ESC 2013 - Semi-final 2

Quick post with my predictions and wishes.

Second Semi-Final

1. Latvia
2. San Marino
3. FYROM
4. Azerbaijan
5. Finland
6. Malta
7. Bulgaria
8. Iceland
9. Greece
10. Israel
11. Armenia
12. Hungary
13. Norway
14. Albania
15. Georgia
16. Switzerland
17. Romania

The 10 countries I think that will make it to the final are (random order):

Israel
Greece
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Norway
Finland
Switzerland
FYROM
San Marino
Malta

The 10 countries I want to see in the final are (random order):

Norway
Finland
Israel
Switzerland
Hungary
Malta
San Marino
Azerbaijan
Iceland
Greece

Yeah I only care about 4. These are Norway, Finland, Israel and Switzerland. I hope I have better luck with my favourites this time.

ESC 2013 - Rehearsals Day 6

Back from Malmö and Saturday's and yesterday's rehearsals are probably old news for you but I haven't watched anything yet. As I said I'm gonna comment on everything. So, Day 6, Day 7 and an extra blog post about my amazing weekend in Malmö!

DAY 6

Latvia - PeR - "Here We Go" (2nd rehearsal) 
Mmm ok... It's kind of a "mess". The same performance as in their NF but they walk down the catwalk, Ralfs does a fake stage dive and that's it. I see no final here.

San Marino - Valentina Monetta - "Crisalide (Vola)" (2nd rehearsal) 
Really good rehearsal! I like the staging and the outfit change isn't "too much". I think it's time for San Marino to make it to the final! But yeah, people will definitely go "no way she's the facebook song girl"! (social network song or whatever)

FYROM - Esma & Lozano - "Pred Da Se Razdeni" (2nd rehearsal)
Thank God they dropped the english version!!! But I will never like Esma. She ruins the song! The performance is simple just like their NF. Final? I don't know.

Azerbaijan - Farid Mammadov - "Hold Me" (2nd rehearsal)
Wow. Fokas Evangelinos! You want a top 5 spot? Hire him! I'm not a big fan of the song but that performance is amazing! The shadow man (kudos to him!!) is amazing. The way they made the entire performance is amazing! Azerbaijan is so in the final!

Finland - Krista Siegfrids - "Marry Me" (2nd rehearsal)
What a show! I think the Vegas backdrop fits perfectly but in EUROvision? Oh well, soft spot coz I adore the song. However, I don't like the new version. I wish she sang the first one. Now about the kiss. Well Krista you dare to do it, at least keep it for a few more seconds. :P Question. How far will the camera be when they'll kiss? ;) Or even better (worse?), will we see it on tv?

Malta - Gianluca - "Tomorrow" (2nd rehearsal)
I love so much the ending. All going and sitting on the bench. That's what I like the most in the music video and now they're doing it on stage. Apart from that, Gianluca walks down the catwalk before he goes back and sit with the others. During the entire song he just sways on stage. Simple performance but good. It's a cute song sung by a cute guy.

Bulgaria - Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankulov - "Samo Shampioni" (2nd rehearsal)
I don't like it. The song is similar to "Voda" and at the same time nowhere near it. This is bad. The performance is nothing new. Elitsa is barefoot, they're walkind down the catwalk and they finish there. Aah I don't like the song so I can't really comment on the performance. Nothing interesting about it.

Iceland - Eythor Ingi - "Ég Á Líf" (2nd rehearsal)
Too simple but I like it near the end when the backing vocalists are coming on stage. And thank God he changed his outfit. Much better now.

Greece - Koza Mostra feat Agathon Iakovidis - "Alcohol Is Free" (2nd rehearsal)
I don't know what's their problem with the rehearsals. I saw them live at the Eurovillage and they were so much better. I hope it will be fixed by Thursday. I totally hated it when we picked it and today I caught myself singing it. Seeing them live made me like the song. We're definitely in final's top 10. It's too uplifting and there aren't any other songs like it. If only Agathonas wasn't there...

Israel - Moran Mazor - "Rak Bishvilo" (2nd rehearsal)
That outfit... :( Why? WHY? And the hairdo... She looks so much better in the music video. Why couldn't they make her look like that in the ESC? That's my only problem coz the rest are perfect. Love the song and she's great live!

Armenia - Dorians - "Lonely Planet" (2nd rehearsal)
I got so bored watching this. I really dislike the song. The performance is nothing much. The entire group on stage and some flames. No final dear Armenia.

