This is such an adorably lightweight song. ^__^ The next five boots in this ranking are all of the "pleasant light-hearted music" type and could go in any order rly. Consider 16-20 to basically be a five-way tie where the order was decided by a die roll.
Anyway Serbia. I'm glad they selected this, rly. The 7 days preceding the Serbian finale had been a HELL spawning one boreass ballad after the other untill... Serbia selected this trio and the universe instantly restored itself <3
Ljubav Je Svuda is SO fun and So catchy and staged SO hilariously I can't but help to love it in every (camp) aspect. I also LOVE how this threesome consists of an Angel, a Demon and Golden Unitard Woman. <3
Projected placement: 12-16 This SCREAMS midcarding finalist to me, which puts it in the top 33% percentile ^__^
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19. ALBANIA
Adrian Lugjura & Bledar Sejko - Identitet
HEY HEY HEY ::BOMBASTIC ORCHESTRA::
This sounds so much better live, to be honest. I can understand someone being unimpressed by identitet. I was, initially, especially when I learned this beat BOTH Anjeza Shahini and Kejci Tola in a vote, both of whom I love(d).
But over time Identitet grew on me. It's actually really catchy, upbeat and fun. And it's poprock, one of my favourite musical genres, that uses a FULL ORCHESTRA to provide their music.
Identitet is also so *real*, man. As far as I can tell, it's a song about national identity, sung by two Albanian Christians. Coming from a country in the Balkan's (a region that has been going through an Identity Crisis for CENTURIES), that's really significant. There is a *backstory* to Identitet, a certain layer of realness that really makes me like it.
I have to say though, it's only because there are so many AMAZING, enjoyable songs this year that Identitet's getting the shaft, but it would make my top10 for most years :3.
Projected placement: 15-30 I'm not sure it will qualify. I personally hope it will, and if does it might place in the top 15. I don't anticipate a better result though, which is sad as it's SO much better than Suus X__X
XV. Alyona Lanskaya - Rhythm of Love
BELARUS - Original Entry
Belarus failing to directly select a song is easily my favourite practical joke of Eurovision <3 I SHOULD save the story for Belarus's actual write-up (which will come very soon), but let's just say that this year they finally managed to directly select a contestant without trouble... and then changed her song for no reason anyway.
i'm not sorry Rhythm of Love got chopped, despite the fact that it's fun&catchy, though. Belarus replaced it by a better and more unique song (more on that soon). I find RoL enjoyable enough on it's own, which is why i like it and put it on this list ^__^
As I noted in Rhythm of Love's write-up, Belarus's selections are ALWAYS a semi-corrupt debacle. Alyona here actually "won" the 2012 preselections, only to have been revealed to have frauded with the results, leading to her getting DQ'ed and Belarus sending Litesound instead with "Whee Arr Da Wieners"
This time Alyona (supposedly) won the preselections for real, and... then she was like "well actually I don't like this song that much, i'll switch it for something completely different toodlez ", which is so hilarious for me because:
1) This marks the fifth year IN A ROW(!!!) Belarus fails to directly select an act for Eurovision (Democracy fail <3)
2) Rhythm of Love getting axed started to become a rumour a few days after TURKEY withdrew from the contest... and then it turns out Alyona did dump Rhythm of Love to enter with the kind of song on which Turkey usually owns the Eurovision market. Coincidence? I THINK NOT!!!
3)Belarus is sooooooo desperate to win this contest it's hilarious. They'll do anything. Their ineptitude at Eurovision makes it even funnier to me.
So that's how we got Solayoh. I love that she changed it. I think it was definitely *smart* from Belarus to blatantly capitalize on the black hole in the "belly dancer act" market that Turkey's withdrawal left behind. Solayoh on its own is also a good song and UNIQUE for this year, so bonus points for that.
What i love the most though is this live performance. It's not the best vocal performance, but... she slays it imo. For one, she looks eerily similar to that bats#!{ cat lady who was Belarus' debut act back in 2004. Secondly her zeal, bare desperation and borderline insanity (look at those eyes YIKES) is SO poorly hidden and is truly the cherry on this already loltastic cake.
