Spain: Daniel Diges - algo pequeñito (something tiny)
Haare. Zirkuslied.
Flitzer, wie super!!!!!!!
Schlimmes Lied. Er ist ein bisschen herzig.
S: 4/5, R: 5
Norway: Didrik Solli-Tangen - my heart is yours
Ugly Betty-Boss. Mini-Tenor.
Little Drummer Boy. Öd. Pulling the choir closer.
S: 5, R: 5
United Kingdom: Josh - that sounds good to me
Typisch UK, banal, 80er-affin (in the worst possible way).
Langweiliger, uralter Scheiß.
S: 4/5, R: 5
France: Jessy Matador - allez olla olé
He's a bit cute. Bisschen billig und sehr simpel.
Gute Idee, aber zu wenig - nach 1 Minute ist alles gesagt.
S: 4, R: 4
Germany: Lena - satellite
Zappelig, hoppelig - komisch. Kein Hit.
Nervt jetzt schon. Lippenstift.
S:
R: 5Well, another year, another wrong winner.
Despite the buzz and the odds, Lena's triumph was still a surprise to us. I can for the life of me not understand what's supposed to be good about this tune. But yes, OK - this is further proof that the system is working. Europe votes for what they like best, and it was the strange song from Germany this year. Congratulations nonetheless of course, even if the song and the singer are not my cup of tea - not even a tiny bit.
But before we have a look at the rest of the night, I still have some questions to Germany:
Do you still think, like the previous years, that the system is outdated, unfair and must be changed? Or do you think that it works all of a sudden?
Do you still think that the Eastern European countries are a "Mafia" and that's why Western European countries are ranked so badly? Or do you now think that they just vote for the song they liked most?
Do you still think that the Eurovision Song Contest is a farce, an old-fashioned relic of ancient times that says nothing about music, taste or pop culture? Or do you now think that it perfectly represents musical taste over Europe?
You see, Germany? You see now?
Apart from that - what a great night. An utterly perfect "intermediate show" before the votes (goosebumps), the stage invation during the Spanish entry, and the everlasting theme of Eurovision - Europe united. All different, all the same.
From all the songs we liked, maybe Ukraine has to be mentioned first. A great, unconventional - yes perfect song and a perfect performance. In the end we were wrong - we were sure Europe would not be ready for such a special and "complicated" song which was on a totally new level. But they were, rank 10 is amazing. Alyosha pulled of a haunting, fascinating and very likeable performance. One of the great discoveries of the night.
Greece is the winner of the hearts - such a cool and yet traditional song is what we basically all want to see from them. And we so got that - an incredibly good dance tune, and Greek lyrics. Thank God. This was sooo catchy - it should have won.
And Iceland... Iceland is the tragic figure of the evening. After a nothing less than perfect performance in both the semi and the final they would have really deserved more. Hera's absolutely splendid voice and a fantastic, glorious Eurodance track - what was Europe thinking with that vote? Shame on you. That was one of the best songs this year. All hail the Queen of Eurodance 2010.
Honorable mentions should go to Moldova (nice song, too shrill and too many people on stage though), Malta (simply because the song was nice and was nowhere near deserving the bad odds before the semi-finals), Albania (another perfect performance - great pounding song, classy black outfits and a likeable and very able singer), Macedonia (it was not perfect, but they had at least a great chorus and a great guitar solo - more than most participants had), Denmark (if there was ever a classic Song Contest tune, this was it), Israel (Harel Skaat is a great performer with a wonderful voice, and he's gorgeous), Croatia (nice Croatian tune, very well performed - this one should have gone to the final), Turkey (cool and interesting Modern Rock, the top classification well deserved), and Eva Rivas' breasts.
Yes, where there's light there's shadow. This night was no exception.
I will surely never forget how we screamed and jumped out of our seats when the horrible Belarus group unlocked their butterfly wings. These are moments that will stick, believe me. Terrifying and unbelievable.
Also, the Netherlands... I don't even know what to say to that. Finland will give us bad dreams, Lithuania was just plain awful, and the poor Aisha from Latvia pulled off a truely gruesome performance with a very, very wrong vocal range. Painful to watch.
We were fast asleep during the lullabies by Ireland, Cyprus and Belgium. Serbia sparked some hope just to burn it, and Romania literally burned it.
And yeah, Germany was bad - bad, fidgety, annoying song and an unfortunate performance. But yes, apparently most of Europe felt differently, and we will accept that.
Speaking about them - the "Big 5" (including Norway) were all in all so horrific, I really don't know what they were thinking. Again. Like last year, and the year before, and.........
This was without a doubt the best Song Contest as an event we have ever seen. There were no unnecessary lengths, and all the show acts were amazing. We shared the Moment. And the songs will stay with us for much longer than just one night - everybody who says something else has never really watched and understood the Eurovision Song Contest.
Thank you Norway, and good night.
Sacrifi-sir, Meh and Sapnish