Hungary - ByeAlex - "Kedvesem (Zoohacker Remix)" (2nd rehearsal)
I will be positively surprised if Hungary makes it to the final. I don't see it happening though... :/ ByeAlex, a guitarist and a female backing vocalist on stage. Nothing wow, no gimmicks but I like it. I think having a female backing vocalist was a great idea. She adds so much to the chorus. It sounds great!

Norway - Margaret Berger - "I Feed You My Love" (2nd rehearsal) 
Great great great! The camera work seems to be identical to the MGP performance! Hopefully they won't show the backing vocalists. This is perfect! Oslo 2014! Or Bergen or whatever! Norway 2014!

Albania - Adrian Lulgjuraj & Bledar Sejko - "Identitet" (2nd rehearsal)
I only like the intro. But I think they'll make it to the final. It's a good performance. Quite powerful for such a song...

Georgia - Nodi Tatishvili & Sophie Gelovani - "Waterfall" (2nd rehearsal)
Ok now I think that this has chances for the final. I'm almost sure actually that they'll make it. I still find nothing special about the song but the performance is good!

Switzerland - Takasa - "You And Me" (2nd rehearsal)
I like that Sarah takes the lead in the second verse. In the studio version it's only Christoph who sings. Love their outfits but the performance is too static. I hope it won't cost them the final.

Romania - Cezar - "It's My Life" (2nd rehearsal) 
So many candidates for the Barbara Dex award this year! I like the fireworks at 2:24 but generally I can't stand the song and Cezars voice. His voice actually. Anyway, no final (I hope!).

ESC 2013 - Rehearsals Day 4

DAY 4

Greece - Koza Mostra ft Agathonas Iakovidis - "Alcohol Is Free" (1st rehearsal) 
I don't like what I hear. The vocals are really bad and I hope Ilias drops that "savage" voice. It's annoying. The performance looks identical to the NF one but they added some lights to their musical instruments.

Israel - Moran Mazor - "Rak Bishvilo" (1st rehearsal)
Why oh why are you wearing the NF dress Moran? Don't they read the negative comments about the styling? What are they thinking? Really! I'll try to overlook that even though it's impossible. Her vocals were great as always. Fix the styling PLEASE!

Armenia - Dorians - "Lonely Planet" (1st rehearsal)
Yeah definitely in my bottom 5. Why is he jumping like that? The outfits (if these are the stage ones) are ok. Nothing else to say here. Really.

Hungary - ByeAlex - "Kedvesem (Zoohacker Remix)" (1st rehearsal)
I like that they're using the music video of the song as backdrop. The performance is really simple but they sound really good. I like it!

Norway - Margaret Berger - "I Feed You My Love" (1st rehearsal)
I love that she kept the dress from MGP. However there are some minor changes on it. I have to say I don't really like the cut below the knee. I wanted the "caterpillar" dress! Hahaha Anyway this is great. I also don't like the backing vocalists. Sure they need them but I hope they hide them somehow. The focus should be Margaret and only Margaret! And I don't like that the backing vocalists are doing the same gestures as Margaret... Her vocals were ok-ish... At least that's what I heard but I'm not worried about that. I'm sure she'll sound great during the live performance.

Albania - Adrian Lulgjuraj & Bledar Sejko - "Identitet" (1st rehearsal)
Another staging similar to the NF one. I don't like what I see and hear. Well probably because I don't like the song. Next!

Georgia - Nodi Tatishvili & Sophie Gelovani - "Waterfall" (1st rehearsal)
I don't like the song but I like the stage effects. And their outfits. But that's all...

Switzerland - Takasa - "You And Me" (1st rehearsal)
Simple outfits but for some reason I really like them! The staging is the one I was expecting. What else could they do? Yeah, I like it!

Romania - Cezar - "It's My Life" (1st rehearsal)
That was painful. Sorry but that's how it is. I don't like it. I will never like this one no matter how they present it. And Cezar's outfit is horrible.

ESC 2013 - Reviewing the countries beginning with "S"

San Marino sends Valentina Monetta with the song "Crisalide" written by Ralph Siegel and Mauro Balestri.
Once again, Valentina. Once again, Ralph Siegel. But this time with a great song! Such a huge change! I bet most of the viewers won't be able to tell that Valentina is the same artist as last year! Big chance that San Marino makes it to the final this time!
San Marino competes in the 2nd semi-final with running order #2.

7pts from me and good luck to San Marino!

Serbia sends Moje 3 with the song "Ljubav Je Svuda" written by  Saša Milošević Mare and Marina Tucaković.

