I had a dream that my song in QF2 only got 4 points. I wouldn't be surprised if that really happened. oh well, that's what I get for sending in a song that I didn't really listen to.
DSFE 78: The Ny-Ålesund of Music!
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Originally Posted by BethnalGreen:
“So which songs then are the early favourites?”
“So which songs then are the early favourites?”
Going through all the reviews so far, splitting the comments about each song into Good, Average and Bad and compare them,
these are the favourites from QF1:
1. Hungary
2. Bosnia Herzegovina (
)3. Belgium/Liechtenstein
Belarus and Azerbaijan gathered the most negative reviews.
As for QF2, the favourites are:
1. Svalbard ( clear favourite, all reviews are good )
2. France
3. Latvia/Germany/Iceland/Jersey
Montenegro and Turkey got the most unfavourable reviews from the critics.
QF#3
1 Macedonia Opium Victoria Loba
2 Sweden Tomorrow Niki & The Dove
3 Iran The World is Mine Mahan Moin
4 Armenia Antarber Ashkharh Sirusho
5 Aland Islands A Hundred Years Samu Haber, Niila
6 Greece Blue Marina + The Diamonds
7 Luxembourg Beam Me Up Go Back to the Zoo
8 Austria Love Me Right Rose May Alaba
9 Scotland Boy Nina Nesbitt
10 Slovenia Nothing Left for Me Maraaya
11 Israel Leyadcha Amit Farkash
12 Slovakia Horou Zuzana Smatanova
13 Faroe Islands Write On Me Fifth Harmony
14 Poland Zabiorę Nas Cleo
15 Denmark Dive Blondage
16 Australia TV Eves The Behaviour
17 Moldova Zmeul De Hartie Catalin Josan
QF#3 PLAYLIST
- Please rank the songs above in traditional Eurovision format (12, 10, 8, etc.)
- You cannot vote for your own song.
- Please submit your votes to me by Friday 3rd June at 7:30pm. Results will follow shortly after.
- Failure to vote will result in your country's disqualification, so make sure you vote!
- If you don't have a country in this QF, you can still vote.
Good luck!
1 Macedonia Opium Victoria Loba
2 Sweden Tomorrow Niki & The Dove
3 Iran The World is Mine Mahan Moin
4 Armenia Antarber Ashkharh Sirusho
5 Aland Islands A Hundred Years Samu Haber, Niila
6 Greece Blue Marina + The Diamonds
7 Luxembourg Beam Me Up Go Back to the Zoo
8 Austria Love Me Right Rose May Alaba
9 Scotland Boy Nina Nesbitt
10 Slovenia Nothing Left for Me Maraaya
11 Israel Leyadcha Amit Farkash
12 Slovakia Horou Zuzana Smatanova
13 Faroe Islands Write On Me Fifth Harmony
14 Poland Zabiorę Nas Cleo
15 Denmark Dive Blondage
16 Australia TV Eves The Behaviour
17 Moldova Zmeul De Hartie Catalin Josan
QF#3 PLAYLIST
- Please rank the songs above in traditional Eurovision format (12, 10, 8, etc.)
- You cannot vote for your own song.
- Please submit your votes to me by Friday 3rd June at 7:30pm. Results will follow shortly after.
- Failure to vote will result in your country's disqualification, so make sure you vote!
- If you don't have a country in this QF, you can still vote.
Good luck!
QF3
Macedonia - Is this being filmed on a selfie stick or something?
I'm here for the way it builds and that guitar solo.
Sweden - Someone else that's found the wild mushrooms. Took a while for the high to come, but those rousing electronic choruses were worth the wait.
Iran - I need Mahan's Middle Eastern beats back in Melfest. Not a stomper like Azizami, but a stirring anthem all the same.
Armenia - It's a shame we don't get to see Sirusho being all earnest and looking fabulous with it. It's nice for what it is, but it's no Qele Qele or PreGomesh.
Aland Islands - It feels like a 100yrs waiting for those drums to kick in and I feel like I've heard this a 100 times before.
Greece - She's still plugging away. It's actually pretty decent considering most of her stuff just leaves me cold.
Luxembourg - Standard fare you'd probably find on a FIFA soundtrack. Next.
Austria - I am all about those urban beats. I needed that lift after a bit of a barren spell in the playlist.
Scotland - I spy a fellow leftie! Sometimes you're just in the mood for a ballsy stomper. She has a great voice.
Slovenia - Can't go wrong with a bit of Maraaya. Marjetka oozing class now she's ditched the headphones.
Israel - Finally some gentle, pleasant sounding Hebrew that doesn't leave me wanting to gouge my own eardrums out.
It's nice enough, but give me Denis Denis any day.
Slovakia - The medieval chanting in the chorus works well and the video really brings out the vibe of the song. As good as it's going to get for Slovakia.
Faroe Islands - I adore 5H, but it's a bit paint by numbers compared to the more urban direction they've been moving in.
