As ever, I will be keeping a close and beady eye on the market movers and shakers through Coral Eurobet, Bet365, & Paddy Power.

2010: My tips Germany (Win 4/1 - 1st), UK (Last place - Yes), Turkey (Each Way 28/1 - 2nd), Romania (Each Way 80/1 - 3rd), Russia (Top Ten 5/2 - 11th ooh, almost a clean sweep)
2009: My tips Norway (Win 7/4 - 1st), Iceland (Each Way 28/1 - 2nd), Estonia (Each Way 28/1- 6th), Switzerland (Each Way 75/1 - 14th S1)
2008: My tips Russia (Win 7/2 -1st), San Marino (to qualify for final - err no...last), Lithuania (to get 0 points, err no 30 points),
2007: My tips Greece (Win 16/1 -7th ), Ukraine (Each Way 12/1 - 2nd), Bosnia Herzegovina (Each Way 80/1 - 11th)
2006: My tips Sweden (Win 6/1 - 5th), Finland (Each Way 28/1 - 1st), FYROM (Each Way 33/1 - 12th)
2005: My tips Romania (Each Way 28/1 - 3rd), Malta (Each Way 11/1 - 2nd), Austria (Each Way 100/1 - 35th)
2004: My tips Ukraine (Win 8/1 - 1st), Serbia (Each Way 6/1 - 2nd), FYROM (Each Way 28/1 - 14th)

So what do I reckion? d. As usual it's a crap shoot, but good luck in your random acts of betting...

Odds from a selection of online bookmakers - dated 5th May
 
Coral
Notes
bet365
Paddy Power
Azerbaijan
11/4
Will be popular with all Eastern drip drops. Deffo top 3, but may come up short.
11/4
5/2
Germany
3/1
A battle with the Azeris and should come out top after nabbing the pixie vote.
3/1
3/1
Israel
5/1
A surprise for me why they are near the top. After all, they've got no friends at all
9/2
7/1
Denmark
9/1
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson but without the charm
10/1
10/1
Armenia
12/1
Ethno beats and pips. Good but no fruit basket at the end of the night
16/1
12/1
Croatia
16/1
Should be above mid table for a change, but probably not good enough for top 5
16/1
12/1
Norway
16/1
The most interesting thing about the hosts is the bloke's name. Avoid.
20/1
10/1
Greece
16/1
Generic nonsense, and their minds must be elsewhere. Never write off though
25/1
20/1
Turkey
16/1
Quite plain but pleasant. I predict a top five and a thick tache.
28/1
22/1
Sweden
28/1
Like being force fed on sherbert. Finishing at least 2nd in the girlie battle
28/1
20/1
Slovakia
40/1
Dropped by fandom but still solid enuf with a message & ethnic steps. Consider
40/1
33/1
Ireland
33/1
Unnecessary return for the be-gingered one. Should make it to final but no more
25/1
20/1
Belgium
50/1
Quaint. Terry would've loved this but the televoters won't. Low finalist
50/1
25/1
Serbia
66/1
Nut bag in a drab year. As such may spring a surprise, but don't put house on it
66/1
80/1
Albania
40/1
More of the same from the Albi's. Nuff for the final, but no top ten.
80/1
40/1
Georgia
50/1
So drab I haven't got an opinion on it
100/1
50/1
Spain
66/1
What are the Spanish on? Circus related but you'll be the clown if you back this
66/1
50/1
Moldova
50/1
Pumping techno trash which I have as the jury vote. They'll need it.
80/1
50/1
Romania
66/1
Finger pointing & leather chaps from the piano bashers. Great &may surprise.
80/1
50/1
Cyprus
66/1
See Belgium
80/1
50/1
France
50/1
Couldn't pick a less friendly Eurosong noise if you tried. Would be last but 4 UK
66/1
50/1
Belarus
40/1
Muted operatic warbling which I have down as a solid runner. Likes the soft.
50/1
40/1
Ukraine
40/1
3rd time unlucky with a rotten song. Even Ukraine will struggle to qualify with this
80/1
50/1
Iceland
50/1
Poor Hera has a shocking Eurodance effort to debut with. No finalist
100/1
33/1
UK
66/1
Should be nearer the bottom of the page. Tripe on stale toast and deserves last
100/1
66/1
Finland
100/1
Wysiwyg. 2 gummy blond oldtimers and an accordion. Heaven but no chance
175/1
150/1
Lithuania
66/1
Eastern, yes... Funk, maybe... Put together, No.
150/1
80/1
Russia
66/1
So staggeringly weird, I'm punting that this will qualify. Bloody awfu though.
150/1
100/1
Estonia
100/1
My girlfriend likes this. But then she also likes David Essex so the jury's very out.
150/1
100/1
Malta
66/1
Hopes for next year's holiday in Valetta dashed against the red rocks again.
175/1
80/1
Bosnia
100/1
A rock tinged thing of no regard.
150/1
80/1
Bulgaria
100/1
Oh oh oh, a confident chap who will be knocked down a peg or ten.
200/1
200/1
Switzerland
150/1
Not quite as bad as the odds. The most positive comment I can come up with.
200/1
200/1
Netherlands
200/1
God awful Smurf friendly abomination.
200/1
200/1
Portugal
150/1
Back to old habits of sending the aural equivalent of rotten mackerel on a trawler
175/1
80/1
Latvia
100/1
The two large assets of the song isn't the writing, the singing, nor the music.
200/1
150/1
Poland
200/1
Very probably the worst Eurosong of the last 20 years. Words fail me.
100/1
100/1
FYROM
200/1
Highly unwelcoming guttural rap in a soft rock styley. May not qualify shock.
250/1
300/1
Slovenia
150/1
No
250/1
300/1