Love it! :D They really need to work on a new choreo (I think they do). I don't really like the way it ends. It's too abrupt. Ah, tiny detail! They're so in the final!!!

Serbia competes in the 1st semi-final with running order #16.

10pts from me and good luck to Serbia!

Slovenia sends Hannah with the song "Straight Into Love" written by  Hannah Mancini, Gregor Zemljic, Erik Margan, Matija Rodic and Marko Primuzak.

When I listened to the song for the first time I wanted the first 15 seconds out! Now I don't mind them. So we had the first version then we got the final one and originally I liked the final more. But now I changed my mind. I prefer the first version! There are some new lyrics added in the final version but I miss some parts of the original. But ok, I love it no matter what! That's my sLOVEnia!

Slovenia competes in the 1st semi-final with running order #3.

10pts from me and good luck to Slovenia!

Spain sends El Sueño de Morfeo with the song "Contigo Hasta El Final" written by  Raquel del Rosario, David Feito and Juan Suárez.

One thing was for sure this year. No matter what Spain sent, it would never top last year's entry. Unless it was Pastora with a better song (kinda difficult to do this though). I said from the beginning that I wasn't a fan of ESDM. I also said that despite this they might make it to my top 10. They did. For a while at least coz Finland kicked them out. Now I want to put this back to my top 10 but there's no place... And yes, I like the song but I predict a bottom 5 placing. It just screams last place... :/

Spain competes in the final. Running order TBA.

8pts from me and good luck to Spain!

Sweden sends Robin Stjernberg with the song "You" written by Robin Stjernberg, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb and Joakim Harestad Haukaas.

I think this is the grower of the year for me. It started by being really annoying, not so annoying, bearable, ok, great! It turned out to be the best choice for Sweden! A great entry for the hosts. Decent and really nice! A top 10 isn't impossible.

Sweden competes in the final. Running order TBA.

10pts from me and good luck to Sweden!

Switzerland sends Takasa with the song "You And Me" written by Georg Schlunegger, Roman Camenzind and Fred Herrmann.

Another one that I really really like!! Especially the chorus! That "aaaaah aaah ah"! I really hope they make it to the final! They deserved it last year and they stayed out. I don't want the history to be repeated!

Switzerland competes in the 2nd semi-final with running order #16.

10pts from me and good luck to Switzerland!

ESC 2013 - Switzerland picked its song

I'm so late for everything! I'm back in Greece and I had to stay for a couple of days in Thessaloniki (no internet there) until my luggage arrived (yeah, long story). Anyway! There's a lot of euronews!

I watched the swiss NF on Saturday night. My ultimate favourite, Melissa, disappointed me that night. I adore the song (yeah I still do!) and I will keep listening to it but that live performance was really really weak! What was with that "Rebeka Dremelj" at the beginning? No choreo for Melissa. Obviously because she wanted to focus on the vocals. But then again her vocals were so weak. I was expecting a really powerful performance but I never got it. Such a shame. :( 12 points to the studio version, 4 to that live performance.

Apart from Melissa and the winners I didn't really care for the rest. Heilsarmee won with "You And Me". I'm totally fine with it and I give them an 8 (for now at least!)! I just don't get why they have that old man with them... Poor grandpa... He had no idea of what was going on! Especially at the part where they were announcing the top 3.

I've also read that Heilsarmee need to drop their name and clothes if they want to enter the contest. I don't know what's the latest news on that. But I don't really get why EBU has a problem with that. It's not like everyone knows that Heilsarmee means The Army of Salvation or what they do. Anyway...

ESC 2013 - The Swiss final line-up

Ok the first part is over. We know the 9 finalists of the Swiss NF. Lys Assia is not one of them! :( Damn! I liked the song. It's fun and that "Hello, how is the flow?" is epic! xD Oh well, there's always next year Lys!

I'm gonna make some comments on all songs. You can listen to all of them here.

Anthony Bighead: «Do The Monkey»

Do the monkey? Seriously? This sucks! I can't find anything positive!

Heilsarmee: «You and Me»

Ok I like this! I really like the chorus. It reminds me of something but I can't tell what... hm... 

Jesse Ritch: «Forever & a day»

I like this one too but it's nothing special. A nice song for the radio but not for ESC IMO.

Melissa: «The Point Of No Return»

Ok I think I found my winner. I know I have 5 more songs to listen to but I love this! And I love Melissa! She was my winner in the spanish NF in 2011 with "Eos"! Even though Lucia was in my top 3 in ESC, at first I didn't like her song. Anyway, vamos Melissa!

