Eurovision fatigue I expect.

No I meant because she just took part in Eurovision.

Reviews could potentially come tonight. Some interesting names so it'll be an interesting listen.

Urgh. I HATE Faded now. It plays so much at work.

Well someone is a thief!

haha funny lisa i just didnt know if dami popped up regularly as she is always one d=fans wanted in fantasy contest prior participation. and yeah eurovision fatigue though athletics is helping... it is with me, you and kyle!!

Madison Avenue! Used to love it as a kid!

"Didn't I warn you good?"... well that loses points for bad grammar...

*loses

I don't know what you are talking about.....

Crafty bugger.

Fixed it

*runs*

Fixed for you Phil.

Not come across Lucius before... I like it

She's not mine

a quick run through because of another boring performance by portugal at the euros.

i've devised a points system based on eurovision..

*national final runner up
**national final winner
***big five/host country
****eurovision finalist
*****eurovision finalist top 10
******winner

1. Dami Im – Superlove
****

2. Mirami - Amore Eh Oh!
***

3. Kyla La Grange & Kygo - Cut Your Teeth
***

4. Madison Avenue – Don’t Call Me Baby
***

5. Alan Walker – Faded
***

6. Yohanna - Revolving Doors
****

7. Fitz & The Tantrums - Out Of My League
****

8. Little Mix – Secret Love Song
*****

9. MNEK feat. Zara Larsson – Never Forget You
*****

10. Midigma Dorzhieva - Aduushanai Duun
****

11. Enrique Iglesias ft. Wisin - Duele El Corazon
****

12. Lucius - Something About You
*****

13. Francine Jordi - Paradies
***

14. Oasis – Falling Down
****

15. Rocky Sharpe & The Replays – Rama Lama Ding Dong
**

16. Suzanne Vega – Gypsy
*****

17. Elle King – Ex’s and Oh’s
*****

18. Ida LaFontaine - Go Again
*****

19. Astrid S – Hurts so Good
*****

20. Bear's Den – Elysium
*****

21. Rob Thomas – Lonely No More
****

22. Nina Nesbitt - Chewing Gum
****

23. Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes
*****

24. Frances – Say it Again
******

25. Victoria Wood - The Ballad of Barry & Freda
**

26. Yulianna Karaulova - Vneorbitnye
**

27, Thunderclap Newman – Something in the Air
**

28. The Veronicas - In My Blood
***

29. Ward Thomas – Carry You Home
****

30. Douwe Bob – Multicoloured Angel
**

31. Ewelina Lisowska - Zatrzymaj się
**

it's only first impressions.. i've already changed my mind on some ratings

Dami Im - Kicking off Fantasy 2016 with a bang! Dami's stuff prior to ESC is way more awesome than Sound of Silence. The banjo beats work so well in this.

Mirami - European slut-pop bangers are where it's at! <3 I see they raided Dame Linda Martin's wardrobe for those glittery dresses.

Kyla La Grange & Kygo - I know I'm a fan of the whistly women, but err subtitles please? I like the acid trip video and when the Kygo beats kick in, but it doesn't really go anywhere.

Madison Avenue - Oh god now I feel old. Still a tune!

Alan Walker - Now this is how it's done with whistly woman and EDM beats.

Yohanna - This was just in DSFE so I've got a feeling I might know who's chancing their arm again. Yohanna going back to what she does best, although that slut-shaming her mum song will stay with me a life time!

Fitz & The Tantrums - Great band name! These sound familiar... ahh google tells me they had a song on FIFA 13. Spark is way better than this song.

Little Mix - One of Little Mix's worst songs, so cheesy. I much prefer Little Mix and Derulo when they're doing their upbeat stuff.

MNEK feat. Zara Larsson - Scandi Queen and slayer of the charts! <3 I love the urban flavour MNEK brings to the party.

Midigma Dorzhieva - Showing its age a lot, but the trashy, kitchen sinking does amuse me enough to like it.

