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Well I got a favourite at least.

Y'all can hate Kishe if you want but it's slutpop perfection <3
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Well I got a favourite at least.

Y'all can hate Kishe if you want but it's slutpop perfection <3
i actually quite like kishe as well
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BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

My entries: Tropico Band ft. Mirza Soljanin with "Sarajevo – Beograd"
and Lana Jurcevic with "Neke Se Noci Ne Spavaju"
Favourite entry: Zuzi Zu with "Vatra" ( Chickenfromkiev ) ✮
Least favourite entry: Goran Bregovic with "Bella Ciao" ( shar_ds )

BULGARIA

My entry: Marina Kiskinova with "Nepoznat"
Favourite entry: Miry with "I Won't Pray" ( mikabv ) ✮ ✮ ✮ Best bulgarian EF artist
Least favourite entry: Oonagh with "Aule Und Yavanna" ( Alexos )

CANADA

Favourite entry: W. Darling with "Skeletons" ( jag02010 ) ✮ ✮
Least favourite entry: I don't dislike any of the songs entered for Canada.

CROATIA

Favourite entry: JAX with "La La Land" ( jag02010 ) ✮
Least favourite entry: Nikolija with "Ljubavni Maneken" ( Alexos )

CYPRUS

My entries: Nikki Lee with "Boy"
and Ivi Adamou with "Akou Sopa"
Favourite entry: Giorgos Papadopoulos with "Oloi Mou Lene" ( phill363 ) ✮
Least favourite entry: Valence with "Mirror" ( Chickenfromkiev )
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Vatra <3

Mirror is definitely to a specific taste (and by that I mean people without ears). Ljubavni Maneken was really good though.
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12. San Marino

San Marino is possibly fated to usually being reliable but rarely finding a standout sound, so good songs get punished for being too Italian. So naturally they have finished behind Italy here, and just outside the top 10.

12 Pop − Renzo Rubino ( King Kunta )

We are finally free of terrible songs.
11 Back Where I Belong − Jack Savoretti ( thengp12 )

Obviously I like him but this is very album track.
10 Se Avessi un Cuore − Annalisa ( thengp12 )

Not her best.
9 Carry Your Throne − Jon Bellion ( jackel1234 )

I remember jackel being really excited about this </3
8 Tatuami − Claudia Megrè ( yoshi94 )
7 Come Un'ora Fa − Giusy Ferriary ( Yugimuto1 )

The bread and butter of Italian music.
6 Es La Musica − Laura Pausini ( aliyah101 )

Laura Pausini's world tour where everyone is slightly over it <3
5 When We Were Lovers − Jack Savoretti ( Lurker62 )

Not quite as good as The Other Side of Love tho.
4 Lost on You − LP ( GreekFan )

Not quite as good as Tokyo Sunrise tho.
3 Scars to Your Beautiful − Alessia Cara ( Pete Callan )

Not exactly subtle, but we are all inspired.
2 Io ti Aspetto − Marco Mengoni ( Carlisle156 )

Carlisle being robbed with GREAT songs is a recurring theme.
1 Ritornerai − Chanty ( 21stCenturyBoy )

One of the best parts about doing this year review is being reminded of great songs that could have passed me by otherwise.
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36th place: Serbia
The winner of this three-way tie is Serbia, who have sent many okay entries but there are a couple of gems in there too.

My Entry/Entries:
- Nikola Petkovic - Ne Daj Da Te Kunem (DSFE 75)

Top Three Entries:
03: Irish Stew Of Sindidun - Heavier Than Sin (DSFE 78, March Mornings)
02: NINA - Colours Of My Love (DSFE 84, mikabv)
01: Jovana Nikolic - Najbolja (DSFE 83, mikabv)

Average Score: 6.80

35th place: Malta
Malta is another one of those countries that never truly wows me but there have been some nice songs in there.

My Entry/Entries:
- Dana McKeon - Street Art (DSFE 82)

Top Three Entries:
03: Berne - In The Woods (DSFE 74, mikabv)
02: Lauren Aquilina - Kicks (DSFE 77, jag02010)
01: Sandrina - Stone (DSFE 84, MiesBouwman)

Average Score: 6.82

34th place: Romania
R-Pop tends to be underappreciated around here so I suppose people tried to send things that were a bit different, to little avail. Brighi is fuming.

My Entry/Entries:
- Anda Dimitriu - Pentru Totdeauna (DSFE 75)

Top Three Entries:
03: LETTY - Tell Me If You Know (DSFE 74, GreekFan/Lurker62)
02: Andra - Lubirea Schimba Tot (DSFE 80, thengp12)
01: Cristina Balan - Unbreakable (DSFE 81, Gwen 404)

Average Score: 6.82

33rd place: Greenland
Denmark 3 doing better than the other two Denmarks <3 This was helped by not having many entries and none that were particularly awful.

My Entry/Entries:
*- None.

Top Three Entries:
03: Emilie Esther - Hey Love (DSFE 75, JordanC55)
02: Medina - We Survive (DSFE 77, Yugimuto1)
01: Freja - Young Heart (DSFE 73, Lola V)

Average Score: 6.83
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11. Gotland

This feels like a harsh cut given how good most of these are, but we are at that point now. Gotland had much better results than Sweden in 2016, although both are slowly morphing into Italy/San Marino in that it's becoming much harder to truly impress.

