It's that man again, Spain's entry for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest: Rodolfo Chikilicuatre with his cod-reggaeton ditty Baila el Chili-Chiki (click the links for more information - as if most of you didn't know already).
How he made the cover of Nature is beyond me...
Anyway it seems as if the Elvisly-coiffed comedy singer will have a bit of an easier ride in Saturday's final as Ireland's much-trumpeted entry - Dustin the Turkey - was knocked out in the first round. The first round that both Spain and the UK bypass as main sponsors of the event along with Germany and France. However, the BBC has a poll on who could win the contest this year, and Spain doesn't even make the top 30! (Just behind the United Kingdom, cough cough).
How he made the cover of Nature is beyond me...
Anyway it seems as if the Elvisly-coiffed comedy singer will have a bit of an easier ride in Saturday's final as Ireland's much-trumpeted entry - Dustin the Turkey - was knocked out in the first round. The first round that both Spain and the UK bypass as main sponsors of the event along with Germany and France. However, the BBC has a poll on who could win the contest this year, and Spain doesn't even make the top 30! (Just behind the United Kingdom, cough cough).
For more English-speaking news on Chikilicuatre and this year's contest, try these:
- BBC News: Ireland's turkey exits Eurovision
- The Independent: "Kitch Elvis" takes on turkey
- Irish Independent: Ireland has a "Chiki rival from Spain"
- The Guardian: "Eurovision - Sillier than ever"
- Eurotopics: "A Spanish joke with a European ring to it"
- Tecnotertulia: "Viva Eurovision"
- Official Website in English
- Daily Telegraph: How Franco cheated Cliff Richard out of Eurovision victory