Carrousel: «J’avais Rendez-vous»

No, no, no! I don't like it and french is a big minus for me! I really dislike french (of course some songs are the exceptions!). Not a single thing I like in this song!

Nicolas Fraissinet: «Lève-toi»

Nothing special here either and totally forgetable. Next!

Nicolas Fraissinet: «Lève-toi»

Hm... ok-ish song. Same comments as "Forever and a day".

Ally: «Catch me»

Boring and quite repetitive. Too much noise in the chorus. I don't like it.

Chiara Dubey: «Bella Sera»

Sleeping pill! I saw the italian title and I was expecting something else but that's über-boring!

So I was right about Melissa! She's totally my winner! It's either her or Heilsarmee!

ESC 2013 - Switzerland: More candidates

There are 5 more songs uploaded here. I won't comment all of them coz I don't like any of them. Actually I like only one. And so far it's my winner but it won't do well in ESC coz it's really really really really "euphoric". ;) I'm talking about ILARY's "Voglia Di Vivere". I like it a lot but seriously don't they get it? It's happening every year! We have a winner and the next year there are copies popping up in almost every NF! The same recipe never works two years in a row! Mostly because the copy is worse than the original but also because Europe won't vote for the "same" winner twice. Anyway, we still have a long way to go!

ESC 2013 - Switzerland: The two first candidates

And it's official! The 2013 NF season kicked off today! SF posted the two first candidates for next year's ESC! Now I don't like John Hänni's song. I find it bland and boring. I like United Passion feat. Lyane Leigh's song but I wish there was no rap part. It ruins it! 

Really not much more to say about this but it's a start for next year's contest! I don't know if I'll be able to post all the news about the Swiss NF but I'll try!

ESC 2012 - Rehearsals Day 5

Montenegro - Rambo Amadeus - Euro Neuro (2nd rehearsal)
No changes here! It's still horrible!

Iceland - Greta Salóme & Jónsi - Never Forget (2nd rehearsal)
Nice second rehearsal for Iceland but Jónsi didn't sound so good. Love the backdrop!

Greece - Eleftheria Eleftheriou - Aphrodisiac (2nd rehearsal)
Much better rehearsal than the first one. Check out the female dancers at 2:55! Now come on! xD I really wanna see Eleftheria's outfit now! Hahaha! Backdrop looks ok. Looking forward to the dress rehearsal!

Latvia - Anmary - Beautiful Song (2nd rehearsal)
Ok nice vocals by Anmary. I don't like their outfits and it seems like one of the backing vocalists didn't get her clothes in time! :P I know that's what she's supposed to wear (I guess at least) but it stands out! And I find those backing vocalists' "dance moves" ridiculous!

Albania - Rona Nishliu - Suus (2nd rehearsal)
Same comments as in her first rehearsal.

Romania - Mandinga - Zaleilah (2nd rehearsal)
Fantastic!! They are so freakin' entertaining! But I have a couple of comments... I don't like Elena's dress, I still miss the jumping and waving their hands and El Niño needs to put his RayBan on! Love him with these! Other than that, their rehearsal was great! Oh yes that small problem with El Niño's drum hehe. Finally let's wish happy happy birthday to Elena! She turns 24 today!

Switzerland - Sinplus - Unbreakable (2nd rehearsal)
To the final! To the finaaaaal!! It's time Switzerland made it to the final! Sinplus are great and "Unbreakable" is amazing! Both their rehearsals were great! Come on Europe! Vote for Switzerland!

Belgium - Iris - Would You? (2nd rehearsal)
Still boring... Her vocals are good but is it enough? Nah.

Finland - Pernilla Karlsson - När Jag Blundar (2nd rehearsal)
Ah Pernilla!! Same dress so I'm guessing this is the one! I really don't like it! And that black top? Not a match! I hope at least she gets rid of that top! Other than that, another great rehearsal and I love love love the song! Such a beautiful melody and lyrics! To the final please!

Israel - Izabo - Time (2nd rehearsal)
Nice second rehearsal for Israel! I like their outfits. They fit the song and I like the backdrop! Go Israel! Love it or hate it song! Let's see what Europe thinks!

San Marino - Valentina Monetta - The Social Network Song (2nd rehearsal)
And when I thought it can't get any worse here comes the second rehearsal with the stage outfits! Oh my God San Marino! You really wanna be last this year don't you?! Gee!

