Returning Artists: 2020 vs 2021 Songs

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Who had a glow up and who... didn't?

Australia: Don't Break Me vs Technicolour
Austria: Alive vs Amen
Azerbaijan: Cleopatra vs Mata Hari
Belgium: Release Me vs The Wrong Place
Bulgaria: Tears Getting Sober vs Growing Up is Getting Old
Czech Republic: Kemama vs Omaga
Estonia: What Love Is vs The Lucky One
Georgia: Take Me As I Am vs You
Greece: Supergirl vs Last Dance
Iceland: Think About Things vs 10 Years
Ireland: Story of my Life vs Maps
Israel: Feker Libi vs Set Me Free
Latvia: Still Breathing vs The Moon Is Rising
Lithuania: On Fire vs Discotheque
Malta: All Of My Love vs Je Me Casse
Moldova: Prisoner vs Sugar
Netherlands: Grow vs Birth of a New Age
North Macedonia: You vs Here I Stand
Romania: Alcohol You vs Amnesia
San Marino: Freaky vs Adrenalina
Serbia: Hasta La Vista vs Loco Loco
Slovenia: Voda vs Amen
Spain: Universo vs Voy a quedarme
Switzerland: Répondez-moi vs Tout l'Univers
Ukraine: Solovey vs Shum
 
Australia: Don't Break Me vs Technicolour
Austria: Alive vs Amen
Azerbaijan: Cleopatra vs Mata Hari
Belgium: Release Me vs The Wrong Place
Bulgaria: Tears Getting Sober vs Growing Up is Getting Old
Czech Republic: Kemama vs Omaga
Estonia: What Love Is vs The Lucky One
Georgia: Take Me As I Am vs You
Greece: Supergirl vs Last Dance
Iceland: Think About Things vs 10 Years
Ireland: Story of my Life vs Maps
Israel: Feker Libi vs Set Me Free
Latvia: Still Breathing vs The Moon Is Rising
Lithuania: On Fire vs Discotheque
Malta: All Of My Love vs Je Me Casse
Moldova: Prisoner vs Sugar
Netherlands: Grow vs Birth of a New Age
North Macedonia: You vs Here I Stand
Romania: Alcohol You vs Amnesia
San Marino: Freaky vs Adrenalina
Serbia: Hasta La Vista vs Loco Loco
Slovenia: Voda vs Amen
Spain: Universo vs Voy a quedarme
Switzerland: Répondez-moi vs Tout l'Univers
Ukraine: Solovey vs Shum
United Kingdom: My Last Breath vs Embers

13-12 for 2020 for me :o I'm surprised at myself - but I think a lot of the new artists really have elevated this year's pack too.

Biggest glow ups: Malta, Greece, Belgium, Moldova, San Marino
Biggest 'oh, that's a shame': Israel, Slovenia, Bulgaria
Biggest 'oh, that's THE SAME': Azerbaijan, Iceland
 
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Who had a glow up and who... didn't?

Australia: Don't Break Me vs Technicolour
Austria: Alive vs Amen
Azerbaijan: Cleopatra vs Mata Hari
Belgium: Release Me vs The Wrong Place
Bulgaria: Tears Getting Sober vs Growing Up is Getting Old
Czech Republic: Kemama vs Omaga
Estonia: What Love Is vs The Lucky One
Georgia: Take Me As I Am vs You
Greece: Supergirl vs Last Dance
Iceland: Think About Things vs 10 Years
Ireland: Story of my Life vs Maps
Israel: Feker Libi vs Set Me Free
Latvia: Still Breathing vs The Moon Is Rising
Lithuania: On Fire vs Discotheque
Malta: All Of My Love vs Je Me Casse
Moldova: Prisoner vs Sugar
Netherlands: Grow vs Birth of a New Age
North Macedonia: You vs Here I Stand
Romania: Alcohol You vs Amnesia
San Marino: Freaky vs Adrenalina
Serbia: Hasta La Vista vs Loco Loco
Slovenia: Voda vs Amen
Spain: Universo vs Voy a quedarme
Switzerland: Répondez-moi vs Tout l'Univers
Ukraine: Solovey vs Shum
James Newman waits patiently by the phone.
 
Well doesn't that just SAY IT ALL :D Genuinely forgot he was even in it this year, let alone twice!

Anyway that's 13-13 for me then, though hardly a high bar.
 
