March 8, 201015 yr Well I've got a psychology report I should be writing, so I think I'll give this a shot for the first time! I'm going to judge this by an average year's standards, not by this year's standard. Excellent 1. Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You (I love love love this, and I love love love Niamh) 2. Romania: Paula Seling feat Ovi - Playing With Fire (the only song that could possibly be in the final shake-up in another year) 3. Denmark: Chanée & N'evergreen - A Moment Like This (I really like this, but I don't expect Europe to) Very good 4. Norway: Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours (I predict that this will bring the house down, then do an Anna Vissi) Good 5. Turkey: MaNga - We Could Be The Same (on any other year it would be a solid top ten contender, this year it's probably a potential winner) 6. Iceland: Hera Björk - Je Ne Sais Quoi (so generic, and I'm shocked this is so high on my list) 7. Albania: Juliana Pasha - It's All About You (see number 6) 8. Belgium: Tom Dice - Me And My Guitar (very cute but quite dull. I hope they at least get a qualification out of it) 9. Georgia: Sopho Nizharadze - Shine 10. Croatia: Feminnem - Lako Je Sve 11. Belarus: Two Plus Three - Far Away Just about average: 12. Switzerland: Michael von der Heide - Il Pleut de L'or (I don't think this one will grow on me any more after all this time) 13. Moldova: Sunstroke Project feat Olia Tira - Run Away 14. Malta: Thea Garrett - My dream 15. Cyprus: Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring 16. Bulgaria: Miro - Angel Si Ti (could be about ten positions higher if it had more lyrics) 17. Latvia: Aisha - What For? (could be about ten positions higher if it had no lyrics) 18. Ukraine: Vasyl Lazarovich - I Love You (might grow when I hear the studio version) Not feeling anything for (or actively dislike) these 19. Lithuania: Inculto - Eastern European Funk (thought I liked this when I first heard it...but I don't) 20. Spain: Daniel Diges - Algo Pequeñito (it'll do better than people expect but I'll never like it) 21. Netherlands: Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-La-Lie) (just send the Smurfs and be done with it) 22. Slovakia: Kristína - Horehronie 23. FYR Macedonia: Gjoko Taneski feat. Billy Zver & Pejcin - Jas ja imam silata 24. Slovenia: Anzambel Roka Žlindere & Kalamari - Narodnozabavni Rock 25. Finland: Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki Ellää (I would have preferred almost all of their national final songs to this but at least it bloody stands out) 26. Armenia: Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone 27. Poland: Marcin Mroziński - Legenda (to be fair I've not really given this much of a chance so it could rise) 28. Portugal: Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim Possibly the worst Eurovision song of all time 29. Russia: Music group of Peter Nalitch - Lost And Forgotten (I was utterly lost for words when I heard this) Note the severe shortage of above-average uptempo songs. At the moment the only songs I can even picture being in the final shake-up are Romania and Turkey, and possibly Norway or Ireland.
March 8, 201015 yr Update, with pop bars for the top 7 Excellent lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 01 Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 02 Norway: Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours llllllllllllllllllll 03 Denmark: Chanée & N'evergreen - In A Moment Like This lllllllllllllllllll 04 Moldova: Sunstroke Project feat Olia Tira - Run Away llllllllllllllllll 05 Croatia: Feminnem - Lako Je Sve lllllllllllllllll 06 Romania: Paula Seling feat Ovi - Playing With Fire llllllllllllllll 07 Iceland: Hera Bjork - Je Ne Sais Quoi Great 08 Slovakia: Kristina - Horehronie 09 Cyprus: Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring Very Good 10 Belgium: Tom Dice - Me & My Guitar 11 Turkey: MaNga - We Could Be The Same Good 12 Malta: Thea Garrett - My Dream 13 Latvia: Aisha - What For? 14 Armenia: Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone Average 15 Portugal: Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim 16 Netherlands: Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-La-Lie) 17 Bulgaria: Miro - Angel Si Ti 18 Georgia: Sopho Nizharadze - Shine 19 Lithuania: InCulto - Eastern European Funk 20 Finland: Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki Ellää 21 Switzerland: Michael von der Heide - Il Pleut de L'or 22 Albania: Juliana Pasha - Nuk Mundam Pa Ty 23 Belarus: Two Plus Three - Far Away Awful 24 Spain: Daniel Diges - Algo Pequeñito 25 Poland: Marcin Mrozinski Legenda 26 Slovenia: Anzambel Roka Žlindere & Kalamari - Narodnozabavni Rock 27 FYR Macedonia: Gjoko Taneski - Jas Ja Imam Silata The most appalling music I've ever heard 28 Russia: Music Group of Peter Nalitch - Lost And Forgotten 29 Ukraine: Vasyl Lazarovich - I Love You Are Russia and Ukraine deliberately sending the most awful songs imaginable just to see if they can reach the final with any old rubbish? :/ a new #1 here :w00t:
