Jan Jan especially and Qele Qele were highlights for me, but generally I'm never a huge fan of what Armenia send. Apricot Stone was a nice one too, and I liked Not Alone at the time (while also not quite getting why it was the odds favourite) but the dubstep production has not aged too well.

Snap was wildly overrated commercially for me, it's the definition of 'ok' - I wasn't exactly shocked by its low finish at Eurovision, there were no signs it was about to become a global hit based on that imo.

Snap becoming a huge hit after the contest was a bit of a surprise but I didn’t exactly feel that myself as I’m not on TikTok, and presumably it was mostly popular there and in the US (?). The staging was really good and the hook is catchy but the whole thing was mid for me.

I cringe a bit at how Not Alone hasn’t aged well too, but I barely remember it now so I guess I didn’t like it that much 12 years ago either. He definitely caught the end of the dubstep wave that era.

Yeah, I think Not Alone was an accidental favourite in the end. After all it did come 4th, but is probably one the most forgotten top five hits in the contest since the 00s.

Sanna was second favourite but I don’t think anyone really expected Sweden to quite get over the line with Undo. So it did feel like Armenia could do it, even though the track didn’t sound like a winner particularly.

Conchita/Common Linnets didn’t come alive in the odds until both delivered brilliant performances and staging. I think based on studio version alone they were deemed dated/too subtle to contend, but they both really wowed live, along with Sanna and her brilliant performance and vocal, so Aram MP3 (not a great artist name too) quickly faded away from view on the final week and actually did well to come 4th after that.

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5 Ladaniva - Jako (2024, 8th)

Despite the enormous streaming figures for “Snap” this is in fact their only Top 10 finish of the 2020s so far. I love the pace of it, and how it takes a traditional folk melody and manages to make it feel up to date.

4 Artsvik - Fly With Me (2017, 18th)

This is much more subtle than the likes of “Jako”. I find it quite hypnotic and compelling, but still with an authentic sound to it.

3 Brunette - Future Lover (2023, 14th)

Another subtle one that was never going to really set the scoreboard alight. This is pure art though and a top notch example of its style. The switch up into the rapped section is marvellous - I was lucky enough to see it live in Liverpool and it was a great performance.

Qeleee, Qeele!!!!!!!

2 Iveta Mukuchyan - LoveWave (2016, 7th)

This is such an exciting song that feels like it had the potential to do even better. The way it builds up to the euphoric chorus and then lets go is quite thrilling.

1 Aram MP3 - Not Alone (2014, 4th)

Sorry Rich and Pav - I still love this. The dubstep style is not quite like anything else that’s been seen at Eurovision. The gentle Iano intro, the build of the strings and then how it explodes at the climax still give me the feels every time. Would be interested to hear what @Iz様 🌟 makes of this.

Armenia, they're a country that I often wish would give me something to stan, I don't think I have a clear favourite of theirs, it's between 'Jako', 'LoveWave' and 'Apricot Stone' I think, I think those capture the very beautiful image of their country that they have available to them, one of the countries I can easily forgive going balls-out nationalist with, and all have a good bit of excitement between each of them.

'Not Alone' I think is quite good in studio and I agree, it has a great buildup. It's not one I've returned to all that often, although perhaps a bit more than the average Armenian entry, certainly it's better than 'Snap', which is the real one I've never understood, a faceless chart pop song interrupting the vibes, Armenia's a country I expect something solidly decent from a lot of the time.

(afraid I don't have a single Andorran entry I think I care for)

Jako grew on me quite a lot with the live performance, which was really energetic and magnetic, a great act to watch.

LoveWave was a strong entry too, 2016 was a very high quality year in terms of songs and staging.

Dubstep could be found in a couple of other entries in 2014 too, albeit to much lesser success than Not Alone. Lithuania's Attention was one. Eurovision is said to be 2-3 years behind musical trends, so it figured that dubstep showed up 2-3 years after its commercial peak.

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Dubstep in Eurovision I don't remember much, but I remember the bass beat deep house production like Duke Dumont - Won't Look Back turned up in Eurovision in about 2015 in at least one entry.

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Lovewave felt like overwrought, style over substance. Future Lover is their best, for me.

The only other dubstep entry I remember was the incredibly underrated and best Montenegrin entry by far - Igranka. Didn't it also finish safely top 10 with the voters but get murdered by the juries?