Enrique Iglesias ft. Wisin - Top tip, 1min is when it gets going. Always prefer Enrique's Spanish beats.

Lucius - Well the playlist had to go downhill eventually. Not in the mood for avant-garde weirdness.

Francine Jordi - Now this is more like it. Wait what, how do I not know about this Schlager of The Year show? That surely can't be the same Francine of 2002, I want the name of her surgeon pronto!

Oasis - Next...

Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - I have my suspicions... Well at least it's old skool fun.

Suzanne Vega - Fantastic for insomnia therapy.

Elle King - Sometimes you just need that badass grit. Heard this a lot on NZ radio when I was on my adventures at the start of the year.

Ida LaFontaine - I'm sure I've heard this song before, sounds familiar anyway. Should've gone to melfest.

Astrid S - Another just in DSFE. Some slow jams beats from Norway's answer to Zara Larsson.

Bear's Den - Another one to induce narcolepsy.

Rob Thomas - I'd forgotten he'd done this song. I now wish I could still forget.

Nina Nesbitt - I liked that song of hers in the previous DSFE contest and this is even better! Love the camera work in the video too.

Kylie Minogue - YAAAAS KWEEN KYLIE!! We are not worthy of such a disco goddess! <3

Frances - I'm sure someone will be along to tell me what that riff from an old song she's stolen in the chorus is. It's very magnolia.

Victoria Wood - I don't want to be lynched, so I'll just say RIP Vicky, but it's not for me.

Yulianna Karaulova - I like her tone. Obviously it's not, because she's singing in Russian, but it gives me Italian pop-ballad vibes. Don't ask how my weird mind works.

Thunderclap Newman - Another one for the oldies.

The Veronicas - It's our favourite Australian Twiins going for some EDM beats. Eh, feel you in my blood? Is this some vampiric fetish I don't know about?

Ward Thomas - Oh I do love some Country whimsy every now and again.

Douwe Bob - Urgh I'd already blocked out Douchebag Bob from Eurovision memory. How did that 1000 Euro bet go? LOL.

Ewelina Lisowska - A good bit of Polish angst that plods along nicely enough.

Dammit, it's actually going to be really hard to narrow it down to just 10!

Oh yay!
I will be there. None of the other wiwis are...
Say hi to me.
I might know some of the people you met at Euroclub. It's a fairly small community after all

I absolutely love my 12 pointer. That's what I really like about Fantasy, I discover new songs which would have otherwise passed me by. Kudos to whoever sent it for giving me my summer earworm.

I've decided I will be opening 'Best Song from a Disney Movie' at some point tomorrow instead of Wednesday because I'm being discharged from hospital on that day and I'm sure I'll be so stressed I'll just forget about it. That gives everyone more time to pick a song.

Oh cool, yes I will keep an eye out for you, but you'll probably notice the rowdy Irish/German/Israeli contingent first
Do you think it would be too much to bring a flag?

Dami Im
Slightly less dull than Sound Of Silnce. The instrumentation is nice but the lyrics are cliché af.

Mirami
That's a really challenging dance routine.

Kygo, Kyla La Grange
the original is great, this is great. That riff though. <3

Madison Avenue
This is so catchy. This song has really stood the test of time. Many songs from that era have not.

Alan Walker
The vocals are quite lovely. Modern dance music doesn't have to be trashy garbage. See here.

Yohanna
Wow. What a horrendous song.

Fitz & The Tantrums
David Van Day says hello. Next.

Little Mix Feat. Jason Derulo
Great song with a great message (originally). Perrie's voice blows me away every time.

MNEK & Zara Larsson
I like Zara but don't much care for this song.

Midigma Dorzhieva
So did Ruslana rip this off or did this rip Ruslana off?

Enrique Iglesias Feat. Wisin
Love this. And the added bonus of looking at him. God.

Lucius
The song itself has nothing original or interesting. Producing a weird video isn't enough.

Francine Jordi
Schlager isn't for me at all but this isn't so bad.

