2003 Belgium : Urban Trad - Sanomi
A song in a made up language by the world's best made up country.
beaten into 2nd my the might of Sertab Erener but also pushed the shit that was tATu into 3rd place (when it should have been 23rd)
Because of this entry I now own all their albums :o)
And as a Brucie Bonus, one of the most -structured songs yet catchiest ESC songs EVER... beaten into second by the might that was "Hallelujah"
Monday, 8 August 2011
Sunday, 7 August 2011
Day 7 - your favourite entry by a group
1972 Spain Mocedades - Eres tú (You are)
Normally at this point I would disclaim “How the hell did this not win?” but in this case I won’t. It is not that this song did not deserve to win, as it did, but the 1972 contests was actually quite a good one with the UK, Luxembourg and Israeli entries all fairly distant. This was also the contest of Belgians Nicole and Hugo’s wonderfully flattering matching purple jumpsuits and the amazing lyrics of Sweden’s Nova.
This was such a strong song and still sounds good after almost 40 years. A big hit at the time, in both Spanish and English, and has been covered in many more different languages. During the 50th anniversary celebrations, this song was voted the 5th best ESC song ever.
However as an extra, this is pretty good too (if not totally underestimated on the night)
Normally at this point I would disclaim “How the hell did this not win?” but in this case I won’t. It is not that this song did not deserve to win, as it did, but the 1972 contests was actually quite a good one with the UK, Luxembourg and Israeli entries all fairly distant. This was also the contest of Belgians Nicole and Hugo’s wonderfully flattering matching purple jumpsuits and the amazing lyrics of Sweden’s Nova.
This was such a strong song and still sounds good after almost 40 years. A big hit at the time, in both Spanish and English, and has been covered in many more different languages. During the 50th anniversary celebrations, this song was voted the 5th best ESC song ever.
However as an extra, this is pretty good too (if not totally underestimated on the night)
Saturday, 6 August 2011
Day 6 - your favourite entry by a duet
1963 Denmark : Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann - Dansevise (Dance Ballad)
This was one of the winners of ESC I never really heard about for a long time… and didn’t really get to hear or own the song for a long time. There is a lot of ‘controversy’ with the possible rigged voting that year and the strange staging for that year’s contest but this song was the winner.
I love the song, especially the very haunting guitar at the start. The Danish language is not the easiest to listen to or sing along to but it does have a haunting quality. I also love the ending with its crescendo before going quiet and slow again. Sounds sooooo sad :o(
This was one of the winners of ESC I never really heard about for a long time… and didn’t really get to hear or own the song for a long time. There is a lot of ‘controversy’ with the possible rigged voting that year and the strange staging for that year’s contest but this song was the winner.
I love the song, especially the very haunting guitar at the start. The Danish language is not the easiest to listen to or sing along to but it does have a haunting quality. I also love the ending with its crescendo before going quiet and slow again. Sounds sooooo sad :o(
Friday, 5 August 2011
Day 5 - your favourite entry by a male soloist
1997 Iceland : Paul Oscar Minn Hinsti Dans (My Final Dance)
OMG – that is all I can say.
I remember watching this from inside my dorm room in Scarborough watching this, thinking I had actually seen televisual history.
The outfit, the hair, the sofa, the leather clad girls, the choreography, the inappropriate self-touching but most of all THE MUSIC.
It really was far too much for this girl to take…
http://youtu.be/ud2MbWKwYzw
OMG – that is all I can say.
I remember watching this from inside my dorm room in Scarborough watching this, thinking I had actually seen televisual history.
The outfit, the hair, the sofa, the leather clad girls, the choreography, the inappropriate self-touching but most of all THE MUSIC.
It really was far too much for this girl to take…
http://youtu.be/ud2MbWKwYzw
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Day 4 - your favourite entry by a female soloist
1991 France : Amina - C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison (It's the last one who spoke who is right)
Talk about being robbed…
This should have been the rightful winner of the 1991 contest, however the contest actually ended in a tie… Through count back the Swedish entry won. *boo hiss*
The French entries in the 1990s were a little on the ‘different’ side with very different and diverse influences. I love all the standing still choreography and the use of the scarf and her voice is just so clear.
Do you think she’d do it again…? I’d love it…
1991: Amina - C'est le dernier qui a parle..... by songfestivalweblogNL
Talk about being robbed…
This should have been the rightful winner of the 1991 contest, however the contest actually ended in a tie… Through count back the Swedish entry won. *boo hiss*
The French entries in the 1990s were a little on the ‘different’ side with very different and diverse influences. I love all the standing still choreography and the use of the scarf and her voice is just so clear.
