Okay, so here's the deal for those of you who aren't in the know. NRK (The Norwegian State broadcaster) has selected 21 Songs of the 700 songs submitted to compete for the Ticket to Düsseldorf. I'm pretty sure they are gonna follow their 2009 winning formula so that's what i'm going on...even though certain facts have not been confirmed (But we'll get to those later)
Anywho.... So here's the deal. The 21 songs have been divided into 3 Semi Finals, In each Semi Final, a Televote will select the 2 Songs who will advance to the Final in Oslo on 02/12. The Televote will also select 2 Songs who will advance to a Second Chance Semi Final, which will be held on 02/05 in Sarpsborg. In addition to those 6 Songs, 2 "Wild Cards" will be selected (In 2009, they were the highest scoring 5th place song and a song chosen by the readers of VG. In 2010, they were the 2 highest scoring 5th place songs).
So let's get started.
The first Semi Final was held on 01/16 in Brekstad. The songs were :
Number - Title - Translation - Artist - Author(s)
01 - Guns And Boys - Carina Dahl - Carina Dahl (M & L), Nanna Martorell (M & L) and Hanne Sørvaag (M & L)
02 - Daisy - Use Me - Jim André Bergsted (M & L)
03 - Vardlokk - Song Of The Soul - Helen Bøksle - Helene Bøksle (M), Sindre Hotvedt (M), Knut Avenstroup Haughen (M) Cecilie Larsen (L)
04 - Alt Du Vil Ha - Everything You Want - Sie Gubba - Magne Almås (M & L) Petter Ølen (M & L)
05 - Jobbe Litt Mindre Og Tjene Litt Mer - Work A Little Less And Earn A Little More - Gatas Parlament - Jester (M), Aslak Borgersrud (L), Elling Borgersrud (L), Martin Raknerud (L)
06 - Trenger Mer - Need More - Sichelle - Christine Dancke (M & L)
07 - Not That Easy (Ah - Åh - Ah - Åh) - Åste And Rikke - Rikke Normann (M & L)
My Reviews -
01 - Guns And Boys - After a few listens, this song stops sounding like just noise and starts sounding awesome. It just kinda gets into your system...you almost start to crave it....06 Points out of 10
02 - Daisy - I kinda get it...it's like a modernish pop/rock song...not bad. - 04 Points out of 10
03 - Vardlokk - OMG! This song went from "Boring, Despereate and tragically Norwegian" to "OMG! Schlanger Ballad Awesomeness) 06 Points out of 10
04 - Alt Du Vil Ha - Ugh...i'm sorry i just think that this sort of thing is lame. 03 out of 10
05 - Jobbe Litt Mindre Og Tjene Litt Mer - Ugh. This is just terrible. 1 point (For trying to be original) out of 10
06 - Trenger Mer - FINALLY! Awesome! Just so nordic and schanger and awesome! 10 Points.... 09 Points out of 10.
07 - Not That Easy - Erm....i''m getting it...getting it....and GOT it! 07 Points out 10.
My Selection -
To choose my favorites, I listened to the songs on repeat over the course of 2 Days and then awarded them a number of Televotes based well just what felt like the right number of votes. The top 4 Songs advanced to the Second Round, where I listened to them over the course of 2 Days and awarded my final placements.
Round 01 –
Number – Title – Televote – Place – Q
01. Guns And Boys – 68 450 – 2nd - Q
02. Daisy – 45 945 – 5th – NQ
03. Vardlokk – 53 714 – 4th – Q
04. Alt Du Vil Ha – 37 647 – 6th – NQ
05. Jobbe Litt Mindre Og Tjene Litt Mer – 25 772 – 7th – NQ
06. Trenger Mer – 73 159 – 1st – Q
07. Not That Easy – 64 223 – 3rd – Q
Round 02 –
Number – Title – Televote – Place - Q
01. Guns And Boys – 86 524 – 3rd – SF 04
02. Vardlokk – 82 917 – 4th – SF 04
03. Trenger Mer – 113 459 – 1st – Final
04. Not That Easy – 98 836 – 2nd – Final
***NOTE****
I’m assuming things are going to run that same as last year (I.E. that the 2 highest scoring 5th place songs will receive a wild card to the Second Chance Round), even though that hasn’t been made “Official”. In such a Case, since “Daisy” received more votes then “Fire Below”, it will advance to the Second Chance Round.