Cyprus - Ivi Adamou - La La Love (2nd rehearsal)
Great rehearsal for Cyprus! But I still think that the choreo in some parts is for the JESC! I like the outfits but I wanted something more colorful. Not a big fan of the backdrop and I guess the books are just books... Are they trying to conect this with the music video? I don't know. Cyprus should make it to the final!

Denmark - Soluna Samay - Should've Known Better (2nd rehearsal)
Was that couch there during the first rehearsal? Out of place. Like the backdrop, don't like Soluna's outfit! Vocally she was good again. She missed a note in the beginning but it's ok. Go Denmark!

ESC 2012 - Rehearsals Day 1

Well I spent the entire weekend in Stockholm but now I'm back. I wasn't planning to blog about today's rehearsals today but here I am! I couldn't resist! :P Let's do this! 

Montenegro - Rambo Amadeus - Euro Neuro (1st rehearsal)

It's quite obvious that there were a few problems but that's what the rehearsals are for. And that wooden donkey? More like the Torjan Horse really. Meh. I still hate the song. Montenegro is so not in the final!

Iceland - Greta Salóme & Jónsi - Never Forget (1st rehearsal)

Ok I have to say I got some serious goosebumps in the first chorus but that was all. I still prefer and believe that the icelandic version is miles better! About the staging, it's almost the same with the NF and I think that would be all. No surprises and stuff... Vocally they were good. Some sound problems maybe... From that first rehearsal I say Iceland is in the final.

Greece - Eleftheria Eleftheriou - Aphrodisiac (1st rehearsal)

I like what I saw. However the choreography doesn't seem complete. It feels like they're "hiding" something. Eleftheria was good vocally. To my ears at least... I'm kinda biased here but I say we are in the final.

Latvia - Anmary - Beautiful Song (1st rehearsal)

First of all I love the last 30 seconds. But until that moment everything is quite bland. The choreo is boring. They just walk around on stage. Anmary was ok vocally and she must have worked on her face expressions but there is a moment or two where she made those faces... Anyway, I don't see Latvia in the final...

Albania - Rona Nishliu - Suus (1st rehearsal)

I don't know what the camera work will be but they need to be careful a bit. Rona seems scary in those close-ups. Vocals! Those vocals! Personally I don't like the song and I find her really screamy but vocally she was great. She pulled it off in the best possible way! Now this is tricky. I don't know if we will see it in the final. If it was up to me I'd leave Albania in the semi...

Romania - Mandinga - Zaleilah (1st rehearsal)

Ok... I guess we will never hear Elena singing Zaleilah like in the studio version. It's quite obvious they "did something" in the studio. Anyway, vocally she was good. Not in the same tone as in the studio version but she was good. I like the choreography even though it's not so crazy... I miss that jumping while waving their hands at the same time! It needs more energy! I see them in the final. Or at least I want them in the final!

Switzerland - Sinplus - Unbreakable (1st rehearsal) 

I still have a thing with his english. It sounds ok and kinda unique in the studio version but kinda bad live. It doesn't matter though. I love the song! And I want them so much in the final!! From what I saw I think they can make it!

Belgium - Iris - Would You? (1st rehearsal) 

Come on this is boring. Everything is boring! Just everything. Belgium is not in the final!

Finland - Pernilla Karlsson - När Jag Blundar (1st rehearsal)

Solid performance. What's with the dress though? I hope they're just testing (I'm almost sure about it since it's the first rehearsal) it!! Unfortunately I don't see Finland in the final either but I do want them in the final!!

ESC 2012 - Reviewing the countries beginning with "S"

San Marino sends Valentina Monetta with the song "The Social Network Song (Oh Oh - Uh - Oh Oh)" written by Ralph Siegel, Timothy Touchton and José Juan Santana Rodriguez.
What is this San Marino? Seriously? It's just horrible and meaningless! I absolutely have nothing to say here. Just that they won't make it to the final. For sure.
San Marino competes in the 1st semi-final with running order #11.

0pts from me and good luck to San Marino!

Serbia sends Željko Joksimović with the song "Nije Ljubav Stvar" written by Željko Joksimović, Marina Tucaković and Miloš Roganović.

Such a beautiful song by Željko once again. To be honest I wasn't so excited the first time I listened to this but now I really like it! And I think it's a great opening for the second semi!

Serbia competes in the 2nd semi-final with running order #1.

8pts from me and good luck to Serbia!

Slovakia sends Max Jason Mai with the song "Don't Close Your Eyes" written by Miroslav Šmajda.