Do you think she’d do it again…? I’d love it…
1991: Amina - C'est le dernier qui a parle..... by songfestivalweblogNL
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
Day 3 - your favourite winning entry
1971 Monaco: Séverine - Un banc, un arbre, une rue (A bench, a tree, a street)
I guess this song is just classy. The songwriting aspect of this song is very clever.
The song is very clevery written and seems very simple, which of course it is not.
Firstly we start with the chorus, although asafe start as it gets the ear worm inside your head and it is then able to be repeated more that the normal 2 times. The verses are also very clever. The repitition on the past part of each line is something that can then be used to get the listener involved. Now I am not the biggest fan of 'al-la-la' but in this case it really adds something to the song. By doing this at the end it emphasisies the orchestration and slight chord changes in the music that would not be identifyable if she was singing.
Severine really belts out this song and the song itself really shows off her vocal abilty, tone and control. It also looks like she is passionate about the song and its meaning (the loss of childhood)
I guess this song is just classy. The songwriting aspect of this song is very clever.
The song is very clevery written and seems very simple, which of course it is not.
Firstly we start with the chorus, although asafe start as it gets the ear worm inside your head and it is then able to be repeated more that the normal 2 times. The verses are also very clever. The repitition on the past part of each line is something that can then be used to get the listener involved. Now I am not the biggest fan of 'al-la-la' but in this case it really adds something to the song. By doing this at the end it emphasisies the orchestration and slight chord changes in the music that would not be identifyable if she was singing.
Severine really belts out this song and the song itself really shows off her vocal abilty, tone and control. It also looks like she is passionate about the song and its meaning (the loss of childhood)
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
Day 2 - your least favourite winning entry
1974 Sweden: ABBA - Waterloo
OK - it is controversial but I feel it is justified.
Let’s go back to 1974. Let’s be honest here and say that it really was a poor year. Apart from the infectious flamenco rhythms of Peret (and his strange microphone) from Spain and the bouncyness of Mouth and McNeil from the Netherlands nothing else was really of any worthy note.
ABBA looked different. They looked like a band and obviously had enough experience in their homeland to look confident on stage but the clincher was the conductor. Sven-Olof Walldoff entered in his famous Napoleon outfit which obviously fitted in with the whole “Waterloo” theme and the scen was set.
The song is passable. The music does have a very repetitive rhythm and is at a good speed for clapping along with but the lyrics are slightly confusing. Although the first verse kind of makes sense and has a point the second verse really stretches the point.
The fact that ABBA then went on to become one of the most famous bands ever almost makes this song a bit of a cult. It isn't quite as good as everyone makes out.
Sorry.
OK - it is controversial but I feel it is justified.
Let’s go back to 1974. Let’s be honest here and say that it really was a poor year. Apart from the infectious flamenco rhythms of Peret (and his strange microphone) from Spain and the bouncyness of Mouth and McNeil from the Netherlands nothing else was really of any worthy note.
ABBA looked different. They looked like a band and obviously had enough experience in their homeland to look confident on stage but the clincher was the conductor. Sven-Olof Walldoff entered in his famous Napoleon outfit which obviously fitted in with the whole “Waterloo” theme and the scen was set.
The song is passable. The music does have a very repetitive rhythm and is at a good speed for clapping along with but the lyrics are slightly confusing. Although the first verse kind of makes sense and has a point the second verse really stretches the point.
The fact that ABBA then went on to become one of the most famous bands ever almost makes this song a bit of a cult. It isn't quite as good as everyone makes out.
Sorry.
Monday, 1 August 2011
Day 1 - a song from your favourite contest
1988 Belgium: Reynaert - Laissez briller le soleil (Let the sun shine)
My favourite contest is 1988.
The list of reasons is endless.
1) A fantastic stage at the Royal Dublin Society
2) A great (?) array of 1980s outfits, hairstyles and dance routines
3) One of the best interval acts and songs ever
4) A thrilling and nailbiting cliffhanger of a finish (watched on by Bruce Forstyth)
5) But most of all, the body of work of the 21 songs is a great album in itself. From the ballads of Sweden, UK and Norway; to the uptempo ditties of Finland, Turkey and Yugoslavia; then to the weirdness of Iceland, Israel and Greece; and back to the Schlager-tinged melodies of Netherlands, Denmark and Portugal.
