Hallå Allihopa. Today i want to write about my impressions of watching my lovely "Eurovision Song Contest" in Stockholm. I can say i ve been waiting for this long long time. Year ago the swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw won "Eurovision" in Wienna. He sang a wonderful song "Heroes", which brings a victory to Sweden. And at this year "Eurovision" will in Stockholm. 42 countries took a part of this musical competition. At start there was 43, but Romania was disqualified because of the debts of EBU. The hosts of "Eurovision" were the winner of "Eurovision 2015" Måns Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede, who was the host of "Eurovision 2013" in Malmö. But it could be better if instead of Petra was Carola. Petra seems to me a little boredom. "Eurovision" was open by the new version of the song "Heroes" of Måns Zelmerlöw. And of course Måns opened the beginning of "Eurovision". I must to say, that this version not bad. I like it. He already perfomed with this version at the "Melodifestivalen 2016" two months ago.
Here s a video of this perfomance. Fantastic done. Bra jobbat, guys. =)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qvPSuvYSi8
Ladies and gentelmen, please welcome your Eurovision hosts, Petra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw.
So, let s see what countries perfomed in first semifinal. LET THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST BEGIIN!!!!
1) Finland. Sandhja-"Sing it Away".
Not bad number, very positive and great song, but she was nervous when she sang, maybe because of this she didn t catch at the final. She was my favorite and i was so hoping that she ll be at the final, but... Europe made another decision. Finland didn t pass to the final even at the last year, when "Eurovision" was in Wienna. Sadly, very sadly. I give 8 from 10.
1) Finland. Sandhja-"Sing it Away".
Not bad number, very positive and great song, but she was nervous when she sang, maybe because of this she didn t catch at the final. She was my favorite and i was so hoping that she ll be at the final, but... Europe made another decision. Finland didn t pass to the final even at the last year, when "Eurovision" was in Wienna. Sadly, very sadly. I give 8 from 10.
Here s the official video of this song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge5iMzHc3cY
And here s a perfomance from Eurovision.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAQIPxgQkM8
2) Greece-"Argo"-"Utopiand Land".
It sounds so fantastic. Very amazing song, when you listen this, you feel that you are in trans from this song. Althought this song was dedicated on theme of refugees, but unfortunately, this song didn t pass the final too. In last year Greece was at the final. But could you tell me what s wrong with this song???? People, can you hear it, or you like other things than music??? Again my favorite didn t pass to the final.I give 9 from 10(((
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge5iMzHc3cY
And here s a perfomance from Eurovision.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAQIPxgQkM8
2) Greece-"Argo"-"Utopiand Land".
It sounds so fantastic. Very amazing song, when you listen this, you feel that you are in trans from this song. Althought this song was dedicated on theme of refugees, but unfortunately, this song didn t pass the final too. In last year Greece was at the final. But could you tell me what s wrong with this song???? People, can you hear it, or you like other things than music??? Again my favorite didn t pass to the final.I give 9 from 10(((
The official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqrdpcY3skI
And the perfomance from the first semifinal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ubbjAzwYA
3)Moldova-Lidia Isac-"Falling Stars".
Hmmm... not very interesting number, i didn t find something catching in this song. even the number seemed for me boredom. And thank God that Moldova didn t pass to the final. By the way this song was written by the author who wrote "A Million Voices" for Polina Gagarina, who perfomed at the Eurovision at the last year in Wienna and ended in second place. Well, in shortly Moldavia didn t interest me. I give 5 from 10
The 2 official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXcDKy97BHk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O6ADB-g4Fw
And the perfomance from the first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlhV-E6leTI
4)Freddie-"Pioneer".
Excellent song, this singer have a strong voice. It makes you feel so positive. And i like that there was a big drum. Not bad conception of this number. I don t know what can i say something more. I just love this song. I give 8 from 10.
The official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU8wso6fngM
And the perfomance from the first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD1ESQeYU3U
5)Nina Kraljic-"Lighthouse".
Well... Maybe there s something very good in this number. Althought Nina sang not bad, but something didn t interest me a little bit. I like this song but at the same time i don t like. I don t know why. By the way Nina dressed in great dress. Very fantastic. I give 7 from 10.
Two official videos.
1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPDKaOgkAGY
2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBrADG8lWFY
And the perfomance from the first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6bmKB3SHPY
6)Douwe Bob-"Slow Down".
Not bad song. It sounds like some of the "Beatles" songs. Very catching melody and super guitar instrumental. I thought that Douwe Bob it s The Netherlands band, but later i read that it s just one singer. Very good work, Douwe. He s my favorite. And thanks God that The Netherlands passed to the final. The last year The Netherlands didn t pass to the final. And this song which was in last year was very very boredom. "Why yay yay yay. why yay, yay. yay", no i didn t like it. Douwe the best. I give 8 from 10.
The official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vytgHD2pqyk
And the perfomance from the first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKwys-Y_0u0
7)Iveta Mukuchan-"LoveWave".
