Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Here we go again! The semi-finals and finals of this year's Eurovision song contest is coming closer every day, and I thought it was about time that I started meaning something about the songs. Those who know me also know what a huge Eurovision song contest enthusiast I am, and I have recently been asked why I'm not already posting about Eurovision so I guess it's about time...

For the next twenty or so days until the first Eurovision Song Contest semi-final on Tuesday 10 May 2011 I will try to post something about a couple of contestants in this year’s competition.

Yes, I have heard all the songs/watched all the videos, though not all of them in full. Some songs you hear immediately that it’s a big NO! Some of you might now ask: aren’t all Eurovision songs like that, but that is also a big NO! Mind you though, this is not a very good year for Eurovision. Some years I find so many songs that I really enjoy, it’s hard to land on a favourite, this year… not so much… I have graded the different countries and so far given out one 10 – 12 points, one 10 points, one 8 points, one 7 points, three 6 points, eight 5 points, ten 4 points, nine 3 points, seven 2 points and two 1 points. So we’re partly in for a rough ride, but I’ll try to present one country from the top of my list and one country from the bottom of my list every day, so hopefully it won’t be too bad… Here we go:

Slovenia
Maja Keuc – No One
Slovenia has been in the Eurovision song contest 17 times since 1993, 6 of those times they have not made it through to the final, their best place is number 7, and… I predict they won’t get through to the final this year either. Remember I said I’d given out to 1-points this year? Well, here’s the first.

The song is just boring, the singer is, to be honest, not very good, occasionally it sounds like someone moaning in pain in the background and in the end everyone’s screaming! The woman doesn’t look half bad though, so I guess she deserves a point for that, so:
Slovenia – 1 point

Hungary
Kati Wolf – What about my dreams?
Hungary has been in Eurovision song contest 8 times since 1994, the last two times they participated, in 2008-2009, they didn’t make it through to the final, and their best place ever is number 4.
Kati Wolf may not be as beautiful as the Slovenian singer Maja Keuc, but other than that she’s got her beat, because wow this woman can sing! The song is an up-beat, happy, party- and dancing song, and every time I hear it I just feel the need to play it really, really loud! I love this song, and predict it will do very well in this years contest. So:
Hungary – 10/12 points