So, here is one of the lesser known songs of that year but I think one of the best.
Oh, and it's Belgian... we might have a lot of theirs over the next month :o)
My favourite contest is 1988.
The list of reasons is endless.
1) A fantastic stage at the Royal Dublin Society
2) A great (?) array of 1980s outfits, hairstyles and dance routines
3) One of the best interval acts and songs ever
4) A thrilling and nailbiting cliffhanger of a finish (watched on by Bruce Forstyth)
5) But most of all, the body of work of the 21 songs is a great album in itself. From the ballads of Sweden, UK and Norway; to the uptempo ditties of Finland, Turkey and Yugoslavia; then to the weirdness of Iceland, Israel and Greece; and back to the Schlager-tinged melodies of Netherlands, Denmark and Portugal.
So, here is one of the lesser known songs of that year but I think one of the best.
Oh, and it's Belgian... we might have a lot of theirs over the next month :o)
Sunday, 31 July 2011
#30dayeurovisionchallenge
A couple of months ago on my sister blog, http://tryingtowalkinastraightline.blogspot.com/ , I did the bog standard 30 day song challenge. I really enjoyed it and quite liked revisiting some songs I ahdnot herd or thought about for a fair while.
With some research I then found a similar challenge but Eurovision related.
Here is the list -
Day 1 - a song from your favourite contest
Day 2 - your least favourite winning entry
Day 3 - your favourite winning entry
Day 4 - your favourite entry by a female soloist
Day 5 - your favourite entry by a male soloist
Day 6 - your favourite entry by a duet
Day 7 - your favourite entry by a group
Day 8 - your favourite 2nd-placed entry
Day 9 - an entry that you didn't like at first but now like
Day 10 - an entry that you liked at first but are now bored of
Day 11 - an entry, in a language you don't know, that you can sing along to
Day 12 - your favourite entry of all time
Day 13 - your least favourite entry of all time
Day 14 - your favourite Irish entry
Day 15 - your favourite UK entry
Day 16 - your favourite Spanish entry
Day 17 - your favourite French entry
Day 18 - your favourite German entry
Day 19 - your favourite Italian entry
Day 20 - your favourite non-qualifier from a semi-final
Day 21 - your favourite performance
Day 22 - your favourite interval act
Day 23 - your favourite presenter/presenting team
Day 24 - an entry that makes you laugh
Day 25 - your favourite song from a national final
Day 26 - an entry that makes you think of someone
Day 27 - an entry performed by someone you think is hot
Day 28 - your favourite ballad
Day 29 - your favourite entry to dance to
Day 30 - an entry that should have won
Should be an interetsing month !!!
With some research I then found a similar challenge but Eurovision related.
Here is the list -
Day 1 - a song from your favourite contest
Day 2 - your least favourite winning entry
Day 3 - your favourite winning entry
Day 4 - your favourite entry by a female soloist
Day 5 - your favourite entry by a male soloist
Day 6 - your favourite entry by a duet
Day 7 - your favourite entry by a group
Day 8 - your favourite 2nd-placed entry
Day 9 - an entry that you didn't like at first but now like
Day 10 - an entry that you liked at first but are now bored of
Day 11 - an entry, in a language you don't know, that you can sing along to
Day 12 - your favourite entry of all time
Day 13 - your least favourite entry of all time
Day 14 - your favourite Irish entry
Day 15 - your favourite UK entry
Day 16 - your favourite Spanish entry
Day 17 - your favourite French entry
Day 18 - your favourite German entry
Day 19 - your favourite Italian entry
Day 20 - your favourite non-qualifier from a semi-final
Day 21 - your favourite performance
Day 22 - your favourite interval act
Day 23 - your favourite presenter/presenting team
Day 24 - an entry that makes you laugh
Day 25 - your favourite song from a national final
Day 26 - an entry that makes you think of someone
Day 27 - an entry performed by someone you think is hot
Day 28 - your favourite ballad
Day 29 - your favourite entry to dance to
Day 30 - an entry that should have won
Should be an interetsing month !!!
Thursday, 30 June 2011
FINAL REVIEW
The final starts !!!
It starts off pretty low key with our three hosts opening the show in English, French and German. Stefan then explains how the reprise of the winning song is a bit diffcult as Lena is performing later so they take it upon them sleves to sing the reprise Rockabilly style :o) Lena joins in half way through.