Projected placement: 17-34 I think this can qualify but don't rly expect to. If it does, it could place in the top 20, depending on how well Solayoh is staged.
17. FRANCE
Amandine Bourgeois - L'Enfer Et Moi
This is amazing... and it's only 17th on my ranking. UGH I LOVE TOO MANY OF THESE SONGS.
Anyway, this is SO deliciously psychotic. Rule number #1 if life: do not, and i mean, do NOT F#ç§ with this woman. Don't. Don't. DON'T. You'll regret it.
The video clip gives you a good idea of what the lyrics consist of, even if you don't understand French. I do though and I can vouch for them being AMAZING(LY SCARY). "JE VAIS TE FAIRE L'ENFER DE LA AU TU TE PERDS". REGARDE BIEN DERRIÈRE JE TE FAIS L'ENFER " is my second favourite chorus on this year, after Ukraine's. It is so creepy and intimidating. SO refreshing, coming from France, a country that has been sending mediocrity after mediocrity ever since televoting was implemented.
This doewn't rank higher though because it will be VERY hard for the French delegation to successfully establish this potpourri of dread, danger and psycho on the stage as well. With good staging, this can be amazing, but it'll hard and, realistically, France will, like last year, fail to stage their great song properly. I hope i'm wrong.
Projected placement: 15-24 No top half for France this year, which is really sad imo. I think they deserve a higher placement, but again, even with proper staging they will have SO MANY other good songs to compete against, so I doubt they'll do better than 15th.
XIV. Kejsi Tola - S'jemi Më Atje
ALBANIA - 3rd place
I loved Kejsi in 2009 (btw that vid above is the ONLY version I found with working sound because of copyright hounds I hate them so much) and I love her perhaps even MORE in 2013. The girl who would screetch a circus ballad at the top of her lungs matured into a ravishing woman with a catchy, and fun emotional love song. I love metamorphoses like that <3
I was REALLY pissed initially when Identitet won over Kejsi and actually still wish she had. In retrospect, that maybe a bit too rash of me, but either way, I think we have a good song for Albania this year, so it's all forgiven. I really like Kejsi's song though and wished you share it with you. Mission accomplished ^__^
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16. MALTA
Gianluca Bezzina - Tomorrow
This is... perhaps the most adorable song in the entire year? I am SO relieved Malta went back to the "Cute and Quirky" aisle of their music store, since that's the branch of Eurovision entries they truly excel at. (think: 2004, 2002, 2008 (lol)).
What I specifically love about Tomorrow include: the fact that it was the only semi-decent song in a rather mediocre preselection, the fact that Gianluca is a DOCTOR at age 23, this pristine video clip and of course the LYRICS.
"His name is Jeremy, working in IT, never wondered why he has always been an extra careful guy sensitive and shy..." is perhaps the most random, direct and amazing opening of ANY song? I love that this is just more than random poetry put to music. This is actually a STORY played to music and that gives it some realism that I really fancy. (eventhough it's all just a fairytale oh well).
I don't know if Malta can make the finalist, but they might and I HOPE they do better than Kurt.
Projected placement: 20-30
15. UNITED KINGDOM
Bonnie Tyler
Representing Britain in Eurovision is a dirty job but someone's gotta do it.
Yes, that person is *BONNIE TYLER*. The UK finally decided to remove the Total Eclypse of their heart and started to take the eurovision contest seriously again. Unearthening lost musical treasures like a stallward Henry "Indiana" Jones <3
I'm not that BIG on Believe In Me itself. It's pleasant, but definitely not really up to snuff compared to other low-tempo songs. Still, I'm NOT sure how well Bonnie will do. I mean, Blue did decently enough despite being TERRIBLE live singers (although 2011 is one of the weakest eurovision years of all time so that doesn't say much), but Engelbert was a complete and utter failure.