Super and fantastic song! I like it! Very strong female vocal! And melody very amazing, I can t find some words to describe this song. But it s made very very strong! Beautiful! This is my favorite. By the way, Armenia could be disqualified because of flag which is forbidden, because there s war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. But Iveta wanted peace and harmony and that s why she put up this flag. But those acts was call provocational. But thanks God Armenia didn t disqualify and it passed to the final. I give 9 from 10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vytgHD2pqyk
And the perfomance from the first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKwys-Y_0u0
7)Iveta Mukuchan-"LoveWave".
Super and fantastic song! I like it! Very strong female vocal! And melody very amazing, I can t find some words to describe this song. But it s made very very strong! Beautiful! This is my favorite. By the way, Armenia could be disqualified because of flag which is forbidden, because there s war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. But Iveta wanted peace and harmony and that s why she put up this flag. But those acts was call provocational. But thanks God Armenia didn t disqualify and it passed to the final. I give 9 from 10.
The official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7m3wOGhEvE&list=PLmWYEDTNOGUJ3b3KirNMam2ZQaP_NGw8t&index=7
And the perfomance from the first semifinal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3KTV0jdCpQ
8) Serhat-"I didn t know".
This song back to the days when the disco was very very popular, it was made in disco style. I love disco. It seems you re in 70-s. But sadly this disco number didn t pass to the final. Sadly. I liked it. By the way Serhat was born in Turkey, he even was the host of many turkey show for example "Riziko". I give 9 from 10.
The official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYKFKgwVbV4
And the perfomance from first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzPkDb2FSeg
9)Sergei Lazarev-"You re The Only One".
Oh no, no, no, i don t like, he s a cheap copy of Måns. He copied all effects from Måns. Song very very boring. I don t know waht people found in this song?? I give 3 from 10.
The official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHgxi57Um0w
And the perfomance from the first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZkXb_IGS1g
10)Gabriela Guncikova-"I Stand".
No, this perfomance not for me. Very boredom, i don t find something interesting and catching. Just simple love ballade. Last year was good song from Czech Republic. But it didn t pass to the final. I give 5 from 10.
The official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L2imZRo6NY
And the perfomance from the first semifinal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGaX6Q_bc-o
11)"Minus One"-Alter Ego".
Daaaamn!!! I love this rock song!!! Gooooood!!! This is fucking amazing!! I really love it!! Those guys from Cypris did the fantastic rock song, it s absolutely wonderful!!! Really!!! I felt that they will in final!!! and they did it!!! I give 10 from 10.
The official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8LcNrqiIFE
And the perfomance from the first semifinal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfBh9bKt-Dc
12) Zoe-"Loin D Ici".
Well... I don t know... This song didn t interest me, the only that i like that she sang in french. The last year Austria was at the same last place. But at this year Austria passed to the final. Anyway i don t like this song. I give 4 from 10
The official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaPGwvAis3U
And the perfomance from first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgzTQXYAb6s
13)Juri Pootsmann-"Play".
Not very interesting song. But again i like her and at the same time i don t like, i don t like because maybe i didn t find something that could touch me. I give 5 from 10
The official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8oilbtQptQ
And the perfomance from the first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0-j0Eh8VNA
14)Samra-"Miracle".
Beautiful song, with fantastic music. She s one of my favorites and she passed to the final. Miracle helped her. And very catching chorus. By the way this song must sing swedish singer Molly Pettersson hammar who was perfome in "Melodifestivalen" but didn t reach to the final. But something went wrong and this song sang Samra. I give 9 from 10.
The official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dix6XJ_Uo-w
And the perfomance from the first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmaRaN0MbbI
15)"Highway"-"Real Thing".
Well, not bad song. But you should listen her when you re in deep depression or when you feel angry. Althought i though that those guys will in final, but no. Sadly they didn t reach to the final. I give 7 from 10.
The official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNTPaTnoTuY
And perfomance from the first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgKehisElQI
16)Greta Salome-"Hear Them Calling".
Very amazing song, with super catching melody. I love to listen more and more. Greta already perfomed in Eurovision in Baku 2012 with the song "Never Forget", where she reach to the final but ended in 20th place. But on this time Greta didn t reach to the final. So pity. I was so hoping that she will at the final. I give 8 from 10
The official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xQxQRdZasQ
And the perfomance from the first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6osxLLPLUDk
17)Dalai Midhat Talakic, Din, Ana Rucner and Jala-"Ljubav Je".
Very good song with amazing intrumental playing by talented violonchelist Ana Rucner. My favorite song, song about the meaning of love. But again my favorite didn t reached to the final... Sadly... One of the participants Din already perfomed in "Eurovision 2004", where he reached to the final and ended in ninth place with the song "In The Song". I give 10 points from 10.
Official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFmLfeMzgrc
And the perfomance from the first semifinal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLrXmTB8OaY
18) Ira Losco-"Walk On The Water".
Not bad song, but the dancer was not to the place, he destroyed the live perfomance. But music sounds good. Ira perfomed in Eurovision too, where she reached the second place. She represented Malta with the song "Seventh wonder" in Tallin. By the way, when eurovision just began, Ira was pregnant on fouth place. Hope she feel well. On backing vocals stood swedish singer Molly Pettersson Hammar who wrote this song. I give 8 from 10.