Australia: Don't Break Me vs Technicolour
Austria: Alive vs Amen
Azerbaijan: Cleopatra vs Mata Hari
Belgium: Release Me vs The Wrong Place
Bulgaria: Tears Getting Sober vs Growing Up is Getting Old
Czech Republic: Kemama vs Omaga
Estonia: What Love Is vs The Lucky One
Georgia: Take Me As I Am vs You
Greece: Supergirl vs Last Dance
Iceland: Think About Things vs 10 Years
Ireland: Story of my Life vs Maps
Israel: Feker Libi vs Set Me Free
Latvia: Still Breathing vs The Moon Is Rising
Lithuania: On Fire vs Discotheque
Malta: All Of My Love vs Je Me Casse
Moldova: Prisoner vs Sugar
Netherlands: Grow vs Birth of a New Age
North Macedonia: You vs Here I Stand
Romania: Alcohol You vs Amnesia
San Marino: Freaky vs Adrenalina
Serbia: Hasta La Vista vs Loco Loco
Slovenia: Voda vs Amen
Spain: Universo vs Voy a quedarme
Switzerland: Répondez-moi vs Tout l'Univers
Ukraine: Solovey vs Shum
United Kingdom: My Last Breath vs Embers

2020:
14
2021: 12

Biggest glow ups: Belgium, UK, Czech Republic, Moldova
Biggest glow down: Ukraine

But of my picks, I'd say I REALLY like 8 from 2021 and 7 from 2020. 2020 had more that won by default because I feel 'meh' about both (the likes of Lithuania, Spain, Switzerland, Iceland)
 
Australia: Don't Break Me vs Technicolour
Austria: Alive vs Amen
Azerbaijan: Cleopatra vs Mata Hari
Belgium: Release Me vs The Wrong Place
Bulgaria: Tears Getting Sober vs Growing Up is Getting Old
Czech Republic: Kemama vs Omaga
Estonia: What Love Is vs The Lucky One
Georgia: Take Me As I Am vs You
Greece: Supergirl vs Last Dance
Iceland: Think About Things vs 10 Years
Ireland: Story of my Life vs Maps
Israel: Feker Libi vs Set Me Free
Latvia: Still Breathing vs The Moon Is Rising
Lithuania: On Fire vs Discotheque
Malta: All Of My Love vs Je Me Casse
Moldova: Prison vs Sugar
Netherlands: Grow vs Birth of a New Age
North Macedonia: You vs Here I Stand
Romania: Alcohol You vs Amnesia
San Marino: Freaky vs Adrenalina
Serbia: Hasta La Vista vs Loco Loco
Slovenia: Voda vs Amen
Spain: Universo vs Voy a quedarme
Switzerland: Répondez-moi vs Tout l'Univers
Ukraine: Solovey vs Shum
United Kingdom: My Last Breath vs Embers

Biggest glow ups: Switzerland, Malta, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Australia, United Kingdom
Biggest 'oh, that's a shame': Israel, Lithuania, Latvia, the new version of Ukraine
Biggest 'oh, that's THE SAME': Slovenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Netherlands (Which is still marginally less atrocious than last year, but still unlistenable)
 
Australia: Don't Break Me vs Technicolour
Austria: Alive vs Amen
Azerbaijan: Cleopatra vs Mata Hari
Belgium: Release Me vs The Wrong Place
Bulgaria: Tears Getting Sober vs Growing Up is Getting Old
Czech Republic: Kemama vs Omaga
Estonia: What Love Is vs The Lucky One
Georgia: Take Me As I Am vs You
Greece: Supergirl vs Last Dance
Iceland: Think About Things vs 10 Years
Ireland: Story of my Life vs Maps
Israel: Feker Libi vs Set Me Free
Latvia: Still Breathing vs The Moon Is Rising
Lithuania: On Fire vs Discotheque
Malta: All Of My Love vs Je Me Casse
Moldova: Prisoner vs Sugar
Netherlands: Grow vs Birth of a New Age
North Macedonia: You vs Here I Stand
Romania: Alcohol You vs Amnesia
San Marino: Freaky vs Adrenalina
Serbia: Hasta La Vista vs Loco Loco
Slovenia: Voda vs Amen
Spain: Universo vs Voy a quedarme
Switzerland: Répondez-moi vs Tout l'Univers
Ukraine: Solovey vs Shum
United Kingdom: Last Breath vs Embers

2020: 9
2021: 17

No contest. Quite a few major glow-ups this year and most of the ones that aren't as good were my favourites from last year that would have been quite difficult to match up to anyway. For example, I still LIKE the entries from Iceland and Azerbaijan, they just had an impossible standard to live up to.
 