Videos -
Finalists -
Trenger Mer - Sichelle
Not That Easy - Åste And Rikke
Second Chance Songs (Semi Finalists) -
Guns And Boys - Carina Dahl
Vardlokk (Song Of The Soul) - Helen Bøksle
Daisy - Use Me
Other Songs -
6th - Alt Du Vil Ha (Everything You Want) - Sie Gubba
7th - Jobbe Litt Mindre Og Tjenen Litt Mer (Work A Little Less And Earn A Little More) - Gatas Parlament
Actual Results -
1st - Not That Easy
2nd - Vardlokk
3rd - Alt Du Vil Ha
4th - Daisy
Out -
Guns And Boys
Jobbe Litt Mindre Og Tjene Litt Mer
Trenger Mer
Well, it won’t quite be Melodi Grand Prix without a few questionable choices.
Everyone must have taken their bathroom break during Trenger Mer. Cleary.
Norway - Melodi Grand Prix Semi Final 02
The Second Semi Final was held on 01/22 in Florø.
The songs were:
Number – Title – Translation – Artist – Author(s)
01 – I’ll Be Yours – Pernille And Marius – Ovi (M & L), Johanna Dernker (M & L), Björn Djupström (M & L)
02 – You Can Depend On Me – Babel Fish – Halvor Holter (M & L), Tarjei Van Ravens (M & L)
03 – Hungary For You (Gipsydance) – Marika Lejon – Marika Lejon (M & L)
06 – You’re Like A Melody – Hanne Sørvaag – Hanne Sørvaag (M & L) Martin Hansen (M & L)
07 – Allergic – Mimi Bix – Mertethe La Verdi (M & L) Kjetil Schei (M)
My Reviews –
01 – I’ll Be Yours – OMFG! I LOVE this song. I just ADORE it! It so cute and jazzy it just makes me want to sing and dance and swing. 09 Points out of 10.
02 – You Can Depend On Me – Eh…nice message but the singers voice kinda gets on my nerves after a couple listens. Other than that, it’s pretty non special and boring. 04 Points out of 10
03 – Hungry For You (Gipsydance) – OMG! Haha this song makes me wanna jump up and do ridiculous things. I mean, I’m sure it won’t get out of the SF, but I can name at least 3 Eastern European Countries (Eyes Moldova, Slokavia and Lithuania) where this song would have/could have taken the National Final by Storm. I think it was supposed to be submitted there, but there was some paper work mistake. Just a fun, awesome song. 07 Points Out of 10
04 – Sand – Eh…I can give or take this song. I mean it’s trying really hard, but it’s just missing something to make it special. 04 Points out of 10.
05 – Oh, Oh (Puppy Love) – Aw…I get it. For some reason this song seems very Maltese to me (ESC fans will know what I’m talking about). All in all, it’s a cute pop song that would be like 15 on the Charts for a couple weeks in summer and then be doomed to a Lifetime of being sung badly at Karaoke bars. 07 out of 10.
06 – You’re Like A Melody. Done. Selection Over. Song Found. Brilliant. Amazing. Perfect. Winner. Done. Done. Done. Done. Done. Norway, this is your song. Oslo again in 2012. It just has everything. If it doesn’t win, it’s because it was just way way to good for you. 14 Points out of 10.
07 – Allergic – Of course I love this song. I really enjoy the beat and drama of it. But after a few listens it kinda loses a bit of it’s magic.
