Just based on what i love today.
01 - E Det Fel På Mig - Linda Bengtzing
02 - Something In Your Eyes - Jenny Silver
03 - Lucky You - Linda Sundblad
04 - I Thought It Was Forever - Shirley's Angels
05 - I'm In Love - Sanna Nielsen
06 - Popular - Eric Saade
07 - Elektrisk - Anniela
08 - In The Club - Danny
ESC 2012
Sunday, February 27, 2011
SF 02 - 18 Denmark 2011 -
Let me start by saying that this year, Denmark brought it’s A Game. By leaps and bounds the best Melodi Grand Prixe (Danish Eurovision Pre Selection) ever. By leaps and bounds. Usually, Denmark is always good for at least 2 just drop dead amazing songs and maybe 3 pretty awesome songs. But this year, they are clearly planning on winning in Düsseldorf. Of the 10 Songs, 4 are just absolutely amazing and life changing, 3 are awesome and I can think of more than a few previous Danish Selections they would have won. Of course, there’s the obligatory Nordic ballads and “Rock” songs. However, like Norway and Finland, they are presenting more and more Swedish style songs and I for one couldn’t be happier.
So here are the songs -
Number – Title (Translation) - Artist
01 – Sleepless – Anna Noa
02 – Let Your Heart Be Mine – Jenny Berggren
03 – Drømmen (The Dream) – Jeffery
04 – 25 Hours A Day – Le Freak
05 – You’ll Get Me Through – Sine Vig Kjaegaard
06 – Hvad Hjertet Lever Af (What The Heart Lives On) – Stine Kinck
07 – Hollywood Girl – Lee Hutton
08 – Emma – Christopher Brandt
09 – Black And Blue – Kat And Justin Hopkins
10 – New Tomorrow – A Friend In London
After the first listen, here are my rankings –
1st – 25 Hours A Day
2nd – Let Your Heart Be Mine
3rd – Hvad Hjertet Lever AF
4th – Black And Blue
5th – Sleepless
6th – Hollywood Girl
7th – Drømmen
8th – New Tomorrow
9th – You’ll Get Me Through
10th – Emma
but of course, after a few listens I’m sure that’ll all change.
My Reviews –
01 – Sleepless – Anne Noe -
Ugh. Can i just marry this song? Perfection. Love. Just so simple and beautiful and just so fucking awesome! I just can't get over just how just perfect it is. I'm not gonna lie, at first i just didn't get it...but after a couple listens i did. And my life is so much better for that. This song is just evertyhing a song should be. 10 Points out of 10.
Ugh. Can i just marry this song? Perfection. Love. Just so simple and beautiful and just so fucking awesome! I just can't get over just how just perfect it is. I'm not gonna lie, at first i just didn't get it...but after a couple listens i did. And my life is so much better for that. This song is just evertyhing a song should be. 10 Points out of 10.
02 – Let Your Heart Be Mine – Jenny Berggren -
Such a strong song! Great beat and just amazing build. 07 Points out of 10.
Such a strong song! Great beat and just amazing build. 07 Points out of 10.
03 – Drømmen (The Dream) – Jeffrey -
Love. Love. Love. Love. Goregous and perfect Danish ballad. Fast enough to be listenable, pretty enough to be touching, and sincere enough to be loveable. This song just makes me ever so happy. It just makes me smile and want to just sway and sing and love. 05 Points out of 10.
Love. Love. Love. Love. Goregous and perfect Danish ballad. Fast enough to be listenable, pretty enough to be touching, and sincere enough to be loveable. This song just makes me ever so happy. It just makes me smile and want to just sway and sing and love. 05 Points out of 10.
04 – 25 Hours A Day – Le Freak -
F.U.C.K.I.N.G. Brilliant. It just doesn't get any better than this. I just can't express how much i simply ADORE this song. Meaningful lyrics? Check. Danceable? Check. Great beat and build? Check. You just have to listen to it to love it. 10 Points out of 10.
F.U.C.K.I.N.G. Brilliant. It just doesn't get any better than this. I just can't express how much i simply ADORE this song. Meaningful lyrics? Check. Danceable? Check. Great beat and build? Check. You just have to listen to it to love it. 10 Points out of 10.
05 – You’ll Get Me Through – Sine Vig Kjaergaard -
Denmark has a habit of presenting just hauntingly beautiful ballads sung by amazingly talented women. Said songs have a tendency to grow on me and over time, more then a couple have touched my heart so much that I’ve actually ranked them above dance/schlager songs that I initially rated much higher (See “In A Moment Like This” from 2010, “Underneath My Skin” from 2009 and “Husker Du” from 2007). But once again, it’s just a spectacular, incomparable year for Denmark, so I don’t see this song getting much higher now matter how much I adore it. 05 Points out of 10.
Denmark has a habit of presenting just hauntingly beautiful ballads sung by amazingly talented women. Said songs have a tendency to grow on me and over time, more then a couple have touched my heart so much that I’ve actually ranked them above dance/schlager songs that I initially rated much higher (See “In A Moment Like This” from 2010, “Underneath My Skin” from 2009 and “Husker Du” from 2007). But once again, it’s just a spectacular, incomparable year for Denmark, so I don’t see this song getting much higher now matter how much I adore it. 05 Points out of 10.
06 – Hvad Hjertet Lever Af (What The Heart Lives On) – Stine Kinck -
Ugh. How perfect and amazing is this? So retro but modern....i just can't help but just adore it. I have yet to listen to more than 7 seconds of it without getting up and dancing! It's just one of those songs you can't help but love!. Ugh! Just so much perfection! And what about that chorus?! How much do you love it??!?!?! BEST. DANISH. NATIONAL. FINAL. EVER! 09 Points out of 10!
Ugh. How perfect and amazing is this? So retro but modern....i just can't help but just adore it. I have yet to listen to more than 7 seconds of it without getting up and dancing! It's just one of those songs you can't help but love!. Ugh! Just so much perfection! And what about that chorus?! How much do you love it??!?!?! BEST. DANISH. NATIONAL. FINAL. EVER! 09 Points out of 10!
07 – Hollywood Girl – Lee Hutton -
Awesome. Just a perfect build and just the perfect mix of sincere ballad start that grows into an awesome dance song. The chorus gets a little old and I feel like they’re pretending this song has more substance then it actually does. Still, awesome. 05 Points out of 10.
Awesome. Just a perfect build and just the perfect mix of sincere ballad start that grows into an awesome dance song. The chorus gets a little old and I feel like they’re pretending this song has more substance then it actually does. Still, awesome. 05 Points out of 10.
08 – Emma – Christopher Brandt -
Truth be told, I kinda enjoy this heartfelt ballad. I really like that it’s in Danish and has a kinda Techno balladey feel. He does a super good job of being sincere and even though I have a tendency to get annoyed by Male voices, I really groove on his. However, in such an amazing year, it just can’t hold a candle to the other songs. In the context of this NF, with these other 9 songs, I’d have to rate it 04 Points out of 10. However, based solely on the song, I’d have to say 04 Points out of 10.
Truth be told, I kinda enjoy this heartfelt ballad. I really like that it’s in Danish and has a kinda Techno balladey feel. He does a super good job of being sincere and even though I have a tendency to get annoyed by Male voices, I really groove on his. However, in such an amazing year, it just can’t hold a candle to the other songs. In the context of this NF, with these other 9 songs, I’d have to rate it 04 Points out of 10. However, based solely on the song, I’d have to say 04 Points out of 10.
09 – Black And Blue – Kat And Justin Hopkins -
Perfect. A just brilliant Danish duet in the “In A Moment Like This” vein. Great build and message. You can feel the love and emotions in the words and music. Just awesome. My heart just jumps when Kat (the girl) starts singing. I just adore her voice. It just touches my soul. 07 Points out of 10.
