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Posted by: Conderella Apr 7 2015, 11:38 AM

HEAT 04



Welcome to the overly FRENCH heat of Super Eurovision II. It initially contained Switzerland instead of Belarus but I changed it coz so french and ain't nobody got time fo dat.

France has technically been very floppy in the past 20 years having never troubled the Top 3 but that list of entries looks really strong. That 1997-2006 female section (excluding Jonatan in 2004 obv) is almost flawless. France certainly knows how to bring diversity into their entries having sent singer of all races and songs of very different genres. Jessy Matador, Patricia Kaas, Sebastien Teller, Amaury Vassili, Amandine and Twin Twin all in the span of just 6 years! #justice4louisa

In 18 participations in the past 20 years Belgium managed to DNQ 8 times, having actually qualified only twice, a feat that only Netherlands could achieve. In fact two countries have a staggeringly similar track record of the last 20 years in the contest but that's another thing. Of course Belgium has not given us as many flops and pieces of poop as UK chart number one spot but there has been some trash in the midst of fabulousness. I'm sure the lot of you will easily put Kate Ryan through but who will get the second ticket to the Semifinals? Will it be the amazing Urban Trad, STYLISH Patrick Ouchène or the TOTALLY NOT BORING!!1 Iris? I guess I will find that out soon and fix the results to make Urban Trad qualify.

What I find ridiculous and ironic is that Belarus in those 11 years has given us more campy smashes than any other European (especially non homophobic) country (except Sweden and Ukraine I guess). I Love Belarus, Love Me Tonight, Solayoh, Cheesecake, Work Your Magic were all pretty damn fabulous even if you didn't really like some of the songs. Just admit it. I fear this one is going to be a bloodbath. I can't even predict what's going to happen here. With 11 entries Belarus BARELY qualify to have TWO entries in the Semifinals. Lucky hoes! #Justice4MyGalileo

Last and certainly least, we have Andorra, a Spain wannabe who still talk in a language that's supposed to be Spanish but somehow isn't. That's probably why their entries are... I'm sorry, WERE very Spain-on-budget-ON-BUDGET. Except for Marian. She's really fabulous and slays. Actually the Andorran, Belgian and French entries from 2005 form the HOLY TRINITY which I love SO SO much. And they are all in this same heat now! <3

The time has come for you to listen to these and VOTE.

Good luck and DON'T f*** it up. (But I know you will. As always.)

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FRANCE



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5VI34uv34E > Nathalie Santamaria - Il me donne rendez-vous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iRBfuV8Y1k > Dan Ar Braz & L'Héritage des Celtes - Diwanit Bugale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmLS3cgWFR8 > Fanny - Sentiments songes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HpOifcreXg > Marie Line - Où aller
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WP_FPNvWyo > Nayah - Je veux donner ma voix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzL6bFy9l8E > Sofia Mestari - On aura le ciel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TosviW8OLaU > Natasha St-Pier - Je n'ai que mon âme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1O62hxZNYo > Sandrine François - Il faut du temps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_vvGiiD6xg > Louisa Baïleche - Monts et merveilles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrzC1oGWX_I > Jonatan Cerrada - À chaque pas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d65hoJq5Wos > Ortal - Chacun pense à soi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sacK--RZbas > Virginie Pouchain - Il était temps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlN7WuxBHtU > Les Fatals Picards - L'amour à la française
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2d2sLzvqCc > Sébastien Tellier - Divine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzT8Q15DWOM > Patricia Kaas - Et s'il fallait le faire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhKQoJ2Z6dM > Jessy Matador - Allez Ola Olé
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTiBNPT-x_Y > Amaury Vassili - Sognu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DZ7DbdeOeE > Anggun - Echo (You and I)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQwiQj5Dyj8 > Amandine Bourgeois - L'enfer et moi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjkqciwP034 > Twin Twin - Moustache

[http://www88.zippyshare.com/v/kUWk58fm/file.html]