Poland - Whether it's trashy slut-pop or giving you the feels in some emosh ballad, Cleo is boss. <3 I'm not sure what Saruman's doing here and whatever Cleo is doing with that horse weirds me out.
Denmark - I totally misread the name as something else. I want to like this, but it's all a bit hodge-podge.
Australia - I do like these ethereal voices, but by the time it gets going I've already zoned out.
Moldova - Coma inducing finish to the playlist.
Macedonia - Is this being filmed on a selfie stick or something?
I'm here for the way it builds and that guitar solo.Sweden - Someone else that's found the wild mushrooms. Took a while for the high to come, but those rousing electronic choruses were worth the wait.
Iran - I need Mahan's Middle Eastern beats back in Melfest. Not a stomper like Azizami, but a stirring anthem all the same.
Armenia - It's a shame we don't get to see Sirusho being all earnest and looking fabulous with it. It's nice for what it is, but it's no Qele Qele or PreGomesh.
Aland Islands - It feels like a 100yrs waiting for those drums to kick in and I feel like I've heard this a 100 times before.
Greece - She's still plugging away. It's actually pretty decent considering most of her stuff just leaves me cold.
Luxembourg - Standard fare you'd probably find on a FIFA soundtrack. Next.
Austria - I am all about those urban beats. I needed that lift after a bit of a barren spell in the playlist.
Scotland - I spy a fellow leftie! Sometimes you're just in the mood for a ballsy stomper. She has a great voice.
Slovenia - Can't go wrong with a bit of Maraaya. Marjetka oozing class now she's ditched the headphones.
Israel - Finally some gentle, pleasant sounding Hebrew that doesn't leave me wanting to gouge my own eardrums out.
It's nice enough, but give me Denis Denis any day. Slovakia - The medieval chanting in the chorus works well and the video really brings out the vibe of the song. As good as it's going to get for Slovakia.
Faroe Islands - I adore 5H, but it's a bit paint by numbers compared to the more urban direction they've been moving in.
Poland - Whether it's trashy slut-pop or giving you the feels in some emosh ballad, Cleo is boss. <3 I'm not sure what Saruman's doing here and whatever Cleo is doing with that horse weirds me out.
Denmark - I totally misread the name as something else.
I want to like this, but it's all a bit hodge-podge.Australia - I do like these ethereal voices, but by the time it gets going I've already zoned out.
Moldova - Coma inducing finish to the playlist.
Lebanon – The verses are nice enough and I enjoyed his voice, the choruses don’t quite fit with the verses however and the switch is a bit off-putting. The choruses are not totally poor, but the switch does let the song down slightly.
Ireland – I’m not massively keen on his voice at the start of the song, although it’s more listenable once the backing kicks in. The song is nice but at times it seems to be a bit in slo-mo and it never really grabbed me.
Kosovo – As far as songs of this genre go, this isn’t that bad but it’s really no more than background music and I did find myself drifting off at times during the song. However, it is a tough music scene so just finding something that isn’t awful is sometimes a win.
Shetland Islands – Have to be honest, I didn’t have high hopes for this when the video started but it was a very pleasant surprise. I am rather enjoying the attitude of the song and it manages to capture the quirky female vibe in a rocky outer shell.
Estonia – This is something different for Estonia, the verses have something about them that appeal to me, but overall the song is lacking something, I think it may be down to the shortness of the song and a lack of a real chorus.
Liechtenstein – This is probably one of a few entries this contest that will probably be voted down by some on account of sending a big name. I won’t be doing that and I rather liked the dramatic and dark vibe the song had running throughout it.
Switzerland – She has a very nice voice and the song is a very sweet one with a nice classic tune to it. I do worry it may get overshadowed by the more bigger numbers, but I hope this manages to stand out enough to do decently.
Hungary – I quite liked the verses where her voice was a bit quieter/deeper, but I found the chorus where her voice was a bit higher pitched a bit out of tune to my ears and the “Reverse, Reverse the Rain” was quite annoying if I am being honest.
Azerbaijan – Pleasant enough, but there is probably a reason this hasn’t been entered despite being on Youtube since 2010. Her voice is nice here and I do like it, but I think it is probably lacking anything that is going to make it memorable.
Belarus – Now I don’t hate Alexander like a lot of people seem to do and I quite liked this one too, although it did need to grow on me as the song went on. I think we have seen better stuff from him entered here, but this was still good.
Belgium – Despite this being a quite obvious quirky female type entry I actually quite liked this, it’s got a good beat and the chorus is pretty memorable and her voice didn’t bother me too much either.
Italy – Another nice and classic ballad here, once again it may not have enough about it to fully stand out amongst the crowd but it’s an enjoyable couple of minutes and it was a song that I quite enjoyed listening to.
Cyprus – Never really been that big a fan of Eleftheria, it probably dates back to when her backing singer pretty much sand the whole of her Eurovision entry for her. This is all a bit standard Greek/Cypriot in style and never really went anywhere.
