The Talent Round

…After the previous swimsuit round (with a slight embarrassment for Miss England who forgot her costume and subsequently went out wearing nothing but a knotted hankie on her head) – we now come to the talent part of the competition…

Thank you Uruguay for entertaining us with their balloon animals, and Ghana with the piano recital during the break – it’s now the turn for Miss Germany… Here tonight being represented by Franz “Der Kaiser to you and me, kick and rush football not for him” Beckenbauer.

“Take it away, Franz !”

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- German Lyrics 1:0 für deine Liebe 1:0 hast du gesiegt Denn ich weiß, dass Alles Glück in meinem Leben Ganz allein in deinen Händen liegt 1:0 für deine Liebe 1:0 für dich allein Hab ich dich, dann Kann mir gar nichts mehr passieren Deine Liebe lässt mich glücklich sein 1:0 für deine Liebe 1:0 hast du gesiegt Denn ich weiß, dass Alles Glück in meinem Leben Ganz allein in deinen Händen liegt 1:0 für deine Liebe 1:0 für dich allein Hab ich dich, dann Kann mir gar nichts mehr passieren Deine Liebe lässt mich glücklich sein

- (Google Translated) English Lyrics 1:0 for your love 1:0, you have triumphed Because I know that All happiness in my life All alone in your hands 1:0 for your love 1:0 for you alone Hab ich dich, then Can I do nothing happens Your love makes me happy 1:0 for your love 1:0, you have triumphed Because I know that All happiness in my life All alone in your hands 1:0 for your love 1:0 for you alone Hab ich dich, then Can I do nothing happens Your love makes me happy

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Ah ha… thank you for that… lovely…

Now for our next contestant – All the way from the Argentines (Don’t mention the Malvinas !) down there in the Americas… it’s the effervescent and always smiling Diego Armando “drug taking, tax evading, hand of god cheating” Maradona. Who in this instance gets into a three way:

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Scintillating…just scintillating…

Going back to Europa again and to the low countries… to the Netherlands…Holland… the land of the Holland..ish peoples, who is being represented by Ruud “a big management failure at Newcastle, Feyenoord and even LA Galaxy” Gullit, who admits to being:

» Ruud Gullit – Not The Dancing Kind

» More here – Including an anti-Apartheid song.

“Super…super… schexy indeed…”

So once again we take an intercontinental passage back to South America and the beaches of Rio… the sand… the samba… and representing them is Edson “El Rey” Pele :

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Thank you for that. Captivating…

“Join us again after the break where to entertain us whilst the judges are making their decisions… Kevin Keegan will perform a medley of his greatest hi.. some of the singles he’s released… “

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