My Selection -
To choose my favorites, I listened to the songs on repeat over the course of 2 Days and then awarded them a number of Televotes based well just what felt like the right number of votes. The top 4 Songs advanced to the Second Round, where I listened to them over the course of 2 Days and awarded my final placements.
Round 01 –
Number – Title – Televote – Place - Q
01. I’ll Be Yours 85 734 2nd - Q
02. You Can Depend On Me 36 617 6th - NQ
03. Hungry For You 62 129 4th - Q
04. Sand 35 982 7th - NQ
05. Oh Oh (Puppy Love) 58 195 5th – NQ – WC Q SF 04
06. You’re Like A Melody 107 458 1st - Q
07. Allergic 79 523 3rd - Q
***NOTE****
I’m assuming things are going to run that same as last year (I.E. that the 2 highest scoring 5th place songs will receive a wild card to the Second Chance Round), even though that hasn’t been made “Official”. In such a case, since “Oh, Oh (Puppy Love)” received more votes than “Daisy” (From the First Semi Final), it will advance to the Second Chance Round.
Round 02 –
Number – Title – Televote – Place – Q
01. I’ll Be Yours – 102 817 – 2nd – Final
02. Hungry For You – 88 998 – 4th – SF 04
03. You’re Like A Melody – 134 761 – 1st – Final
04. Allergic – 91 374 – 3rd – SF 04
Videos -
Finalists -
I'll Be Yours - Pernille And Marius -
You're Like A Melody - Hanne Sørvaag -
Second Chance Songs (Semi Finalists) -
Hungry For You (Gipsydance) - Marika Lejon -
Allergic - Mimi Blix -
Oh, Oh (Puppy Love) - Endre -
Other Songs -
6th - You Can Depend On Me - Babel Fish -
7th - Sand - Isabella -
Actual Results –
To The Final -
1st – You Can Depend On Me – Babel Fish
2nd – You’re Like A Melody – Hanne Sørrvaag
To Semi Final 04 -
3rd – Oh, Oh (Puppy Love) – Endre
4th – Allergic – Mimi Blix
Out –
I’ll Be Yours – Pernille And Marius
Hungry For You (Gipsydance) – Marika
Sand – Isabella
(Silence) Clearly, Babel Fish made some sort of pact with Satan. But the important thing is that “You’re Like A Melody” went to the Final.
I’m a little surprised that “Ill Be Yours” didn’t at least get a Second Chance.
06 – Haba Haba – Stella Mwangi – Beyond51 (M), Big City (M), Stella Mwangi (L)
07 – Fire Below – The Lucky Bullets – Knud Kleppe (M & L)
My Reviews –
01 – Nothing Remains – Man…you’d think with the plethora of authors who conspired to create this song, they’d come up with something half way decent. Fail. 03 Points out of 10.
02 – Gone With The Wind – YES! Yes! Yes! Go Norway! R And B at it’s best. Awesome. Amazing. Go Norway! – 11 Points out of 10.
03 – SOS – Dude WTF Norway! Way to throw in a bunch of amazing songs at the last minute. Awesome dance songs. I love the like bell tones that regulate this song. Great build. 08 Points out of 10.
04 – Like Dreamers Do – Aw Norway…look at you. Throwing in a cute “Group” ballad as if it had a chance. Aw and it’s about love. So cute! 05 Points out of 10.
05 – Dance Tonight – Erm… is this song in Norwegian? With an English title? Brilliant. Way to go Norway. Way to showcase your basic comprehension of the English language…but give up halfway. But still… AWESOME song. 07 Points out of 10.
06 – Haba Haba – OMG NORWAY! WTF! Again! Way to throw in a bunch of AMAZING songs at the last minute. AWESOME song. FUCKING AMAZING! Just AHHHHHHH So Awesome! 10 Points Out of 10.
07 – Fire Below – Ok…maybe I’m just jaded by the rest of the just AWESOME songs in this SF…but this is just ok. I mean I get it…it’s elvis right? Eh… 05 Points out of 10.