March 8, 201015 yr = up in quality from 2009, = down in quality from 2010, = the same as in 2009 Albania Armenia Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Denmark Finland FYR Macedonia Georgia Iceland Ireland Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine
March 8, 201015 yr Norway are still great but it's no Fairytale :( A1 would have been almost on par for me though :wub:
March 8, 201015 yr Norway are still great but it's no Fairytale :( A1 would have been almost on par for me though :wub: I know, but I mean.. the quality is as good, but.. I get what you say.. I had it on but then I started thinking :P
March 8, 201015 yr Once Didrik's won with a margin of 150 odd points and had a Europe-wide smash then maybe I'll re-evaluate my thinking, but in terms of combining contemporary pop, native Norwegian folk influences, originality and a catchy tune with mass appeal Fairytale was second to none, whereas My Heart Is Yours is essentially You Raise Me Up and I'll Leave My Heart put through a blender...:heehee: Still great, but not particularly innovative and certainly not on par with Fairytale (for me at least)... Norway couldn't really have expected to go anywhere but down unless they sent Lady GaGa premiering the lead single from her new album :heehee:
March 8, 201015 yr Can't be bothered to do rankings right at this moment, so I'll steal the quality idea (quality compared to 2009) Albania :up: Armenia Belarus Belgium :up: Bulgaria :up: Croatia Cyprus [really like this, but I LOVED their 2009 entry] Denmark Finland FYR Macedonia Georgia [nothing can beat their anti-Putin song :kink:] Iceland Ireland [*see Cyprus] :up: Latvia :down: Lithuania Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania [*see Cyprus] Russia [well...I'd rather listen to this then be buried alive] Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey :down: Ukraine Two up's for major improvement, two down's for major downfall
March 9, 201015 yr Author I will do the same :kink: Albania Armenia Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Denmark Finland FYR Macedonia Georgia Iceland Ireland Israel :kink: Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine MAJOR down's for Russia, Ukraine, Albania and Portugal! MAJOR up's for Belarus, Finland and The Netherlands!
March 10, 201015 yr Brilliant: 01 01 Iceland: Hera Björk - Je Ne Sais Quoi 02 02 Finland: Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki Ellää Great: 03 04 Denmark: Chanée & N´evergreen -A Moment Like This 04 03 Switzerland: Michael von der Heide - Il Pleut De L'or 05 08 Lithuania: InCulto - Eastern European Funk Good: 06 06 Armenia: Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone 07 ** Romania: Paula Seling feat. Ovi - Playing With Fire 08 05 Norway: Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours 09 07 Cyprus: Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring 10 15 Slovakia: Kristina - Horehronie 11 10 Netherlands: Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-La-Lie) 12 16 Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You Average: 13 09 Slovenia: Anzambel Roka Žlindere & Kalamari - Narodno Zabavni Rock 14 ** Moldova: SunStroke Project feat. Olia Tira - Run Away 15 11 Poland: Marcin Mroziński - Legenda 16 14 Latvia: Aisha - What For? 17 13 Bulgaria: Miro - Angel Si Ti 18 12 Albania: Juliana Pasha - It's All About You 19 17 Belarus: 3+2 - Far Away 20 ** Croatia: Feminnem - Lako Je Sve Not Average, good, but not better than all the stuff above :wacko: : 21 ** Russia: Peter Nalitch & Band - Lost And Forgotten Average (Part 2): 22 18 Turkey: MaNga - We Could Be The Same 23 19 Spain: Daniel Diges - Algo Pegueñito 24 20 Georgia: Sopho Nizharadze - Shine 25 ** Belgium: Tom Dice - Me And My Guitar 26 21 Malta: Thea Garrett - My Dream Awful: 27 22 FYR Macedonia: Gjoko Taneski - Jas Ja Imam Silata 28 ** Portugal: Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim Beyond Awful: 29 ** Ukraine: Vasyl Lazarovich - I Love You The Russian entry is almost impossible to place :lol: Via the other method: Albania Armenia Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Denmark Finland FYR Macedonia Georgia Iceland Ireland Israel Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Edited March 10, 201015 yr by Ghosty233