Perfect. A just brilliant Danish duet in the “In A Moment Like This” vein. Great build and message. You can feel the love and emotions in the words and music. Just awesome. My heart just jumps when Kat (the girl) starts singing. I just adore her voice. It just touches my soul. 07 Points out of 10.
10 – New Tomorrow – A Friend In London -
A simple gorgeous rock ballad. After a couple listens, I just love it. It’s so simple and truthful. But again (I feel like I’ve said this a thousand times so far) its just a brilliant year. So, no matter how awesome it is, it just can’t compete. 06 Points out of 10.
A simple gorgeous rock ballad. After a couple listens, I just love it. It’s so simple and truthful. But again (I feel like I’ve said this a thousand times so far) its just a brilliant year. So, no matter how awesome it is, it just can’t compete. 06 Points out of 10.
Selection –
The winner was selected in 3 Rounds of voting. In the First Round, an “Expert” Jury and a Televote chose the top 4 Songs. In the Second Round, the 4 Songs were divided into 2 Pairs and a SMS vote chose the Advancing song from each pair. In the Third Round, a SMS vote chose the Winner.
My Selection –
I followed the format of the actual NF. In the First Round, I listened to the 10 songs just so many times and awarded votes 2 times to chose my top 4 Songs. In the Second Round, I divided the songs into 2 Pairs and awarded Televotes to chose the 2 Advancing Songs. In the Third Round, I awarded Televotes to chose the winner.
Round 01 –
Key –
Blue – Advancing To Pair 01
Red – Advancing To Pair 02
Number - Title (Translation) - Vote 01 - Vote 02 - Total - Place
01 - Sleepless - 12 - 07 - 19 Points - 2nd
02 - Let Your Heart Be Mine - 05 - 06 - 11 Points - 6th
03 - Drømmen (The Dream) - 02 - 02 - 04 Points - 9th
04 - 25 Hours A Day - 10 - 12 - 22 Points - 1st
05 - You'll Get Me Through - 04 - 04 - 08 Points - 7th
06 - Hvad Hjertet Lever Af (What The Heart Lives On) - 08 - 10 - 18 Points - 3rd
07 - Hollywood Girl - 03 - 03 - 06 Points - 8th
08 - Emma - 01 - 01 - 02 Points - 10th
09 - Black And Blue - 06 - 08 - 14 Points - 4th
10 - New Tomorrow - 07 - 05 - 12 Points - 5th
Round 02 –
Key -
Gold - Advancing To Pair 03
Number - Title - Televote - Place
Pair 01 -
01 - Sleepless - 1st With 98 823 Votes - Qualified
02 - Black And Blue - 2nd With 68 994 Votes - NQ
Pair 02 -
01 - 25 Hours A Day - 2nd With 87 569 Votes - NQ
02 - Hvad Hjertat Lever Af - 1st With 90 437 Votes - Qualified
Round 03 -
Pair 03 -
01 - Sleepless - 123 924 Votes - 1st
02 - Hvad Hjertet Lever Af - 117 245 Votes - 2nd
Actual Results -
Round 01 -
Advancing -
Sleepless
25 Hours A Day
Hvad Hjertet Lever Af
New Tomorrow
Round 02 -
Pair 01 -
01 - Sleepless - 1st - Qualified
02 - Hvad Hjertet Lever Af - 2nd - Out
Pair 02 -
01 - 25 Hours A Day - 2nd - Out
02 - New Tomorrow - 1st - Qualified
Round 03 -
Pair 03 -
01 - Sleepless - 2nd
02 - New Tomorrow - 1st
Comments -
Once again, i cannot stress enough just how much this NF rocks. Best. Danish. NF. Ever. Bar None. I mean common! Sleepless? 25 Hours A Day? Hvad Hjerter Lever Af? Black And Blue? It's just so unfair that the Danes couldn't spread these songs out! I mean Sleepless, 25 Hours A Day and Hvad Hjerter Lever Af are all just simply brilliant and amazing and just SCREAM Winner! It's just so unfair and so Danish to make me chose between them! It's taken me literally months and hundreds of listens to get to the point i'm at now. And, that said, i still surprise myself! I mean it's taken this long for "Sleepless" and "Hvad Hjerter Lever Af" to become my top 2, surpassing my early favorites of "Let Your Heart Be Mine" and yes even "25 Hours A Day". I mean "Sleepless" will ALWAYS be winner, if for nothing else but principal. Both "25 Hours A Day" and "Hvad Hjerter Lever Af" are prone to fits of passion and moods....but Sleepless is my Winner.
Once again, i cannot stress enough just how much this NF rocks. Best. Danish. NF. Ever. Bar None. I mean common! Sleepless? 25 Hours A Day? Hvad Hjerter Lever Af? Black And Blue? It's just so unfair that the Danes couldn't spread these songs out! I mean Sleepless, 25 Hours A Day and Hvad Hjerter Lever Af are all just simply brilliant and amazing and just SCREAM Winner! It's just so unfair and so Danish to make me chose between them! It's taken me literally months and hundreds of listens to get to the point i'm at now. And, that said, i still surprise myself! I mean it's taken this long for "Sleepless" and "Hvad Hjerter Lever Af" to become my top 2, surpassing my early favorites of "Let Your Heart Be Mine" and yes even "25 Hours A Day". I mean "Sleepless" will ALWAYS be winner, if for nothing else but principal. Both "25 Hours A Day" and "Hvad Hjerter Lever Af" are prone to fits of passion and moods....but Sleepless is my Winner.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
My Sweden 2011 Semi Final 03
Songs -
Number - Title (Translation) - Artist - Music And Lyrics -
01 - Lucky You - Linda Sundblad - Linda Sundblad, Johan Bobäck, Fredrik Thomander, Anders "Gary" Wikström
02 - Tid Att Andas (Time To Breathe) - Simon Forsberg - Fredrik Kempe
03 - Enemy - Sara Lumholdt - Niclas Lundin, Anton Malmberg Hård Af Segerstad
04 - The King - The Playtones - Fredrik Kempe, Peter Kvint
05 - I Thought It Was Forever - Shirley's Angels - Robin Abrahamsson, Alexander Bard, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström
06 - No One Else Could - Sebastian - Andreas Alfredsson Grube, Sebastian Karlsson
07 - Spring För Livet (Run For Your Life) - Sara Varga - Sara Varga, Figge Boström
08 - Popular - Eric Saade - Fredrik Kempe
My Reviews -
01 - Lucky You - Awesome Swedish Schlager Pop! Brill! Great chorus! So catchy and fun! 08 Points Out Of 10.
02 - Tid Att Andas - A very pretty ballad. Haunting and heartfelt. 05 Points Out Of 10.
03 - Enemy - Nice build and i dig the Attitude. It's a good mid tempo song and well you can really tell the emotion behind it is real. 05 Points Out Of 10.
04 - The King - HAHA! Dancey, cheezy and just fun. Retro and vaguely Elvis and big bandy. Other than that, eh it's just alright. 04 Points Out Of 10.
05 - I Thought It Was Forever - The brilliant and perfect Shirley Clamp (Mr. Memory MF 2003, Min Kärlek 2nd in MF 2004, Att Älska Dig 4th in MF 2005, Med Hjärtat Fyllt Af Ljus MF 2009) is back! And she brought some friends! AWESOME song. So Shirley. She can do no wrong. Amazing build and feeling and voice and just everything's perfect! 09 Points Out Of 10.
06 - No One Else Could - Eh...he's trying hard but i'm just not getting it. It sounds like a mess of noise. It's dancey and alright, but it's just lacking that special spark. Typical of Him (See MF 2007). 05 Points Out Of 10.