Round 01 –
Number – Title – Televote – Place - Q
01. Nothing Remains – 29 158 – 7th – NQ
02. Gone With The Wind – 83 493 – 1st – Q
03. SOS – 76 219 – 3rd – Q
04. Like Dreamers Do – 39 771 – 6th – NQ
05. Dance Tonight – 72 482 – 4th – Q
06. Haba Haba – 77 014 – 2nd – Q
07. Fire Below – 43 815 – 5th – NQ
Round 02 –
Number – Title – Televote – Place - Q
01. Gone With The Wind – 102 354 – 1st - F
02. SOS – 83 517 – 3rd – SF 04
03. Dance Tonight – 73 259 – 4th – SF 05
04. Haba Haba – 96 481 – 2nd – F
Videos -
Finalists -
Gone With The Wind - Noora Noor -
Haba Haba - Stella Mwangi -
Second Chance Songs (Semi Finalists) -
SOS - Girl Happy -
Dance Tonight - The BlackSheeps -
Other Songs -
5th - Fire Below - The Lucky Bullets -
6th - Like Dreamers Do - Grethe Svensen -
7th - Nothing Remains - Susperia -
Actual Results –
To The Final –
1st – Haba Haba
2nd – Dance Tonight
To The Second Chance Round –
3rd – Fire Below
4th –Nothing Remains
Out –
Gone With The Wind
SOS
Like Dreamers Do
ERM…. What?!?! Okay Norway, High Fives and handshakes all around for recognizing the brillance of Haba Haba and I guess soft smiles for dance tonight….but really? Gone with the wind gets nothing despite being the best song by miles? Ugh. I guess you spent all your awesome R and B votes on Hold On, Be Strong in 2008….ugh. Gross.
Semi Final 04 –
Ok, so this is all assuming the top 2 5th place songs get a wild card to this round. In which case, I chose the last 2 finalists in 2 rounds. In the first round, the 8 songs were divided into 4 matches. In each Match, I awarded each song Televotes to select the advancing song. In the Second Round, the 4 songs were divided into 2 Matches, where I awarded each song Televotes to select my Finalist from each Match.
Round 01 –
Match 01 –
Number – Title – Televote – Place - Qualified
01 –Vardlokk – 78 904 – 1st - Q
02 – Daisy – 43 287 – 2nd - NQ
Match 02 –
Number – Title – Televote – Place - Qualified
01 – Dance Tonight – 64 543 – 2nd - NQ
02 – Hungry For You – 85 192 – 1st - Q
Match 03 –
Number – Title – Televote – Place - Qualified
01 – Allergic – 72 387 – 1st - Q
02 – SOS – 70 994 – 2nd - NQ
Match 04 –
Number – Title – Televote – Place - Qualified
01 – Guns And Boys – 65 925 – 1st - Q
02 – Oh, Oh (Puppy Love) – 59 582 – 2nd - NQ
Round 02 –
Match 05 –
Number – Title – Televote – Place - Qualified
01 – Vardlokk – 94 174 – 1st - F
02 – Hungry For You – 91 275 – 2nd - NQ
Match 06 –
Number – Title – Televote – Place - Qualified
01 – Allergic – 108 194 – 1st - F
02 – Guns And Boys – 71 832 – 2nd - NQ
My Finalists –
Vardlokk – Helen Bøksle -
Trenger Mer – Sichelle -
Not That Easy – Åste And Rikke -
I’ll Be Yours – Pernille And Marius -
You’re Like A Melody – Hanne Sørvaag -
Allergic – Mimi Blix -
Gone With The Wind – Noora Noor -
Haba Haba – Stella Mwangi -
Thoughts before i start voting for my final -
You're Like A Melody is clearly my winner. It simply the best song. Period. The best norwegian song in years. If those crazy norwegians have an ounce of sense, it'll sweep the final by at least 200 000 votes.