March 12, 201015 yr Just finished listening to the 35 (?) songs so far entered and my rankings are: 1. Armenia - instantly likeable, sounds like a winner... but i've only heard studio version so maybe wont deliver 2. Serbia - Balkan with a twinge of reggae ! 3. Turkey - sounds contemporary.Good song. 4. Germany - catchy and interesting voice 5. Romania - instantly catchy and should do well 6. Denmark - good song very eighties American 7. Russia - good song for Eurovision but not sure about his voice or stage presence 8. Norway - bookies favourite but very predictable 9. Sweden - credible song but not very memorable 10. Finland - ethnic and a bit different 11. Holland -guilty pleasure. Very 70's and typically Dutch. Not surprising as written by Pierre Kartner aka Father Abraham. Will probably bomb. 12. Slovakia - another ethnic effort 13. Spain - catchy and quirky 14. Cyprus - could be top Brit song...Welsh is he not ? Not much Greek Cypriot about this. 15. Belgium - not usual Euro fare but a bit dull 16. Moldova - lively effort but average 17. Albania - ditto 18. Ireland - totally predictable but good voice 19. Greece - could be interesting stage performance 20. Bulgaria - average 21. Iceland - catchy but predictable 22. Estonia - good song but not instant 23. Portugal - nice voice 24. Croatia - also well sung but forgettable 25. United Kingdom - disappointing 26. Ukraine - dated and heard it all before 27. Poland - forgetable 28. Georgia - good voice but dull song 29. Macedonia - dull song and voice 30. Latvia - dull 31. Malta - yawn 32. Switzerland - zzzzz 33. Belarus - doesn't do much 34. Slovenia - dire 35. Lithuania - bit of a joke but dont think it will come last in contest Edited March 14, 201015 yr by moth09
March 12, 201015 yr 3. Russia - good song for Eurovision but not sure about his voice or stage presence :wacko: :huh: Each to their own, I suppose
March 12, 201015 yr Yes there seems to be a lot of negative comments about the Russian entry but I suspect it will be one of those songs that it will go no points in Western Europe and bucket loads in Eastern Europe !
March 13, 201015 yr I agree about your comments about the Danish entry, it's like a Starship/Boy Meets Girl song or something...I give it a year before some house music producer takes the chorus and loops it into a 'Falling Stars' style dance song :heehee:
March 13, 201015 yr 4 new entries, courtesy of last night; Excellent 01 Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You 02 Germany: Lena Meyer-Landrut - Satellite 03 Norway: Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours 04 Denmark: Chanée & N'evergreen - In A Moment Like This 05 Moldova: Sunstroke Project feat Olia Tira - Run Away 06 Romania: Paula Seling feat Ovi - Playing With Fire 07 Croatia: Feminnem - Lako Je Sve 08 Estonia: Malcom Lincoln - Siren 09 Iceland: Hera Bjork - Je Ne Sais Quoi Very Good 10 Belgium: Tom Dice - Me & My Guitar 11 Slovakia: Kristina - Horehronie 12 Cyprus: Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring 13 Turkey: MaNga - We Could Be The Same No comment 14 United Kingdom: Josh - That Sounds Good To Me Good 15 Armenia: Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone 16 Malta: Thea Garrett - My Dream 17 Latvia: Aisha - What For? Do nothing for me 18 Portugal: Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim 19 Netherlands: Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-La-Lie) 20 Bulgaria: Miro - Angel Si Ti 21 Georgia: Sopho Nizharadze - Shine 22 Lithuania: InCulto - Eastern European Funk 23 Finland: Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki Ellää 24 Greece: Giorgos Alkaios & Friends - Opa 25 Switzerland: Michael von der Heide - Il Pleut de L'or 26 Albania: Juliana Pasha - Nuk Mundam Pa Ty 27 Belarus: Two Plus Three - Far Away 28 Slovenia: Anzambel Roka Žlindere & Kalamari - Narodnozabavni Rock Awful 29 Spain: Daniel Diges - Algo Pequeñito 30 Poland: Marcin Mrozinski Legenda Appalling 31 FYR Macedonia: Gjoko Taneski - Jas Ja Imam Silata 32 Russia: Music Group of Peter Nalitch - Lost And Forgotten 33 Ukraine: Vasyl Lazarovich - I Love You I feel like the UK entry will grow on me as it does become catchier the more you listen to it. When the studio leaks I expect it will climb higher. It's better than a lot of the unlistenable songs selected but still, it's no hit. Lena Meyer-Landrut is the new 'best thing since sliced bread' :wub: the Satellite studio version is perfection but as a singer I think she's absolutely fantastic! Hope it does well for Germany, they've clearly put a lot of effort in this year!
