May 21, 20169 yr Author http://i.imgur.com/5mVPrzT.png Belarus is a country I was very surprised to realize how many songs I actually enjoyed throughout the years of their Eurovision history. Belarus joined the contest in 2004, the inauguration year of the semi finals, and has since qualified a grand total of 4 times. Wow. I honestly expected that number to be higher. Anyway they managed 6th place in 2007 which is so far their only time in the Top 10. Despite boasting many great entries they also have one absolutely dreadful and cringeworthy entry which is deadset on last place on Belarus' ranking. Thanks to some strong upper region entries, Belarus manages to place 18th out of 48 countries on this ranking. 540th – "Butterflies" by 3+2 featuring Robert Wells (2010) This is pretty much everything that I dislike in a Eurovision entry. It feels like this whole performance was either made by a 10 year old or for a 10 year old, and since I'm not very fond of kids I instantly dislike it. Easily Belarus' worst entry yet. 466th – "Hasta La Vista" by Ruslan Alekhno (2008) Rather inoffensive, but maybe that's exactly why it places so low. It's just a little bit too generic and been done before many times before in much better fashion. Very forgettable. 427th – "Eyes That Never Lie" by Petr Elfimov (2009) Uhh, so I listened to this like maybe an hour ago and I really can't recall how it goes. 423rd – "Mum" by Polina Smolova (2006) Lmao not gonna lie I used to love this song in 2006 and was seriously shocked that she didn't qualify. I was 16 and dumb so when I watched it again I was not even remotely surprised. Her vocals were very spotty but the song is somewhat fun though, but I'll just stick with the studio version thx. 337th – "We Are The Heroes" by Litesound (2012) This one faded a bit in the group of amazing songs that were presented to us in 2012, but it's good enough for a Top 400 spot. The lyrics have been overdone to death but it feels somewhat fresh nontheless. Måns did it better though. 334th – "My Galileo" by Aleksandra and Konstantin (2004) Lol this is one of those songs that is really just so weird but I like it anyway. Aleksandra has a weird goat-like voice but the song is still fun. My friends watched the recap of 2004 with me the other day and were like "uhh wtf is that?" lmao but I still like it. Weird and fun, great combo. 255th – "Help You Fly" by Ivan (2016) Last but not least for today we have the most recent belarusian entry. Ivan was thankfully not naked on stage but instead brought to us a nice CGI show which I personally liked. I was a bit sad that Ivan didn't qualify but the quality of songs this year was so good it's really no surprise. I'm sure he would have qualified in almost any other year though, even though it was far from being a fan favorite lol. Belarusian Qualifiers · 6 out of 13"Cheesecake" by Teo (2014)"I Love Belarus" by Anastasia Vinnikova (2011)"Love Me Tonight" by Angelica Agurbash (2005)"Solayoh" by Alyona Lanskaya (2013)"Time" by Uzari and Maimuna (2015)"Work Your Magic" by Dmitry Koldun (2007)Surprisingly and against all odds Belarus gets six qualifiers through into the Top 250. Here we have three non-qualifiers and three qualifiers of their respective years. Two of these songs get through thanks almost solely to their studio versions, while some get through based on brilliant live performance. One of them is just absolutely brilliant in general and easily makes it the furthest out of this group.