FINLAND: The song gets a huge cheer even before he starts singing. As the first chorus arrives another cheer as the specatulat backdrop comes into focus. He seems comfortable with his singing and at time actualy looks like he is enjoying himself. This could be a favourable draw but may well be forgotten in 2 hours time...
BOS-HER - the dreaded 2nd slot goes to Dino Merlin. The whoel stage act is very well hehearsed. The song sounds very good although at times I wish the backing singers were a little louder. The background for this song chages quite a lot and makes little impact. Will get tonnes of votes form Balkan countries.
DENMARK - They guys have a very well made production the black and white theme is very clever, especially the white moving lines. The song is passable, The verses are clevery made but I am still waiting for it to go double time never the end. Not sure what the kicking of the white balloon at the end is supposed to signify...?
LITHUANIA - one of the surprise qualifiers this year. It is a very old fashioned song, with great musical theatre tradition. Although not the catchiest of songs, it is very individual. Evelina has a very good voice and is pitch perfect throughout even when doing the sign language. Her hair is off putting though...
HUNGARY - Kati Wolf is joined by 2 backing singers and 3 dancers. IN thatdress she does look like a very bad transvestive... which is just up Eurovision street really. The whole srobing lights give it a very retro disco feel. Her voice is OK sounds very breathy and nervous. The arena seems to be enjyong it though.
IRELAND - I think Jedward has found their niche. OK, they are not the best singers or the best dancers but put on the best show. The person who made the backround show is a genius! Their image is really good and I don't think they are shying away from the fact they don't sing everything - with that routine I don't think anyone could!
SWEDEN - Eric Saade is joined by 3 dancers and 2 singer, who are shoved off at the side. He is very flat during the first verse and it only the over-powering bass that stops you hearing him off key int he chorus. I mean the choreography of the show is amazing but he cannot sing and dance at the same time.
ESTONIA - Getter looks about 5 years old in that outfit. Not helped by the two faux Minnie Mice behine her. There is so much going on in this performance one cannot keep up with it all. By the time we gett to the slow part in the middle she looks (and sounds) absolutely exhausted. The arena doesn't seem to involved.
GREECE - another shock qualifier. I really do not see any value to thes song whatsoever. I could very easily listen to 3minutes of Loucas singing his traditional Greek ditty but that awful rap in the middle is just ear splitting. The changing of the backgrounds is clever. The dancing is quite nice to watch too.
RUSSIA - The problem about this song is that it is all a bit too self assured. It is a good song. He is a good singer. The whole thing is a strong act. And bloody hell don't they know it. I very much abhor the backing singers being relegated to being behind the LED screens and having to move them around. tut tut tut.
FRANCE - one of the pre-race favourite stakes the stage. He starts off well but you can tel thereare some nerves there. Surprsingly the power of the beat of the backing track really doens;t come through and the track seems a little limp at times. The background is just stunning. Shame he didn't comb his hair beforehand.
ITALY - Another great background of the paino playing starts up. Raphael doesn't really perform or give a show. It is all very laid back a cabaret jazz club feel. His voice is actually very good, especially during the shouty bits at the end of the chorus parts. Is it to highbrow or soghisticated for Eurovision?
SWITZERLAND - Anna produced another high quality performance just like she did in the semi-finals. What fascinates me about her is that if you look very closely at her close up when she sings she has a roaming toungue. Although she saysthe right sounds she makes them in a vety strange way.
UK - a change of backing track of the start of the song makes slightly uncomfortable listening at first. The boys are dressed in dark blue suits which not only look formal but also don't stand out from the stage. The boys are singing quite well and interact with the cameras well. The arena seems to like the song too
MOLDOVA - another slightly surprising addition to the final. Their slightly bizarre set up will appeal to the mad quaretr of every country. However I deny anyone to be slightly moved and infected by that acid Balkan brass going on! The song is very strange with its many changes of tempo. Maybe monocles are cool in Moldova...?
GERMANY - Lena takes the stage for the second time tonight. A very diferent song and perfornace than last years winner. The background has more dancers in the silver catsuits which really works. Lena really sells the song and the audience goes mad during the instrumental part. The breaking glass at the end is very clever.
ROMANIA - The sing is a bit of a damp squib for me. To start with the stage looks really bare and gappy. The outfits are really unimaginative. The background is a lottle bit nondescript. The choreography is very uninspiring and the song is just well, a bit stereotypical eurovision. Who voted for this?
