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Euro Vision Song Contest 2007 ESC

short critique of the songs in alphabetical order of country ...

Albania If yes go well ... Frederic Ndoci 's boring to go to sleep. listen to this track more than two minutes and not to drift mentally is a great achievement (I have not yet done, to be honest). Far down in the semifinals.

Andorra: skate punk with a bilingual (Catalan-English) of green text, wild mixture. If the favorites in the semi-finals But do stupid, they steal Anonymous the finals due to extreme conspicuousness.

Armenia: Andre Last year the surprise this year with Hayko only a pale marginal note in the final. Descent is really safe, not more than 16th place in it.

Belgium: The KMG's are freshly imported from the 70s - pop, a little funky, perfect outfit to do so (including Afro-hair style of the singer) - and yet again have to watch Belgium on Saturday. Around 17th place in the semifinals.

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Maria Sestic will have a hard time. Sure there's points from Croatia, Serbia, etc., but that's not enough for the Top Ten - not with a weak ballad and number 1 finale. Descent should be taken into account.

Bulgaria: Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov were among my first favorites this year - until I heard a live recording. The lack of live-ability combined with a starting place in the semi-finals are a perhaps too high a hurdle for the Bulgarians - maybe it goes with happiness nor's final.

Denmark: DQ - no, Denmark is not disqualified, which probably stands for "Drama Queen" ... or "drag queen" ... fits both. And we had not even a transvestite from the Ukraine and homosexual-influenced texts from England, Denmark came out even greater. So, however, is only the fight with Belgium in the middle of the semi finals. Nice, but unfortunately a chance.

Germany: Roger Cicero . Colorless appearance at the German national final, where nothing is to be changed. Accustomed only by the lack of awareness of the swing to save Germany about to land on a par with Albania. Everything above 18th place in the finals should be a success.

Estonia: Gerli Padar 's brother Tanel has won the 2001 ESC - they should be glad if, before their placement in the semi-finals is not the second Meaningless, unspectacular pop song.

Finland: hosts have also not easy since there are no jury scores more. This will also have to learn Hanna Pakarinen . The song won over time, but on Saturday, the audience only a chance to hear them - and that will not last. 2008 Finland is again in the semifinals, so sorry for me does.

France: Andorra After the second punk band - Les Fatals Picards . The song is a wild mix of English and French words to sing and yet incredibly hard to understand. Best position for the Grande Nation for years to reach.

Georgia I call again a successful debut. Sopho sounds about as if Björk interpret the Oriental Song ... very fine piece of music, the final in reach.

Greece: Sarbel looks like a Sakis Rouvas for the poor, can not dance, the song is quite average ... Perhaps Greece lands after the last good years now on the hard floor of the facts is the so called "semi-final 2008".

UK: When I have read that Scooch already 8 years and there was already a contest had won the British television, I was surprised - (! can greet Sestre) Sun humorous little strange how these stewardesses number is rarely an "experienced" band, do something else only newcomer. But it's funny, catchy, demanding free and therefore perhaps successfully.

Ireland: Dervish has just the song again, remastered and offered a chorus in favor of a lengthy instrumental passage - and I must say: that has really paid off. Moreover, one can thus now also expect a performance without half-playback, which to me just for Irish folk would be very pretty. Tip ... and if it is really the ESC 2008 would in Dublin, I would think again if I do not because flying there.

Iceland: Take an old Norwegian and let him sing a song without a climax. Did not work out in Finland in 2005, 2007 will not work for Iceland as well. Eirikur Hauksson looks up and sees the semi-final the midfield.

Israel Teabags ... I am anyway not a friend of the Israeli posts since 1980 (with the exception of Dana International), but this is surely the absolute nonsense. For me, Israel is disqualified because of political texts (anti-Arab in this case, of course), but we view it positively: on Thursday we ignore them, on Saturday we will definitely not have to endure.

Croatia Take a boring rock song, combine it with a language understood by the majority of Europe and not let the whole of a visually uninteresting band ( Dragonfly ) perform. Result: not worth mentioning. Gray mediocrity thanks to neighborhood points, but since long time without a final Croatia.

Latvia: If one looks appealing ESC-Pop, you look to Latvia - at least my motto since 2000. This year, however this is not pop, but in pure bel canto format. The six tenors of Bonaparti.LV sing complete their review in Italian (of course, they're also from Latvia ... um ... huh?) and I must say: I like it. Maybe it's the audience to "strange", but perhaps that is exactly the recipe for success? Finale is also possible here.

Lithuania: Unlike Estonia and Latvia, Lithuania was always the loser, unlike the other two Baltic States have never won - and it will also 4Fun can not change anything. On the contrary, they should be happy if that does not end with a last place.

Malta: preliminary clarification: Malta Olivia Lewis is NOT the Hamburger Tranny, also if he / she so yes this year Not the only one in the field would be. Malta's Olivia is smaller, more vocally gifted and yet it is probably not enough to reach the final. If you save at least to experience such a disgrace as Fabrizio Faniello 2006th

Macedonia: Karolina is back. Handed it in 2003 with "Od nas zavisi" to 19th place, running out of it this year only. The elimination of the semi-final competition from Bosnia (directly qualified) and Croatia (much worse) should be feasible in the finals - also this review, at least in its original language is very listenable.

Moldova: Natalia Barbu Moldova has most famous band Zdob Si Zdub (ESC 2005 participants, with the grandmother on the drum) beaten in the qualifying round loose. This ends as well as their success story. Gracia has a lot of what she delivers there - and will look similar to the result, even if to get out there maybe more than 4 points. Final unattainable.