May 21, 20169 yr Thanks for the feedback guys! Iz, I'm psyched there's actually another Trackshittaz fan here! Me and my group of friends listened to it a lot back in 2012 tbh and I was sad that it didn't qualify :( I was quite a fan as well. Such fun Omg 21 guests here. Thread slayage right there *.*
May 23, 20169 yr Author http://i.imgur.com/1hpZoWP.png Belgium is another country I'm a bit conflicted with. They have sent some terrible songs into the contest but they have also sent some amazing songs. They have rarely sent songs that straddle the line, though it has happened. Those great songs that they have sent include a very robbed song by a european sensation, a beautiful traditional song in a language I do not know and a great performance by Ramsay Snow in last year's competition. All of these overshadow the creepy and just plain weird stuff they have sent since 2000, which is why Belgium manages to rank 12th out of 48 songs on my country list, which is a lot higher than I would have expected it to rank honestly. 615th – "Mother" by Axel Hirsoux (2014) I'm afraid I cannot even express it with words how terrible this song is but I think its' fourth-to-last placement says more than enough. "Mother" is a very creepy song and I really don't understand what Belgium was thinking when they sent this as their entry two years ago. Although Axel sings very well there is just something about this song that I absolutely despise. It kind of feels like a song Principal Skinner would sing about his mom. Did not work at all and thankfully Europe agreed with me as it didn't qualify. 601st – "With Love Baby" by Witloof Bay (2011) This is another song that I can understand that maybe looks good on paper – using only their vocals, funny name etc – but this feels like they just wayyyy overshot their mark. It's so corny and I really don't understand what their target audience is. The song is incredibly lacking and they just look really silly on stage. PASS. 556th – "Le Grand Soir" by Nuno Resende (2005) What is it with this borefest? Dear god I almost fell asleep. 555th – "O Julissi" by Ishtar (2008) Lmao are you serious Belgium? What is this even. I cannot for the life of me believe you actually intended to qualify with this mess. 549th – "Love Power" by The KMG's (2007) Yup, we're still in the bottom 100 countries where Belgium has FIVE entries so far. This feels incredibly dated but still fails to bring any 70's nostalgia with it. (which I'm guessing is what they were aiming for). 534th – "Envie de Vivre" by Nathalie Sorce (2000) Okay this is the final Belgian entry in the 500s and even though the song itself is maybe quite ok, that live performance was disastrous. Nathalie barely hits any notes and just sounds a bit screechy. So sorry mawma, this is as far as you can go. 495th – "Copycat" by Patrick Ouchène aka. Copycat (2009) Uhh, somehow enough people felt like this was a good idea that it was actually carried out. Unpopular opinion time: I'm not an Elvis fan (not an Elvis hater either just to be clear). Therefore I am not an Elvis lookalike fan either. 491st – "Would You?" by Iris (2012) This is perhaps the first song that isn't absolutely dreadful so far, but that's not really saying much as it's still awfully boring and uneventful. Iris is a decent singer but whoever wrote this song should not be proud. You can do better. 457th – "Sister" by Sergio and the Ladies (2002) We started off eliminating "mother" and now we're cutting off "sister". Is there any particular reason Belgium keeps naming family members in their songs? This is far superior to the first cut though, but that's not really saying much. Sister is a rather typical 2002 entry. That's not a compliment. Belgian Qualifiers · 7 out of 16"Je t'adore" by Kate Ryan (2006)"Love Kills" by Roberto Bellarosa (2013)"Me and My Guitar" by Tom Dice (2010)"Rhythm Inside" by Loïc Nottet (2015)"Sanomi" by Urban Trad (2003)"What's The Pressure?" by Laura Tesoro (2016)"1 Life" by Xandee (2004)A lot of very good songs in this bunch. We have only one song here that failed to make the final, which is infamous for being one of the most robbed semi final DNQ's to date. Four of these songs made the top 10, with one of them even challenging the winner in 2003. It was close but not quite enough for Urban Trad to take the crown unfortunately. Overall a very great bunch, but one of these songs actually just barely made the Top 250 *SHOCK* Edited May 28, 20169 yr by jafetsigfinns
May 23, 20169 yr Mother, With Love Baby and Copycat are all down there in my 10 worst entries of this century. Belgium are often completely hopeless and awful but admittedly they've got it right a few times in the last few years. I like all 7 of the entries you have remaining from Belgium plus Ishtar (!) and Iris but the rest are completely crap.
May 23, 20169 yr Belgium is my #1 enemy of the 2010s, their objectively awful lot as well as me disliking Rhythm Inside and (up until its final performance) What's The Pressure, it's pretty much only Love Kills of recent times that I've enjoyed. But Sanomi is up there in my ultimate favourites so at least that's through for you. Belarus, my favourite is Butterflies :D I can see why people would hate it though, I only like it because it's quite uplifting.
May 23, 20169 yr 'Mother' makes me physically ill to this day. To think that some people were calling it a potential winner because the Sunday after Eurovision was Mother's Day in a lot of European countries. FLUSH!
May 23, 20169 yr Author Hahaha glad I'm not alone in hating on 'Mother'. Was afraid I'd possibly have someone defending it here lmao!