Oh God! So not my cup of tea. I don't like this at all! Metal/rock fans probably will love it but not me. It's good to see different genres in ESC but those will be three minutes I won't enjoy.

Slovakia competes in the 2nd semi-final with running order #15.

0pts from me and good luck to Slovakia!

Slovenia sends Eva Boto with the song "Verjamen" written by Vladimir Graić and Igor Pirković.

Lovely sLOVEnia! Great and beautiful song! Even though it was my second favourite! I wanted "A Si Sanjal Me" for Slovenia! It's soooo slovenian and I adore it! But as I said I also love Verjamen. Eva is a good live performer so I expect Slovenia to make it to the final once again!

Slovenia competes in the 2nd semi-final with running order #9.

8pts from me and good luck to Slovenia!

Spain sends Pastora Soler with the song "Quédate Conmigo" written by Thomas G:son, Erik Bernholm and Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson.

Hahahaha! What do you want me to say here? THIS IS MY WINNER!!! Yeah it was (and sometimes still is) between Sweden and Spain this year but aah no! It's Spain! It is SPAIN! I won't say the Pastora story again. Just read all the posts about her and you'll understand... Just make sure you vote for Spain this year! This deserves at least a top 5 if not a top 3!

Spain competes in the final with running order #19.

12pts from me and good luck to Spain!

Sweden sends Loreen with the song "Euphoria" written by Peter Boström and Thomas G:son.

And here I present you the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012! Again, what do you want me to say here? The regular readers I'm sure remember that 99% of all posts regarding Melodifestivalen 2012 ended with the phrase "LOREEN TO BAKU!!"! So that's it! Loreen is going to Baku and will return with the 1st prize! Oh yes, and she will break Rybak's record! Word. ;)

Sweden competes in the 2nd semi-final with running order #11.

12pts from me and good luck to Sweden!

Switzerland sends Sinplus with the song "Unbreakable" written by Gabriel Broggini and Ivan Broggini.

When Switzerland chose this back in December I never thought it would become one of my favourites! A bit bad accent in english but I think that "adds" to the song for some strange reason. I really like Switzerland this year!!

Switzerland competes in the 1st semi-final with running order #9.

10pts from me and good luck to Switzerland!

Switzerland: Die grosse Entscheidungsshow 2012

We got the final's line-up... No Ultra Naté, no Same Difference but Lys Assia is in! My winner was Ultra! I'm so disappointed. :/

Anyway all 14 songs are here. 

Lys Assia - C'était Ma Vie
Ok, this is so old fashioned but it's not that bad! And I kinda want Lys to win. It's gonna be so epic! Her on the ESC stage of 2012! 2012!! She's definitely gonna flop but who cares? Eeeepic! She will make it in the final but then bottom 5! But can you imagine her win the contest? lol!

Emel - She
Nice song. I like it.

Ivo - Peace & Freedom
This has a really nice message but really I think that's all.

I Quattro - Fragile
No, I don't like this one.

Raphael Jeger - The Song In My Head
Kinda nice song. Happy song.

Macy - Shining
Nothing much. And forgettable.

Atomic Angels - Black Symphony
I love this one!! If not Lys Assia, send Atomic Angels Switzerland. Actually send Atomic Angels!

Patric Scott feat. Fabienne Louves - Real Love
It reminds me a bit of "Running Scared" and I got the same reaction of many people. But it's nice.

Guillermo Sorya - Baby, Baby, Baby
No, no, no. I don't like this.

Chiara Dubey - Anima Nuova
Beautiful song!! And beautiful voice!

Sinplus - Unbreakable
I don't know if I like this or not.

Sosofluo - Quand Je Ferme Les Yeux
I don't like this one.

Katherine St-Laurent - Wrong To Let You Go
Nice ballad there but not my winner.

Ze Flying Zezettes Orchestra - L'autre
I don't like this.

Well, weak NF if you ask me. I'm rooting for Atomic Angels. I'm also fine with Chiara Dubey or Lys!

ESC 2012 - The swiss NF (stop)

OK guys I can't do this! I shouldn't have started blogging about this. Lab reports, exams, studying. No time! Plus, the voting has already begun. So I will wait until the next phase. I just hope that I will be able to blog when we get closer to spring and when all the NFs will kick off.