Montenegro: pseudo-debutante Montenegro Stevan Faddy sends who has the Croats of Dragonfly only look ahead a bit - and hopefully it is not enough for him in the final.

Netherlands: Karolina After the next woman with ESC experience: Edsilia Rombley (1998 respectable 4.) Their song is quite free of high points, and remains, unfortunately, do not hang them in your ear, what you will certainly obstruct even the final. Too bad.

Norway: Guri Schanke here has been nicknamed "the old woman" get, because it is not styled as extreme on young like most of their Konkurentinnen. Would indeed be in itself a bad thing if that would not be the only point that remains to me why her name in memory. But the song is such a shallow piece of Latin pop that could have been there even in the dark nineties showing in Portugal ... and they have pretty much taken out every so crap back then.

Austria: A huge loop red feathers and Swarovski crystals - Eric Papilaya gets a very complex stage set, now he has with his song for the Austrian AIDS support the needs of these target. Did he do it? If so, could threaten the Austrians also something they only know Alf Poier: a final qualification.

Poland: Here I must say the same thing I've said in Bulgaria that will not live to work. The Jet Set sound really good on CD, the video is "together stolen" by the Blackeyed Peas, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and a few others (zusammengeklaut. Poland ... .. get it? ^ ^) But the live performance the duo will break his neck. not enough.

Portugal: Portugal was really successful last eleven years (in the grim competition in 1996 they took place at least 6). This year, everything would be in the top half of the semi final a sensation, because Sabrina's song combines the shallowness of the Norwegian contribution to Portuguese. Portugal - as usual - far below.

Romania: Todomondo (until recently Locomondo, but the name has a different band already secured) sing in English. And Romanian. And Russian, French, Italian and English. And fast. And error-free. And the song makes such a mood that you hear across the futility of the text. If that does not go back into the Top Ten of the finale, I do not know ... and with luck there is again a small chance of winning it, but there is one in recent years have been several times already.

Russia: tATu have invited a friend and now account for a lesbian threesome? At least this was my first thought when I saw Serebro . One recalls the last few years, it was girl-rock from Russia never successful and it will not change. That goes wrong, Russia, welcome to the semifinals 2008th

Sweden: The Ark sound bad after all, ABBA and other glam-pop from the 70s, but have to Belgium two big advantages: one is direct qualification for the finals, the other (not to be underestimated) is quality. Since 2000 I have to give a Swedish contribution once again a place in my personal top ten, even more, in this very open field, I must give them clear chances to win.

Switzerland: DJ Bobo , hero of my youth ... well, not really. But who does not think at this nice little song such as "There's a Party", just real with recitative passages, you might have a say after a lot of mud bowl to? Now makes it to vampire, will provide a perfect stage to show and certainly come to the final. Top Ten definitely possible.

Serbia: ambivalent I am here (and not just me). Marija Sefirovic can definitely sing well, fits the song and could also work - but her outfit could be critical. Both hair (barber? Self-cut?) And clothing (Ramones T-shirt to a Balkan ballad?) At the Serbian final I think. Top Ten is still there.

Slovenia: Alenka Gotar to achieve what neither managed nor platinum nor Omar Naber Anzey Dejan: Slovenia to the finals of the ESC sing. What begins as a typical ESC song of the late 90s, will soon be a wild mix of pop and opera aria - problems I see here only that the good Alenka here the mouth according to wide open, what comes across on TV is always something bad. Let you come up with something, you Slovenes, and you are high up there - top ten even.

Spain: We thought they were extinct, but it is still: boy bands. D'Nash from Spain then a. Boy bands on the ESC to not run. English is not running. Result: Spain is in contrast to France and England stuck in the basement. How nice that you at least still has in Germany, then one is not the only unsuccessful in the Big Four.

Czech Republic: Take a boring rock song, combine it with a language understood by the majority of Europe and not let the whole of a visually uninteresting band ( Kabát ) perform. Result: not worth mentioning. If you move the text of Croatia familiar? True, the songs are interchangeable in style and boredom factor. Sooo far down in the semis, my tip for the last place.

Turkey: Did I say the Greeks, that he looks like a Sakis Rouvas for the poor, it sounds like one of the Turk. Kenan Dogulu s "Shake it up Shekerim" also has a similar Statement, but one thing is missing: the success. Finale? Perhaps, but it is narrow.

Ukraine: transvestite No. 2, Verka Seduchka , singing English, Russian and German - and absolutely free appropriate. But thanks to prominence, dwarfs good starting position and Techno (Techno Dwarfs "(c) she-wolf) could there even was come of it - top ten or so.

Hungary: Magda Ruzsa with a premiere: for the first time in history a British-Hungarian ESC review. Since the blues-rock song is hard to digest in itself, one should not even make unpalatable to Hungarian. Nevertheless, this is not enough for a finals.

Belarus: Koldun is indeed traded over again as a favorite - and I do not understand. I've heard him live, and except for "Work your magic 'does not understand a word of his English. And despite everything, probably a finals is to be expected since it is the voices may crack under the nail, which otherwise went to Russia and Ukraine in the semifinals.

Cyprus: Et Finalmente, la Cypr. Evridiki sings cyprus-all typical in French ... okay, is not atypical to. But not bad, and I have never seen a live version. When her French is good enough, we could have a French-speaking Contribution in the top view 5th