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BELGIUM



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxW0U_JG6sg > Frédéric Etherlinck - La voix est libre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUlRb5TuP88 > Lisa del Bo - Liefde is een kaartspel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRfWIBJvioM > Mélanie Cohl - Dis oui
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV-jZP4IpI0 > Vanessa Chinitor - Like the Wind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86yZbvPuApw > Nathalie Sorce - Envie de vivre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_iZozqBUjU > Sergio & The Ladies - Sister
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRQlsvWMWBo > Urban Trad - Sanomi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1t9eWyKtRQ > Xandee - 1 Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKavU_HiHR0 > Nuno Resende - Le grand soir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUFh6Khi8zc > Kate Ryan - Je t'adore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg1pgtrrNuA > The KMG's - Love Power
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2IXuAO3jHY > Ishtar - O Julissi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qVdSbiYT8w > Patrick Ouchène - Copycat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlRq8E_Teoc > Tom Dice - Me and My Guitar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWDbKbdGgho > Witloof Bay - With Love Baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z_5s5gnrCM > Iris - Would You?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCl7OUFNSCA > Roberto Bellarosa - Love Kills
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APWpOkRQoiY > Axel Hirsoux - Mother

[http://www88.zippyshare.com/v/hafEVhCt/file.html]

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BELARUS



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bINn55fuScE > Aleksandra and Konstantin - My Galileo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bafFPHhrGFA > Angelica Agurbash - Love Me Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkGqAU3m-jw > Polina Smolova - Mum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BYply1IuZo > Dmitry Koldun - Work Your Magic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjLnaR_5W6k > Ruslan Alekhno - Hasta La Vista
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvx_pOqyNDU > Petr Elfimov - Eyes That Never Lie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynsr_paC5vM > 3+2 - Butterflies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frhQMuyH0lg > Anastasia Vinnikova - I Love Belarus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JWbOKNaIAo > Litesound - We Are the Heroes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKewBfUE2Mg > Alyona Lanskaya - Solayoh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tImGMW-4eHY > Teo - Cheesecake

[http://www88.zippyshare.com/v/Fj2eoXrb/file.html]

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ANDORRA



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=918qUY0ORE4 > Marta Roure - Jugarem a estimar-nos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkPcFxXP9gE > Marian van de Wal - La mirada interior
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7ei1MbxpBY > Jenny - Sense tu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8PvfOLefio > Anonymous - Salvem el món
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvV61PuzD-U > Gisela - Casanova
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JnT7T877es > Susanne Georgi - La teva decisió (Get a Life)

[http://www88.zippyshare.com/v/1nyr5C8X/file.html]

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Belarus, Belgium, France - 2 qualifiers.
Andorra - 1 qualifier.

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Qualifiers so far, hens:

Austria / 2011 / Nadine Beiler - The Secret Is Love
Austria / 2014 / Conchita Wurst - Rise Like a Phoenix
Denmark / 2000 / Olsen Brothers - Fly on the Wings of Love
Denmark / 2013 / Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops
Finland / 2006 / Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah
Finland / 2007 / Hanna Pakarinen - Leave Me Alone
Georgia / 2007 / Sopho Khalvashi - Visionary Dream
Latvia / 2000 / Brainstorm - My Star
Latvia / 2008 / Pirates of the Sea - Wolves of the Sea
Portugal / 2008 / Vânia Fernandes - Senhora do mar (Negras águas)
Portugal / 2009 / Flor-de-Lis - Todas as ruas do amor
San Marino / 2013 / Valentina Monetta - Crisalide (Vola)
Slovakia / 2010 / Kristina - Horehronie
Spain / 2003 / Beth - Dime
Spain / 2012 / Pastora Soler - Quédate conmigo
Sweden / 2008 / Charlotte Perrelli - Hero
Sweden / 2012 / Loreen - Euphoria
Turkey / 1997 / Şebnem Paker and Grup Etnik - Dinle
Turkey / 2003 / Sertab Erener - Everyway That I Can
UK / 1996 / Gina G - Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit
UK / 1997 / Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light

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You may vote in ANY or ALL of these four sub-heats. You do that by forming your 10 favourite songs from each country. You must use the traditional Eurovision voting system (12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point). If a country had less than 10 participations between 1995 and 2004 then you must rank ALL of their entries but still use the same voting system described earlier. For example, if a country has only 7 entries then your votes will be 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5 and 4 points.