Serbia – I have to be honest and say a lot of these guys songs sound the same to me and I’ve not really been keen on any of them as this is really no different. Not a whole lot happened in this song in my opinion and I found it a bit dull.
Russia – This is an interesting one, in essence it as all the ingredients of a song that I should really like and I do like it, but I am not totally in love with it. I think it might be because it tries to be too many things at the same time, if that makes any sense.
Monaco – This guy had an entry sent into one of the fantasy rounds that I hosted on the main thread last year. This one is a decent enough up-tempo entry, I like his voice in this but the dupstep type beat in the chorus is a bit off-putting for my ears
Bosnia & Herzegovina – You have to love these Balkan pop songs that always turn and inevitably get eliminated straight away. As always I do appreciate a Balkan pop song and this is nice a fun, without ever really being amazing.
Ireland – I’m not massively keen on his voice at the start of the song, although it’s more listenable once the backing kicks in. The song is nice but at times it seems to be a bit in slo-mo and it never really grabbed me.
Kosovo – As far as songs of this genre go, this isn’t that bad but it’s really no more than background music and I did find myself drifting off at times during the song. However, it is a tough music scene so just finding something that isn’t awful is sometimes a win.
Shetland Islands – Have to be honest, I didn’t have high hopes for this when the video started but it was a very pleasant surprise. I am rather enjoying the attitude of the song and it manages to capture the quirky female vibe in a rocky outer shell.
Estonia – This is something different for Estonia, the verses have something about them that appeal to me, but overall the song is lacking something, I think it may be down to the shortness of the song and a lack of a real chorus.
Liechtenstein – This is probably one of a few entries this contest that will probably be voted down by some on account of sending a big name. I won’t be doing that and I rather liked the dramatic and dark vibe the song had running throughout it.
Switzerland – She has a very nice voice and the song is a very sweet one with a nice classic tune to it. I do worry it may get overshadowed by the more bigger numbers, but I hope this manages to stand out enough to do decently.
Hungary – I quite liked the verses where her voice was a bit quieter/deeper, but I found the chorus where her voice was a bit higher pitched a bit out of tune to my ears and the “Reverse, Reverse the Rain” was quite annoying if I am being honest.
Azerbaijan – Pleasant enough, but there is probably a reason this hasn’t been entered despite being on Youtube since 2010. Her voice is nice here and I do like it, but I think it is probably lacking anything that is going to make it memorable.
Belarus – Now I don’t hate Alexander like a lot of people seem to do and I quite liked this one too, although it did need to grow on me as the song went on. I think we have seen better stuff from him entered here, but this was still good.
Belgium – Despite this being a quite obvious quirky female type entry I actually quite liked this, it’s got a good beat and the chorus is pretty memorable and her voice didn’t bother me too much either.
Italy – Another nice and classic ballad here, once again it may not have enough about it to fully stand out amongst the crowd but it’s an enjoyable couple of minutes and it was a song that I quite enjoyed listening to.
Cyprus – Never really been that big a fan of Eleftheria, it probably dates back to when her backing singer pretty much sand the whole of her Eurovision entry for her. This is all a bit standard Greek/Cypriot in style and never really went anywhere.
Serbia – I have to be honest and say a lot of these guys songs sound the same to me and I’ve not really been keen on any of them as this is really no different. Not a whole lot happened in this song in my opinion and I found it a bit dull.
Russia – This is an interesting one, in essence it as all the ingredients of a song that I should really like and I do like it, but I am not totally in love with it. I think it might be because it tries to be too many things at the same time, if that makes any sense.
Monaco – This guy had an entry sent into one of the fantasy rounds that I hosted on the main thread last year. This one is a decent enough up-tempo entry, I like his voice in this but the dupstep type beat in the chorus is a bit off-putting for my ears
Bosnia & Herzegovina – You have to love these Balkan pop songs that always turn and inevitably get eliminated straight away. As always I do appreciate a Balkan pop song and this is nice a fun, without ever really being amazing.
QF3 Review
FYR.MACEDONIA: I really like the guitar riffs! That's pretty much the only thing I like about this entry.
SWEDEN: Okay song, a bit annoying voice. Sweden seems to be struggling in EF lately, not sure this will put them back on the top again.
IRAN: Love Mahan. The song is generic and not as good as '' Azizami '' but still decent.
ARMENIA: Big snoofest.
ALAND ISLANDS: Love's Samu's vocals. Really good!
GREECE: I want to like this but it's just not for me.
LUXEMBOURG: Feels old, maybe because of the 480 pixels video. I would like it if it had a more melodical chorus, it's a little too noisy for my taste
AUSTRIA: Really enjoying this. I think this is heading to top 10 in the final.
SCOTLAND: She usually scores well for Scotland. I enjoy the verses
SLOVENIA: I really liked her Eurovision entry and '' Living again '' but I've started getting tired of her. This and her previous efforts sound and look too much alike to me.
