[tellyblues]

I think it's fair to say overall pure pop didn't do that well last night and the other acts who pulled a similar tactic to Olly were similarly rewarded too. Just a few years behind the curve once again - not a disgrace by any means but a song and performance that lacked a bit of heart and meaning perhaps compared to those at the top who delivered more than just their staging.

I would like to see a national final reintroduced just so the song is tested in a voting environment before being submitted. Of course that hasn't always worked before but I'd like to think the quality of the entrant might be stronger than a decade ago after the last couple of years.

If there had been a national final the year after Sam Ryder then the standard would have improved because the chances of gaining something from the contest would have been seen to be better, but now after two dud entries everything is back to normal and Eurovision in the UK is as uncool to artists as it ever was.