It’s now time to open the Aland Islands to England selection. Please vote for each country individually, in the same way you did when voting for Estonia to Jersey:
5 for your favourite
3 for your next favourite
2 for your next one
1 for your least favourite or 2nd least favourite if the round has 5 songs
Aland Islands
Jippu – Eva
Niki & The Dove – DJ, Ease My Mind
Johanna Kurkela – Sun särkyä anna mä en
Laura Narhi – Hetken tie on Kevyt
Belarus
Timoteij & Alexander Rybak - Vända Med Vinden
Koldun ft Alex Brashovean – Ray of Life
Litesound & Jacopo Massa - Solo Per Te
Alex Khlestov & Inna Afanasieva – Derzi Menya
Bosnia & Herzegovina
30 Seconds to Mars - Closer To The Edge
Neda Ukraden - Najbolji klub u gradu
Pamela Ramljak - Ti me ne voliš (You Don't Love Me)
Ivana Maric – Tebe Voljeti
Croatia
Starkillers & Richard Beynon ft Natalie Peris – What Does Tomorrow Bring?
Magazin – Sijamski Blizanci
Lana – Bad Boys
Denis & Denis – Ljubomora
It must have some fans surely, otherwise how did it win?
Well I didn't take part in the contest it won. I don't know how close the result was but chances are if it was tight and I'd been voting it wouldn't have won at all.
I think a lot of people in that contest were either Team Finland or Team Aland, which meant they went to one extreme or the other to hope the other wouldn't win. Which also explains how Turkey did well because it scored from both sides.
Also, I'm watching the recap from the last final. We've had nothing that comes anywhere near close to Life is a Game, Sinead, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Geronimo or Shield and the Sword this year.
ETA: From memory, what annoyed me even me more about the whole thing was that a load of people said "oh I was going to vote for the Aland Islands but I forgot/didn't have time" just after the result. GAH.
I think a lot of people in that contest were either Team Finland or Team Aland, which meant they went to one extreme or the other to hope the other wouldn't win. Which also explains how Turkey did well because it scored from both sides.
I'm not sure about that. All of the people that gave Hyperventilating 12 also voted for Hetken tie on kevyt and Gwen gave them her 12 and 10. Although, yes, there were a few instances where people gave one country average points and the other 0.
I think a lot of people in that contest were either Team Finland or Team Aland, which meant they went to one extreme or the other to hope the other wouldn't win. Which also explains how Turkey did well because it scored from both sides.
Also, I'm watching the recap from the last final. We've had nothing that comes anywhere near close to Life is a Game, Sinead, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Geronimo or Shield and the Sword this year.
ETA: From memory, what annoyed me even me more about the whole thing was that a load of people said "oh I was going to vote for the Aland Islands but I forgot/didn't have time" just after the result. GAH.
It's burn out - especially as the United Kingdom has been split and the likes of Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Italy and France are having to share their songs - it's reducing the number of viable tunes for each country. It maybe worth either limiting the number of countries or maybe extending the time frame for the 2013 contest so more songs are available or held back.
It's burn out - especially as the United Kingdom has been split and the likes of Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Italy and France are having to share their songs - it's reducing the number of viable tunes for each country. It maybe worth either limiting the number of countries or maybe extending the time frame for the 2013 contest so more songs are available or held back.
How have you got hold on my plans for the next contest Fudd? :eek:
It's burn out - especially as the United Kingdom has been split and the likes of Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Italy and France are having to share their songs - it's reducing the number of viable tunes for each country. It maybe worth either limiting the number of countries or maybe extending the time frame for the 2013 contest so more songs are available or held back.
I see the point but I'd just be careful how we do it. I tried to reduce the length of the contest just a little in Jurmala and we seemed to get a few more comments again without it being at the expense of the standard. I'd try to avoid going back to the sort of format we had sort of March April time when interest did start to dry up a bit.
I wouldn't put 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' amongst those others, Katsuya. Alongside Sheelah, the recent Latvian win, Varvara and the first one as the worst winner, imo.
Listening to this playlist though... So many amazing songs!
'Blanco y Negro' has REALLY grown on me. 'Es Gribu Vel Milet' sounds much better than it did at the time too. 'Na Balkanu' has also shot up in my estimation. The chorus is much more listenable than I thought before!
'Music Everywhere', 'New Day' & 'I Miss You'.
'Geronimo' is still one of my favourite winners, amazing song!
'Pin Up Girl' is very underrated imo, but very good!
'Sun of a Gun' is still my baby. Should've won...
I just can't warm to 'Dominoes'. & Ew Aqua.
'Het', 'Curtain Call' & 'Not That Kinda Girl' were both very unlucky to not win in their contests.
'Whisper of Silence' was a crazy good song, really unexpected from Belarus & the start.
'Oh No!' is an amazing song and I listen to it very regularly still. This also counts for 'Sinead', 'Shield and the Sword' & Capital Cities songs' in general too.
'Life is a Game' was a very worthy winner of a VERY strong CoC.