ISRAEL: Passed me by. And why so many feet shots?
SLOVAKIA: The instrumentation is beautiful and the video is nice but the slovak language keeps it all down. Trying not to hear '' Hodor '' the whole time
FAROE ISLANDS: Expected more from them. Feels like I've heard this a million times.
POLAND: Yey Cleo is back. I can't understand how a woman with fine songs like this one and like '' Sztorm '' brought that slutty mess on Eurovision some years ago.
DENMARK: Oh my God, is she the danish Kovacs? <3 Quality fun!
AUSTRALIA: Pretty solid
MOLDOVA: I think this is cute. Doesn't stand a chance though.
FYR.MACEDONIA: I really like the guitar riffs! That's pretty much the only thing I like about this entry.
SWEDEN: Okay song, a bit annoying voice. Sweden seems to be struggling in EF lately, not sure this will put them back on the top again.
IRAN: Love Mahan. The song is generic and not as good as '' Azizami '' but still decent.
ARMENIA: Big snoofest.
ALAND ISLANDS: Love's Samu's vocals. Really good!
GREECE: I want to like this but it's just not for me.
LUXEMBOURG: Feels old, maybe because of the 480 pixels video.
I would like it if it had a more melodical chorus, it's a little too noisy for my tasteAUSTRIA: Really enjoying this. I think this is heading to top 10 in the final.
SCOTLAND: She usually scores well for Scotland. I enjoy the verses
SLOVENIA: I really liked her Eurovision entry and '' Living again '' but I've started getting tired of her. This and her previous efforts sound and look too much alike to me.
ISRAEL: Passed me by. And why so many feet shots?
SLOVAKIA: The instrumentation is beautiful and the video is nice but the slovak language keeps it all down. Trying not to hear '' Hodor '' the whole time
FAROE ISLANDS: Expected more from them. Feels like I've heard this a million times.
POLAND: Yey Cleo is back. I can't understand how a woman with fine songs like this one and like '' Sztorm '' brought that slutty mess on Eurovision some years ago.
DENMARK: Oh my God, is she the danish Kovacs? <3 Quality fun!
AUSTRALIA: Pretty solid
MOLDOVA: I think this is cute. Doesn't stand a chance though.
I just submitted my votes for QF1. I think my song is among the better ones there so I should make it.
I'm looking forward to listening to the Rest of the World playlist as well.
I'm looking forward to listening to the Rest of the World playlist as well.
I've tried to theme my reviews again, hope you enjoy .
LEBANON
A returning artist of mine! This feels a bit dated, but it’s a strong ballad with a great hook.
Research Project approved and partially funded.
IRELAND
Very standard indie fare. It’s not very memorable unfortunately, and doesn’t do much for me.
Research Project temporarily put on hold in folder with several other similar projects.
KOSOVO
This is rather pleasant actually, very flat and uninteresting too though.
Research Project approved for use in the facility’s elevator.
SHETLAND ISLANDS
I’m not sure if I like this or find it very annoying. It’s intriguing, but might need another listen.
Research Project sent to work room for further research and discussion.
ESTONIA
This started off so well, but the chorus isn’t too good and it turns more and more into a mess.
Research Project discarded, copy sent to facility’s cleaning service.
LIECHTENSTEIN
A country this good doesn’t need tenuous links. Much better than the DJ shit I expected though.
Research Project approved, with the title to be revised (likely new title: ‘LIE-chtenstein’).
SWITZERLAND
She has a pretty voice and the song is very nice too, albeit a bit twee.
Research Project approved to send to humanitarian organisation for their fundraising album.
HUNGARY
Predictable, mildly generic, but it’s catchy and it works so I don’t have a lot to complain about.
Research Project approved as a sub-branch of a project that exists since the facility’s opening.
AZERBAIJAN
This is a step down from some of her other songs, it’s a decent ballad but won’t get very far.
Research Project sold to unintelligent people, convincing them it’s worth the money.
BELARUS
A bit dated in sound too, but the drama to it really makes it work. It’s a bit ‘heavy’ though.
Research Project added to extensive ‘Past ESC Winners’ collection in facility’s library.
BELGIUM
This has been played on the radio a lot here, it’s decent, but it’s definitely no earworm.
Research Project put on waiting list. Alice advised to go inside, as she might catch a cold waiting on the roof.
ITALY
Great that Lorenzo’s returned for justice after my NF failure with him, I still really like this.
Research Project removed from dusty file, approved for publication.
CYPRUS
Nothing of hers will be as good as ‘Aphrodisiac’. This sounds like a million other Greek songs.
Research Project discarded. Question "Is Cyprus doomed?" to be analysed by experts.
SERBIA
Disappointing by their standards, not too compelling, or maybe I’m just tired of this QF by now.
Research Project hidden from the Irish in the facility, sent back to origin.
RUSSIA
As far as Russian kids go, Nika was better. This only gets good in the last minute or so.
Research Project sent to a humanitarian organisation to show them what not to put on their album.
