June 1Jun 1 I’m a bit surprised you’ve done Gjon that way round. Wish he’d won in the year he actually competed. Stunning live vocals
June 1Jun 1 Author 3 - Serbia 2023Luke Black - Samo Mi Se SpavaAn immediate favourite of mine from the time I heard it in the Serbian national selection. It's just really well produced with lots of Nine Inch Nails sonics. And Luke's voice is so hypnotic.We'll never know how well this would have done if it was sound-mixed properly in the final.Best bit: the laughter bit 😁
June 2Jun 2 Author 2 - Croatia 2023Let 3 - Mama ŠČ!This is without any doubt, the most underrated Eurovision entry. Creative chaos,. The breakdown (of sorts) about a minute into the song might be the most avant garde thing to ever happen on the Eurovision stage. And then there's the operatic backing vocals - genius. Both of these things could be lifted off Mansun's second album Six. The main melody later on in the song is very strong too. Even though he sort of shouts it, it's still there and enjoyable.It's too much for some Eurovision fans who see it as a joke entry. Joke entries don't have this much musicality in them. It works without the visuals too.Best bit: 1:07 the chaotic diversion into madness. Edited June 2Jun 2 by Colm
June 2Jun 2 Author 1 - Austria 2014Conchita Wurst - Rise Like a PhoenixMy number 1 won't come as a surprise to some of you. There have been times in the last few years when I watched this repeatedly maybe 5 times and still wanted more. And it does need to be watched live. The defiant, soaring vocals make me feel stronger and more resilient. And we need that.As insane as it feels to type these words, in 2023 my choir were invited by Conchita to singing backing vocals at a surprise performance of Rise Like a Phoenix at a prominent gay bar in Dublin. She was so sweet and had no ego. When we were singing during the sound check our choir leader kept asking her what she wanted us to do. She just said let them have fun with it. Best bit: 2:31 the fist-clenching key change.
June 2Jun 2 Wow at your top 2. I personally do not like your #2, but can understand the appeal and can understand why it did relatively well.Conchita is a Eurovision icon. I was team Spain that year (big up Ruth Lorenzo) but Conchita was a close 2nd. Amazing song, amazing stage presence, superb message
June 2Jun 2 Nice countdown Colm, I like the three winners in the top 10 most - Arcade, 1944 and Rise Like A Phoenix, although all were about 5-8th for me in their respective years. That Conchita story of yours is great.Not too fond of Let 3 musically, but the performance was very fun to watch.The Luke Black song is one of my partner's favourite Eurovision songs ever! So it's always on at home.
June 3Jun 3 MAMA ŠČ! Possibly forgotten a bit too quickly after Croatia followed it up perfectly but what an entry. Excellent countdown, enjoyed reading it.
June 6Jun 6 Author Some other statsTop Years by Points2023 2222018 2092019 1742024 1522020 1452012 692021 682014 502016 502022 472017 462010 292015 14Top 10 Countries by PointsAustria 124Switzerland 122Italy 109Serbia 84Armenia 78Bulgaria 62Albania 61Croatia 61Netherlands 56Portugal 46
June 15Jun 15 Author If I was to slot in some of this year's entries, they might go in like this02 Austria 15 Greece25 Malta
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