07 - Spring För Livet - A nice jazzy breathe of air for Sweden. Kinda subtle and catchy...i'm sure i will grow to just adore this song in time. 06 Points Out Of 10.
08 - Popular - AWESOME! Brilliant and dancey and fun! A real contender for the Ticket to Düsseldorf! 09 Points Out Of 10.
My Voting –
To select my Favorites, I decided to follow the same format as the actual MF.Round 01 -I listened to all 8 songs, in random order, 4 Times. Then I continued to listen to them, in random order on repeat. After each Listen, I took one song out of the running and assigned it Televotes based on what felt right. After I had taken out all 8 songs, the Song with the most votes advanced to my Final. The 2nd – 5th place songs advanced to the Second Round.
Round 01 -
Key -
Gold - Qualified To Final
Silver - Qualified To Round 02
01 - Lucky You - 82 914 Votes - 3rd
02 - Tid Att Andas - 55 640 Votes - 6th - NQ
03 - Enemy - 57 884 Votes - 5th
04 - The King - 50 792 Votes - 8th - NQ
05 - I Thought It Was Forever - 93 401 Votes - 2nd
06 - No One Else Could - 52 339 Votes - 7th - NQ
07 - Spring För Livet - 65 823 Votes - 4th
08 - Popular - 106 998 Votes - 1st
Round 02 -
01 - Lucky You - 93 842 - 2nd
02 - Enemy - 65 992 Votes - 4th - NQ
03 - I Thought It Was Forever - 103 729 Votes - 1st
04 - Spring För Livet - 89 148 Votes - 3rd
My Rankings -
To Final -
1st - Popular
2nd - I Thought It Was Forever
To Second Chance Round -
3rd - Lucky You
4th - Spring För Livet
Out -
5th - Enemy
6th - Tid Att Andas
7th - No One Else Could
8th - The King
Actual Results -
To Final -
1st - Popular
2nd - The King
To Second Chance Round -
I Thought It Was Forever
Spring För Livet
Out -
5th - No One Else Could
6th - Lucky You
7th - Enemy
8th - Tid Att Andas
Thoughts -
Popular was the best song! Yay! The king is a bit of a mystery and it's clearly evil wizards to blame for Lucky You not getting through. Besides that, i'm cool with it.
Songs - SF 03
Number - Title (Translation) - Artist - Music And Lyrics -
01 - Lucky You - Linda Sundblad - Linda Sundblad, Johan Bobäck, Fredrik Thomander, Anders "Gary" Wikström
02 - Tid Att Andas (Time To Breathe) - Simon Forsberg - Fredrik Kempe
03 - Enemy - Sara Lumholdt - Niclas Lundin, Anton Malmberg Hård Af Segerstad
04 - The King - The Playtones - Fredrik Kempe, Peter Kvint
05 - I Thought It Was Forever - Shirley's Angels - Robin Abrahamsson, Alexander Bard, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström
06 - No One Else Could - Sebastian - Andreas Alfredsson Grube, Sebastian Karlsson
07 - Spring För Livet (Run For Your Life) - Sara Varga - Sara Varga, Figge Boström
08 - Popular - Eric Saade - Fredrik Kempe
My Reviews -
01 - Lucky You - Awesome Swedish Schlager Pop! Brill! Great chorus! So catchy and fun! 08 Points Out Of 10.
02 - Tid Att Andas - A very pretty ballad. Haunting and heartfelt. 05 Points Out Of 10.
03 - Enemy - Nice build and i dig the Attitude. It's a good mid tempo song and well you can really tell the emotion behind it is real. 05 Points Out Of 10.
04 - The King - HAHA! Dancey, cheezy and just fun. Retro and vaguely Elvis and big bandy. Other than that, eh it's just alright. 04 Points Out Of 10.
05 - I Thought It Was Forever - The brilliant and perfect Shirley Clamp (Mr. Memory MF 2003, Min Kärlek 2nd in MF 2004, Att Älska Dig 4th in MF 2005, Med Hjärtat Fyllt Af Ljus MF 2009) is back! And she brought some friends! AWESOME song. So Shirley. She can do no wrong. Amazing build and feeling and voice and just everything's perfect! 09 Points Out Of 10.
06 - No One Else Could - Eh...he's trying hard but i'm just not getting it. It sounds like a mess of noise. It's dancey and alright, but it's just lacking that special spark. Typical of Him (See MF 2007). 05 Points Out Of 10.
07 - Spring För Livet - A nice jazzy breathe of air for Sweden. Kinda subtle and catchy...i'm sure i will grow to just adore this song in time. 06 Points Out Of 10.
08 - Popular - AWESOME! Brilliant and dancey and fun! A real contender for the Ticket to Düsseldorf! 09 Points Out Of 10.
My Voting –
To select my Favorites, I decided to follow the same format as the actual MF.Round 01 -I listened to all 8 songs, in random order, 4 Times. Then I continued to listen to them, in random order on repeat. After each Listen, I took one song out of the running and assigned it Televotes based on what felt right. After I had taken out all 8 songs, the Song with the most votes advanced to my Final. The 2nd – 5th place songs advanced to the Second Round.
Round 01 -
Key -
Gold - Qualified To Final
Silver - Qualified To Round 02
01 - Lucky You - 82 914 Votes - 3rd
02 - Tid Att Andas - 55 640 Votes - 6th - NQ
03 - Enemy - 57 884 Votes - 5th
04 - The King - 50 792 Votes - 8th - NQ
05 - I Thought It Was Forever - 93 401 Votes - 2nd
06 - No One Else Could - 52 339 Votes - 7th - NQ
07 - Spring För Livet - 65 823 Votes - 4th
08 - Popular - 106 998 Votes - 1st
Round 02 -
01 - Lucky You - 93 842 - 2nd
02 - Enemy - 65 992 Votes - 4th - NQ
03 - I Thought It Was Forever - 103 729 Votes - 1st
04 - Spring För Livet - 89 148 Votes - 3rd
My Rankings -
To Final -
1st - Popular
2nd - I Thought It Was Forever
To Second Chance Round -
3rd - Lucky You
4th - Spring För Livet
Out -
5th - Enemy
6th - Tid Att Andas
7th - No One Else Could
8th - The King
Actual Results -
To Final -
1st - Popular
2nd - The King
To Second Chance Round -
I Thought It Was Forever
Spring För Livet
Out -
5th - No One Else Could
6th - Lucky You
7th - Enemy
8th - Tid Att Andas
Thoughts -
Popular was the best song! Yay! The king is a bit of a mystery and it's clearly evil wizards to blame for Lucky You not getting through. Besides that, i'm cool with it.
Songs - SF 03
My Sweden 2011 Semi Final 04
Songs –
Number – Title (Translation) – Artist – Lyrics/Music
01 – The Hunter – Melody Club – Kristofer Östergen, Erik Stenemo, Jon Axelsson, Niklas Stenemo
02 – Better Or Worse – Julia Alvgard – Julia Alvgard, Manne Hjelm, Ola Holstad, Joar Lenz
03 – En Blick Och Nånting Händer (One Look And Something Happens) – Lasse Stefanz – Alexander Bard, Ola Håkansson, Tim Norell
04 – Alive – Linda Pritchard – Oscar Görres, Fredrik Kempe
05 – Run – Anders Fernette – Desmond Child, Negin Djafari, Hugo Lira, Ian – Paolo Lira, Thomas Gustafsson
06 – E De Fel På Mig (Is There Something Wrong With Me) – Linda Bengtzing – Pontus Assarsson, Thomas G:son, Jörgen Ringqvist, Daniel Barkman
07 – Leaving Home – Nicke Borg – Jojo Borg Larsson, Nicke Borg, Fredrik Thomander, Anders “Gary” Wikström
08 – Dance Alone – Lover Generation – RedOne, Bilal “The Chief”, Teddy Sky, AJ Junior, Jimmy Joker, BeatGeek
My Reviews –
01 – The Hunter – A cute/silly but catchy pop/rock song. 05 Points out of 10.