I just HOPE Bonnie doesn't get unilaterally tossed onto the garbage heap by Europe, but given that most people who watch this contest are 1) hausfraus born in the 70s or 60s 2) flamboyant gay men, I think she has a slightly better chance to do well than Engelbert
Besides Believe In Me grows on me everytime I listen to it ^__^ Not exactly MY flavour of music, but it's gud and i like it.
Projected placement: 8-26 depending on how well Bonnie performs, this could scrape a top 10 finish, a midcarding placement or just... completely fail. Hoping for option #1 though!!
XIII. Boris Covali - Runaways
Moldova - Finalist
Namesakes <3 This vid is so OTT. and this vid is OFFICIAL btw. Just imagine had Moldova selected Boris and then Eurovision.tv had to upload this as their official vid <3
I like solidly enough. It's bit too schmaltzy for my tastes per se, but the lyrics are ridiculous (<3), it's actually really memorable in a good way. Better than most powerballads this year
When Georgia first announced Nodi and SOPHO (seriously this is like... the fourth Sopho representing Georgia... in five years lul) and I heard the Malfoy Ogre known as Thomas G:son would compose their song, I pretty much pounded every panic button there was to press. Why? Because I feared the worst. I feared an Ell/Nikki redux (one of my least favourite women), and one that would bring a Charity Song to boot. X__X This first impression was then reinforced when Nodi and Sophie visited some random orphanage to show how "Noble and Charitable" they were X________X (some points off for that FakeAssHo'ery btw)
But then they released their song. Not only did i LOVE Waterfall, I also realized it could never win so most of my pre-reveal fear was quenched. <3
As a song Waterfall is just *too* much for me. I mean that in the best possible meaning of the phrase "too much". Just listen to it. The lyrics, the music, the overtly serious dramatization. Everything is SO Over-The-Top and schmaltzy, to the point that it circles back to being hilarious.
I'm sorry, but i CANNOT listen to this song and maintain a straight face at the same time. Not during a song that unironically has the following
"Eet Feels like I’m flying, like if I had wheengz
Like I am sailing on a sea of dreemz
Your love is pouring down on me - oh My!
Waterfall"
As its chorus. . SO loltastic <3
Projected placement: 7-12. Honestly, i CAN see this one win, BUT... i don't think it will. I think it's too *heavy* to actually blow away the audience. I don't think it'll score poorly either. I am fully anticipating Georgia to score their average placement this year (9-10th).
13. SWITZERLAND
TAKASA - You And Me
Any eurovision song named "You And Me" will always do well in a Lexxan ranking. Takasa are basically the spiritual successors of Joantard and I love them for it <3
TAKASA is (presumably) an acronym for "The Artist Known As Salvation Army". Yes, these guys (and gals) are from the Salvation Army, but had to change their name/appearance because representing a political institution is a big No-No for the EBU. Nazis
You And Me is FUN though. It's upbeat and catchy, which is always a good way to get my attention, and like Waterfall, it has hilariously OTT lyrics. I also love that this sounds exactly like a song that could be sung around a campfire at the Youth Movement. All in all, a song that is very true-to-character in relation to the group that wrote and performs it.
The best way to describe Takasa is as a colletion of good-natured tards. I find this sextet to be adorable and just *sparkingly* innocent, Heilsarmee or no Heilsarmee. The impression i've gotten from them is that none of the really understand what Eurovision is (made painfully clear by an interview Takasa gave with eurovision.tv earlier this week ). I know I just made the comparison, but they took a spot in my heart very similar to Joan Franka's last year. A fun, light-hearted, naive song from a performer who clearly has no idea what the hell they've signed up for <3
Projected placement: 18-32. Somewhere middle of the pack, depending on singing and staging. I think they can qualify but that is all but certain in their semi.
XII. Die Priester feat. Mojca Erdmann - Meestern, Sei Gegrüßt
GERMANY - 11th place
I love this because
1) it sounds EXACTLY like a Heroes of Might and Magic 2 town theme
2) this song is apparently 500 years old but wasn't published before AS a song (which means it was eligible to participate)
3) the ridic props/staging/background imagery
4) It's better than (and SHOULD HAVE BEAT) Cascada.