Oasis
Well it's not their best is it. Still better than plenty on this playlist though.

Rocky Sharpe & The Replays
And a mini saxophone too. Pure bonkers.

Suzanne Vega
She has such a warm, beautiful voice. Gorgeous song.

Elle King
Don't like this song at all. Sick of hearing it.

Ida LaFontaine
This is decent. Not many views though.

Astrid S
She has a bit of GiGi Hadid going on. Good song.

Bear's Den
This isn't making me feel anything.

Rob Thomas
Ah it's Matchbox Twenty guy. No thanks.

Nina Nesbitt
The chorus is a bit of a disappointing. Despite that, there's still a lot to like about this.

Kylie Minogue
Still sounds great today.

Frances
Perfectly pleasant and uninspiring.

Victoria Wood
Classic stuff. She was brilliant.

Yulianna Karaulova
Someone with a more powerful voice could have elevated this a bit more at the ned but it's a very nice song regardless.

Thunderclap Newman
No thanks.

The Veronicas
They are quite versatile as artists. This is a good song.

Ward Thomas
Rather plain.

Douwe Bob
Great voice, gorgeous looking, decent song.

Ewelina Lisowska
Like this alot.

As usual, it's a playlist which goes from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again.

Oh its started already

Don't worry I'll be back for the next heat

Fantasy Heat 1 Review -

1. Dami Im – Superlove - Not a bad song from Dami, a good start to the playlist
2. Mirami - Amore Eh Oh! - Tried to like this, but not really feeling it, sorry
3. Kyla La Grange & Kygo - Cut Your Teeth - Again, not really for me.
4. Madison Avenue – Don’t Call Me Baby - No thanks.
5. Alan Walker – Faded - Really liking this though...
6. Yohanna - Revolving Doors - Not bad either, prefer some of Yohannas other songs though.
7. Fitz & The Tantrums - Out Of My League - Not my cup of tea.
8. Little Mix – Secret Love Song - See above...
9. MNEK feat. Zara Larsson – Never Forget You - Overated...
10. Midigma Dorzhieva - Aduushanai Duun - I found this strangely interesting. Not what I'd usually listen to, but has something about it.
11. Enrique Iglesias ft. Wisin - Duele El Corazon - Not for me.
12. Lucius - Something About You - Really liking this, not bad at all.
13. Francine Jordi - Paradies - Love a good bit of schlager, but not really feeling this.
14. Oasis – Falling Down - No thanks.
15. Rocky Sharpe & The Replays – Rama Lama Ding Dong - Dreadful....
16. Suzanne Vega – Gypsy - A bit dull, but not a bad song.
17. Elle King – Ex’s and Oh’s - Not for me.
18. Ida LaFontaine - Go Again - Quite liking this though
19. Astrid S – Hurts so Good - Love this, been obsessed with this quite recently.
20. Bear's Den – Elysium - Not that bad, but feel like it's missing something...
21. Rob Thomas – Lonely No More - Awful...
22. Nina Nesbitt - Chewing Gum - Not really for me, good song though.
23. Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes - Not really a big fan Kylie....
24. Frances – Say it Again - Really enjoyed this, very chill...
25. Victoria Wood - The Ballad of Barry & Freda - Love Victoria Wood, but not a big fan of the song.
26. Yulianna Karaulova - Vneorbitnye - Really liking this, quite enjoyed this.
27, Thunderclap Newman – Something in the Air - Again, not for me.
28. The Veronicas - In My Blood - Always can expect something good for The Veronicas, this was decent.
29. Ward Thomas – Carry You Home - Not bad either, but lacking something.
30. Douwe Bob – Multicoloured Angel - No thanks.
31. Ewelina Lisowska - Zatrzymaj się - Really enjoyed this, a great end to the playlist.

No, Im sure that will be fine
Small one preferably. Venue not too big

Randomly posting this, so the opening for next week's contest appears right at the very top of the next page.