02 – Better Or Worse – She’s the other “Web Qualifier”, but it’s actually kinda good. Catchy and Swedish ☺ 06 Points out of 10.
03 – En Blick Och Nånting Händer – It’s kinda retro and fun in that cute Swedish 1970’s schalger way. 05 Points out of 10.
04 – Alive – A beautiful Swedish power ballad, and she has the vocal skills to back it up. Keep an eye on this one ☺ 07 Points out of 10.
05 – Run – Cute, sincere boy rock song, but it’s pretty decent. 06 Points out of 10.
06 – E Det Fel På Mig – It’s no secret that I would take a bullet for Linda. She’s came to fame in 2005, with my Favorite MF song ever “Alla Flickor” (Seriously, I love that song pretty much more than all but like 2 ESC songs ever) and she fucking nailed it again. Amazing. Brilliant. Best Song. 7843 Points out of 10.
07 – Leaving Home – Eh, pretty boring and just..well that's it. Boring boy ballad. 03 Points out of 10.
08 – Dance Alone – Awesome dance song. Fucking brilliant! Amazing! 09 Points out of 10.
My Voting –
To select my Favorites, I decided to follow the same format as the actual MF.Round 01 -I listened to all 8 songs, in random order, 4 Times. Then I continued to listen to them, in random order on repeat. After each Listen, I took one song out of the running and assigned it Televotes based on what felt right. After I had taken out all 8 songs, the Song with the most votes advanced to my Final. The 2nd – 5th place songs advanced to the Second Round.
Round 01 -
Key -
Gold - Qualified To Final
Silver - Qualified To Round 02
01 - The Hunter - 43 175 Votes - 6th - NQ
02 - For Better Or Worse - 52 049 Votes - 5th
03 - En Blick Och Nånting Händer - 35 524 Votes - 7th - NQ
04 - Alive - 74 281 Votes - 4th
05 - Run - 85 437 Votes - 3rd
06 - E Det Fel På Mig - 124 998 Votes - 1st
07 - Leaving Home - 24 239 Votes - 8th - NQ
08 - Dance Alone - 97 185 Votes - 2nd
Round 02 -
Key -
Gold - Qualified To Final
Silver - Qualified To Second Chance Round
01 - For Better Or Worse - 69 234 Votes - 4th - NQ
02 - Alive - 89 718 Votes - 3rd
03 - Run - 107 983 Votes - 2nd
04 - Dance Alone - 109 003 Votes - 1st
How i think it will go -
To Final -
1st - E Det Fel På Mig - Linda Bengtzing
2nd - Dance Alone - Love Generation
To Second Chance -
3rd - Alive - Linda Pritchard
4th - Better Or Worse - Julia Alvgard
Out -
5th - The Hunter - Melody Club
6th - Run - Anders Fernette
7th - Leaving Home - Nicke Borg
8th - En Blick Och Nånting Händer - Lasse Stefanz
How i think it should go -
To Final -
1st - E Det Fel På Mig - Linda Bengtzing
2nd - Dance Alone - Love Generation
To Second Chance Round -
3rd - Run - Anders Fernette
4th - Alive - Linda Pritchard
Out -
5th - Better Or Worse - Julia Alvgard
6th - The Hunter - Melody Club
7th - En Blick Och Nånting Händer - Lasse Stefanz
8th - Leaving Home - Nicke Borg
For reals, if Linda Bengtzing doesn't win, i'll freak. If she doesn't even get a Second Chance, i place a pox on all of Sweden for the year. I hope their song fails (unless it's Something In Your Eyes or I'm in Love)
Dance Alone is also great and might win, but i'm pretty sure it'll get through to the final. It's awesome at first listen, but loses some magic after that. Alive deserves at LEAST a second chance and if Run gets through, it'll be a compliment to the taste of the Swedish voters.
Actual Results -
To Final -
1st - E Det Fel På Mig - Linda Bengtzing
2nd - Leaving Home -
To Second Chance Round -
Alive - Linda Pritchard
Dance Alone - Love Generation
Out -
5th - En Blick Och Nånting Händer - Lasse Stefanz
6th - Better Or Worse - Julia Alvgard
7th - The Hunter - Melody Club
8th - Run - Anders Fernette
Songs - Semi Final 04
Number – Title (Translation) – Artist – Lyrics/Music
01 – The Hunter – Melody Club – Kristofer Östergen, Erik Stenemo, Jon Axelsson, Niklas Stenemo
02 – Better Or Worse – Julia Alvgard – Julia Alvgard, Manne Hjelm, Ola Holstad, Joar Lenz
03 – En Blick Och Nånting Händer (One Look And Something Happens) – Lasse Stefanz – Alexander Bard, Ola Håkansson, Tim Norell
04 – Alive – Linda Pritchard – Oscar Görres, Fredrik Kempe
05 – Run – Anders Fernette – Desmond Child, Negin Djafari, Hugo Lira, Ian – Paolo Lira, Thomas Gustafsson
06 – E De Fel På Mig (Is There Something Wrong With Me) – Linda Bengtzing – Pontus Assarsson, Thomas G:son, Jörgen Ringqvist, Daniel Barkman
07 – Leaving Home – Nicke Borg – Jojo Borg Larsson, Nicke Borg, Fredrik Thomander, Anders “Gary” Wikström
08 – Dance Alone – Lover Generation – RedOne, Bilal “The Chief”, Teddy Sky, AJ Junior, Jimmy Joker, BeatGeek
My Reviews –
01 – The Hunter – A cute/silly but catchy pop/rock song. 05 Points out of 10.
02 – Better Or Worse – She’s the other “Web Qualifier”, but it’s actually kinda good. Catchy and Swedish ☺ 06 Points out of 10.
03 – En Blick Och Nånting Händer – It’s kinda retro and fun in that cute Swedish 1970’s schalger way. 05 Points out of 10.
04 – Alive – A beautiful Swedish power ballad, and she has the vocal skills to back it up. Keep an eye on this one ☺ 07 Points out of 10.
05 – Run – Cute, sincere boy rock song, but it’s pretty decent. 06 Points out of 10.
06 – E Det Fel På Mig – It’s no secret that I would take a bullet for Linda. She’s came to fame in 2005, with my Favorite MF song ever “Alla Flickor” (Seriously, I love that song pretty much more than all but like 2 ESC songs ever) and she fucking nailed it again. Amazing. Brilliant. Best Song. 7843 Points out of 10.
07 – Leaving Home – Eh, pretty boring and just..well that's it. Boring boy ballad. 03 Points out of 10.
08 – Dance Alone – Awesome dance song. Fucking brilliant! Amazing! 09 Points out of 10.
My Voting –
To select my Favorites, I decided to follow the same format as the actual MF.Round 01 -I listened to all 8 songs, in random order, 4 Times. Then I continued to listen to them, in random order on repeat. After each Listen, I took one song out of the running and assigned it Televotes based on what felt right. After I had taken out all 8 songs, the Song with the most votes advanced to my Final. The 2nd – 5th place songs advanced to the Second Round.
