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!
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