Sunday 26 February 2012

25/02/12 FINLAND

The Finnish Final will be held on February 25th at Helsinki Ice Hall hosted by Anne Lainto & Joona Kortesmäki. The Finnish selection process was quite complex…
There were shows to select and whittle down the participants and then other votes to determine the songs to qualify for the final.  The final was eventually won by Pernilla Karlsson with the Swedish language ballad “När Jag Blundar” (When I close my eyes)

Pernilla’s performance is very straightforward, which fits with the flow of the song. She has a female dancer and male cellist with her on stage although they don’t really interact. The backgrounds and lighting gives the song real mood and atmosphere. The camera work does it best to try and show the action on stage and this movement of the camera helps to show to flow  between the people on stage and the song. Pernilla and the dancer have similar dresses on which really helps with the continuity of the whole act.

The song has very nice laid back contemporary vibe with a slight jazzy feel, although in Swedish. That said her Swedish accent sounds a bit strange, although Swedish is her mother tongue. At times it sounds like Swedish but with a Finnish accent. The chords in the chorus are so sweet and intriguing that this could be a sleeper. Pernilla has already stated that she wished to sing tot song In Baku in Swedish.

I am very pleased with this choice and I think that the song itself is excellent. This will be one which will appeal to the judges, especially those who are songwriters. I personally would like some of it sung in English as I feel this would widen its appeal.



SONG  -  När jag blundar" (When I close my eyes)
ARTIST – Pernilla Karlsson
COMPOSER – Jonas Karlsson
LANGUAGE – Swedish

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