Round 01 -
Key -
Gold - Qualified To Final
Silver - Qualified To Round 02
01 - The Hunter - 43 175 Votes - 6th - NQ
02 - For Better Or Worse - 52 049 Votes - 5th
03 - En Blick Och Nånting Händer - 35 524 Votes - 7th - NQ
04 - Alive - 74 281 Votes - 4th
05 - Run - 85 437 Votes - 3rd
06 - E Det Fel På Mig - 124 998 Votes - 1st
07 - Leaving Home - 24 239 Votes - 8th - NQ
08 - Dance Alone - 97 185 Votes - 2nd
Round 02 -
Key -
Gold - Qualified To Final
Silver - Qualified To Second Chance Round
01 - For Better Or Worse - 69 234 Votes - 4th - NQ
02 - Alive - 89 718 Votes - 3rd
03 - Run - 107 983 Votes - 2nd
04 - Dance Alone - 109 003 Votes - 1st
How i think it will go -
To Final -
1st - E Det Fel På Mig - Linda Bengtzing
2nd - Dance Alone - Love Generation
To Second Chance -
3rd - Alive - Linda Pritchard
4th - Better Or Worse - Julia Alvgard
Out -
5th - The Hunter - Melody Club
6th - Run - Anders Fernette
7th - Leaving Home - Nicke Borg
8th - En Blick Och Nånting Händer - Lasse Stefanz
How i think it should go -
To Final -
1st - E Det Fel På Mig - Linda Bengtzing
2nd - Dance Alone - Love Generation
To Second Chance Round -
3rd - Run - Anders Fernette
4th - Alive - Linda Pritchard
Out -
5th - Better Or Worse - Julia Alvgard
6th - The Hunter - Melody Club
7th - En Blick Och Nånting Händer - Lasse Stefanz
8th - Leaving Home - Nicke Borg
For reals, if Linda Bengtzing doesn't win, i'll freak. If she doesn't even get a Second Chance, i place a pox on all of Sweden for the year. I hope their song fails (unless it's Something In Your Eyes or I'm in Love)
Dance Alone is also great and might win, but i'm pretty sure it'll get through to the final. It's awesome at first listen, but loses some magic after that. Alive deserves at LEAST a second chance and if Run gets through, it'll be a compliment to the taste of the Swedish voters.
Actual Results -
To Final -
1st - E Det Fel På Mig - Linda Bengtzing
2nd - Leaving Home -
To Second Chance Round -
Alive - Linda Pritchard
Dance Alone - Love Generation
Out -
5th - En Blick Och Nånting Händer - Lasse Stefanz
6th - Better Or Worse - Julia Alvgard
7th - The Hunter - Melody Club
8th - Run - Anders Fernette
Songs - Semi Final 04
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
SF 01 - 08 Switzerland 2011
Switzerland. For some reason, i always thing that Switzerland falls into the group of nations that have pulled out for a couple years like Malta, Andorra, Austria and Italy. Then i'm surprised that they've done every year since like 2004. Well that pretty much says it all. The Swiss are a funny sort of people and i have very low expectations for them They're like Tila Tequila, they'll try anything once, twice if it gives them any sort of attention. Anywho, so this year, for the first time since 2004 (when the disastrous "Celebrate" was chosen and swiftly got last place in the Semi Final and the only "Nul Points" since the Semi Final system was introduced) they decided to organize a public National Final. But no matter how hard they try, the biggest problem with having the Swiss public select the song is that they are Swiss, and therefore just terrible at most things. The Swiss National Final was typical of Switzerland in that it mainly consisted of boring songs, with the mandatory ridiculous song sung in the oh so unique language of Switzerland thrown in. But there were some gems. 12 Songs were presented and a Televote chose the winner.
Songs -
01 - Up To You - Polly Duster - 8th With 04.36%
02 - Waiting For ya - Duke - 11th With 02.66%
03 - Drop Of Drizzle - Andrina - 9th With 03.3%
04 - Confidence - Bernarda Brunovic - 2nd With 13.36%
05 - In Love For A While - Anna Rossinelli - 1st With 23.93%
06 - Sur Les Pavés (On The Pavement) - Aliose - 7th With 06.49%
07 - Il Ritmo Dentro Di Noi (The Rhythm Inside Us) - Dominique Borriello - 12th With 02.33%
08 - Barbie Doll - Scilla - 10th With 02.88%
09 - Gib Nid Uf (Don't Give Up) - CH - 4th With 11.73%
10 - Home - Ilira And The Colors - 3rd With 13.05%
11 - Just Me - Sarah Burgess - 6th With 07.7%
12 - Come What May - The Glue - 5th With 08.21%
I selected my winner in 2 Rounds of Voting. In the First Round, I awarded points 2 times (The First time after listening to all 12 songs 4 times and the Second time after watching the songs on Youtube) to select my top 4 Songs. In the Second Round, i awarded Televotes based on what felt right.
Round 01 -
Number - Title - Vote 01 - Vote 02 - Total - Place
01 - Up To You - 05 - 05 - 10 - 5th
02 - Waiting For Ya - 02 - X - 02 - 11th =
03 - Drop Of Drizzle - 07 - 10 - 17 - 3rd
04 - Confidence - 08 - 06 - 14 - 4th
05 - In Love For A While - 10 - 12 - 22 - 1st
06 - Sur Les Pavés - 06 - 03 - 09 - 6th
07 - Il Ritmo - X - 02 - 02 - 11th =
08 - Barbie Doll - 01 - 04 - 05 - 8th =
09 - Gib Nid Uf - X - 07 - 07 - 7th
10 - Home - 04 - 01 - 05 - 8th =
11 - Just Me - 12 - 08 - 20 - 2nd
12 - Come What May - 03 - X - 03 - 10th
Round 02 -
Number - Title - Televote - Place
01 - Drop Of Drizzle - 34 719 - 3rd
02 - Confidence - 28 435 - 4th
03 - In Love For A While - 45 527 - 2nd
04 - Just Me - 56 998 - 1st
Comments -
"In Love For A While" takes a couple listens to get, but it's not bad considering it's Switzerland. Still, "Just Me" was by leaps and bounds the best song. And yes, it's that Sarah Burgess. You don't know which one? *Prepare for sarcasm* DUDE! It's the Sarah Burgess, who was cut from American Idol in Hollywood week in 2007! And decided to go on vacation in Switzerland and call it a "European Tour"...until she realized that she had no claim to fame or money and so has been there since on "Permanent European Tour"....whatever that means.
Still....awesome!
Songs -
01 - Up To You - Polly Duster - 8th With 04.36%
02 - Waiting For ya - Duke - 11th With 02.66%
03 - Drop Of Drizzle - Andrina - 9th With 03.3%
04 - Confidence - Bernarda Brunovic - 2nd With 13.36%
05 - In Love For A While - Anna Rossinelli - 1st With 23.93%
06 - Sur Les Pavés (On The Pavement) - Aliose - 7th With 06.49%
07 - Il Ritmo Dentro Di Noi (The Rhythm Inside Us) - Dominique Borriello - 12th With 02.33%
08 - Barbie Doll - Scilla - 10th With 02.88%
09 - Gib Nid Uf (Don't Give Up) - CH - 4th With 11.73%
10 - Home - Ilira And The Colors - 3rd With 13.05%
11 - Just Me - Sarah Burgess - 6th With 07.7%
12 - Come What May - The Glue - 5th With 08.21%
I selected my winner in 2 Rounds of Voting. In the First Round, I awarded points 2 times (The First time after listening to all 12 songs 4 times and the Second time after watching the songs on Youtube) to select my top 4 Songs. In the Second Round, i awarded Televotes based on what felt right.