I'll just say that from all the songs I've heard so far, Ultra Naté's "My Love" is my winner. I just LOVE this! There's a bit ABBA in the beginning but that makes me like it more! ;)

And let me comment Mrs Eurovision! Lys Assia's comeback! How epic will it be if she gets the ticket to Baku? She'll definitely flop but who cares? I'll be able to say "yes! I saw the very first winner of the ESC competing on that stage after 56 years after her first victory!". And all of you who will be in Baku will be able to say that you saw her live! Here's her song. I kinda like it but it's quite old-fashioned and that's why I think she'll flop. Most people won't even know who she is. Even though I'm sure all the commentators will inform the viewers about who Lys is and that's why I think she will make it to the final but she won't make it to top 15!

Good luck to Ultra Naté!!

ESC 2012 - The swiss NF (Review of some songs) II

Artists from "G" 'til "J". Listen to the songs here.

Gerry Miles: Me, Myself And I

What kind of lyrics are these? Oh God! And I don’t like his voice.

Graciela: You Again

I liked the beginning but then… Nah nothing much here. She has a nice voice though.

Guido Bugmann: One More Try

Ballad. And no, I don’t like it.

HammerTime / Michael Hammer, Tobias Soder: Be Yourself

Ok song. But not the one I want to hear in ESC.

Hans Otto von Allmen: In The U.S.A.

Oh God!

HDT ft Desi Valentine: Stand With Me

I really like this one! Really nice!!

Heidi Louise: What Does This Mean?

Nice voice. Boring song.

Heiner Gabele: Soll ich soll ich nicht

Hm not a bad song but not my cup of tea…

Heinz Winckler: Who You Really Are

I like this one!

Homies: Partysafari

No.

Horoscope: Venomous

Hm... I don’t know if I like it or not… Something bugs me…

Hundred Days: Suffering is a teacher

I don’t like this.

Hörsturz: Magic Hands

Nice melody!! But I don’t know… Not one of my favourites.

I Quattro: Fragile

Don’t like it.

Isabelle Stettler : Wunder

I almost fell asleep.

IVO: Peace & Freedom

Heartbreaking video and nice lyrics but as a song is not much. 

Jaan: Like A Tree

Don’t like it.

Jack The Planet: Let me out

Don’t like it.

Jam: Bounce

Don’t like it.

Jana Josephina: On Danse Ensemble

Don’t like it.

Jane Fountaine: Onduuruu

”Onduuruuuuuu”. Ah I don’t like this. Boring ballad.

Jay-Roc & Jakebeatz feat. Kei: 365

Ok song…

Jerry Miller: Feel that way

Boring...

Jill Wick: Escape

Quite nice!

jO Mettraux: L'as-tu vu passer?

Don’t like it.

John Hänni: You Love Me For Me

Don’t like it.

Joy Amelie: Lass es regnen

Nice voice. Nice song.

Julien Victor: Téquila

Don't really like it.

 

ESC 2012 - The swiss NF (Review of some songs)

OK so I decided to review all of them! But not at once! And I don't make a lot of comments. I just say if I like it or not and perhaps something more in some of them. I won't put links to all of them. It will take too much time. If you want to listen to the songs go ahead and click here. I reviewed all the songs until the artists beginning with the letter "F".

!lluminati – Dream Of You

I like it but don’t think it will do well on ESC.

$ophie Solen – Justicia

Eehm... Plagiarism or what? However I really like it!!

*Fleur Magali* - Made To Love

Nothing special. Quite boring.

*ORLANDO BAY* - New Orpheus

I changed song in the first 10 seconds!

*Peter* - Second Chance

I have to say that I prefer Peter’s last year’s attempt… I like the lyrics but I’ve said it too many times. I’m not a ballad-lover. Wish him good luck anyways coz I like him!

A Band Called Nafta - Everybody Wants My Money

Ehm… give this to Greece maybe? :P Don’t like it.

A Mega NRG Man - Dance The Night

Too ‘90s… Naah I don’t know…

ABACAY & Tommy Fresh - How Can I Feel Complete..

I loved the music from the first second but then… no.

Advertising Space - Here I Stand

Ok song but no wow factor.

AETERNITAS - Can You Hear The Demons

Oh my God! (in a really bad way!)

Albana Azizi - I love it

No, I don’t love it. I just like it.

ALEEMA - Mr. Millionaire

I actually like this! It’s quite catchy!

ALESSANDRA PLACENTI - LASCIAMI VIVERE

Don’t like it...

ALESSIA PIANTONI - SARA' L'ESTATE

Reminds me of another song but don’t know which one... Anyway I don’t like this.

Alex Rémy - *Jolie Jolie Jolie Baby*

Don’t like this at all! The chorus is too annoying for my taste!