Right on it's heels are "Gone With The Wind" and "Trenger Mer". I just can't get over how amazing "Gone With The Wind" is. Maybe it'll wear off with time...but i wouldn't count on it. Vardlokk could be a surprise, as it's been so far. It only JUST got through to my Second Chance round, only JUST got through it's first match and then ended up beating "Hungry For You"! It's def growing on me.
"Allergic" is also doing better and better the more and more i listen to it.
I'm for sure losing my adoration of "I'll Be Yours" and "Not That Easy", but maybe i'll rediscover it with time.
"Haba Haba" is just awesome. Who knows where it'll end up!
To Select their 2011 song, the Finns held 3 Rounds. First, YLE (The Finnish Broadcaster) chose 15 songs from the Publicly Submitted songs to compete in an Internet Quarter Final, where Internet voters chose 3 Songs to join the 12 commissioned songs in the Semi Final Round. Then, the 15 Semi Finalists were divided into 3 Semi Finals, where a Televote chose the 3 Finalists and an “Expert” Jury chose 1 Wild Card. In the Final, there will be 2 Rounds of Televoting. The First Round will select the top 3 Songs and the Second Round will select the Winner.
In order to be prepared for any result, I will present 2 National Finals for Finland, the First with My favorite 3 songs from the Quarter Final competing in the Semi Finals. The Second will use the 3 Songs selected by the Finnish Public.
Let’s start with the Actual Finnish Selections –
01 – Quarter Final –
Number Title Qualified
01. Fool Of Yourself
02. Miracle
03. We Are One
04. Shallow Waters
05. The Prisoner
06. Every Day
07. It Is You
08. Man In Squalor
09. Give Me Power To Resist
10. Share Your Life
11. Rapture In Time Q
12. Blessed With Love Q
13. This Is My Life
14. Good Enough Q
15. Gooseberry
Semi Final 01 –
Songs –
01 – I’m Not The One Who’s Sorry – Automatic Eye
02 – Synkän Maan Tango (The Tango Of The Gloomly Land) – Marko Maunuksela
03 – Luojani Mun (My Creator) – Johanna Iivanainen
04 – Puppets – Jonna
05 – Rapture In Time - Cardiant
Number Title Televote Place Q?
01. Who’s Sorry 22.5% 2nd F
02. Synkän 20.8% 3rd F
03. Luojani 19.2% 4th
04. Puppets 25% 1st F
05. Rapture 12.5% 5th
Semi Final 02 –
Songs –
01 – Strong – Soma Manuchar
02 – Da Da Dam – Paradise Oskar
03 – Party To Party – Jimi Constantine
04 – Sydämeni Kaksi Maata (The Two Lands Of My Heart – Milana Misic
05 – Good Enough – Father McKenzie
Number Title Televote Place Q?
01. Strong 15.5% 3rd F
02. Da Da Dam 06.7% 5th
03. Party To 37.3% 1st F
04. Sydämeni 28.5% 2nd F
05. Good Enough 12% 4th WC
Semi Final 03 –
Songs –
01 – Dancing In The Dark – Eveliina Määttä
02 - Täältä Maailmaan (From Here To The World) – Sami Hintsanen
03 – Seis! (Stop!) – Tommi Soidinmäki
04 – Blessed With Love – Saara Aalto
05 – Pamela – Stala And So.
Number Title Televote Place Q?
01. Dancing In 27.5% 2nd F
02. Täältä 05.8% 5th
03. Seis! 34.9% 1st F
04. Blessed With 18.5% 3rd F
05. Pamela 13.3% 4th
Final –
In the Final, I chose my winner in 2 Rounds. In the First Round, I listened to the 10 Songs 5 times and awarded points after each Listen. The top 3 Songs advanced to the Second Round, where I awarded Televotes based on what felt right.