MONACO
No to the electronic sound here, the rest of the song is nothing special either.
Research Project sent to editing room to investigate possibilities of removing electronic beats.
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
This benefits from its draw. Most of the QF was a dirge, this is upbeat and fun at least.
Research Project approved by tired employee. This employee was then fired.
Not the greatest QF.
.LEBANON
A returning artist of mine
! This feels a bit dated, but it’s a strong ballad with a great hook.Research Project approved and partially funded.
IRELAND
Very standard indie fare. It’s not very memorable unfortunately, and doesn’t do much for me.
Research Project temporarily put on hold in folder with several other similar projects.
KOSOVO
This is rather pleasant actually, very flat and uninteresting too though.
Research Project approved for use in the facility’s elevator.
SHETLAND ISLANDS
I’m not sure if I like this or find it very annoying. It’s intriguing, but might need another listen.
Research Project sent to work room for further research and discussion.
ESTONIA
This started off so well, but the chorus isn’t too good and it turns more and more into a mess.
Research Project discarded, copy sent to facility’s cleaning service.
LIECHTENSTEIN
A country this good doesn’t need tenuous links. Much better than the DJ shit I expected though.
Research Project approved, with the title to be revised (likely new title: ‘LIE-chtenstein’).
SWITZERLAND
She has a pretty voice and the song is very nice too, albeit a bit twee.
Research Project approved to send to humanitarian organisation for their fundraising album.
HUNGARY
Predictable, mildly generic, but it’s catchy and it works so I don’t have a lot to complain about.
Research Project approved as a sub-branch of a project that exists since the facility’s opening.
AZERBAIJAN
This is a step down from some of her other songs, it’s a decent ballad but won’t get very far.
Research Project sold to unintelligent people, convincing them it’s worth the money.
BELARUS
A bit dated in sound too, but the drama to it really makes it work. It’s a bit ‘heavy’ though.
Research Project added to extensive ‘Past ESC Winners’ collection in facility’s library.
BELGIUM
This has been played on the radio a lot here, it’s decent, but it’s definitely no earworm.
Research Project put on waiting list. Alice advised to go inside, as she might catch a cold waiting on the roof.
ITALY
Great that Lorenzo’s returned for justice after my NF failure with him, I still really like this.
Research Project removed from dusty file, approved for publication.
CYPRUS
Nothing of hers will be as good as ‘Aphrodisiac’. This sounds like a million other Greek songs.
Research Project discarded. Question "Is Cyprus doomed?" to be analysed by experts.
SERBIA
Disappointing by their standards, not too compelling, or maybe I’m just tired of this QF by now.
Research Project hidden from the Irish in the facility, sent back to origin.
RUSSIA
As far as Russian kids go, Nika was better. This only gets good in the last minute or so.
Research Project sent to a humanitarian organisation to show them what not to put on their album.
MONACO
No to the electronic sound here, the rest of the song is nothing special either.
Research Project sent to editing room to investigate possibilities of removing electronic beats.
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
This benefits from its draw. Most of the QF was a dirge, this is upbeat and fun at least.
Research Project approved by tired employee. This employee was then fired.
Not the greatest QF.
QF3 Review
Macedonia:Not completely groundbreaking but this is pretty good. Especally for FYROM.
Sweden: Not her (their?) best, but it's still okay. The verses are very meh but I really liked the chorus - similarly to DJ Ease My Mind.
Iran: How uplifting. Also another Hockey sports song, yass. Not quite in the same league as 'Life is a Game' but still a good effort. I liked it.
Armenia: Woaaaaaah. I'm use to party/uptempo great songs from Sirusho but this has slain my existence. From 2:20ish was literally incredible and she bosses those high notes. Really impressive.
Aland Islands: Sorry I completely forgot about this song because I was so blown away by Arenia and then I was tapping away to Marina and just completely zoned out over this. Upon relistening, it wasn't great and I can see how it was forgettable.
Greece: Not in the same league as some of her older stuff but easily the best of the stuff I've heard from her new album. Long awaited return for Marina!
Luxembourg: After those lions and that gorilla the other day I can't cope with zoo's. :'( This song is too much too, also in a bad way.
Austria: Woah I love this, she's so sassy in an Aminata cross with Zendaya kind of way. Stands out as being one of the best.
Scotland: Aw the first Nina song I ever heard. Really like this but it's not one of her better songs. The chorus is pretty good though.
Slovenia: Unpopular opinion on this forum but I think Maraaya sounds AWFUL. Sorry!
Israel: Background music - not great sorry.
Slovakia: Heard this a couple of weeks ago and was going to send it if I ever got Slovakia. Really good and has a kind of old-DSFE feel to it whilst being current and fresh.
Faroe Islands: I like 5H (especially Camila slay queen) but this song is a bit mild. Much prefer some of their other songs. Camila's verse was HOT though.
Poland: Cleo IS my favourite and there's nothing anybody can do about it to make me change my mind. Slavic girls 4 life. The song is pretty good too.