Round 01 -
Number - Title - Vote 01 - Vote 02 - Total - Place
01 - Up To You - 05 - 05 - 10 - 5th
02 - Waiting For Ya - 02 - X - 02 - 11th =
03 - Drop Of Drizzle - 07 - 10 - 17 - 3rd
04 - Confidence - 08 - 06 - 14 - 4th
05 - In Love For A While - 10 - 12 - 22 - 1st
06 - Sur Les Pavés - 06 - 03 - 09 - 6th
07 - Il Ritmo - X - 02 - 02 - 11th =
08 - Barbie Doll - 01 - 04 - 05 - 8th =
09 - Gib Nid Uf - X - 07 - 07 - 7th
10 - Home - 04 - 01 - 05 - 8th =
11 - Just Me - 12 - 08 - 20 - 2nd
12 - Come What May - 03 - X - 03 - 10th
Round 02 -
Number - Title - Televote - Place
01 - Drop Of Drizzle - 34 719 - 3rd
02 - Confidence - 28 435 - 4th
03 - In Love For A While - 45 527 - 2nd
04 - Just Me - 56 998 - 1st
Comments -
"In Love For A While" takes a couple listens to get, but it's not bad considering it's Switzerland. Still, "Just Me" was by leaps and bounds the best song. And yes, it's that Sarah Burgess. You don't know which one? *Prepare for sarcasm* DUDE! It's the Sarah Burgess, who was cut from American Idol in Hollywood week in 2007! And decided to go on vacation in Switzerland and call it a "European Tour"...until she realized that she had no claim to fame or money and so has been there since on "Permanent European Tour"....whatever that means.
Still....awesome!
Monday, February 14, 2011
My Sweden 2011 Semi Final 02
Songs –
Number – Title (Translation) – Artist(s) – Writers/Composers
01 – Seven Days And Seven Nights – Brolle – Kjell Junior Wallmark
02 – My Heart Is Refusing Me – Loreen – Moh Denebi, Björn Djupström, Lorën Talhaoui
03 – Ge Mig En Spanjor (Give Me A Spaniard) – Babsan – Larry Forsberg, Sven – Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson
04 – Vaken I En Dröm (Awake In A Dream) – Elisabeth Andreassen – Lars “Dille” Diedricson, Calle Kindborn, Kristian Wejshag
05 – I’m In Love – Sanna Nielsen – Bobby Ljunggren, Thomas G:son, Irini Michas, Peter Boström
06 – Oh My God! – The Moniker – Daniel Karlsson
07 – Elektrisk (Electric) – Anniela – Johan Alkenäs, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Johan Frannson
08 – Like Suicide – Christian Walz – Fernando Fuentes, Henrik Janson, Tony Nilsson
My Reviews –
01 – Seven Days And Seven Nights – hmm. So I don’t know exactly what to think of this song. I mean it’s typical Swedish Pop/Rock, but honestly…the singers voice really bugs me. I feel like I’d like it more if someone else sang it. 04 Points out of 10.
02 – My Heart’s Refusing Me. I really, really want to love this song. Scratch that, I really really want to love the awesome dance song that follows the 3 minutes of build up. It’s just a lot of “getting ready to be awesome”. But it doesn’t get there. It just stays….kinda flat. Eh. 05 Points out 10.
03 – Ge Mig En Spanjor (Give Me A Spaniard) – OMG! This is like a BAD cover of the amazing Swedish Drag Duo AfterDark. This song is trying real hard to reach a very select group of people, who no doubt will love this. I’m not one of them. 04 Points out of 10.
04 - Vaken I En Dröm (Awake In A Dream). Elisabeth is awesome. She has TONS of ESC experience (For Sweden – 2nd in MF 1981, Winner of MF 1982, MF 1984, MF 1990, 3rd in MF 2002 with the just so swingy “Vem É Dé Du Vill Ha”. Norway – WON ESC 1985 for Norway, went to ESC 1994 for Norway, 2nd in ESC 1996 for Norway…the list just goes on and on). Anywho, this song is just ever so delicate and graceful and gorgeous. Ugh. Love. 07 Points out of 10.
05 – I’m In Love –
Fucking. Sanna. She does it again! She’s gorgeous and perfection and everything that makes me want to move to Sweden. This song is amazing and perfect. Winner. 15 Points out of 10.
06 – Oh My God! – This song is just ever so quirky and adorable. I kinda love it and I can’t help but bob along to it. 07 Points out of 10.
07 – Elektrisk (Electric) – Brilliant. Love. Adore. Awesome. Great. 09 Points out of 10.
08 – Like Suicide – Eh, I get it. You’re a young Swedish male trying to be sincere and classy with a noble ballad. It’s kinda good. 06 Points out of 10.
How I think it will go –
1st – I’m in Love
2nd – Vaken I En Dröm
3rd – Oh My God!
4th – Elektrisk
5th – Like Suicide
6th – My Heart Is Refusing Me
7th – Seven Days And Seven Nights
8th – Ge Mig En Spanjor
My Voting –
To select my Favorites, I decided to follow the same format as the actual MF.
Round 01 -
I listened to all 8 songs, in random order, 4 Times. Then I continued to listen to them, in random order on repeat. After each Listen, I took one song out of the running and assigned it Televotes based on what felt right. After I had taken out all 8 songs, the Song with the most votes advanced to my Final. The 2nd – 5th place songs advanced to the Second Round.
Key -
Gold - Qualified To Final
Silver - Qualified To Round 02
Number – Title – Votes – Place –
01 – Seven Days – 28 259 – 7th
02 – My Heart Is Refusing Me – 65 739 – 4th
03 – Ge Mig En Spanjor – 14 258 – 8th
04 – Vaken I En Dröm – 73 015 – 3rd
05 – I’m In Love – 112 943 – 1st
06 – Oh My God – 53 478 – 5th
07 – Elektrisk – 95 254 – 2nd
08 – Like Suicide – 34 910 – 6th
Round 02 –
In the Second Round, I listened to the 4 songs 3 times in random order. Then I listened to them on repeat, after each listening taking 1 song out of the running, until I had my results.
Key -
Gold = Final
Silver - Semi Final 05
Number – Title – Votes – Place
01 – My Heart Is Refusing Me – 68 902 - 4th
02 – Vaken I En Dröm – 86 987 - 3rd
03 – Oh My God – 89 468 - 2nd
04 – Elektrisk – 104 295 - 1st
Actual Results -
To Final -
I'm In Love (Semi Final Winner)
Seven Days And Seven Nights (WTF?)
To Second Chance Round -
My Heart Is Refusing Me
Oh My God!
Out -
5th - Like Suicide
6th - Elektrisk
7th - Ge Mig En Spanjor
8th - Vaken I En Dröm
Comments -
Good for Sanna...but WTF SWEDEN? Seven Days and Seven Nights to the Final whilst Elektrisk is out! It's like i don't even know who you are.
Reminder of my Songs from SF 01 - *** Note Try Again and In The Club Have Switched Places!***
To Final -
Something In Your Eyes
Try Again -
The videos take way to long to upload, so just see the zip files at bottom.
To Second Chance Round -
In The Club -
Oh My God -
SF 02 - 19 Ireland 2011
Ah Ireland. ESC's most winning Country (Winner 1970, 1980, 1987, the only hat trick 1992, 1993, 1994 and then again in 1996) has not fared so hot recently. This year, they decided to do their National Selection in an X Factor style, with each of the 5 Entries being "Mentored" by a well known music industry Irish person. In the mix was Jedward, which is a pair of twins who are basically the Justin Bieber of Ireland/U.K. They came 6th in the U.K.'s X Factor, basically because of thier hair, cheeziness and ability to make every 12 year girl have her ovaries pop out whenever they are even mentioned. They've even named a cultural phenomena after them ("The Jedward Factor" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedward). Finally, the winner was chosen by an "Expert" Jury (67%) and a Televote (33%).