Vote via PM to Conderella. You have until 23:59 Sunday April 12th, 2015.

Posted by: AdamAloud Apr 7 2015, 12:08 PM

Voted, and realised in the process France are probably in my top 3 Eurovision countries of all time. So many amazing entries

Posted by: gooddelta Apr 7 2015, 12:14 PM

France are consistently great but without ever being especially life enhancing for me, aside from Natasha <3

Posted by: Qassändra Apr 7 2015, 12:49 PM

France between 1998 and 2005 is one of the best runs of entries of all time.

Posted by: LexC Apr 7 2015, 01:41 PM

IDK if I'd count 'On aura le ciel' in the same league as those French greats but that aside 98-05 is spectacular. Oh France, what happened to you!

Posted by: Tom Kaymakoski Apr 7 2015, 02:17 PM

I would, but Il faut du temps is bordeline. For me their truly great period was 2007-2012 anyway

Oh and yeah, voted.

Posted by: ▲Ɩɘχ Apr 7 2015, 08:19 PM

agree

and voted

Posted by: Iz~ Apr 8 2015, 01:48 AM

I've actually found France very on form recently. Shame very few others (i.e. the televoters) seem to think so but I'm rooting for them more often than not. I can't bring myself to care much about this year's entry really but they deserve a break or two. Although that 98-05 period is also quite strong, very consistent country overall.

Posted by: Liаm Apr 8 2015, 01:55 AM

France are so strong! I'd agree with Rich that they're very consistent without ever being absolutely AMAZING, although I do adore Moustache oops. And Je n'ai que mon âme of course. The only real misfire for me is Sognu, just because it's really not my thing.

Posted by: Iz~ Apr 8 2015, 02:00 AM

Belarus on the other hand... Halfway through reminding myself of their entries and I can already tell this'll be a country where I won't want to be giving points to quite a few of the songs.

Posted by: Conderella Apr 8 2015, 11:34 AM

Holy fuck. Diwanit Bugale is SO STUNNING. Why have I never noticed that?! My mp3 version is like 5 minutes long but surely the Eurovision edit couldn't have lost much~

<3

Posted by: gooddelta Apr 8 2015, 11:38 AM

A Chaque Pas' performance was a little freaky watching back, the bald lady on stilts *.* Gorgeous song though, deserved way more.

Posted by: Conderella Apr 9 2015, 11:31 AM

7 votes in and there's no runaway leader in any of the subheats which is kind of the first. 3rd places are 6, 5 and 4 points away from 2nd positions in France, Belgium and Belarus respectively. It's currently a tie at the top for Andorra oops

Keep votin'. Tirren where them votes at

Posted by: Qassändra Apr 9 2015, 04:34 PM

I voted!

Posted by: LexC Apr 9 2015, 04:42 PM

I respectfully disagree with Iz, Belarus are all to often the providers of life (I mean they started with My Galileo FFS, it was only going to escalate from there).

Belgium is the one I can't stand out of all of this batch. Copycat, With Love Baby and Mother have given me nightmares for years.

Posted by: Iz~ Apr 9 2015, 04:59 PM

Yes, but Belgium actually used to be rather good 2004 and backwards. Their lows are bad, they find it very easy to be awful nowadays, and those 3 I'll definitely grant you, With Love Baby might actually be my least favourite Eurovision entry EVER. But, Belarus just don't have any real highs for me and too often I find these alleged 'messes' really cold, while Belgium definitely have their good moments.