Iceland tends to be tricky business. I say this because, well, Iceland has a tendency to send understated songs. In past years, they’ve a tendency to get lost in the Feb – March National Final Season shuffle for me. I’ll listen to the songs one or two times, select my favorites and then move onto more exciting things (Like Sweden). Often times, the songs I chose as my favorites in Feb/March fall out of favor in the Summer, when I got back and review that years ESC (Because I have more time, I’m bored and there isn’t like a feelings of “I need to do this now because Melodifestivalen is on in 20 minutes and Melodi Grand Prix just ended so I have 30 minutes to figure out who to root for and about what songs I should be indignant if they don’t get through….otherwise what will ESC forum think of me?). For example, in 2006, “Tíl Hamingju Ísland” was my run away favorite and I barely listened to the other songs…but over time, I’m seriously considering “Þér Við Hlið´the top spot in my fantasy ESC 2006. Likewise, in 2008 I was completely outraged and angry that “Got No Love” didn’t win their NF, but they were sending some boring, lame song “Is it True?” (Which placed 2nd overall at ESC 2009). But that summer, not only did “Is It True” make me fall in love with it and become my overall winner for Iceland, it grew to be in my top 5 overall for ALL of ESC 2009.
Basically, the point is, sometimes the Icelandic Songs take some time to capture your heart…so this year, I’m trying to give them the attention they Deserve. In recognition of this fact, I’m granting the Icelandic National Finals a few things I don’t normally do. First, I’m listening to each song on repeat at least 4 times before giving any sort of Judgment (Usually, I don’t do this except for truly awesome songs as I believe I can learn to love any mediocre song if I listen to it enough). Second, I’m not giving my final points in each SF until after I’ve watched all the videos on youtube at least 3 times (Usually, I think this is unfair, because you only have a 3 minute performance at Eurovision to win over the crowd, so I extend the same courtesy to the songs in each NF. I only watch each song Once before I give my final rankings).
So for the Selection this year, this is how I’m gonna roll. For each Semi Final, I will award votes 4 times. The First time, I will divide 8, 000 points between the songs based on my First listen opinion. The Second time, I will divide 18, 000 points between the songs after 5 listens. The Third time, I will divide 25, 000 points between the songs after watching their performance on youtube. The Final time, I will divide 40, 000 points between the songs after one last listen. The 2 Songs with the highest scores from each Semi Final will advance to the Final. The 3rd place songs from each Semi Final will advance to a 3rd Semi Final, where I will select one last Finalist.
In the Actual Selection, 15 Songs were presented in 3 Semi Finals. In each Semi Final, a Televote chose the 2 Finalists.
Semi Final 01 –
Songs –
01 – Lagið Þitt (Your Song) – Böddi And JJ Soul Band – Ingvi Þór Kormáksson
02 – Ef Ég Hefði Vængi (If I Had Wings) – Haraldur Reynisson – Haraldur Reynisson
04 – Huldumey – Hanna Guðný Hitchon - Ragnar Hermannsson And Anna Þóra Jónsdóttir
05 – Ástin Mín Eina (My Only Love) – Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir- Arnar Ástráðsson
Voting –
Number Title V 01 V 02 V 03 V 04 Total Place Q
01. Lagið 1 378 2 039 4 799 8 561 16 777 3rd SF
02. Ef Ég 796 3 721 1 023 5 994 11 534 4th
03. Elísabet 1 287 1 374 2 682 2 830 8 173 5th
04. Huldumey 2 960 4 945 7 938 12 826 28 669 1st F
05. Ástin 1 579 5 921 6 558 9 789 24 297 2nd F
My Reviews –
01 - Lagið Þitt – Starts off a little boring, and then theres like 20 Second of potential, but it fades. Eh…04 Points out of 10.
02 - Ef Ég Hefði Vængi – Almost catchy, but still boring. 03 Points out of 10.
03 – Elísabet – Yawn. Boring ballad sung by a guy who’s best feature is that he showed up with a beard singing to our about some girl I guess he might have liked? But broke his heart? Or like a car he once had that was more memborable then this song?