Australia: Don't Break Me vs Technicolour
Austria: Alive vs Amen
Azerbaijan: Cleopatra vs Mata Hari
Belgium: Release Me vs The Wrong Place
Bulgaria: Tears Getting Sober vs Growing Up is Getting Old
Czech Republic: Kemama vs Omaga
Estonia: What Love Is vs The Lucky One
Georgia: Take Me As I Am vs You
Greece: Supergirl vs Last Dance
Iceland: Think About Things vs 10 Years
Ireland: Story of my Life vs Maps
Israel: Feker Libi vs Set Me Free
Latvia: Still Breathing vs The Moon Is Rising
Lithuania: On Fire vs Discoteque
Malta: All Of My Love vs Je Me Casse
Moldova: Prison vs Sugar
Netherlands: Grow vs Birth of a New Age
North Macedonia: You vs Here I Stand
Romania: Alcohol You vs Amnesia
San Marino: Freaky vs Adrenalina
Serbia: Hasta La Vista vs Loco Loco
Slovenia: Voda vs Amen
Spain: Universo vs Voy a quedarme
Switzerland: Répondez-moi vs Tout l'Univers
Ukraine: Solovey vs Shum
United Kingdom: Last Breath vs Embers

2020: 14
2021: 12

Weird result as I'm pretty sure I prefer 2021 overall.
 
Australia: Don't Break Me vs Technicolour
Austria: Alive vs Amen *shrugs*
Azerbaijan: Cleopatra vs Mata Hari
Belgium: Release Me vs The Wrong Place
Bulgaria: Tears Getting Sober vs Growing Up is Getting Old
Czech Republic: Kemama vs Omaga
Estonia: What Love Is vs The Lucky One *shrugs*
Georgia: Take Me As I Am vs You
Greece: Supergirl vs Last Dance
Iceland: Think About Things vs 10 Years
Ireland: Story of my Life vs Maps
Israel: Feker Libi vs Set Me Free
Latvia: Still Breathing vs The Moon Is Rising
Lithuania: On Fire vs Discotheque
Malta: All Of My Love vs Je Me Casse
Moldova: Prisoner vs Sugar
Netherlands: Grow vs Birth of a New Age *shrugs*
North Macedonia: You vs Here I Stand
Romania: Alcohol You vs Amnesia
San Marino: Freaky vs Adrenalina
Serbia: Hasta La Vista vs Loco Loco
Slovenia: Voda vs Amen
Spain: Universo vs Voy a quedarme
Switzerland: Répondez-moi vs Tout l'Univers
Ukraine: Solovey vs Shum
United Kingdom: Last Breath vs Embers

2021 - 13
2020 - 10

Who cares - 3
 
Australia: Don't Break Me vs Technicolour
Austria: Alive vs Amen
Azerbaijan: Cleopatra vs Mata Hari
Belgium: HATE BOTH
Bulgaria: Tears Getting Sober vs Growing Up is Getting Old
Czech Republic: Kemama vs Omaga
Estonia: What Love Is vs The Lucky One
Georgia: Take Me As I Am vs You
Greece: Supergirl vs Last Dance
Iceland: Think About Things vs 10 Years
Ireland: Story of my Life vs Maps
Israel: Feker Libi vs Set Me Free
Latvia: Still Breathing vs The Moon Is Rising
Lithuania: On Fire vs Discotheque
Malta: All Of My Love vs Je Me Casse
Moldova: Prisoner vs Sugar
Netherlands: Grow vs Birth of a New Age
North Macedonia: You vs Here I Stand
Romania: Alcohol You vs Amnesia
San Marino: Freaky vs Adrenalina
Serbia: Hasta La Vista vs Loco Loco
Slovenia: Voda vs Amen
Spain: Universo vs Voy a quedarme
Switzerland: Répondez-moi vs Tout l'Univers
Ukraine: Solovey vs Shum
United Kingdom: Last Breath vs Embers

13-12 to 2021
 
Australia: Don't Break Me vs Technicolour
Austria: Alive vs Amen
Azerbaijan: Cleopatra vs Mata Hari
Belgium: Release Me vs The Wrong Place
Bulgaria: Tears Getting Sober vs Growing Up is Getting Old

Czech Republic: Kemama vs Omaga
Estonia: What Love Is vs The Lucky One
Georgia: Take Me As I Am vs You
Greece: Supergirl vs Last Dance
Iceland: Think About Things vs 10 Years
Ireland: Story of my Life vs Maps
Israel: Feker Libi vs Set Me Free
Latvia: Still Breathing vs The Moon Is Rising
Lithuania: On Fire vs Discotheque
Malta: All Of My Love vs Je Me Casse
Moldova: Prisoner vs Sugar
Netherlands: Grow vs Birth of a New Age
North Macedonia: You vs Here I Stand
Romania: Alcohol You vs Amnesia
San Marino: Freaky vs Adrenalina!!!!
Serbia: Hasta La Vista vs Loco Loco
Slovenia: Voda vs Amen
Spain: Universo vs Voy a quedarme
Switzerland: Répondez-moi vs Tout l'Univers
Ukraine: Solovey vs Shum