Posted by: AdamAloud Apr 9 2015, 05:04 PM

Kate Ryan AGOG

Posted by: Conderella Apr 9 2015, 07:16 PM

I do not have your votes in my pink box hen

Posted by: Conderella Apr 13 2015, 06:43 AM

FRANCE

QUALIFIERS:

2001: Natasha St-Pier - Je n'ai que mon âme
2003: Louisa Baïleche - Monts et merveilles



So first off we head off to France where we get the first qualifier and the only song competing in this entire Heat from 2001! No doubt this success was no coincidence given Natasha's recent performance in the Greatest Hits concert. But I also have no doubt that she will be long since forgotten once the impakt is gone. It's not so... memorable. Oops. For 2001 maybe though.

France follows Turkey and Spain by qualifying a song from 2003. The marvellous Monts et Marveilles made it through to the Semifinals. Natasha and Louisa had 157 points between the two of them in the Top 2.

Jessy Matador came very close to the Top 2 and finished 3rd alongside Sebastien Tellier with a cooky electronic 2008 entry Divine which has proven to be quite a Buzzjack fave against all odds and lack of vagina AND presence of beard.

How did you MONSTERS not appreciate the wonderful Diwanit Bugale though?! This clearly shows why me and Ms Qass are BETTER THAN ALL OF YOU PUT TOGETHER.


Anyway, these years are still to send their first qualifier to the Semifinals: 1995; 1998; 1999; 2002; 2004; 2005. Quite diverse for such SEXIST and XENOPHOBIQUE Buzzjack.

Posted by: Conderella Apr 13 2015, 07:05 AM

BELGIUM

QUALIFIERS:

2004: Xandee - 1 Life
2006: Kate Ryan - Je t'adore




(The top 2 shared 186 points between them.)

YASSSS we have our first 2004 qualifier! An automatic Q sliding to the Final on success of the previous entrant, Urban Trad, Xandee took me a bit by surprise with this and despite finishing bottom 3 in the Eurovision final, 1 Life managed to get to the Top 2 here and become one of the best Belgian entries of the last 20 years (Buzzjack version). A shame that my 2 favourites finished in 3rd and 4th though. Especially Sanomi. The other qualifier, on the other hand, was really not a surprise by any means. Kate Ryan was always a Buzzjack gay (how reductive of me to use basically the same word twice oops~) favourite. And this is the third time in this contest when a Eurovision DNQ goes further. It was understandable with Slovakia and San Marino where only two and one songs respectively made it to the Finals (during the eligibility period; Slovakia had one more Final appearance in 1994. SLEIGH!) but this time there were 10 finalists to choose from. However, since Buzzjack is so ageist and sexist, we decided to let something more female and less offensive to let into our Semifinals (and heart). Poor Roberto. His penis didn't stand a chance.

Posted by: Conderella Apr 13 2015, 07:34 AM

BELARUS

QUALIFIERS:


2007: Dmitry Koldun - Work Your Magic
2011: Anastasia Vinnikova - I Love Belarus



Finally some maleness in this bitch because it was starting to small too fishy in this place. Dmitry Koldun, Belarus' best placed Eurovision song and a truly fab song finishes Top 2 in this and moves to the Semifinal stage. Another Buzzjack favourite makes it through. This time it's the infamous I Love Belarus which Nastya has "got deep inside". In the end she DNQd so it turns out she didn't. Not too ikonec enough. If you get a tough female/fab hoe to represent your country you must either go Svetlana or go home really.

Another gay anthem Solayoh finished 3rd. The Top 2 had 209 points between the two of them so yeah she wasn't really THAT close~

You HORRIBLE HORRIBLE people should be banished for 0ing and 1ing My Galileo. Oh my GOD. Why would anyone not like this?! The ikonec first Belarussian entry finishes 4th and just above Litesound, a MoR rocky blahfest from 2012. 3+5*... I'm sorry, 3+2 were the only other artist in the contention really. The rest is poo.

*you bitches better than gotten my Nymphomaniac reference~

Posted by: Conderella Apr 13 2015, 07:42 AM

ANDORRA

QUALIFIER:

2009: Susanne Georgi - La teva decisió (Get a Life)



And finally there is Andorra where you put their last entry to-date through to the Semifinals. This one was a Eurovision DNQ as well. But Andorra has never reached the Final so it was a given oops.