May 23, 20169 yr Author http://i.imgur.com/Ut6dV7f.png Bosnia and Herzegovina is definitely not one of my favorite countries, though they have released some amazing songs in the contest. Generally they are near the middle or bottom of my rankings but mostly just because they've sent out a lot of very mediocre songs, but still they have only failed to make the final once – this year. I don't necessarily think it has to be a language thing because one of their absolute best is sung in bosnian, while another is sung in (mostly) english so they definitely can do it, it's just that most of their stuff is cheesier than a margarita pizza. All of this contributes to the fact that BiH place no higher than 23rd out of 48 countries. 561st – "Hano" by Nino Pršeš (2001) Okay lbr this is a piece of garbage. Even by 2001 standards. Sometimes these countries pick songs that just make you go: did you really just put minimal effort into picking that song? I mean the guy hardly even sings, he's just kind of hum-singing the song and sounds a bit like he's still testing his absolute limits in singing. 542nd – "Ne Brini" by Mija Martina (2003) Lol I'm so rough on these early 2000's entries. This isn't quite as appalling as 'Hano' but this is no prize winner either. Very repetitive and gets old real fast. 477th – "Na Jastuku Za Dvoje" by Maja Tatić (2002) Fun fact: this sounds a bit like a icelandic 80s pop song, except sung in gibberish. That's not a good thing. It's funny, but it's not very good. Guilty pleasure at best, but it still even feels terribly dated for 2002 lol. Maybe would have made sense in '92. 461st – "Thunder and Lightning" by Vukašin Brajić (2010) Oh geez, this is just terribly overdone. Somehow this qualified in 2010 over Anna Bergendahl, which is a scandal. Yes I know Anna was in a different semi but still. They should have swapped ffs. This is terribly dated and unexciting (is that a word?) and that thing he does with his legs bugs the f**k out of me for some reason I can't figure out. 429th – "Pokušaj" by Laka (2008) Uhh, I'm not quite sure why (and I think some people might feel the same way) but I used to love this song. I actually kind of rooted for it back in 2008 because it was quirky and different but now when I watch I'm just really confused about what in the world could have intrigued me about this mess. Not the worst BiH has produced but definitely not the best either. Mostly just plain weird. 420th – "Rijeka Bez Imena" by Marija Šestić (2007) This song fell a bit down from its' initial position because when I listened to it again I realized that practically nothing happens in this song. Marija has a nice enough voice but it's nothing spectacular and the song really doesn't go anywhere. My memory tricked me into thinking it was actually an interesting entry until I listened to it again. Shame. 401st – "Ljubav Je" by Dalal and Deen featuring Ana Rucner and Jala (2016) One thing should be made absolutely clear: Deen is a bosnian treasure. His debut in 2004 is hilarious and an absolute masterpiece. This however does not reach the same heights unfortunately. 'Ljubav Je' is cute and the vocals are pretty much on point but we've heard it all before and so much better. Initially I rooted for this (among a few others), but that was before all the actually good entries were revealed and this just paled in comparison. But let's get one thing straight: Dalal is a kick-ass singer and Deen looks so different from how he looked in 2004. That rap tho.. lmao wtf? 353rd – "Bistra Voda" by Regina (2009) I don't remember a lot about this song but it's a cool traditional sounding song. When I was looking it up I was totally expecting this to be sung be a solo female but Regina is actually a rock band with only men lol. The song placed 9th which is a bit excessive in my opinion as the song isn't really that good but I feel that it definitely at least deserved to qualify.. even though it totally didn't in my personal version of the contest lol oops. Bosnian and Herzegovinan Qualifiers · 4 out of 13"Call Me" by Feminnem (2005)"In The Disco" by Deen (2004)"Lejla" by Hari Mata Hari (2006)"Love In Rewind" by Dino Merlin (2011)There we have it, only four of BiH's songs make it to the next stage, including: a girl group that later reappeared for another country, a beautiful love song by a returning act from 1999, and Bosnia & Herzegovina's best result yet in an absolutely beautiful traditional song sung in bosnian. Then of course there's Deen. l0l. Edited May 25, 20169 yr by jafetsigfinns