Denmark: I'm off to Copenhagen tomorrow so I was ROOTING for Denmark to deliver but this is pretty horrid.
Australia: I'm in two minds because it's okay but it doesn't take off and surely there is much better stuff for Australia? Basing it on the song ... it's only okay nothing better. I did thoroughly enjoy the video though - how intense.
Moldova: This sounds like a really good example of a song that is pleasant but not worthy of being in a finalist. Think it may scrape through this round, but doubt it'll pass the Semi's.
TOP FIVE:
Armenia
Greece
Austria
Slovakia
Poland
Macedonia:Not completely groundbreaking but this is pretty good. Especally for FYROM.
Sweden: Not her (their?) best, but it's still okay. The verses are very meh but I really liked the chorus - similarly to DJ Ease My Mind.
Iran: How uplifting. Also another Hockey sports song, yass. Not quite in the same league as 'Life is a Game' but still a good effort. I liked it.
Armenia: Woaaaaaah. I'm use to party/uptempo great songs from Sirusho but this has slain my existence. From 2:20ish was literally incredible and she bosses those high notes. Really impressive.
Aland Islands: Sorry I completely forgot about this song because I was so blown away by Arenia and then I was tapping away to Marina and just completely zoned out over this. Upon relistening, it wasn't great and I can see how it was forgettable.
Greece: Not in the same league as some of her older stuff but easily the best of the stuff I've heard from her new album. Long awaited return for Marina!
Luxembourg: After those lions and that gorilla the other day I can't cope with zoo's. :'( This song is too much too, also in a bad way.
Austria: Woah I love this, she's so sassy in an Aminata cross with Zendaya kind of way. Stands out as being one of the best.
Scotland: Aw the first Nina song I ever heard. Really like this but it's not one of her better songs. The chorus is pretty good though.
Slovenia: Unpopular opinion on this forum but I think Maraaya sounds AWFUL. Sorry!
Israel: Background music - not great sorry.
Slovakia: Heard this a couple of weeks ago and was going to send it if I ever got Slovakia. Really good and has a kind of old-DSFE feel to it whilst being current and fresh.
Faroe Islands: I like 5H (especially Camila slay queen) but this song is a bit mild. Much prefer some of their other songs. Camila's verse was HOT though.
Poland: Cleo IS my favourite and there's nothing anybody can do about it to make me change my mind. Slavic girls 4 life. The song is pretty good too.
Denmark: I'm off to Copenhagen tomorrow so I was ROOTING for Denmark to deliver but this is pretty horrid.
Australia: I'm in two minds because it's okay but it doesn't take off and surely there is much better stuff for Australia? Basing it on the song ... it's only okay nothing better. I did thoroughly enjoy the video though - how intense.
Moldova: This sounds like a really good example of a song that is pleasant but not worthy of being in a finalist. Think it may scrape through this round, but doubt it'll pass the Semi's.
TOP FIVE:
Armenia
Greece
Austria
Slovakia
Poland
QF#4
1 Azores Pearl in the Rain ₋ Mariana
2 Malta Alive ₋ Fr. Rob Galea
3 Andorra Throw the Dice ₋ BAREI
4 Netherlands To The River ₋ Causes
5 Croatia Rio ₋ Karma ft. Aainjaa
6 Tasmania Dear Life ₋ Delta Goodrem
7 Finland Ota Mut Niin ₋ Vilma Alina
8 Gotland Sink Like A Stone ₋ Naomi Pilgrim
9 Georgia Crazy ₋ Rati Durglishvili
10 Lithuania Embers ₋ Rasabasa
11 Kazakhstan Bounce ₋ Renzo
12 Bulgaria I Have an Angel ₋ Iskra Milkova
13 Kaliningrad In My Lonely Life ₋ Sergey Lazarev
14 Spain Sofia ₋ Alvaro Soler
15 Portugal Diário ₋ Nathalie Pires
16 Albania Hotter Than Hell ₋ Dua Lipa
17 Norway Told You ₋ Eva & the Heartmaker
QF#4 PLAYLIST
- Please rank the songs above in traditional Eurovision format (12, 10, 8, etc.)
- You cannot vote for your own song.
- Please submit your votes to me by Saturday 4th June at 7:30pm. Results will follow shortly after.
- Failure to vote will result in your country's disqualification, so make sure you vote!
- If you don't have a country in this QF, you can still vote.
Good luck!
