Interview with the 'People's Champion' Daz Sampson - 30/03/2007

SE: Hi Daz! Thanks for joining Straighteurovision.
D: Hi Straighteurovision. No problem!

SE: How do you reflect on your own performance at eurovision?
D: Loved every minute of it...for me it was like a footballer must feel playing at wembley.

SE: Where do you feel you should have truly finished (position-wise)?
D: I'd say between 4 and 6. Anyone in the arena that night would tell you the noise was very loud for us....backstage everyone had us down for a top 5 finish

SE: Which one of your backing dancers/singers was the fittest?
D: Well cant really say, but I was more than friends with a couple of them!

SE: Really? No way!
D: LOL
SE: Think we better move on, and quickly this is a family blog!

SE: We all heard you entered Goodbye into Making Your Mind Up this year. Is this true? Did you record a duet with the lead singer Carol Decker from T'Pau?
D: Yes i did get Carol Decker onboard with goodbye...and we did talk to the BBC ..but it was felt to soon for me to return..

SE: Typical BBC then, OK so when will we see Daz back in the charts then?
D: Who knows...at the min i am back working under the Uniting nations name, and doing some other bits....i also have done a football record for my team stockport county...www.thecountysong.co.uk

Editor Note: The country song is fab. check out www.thecountysong.co.uk now!!!!

SE: Would you ever consider doing making your mind up or eurovision again?
D: I defo want to return again..i got asked to go for another country this year but turned it down as i thought the bbc would let me try again ..hopefuly they will next year.

SE: What country ask you to represent them then, go on you can tell us?
D: I cant answer that as its not fair on the country but it wasnt a russian one!

SE: Must have been to take part in the Melodifestivalen in Sweden then!
D: No

SE: Ok then...Would you ever enter United Nations to making your mind up?
D: No

SE: You were quoted as saying you would had more chance of winning eurovision than scooch, and you are not even going! What is your true opinion of the UK's song this year?
D: I have nothing aginst scooch personally infact i admire the way they have reformed just for eurovison and got the uk vote that is good...but i just can not see that song winning sorry..

SE: Which of the 6 songs did you vote for at making your mind up?
D: None...although hawkins & brown was my fav.

SE: Have you heard any eurovision songs, and if so, which won is your favourite for 2007?
D: Not yet....i still havent got over the dissapoinment of the bbc declining me.

SE: You really must listen to them, especially Georgia and Malta. Will you be in helsinki?
D: I may well be, as i have been offered one or two media posts...but i am not sure yet if to accept as i feel a jemini moment is gunna happen this year.

SE: Keep the faith Daz....Whats your favourite eurovision act of all time?
D: Love city groove..and The Fizz..

SE: Classic UK there...Whats your favourite eurovision moment of all time?
D: Its the end of my performance ..when the crowd went wild and i shouted (onto deaf ears) VOTE FOR THE MUSIC

SE: Yeh that was a good one. So, Terry Wogan, following his mistake at MYMU....Should he continue with eurovision or be replaced?
D: Yes course he should

SE: ?!?!? Not sure what to say to that! Ok then, Fearne Cotton.....Fit or Minger?
D: Fit ...I sort of know her from last year...she fancies me its so blatant!

SE: We all agree...Who was the nicest person/act at eurovision last year?
D: Lordi....very nice people

SE: How was Carola and Anna Vissi?
D: Man, they are two MILF's

SE: Daz control yourself...Who was the fittest performer at eurovision?
D: The young girl from moldova was pretty nice!

SE: So, what was it like beating Kym out of Hearsay and an ex boyband member Costa at the 2006 making your mind up?
D: It was cool..kym is from up my neck of woods so we got on...but as that other fella..well least said!

SE: So, any sordid stuff go on behind the cameras that Straighteurovision needs to know about?
D: Im not telling!

SE: Oh come on Daz...tell us!
D: No, but I'll whisper it to you!

Editor Note: It was frankly too graphic to publish, but Straighteurovision will not watch eurovision 2006 tapes in the same way from now on!

SE: Were you happy with Lordi's win last year?
D: Yeh Lordi where great and probably deserevd to win....as it was a catchy song with a great top harmony and the outfits where really good....i also liked the romania song!

SE: Torrrrneeeeroooooo! Sorry got carried away there...Finally, we all supported you last year, and were gutted when you didnt win or even make the top 5. If you could do it again, what would you change, or improve if anything?
D: No not really..i said from day one that i did it NOT to go on big brother or other tv shows i did it for the competion , and since then i have refused a lot of reality tv that has been offered to me.....i have to say what could i change me and the girls did everyting we could..all that was wrong was the votes.....

Maybe if i go for it next year i will think about what type of song will work ..as the uk have now chosen novelty pop 2 years running ..and maybe its time for a key changing big ballad done in an urban way..

SE: We didnt think your song was novelty. Well thanks for the frankly brillian interview. We hope to catch up with Daz before eurovision. Dont forget to visit www.thecountysong.co.uk. Also, we all hope to see Daz wearing the union flag in 2008. Good luck to Daz in his future projects!