This year, the Greek broadcaster chose to internally select their act, and they chose hip hop act Argo, which will represent the nation with the song Utopian Land. The song, as per their usual genre, is a hip hop crossed with the traditional instruments often heard in the Greek entries. It’s also interesting to note…
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For a country which produces so much good music, why must then send such strange music to Eurovision. I really thought that the UK were on the right track with Molly last year, the poor girl was definitely ripped off! This year, they have chosen a duo, Electro Velvet, who are singing Still In Love…
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Finally, another song in native language! Huge respect goes to Spain, who are singing their song Amanecer in Spanish. Edurne is the singer, and before the song was released, I listened to some of her other songs and I wasn’t too impressed. Nevertheless, I waited until the song came out to give it a fair…
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Italy is one of those countries who, since their return, really haven’t put a foot wrong. Their acts have been consistently good (maybe minus Emma’s vocals last year, a bit of a disaster) and this year is no exception. Grande Amore is a killer of a song. So powerful and so captivating. The Italian language…
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Ann Sophie is one lucky artist. After the dramas in the national final, Ann Sophie was the one who ended up with a ticket to Vienna. She is definitely an energetic singer, and she has a Lena feel about her. Her voice is quite unique, like Lena as well. When this was first released, I…
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Out of all the countries, I think I’ve changed my opinion the most dramatically about France. I remember when it was first picked, and I felt nothing for it. I really thought France was heading for a result worse than Twin Twin, which would be a difficult thing to do. However, the times have certainly…
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Give me a bunch of hipster guys singing a sensitive song and I really am yours. As many of you would know, we have A LOT of slower songs this year, and for many of the countries, it has been hard to stand out amongst the crowd. I think the charming nature of this song…
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If you are reading this thinking I’m going to be objective about my own country, think again. I’m sorry, I can’t help being biased about this song, especially because it’s the first time Australia will be competing! Before our artist announcement, I was incredibly nervous. I really wanted a song and an artist which really…
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Poland made an impact last year with Cleo and Donatan, and it was one of those acts which everyone remembers, even though it has been over a year since the 2014 contest. This year, Poland took more of a vanilla approach to Eurovision, with Monika Kuszynska. The story behind the song, that being, Monika is…
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Oh boy, this is the classic tale of Switzerland. Their national final is more often than not, full of amateur, clumsy and outdated performances, and is in desperate need of an update. Sometimes Switzerland has a good enough character on stage to charm audiences – prime example being Sebalter from 2014, but without the charming…
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