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5 for your favourite
3 for your next favourite
2 for your next one
1 for your least favourite or 2nd least favourite if the round has 5 songs
Aland Islands
Jippu – Eva
Niki & The Dove – DJ, Ease My Mind
Johanna Kurkela – Sun särkyä anna mä en
Laura Narhi – Hetken tie on Kevyt
Playlist
Albania
Kiril - Raise Up Your Hand
Miriam Cani - Pergjithmone
Rita Ora - How We Do (Party)
Vjosa SELMANI - Puthja e Pare
Playlist
Algeria
Zaho - C'est Chelou
Aqua- Kill Myself
Aqua - Playmate To Jesus
Khaled - C'est La Vie
Playlist
Andorra
Christophe Willem - Si Mes Larmes Tombent
Venus- Que Será de Mi
Lorena - Sin Medida
La Quinta Estacion & Marc Anthony - Recuerdame
Playlist
Armenia
Capital Cities - One Minute More
Sofi Mkheyan - Hayastani Erge
Inga & Anush - Hay-Hay
Lucina - Just For Fun
Playlist
Austria
Parov Stelar - Nobody's Fool
GuGabriel - Salvation
Elija - Out Of Use
Charlee - Too Fast
Playlist
Azerbaijan
Laleh- Some Die Young
Ell ft Aligee - I'm Free
Laleh - Vårens Första Dag
Emin - Never Enough
Playlist
Belarus
Timoteij & Alexander Rybak - Vända Med Vinden
Koldun ft Alex Brashovean – Ray of Life
Litesound & Jacopo Massa - Solo Per Te
Alex Khlestov & Inna Afanasieva – Derzi Menya
Playlist
Belgium
Kate Ryan - Ella, Elle l'a
Tom Dice - Out At Sea
Hooverphonic - Happiness
Dean - View Divine
Playlist
Bosnia & Herzegovina
30 Seconds to Mars - Closer To The Edge
Neda Ukraden - Najbolji klub u gradu
Pamela Ramljak - Ti me ne voliš (You Don't Love Me)
Ivana Maric – Tebe Voljeti
Playlist
Bulgaria
Grafa – Nikoi
Vessy Boneva – Related
Miro – Power
Vessy Boneva – Work of Art
Playlist
Croatia
Starkillers & Richard Beynon ft Natalie Peris – What Does Tomorrow Bring?
Magazin – Sijamski Blizanci
Lana – Bad Boys
Denis & Denis – Ljubomora
Playlist
Cyprus
Stella Kalli - Gia Poso Akomi
Nikki Ponte - Remembering The Summer Nights
Ivi Adamou - Voltes St'asteria
Sertari - Teardrops
Change The World - Nikolas Metaxas
Playlist
Czech Republic
Lenka - Everything At Once
Lenka - Heart Skips A Beat
Lisa Miskovsky - Still Alive
Lenka - Roll With The Punches
Playlist
Denmark
The Storm - Raver
Soluna Samay - Come Again (The Quetzal)
Fallulah - Out Of It
The Storm - My Crown
Playlist
England
Gabrielle Aplin - Home
Wolf Gang - The King And All Of His Men
Matt Cardle - Starlight
Joe McElderry - Someone Wake Me Up
Playlist
Please PM me your votes before 6pm on 22nd December. The results will follow soon after.
ALAND ISLANDS
ALBANIA
ALGERIA
ANDORRA
ARMENIA
AUSTRIA
AZERBAIJAN
BELARUS
BELGIUM
BOSNIA
BULGARIA
CROATIA
CYPRUS
CZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK
ENGLAND
Thanks guys, these are grand
It must have some fans surely, otherwise how did it win?
Well I didn't take part in the contest it won. I don't know how close the result was but chances are if it was tight and I'd been voting it wouldn't have won at all.
Also, I'm watching the recap from the last final. We've had nothing that comes anywhere near close to Life is a Game, Sinead, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Geronimo or Shield and the Sword this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9RqHrKVeDo - for anyone else who wants to relieve it.
ETA: From memory, what annoyed me even me more about the whole thing was that a load of people said "oh I was going to vote for the Aland Islands but I forgot/didn't have time" just after the result. GAH.
It received three 12s, two 10s and three 8s in the final, and 14/25 gave it points (you gave it 1 btw
Oh I know, I was one of the people who liked it. If I'd have been voting now I'd have given it a lot more than 1.
I'm not sure about that. All of the people that gave Hyperventilating 12 also voted for Hetken tie on kevyt and Gwen gave them her 12 and 10. Although, yes, there were a few instances where people gave one country average points and the other 0.
It's burn out - especially as the United Kingdom has been split and the likes of Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Italy and France are having to share their songs - it's reducing the number of viable tunes for each country. It maybe worth either limiting the number of countries or maybe extending the time frame for the 2013 contest so more songs are available or held back.
How have you got hold on my plans for the next contest Fudd? :eek:
They were left in a suitcase on a train.
I see the point but I'd just be careful how we do it. I tried to reduce the length of the contest just a little in Jurmala and we seemed to get a few more comments again without it being at the expense of the standard. I'd try to avoid going back to the sort of format we had sort of March April time when interest did start to dry up a bit.
Listening to this playlist though... So many amazing songs!
'Blanco y Negro' has REALLY grown on me. 'Es Gribu Vel Milet' sounds much better than it did at the time too. 'Na Balkanu' has also shot up in my estimation. The chorus is much more listenable than I thought before!
'Music Everywhere', 'New Day' & 'I Miss You'.
'Geronimo' is still one of my favourite winners, amazing song!
'Pin Up Girl' is very underrated imo, but very good!
'Sun of a Gun' is still my baby.
I just can't warm to 'Dominoes'.
'Het', 'Curtain Call' & 'Not That Kinda Girl' were both very unlucky to not win in their contests.
'Whisper of Silence' was a crazy good song, really unexpected from Belarus & the start.
'Oh No!' is an amazing song and I listen to it very regularly still. This also counts for 'Sinead', 'Shield and the Sword' & Capital Cities songs' in general too.
'Life is a Game' was a very worthy winner of a VERY strong CoC.
Memories. -weeps-
Is that because you think it's really good... or really bad?