Thanks to phil for the set up and vote announcing. I will have to put my thinking cap on for next time, perhaps think slightly out of the box, and go with a song not in English!
Please get your votes sent in to me by [highlight]Sunday 29th June at 4pm[/highlight] or I will enforce a 33% deduction if you don't vote!
(Remind me to take away 33% and not give them 33% like I did last time I hosted. )
I fully expect to do terribly in this too, as I'm quite certain I'm the only person who likes my entry! Some good entries though, some I wouldn't necessarily call underrated either but we shall see
Nice to see some of the songs I was considering sending. I have a feeling I won't do as well as I though this week, some good choices. after seeing the playlist, wish I thought of a certain entry, which might get high points from me...
Apparently Marija Serofovic isn't happy that Conchita is estimated to make around 3 million this year from appearances. She claims she only received chocolate when she won!
Just back from a lovely week in Italy. Had a few Eurovision experiences while there. The singer at the bar sang L'essenziale one night much to the delight of myself and the local audience. I did talk to some of the bar staff about it and they said they were extremely proud when they found out that L'essenziale would represent Italy last year and it still is very popular. They were also quite disappointed La Mia Cittá didn't do so well. I was quite plesently surprised and they said Marco representing them last year and more so Emma representing them this year made young people aware of Eurovision and got people talking about it in Italy. A little girl also sang L'essenziale in a karaoke night and she received a chorus from the audience (including myself lol). Also, while I was walking down the street I heard La Mia Cittá playing in a packed café with a group of teens all happily singing along to the song. I think we may be seeing a rise in popularity in Eurovision in Italy again. I hope they stick with us as I've loved every song since their return!
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A huge thank you to Phill for excellent hosting and many congratulations to ESC Ross for winning Heat 1 of Fantasy 2014.
Here are all the songs sent in to me for the DS Best Underrated ESC Entry.
PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhMbHLiEjS4&list=PLDv07NcRIadOMQ74VLso4rxa3egvdN3zm
Suzy - Quero Ser Tua (Portugal 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhMbHLiEjS4
Soluna Samay - Should've Known Better (Denmark 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5X2r_t-KBk
Joy Fleming - Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein (Germany 1975)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWcFWGOm12A&app=desktop
Sofi Marinova - Love Unlimited (Bulgaria 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAUAETPcFBI
Chiara - What If We (Malta 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hWyVLn9sKs
Liliane Saint-Pierre - Soldiers of Love (Belgium 1987)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0uxzbTgmPY
Neiokõsõ - Tii (Estonia 2004)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gOwmmxQaho
Natália Kelly - Shine (Austria 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOJHi6JiKpY
Kaliopi - Crno I Belo (Macedonia 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSuCdNEy9w0
Mariza Koch - Panagia Mou, Panagia Mou (Greece 1976)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flOGrT0OMMQ
Who See - Igranka (Montenegro 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR9rtB2ilZU
Nucha - Há Sempre Alguém - (Portugal 1990)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPzyO4jww8A
Firelight - Coming Home (Malta 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_hT08vzHt8
Dana International - Ding Dong (Israel 2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWVuuvqEArE
Rita Guerra - Deixa-me Sonhar (Só Mais Uma Vez) (Portugal 2003)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhH7Xv7NkTU
Moje 3 - Ljubav Je Svuda (Serbia 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbAAFijZIxE
Sergio Endrigo - Marianne (Italy 1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8Rn8AJqzEQ
Malene - Tell Me Who You Are (Denmark 2002)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZYnmqCJ7zI
Rita - Shara Barkhovot (Israel 1990)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uy2RWn1lUA
Olta Boka - Zemrën e lamë (Albania 2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjq20IxwEfM
Anastasiya Vinnikova - I Love Belarus (Belarus 2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frhQMuyH0lg
Enrico Ruggeri - Sole d'Europa (Italy 1993)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muV3Gvy_eJY
Maywood - Ik Wil Alles Met Je Delen (Netherlands 1990)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbk1My3Z7TE
Magdalena Tul - Jestem (Poland 2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u4uznE0GxI
Nadine Beiler - The Secret Is Love (Austria 2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsBC5AB1tFo
Mandinga - Zaleilah (Romania 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ruy639kTQ
Hersi - One Night’s Anger (Albania 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahu_K_Jh2vc
Anna Rossinelli - In Love For A While (Switzerland 2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxLE5FmNJow
Esther Hart - One More Night (Netherlands 2003)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojI8Z48w3Ck
Jon Lilygreen & the Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring (Cyprus 2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wYJlaTqg94
Alex Sparrow - Get You (Russia 2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-3ohaRN3MM
Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira - Run Away (Moldova 2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-VMHOlCyW8
Iris - Would You? (Belgium 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z_5s5gnrCM
Morena - Vodka (Malta 2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rMRjridFH0
Sandra Oxenryd – Through My Window (Estonia 2006)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOybfT_x8Sc
Eva Boto - Verjamem (Slovenia 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEHNRKnrWiU
Svetlana Loboda - Be My Valentine (Ukraine 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqclaNucp24
PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhMbHLiEjS4&list=PLDv07NcRIadOMQ74VLso4rxa3egvdN3zm
Please get your votes sent in to me by [highlight]Sunday 29th June at 4pm[/highlight] or I will enforce a 33% deduction if you don't vote!
(Remind me to take away 33% and not give them 33% like I did last time I hosted.
Good luck and have fun!
Oooh some great flops on that list!
Wow! Very happy with the result! Didn't think I would win,
They are so gonna win.
You'd be surprised. Songs sent from the current year hardly ever do well. To me it seems slightly lazy to just pick something from 2014...
Some of the other songs were fan favorites so I'm not sure if I will vote for them
And it's here!
These songs were great, really enjoyed them. Thanks to Pandora, and Yugi for introducing me to them