taking europe by stealth ...
Well, they didn't quite manage to pull it off. Despite briefly making the top 10 during voting, sadly the song that Ric wrote with his great friend and collaborator Daz Sampson did not win the Eurovision Song Contest. A wise man said on camera before the event that they'd be proud to lose to Lordi. He didn't quite count on the other 17 acts that came ahead of the UK, but never mind eh? They both - especially Daz - had a sensational time. You would not believe how insane and mental the Eurovision is, but you would believe how exciting it is. As far as enthusiasm and cameraderie go, this is a World Class event that everybody should really experience at some point.

Ladies and gentlemen, Daz and Ric will try again next year. Official.






There are thousands of articles and opinions about Daz on the interweb now. These are the main links you need...


DAZ SAMPSON - TEENAGE LIFE - ON MYSPACE

BBC NEWS REPORT

DAZ SAMPSON - OFFICIAL WEBSITE - loads of links and biog stuff


To buy the single off of iTunes, you can click here. Please do, the remixes especially are great.






The inevitable pull-out photo supplement. Some more pictures will join these:

Friday night rehearsal, 19th May, 2006The Menacing Announcer of Cuban Boys reknown goes to the Olympics with RicA tourist pointing at a signDaz and Ric immediately prior to boarding the coach for the arena, 7pm, May 20th 2006
Ric in the UK area of the green roomThe girls, their manager Kyd, and Ricthe girls are interviewed outside Daz's dressing roomRic cheers up Daz at the aftershow
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