March 13, 201015 yr Brilliant 01 // 01 Norway: Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours 02 // 02 Belgium: Tom Dice - Me and My Guitar 03 // NE Germany: Lena Meyer-Landrut - Satellite 04 // 03 Romania: Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing With Fire 05 // 04 Moldova: SunStroke Project & Olia Tira - Run Away 06 // 05 Georgia: Sopho Nizharadze - Shine 07 // 06 Croatia: Feminnem - Lako Je Sve 08 // 07 Iceland: Hera - Je Ne Sais Quoi 09 // 08 Slovakia: Kristína - Horehronie 10 // 09 Turkey: maNga - We Could Be The Same 11 // 10 Cyprus: Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring Great 12 // 11 Denmark: Chanée & N´evergreen - A Moment Like This 13 // 12 Bulgaria: Miro - Angel Si Ti 14 // 13 Belarus: 2+3 - Far Away 15 // 14 Malta: Thea Garrett - My Dream 16 // 15 Armenia: Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone 17 // NE Greece: Giorgos Alkeos & Friends - OPA 18 // 16 Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You 19 // 17 Latvia: Aisha - What For? Good 20 // NE Estonia: Malcom Lincoln - Siren 21 // NE United Kingdom: Josh - That Sounds Good To Me 22 // 18 Lithuania: InCulto - Eastrn European Funk 23 // 19 Poland: Marcin Mrozinski Legenda 24 // 20 Switzerland: Michael von der Heide - Il Pleut de L'or 25 // 21 FYR Macedonia: Gjoko Taneski - Jas Ja Imam Silata 26 // 22 Portugal: Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim Average 27 // 23 Albania: Juliana Pasha - Nuk Mundam Pa Ty 28 // 24 Finland: Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki Ellää 29 // 25 Spain: Daniel Diges - Algo Pegueñito 30 // 26 Ukraine: Vasyl Lazarovich - I Love You Awful 31 // 27 Netherlands: Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-La-Lie) 32 // 28 Slovenia: Anzambel Roka Žlindere & Kalamari - Narodno Zabavni Rock 33 // 29 Russia: Music Group of Peter Nalitch - Lost And Forgotten
March 13, 201015 yr Excellent 01 Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You 02 Sweden: Anna Bergendahl - This Is My Life 03 Germany: Lena Meyer-Landrut - Satellite 04 Norway: Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours 05 Denmark: Chanée & N'evergreen - In A Moment Like This 06 Moldova: Sunstroke Project feat Olia Tira - Run Away 07 Romania: Paula Seling feat Ovi - Playing With Fire 08 Croatia: Feminnem - Lako Je Sve 09 Estonia: Malcom Lincoln - Siren 10 Iceland: Hera Bjork - Je Ne Sais Quoi 11 Belgium: Tom Dice - Me & My Guitar Good 12 Slovakia: Kristina - Horehronie 13 Cyprus: Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring 14 Turkey: MaNga - We Could Be The Same 15 Armenia: Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone 16 Malta: Thea Garrett - My Dream Average 17 United Kingdom: Josh - That Sounds Good To Me 18 Latvia: Aisha - What For? 19 Portugal: Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim 20 Netherlands: Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-La-Lie) 21 Bulgaria: Miro - Angel Si Ti 22 Georgia: Sopho Nizharadze - Shine 23 Lithuania: InCulto - Eastern European Funk 24 Finland: Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki Ellää 25 Greece: Giorgos Alkaios & Friends - Opa 26 Switzerland: Michael von der Heide - Il Pleut de L'or 27 Albania: Juliana Pasha - Nuk Mundam Pa Ty 28 Belarus: Two Plus Three - Far Away 29 Slovenia: Anzambel Roka Žlindere & Kalamari - Narodnozabavni Rock Awful 30 Spain: Daniel Diges - Algo Pequeñito 31 Poland: Marcin Mrozinski Legenda Appalling 32 FYR Macedonia: Gjoko Taneski - Jas Ja Imam Silata 33 Russia: Music Group of Peter Nalitch - Lost And Forgotten 34 Ukraine: Vasyl Lazarovich - I Love You Sweden new in at 2nd place...for the record Niamh would have been about 5th-7th in my rankings last year
