Vandals wreck Eurovision group's dressing room
Vandals wrecked the dressing room of British duo Jemini as they were giving interviews following their defeat in the Eurovision Song Contest, their manager said today.
With their song, Cry Baby, Jemini became the first UK act to score “nil points” in the contest.
But as Chris Cromby, 21, and Gemma Abbey, 20, held their heads high in television interviews after the contest, their dressing room was wrecked.
Local police were called, said the duo’s manager Martin O’Shea.
He said from Latvia where the contest was held: “They are both distraught.”
Meanwhile band managers, politicians and former pop stars were today asking what caused Britain’s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest to flop.
But while the writer behind the song suggested that anti-British feeling over the Iraq war was to blame, band managers and former entrants said the song got what it deserved.
Popstars judge and Girls Aloud manager Louis Walsh said the pair had to come last.
Asked if Britain’s role in Iraq had anything to do with the result, he said: “No, it was terrible. That is why they got no votes.
“It’s like somebody went into Boots, found the first person they saw behind the counter, asked them if they could sing and they said ‘no’, but they picked them anyway.
“The thing was just a disgrace, the worst song I have ever heard, and so out of tune they deserved to be last.
“Britain has some of the best singers in the world but that was a joke. Britain could do well next year if they tried just a little bit harder.”
