Just realised we don't have a thread yet to keep them all together, so here you go. Confirmed Entries (41/41) Albania: Jonida Maliqi - Ktheju tokës Armenia: Srbuk - Walking Out Australia: Kate Miller-Heideke - Zero Gravity Austria: Pænda - Limits Azerbaijan: Chingiz - Truth Belarus: Zena - Like It Belgium: Eliot - Wake Up Croatia: Roko - The Dream Cyprus: Tamta - Replay Czech Republic: Lake Malawi - Friend of a Friend Denmark: Leonora - Love Is Forever Estonia: Victor Crone - Storm Finland: Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman - Look Away France: Bilal Hassani - Roi Georgia: Oto Nemsadze - Sul tsin iare Germany: S!sters - Sister Greece: Katerine Duska - Better Love Hungary: Joci Pápai - Az én apám Iceland: Hatari - Hatrið mun sigra Ireland: Sarah McTernan - 22 Israel: Kobi Marimi - Home Italy: Mahmood - Soldi Latvia: Carousel - That Night Lithuania: Jurijus - Run With The Lions Malta: Michela - Chameleon Moldova: Anna Odobescu - Stay Montenegro: D Moll - Heaven Netherlands: Duncan Lawrence - Arcade North Macedonia: Tamara Todevska - Proud Norway: KEiiNO - Spirit In The Sky Poland: Tulia - Fire of Love (Pali się) Portugal: Conan Osíris - Telemóveis Romania: Ester Peony - On A Sunday Russia: Sergey Lazarev - Scream San Marino: Serhat - Say Na Na Na Serbia: Nevena Božović - Kruna Slovenia: Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl - Sebi Spain: Miki - La Venda Sweden: John Lundvik - Too Late For Love Switzerland: Luca Hänni - She Got Me United Kingdom: Michael Rice - Bigger Than Us
So if Ukraine pick Siren Song, Norway pick that ridiculous Spirit In the Sky Song and Portugal pick queen Conan we are already looking at a super interesting year, particularly with Australia, France and (hopefully 100% confirmed Mahmood for) Italy already in the frame I feel like it’s quite rare to feel so positive about a Eurovision year this early into the process.
Tonight we get Croatia, Estonia, Latvia and Slovenia, which will hopefully throw up a few treats. Weirdly Estonia is by far the least promising. Eesti Laul has really dropped off a cliff this year.
Top 12 so far: 12. France - So, so dull. Not helped by his weak voice and abject lack of stage presence 11. Croatia - I don't think those were even his real wings 10. Latvia - Unusual, but still boring 09. Montenegro - I've been to a Montenegrin music festival, I know they're capable of producing good songs... 08. Slovenia - I think I need more time to get to know this one 07. Albania - Nowhere near the majesty of last year. Okay, but entirely forgettable 06. Czech Republic - Quite catchy, they all look like they'd be nightmares on a night out though 05. Australia - The opera is the worst bit, which I'm assuming isn't the point. Otherwise it's growing on me 04. Estonia - Now, this is what I'm here for 03. Italy - This improves with every listen, as the Italian entries are wont to do 02. UK - Not just because my house is there. Actual choruses and competent singers are apparently in short supply this year, so I'm glad to see we're doing our bit 01. Spain - Proof that God still loves us
Yeah, I'm starting to get worried. It's hard to compare to other years though, there've been loads of years where we've felt this and it's turned out okay (although not amazing).
Well that's another off my EUROVISION BINGO CARD. I just need VoR's Guardian article and Kala hating the Swedish male entry for a full line.
While I utterly agree, there's 11 to be announced between now and next weekend, so let's hope for some bangers, ethno stompers, luxuriant ballads and novelty nonsense.
I feel like lots of BAD SELECTION DECISIONS have been made since I wrote this Still come on Conan, Spirit In the Sky, Icelandic leather queens and whatever ridiculousness Greece via the proxy of Cyprus are whipping up this year
Apparently it’s all in hand, they’ve picked someone and finalised the song and we’ll be hearing Jedward’s entry on Friday.
Darling I am unsure if this is in jest, but we had a better track record last year, yes we gave you Jedward but you gave us Jemini. Please don’t be cocky.