2020: 9 2021: 12
 
Australia: Don't Break Me vs Technicolour
Austria: Alive vs Amen
Azerbaijan: Cleopatra vs Mata Hari
Belgium: Release Me vs The Wrong Place
Bulgaria: Tears Getting Sober vs Growing Up is Getting Old
Czech Republic: Kemama vs Omaga
Estonia: What Love Is vs The Lucky One
Georgia: Take Me As I Am vs You
Greece: Supergirl vs Last Dance
Iceland: Think About Things vs 10 Years
Ireland: Story of my Life vs Maps
Israel: Feker Libi vs Set Me Free
Latvia: Still Breathing vs The Moon Is Rising
Lithuania: On Fire vs Discotheque
Malta: All Of My Love vs Je Me Casse
Moldova: Prisoner vs Sugar
Netherlands: Grow vs Birth of a New Age
North Macedonia: You vs Here I Stand
Romania: Alcohol You vs Amnesia
San Marino: Freaky vs Adrenalina
Serbia: Hasta La Vista vs Loco Loco
Slovenia: Voda vs Amen
Spain: Universo vs Voy a quedarme
Switzerland: Répondez-moi vs Tout l'Univers
Ukraine: Solovey vs Shum

2020: 11
2021: 14
 
Australia: Don't Break Me vs Technicolour
Austria: Alive vs Amen
Azerbaijan: Cleopatra vs Mata Hari
Belgium: Release Me vs The Wrong Place
Bulgaria: Tears Getting Sober vs Growing Up is Getting Old
Czech Republic: Kemama vs Omaga
Estonia: What Love Is vs The Lucky One
Georgia: Take Me As I Am vs You
Greece: Supergirl vs Last Dance
Iceland: Think About Things vs 10 Years
Ireland: Story of my Life vs Maps
Israel: Feker Libi vs Set Me Free
Latvia: Still Breathing vs The Moon Is Rising
Lithuania: On Fire vs Discotheque
Malta: All Of My Love vs Je Me Casse
Moldova: Prisoner vs Sugar
Netherlands: Grow vs Birth of a New Age
North Macedonia: You vs Here I Stand
Romania: Alcohol You vs Amnesia
San Marino: Freaky vs Adrenalina
Serbia: Hasta La Vista vs Loco Loco
Slovenia: Voda vs Amen
Spain: Universo vs Voy a quedarme
Switzerland: Répondez-moi vs Tout l'Univers
Ukraine: Solovey vs Shum
United Kingdom: My Last Breath vs Embers

13:13
 
Australia: Don't Break Me vs Technicolour
Austria: Alive vs Amen
Azerbaijan: Cleopatra vs Mata Hari
Belgium: Release Me vs The Wrong Place
Bulgaria: Tears Getting Sober vs Growing Up is Getting Old
Czech Republic: Kemama vs Omaga
Estonia: What Love Is vs The Lucky One
Georgia: Take Me As I Am vs You
Greece: Supergirl vs Last Dance
Iceland: Think About Things vs 10 Years
Ireland: Story of my Life vs Maps
Israel: Feker Libi vs Set Me Free
Latvia: Still Breathing vs The Moon Is Rising
Lithuania: On Fire vs Discotheque
Malta: All Of My Love vs Je Me Casse
Moldova: Prisoner vs Sugar
Netherlands: Grow vs Birth of a New Age
North Macedonia: You vs Here I Stand
Romania: Alcohol You vs Amnesia
San Marino: Freaky vs Adrenalina
Serbia: Hasta La Vista vs Loco Loco
Slovenia: Voda vs Amen
Spain: Universo vs Voy a quedarme
Switzerland: Répondez-moi vs Tout l'Univers
Ukraine: Solovey vs Shum

12 - 13
Pretty even for me!
 
Australia: Don't Break Me vs Technicolour
Austria: Alive vs Amen
Azerbaijan: Cleopatra vs Mata Hari
Belgium: Release Me vs The Wrong Place
Bulgaria: Tears Getting Sober vs Growing Up is Getting Old
Czech Republic: Kemama vs Omaga
Estonia: What Love Is vs The Lucky One
Georgia: Take Me As I Am vs You
Greece: Supergirl vs Last Dance
Iceland: Think About Things vs 10 Years
Ireland: Story of my Life vs Maps
Israel: Feker Libi vs Set Me Free
Latvia: Still Breathing vs The Moon Is Rising
Lithuania: On Fire vs Discotheque
Malta: All Of My Love vs Je Me Casse
Moldova: Prisoner vs Sugar
Netherlands: Grow vs Birth of a New Age
North Macedonia: You vs Here I Stand
Romania: Alcohol You vs Amnesia
San Marino: Freaky vs Adrenalina
Serbia: Hasta La Vista vs Loco Loco
Slovenia: Voda vs Amen
Spain: Universo vs Voy a quedarme
Switzerland: Répondez-moi vs Tout l'Univers
Ukraine: Solovey vs Shum

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