Can you imagine this performing in Malmö? It would be hilarious and refreshing. I wish they made it.
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Coincidence? I think not!!!!
We've reached the point where I absolutely unapologetically LOVE all the remaining songs. The top 12 basically could come in any order and are a deep, dark green on the likability scale ^__^
I was told Austria's selection only contained mediocrities, so I didn't bother checking out their finale. I was really pleasantly surprised that they selected something REALLY pleasant like Shine ^__^
To be honest, Shine is pretty basic. No point denying that. BUT the song is an INSANELY catchy sleeper hit so the more I listened to it, the more I liked it and the more I had to resist the urge to sing along. (which is rare since I can't sing and therefore rarely attempt it :S)
Natália herself is superadorable too. I just want to pinch her cheeks ^__^ I also would like to note the really clever staging and lighting. Simple, yet fittingly effective :-)
All in all i'm pleasantly surprised by Austria this year (much better than those two bozos they sent last year) and therefore:
Projected Placement: 17-26 lower end of the finale. I def think they are qualifying though.
11. SWEDEN
Robin Stjernberg - You
ROBINGOD <3 Honestly, isn't "Swedish metrosexual, sexually-ambiguous, adorkable, doe-eyed, falcetto-voiced, former-fattie-turned-idol-runner-up" one of the best combinations of personal traits possible? I think it is. This is even IMPROVED by Robin having the BEST.QUALIFICATION.STORY ever. To the point I actually got *over* him beating Gyllenhammar and Yohio
Seriously though, his journey to Malmö is just one epic rollercoaster:
Gets beaten by Ralf and Ulrik in the semis => Finishes SECOND in the second chances heat and bumblef*cks his way to the Funale => Somehow sweeps the jury vote and beats the expected slamdunk winner by a 30 point margin (and beats ulrik/ralf in BOTH tele- and jury vote) <333333
E.P.I.C. i love just random stories of success like that.
You is damn catchy and fun though. I guess liking his high-pitched voice jodeling "YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU" fifty-seven times during the chorus is a matter of taste, but I LOVE it actually. He makes it work ^__^
Apparently "You" is also dedicated to his father, which makes it deep and personal, and i'm just a sucker for metamusic like that. You can just feel and SEE the intensity and fervor radiating from Robin, which makes his performance not only catchy and pleasant, but also believable. (unlike some 18 year old gremlin singing about how love kills overr and overr again )
Projected placement: 5-15
XI. Ron Weinreich - Love Is One
Israel - Finalist
ROBBED. SHOULD'VE REPRESENTED ISRAEL. DROPPING HIS MIC BUT CONTINUING LIKE A CHAMP <3
omg i swear this was literally the only up-tempo, interesting song that made the finals of Kdam (everything else was either 1) a ballad 2) objectively terrible 3) the usual recycled middle-of-the-road pop no one likes and only wins when there's literally nothing else - not refering to any country in particular here *cough*ireland*cough))
So I pretty much rooted for Love Is One by default. I like Love Is One outside of that though. It's pretty much... my genre of music. I also love all the awkward haphazard key changes and the random transition between English and Hebrew in the middle <3 Guy in a wheelchair singing it makes it even better imo. (sidebar: Am I bad for chuckling @ the cruel irony of a guy in a wheelchair singing about "dancing all night long"? )
I was REALLY hoping the sympathy vote would ensure Ron would beat Moran MazBORE, but alas the juries being that they were, decided otherwise and elected the vaguely catchy boring ballad instead. *SIGH*
CONGRATULATIONS TOP 10 I LOVE YOU ALL
- Bulgaria
- Denmark
- Finland
- Greece
- Moldova
- the Netherlands
- Norway
- San Marino
- Spain
- Ukraine
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Besides of the opera germans, I really liked all of the above since my last post. And seeing as GB and France are there, there must be something wrong with me...
Oh and screw you lexxan.