May 25, 20169 yr Author http://i.imgur.com/kMFK4wX.png Bulgaria is a country that has somewhat surprised me. They had never really sent a solid, perfect pop song until this year and were always rather much in the middle of the road for me. Most of their songs are good but maybe not *that* good. They have really only failed horribly twice and both times they sent the same abysmal duo although their second time was a little bit better than the first. Bulgaria's track record is however not great, and that's why they place 40th out of 48 on my big country list. 618th – "Water" by Elitsa and Stoyan (2007) In the absolutely last place out of all the songs in the contest we have this "song" if you can call it that. I'm absolutely baffled that this managed 5th place even if 2007 is one of the worst years in ESC history (in my opinion). There is absolutely no melody and Elitsa's shrill voice irritates me to no end. It's almost like a little kid won the chance to design a Eurovision entry and submitted their choice but the Bulgarian ESC officials thought "nah we can do worse than that" so they brought in a tonedeaf woman and some rando on drums. This song having gotten 157 points is just ridiculous. The only thing that could be more ridiculous was if for some reason they'd decide to bring these numbnuts back.. 617th – "Samo Shampioni" by Elitsa and Stoyan (2013) ..which they totally did. As if ruining one contest wasn't enough, Elitsa and Stoyan thought they'd try it again in 2013 but thankfully they failed even though they came dangerously close in 12th place in their semi. I'm glad things aren't quite as bleak as they used to be. 594th – "Lorraine" by Kaffe (2005) When Bulgaria first decided to join the competition in 2005 they sent in this borefest which rightfully failed to qualify by a mile. 390th – "DJ, Take Me Away" by Deep Zone and Balthazar (2008) Then we suddenly take a 200 song jump into the Top 400 where we're greeted by a rather cool technobeat song. The problem with this track though is that it's painfully repetitive and gets old really, really quick. Like I literally got tired of it while I was still listening to it for the first time in ages. 364th – "Na Inat" by Poli Genova (2011) Omg next up is the kween Poli Genova who reappeared out of nowhere this year and literally slayed the competition into pieces. Well, most of it. Her 2011 entry is cute and fun but definitely no winning material, but I love her energy and I do like the song even though I don't understand a word she's saying. 352nd – "Illusion" by Krassimir Avramov (2009) Oh lol I have a feeling not many people will necessarily agree with my placement of this song. The vocals are pretty spotty but I like the melody and the studio version made it hard for me to bring this any further down. The back-up singers aren't very great but again what saves this is the studio version. Krassimir has a rather impressive vocal range as well. 333rd – "Angel Si Ti" by Miro (2010) This one surprised me a bit upon rewatch because I honestly liked it a lot more than I thought I would. It's an energetic song and so totally Eurovision lmao. Miro has a nice voice though it kind of needs a little bit of help here and there but man this definitely should have placed higher than 15th in the semi it was in. Sounds kind of like something I would have listened to post-Eurovision back in 2007 or 2008. That outfit is horrendous though and the choreography is pretty hilar. Bulgarian Qualifiers · 3 out of 10"If Love Was A Crime" by Poli Genova (2016)"Let Me Cry" by Mariana Popova (2006)"Love Unlimited" by Sofi Marinova (2012)Three lovely female singers qualified for Bulgaria, although one of those songs isn't really all that good but the singer is just the absolutely funniest person to have competed in Eurovision in a long time so I couldn't get myself to cut that song before the Top 250. One of these songs goes much further than the other two and I think if you look at this short list it won't take you long to figure out which one that is.
May 25, 20169 yr I still love Water :lol: The melody on the track isn't super obvious but there is one there because the vocal hook quite often gets stuck in my head (despite me not being able to speak a word of Bulgarian, well...apart from day mi lyubovta *.*). I think it came 5th because it was so different and refreshing and just completely stood out. The drum beat was also very reminiscent of Safri Duo, which I loved.
May 25, 20169 yr Ah. Water, I find it really ethereal and different and addictive, absolutely love it, and it took a very very strong song this year to overtake it as my Bulgarian favourite. Not what I'd have called for your last place but you have explained it well. I do love Bulgaria quite a lot, more than I should given their track record in the contest and it's mainly down to Poli and Elitsa & Stoyan (and Sofi of course).