Alexander von Arx - Sweet Marion J

I like his voice but not the song...

Alexandrin/ Bulgarien - When Lights Go On

Ok song but I don’t like his accent.

Anna - Silly Billy

Sweet song but quite Finland 2011.

Asaf Or Shenhav - Lifetime Lover

I don’t like it.

Atomic-Angels - Black Symphony

I like this one! 

Ben Pyne – Lantern

Ballad. I don’t think I need to say more here. (Trust me though. If I find a good ballad you’ll see some really positive comments!)

Bernarda Brunovic - I belong to You

Really nice voice but honestly this sounds quite amateurish.

Besa Nova - Tell me

No. No!

BIG CITY - crystal eyes

I don’t like it.

Biljana Krizanac - You will always have a friend

Just ok.

Biljana Obradovic Bixy - No Chance For Us

Don’t like it.

BluePearl - Welcome back to the show

This style is not my cup of tea.

Buket – Help

I like it.

Candy Benson - Shy Boy

Something doesn’t sound right here...

Carlos Santoo - Coffee No 1

The only thing I like is the title! Gee! What’s this?

Carlos Santoo feat. Laila - Siesta Girl

He sent another one? For God’s sake!

Cathryn - The Beginning

Ballad.

Celine - Look Up To The Stars

Dion? :P Haha ok. Hm maybe Switzerland needs another Celine in order to win? ;)

Chris Hess – Hello

Nothing much here.

Christine Lauterburg - Hinderem Berg und änet em See

Come again?

christine schön - sunny way

That would be good for a commercial.

Christopher - Fly High

I don’t like it.

Circle of time – Myrene

Don’t like it.

Clifford Village Band – Glitter

Don’t like it.

Container 6 - I bi ke Löu

Not my thing!

DANICA MUSCAT - RUNAWAY EMOTION

Not a fan of this. But I like her voice.

Danièl Harb - FiRE!

Don’t like it! 

Daniel Piechota feat. Kristin Sóley - BY MY SIDE

Nice!!

Daria - An Affair

Quite good.

David Holler – Odeon

Not something I wanna see on the ESC stage.

Debby - The Lie

So-so.

Deniz Reno - Flower To A Bee

Great voice! About the song… nah.. :/

Didier Uwayo - Live it up

Like it! A lot!

Dietrich - Sunshiny Days

Nope. Don’t like it.

DJ Al Pine & Anne Lee feat. MC N. Dooh - Mountains high

I liked it until she began singing… :/

Doctor Jazz & Saxy Music - Saxyphone (Talkin' Sexy On...)

Don’t like it.

DOMINIC HUNZIKER - I FEEL FINE

I like the multilingual thing but that’s all.

Dominik Roe - Freedom in your Eyes

I only like the music.

Eduardo Avero Orlando Florida - Early in the morning

Just ok.

Eli Kaldwell - The First Words Ever Spoken

I like him and I like the song.

Emel – She

Too Arabic for Switzerland.

Eric Himan - "You're Gonna Need Me"

Don’t like it.

ErRic is Blue - Soul 2 Soul

Don’t like it.

Erwan Smith - Can't Stand Still

Ballad.

Estella Benedetti & Michael Giger - Stand behind me

Don’t like it.

Evelyne Kessler – YOU

Don’t like it.

Evera Djali Azerbaijan/Russia - Step My Way

Don’t like it.

FEATHERLIKE - Moon Over Berlin

I like only the music.

FLAVIO CRISTILLI - ANCORA UNO SBAGLIO

Don’t like it.

Flourish – Treasure

Don’t like it.

Francesca Priest - Learn To Love Again

Ballad.

Francheska - Losing way

Don’t like it.

FRANCK RENAND - MAGIC DANCE IN SWITZERLAND

Don’t like it!!

Frank&Friends - True Love is growing

What’s this? :S

FREAKOUT 6 - Sun go down

Nice vocals here…

Freakout6 - Fly Away

I don’t like this one.

Fredy Chnorz - Europe will dance with me

Is this some kind of a joke?

Fredy Chnorz - A Laughter around the world

Again?

 
That's it for today! Out of those I like

$ophie Solen – Justicia

*Peter* - Second Chance

ALEEMA - Mr. Millionaire

Atomic-Angels - Black Symphony

Buket – Help

Celine - Look Up To The Stars

Daniel Piechota feat. Kristin Sóley - BY MY SIDE

Daria - An Affair

Didier Uwayo - Live it up