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I think it's UNBELIEVABLE how incredibly bad baltic music is. Trust me, I was in Latvia recently. It's so bad I think I would have died had they not played Swedish house music in the Riga shopping malls.
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Quote:I think it's UNBELIEVABLE how incredibly bad baltic music is. Trust me, I was in Latvia recently. It's so bad I think I would have died had they not played Swedish house music in the Riga shopping malls.
I have to echo this. Lithuania's songs are almost always lame and Latvia's music is.. perhaps the worst in the contest? lol (I mean, I loved Brainstorm, I liked their 2001 and 2011 entries and the rest - X__X)
Estonia shouldn't be lumped it with these two tho. Estonia is either good at the contest OR provides lolz, (like a mini-Finland of sorts?) so...
ANYWAY
10. MOLDOVA
Aliona Moon - O Mie
Did you recognize the pianist? It's Pasha Parfeny of last year's contest. :3
Aliona was one of the backing vocalists Pasha Parfeny, whose lolfun song "Lautar" I adored. So when I heard (which was even before the start of *this* year lol) that Pasha had written another song for the contest and that it would be brought by one of his (amazing) backing vocalists my interest immediately drawn. I wanted "O Mie" (then still called "A Million") to INSTANTLY win the Moldovan preselection and waltz through the competition to finish first ^__^
And this song is FANTASTIC imo. It starts slowly, but as it progresses it becomes more up-tempo and *intense*. I LOVE my ballads to have that sort of sharp crescendo. This song is also INCREDIBLY difficult to sing, with all it's sudden key changes, and Aliona manages to hit all the high notes correctly, so I have little doubt she will be able to do very well in Malmö. ^__^
I also LOVE that she pretty much took Sabina Babayeva's "coloured chocobo dress" spiel and improved it. Instead of just a lame gimmick (which is what Sabina's dress was -__-), Aliona and Pasha came up with something that compliments the song really well and functions as a very compelling "act". Projecting an actual thunderstorm on her dress <3
Another thing that I love(d): the LYRICS. These are... easily the best English lyrics this year. They are HILARIOUS actually. "The Maya were not so wrong, it's the end, it's DONE! Cuz you are gone " is brilliant, plain and simple. (and they actually *make sense* too. Remember "You've never know the look like trumpet" from last year, lol? ) Aliona's pronounciation is actually excellent for Moldovan standards.
Unfortunately, Moldova decided to sing in Romanian. :-/ I mean I understand why, it's probably SMARTER for them and "O Mie" sounds WONDERFUL in Romanian as well, but I would've prefered the loltastic lyrics for my own better enjoyment.
All this is pretty minor tho and only serves to explain why she isn't even higher. I FLOVE Aliona Moon and I'd love it if she won. A Moldovan win is, imo, way overdue already.
Projected Placement: 1-12
X. Louise Hoffsten - Only The Dead Fish Follow The Stream
SWEDEN - Finalist
First off, the title of this song: AMAZING. I actually love long spun-out titles that contain all these small nuggets of widsom (for more examples see: "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" and "Työlki Ellää"). I also love that this title matches a SwePop country song performed by a mouth-organ playing glam cougress <3
It may be just me, but "Only The Dead Fish" gives me the impression that it's like a parent or mentor telling a troubled teenager that being different is ok and that they should live their life as they see fit... set to catchy country music? Maybe I'm just imagining things (ok *Probably* I'm just imagining things), but I can actually imagine seeing Louise sit at the bedside of her 14-year old daughter (or summat) and give her motherly advice whilst playing her mouth organ, lol.
I'm really glad this made the finale of MelFest too. She was the ONLY female singer to make it (lest we forget that Robin is *perhaps* an out-and-proud lesbian) and "Only The Dead Fish" was the only calm, introspective song in that finale. I found her really refreshing and fun. Heavens bless Sweden and their amazing taste in music. ^__^
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posted April 03, 2013 11:57 AM
OMG, that swedish finalist was so awesome. It's just one of those feel good songs that make you swing along instantly. This is what pop music is at best. Light, entertaining and shining with goodwill.