Songs -
01 - Talking With Jennifer - Don Mescall
02 - Lipstick - Jedward
03 - Shine On - Bling
04 - Send Me An Angel - The Vard Sisters
05 - Falling - Nikki Kavanagh
To select my winner, I divided 100 points between the songs 2 times and 200 points 1 time (First after listening to each song 5 times, Second by watching all the songs and Third by just general love).
Number - Title - Vote 01 - Vote 02 - Vote 03 - Total - Place
01 - Talking With Jennifer - 11 - 10 - 24 - 45 Points - 5th
02 - Lipstick - 27 - 36 - 60 - 123 Points - 1st
03 - Shine On - 14 - 15 - 39 - 68 Points - 3rd
04 - Send Me An Angel - 18 - 08 - 26 - 52 Points - 4th
05 - Falling - 30 - 31 - 51 - 112 points - 2nd
Actual Results -
5th - Shine On - 44 Points (Jury - 5th With 32 Points, Televote - 5th With 12 Points)
4th - Send Me An Angel - 54 Points (Jury - 4th With 36 Points, Televote - 4th With 18 Points)
3rd - Talking With Jennifer - 68 Points (Jury - 3rd With 44 Points, Televote - 3rd With 24 Points)
2nd - Falling - 96 Points (Jury - 1st With 66 Points, Televote - 2nd With 30 Points)
1st - Lipstick - 98 Points (Jury - 2nd With 60 Points, Televote - 1st With 36 Points)
Comments -
I don't care what anyone says, how much ESC street cred i lose, or how much i'm judged, i fucking ADORE lipstick. Possibly in my top 10 ESC 2011.
Songs
Songs -
01 - Talking With Jennifer - Don Mescall
02 - Lipstick - Jedward
03 - Shine On - Bling
04 - Send Me An Angel - The Vard Sisters
05 - Falling - Nikki Kavanagh
To select my winner, I divided 100 points between the songs 2 times and 200 points 1 time (First after listening to each song 5 times, Second by watching all the songs and Third by just general love).
Number - Title - Vote 01 - Vote 02 - Vote 03 - Total - Place
01 - Talking With Jennifer - 11 - 10 - 24 - 45 Points - 5th
02 - Lipstick - 27 - 36 - 60 - 123 Points - 1st
03 - Shine On - 14 - 15 - 39 - 68 Points - 3rd
04 - Send Me An Angel - 18 - 08 - 26 - 52 Points - 4th
05 - Falling - 30 - 31 - 51 - 112 points - 2nd
Actual Results -
5th - Shine On - 44 Points (Jury - 5th With 32 Points, Televote - 5th With 12 Points)
4th - Send Me An Angel - 54 Points (Jury - 4th With 36 Points, Televote - 4th With 18 Points)
3rd - Talking With Jennifer - 68 Points (Jury - 3rd With 44 Points, Televote - 3rd With 24 Points)
2nd - Falling - 96 Points (Jury - 1st With 66 Points, Televote - 2nd With 30 Points)
1st - Lipstick - 98 Points (Jury - 2nd With 60 Points, Televote - 1st With 36 Points)
Comments -
I don't care what anyone says, how much ESC street cred i lose, or how much i'm judged, i fucking ADORE lipstick. Possibly in my top 10 ESC 2011.
Songs
SF 01 - 01 Poland 2011
Poland. Aw, you try so hard!
This year, the Polish song for Düsseldorf was selected by a Televote.
Songs -
01 - Jestem (I Am) - Magdalena Tul
02 - Supergirl - SheMoans
03 - Hot Like Fire - Ajda Fijal
04 - Bow To The Bow - Alizma
05 - Say - Ika
06 - Maybe - Roan
07 - Ktos Taki Jak Ty (Someone Like You) - Anna Gogola
08 - Things go better with Rock - The Trash
09 - Scream Out Louder - ZoSia
10 - Ja, Ty I Ty I Ja (Me, You And You And Me) - Formula RC
I chose my winner in 2 Rounds. In the First Round, i listened to the 10 songs on repeat for just hours and awarded points 3 times. The top 3 songs advanced to the Second Round, where i awarded Televotes to choose my winner.
Key -
Gold = Qualified
Round 01 -
Number - Title - Vote 01 - Vote 02 - Vote 03 - Total - Place
01 - Jestem - 12 - 08 - 10 - 28 - 2nd
02 - Supergirl - 05 - 03 - 06 - 15 - 6th
03 - Hot Like Fire - 07 - 07 - 08 - 22 - 3rd
04 - Bow To The Bow - 06 - 10 - 05 - 21 - 4th =
05 - Say - 03 - 04 - 02 - 09 - 8th
06 - Maybe - 04 - 05 - 04 - 13 - 7th
07 - Ktos Taki Jak Ty - 10 - 12 - 12 - 34 - 1st
08 - Things go better with Rock - 02 - 01 - 01 - 04 - 10th
09 - Scream Out Louder - 08 - 06 - 07 - 21 - 4th =
10 - Ja, Ty I Ty I Ja - 01 - 02 - 03 - 06 - 9th
Round 02 -
01 - Jestem - 68 991 Votes - 2nd
02 - Hot Like Fire - 52 440 Votes - 3rd
03 - Ktos Taki Jak Ty - 79 285 Votes - 1st
Actual Results -
1st - 44.47% - Jestem
2nd - 22.57% - Ktos Taki Jak Ty
3rd - 12.76% - Bow To The Bow
4th - 04.58% - Things go better with rock
5th - 03.56% - Supergirl
6th - 03.30% - Hot Like Fire
7th - 02.92% - Scream Out Louder
8th - 02.20% - Maybe
9th - 01.89% - Ja, Ty I Ty I Ja
10th - 01.76% - Say
Comments -
OMG WOW! I can't believe i picked the top 2, just in reverse order! YAY! For those who follow my blog, you know that Ktos Taki Jak Ty has been my winner/obsession for months. Perfect. Although Jestem is completly awesome in it's own right.
Decent job poland! An entry i can be proud of!
That being said.... i just can't understand how "Ktos Taki Jak Ty" didn't absolutely sweep the final. Not only did she simply have just the best song...but the performance was just magical! Too amazing for words! I just can't understand it!
If anyone could explain how it didn't win, i'd most appreciate it!
Songs
This year, the Polish song for Düsseldorf was selected by a Televote.
Songs -
01 - Jestem (I Am) - Magdalena Tul
02 - Supergirl - SheMoans
03 - Hot Like Fire - Ajda Fijal
04 - Bow To The Bow - Alizma
05 - Say - Ika
06 - Maybe - Roan
07 - Ktos Taki Jak Ty (Someone Like You) - Anna Gogola
08 - Things go better with Rock - The Trash
09 - Scream Out Louder - ZoSia
10 - Ja, Ty I Ty I Ja (Me, You And You And Me) - Formula RC
I chose my winner in 2 Rounds. In the First Round, i listened to the 10 songs on repeat for just hours and awarded points 3 times. The top 3 songs advanced to the Second Round, where i awarded Televotes to choose my winner.
