Yay! Belarus! One of the debuting/virgin nations to ESC in 2004. It was also the only Belarussian National Final that wasn't wrought with controversy, song changing, winner changing etc to date. That being said, it was a pretty great show and the voting was just well one of the closest votes in ESC National Final history (The difference between the first and last place songs was less then 400 votes). In the end "My Galileo" won and went down like a storm among fans. I can't think of a single fan or ESC fan polling that didn't place it in the Final (and then in the top 15 to boot!). I initially had mixed feelings about it, going from "ugh it's just a bunch of noise sung by a woman who clearly has never spoken english and is pronouncing it based on cue cards" to "well...it might do alright". Over time, it's grown on me and become on of my favorites that, in moments of weakness, i even place in my top 15 overall of ESC 2004 (which is saying a great deal).
Anywho, to select my winner, i voted on the songs in 2 Rounds. In the First Round, i awarded "Televotes" to select my top 3 Songs. In the Second Round, i divided 11 points between the songs. (Note - Although most of titles are in Russian, the majority of the songs were performed in English)
Number - Title (Translation) - Artist - Round 01 - Round 02 - Place
01 - Govorjat (They Say) - Adelina - 1 954 - X - 10th
02 - My Galileo - Aleksandra And Konstantin - 2 119 - 05 - 1st
03 - Mnje Nje Nuzhno Bolshei Ljubvi (I Don't Need A Great Love) - Irina Dorofeeca - 2 213 - 02 - 3rd
04 - Pust Tajet Snjeg (Let The Snow Melt) - Maksim Sapatkov - 1 932 - X - 13th
05 - Dozhdis (Wait) - Natalia Tamelo - 1 927 - X - 14th
06 - Ja Pytajus (I'm Trying) - Olga Molcanova - 1 977 - X - 8th
07 - Ljubov Nje Ostanovit (There's No Stopping Love) - Natalia Podolskaja - 2 311 - 04 - 2nd
08 - Ja Hranju Nadjezhdu (I'm Cherishing Hope) - Aleksandra Gajduk - 2 008 - X - 6th
09 - Pjesnja O Ljubvi (Love Song) - Polina Smolova - 1 920 - X - 15th
10 - Svoboda (Freedom) - Corrinana - 1 967 - X - 9th
11 - Skazi Mnje (Tell Me) - Jana - 2 039 - X - 5th
12 - Ne Perezhivaj (Don't Take It Too Hard) - Aleksandr Soloduha - 1 996 - X - 7th
13 - Prosto Slova (Just Words) - Anna Bogdanova - 1 948 - X - 11th
14 - S Prekrasnym Svjetom (With The Beautiful Light) - MiLR - 1 937 - X - 12th
15 - Lel - Janet - 2 067 - X - 4th
Comments -
In the 7 years since 2004, my top 3 has yet to change. Oh, they've moved up and down in their order, but the choices have always been the same. "Ljubov Nje Ostanovit" is a pretty awesome song and would have done well at ESC (don't lose heart, Natalia got her chance in 2005... for Russia. And that year, Belarus was represented by a Russian....WTF?) Anywho, it's a pretty bland NF with a few treasures. Anywho, defying all expectations and fairness (and being a part of teaching me that ESC will never turn out as i expect because it's [for the most part] left up to people who just watch it and vote one or two nights a year, based on just 3 minutes, and not by the people who listen to the songs over and over and have it control their lives), Belarus failed to qualify, only getting equal 19th in the Semi Final.
Still, it's a bloody great song.
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