However, this year is different. They've gone back to the one televisied show (as in 2003, 2005, and 2006) and actually presented some pretty good songs. Of course, there's the mandatory silly eastern european songs and boring ballads, but there's some actual brilliance this year.
Songs -
01 - Time For Revolution - Rock Partyzani (The silly song mentioned before)
02 - Moje Luci (My Lights) - Tabu
03 - Bilo Lepo Bi (It Would Be Nice) - Nina Puslar
04 - Vanilija (Vanilla) - Maja Keuc
05 - Disko Raj (Disco Paradise) - Feliks Langus
06 - Slovenka (Slovenian Girl) - LeeLooJamais
07 - Ladadidej - April
08 - Ti Si Tisti (You Are The One) - Sylvain, Mike Vale And Hannah Mancini
09 - Pravi Cas (Right Time) - Time To Time
10 - Bistvo Skrito Je Ocem (The Essence Is Hidden From Eyes) - Omar Naber
In the actual National Final, an "Expert" Jury chose the top 2 Songs and then a Televote chose the winner. But of course, i did things differently. I selected my winner in 2 Rounds. In the First Round, i listened to and watched the songs over the course of many days and awarded points on 4 separate occasions. Then i watched the live performances and awarded triple weight points to select my top 3 Songs. In the Second Round, i awarded Televotes to select my winner.
Round 01 -
01 - Time For Revolution - 01 01 02 01 03 = 08 Points - 10th
02 - Moja Luce - 05 06 04 12 15 = 42 Points - 5th
03 - Bilo Lepo Bi - 08 07 10 06 24 = 55 Points - 4th
04 - Vanilija - 07 12 06 10 30 = 65 Points - 2nd
05 - Disko Raj - 04 05 05 04 12 = 30 Points - 7th
06 - Slovenka - 02 03 03 03 09 = 20 Points - 8th
07 - Ladadidej - 10 08 12 07 21 = 58 Points - 3rd
08 - Ti Si Tisti - 06 04 07 05 18 = 40 Points - 6th
09 - Pravi Cas - 03 02 01 02 06 = 14 Points - 9th
10 - Bistvo Skrito Je Ocem - 12 10 08 08 36 = 74 Points - 1st
Round 02 -
01 - Vanilija - 64 429 Votes - 1st
02 - Ladadidej - 46 851 Votes - 3rd
03 - Bistvo Skrito - 59 150 Votes - 2nd
Actual Results -
Round 01 -
Top 02 -
Vanilija
Ladadidej
Round 02 -
01 - Vanilija - 1st With 28 908 Votes
02 - Ladadidej - 2nd With 11 993 Votes
Comments -
Well, considering the past few years, this was a brilliant EMA. Of course, Omar is my winner, cause he had a brilliant song and he's just so fucking cute. My initial favorites were "Bistvo Skrito Je Ocem", "Ladadidej" and "Ti Si Tisti", however over time, i've come to just adore "Vanilija". All said and done, it's a perfectly respectable entry and i hope it does well at ESC.
Bistvo Skrito Je Ocem - Can you say Euro hipster rock? That's how they're dressed anyway. :) I like this song. He is very cute, and I do like his voice - in the beginning of the verses it's a bit low but other than that I like the song.
ReplyDeleteVanilija -I like the piano in this! And the traditional instruments are a nice refresher, mixed with like the electric guitar. The girl has a good voice -it's not amazing IMO but it's good.
Ladadidej - I can see some Gaga influence here, I think. But in a good way - that gold craziness is awesome. And I love the song!
Normally Iv'e only been watching your top songs - but when I saw one named "Disco Paradise" you know I had to check it out. :) Aaand it was not what I wanted it to be. I did like it - but not disco enough.