March 13, 201015 yr Can't be bothered with full rankings just yet, but with only four songs to be heard/confirmed (Azerbaijan, France, Israel & BH), I'll say the songs I love this year: Moldova Slovakia Denmark Sweden Cyprus Ireland Romania Turkey Germany If I had to make a top 10, I'd add Armenia, Croatia or possibly Latvia
March 13, 201015 yr Brilliant 01 01 Iceland: Hera - Je Ne Sais Quoi 02 03 Romania: Paula Seling feat Ovi - Playing With Fire (sounding more and more like a winner everyday) 03 02 Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You Great 04 05 Switzerland: Michael von der Heide - Il Pleut de L'or (this keeps getting stuck in my head) 05 04 Bulgaria: Miro - Angel Si Ti (sorry cutie :kink:) 06 07 Turkey: MaNga - We Could Be The Same (definitely a grower! Not usually my thing but wonder if it has something...) 07 NE Germany: Lena Meyer-Landrut - Satellite 08 07 Finland: Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki Ellää Good 09 09 Moldova: Sunstroke Project feat Olia Tira - Run Away 10 08 Netherlands: Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-La-Lie) 11 NE Greece: Giorgos Alkeos & Friends - OPA (Very Greek, but in a good way I think) 12 10 Albania: Juliana Pasha - Nuk Mundam Pa Ty 13 14 Croatia: Feminnem - Lako Je Sve 14 12 Lithuania: InCulto - Eastern European Funk 15 11 Denmark: Chanée & N´evergreen - A Moment Like This 16 13 Slovakia: Kristina - Horehronie Average 17 NE United Kingdom: Josh - That Sounds Good To Me 18 17 Cyprus: Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring 19 15 Latvia: Aisha - What For? 20 16 Armenia: Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone 21 19 Georgia: Sopho Nizharadze - Shine 22 20 Norway: Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours 23 22 Spain: Daniel Diges - Algo Pequeñito 24 18 Malta: Thea Garrett - My Dream 25 NE Sweden: Anna Bergendahl - This Is My Life (:zzz: Salem woz robbed :snif:) 26 25 Poland: Marcin Mrozinski - Legenda (growing :o) 27 21 Belarus: 3+2 - Far Away 28 23 Portugal: Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim Awful 29 NE Serbia: Milan Stankovic - Ovo Je Balkan (WTF :blink: Horrible feeling this is a grower though...) 30 24 Ukraine: Vasyl Lazarovich - I Love You 31 26 Slovenia: Anzambel Roka Žlindere & Kalamari - Narodnozabavni Rock (No. Just no.) 32 27 FYR Macedonia: Gjoko Taneski - Jas Ja Imam Silata Makes me want to kill myself 33 NE Estonia: Malcom Lincoln - Siren (did Leonard Cohen write this? So freakin depressing) 34 NE Russia: Peter Nalitch & Band - Lost And Forgotten (and here it shall stay :kink:) I think i'm missing one, not sure what though? :unsure: This still isn't a vintage year, but it's looking better than it was two weeks ago :)
March 13, 201015 yr I think i'm missing one, not sure what though? :unsure: This still isn't a vintage year, but it's looking better than it was two weeks ago :) Belgium?
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