May 25, 20169 yr In the Water love camp as well here :wub: One of my favorite Eurovision songs of all time.
May 25, 20169 yr Well, you've got me for back up at least, I loathe Suus and I dislike Water (although not to the extent of you but still!)
May 25, 20169 yr Author Hahaha sorry to disappoint you guys with my 'Water' hate then. I wish I could see why other people would like it but I really don't, but that being said of course I respect all of your opinions. I'm just glad Robot is on my side with this. :D Croatia coming up next.
May 25, 20169 yr Author http://i.imgur.com/jgVSxo5.png Alright onto a country that has been taking part in the contest for a relatively long time. Croatia first joined in 1993 and has since only missed out on the challenge in 2014 and 2015. They have brought us some very interesting traditional flavored pop songs which they usually sing in the native language Croatian. This includes a song that could have been sung by an early 2000s Britney Spears if she was croatian. Unfortunately Croatia has failed to reach the Top since 2001, but that might have something to do with the quality of both recent entries as well as the apparent lack of quality in many of the Croatian entries. This all contributes to why Croatia only places 34th out of 48 on my country list. 608th – "Kad Zaspu Andeli" by Goran Karan (2000) As with most of the early cuts this song just completely bored me to death. This is actually Croatia's best performance in the last 17 years, placing 9th. I must confess I really don't get it but then again the quality of songs in this contest wasn't all that impressive. 591st – "Vjerujem U Ljubav" by Dragonfly featuring Dado Topić (2007) Oh wow another generic rock-ish performance for 2007. Although there is something that could possibly work here it kind of doesn't. Already bored of this. 525th – "Nebo" by Nina Badrić (2012) Although her singing is pretty good the song is an absolute borefest. I fast forwarded into it to try and remember which song this is and I don't remember even having seen this in Baku. Not at all surprising that this failed to qualify as it's so bloody forgettable. 521st – "Mižerja" by Klapa s Mora (2013) Should feel relatively epic but doesn't quite work for me. I feel like this is maybe even 10 spots too high upon second listen, but there's really nothing to be done about that now. This has been done many times before and has pretty much always been way more interesting than this sausage fest. Doesn't really go anywhere. 518th – "Romanca" by Kraljevi Ulice and 75 Cents (2008) Some novelty acts totally work, but unsurprisingly this is not one of those. Although the song is interesting and the chorus almost captivates me, the songs in total just fails to leave a lasting impression. In an earlier contest this would have worked but it feels kind of dated by Croatian standard. 4th to last for Croatia should be considered a success though. 482nd – "Celebrate" by Daria (2011) Honestly, on paper this should totally work for me. But the song is just so terribly generic and Daria's vocals are really not all that great. I mean they aren't necessarily bad but they're not impressive either. The song is just the dictionary definition of generic though. Lol at that wardrobe change though. Pretty random but it does catch your eye if you aren't terribly bored of the song yet. 409th – "Vukovi Umiru Sami" by Boris Novković featuring Lado (2005) Let's be absolutely clear here, this would probably be a lot lower if it weren't for that ridiculously enthusiastic drummer lmfao. The song is alright and kind of works that cool traditional angle but I feel like they could have done something just a little bit more. Boris obviously doesn't have the best vocal range but the song doesn't really require that. Quite alright, but nothing spectacular. Sounds a bit like an icelandic folk song sung in croatian to be honest lmao. Can't quite place which one though. 408th – "Strings of My Heart" by Vanna (2001) Now we have the last time Croatia placed inside the Top 10 and while this is very low for a top 10 entry it's not at all surprising given the quality of the 2001 contest (I know I keep going on about that, it's just very hard for me not to lol). Vanna is cute and performs the song relatively well but the problem is just that the song isn't anything to call home about. It's a cute pop song but definitely does not stay in my mind for long after I listen to it. Feels a bit like a rejected Disney song. Also although that violin solo is cool it feels incredibly out of place in the song. 323rd – "You Are The Only One" by Ivan Mikulić (2004) This one kind of surprised me with how well it stuck in my mind after I listened to it in preparation for this list. This really defies the odds and feels kind of epic although Ivan doesn't quite nail all the notes. Actually rather surprised this didn't go any higher than 12th place as I would have expected the balkan countries to really eat this up like they often do with songs like this (see BiH 2006, Serbia & Montenegro 2004). Quite nice but no sugar or spice. 