1 Azores Pearl in the Rain ₋ Mariana
2 Malta Alive ₋ Fr. Rob Galea
3 Andorra Throw the Dice ₋ BAREI
4 Netherlands To The River ₋ Causes
5 Croatia Rio ₋ Karma ft. Aainjaa
6 Tasmania Dear Life ₋ Delta Goodrem
7 Finland Ota Mut Niin ₋ Vilma Alina
8 Gotland Sink Like A Stone ₋ Naomi Pilgrim
9 Georgia Crazy ₋ Rati Durglishvili
10 Lithuania Embers ₋ Rasabasa
11 Kazakhstan Bounce ₋ Renzo
12 Bulgaria I Have an Angel ₋ Iskra Milkova
13 Kaliningrad In My Lonely Life ₋ Sergey Lazarev
14 Spain Sofia ₋ Alvaro Soler
15 Portugal Diário ₋ Nathalie Pires
16 Albania Hotter Than Hell ₋ Dua Lipa
17 Norway Told You ₋ Eva & the Heartmaker
QF#4 PLAYLIST
- Please rank the songs above in traditional Eurovision format (12, 10, 8, etc.)
- You cannot vote for your own song.
- Please submit your votes to me by Saturday 4th June at 7:30pm. Results will follow shortly after.
- Failure to vote will result in your country's disqualification, so make sure you vote!
- If you don't have a country in this QF, you can still vote.
Good luck!
Originally Posted by Alexos:
“QF#1
1 Lebanon La Colère du Monde ₋ Anthony Touma
2 Ireland Make It Better ₋ Hermitage Green
3 Kosovo Kush Jam Unë ₋ Elvana Gjata
4 Shetland Islands River ₋ Bishop Briggs
5 Estonia Finally Be Free ₋ The Brackets
6 Liechtenstein True Colours ₋ Zedd, Kesha
7 Switzerland Shuffle The Cards ₋ Jaël
8 Hungary Reverse the Rain ₋ Joni
9 Azerbaijan It's My War ₋ Safura Alizadeh
10 Belarus 5 to 7 Years ₋ Alexander Rybak
11 Belgium Lucky You ₋ Alice on the Roof
12 Italy The Rest ₋ Lorenzo Fragola
13 Cyprus Στον Κόσμο Τον Δικό Της ₋ Ελευθερία Ελευθερίου
14 Serbia Heavier Than Sin ₋ Irish Stew Of Sindidun
15 Russia Children Of War ₋ Sophie
16 Monaco De Mes Propres Ailes ₋ Oliver Dion
17 Bosnia Herzegovina Crnooka ₋ Seka Aleksic
QF#1 PLAYLIST
- Please rank the songs above in traditional Eurovision format (12, 10, 8, etc.)
- You cannot vote for your own song.
- Please submit your votes to me by Wednesday 1st June at 7:30pm. Results will follow shortly after.
- Failure to vote will result in your country's disqualification, so make sure you vote!
- If you don't have a country in this QF, you can still vote.
Good luck!”
“QF#1
1 Lebanon La Colère du Monde ₋ Anthony Touma
2 Ireland Make It Better ₋ Hermitage Green
3 Kosovo Kush Jam Unë ₋ Elvana Gjata
4 Shetland Islands River ₋ Bishop Briggs
5 Estonia Finally Be Free ₋ The Brackets
6 Liechtenstein True Colours ₋ Zedd, Kesha
7 Switzerland Shuffle The Cards ₋ Jaël
8 Hungary Reverse the Rain ₋ Joni
9 Azerbaijan It's My War ₋ Safura Alizadeh
10 Belarus 5 to 7 Years ₋ Alexander Rybak
11 Belgium Lucky You ₋ Alice on the Roof
12 Italy The Rest ₋ Lorenzo Fragola
13 Cyprus Στον Κόσμο Τον Δικό Της ₋ Ελευθερία Ελευθερίου
14 Serbia Heavier Than Sin ₋ Irish Stew Of Sindidun
15 Russia Children Of War ₋ Sophie
16 Monaco De Mes Propres Ailes ₋ Oliver Dion
17 Bosnia Herzegovina Crnooka ₋ Seka Aleksic
QF#1 PLAYLIST
- Please rank the songs above in traditional Eurovision format (12, 10, 8, etc.)
- You cannot vote for your own song.
- Please submit your votes to me by Wednesday 1st June at 7:30pm. Results will follow shortly after.
- Failure to vote will result in your country's disqualification, so make sure you vote!
- If you don't have a country in this QF, you can still vote.
Good luck!”
This closes in about 40 mins, though results will be a bit later depending on what time I'm free.
Macedonia - Why do I know the name Viktoria Loba? The song could have been alright, but the production is all wrong. In the chorus her voice is barely audible. Shame, as compositionally, its one of the most listenable Macedonian entries we've had.
Sweden - I quite like Niki and the Dove's quirky nature. The space-y (spatial?) blips that run through, however, I'm not so fond of. I really like her voice though.
Iran - Nothing will ever beat the wonder that is Azizami, particularly when this is much more safe than that. Having said that, it's still quite a rousing little number at times, and her voice is rather strong on the higher notes.
Armenia - While the artist is a fairly safe choice, it's refreshing to get the ballad side of Sirusho, as she does it rather well. It also grows really nicely throughout, but perhaps suffers from the lack of a video.