04 – Huldumey – FINALLY! A decent song. It’s meaningful and the performance is almost flawless (She went off key just a tiny bit at the start of the second verse…but oh well). Touching but not boring. 08 Points out of 10.
05 - Ástin Mín Eina – Aw. In a word, it’s cute. Its clear that she’s got potential. It’s a great first start, clear and nice, calm and beautiful. 06 Points out of 10.
Actual Results –
To the Final –
Ef Ég Hefði Vængi
Ástin Mín Eina
Out -
Lagið Þitt
Elísabet
Huldumey
UGH! And I was positive that Huldumey would get through. Sign.
Semi Final 02 –
Songs –
01 – Nótt (Night) – Yohanna – María Björk Sverrisdóttir, Marcus Frenell, Beatrice – Magnús Þór Sigmundsson
05 - Eldgos (Eruptions) – Matthías Matthíasson And Erla Björg Káradóttir- Matthías Stefánsson, Kristján Hreinsson
Voting –
Number Title V 01 V 02 V 03 V 04 Total Place Q
01. Nótt 3 561 4 399 8 872 14 548 31 380 1st F
02. Segðu 2 014 3 821 5 359 7 994 19 188 3rd SF
03. Þessi 1 502 3 351 7 519 9 735 22 107 2nd F
04. Beint Á 337 2 947 2 001 2 452 7 737 5th
05. Eldgos 586 1 482 2 249 5 271 9 588 4th
My Reviews –
Overall, a MUCH Better round than the first round.
01 – Nótt – Winner. Clearly. Winner. Yohanna can do wrong at Eurovision. She should quit her day job (I’m assuming it’s something like being a Fisherman or like erm…I’m pretty sure that’s just what all Icelandic people do…right? Oh Except Silvia Night, who just runs around being fabulous and loved). Yohanna knew that after her glorious Second place in 2009, she shouldn’t tarnish her immaculate reputation by just competing year after year with any old song she found lying around (Ahem..Ahem…Briggitta). Just a magical, tremendous song. Of course it’ll win Iceland. I’m sure RUV (The Icelandic broadcaster) just organized a National Selection as opposed to just sending this song the moment they heard it was to fill in some programming gaps. Go YOHANNA! I want to have your babies!
10 Points out of 10.
02 – Segðu Mér – Oh Iceland and their ballads. This one is actually quite good. She does an awesome job of performing and the song has a great build. 07 Points Out of 10.
03 – Þessi Þrá – Ok. So at first I dismissed this song as just something that was okay...but by the 3rd listen, it just clicked with me. Now I love it. It’s just so awesome. Such a great duet, such a great build. All the meaning of a heartfelt ballad but in no way boring. Awesome. Clock it, I’m in love. 08 points out of 10.
04 – Beint Á Ská – Aw. Look at her trying. This song is listenable, but it’s just kind boring and played out. 04 Points out of 10.
05 – Eldgos – It takes a few listens for this song to sound like anything more then just a huge amount of noise thrown together. I’m thinking it’ll get the ticket to the Final, just because it sounds like it’d have an insane performance and it’s the only fast song in this SF. Well, I mean even after you start to like it, it’s still just a lot of noise thrown together. It’s just ok. 05 Points out of 10.
P.S. can I just say that songs like Nótt fill me with such passion and joy, that it makes all the terrible ESC songs worth it just to find Gems like that?
Actual Results –
To The Final –
Nótt
Eldgos
Out –
Segðu Mér
Þessi Þrá
Beint Á Ská
Excellent. Even thought the awesomeness, sincerity and magic of Þessi Þrá
Lost out to the just craziness and drama of Eldgos, but the important thing is that Nótt got through. I’m 100% positive that it will, should and must win the ticket to Düsseldorf. If not, I will boycott all the numerous and every day products I use from Iceland….like erm…well…. Anywho.