10 Give Me That − Lisa Ajax ( Lisa.B )

Originally Posted by Gaming with Gissen
3 months ago
The music is fantastic, but the lyrics is shit. what the actual **** boombadabadabom.
9 Satellites − Molly Sandén ( Lurker62 )

Such a step down from Phoenix etc.
8 Pyramids − Noonie Bao ( jag02010 )

The video hurts me but it's a step above what I expected it to be.
7 Sapphire − Sophia Somajo ( TerryP )

A lot more edge than I would expect from a Terry song :O I do think half the people in Sweden are living in a dysfunctional contemporary noir film.
6 Me & the Sea − Full of Keys ( JonahTakalua )

I used to hate this I think but it's grown on me in all of its generic goodness.
5 Sink Like a Stone − Naomi Pilgrim ( thengp12 )

Her earlier songs are better but very nice.
4 Not Too Young − Sabina Ddumba ( EuroFoxi )

As a complete song this is better than Time, despite being less catchy.
3 Paper − Konstantin ft. Ayla Shatz ( mikabv )

The message is so raw & real and conveyed in an original way so this being rejected in the semis was dev. Sorry I couldn't rig the vote to get this through mika
2 Revolution − Elias ( pingu58011 )
1 Debut − Maria Hazell ( andreas_esc )

Gotland saved the best until last! Vague revolution themed songs that fit in the Divergent universe can be annoying but despite that I love the build. Debut is just really catchy, and falls just outside my top 50.
Story so far:

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Welcome to the top 10! Who will win???

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where has david (carlisle, not lurker) gone by the way? he was supposed to post his top 5 of the year!
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10. Finland

The Scandinavian alliance continues to crumble! I would not have expected Finland to outlast Sweden and Norway, especially as they actually had a fail of a year in terms of qualifying lol, but none of Finland's songs were offensive in 2016, and many of them were underappreciated.

11 Milloin Nään Sut Uudestaan? − Robin ft. Kasmir ( thengp12 )
10 Ihana − Chisu ( shar_ds )

The only two I can take or leave, just because they don't really go anywhere despite being well-produced. I also always need a few mins to get used to Chisu's voice.
9 Better on My Own − Krista Siegfrieds ( phill363 )

Krista betraying phill by not qualifying :O Even though this is at 9, it should have got to the Final.
8 Niagara − Jannika B ( Pooley )
7 Seuraavaan Elämään − Jannika B ( Pooley )

Jannika B must be so pissed off at Pooley for getting both of these DQ'd.
6 Ota Mut Niin − Vilma Alina ( yoshi94 )

This was QF fodder why??
5 Sofia Zida − Guerrara ( Lisa.B)

Finland is crying out for more of this ilk.
4 Että Mitähän Vittua − Sanni ( thengp12 )

I remember this tune really well but never remember who it's by. So well done Sanni for gripping my subconscious!
3 Katea − Louder ( Pooley )

This has all the ingredients of a BIG dsfe song and it probably suffered without the video.
2 Tequila − Vesala ( GreekFan )

Who doesn't want an army of hot guys to wrestle for your affection before burying you alive? Finnish is a lot easier
1 Dust Into Diamonds − Lovex ( aliyah101 )

I've cooled on this a little since Andorra but it's still the kind of song I wish had been available when I had Finland.
The top 9 all have at least one song in the top 50, of which 24 spots remain!
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Unread Yesterday, 22:55
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I like these end-of-year rankings because everyone is suddenly saying nice things about my songs that flopped.
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CZECH REPUBLIC

Favourite entry: Lenny with ''Hell.o'' ( Yugimuto1 ) ✮
Least favourite entry: Katarína Knechtová with "Bezpečné Priepasti" ( MiesBouwman )

DENMARK

My entry: Blondage with "Dive"
Favourite entry: Patrick Dorgan with "Painkillers" ( mikabv ) ✮
Least favourite entry: Lukas Graham with "Funeral" ( bee.fear )

ENGLAND

My entry: Birdy with ''Keeping your head up''
Favourite entry: Tom Odell with "Magnetised" ( Alexos ) ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ One of my favourite songs of the year. I love Odell's lyrics.
Least favourite entry: Radiohead with "Burn the Witch" ( March Mornings ) I appreciate the band though

ESTONIA

My entry: Janne with "Meeting the Wolf"
Favourite entry: Maarja with ''Tulilinnud'' ( Alexos ) ✮
Least favourite entry: Liis Lemsalu with "Sinu Ees" ( pingu58011 )

FAROE ISLANDS

Favourite entry: Turboweekend & Oh Land with "Slow" ( pingu58011 ) ✮ ✮
Least favourite entry: Carpark North with "More" ( Steven_P )

FINLAND

My entry: Vesala with ''Tequila''
Favourite entry: Katea with ''Louder'' ( Pooley ) ✮ ✮ ✮ She's everything
Least favourite entry: Sanni with "Että Mitähän Vittua" ( thengp12 )

FRANCE

Favourite entry: Marina Kaye with "Freeze You Out" ( BethnalGreen ) ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ This was an easy one. Love everything about it.
Least favourite entry: Fitz and the Tantrums with "HandClap" ( jackel1234 )

GEORGIA
Favourite entry: SALIO with "Wayside" ( Yugimuto1 ) ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ Chorus is exceptional.
Least favourite entry: Young Georgian Lolitaz with "Gay Swimmer" ( nunaney )
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