Moldova is pretty meh, she sings alright but the instrumental side of the song is way too boring.
The dress is so much win though. Burn witch, burn!
Had to leave that there after I broke the system ^^
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Sorry Joonas. Finland sending a Finnish Swede (Swedish Fin?) for the third time in a row <3 Such an illustruous group of people <3
I LOVE LOVE LOVE KRISTA, but i had to follow my heart and cut her now. She was the only remaining entry I never would have put at #1 at any point in my ranking . Her music also kind of reminds me of Katy Perry whom I dislike.
Nevertheless, this only serves to provide some sort of motivation for Krista not making it farther than 9th. because... you know this *EASILY* could have made my top 5, even top3 on most years?
So what is there to say about Marry Me? It is, for one, hilarious. The LYRICS (how is 90% of this song just very quotable oneliners and STILL very coherent? Major props to whoever penned this ), Krista's crazed performance, the fact she'll perform this in a bridal dress. Only humourless turds dislike this. Are you one of them?
Secondly, : "Marry Me" is, thank the gods, much more than a "joke entry". Just because it doesn't take the contest 100% seriously doesn't mean it's a "joke entry". "Marry Me" is a very good song on it's own, with a very nonconformist and aloof subtext. In the common tongue this means that it's fun ^__^. It's so bloody catchy too: OH OH OH OH OH OH DING DONG ::bell chimes::
"Marry Me" is a pretty unique entry this year, so i think they'll have little trouble qualifying too, which <3 Best Finnish result ever since Lordi.ia? I surely hope so!
Projected placement: 11-20
IX. Gigi Radicsz - "Over You"
HUNGARY - Runner-up
THIS... lost to Kedvesem in a televote.
...
I unilaterally blame IDIOTS that organized the preselections for this. In truth, there actually was a jury vote during the Hungarian finale and they wanted Gigi to win (i mean, who doesn't? oh wait -__-) and they like... gave Gigi twice as many points as they gave ByeAlex
And then...
they were like "Well gj Gigi but Jury votes don't matter tonight so bring on the televote " ::byealex wins with 60% of the vote::
This is SUCH F!ç{ING BS ARE YOU KIDDING ME *SKUNK*ARY?
Ugh. Ok, so "Over You" is really good I guess and I wish it was selected
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Quote:15. UNITED KINGDOM
Bonnie Tyler
(...)
Representing Britain in Eurovision is a dirty job but someone's gotta do it.
Yes, that person is *BONNIE TYLER*. The UK finally decided to remove the Total Eclypse of their heart and started to take the eurovision contest seriously again. Unearthening lost musical treasures like a stallward Henry "Indiana" Jones <3
I'm not that BIG on Believe In Me itself. It's pleasant, but definitely not really up to snuff compared to other low-tempo songs. Still, I'm NOT sure how well Bonnie will do. I mean, Blue did decently enough despite being TERRIBLE live singers (although 2011 is one of the weakest eurovision years of all time so that doesn't say much), but Engelbert was a complete and utter failure.
I just HOPE Bonnie doesn't get unilaterally tossed onto the garbage heap by Europe, but given that most people who watch this contest are 1) hausfraus born in the 70s or 60s 2) flamboyant gay men, I think she has a slightly better chance to do well than Engelbert
Besides Believe In Me grows on me everytime I listen to it ^__^ Not exactly MY flavour of music, but it's gud and i like it.
Projected placement: 8-26 depending on how well Bonnie performs, this could scrape a top 10 finish, a midcarding placement or just... completely fail. Hoping for option #1 though!
Ok, so about the Bonnie Tyler thing ... I *love* my classic Bonnie, and the song is not too bad, but seriously, what's with THE VIDEO? I mean, she looks like, and she MOVES like a COW! It's downright embarassing when she starts to do the "dancing" thing, I was like: How did anyone NOT decide to make another video for this track?