The official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J7O5BGqPDk
And the perfomance from the first semifinal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owdRmyu_Jac
That was all partisipants from the first semifinal. In mellan act was show called "The Grey People". It was dance theme dedicated to refugees theme. I think it was absolutely amazing! I love it!!
Here it s! =D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIcDBqL0lf0
And what we got?
From the first semifinal were choosen 10 finalists It s:
1)Russia-Sergei Lazarev
2)Armenia-Iveta Mukuchan
3)Malta-Ira Losco
4)Hungary-Freddie
5)The Netherlands-Douwe Bob
6)Azerbaijan-Samra
7)Austria-Zoe
8)Cyprus-"Minus One".
9)Czech Republic-Gabriela Guncicova
10)Croatia-Nina Kraljic
This is the 10 finalists from the first final. At the next post i will tell you about my impressions of second semifinal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L2imZRo6NY
And the perfomance from the first semifinal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGaX6Q_bc-o
11)"Minus One"-Alter Ego".
Daaaamn!!! I love this rock song!!! Gooooood!!! This is fucking amazing!! I really love it!! Those guys from Cypris did the fantastic rock song, it s absolutely wonderful!!! Really!!! I felt that they will in final!!! and they did it!!! I give 10 from 10.
The official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8LcNrqiIFE
And the perfomance from the first semifinal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfBh9bKt-Dc
12) Zoe-"Loin D Ici".
Well... I don t know... This song didn t interest me, the only that i like that she sang in french. The last year Austria was at the same last place. But at this year Austria passed to the final. Anyway i don t like this song. I give 4 from 10
The official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaPGwvAis3U
And the perfomance from first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgzTQXYAb6s
13)Juri Pootsmann-"Play".
Not very interesting song. But again i like her and at the same time i don t like, i don t like because maybe i didn t find something that could touch me. I give 5 from 10
The official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8oilbtQptQ
And the perfomance from the first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0-j0Eh8VNA
14)Samra-"Miracle".
Beautiful song, with fantastic music. She s one of my favorites and she passed to the final. Miracle helped her. And very catching chorus. By the way this song must sing swedish singer Molly Pettersson hammar who was perfome in "Melodifestivalen" but didn t reach to the final. But something went wrong and this song sang Samra. I give 9 from 10.
The official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dix6XJ_Uo-w
And the perfomance from the first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmaRaN0MbbI
15)"Highway"-"Real Thing".
Well, not bad song. But you should listen her when you re in deep depression or when you feel angry. Althought i though that those guys will in final, but no. Sadly they didn t reach to the final. I give 7 from 10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNTPaTnoTuY
And perfomance from the first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgKehisElQI
16)Greta Salome-"Hear Them Calling".
Very amazing song, with super catching melody. I love to listen more and more. Greta already perfomed in Eurovision in Baku 2012 with the song "Never Forget", where she reach to the final but ended in 20th place. But on this time Greta didn t reach to the final. So pity. I was so hoping that she will at the final. I give 8 from 10
The official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xQxQRdZasQ
And the perfomance from the first semifinal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6osxLLPLUDk
17)Dalai Midhat Talakic, Din, Ana Rucner and Jala-"Ljubav Je".
Very good song with amazing intrumental playing by talented violonchelist Ana Rucner. My favorite song, song about the meaning of love. But again my favorite didn t reached to the final... Sadly... One of the participants Din already perfomed in "Eurovision 2004", where he reached to the final and ended in ninth place with the song "In The Song". I give 10 points from 10.
Official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFmLfeMzgrc
And the perfomance from the first semifinal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLrXmTB8OaY
18) Ira Losco-"Walk On The Water".
Not bad song, but the dancer was not to the place, he destroyed the live perfomance. But music sounds good. Ira perfomed in Eurovision too, where she reached the second place. She represented Malta with the song "Seventh wonder" in Tallin. By the way, when eurovision just began, Ira was pregnant on fouth place. Hope she feel well. On backing vocals stood swedish singer Molly Pettersson Hammar who wrote this song. I give 8 from 10.
The official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J7O5BGqPDk
And the perfomance from the first semifinal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owdRmyu_Jac
That was all partisipants from the first semifinal. In mellan act was show called "The Grey People". It was dance theme dedicated to refugees theme. I think it was absolutely amazing! I love it!!
Here it s! =D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIcDBqL0lf0
And what we got?
From the first semifinal were choosen 10 finalists It s:
1)Russia-Sergei Lazarev
2)Armenia-Iveta Mukuchan
3)Malta-Ira Losco
4)Hungary-Freddie
5)The Netherlands-Douwe Bob
6)Azerbaijan-Samra
7)Austria-Zoe
8)Cyprus-"Minus One".
9)Czech Republic-Gabriela Guncicova
10)Croatia-Nina Kraljic
This is the 10 finalists from the first final. At the next post i will tell you about my impressions of second semifinal.