Key -
Gold = Qualified
Round 01 -
Number - Title - Vote 01 - Vote 02 - Vote 03 - Total - Place
01 - Jestem - 12 - 08 - 10 - 28 - 2nd
02 - Supergirl - 05 - 03 - 06 - 15 - 6th
03 - Hot Like Fire - 07 - 07 - 08 - 22 - 3rd
04 - Bow To The Bow - 06 - 10 - 05 - 21 - 4th =
05 - Say - 03 - 04 - 02 - 09 - 8th
06 - Maybe - 04 - 05 - 04 - 13 - 7th
07 - Ktos Taki Jak Ty - 10 - 12 - 12 - 34 - 1st
08 - Things go better with Rock - 02 - 01 - 01 - 04 - 10th
09 - Scream Out Louder - 08 - 06 - 07 - 21 - 4th =
10 - Ja, Ty I Ty I Ja - 01 - 02 - 03 - 06 - 9th
Round 02 -
01 - Jestem - 68 991 Votes - 2nd
02 - Hot Like Fire - 52 440 Votes - 3rd
03 - Ktos Taki Jak Ty - 79 285 Votes - 1st
Actual Results -
1st - 44.47% - Jestem
2nd - 22.57% - Ktos Taki Jak Ty
3rd - 12.76% - Bow To The Bow
4th - 04.58% - Things go better with rock
5th - 03.56% - Supergirl
6th - 03.30% - Hot Like Fire
7th - 02.92% - Scream Out Louder
8th - 02.20% - Maybe
9th - 01.89% - Ja, Ty I Ty I Ja
10th - 01.76% - Say
Comments -
OMG WOW! I can't believe i picked the top 2, just in reverse order! YAY! For those who follow my blog, you know that Ktos Taki Jak Ty has been my winner/obsession for months. Perfect. Although Jestem is completly awesome in it's own right.
Decent job poland! An entry i can be proud of!
That being said.... i just can't understand how "Ktos Taki Jak Ty" didn't absolutely sweep the final. Not only did she simply have just the best song...but the performance was just magical! Too amazing for words! I just can't understand it!
If anyone could explain how it didn't win, i'd most appreciate it!
Songs
My Latvia 2011 Semi Finals
Latvia has had mixed fortunes in Eurovision, from winning in 2002 to just terrible songs like 2009. This year, they decided to return to their most popular format with a new twist. 20 Songs were divided into 2 Semi Finals. In each Semi Final, a Televote chose 3 Finalists and an "Expert" Jury chose 2 Finalists. The 10 Non Qualifying songs advanced to a 3rd SF, where a Televote and an "Expert" Jury each picked 1 Wild Card.
To select my songs, i used the same format, ranking the songs by "Televote" first and then getting a little drunk (I tend to appreciate songs more when slightly toxicated) for the "Jury" placements.
Key -
Gold = Qualified to Final by Televote
Silver - Qualified to Final by "Expert" Jury
Semi Final 01 -
Number - Title - Televote Place - Jury Place - Actual Result
01 - Hop - 7th - 6th (Televote Qualified)
02 - It's Not Easy - 9th - 7th (Not Qualified)
03 - Daylight - 1st - 1st (Jury Qualified)
04 - Walking On My Tiptoes - 8th - 2nd (Not Qualified)
05 - Let Me Be - 4th - 9th (Not Qualified)
06 - You Are - 5th - 5th (Televote Qualified)
07 - Don't Stop The Dance - 3rd - 8th (Televote Qualified)
08 - Let It Be Me - 6th - 3rd (Jury Qualified)
09 - Rough Enough - 10th - 10th (Not Qualified)
10 - Love Is Like An Aeroplane - 2nd - 4th (Not Qualified)
Semi Final 02 -
01 - Cinderella - 7th - 7th (Not Qualified)
02 - Upside Down - 6th - 8th (Jury Qualified)
03 - Live On! - 10th - 4th (Jury Qualified)
04 - Look Back At Me Again - 5th - 2nd (Not Qualified)
05 - Angel In Disquise - 3rd - 3rd (Televote Qualified)
06 - Beautiful World - 8th - 10th (Not Qualified)
07 - Positively Thinking - 4th - 9th (Not Qualified)
08 - Summer Night - 1st - 1st (Televote Qualified)
09 - Banjo Laura - 2nd - 5th (Televote Qualified)
10 - Magnet - 9th - 6th (Not Qualified)
Wild Cards -
Televote Wild Card - Upside Down
"Expert" Jury Wild Card - Cinderella
Right now, here are my current favorites/rankings -
1st - Daylight - D - Family
2nd - Summer Night - The Secretz
3rd - Love Is Like An Aeroplane - LieneCandy
4th - Banjo Laura - Lauris Reiniks
5th - Angel In Disguise - Musiqq
6th - Look Back At Me Again - Elina Krastina - Grence
7th - Walking On My Tiptoes - Ineta Rudzite And Uldis Timma
8th - Don't Stop The Dance - Evija Sloka
9th - Upside Down - Trianas Parks
10th - Cinderella - Ivo Grisnins - Grislis
11th - Let It Be Me - Janis Stibelis
12th - Live On! - Oksana Lepska
Comments -
Basically, for me, it's a two horse race between "Daylight" and "Summer Night". They switch places daily, sometimes hourly. They are both awesome and brilliant and either one would be a perfect entry. "Love is like an Aeroplane"just gets better and better with each listen and "Banjo Laura" and "Angel in Disguise" are both great songs.
I predict "Banjo Laura" will win because it's Lauris and he's not only charming and adorable, but he's like a god to those people.
Songs
To select my songs, i used the same format, ranking the songs by "Televote" first and then getting a little drunk (I tend to appreciate songs more when slightly toxicated) for the "Jury" placements.
Key -
Gold = Qualified to Final by Televote
Silver - Qualified to Final by "Expert" Jury
Semi Final 01 -
Number - Title - Televote Place - Jury Place - Actual Result
01 - Hop - 7th - 6th (Televote Qualified)
02 - It's Not Easy - 9th - 7th (Not Qualified)
03 - Daylight - 1st - 1st (Jury Qualified)
04 - Walking On My Tiptoes - 8th - 2nd (Not Qualified)
05 - Let Me Be - 4th - 9th (Not Qualified)
06 - You Are - 5th - 5th (Televote Qualified)
07 - Don't Stop The Dance - 3rd - 8th (Televote Qualified)
08 - Let It Be Me - 6th - 3rd (Jury Qualified)
09 - Rough Enough - 10th - 10th (Not Qualified)
10 - Love Is Like An Aeroplane - 2nd - 4th (Not Qualified)
Semi Final 02 -
01 - Cinderella - 7th - 7th (Not Qualified)
02 - Upside Down - 6th - 8th (Jury Qualified)
03 - Live On! - 10th - 4th (Jury Qualified)
04 - Look Back At Me Again - 5th - 2nd (Not Qualified)
05 - Angel In Disquise - 3rd - 3rd (Televote Qualified)
06 - Beautiful World - 8th - 10th (Not Qualified)
07 - Positively Thinking - 4th - 9th (Not Qualified)
08 - Summer Night - 1st - 1st (Televote Qualified)
09 - Banjo Laura - 2nd - 5th (Televote Qualified)
10 - Magnet - 9th - 6th (Not Qualified)
Wild Cards -
Televote Wild Card - Upside Down
"Expert" Jury Wild Card - Cinderella
Right now, here are my current favorites/rankings -
1st - Daylight - D - Family
2nd - Summer Night - The Secretz
3rd - Love Is Like An Aeroplane - LieneCandy
4th - Banjo Laura - Lauris Reiniks
5th - Angel In Disguise - Musiqq
6th - Look Back At Me Again - Elina Krastina - Grence
7th - Walking On My Tiptoes - Ineta Rudzite And Uldis Timma
8th - Don't Stop The Dance - Evija Sloka
9th - Upside Down - Trianas Parks
10th - Cinderella - Ivo Grisnins - Grislis
11th - Let It Be Me - Janis Stibelis
12th - Live On! - Oksana Lepska
Comments -
Basically, for me, it's a two horse race between "Daylight" and "Summer Night". They switch places daily, sometimes hourly. They are both awesome and brilliant and either one would be a perfect entry. "Love is like an Aeroplane"just gets better and better with each listen and "Banjo Laura" and "Angel in Disguise" are both great songs.
I predict "Banjo Laura" will win because it's Lauris and he's not only charming and adorable, but he's like a god to those people.
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