318th – "Lijepa Tena" by Igor Cukrov featuring Andrea Šušnjara (2009) Okay now you're getting it Croatia. This is what I want when I say "traditional". Or, well, something along these lines. While the song does kind of drag on I feel like Andrea completely saves the song from falling into insignificance forever. Igor has some rather awkward hand movements on stage but he's kind of cute so he's forgiven. I feel kind of bad about cutting this so early honestly. 266th – "Lako Je Sve" by Feminnem (2010) Aww this one got eliminated just before the Top 250 and it was actually really hard for me to let this one go as I really wanted to keep it longer but it just had to be done. Feminnem actually have one song in my Top 250 with their first entry 'Call Me', which they performed for Bosnia & Herzegovina in 2005. The girls have really great vocals and I remember I was shocked that this didn't qualify in 2010, but then again that was the year of many surprises qualification wise. The song is beautiful but the main reason I cut it here is because although it kind of works it still feels like something's really missing and I wouldn't have felt right about keeping it any longer. Croatian Qualifiers · 4 out of 15"Everything I Want" by Vesna Pisarović (2002)"Lighthouse" by Nina Kraljić (2016)"Moja štikla" by Severina (2006)"Vise Nisam Tvoja" by Claudia Beni (2003)Well, as you can see this track record is nothing to be too proud of. Only four songs qualify out of a total of 15, meaning I eliminated some 11 songs just now. Here we have a little bit of everything even though all of the qualifiers are of the same gender. We have yet another 2016 entry (which in my opinion is one of the best years to date), a hilarious entry that I'm not entirely sure if it's intended as a joke or not, and two pretty songs which both fall into the typical early 2000's eurovision song category, but definitely done right.
May 25, 20169 yr Great Croatian choices, that pair from 2002-3 were great and should have done much better in the contest. And Severina <3
May 26, 20169 yr Author http://i.imgur.com/XLf6jzS.png Cyprus is one of those countries I was really surprised about the lack of quality in their entries throughout the years. I honestly thought Cyprus was somewhat on par with Greece but apparently not quite. They have had a couple of mediocre entries and some just plain bad. In fact, in my personal version of the contests they only qualified 4 times since 2004. They have brought us some very forgettable songs and this is the first country where I had to be almost completely dependent on rewatches in order to write something about these songs as hardly any of them are songs I could recall just by looking at the name of the songs. Cyprus places 30th out of 48 countries on my list. 581st – "San Aggelos S'Agapisa" by Christos Mylordos (2011) OH DEAR GOD PLEASE STOP. That thing they're doing with their legs is literally giving me cringe-chills. It's the kind of thing Eurovision is known for what with an act doing something that they honestly think people are gonna go apeshit over because it's just ~OMG SO COOL~ but in reality it's just silly as hell. I mean this song probably wouldn't be so far down if it weren't for this cringefest. But then again the song is also pretty bad, the performance just kind of adds to that. 579th – "One Thing I Should Have Done" by Giannis Karagiannis (2015) Ugh this is so boring I just can't. Feels like something commercial radio would have eaten up like cocaine in 1991. Like seriously, nothing happens in this song. Nothing at all. 574th – "Femme Fatale" by Evdokia Kadí (2008) Lmao for some reason I had this a lot higher on my tentative list but upon rewatch I had a billion questions for myself such as "what the hell?" Now, that question kind of applies both to my decision to originally place it so much higher and it's also the question I'd like to ask Evdokia about that performance. This is such a strange entry I'm just at a loss of words because I'm not sure what I just watched and whether I should be offended that I actually spent 3 minutes on that more than once. 571st – "Nomiza" by Voice (2000) Lol this is just plain bad and terribly cheesy. I'd do fine without having to listen to this mess again. 528th – "Why Angels Cry" by Annet Artani (2006) Wow Cyprus you really aren't kidding with these terrible song choices are you? For this one at least you've got a decent singer but the song is an absolute borefest and a huge downer. Pretty glad this one didn't qualify to break down any festive mood there was at my Eurovision party. 