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Didn't Finland finish last in 1990? I just don't understand having heard "Fri" now. I really like it!! (tho not as much as my favourite for that year: BANDIDO) but as i said, Swedish Fins = a really illustrious group of people. I hope they keep representing Finland till eternity <3
As for ALC, dude I love you but no one messes with Bonnie Tyler...
8. DENMARK
Emmelie de Forest - "Only Teardrops"
SO I'll cut Emmelie right now. jk jk Emmelie was always gonna get booted @ #8, so this only fits the schedule.
Okay, since I have nowhere else to it in the narrative, here's my favourite Emmelie de Forest tidbit, courtesy of her wikipage
Quote:Emmelie de Forest claims to be the great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria, as her grandfather, Count Maurice Arnold de Forest supposedly was an illegimate child of King Edward VII. The claim was made in a Danish newspaper, where her great-grandfather was erroneously specified to be "King Edward X".[1] Her grandfather married into the Swedish nobility (Armfelt family).[2]
Amazing. JUST LIKE THIS SONG. "Only Teardrops" just seems to be bred in a lab to be a Lexxan favourite. It's catchy, upbeat, ethnic, uses flutes and drums (two of the best music instruments). Also Emmelie herself looks like a cross between a Tethyrian Druid and Hermione Granger. <3 Actually, I did have Denmark at the top of my list during the ENTIRE preselection stage, and only bumped her down when i relistened to all the songs, in prep for this ranking.
Why Emmelie isn't higher ultimately comes down to nitpicking. Her vocals are NOT as impressive as the 7 remaining (ok I haven't heard San Marino's song live yet, but Valentina was the best vocalist in Semi1 last year (lol) and her video isn't autotuned so there's that) and I also... don't feel as connected to "Only Teardrops" as to the other remaining songs. Maybe because the lyrics are a bit dumb ("How many times do we get to lose, how many times do we get to choose between us... only teardrops"... really?) or maybe because this is a bit *too obvious* for me to like? I'm not sure, but i wanted to do something unpredictable with this ranking so i'm cutting her now, sorry Emmelie fans!!
One thing I do need to address: the people complaining about this supposedly copying "Euphoria". Stop; you're wrong and probably deaf AND blind as well. Go pester Cascada or the girl that sang EUWHOOOOOORIA (sic. sic *so* hard) during the Azeri preselections.
Projected placement: 2-4 people say this wins... I guess it could, but don't think it will. I *THINK* this will finish third, actually, not first. No real reason why i think that, it's just wild guessing. Now see this win or place 20th or something, lol.
VIII. Electric Fence - "Emilia"
ROMANIA - Finalist
Moving on from Emmelie to EMILIA. Have i planned this well or WHAT.
The first thing i'd like to point out is that the lead singer's pig tails are so obviously taken from Lithuania 2002's backing vocalists
Good thing Romania didn't pick them or the Cascadatards would have accused them of plagiarism.
Ok and now for real: this song... performance... is just RIDICULOUS. This good brand of ridiculous, by the way. I mean, it's not even the most ridiculous i've seen this year (hi Cezar, Army of Lovers, Winny Puhh) but that music ALONE. It's some weird cross between Freestyler and Hora Din Moldova... only electrocuted and sped up five times lol.
Furthermore, this WON the Romanian Jury vote by wide margin (important notice to the organizers of MelFest: install a Romanian Jury on your show IMMEDIATELY. Free 12s for Yohio <3), only to get crushed by Cezar in the televote. Oh well, I'm glad Romania sent something i liked althoughthis would have been a WAY funnier (and therefore: better) entry.
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posted March 26, 2013 10:09 PM
", which is so hilarious for me because:
REGARDE BIEN DERRIÈRE JE TE FAIS L'ENFER 
I hate them so much) and I love her perhaps even MORE in 2013. The girl who would screetch a circus ballad at the top of her lungs matured into a ravishing woman with a catchy, and fun emotional love song. I love metamorphoses like that <3
. SO loltastic <3
How did anyone NOT decide to make another video for this track?
