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Hello again!
Let’s review the last 9 songs of the first semifinal!

10. Israel:
The first times I heard this I thought it was just awful, a joke,
time to take a bathroom break.
But now, I find I have totally changed my mind.
I love it, and I have it on my playlist!
They look kinda odd though, not like you imagine your typical band.
It’s messy and all over the place,
but I find it kind of charming now. :)
Overall rating: 3/5

11. San Marino:
This one is the most horrible this year,
they were the last country to contribute their entry,
and I wonder why they didn’t just withdraw instead…
These are harsh words, but I believe many, many will agree with me.
To ridicule music in this way is not fun… at all.
I think the reason they couldn’t use ‘the Facebook song’ as its title,
is because Facebook did not want to be associated with this… in any way…
Overall rating: 0/5

12. Cyprus:
Really catchy song, not at all expected from Cyprus and Ivi is mesmerizing.
The song is written by swedes, I might add… :p
And I absolutely adore the preview video too!
I think we can expect a very high placing for Cyprus this year,
I just hope she doesn’t bump Loreen off the winning pedestal!
Overall rating: 4/5

13. Denmark:
Really good singer with an interesting voice.
Reminds me a little of a younger Alanis Morisette.
Maybe a bit boring performance,
but I don’t think you can evolve this into something it isn’t.
Top 15 in the final maybe?
Overall rating: 3/5

14. Russia:
I think it’s cute with the grandma’s but this makes fun of the competition a little,
and I’m not sure I enjoy it. I do not want this to win,
and if it does it’s just a proof of how many people trying to spite the festival.
Cause no one actually like this song, and want’s to put it on their playlist.
Russia could’ve done so much better,
like sent Dima Bilan and Julia Volkova’s duet instead.
I’ll expect a place in the final for this, but I hope not a top placing.
Overall rating 1/5 (1 point cause the grandma’s are cute)

15. Hungary:
Nice average song fit for radio and it makes it to my playlist,
but I don’t expect it in the top 10.
Last year’s hungarian entry was so much better,
but of reasons unknown to me, Kati didn’t win.
I would like to see a hungarian victory though,
just not this year, with this song.
Overall rating: 3/5

16. Austria:
First time I heard this I shut it off again immediately.
But now after looking at the lyrics,
(which I think is no worse than the grandma’s russia sent)
and listening to it a few times, I actually think it’s quite amusing.
Singing about buts with some stripper poles is a brainfreeze,
in the middle of one joke and one average song.
And yes, I also feel here that they flip off the whole festival,
but at least it’s fun to  get provoked by the “Woki mit deim popo”.
Trackshittaz themselves is like a worse, less energetic version of the Jedward twins.
Overall rating: 2/5

17. Moldova:
This entry is right down there huddling with the latvian, san marinian and georgian ones.
Hoping not to drown in the tears of crying eurovision fans,
because of the bad jokes these countries sent this year.
Overall rating 0/5

18. Ireland:
Boring… plain… bland… any more words to describe how incredibly dull this song is?
The song last year was so much better, and the twins were also.
Last year they were new and fresh,
but this year they make me wanna take some beta blockers and go to bed.
The song is written by swedes,
and also a song that has been turned down several times by artists in the swedish Melodifestivalen.
One example is that it was offered to Eric Saade last year,
but as everyone knows, he chose Popular instead.
Speaking of popularity, it will not be something these guys can rely on this year…
Overall rating: 2/5

And that’s the end of part 2!
Stay tuned for the next one!
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Hello all Eurovisionfans!
It’s finally time!
I have now completed my rating and prediction,
of all the 42 participants in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
Hosted by Azerbaijan in the beautiful Baku,
thanks to Ell/Nikki and Running Scared.

I am such a sucker for Eurovision and have been since I could barely stand.
My love and commitment grew of course after Charlotte Nilsson won in 1999,
taking this great festival to my native country for the millenium.
Since then Eurovision has become so much bigger,
and more and more people and countries get involved each year, which I think is great!

Before I start rating, I would just like to say how impossible it is,
to judge music in a competition like this.
Personally I think music is one of the few things in life that unites us,
hence should not be rated.
There is absolutely no right or wrong when it comes to opinions in the world of music.
What sounds good to some, might be horrible for others.
That is why I am asking you to please respect my opinions,
and I will be sure to do the same for you.
A prediction of the end result is of course close to impossible to make.
All you can do is listen to yourself, engaged fans and media and take it from there.

To make the first impression more justified I have listened to the song first,
without looking at the performer.
Then listened a second time watching both live performance and available video.

Let’s begin!

1. Montenegro:
In my opinion this is the entry you just have to suffer through in this year’s competition.
Interesting lyrics though!
Overall rating: 1/5

2. Iceland:
I like this very much, it doesn’t really take off but when Greta plays the violin, I just melt.
I love the background in the rehearsals and hope they’re keeping it.
You get that feeling of mystique that’s owing to your perception of Iceland.
Overall rating: 3/5

3. Greece:
Nothing new from Greece this year, no.
Highly anticipated, average, catchy tune, cute girl, nothing more to it than that.
I expect to see them in the final, but not to see any top placing in this year’s show.
Sorry Greece!
Overall ranking: 2/5

4. Latvia:
I can’t even begin to explain how pointless I feel this entry is…
The lyrics are… stupid to say the least.
I just hope the latvians realizes how corny her song is,
and it’s for just that reason they sent her in the first place.
Otherwise, I’m really starting to wonder.
Overall rating: 0/5

5. Albania:
This one is this year’s surprise, and no doubt about it.
I love dramatic, melancholic and unbarked songs/performances,
and Rona manages to achieve that quite well.
Her voice is incredibly powerful and I did not think she could pull this off live,
but you know what… she does, and that with a smash and dash!
This song makes me wanna see the wonder that is Albania! <3
Overall rating: 4/5

Good Luck Rona!

6. Romania:
Once again Romania brings some fresh air to the table,
and removes some of the seriousness of it all.
Mandinga is colorful and splashes some good humor on us.
After this show is over everybody is gonna want to do the drunken-dance,
singing “Zaleilah” on the parties this summer!
I’ll expect a top 10 placing for this entry in the final!
Overall rating: 3/5

7. Switzerland:
I absolutely love Sinplus!
Their somewhat rocky english together with a nice modern tune is so good!
One minus though is that the song is quite repetitive in the chorus, but I forgive them that!
I just hope they make it to the final, because it’s not at all certain.
Overall rating: 3/5

8. Belgium:
Cute song, cute girl, cute voice. So cute…
but in contrast with the latvian entry that I draw some parallels to,
is that the setup and production is a bit different, and surprisingly it appeals to me.
If she is keeping it this way,
it will be a bit boring and too bland a performance for my taste.
So she has to watch out for making this song a snoozefest!
Overall rating: 2/5

9. Finland:
When I first heard Finland was sending a ballad in swedish,
I was a bit disappointed in them, again…
When I heard it, my feelings were the same. Beautiful melody though,
and could’ve perhaps gotten a higher rating from me if they’d sung in english.
(I just can’t seem to get used to the idea of listening to a finnish,
swedish-speaking person singing a song, it’s annoying listening to as it is.)
Although, it’s a very beautiful declaration of love to a mother,
which this song originally was.
I won’t expect a place in the final for Finland this year, sorry.
Overall rating: 2/5

And that’s the end of part 1!
Stay tuned for the next one!
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