Åland Islands - That kind of ethereal background music is losing its charm on me tbh. I also don't particularly like his voice, and it disappoints me that there's no vocal harmony between the two.
Greece - I've personally lost interest in Marina and the Diamonds since The Family Jewels. It's not bad though, and it's probably one of the better of her newer songs that I've heard, I'm just sort of over Marina.
Luxembourg - Even though this is from 2009, it feels older. I never really got into this kind of song either, so it's just passing me by.
Austria - Those synth noises at the beginning (and throughout) are very reminiscent of the 80s, and it borders on the annoying on occasions. However, her voice is strong, and the clappy style drums are a welcome addition.
Scotland - Nina Nesbitt has often passed me by a little, but I like the edge that this verses have. The bridge and the chorus are much more pretty, and don't interest me quite as much, even though they're still nice enough.
Slovenia - Her voice still confuses me. Nice to see she's lost the headphones though. This is probably my favourite so far; the bassline is moreish, I'm getting used to her voice, and the melody is strong. Pity there's not a studio version yet though.
Israel - The opening strings got me excited, but it doesn't really follow it up with anything quite as grand as I wanted. It plods along but doesn't do much for me.
Slovakia - I quite like sung Slovak and I'm not really sure what about it it is that I like. As opposed to Israel, this is using its strings quite effectively, The melody of the verse sometimes meanders around without really getting there, but the chorus seems to have more of a purpose.
Faroe Islands - I often find Fifth Harmony incredibly irritating. I only find this somewhat irritating. I don't know what it is about them, but I have no time for them.
Poland - Cleo is one of the better things to have come out of Eurovision over the last few years imo. As far as her ballads are concerned, though, I much prefer Sztorm to this, which I see as being much more generic.
Denmark - I have little time for this kind of song but it's not awful.
Australia - While I feel like I've heard this numerous times before, it's strong in what it does.
Moldova - Another song which suffers from The Four Chord Syndrome, it's nonetheless surprisingly pleasant, particularly for a song from Moldova.
QF 1 is still my favourite.
Sweden - I quite like Niki and the Dove's quirky nature. The space-y (spatial?) blips that run through, however, I'm not so fond of. I really like her voice though.
Iran - Nothing will ever beat the wonder that is Azizami, particularly when this is much more safe than that. Having said that, it's still quite a rousing little number at times, and her voice is rather strong on the higher notes.
Armenia - While the artist is a fairly safe choice, it's refreshing to get the ballad side of Sirusho, as she does it rather well. It also grows really nicely throughout, but perhaps suffers from the lack of a video.
Åland Islands - That kind of ethereal background music is losing its charm on me tbh. I also don't particularly like his voice, and it disappoints me that there's no vocal harmony between the two.
Greece - I've personally lost interest in Marina and the Diamonds since The Family Jewels. It's not bad though, and it's probably one of the better of her newer songs that I've heard, I'm just sort of over Marina.
Luxembourg - Even though this is from 2009, it feels older. I never really got into this kind of song either, so it's just passing me by.
Austria - Those synth noises at the beginning (and throughout) are very reminiscent of the 80s, and it borders on the annoying on occasions. However, her voice is strong, and the clappy style drums are a welcome addition.
Scotland - Nina Nesbitt has often passed me by a little, but I like the edge that this verses have. The bridge and the chorus are much more pretty, and don't interest me quite as much, even though they're still nice enough.
Slovenia - Her voice still confuses me. Nice to see she's lost the headphones though. This is probably my favourite so far; the bassline is moreish, I'm getting used to her voice, and the melody is strong. Pity there's not a studio version yet though.
Israel - The opening strings got me excited, but it doesn't really follow it up with anything quite as grand as I wanted. It plods along but doesn't do much for me.
Slovakia - I quite like sung Slovak and I'm not really sure what about it it is that I like. As opposed to Israel, this is using its strings quite effectively, The melody of the verse sometimes meanders around without really getting there, but the chorus seems to have more of a purpose.
Faroe Islands - I often find Fifth Harmony incredibly irritating. I only find this somewhat irritating. I don't know what it is about them, but I have no time for them.
Poland - Cleo is one of the better things to have come out of Eurovision over the last few years imo. As far as her ballads are concerned, though, I much prefer Sztorm to this, which I see as being much more generic.
Denmark - I have little time for this kind of song but it's not awful.
Australia - While I feel like I've heard this numerous times before, it's strong in what it does.
Moldova - Another song which suffers from The Four Chord Syndrome, it's nonetheless surprisingly pleasant, particularly for a song from Moldova.
QF 1 is still my favourite.
QF#1 Results
Lebanon
Ireland
Kosovo
Shetland Islands
Estonia
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
Hungary
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Italy
Cyprus
Serbia
Russia
Monaco
Bosnia Herzegovina
The following research proposals have been accepted...
Lebanon
Ireland
Kosovo
Shetland Islands
Estonia
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
Hungary
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Italy
Cyprus
Serbia
Russia
Monaco
Bosnia Herzegovina
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