AUSTRIA - Nadine has made a bit of a name for herself in this contest. She is one of the best singers and performs flawlessly every time. The song is a little old fashioned and not exactly sing-along-able but does have a memorable gospel hook to it. How on earth does she stand up in those heels?!?!!?
AZERBAIJAN - Ell and Nikki are the duet although a lot of the 'oh-oh'-ing is done by their four very pretty backing singers. Their singing is much better than the semi. The staging and outfits of this song are white and lots of flashing and strobing. The choreography is a bit over the top but does make it look very professional.
SLOVENIA - Maja is a very confident performer and has a very showy-offy voice which suits this very contemoprary song. The staging is a little unneccessary as I feel Maja would do evry well with just backing singers behind her rather than doing dancing. There is also too much camera movement which detracts from the singing.
ICELAND - The guys must be so happy to be here ! You can absolutely tell that they are enjoying themselves and probabaly feel very grateful to the semi final voters! The guys sing really well and interact really well too. The background is a little bizarre but it does make you focus on the song rather than that.
SPAIN - This is just odd. The backing singer/dancers are really over the top and poor Lucia muct feel embarrassed that she is in front of them. I guess they are trying to create a carnival atmosphere but fail misreably. Not even the flares help. Lucia does sing the song really well but it is a poor song to start with.
UKRAINE - Mika is back with Miysic Meg the sand artist. Believe me, people WILL NOT be voting for this song due to Mika's looks, her chicken dress,her singing ability or personality. They are voting for the beautiful images behind her and the skill of Ksenia. I bet Jamala is back at home wondering what could have been...
SERBIA - This could easily be taken as a piss take but Nina and her 3 singers do a really good job at this one and keep it fun and light hearted. It is also nice to hear a song in the native tongue too! The main downside is that if you stare at the background for too long you get serious motion sickness :o/
GEORGIA - FFS how they hell did this one qualify?!?!? I guess the emo quarter of each country voted for this one earlier in the week. Give them their due, the main singer does a very good job singing a very hard song. The outfits are dire and the lighting and flashing a little .
It starts off pretty low key with our three hosts opening the show in English, French and German. Stefan then explains how the reprise of the winning song is a bit diffcult as Lena is performing later so they take it upon them sleves to sing the reprise Rockabilly style :o) Lena joins in half way through.
FINLAND: The song gets a huge cheer even before he starts singing. As the first chorus arrives another cheer as the specatulat backdrop comes into focus. He seems comfortable with his singing and at time actualy looks like he is enjoying himself. This could be a favourable draw but may well be forgotten in 2 hours time...
BOS-HER - the dreaded 2nd slot goes to Dino Merlin. The whoel stage act is very well hehearsed. The song sounds very good although at times I wish the backing singers were a little louder. The background for this song chages quite a lot and makes little impact. Will get tonnes of votes form Balkan countries.
DENMARK - They guys have a very well made production the black and white theme is very clever, especially the white moving lines. The song is passable, The verses are clevery made but I am still waiting for it to go double time never the end. Not sure what the kicking of the white balloon at the end is supposed to signify...?
LITHUANIA - one of the surprise qualifiers this year. It is a very old fashioned song, with great musical theatre tradition. Although not the catchiest of songs, it is very individual. Evelina has a very good voice and is pitch perfect throughout even when doing the sign language. Her hair is off putting though...
HUNGARY - Kati Wolf is joined by 2 backing singers and 3 dancers. IN thatdress she does look like a very bad transvestive... which is just up Eurovision street really. The whole srobing lights give it a very retro disco feel. Her voice is OK sounds very breathy and nervous. The arena seems to be enjyong it though.
IRELAND - I think Jedward has found their niche. OK, they are not the best singers or the best dancers but put on the best show. The person who made the backround show is a genius! Their image is really good and I don't think they are shying away from the fact they don't sing everything - with that routine I don't think anyone could!
SWEDEN - Eric Saade is joined by 3 dancers and 2 singer, who are shoved off at the side. He is very flat during the first verse and it only the over-powering bass that stops you hearing him off key int he chorus. I mean the choreography of the show is amazing but he cannot sing and dance at the same time.
ESTONIA - Getter looks about 5 years old in that outfit. Not helped by the two faux Minnie Mice behine her. There is so much going on in this performance one cannot keep up with it all. By the time we gett to the slow part in the middle she looks (and sounds) absolutely exhausted. The arena doesn't seem to involved.