493rd – "Firefly" by Christina Metaxa (2009) Well, this is a song that has at least some redeeming qualities but the singer is just so visibly nervous that it really ruins the song for me. This would probably a lot higher if she delivered a solid performance, but since she didn't this is where I'll leave Christina. Also the song takes like 2 minutes to start wtf. 464th – "An Me Thimase" by Despina Olympiou (2013) Well, we've got yet another great vocalist with a boring ballad. But it's got a little bit of edge on most of these boring ballads. Despina has a good voice and she looks a bit fierce on stage. Her voice kinda sounds like she's reaching its' absolute limits though, and I'll be honest I don't remember this song at all. 436th – "Alter Ego" by Minus One (2016) Oh jeez I'm totally expecting this one to not quite go down so easy with everyone but it is what it is. First things first: this is like a carbon copy of 'Somebody Told Me' by The Killers and that annoys me to no end. Secondly I know people have praised the camerawork for this performance but for me it was one of the weirdest things of the contest. Like that super zoom is so infinitely creepy lmao. I would have preferred this to not qualify from the semi but I was definitely expecting it to do so anyway. 404th – "Feeling Alive" by Stelios Constantas (2003) Lol this is kind of like some tropical 1999 hit or something but performed by a not-so-talented singer. Stelios looks a bit like he'd much rather be somewhere else during this performance, and the lyrics are in typical Eurovision fashion very cringeworthy and repetitive. He keeps saying he's feeling alive but I'm not quite buying it you guys. I'm pretty sure if he was connected to a heart monitor he'd be close to flatlining any minute out of sheer boredom. 397th – "Life Looks Better In Spring" by Jon Lilygreen and The Islanders (2010) This is a song that I actually kind of hated back in 2010 but as I listen to it again I feel like I may have misjudged it a bit. Now don't get me wrong it's no favorite of mine, but it's got a nice melody and Jon has a nice voice. It's definitely a bit dated though, and feels like something that Ireland would send (and win with) about 10 to 15 years earlier. I still don't quite get how life is better in spring though. What's up with this autumn-phobia Jonny? 339th – "Gimme" by One (2002) LOL discount Cypriot Backstreet Boys anyone? Wow this is so hilariously bad that I can't help but enjoy it for all the wrong reasons. It's kind of catchy but the lyrics don't make even an ounce of sense. There are so many weird parts in that song but it's just so funny I really can't hate it. It's like when something is so bad that it goes all the way around and becomes good again lmao. Also WTF at that final part hahahaha they're all going mad! I just can't, I'm crying now. 258th – "Stronger Every Minute" by Lisa Andreas (2004) Uhhh I'm so conflicted about this song. It's a beautiful ballad sung by a very talented girl but as tends to happen with ballads, they often bore me to death. This one does pretty much just that but it's hard to place it any lower than this because I feel like it's one of those early 2000s classic songs. I remember this very well from when it was performed and I remember thinking it would do very well.. which indeed it did. Placing 5th in the final was not a huge surprise because this is exactly the kind of song that does well in an early 2000's contest. Cypriot Qualifiers · 3 out of 15"Comme ci, Comme ça" by Evridiki (2007) "Ela Ela (Come Baby)" by Constantinos Christoforou (2005)"La La Love" by Ivi Adamou (2012)Only 3 songs out of 15 qualify for Cyprus which I think is the worst result so far for any country based on fatalities. But out of those that qualify we have 3 very strong contenders, all of them very different. We have a huge electro-rock/pop number which was infamously robbed for a place in the final of one of the worst (in my opinion) contests of the 2000s. We have a traditional-tinged male song which I always used to think was by a Greek artist lol. Finally we have one of the biggest european radio hits of the 2010s for a non-winner which was definitely surprising given its' placement in the actual contest.
May 26, 20169 yr I have similar feelings about Stronger Every Minute, it's never really stood out as a song to me and isn't all that interesting but I feel its reputation (as well as a killer title for a success story from a country that doesn't normally do that well) helps it along more than normal. 3 pretty decent Cypriot qualifiers, I think I'm the main fan of Alter Ego here, what with it being one of my favourite Eurovision songs of the 2010s already, I wasn't expecting it to get into your top 250 though :kink:
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