marie Myriam
3rd 4 134 ROMANIA Playing With Fire by Paula Seling & Ovi
4th 0 99 ALBANIA Suus by Rona Nishliu
Group B
1st 9 223 ENGLAND Love Shine A Light by Katrina & The Waves
2nd 6 193 WALES Knock Knock Who’s There by Mary Hopkin
3rd 1 89 SLOVAKIA Kým Nás Máš by Marcel Palonder
4th 1 85 RUSSIA Believe by Dima Bilan
Group C
1st 9 189 GERMANY Satellite by Lena
2nd 3 162 POLAND To Nie Ja by Edyta Gorniak
3rd 3 134 NORTHERN IRELAND Jack In The Box by Clodagh Rodgers
4th 3 115 UKRAINE 1944 by Jamala
Group D
1st 6 115 SPAIN Vivo Cantando by Salome
2nd 3 105 TURKEY Every Way That I Can by Sertab
3rd 3 102 CROATIA Marija Magdalena by Doris Dragovic
4th 0 78 CZECH REPUBLIC I Stand by Gabriela Gunčíková
Group E
1st 6 170 SWEDEN Heroes by Mans Zelmerlow
2nd 6 142 IRELAND The Voice by Eimear Quinn
3rd 3 163 BELGIUM J’Aime La Vie by Sandra Kim
4th 3 125 ITALY Insieme 1992 by Toto Cotugno
Group F
1st 9 229 ICELAND Is It True by Yohanna
2nd 6 209 AUSTRIA Rise Like A Pheonix by Conchita Wurst
3rd 3 90 PORTUGAL O Meu Coração Não Tem Cor by Lucia Moniz
4th 0 54 HUNGARY Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet by Friderika Bayer
So mimicking exactly the Euro 2016 format here is the knockout draw
FRA L’Oiseau Et L’Enfant v POL To Nie Ja 100% – 0%
SPA Vivo Cantando v BEL J’Aime La Vie 86% – 14%
ENG Love Shine A Light v CRO Marija Magdalena 67% – 33%
ICE Is It True? v IRE The Voice 50% – 50% ICE advance by better group score
GER Satellite v ROM Playing With Fire 86% – 14%
SWE Heroes v TUR Every Way That I Can 60% – 40%
SWZ Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi v NIR Jack In The Box 77% – 23%
WAL Knock Knock Who’s There v AUT Rise Like A Pheonix 83% – 17%
QUARTER FINALS
FRA L’Oiseau Et L’Enfant v SPA Vivo Cantando 75% – 25%
ENG Love Shine A Light v ICE Is It True? 54% – 46%
GER Satellite v SWE Heroes 63% – 37%
SWZ Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi v WAL Knock Knock Who’s There 100% – 0%
SEMI FINALS
FRA L’Oiseau Et L’Enfant v ENG Love Shine A Light 40% – 60%
GER Satellite v SWZ Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi 71% – 29%
FINAL
ENG Love Shine A Light v GER Satellite 75% – 25%
GROUP FIXTURES
10 June
FRA L’Oiseau Et L’Enfant v ROU Playing With Fire 50% – 50%
11 June
ALB Suus v SWZ Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi 17% – 83%
SVK Kým Nás Máš v WAL Knock Knock Who’s There 15% – 85%
ENG Love Shine A Light v RUS Believe 94% – 6%
12 June
CRO Marija Magdalena v TUR Every Way That I Can 40% – 60%
POL To Nie Ja v NIR Jack In The Box 43% – 57%
GER Satellite v UKR 1944 63% – 37%
13 June
SPA Vivo Cantando v CZE I Stand 60% – 40%
IRE The Voice v SWE Heroes 26% – 74%
BEL J’Aime La Vie v ITA Insieme 1992 80% – 20%
14 June
AUT Rise Like A Pheonix v HUN Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet 79% – 21%
POR O Meu Coração Não Tem Cor v ICE Is It True 23% – 77%
15 June
ROM Playing With Fire v SWZ Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi 19% – 81%
FRA L’Oiseau Et L’Enfant v ALB Suus 53% – 47%
RUS Believe v SVK Kým Nás Máš 50% – 50%
16 June
ENG Love Shine A Light v WAL Knock Knock Who’s There? 63% – 37%
UKR 1944 v NIR Jack In The Box 53% – 47%
GER Satellite v POL To Nie Ja 56%-44%
17 June
ITA Insieme 1992 v SWE Heroes 61% – 39%
CRO Marija Magdalena v CZE I Stand 62% – 38%
SPA Vivo Cantando v TUR Every Way That I Can 55% – 45%
18 June
BEL J’Aime La Vie v IRE The Voice 40% – 60%
HUN Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet v ICE Is It True 9% – 91%
POR O Meu Coração Não Tem Cor v AUT Rise Like A Pheonix 9% – 91%
19 June
FRA L’Oiseau Et L’Enfant v SWZ Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi 46% – 54%
ALB Suus v ROM Playing With Fire 35% – 65%
20 June
ENG Love Shine A Light v SVK Kým Nás Máš 76% – 24%
RUS Believe v WAL Knock Knock Who’s There 29% – 71%
21 June
GER Satellite v NIR Jack In The Box 70% – 30%
POL To Nie Ja v UKR 1944 75% – 25%
SPA Vivo Cantando v CRO Marija Magdalena 70% – 30%
CZE I Stand v TUR Every Way That I Can 27% – 73%
22 June
HUN Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet v POR O Meu Coração Não Tem Cor 33% – 67%
AUT Rise Like A Pheonix v ICE Is It True? 39% – 61%
IRE The Voice v ITA Insieme 1992 56% – 44%
BEL J’Aime La Vie v SWE Heroes 43% – 57%