GREECE - another shock qualifier. I really do not see any value to thes song whatsoever. I could very easily listen to 3minutes of Loucas singing his traditional Greek ditty but that awful rap in the middle is just ear splitting. The changing of the backgrounds is clever. The dancing is quite nice to watch too.
RUSSIA - The problem about this song is that it is all a bit too self assured. It is a good song. He is a good singer. The whole thing is a strong act. And bloody hell don't they know it. I very much abhor the backing singers being relegated to being behind the LED screens and having to move them around. tut tut tut.
FRANCE - one of the pre-race favourite stakes the stage. He starts off well but you can tel thereare some nerves there. Surprsingly the power of the beat of the backing track really doens;t come through and the track seems a little limp at times. The background is just stunning. Shame he didn't comb his hair beforehand.
ITALY - Another great background of the paino playing starts up. Raphael doesn't really perform or give a show. It is all very laid back a cabaret jazz club feel. His voice is actually very good, especially during the shouty bits at the end of the chorus parts. Is it to highbrow or soghisticated for Eurovision?
SWITZERLAND - Anna produced another high quality performance just like she did in the semi-finals. What fascinates me about her is that if you look very closely at her close up when she sings she has a roaming toungue. Although she saysthe right sounds she makes them in a vety strange way.
UK - a change of backing track of the start of the song makes slightly uncomfortable listening at first. The boys are dressed in dark blue suits which not only look formal but also don't stand out from the stage. The boys are singing quite well and interact with the cameras well. The arena seems to like the song too
MOLDOVA - another slightly surprising addition to the final. Their slightly bizarre set up will appeal to the mad quaretr of every country. However I deny anyone to be slightly moved and infected by that acid Balkan brass going on! The song is very strange with its many changes of tempo. Maybe monocles are cool in Moldova...?
GERMANY - Lena takes the stage for the second time tonight. A very diferent song and perfornace than last years winner. The background has more dancers in the silver catsuits which really works. Lena really sells the song and the audience goes mad during the instrumental part. The breaking glass at the end is very clever.
ROMANIA - The sing is a bit of a damp squib for me. To start with the stage looks really bare and gappy. The outfits are really unimaginative. The background is a lottle bit nondescript. The choreography is very uninspiring and the song is just well, a bit stereotypical eurovision. Who voted for this?
AUSTRIA - Nadine has made a bit of a name for herself in this contest. She is one of the best singers and performs flawlessly every time. The song is a little old fashioned and not exactly sing-along-able but does have a memorable gospel hook to it. How on earth does she stand up in those heels?!?!!?
AZERBAIJAN - Ell and Nikki are the duet although a lot of the 'oh-oh'-ing is done by their four very pretty backing singers. Their singing is much better than the semi. The staging and outfits of this song are white and lots of flashing and strobing. The choreography is a bit over the top but does make it look very professional.
SLOVENIA - Maja is a very confident performer and has a very showy-offy voice which suits this very contemoprary song. The staging is a little unneccessary as I feel Maja would do evry well with just backing singers behind her rather than doing dancing. There is also too much camera movement which detracts from the singing.
ICELAND - The guys must be so happy to be here ! You can absolutely tell that they are enjoying themselves and probabaly feel very grateful to the semi final voters! The guys sing really well and interact really well too. The background is a little bizarre but it does make you focus on the song rather than that.
SPAIN - This is just odd. The backing singer/dancers are really over the top and poor Lucia muct feel embarrassed that she is in front of them. I guess they are trying to create a carnival atmosphere but fail misreably. Not even the flares help. Lucia does sing the song really well but it is a poor song to start with.
UKRAINE - Mika is back with Miysic Meg the sand artist. Believe me, people WILL NOT be voting for this song due to Mika's looks, her chicken dress,her singing ability or personality. They are voting for the beautiful images behind her and the skill of Ksenia. I bet Jamala is back at home wondering what could have been...
SERBIA - This could easily be taken as a piss take but Nina and her 3 singers do a really good job at this one and keep it fun and light hearted. It is also nice to hear a song in the native tongue too! The main downside is that if you stare at the background for too long you get serious motion sickness :o/
GEORGIA - FFS how they hell did this one qualify?!?!? I guess the emo quarter of each country voted for this one earlier in the week. Give them their due, the main singer does a very good job singing a very hard song. The outfits are dire and the lighting and flashing a little .
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