HATE YOU ALL for almost lastplacing La Mirada Interior. I did NOT get why it collected so many 5s. Was it badly sung? No. Was it a bad song? Hell NO. Was she ugly and/or fat and/or black? No. SO WHAT HAPPENED THERE

Posted by: Conderella Apr 13 2015, 07:45 AM

QUALIFIERS SO FAR

Andorra / 2009 / Susanne Georgi - La teva decisió (Get a Life)
Austria / 2011 / Nadine Beiler - The Secret Is Love
Austria / 2014 / Conchita Wurst - Rise Like a Phoenix
Belarus / 2007 / Dmitry Koldun - Work Your Magic
Belarus / 2011 / Anastasia Vinnikova - I Love Belarus
Belgium / 2004 / Xandee - 1 Life
Belgium / 2006 / Kate Ryan - Je t'adore
Denmark / 2000 / Olsen Brothers - Fly on the Wings of Love
Denmark / 2013 / Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops
Finland / 2006 / Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah
Finland / 2007 / Hanna Pakarinen - Leave Me Alone
France / 2001 / Natasha St-Pier - Je n'ai que mon âme
France / 2003 / Louisa Baïleche - Monts et merveilles
Georgia / 2007 / Sopho Khalvashi - Visionary Dream
Latvia / 2000 / Brainstorm - My Star
Latvia / 2008 / Pirates of the Sea - Wolves of the Sea
Portugal / 2008 / Vânia Fernandes - Senhora do mar (Negras águas)
Portugal / 2009 / Flor-de-Lis - Todas as ruas do amor
San Marino / 2013 / Valentina Monetta - Crisalide (Vola)
Slovakia / 2010 / Kristina - Horehronie
Spain / 2003 / Beth - Dime
Spain / 2012 / Pastora Soler - Quédate conmigo
Sweden / 2008 / Charlotte Perrelli - Hero
Sweden / 2012 / Loreen - Euphoria
Turkey / 1997 / Şebnem Paker and Grup Etnik - Dinle
Turkey / 2003 / Sertab Erener - Everyway That I Can
UK / 1996 / Gina G - Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit
UK / 1997 / Katrina and the Waves - Love Shine a Light

Posted by: gooddelta Apr 13 2015, 08:06 AM

WOO Natasha! It's actually a very memorable song for me tbh. Oops.

Xandee seems very highly regarded in fan communities. I love the production on it but I'm not so enamoured by her voice. Yay for Kate though.

YESSS for Koldun and Marta Roure >>>>>> all over Andorran entries, such a tune. I don't care at all for any of their other entries actually.

Posted by: Conderella Apr 13 2015, 09:22 AM

Heat 5 tonight hens

Switzerland, Malta and some other two countries cba to remember. I think one of them is Macedonia or Ukraine tho

Posted by: Iz~ Apr 13 2015, 10:57 AM

Oh no, I'm happy for Xandee but Sanomi was the thing we were doing Belgium for!

Aww at Allez Ola Ole so close but then I like both French qualifiers so that's not too bad.

Posted by: AdamAloud Apr 13 2015, 11:54 AM

Gisela </3

And not that it makes any difference, but I most certainly did not give 10 points to that awful French chanson from 2006, they should have gone to the brilliant Sandrine François.

Posted by: Conderella Apr 13 2015, 12:20 PM

oh oops fixed~

Posted by: Qassändra Apr 13 2015, 02:59 PM

OMFG at NATASHA AND LOUISA THROUGH FOR FRANCE! *.*

You can SHUT THE FUCK UP because JE N'AI QUE MON AME IS PERFECTION AND WOULD'VE QUALIFIED REGARDLESS OF THE GH

Posted by: Qassändra Apr 13 2015, 03:03 PM

Um WTF Adam at you giving ONE POINT to DAME AGURBASH?!

Posted by: LexC Apr 13 2015, 03:12 PM

Justice4MyGalileo

Posted by: AdamAloud Apr 13 2015, 03:15 PM

Posted by: Qassändra Apr 13 2015, 06:39 PM

DEAD TO ME!