Since January, the national preliminary contests for the Eurovision Song Contest ran in the participating countries, in the Israeli Tel Aviv. Now all the Acts and songs are determined and we have tried it.
On Sunday, the last big secret was revealed: the host of Israel revealed with which song the singer Kobi Marimi (title picture), the country is supposed to represent. Marimi had to decide the Show “Next Star for Eurovision” for The 27-Year-old prevailed in the final with a soulful Version of the Beatles classic “Let it Be” against his three Final competitors. In Tel Aviv he will be competing with a heart-ballad tear that separates the ghosts. With Netta, the lively and high-pitched last year’s winner, this has nothing to do. Evil tongues blaspheme: Israel does not want to host the Contest again.
The Swedes have chosen on Saturday evening in the last round of their “Melodifestivalen” John Lundvik to your candidate. “Too late for Love” is a power soul ballad, reminiscent of the very successful Song from Austria last year. Cesar Sampson was supported in 2018 in its very strong soul ballad, a gospel choir, and came in 3rd place in Lisbon, Similar to what we get now at the Swedish candidates in to listen.
John Lundvik will sing for Sweden. The song is good, the concept is not new
Many countries, whether from Eastern or Western Europe, this year on young pretty men who sing ballads, which are often knitted after the same pattern. It starts slowly and then explodes in the chorus. Also, most of the female Acts to come up with the usual dramatic Songs, therefore, in which there is ultimately important is how well they perform and how skillfully the dancers, pyrotechnics, lighting effects and wind machines are used.
A couple of promising Songs
So it will be in Tel Aviv, little musical Surprises; a few songs have it all and are already trading very high:
Far ahead in the favor of the Fans, the contribution from the Netherlands is currently. The unknown 24-year-old Duncan Laurence comes with the tender ballad “Arcade” and not only female Fans, but also the gay scene in brightest delight. Switzerland sends Luca Hänni a similar Act to Tel Aviv. The singer, loyal Fans of the German TV-casting show “Germany seeks the Superstar” for 2012: In the year he won the Show.
Luca Hänni at the American idol Finale 2012. In the meantime, he is 24 years old and has a lot of Fans
Malta will surprise you with a very dance floor-compatible Song – a mix of Reggaeton, electro and a ESC-compliant Refain. That might be a Surprise, since “Chameleon”, sung by Michela, is a bit reminiscent of “Fuego”, the contribution from Cyprus, who had taken care of last year caused a sensation.
The Italians Mahmoud, by his own interior Minister, mocked and hated, will bring in Tel Aviv with “Soldi” is a Popnummer, a pumping chorus with a high degree of recognition. So he will go far.
Also Bilal Hassani from France must accept a lot of hostility in his country. He is of Moroccan descent and makes his homosexuality is no secret. In his song “Roi” will not let it get to you.
Lake Malawi: a “Friend of a Friend”. This is pure happy funky Soulpop, the sounds, however, as you have raised him from the 80s again. The Czech Republic is thus, like last year on young, fresh faces with fun music and great dancing pleasure.
The Outliers
Kate Miller-Heidke on your “dress-mountain”
Australia wants to score with Opera singing. “Zero Gravity” is a Song that also stands out and for sure many Fans will have. The vocals, reminiscent of some of Mozart’s “Queen of the night”, however, is getting used to. The Arrangement plays with so many different Tempos and styles that the song is hard to believe. The singer Kate Miller-Heidke stand at the Australian preliminary decision on a – you can hardly describe it differently – gigantic “dress-mountain”.
Very strange Poland comes up with “Pali Się”. A ladies Quartet called Tulia yells at us for three minutes. It is a traditional Polish singing called “white singing”. Whether or not the matters except in the Eastern European countries, is questionable. The Song is good and interesting, composed and arranged. But for ears that are not accustomed to, be flashy, the “white voices” of Tulia.
What comes from Portugal? His Name is Conan Osíris and he is anything but conventional. His song “Telemóveis” (cell phone) is a Fusion of Fado, Techno, and Arabic influences with Modern Dance elements. A sound collage, in which nothing seems to be to each other to fit. In the relevant forums already blasphemed extensively about “Telemóveis”. One could say that The Song is as out of touch with reality how brave and will inspire the audience, either totally or scare you.
Conan Osiris. In Tel Aviv, he will wear a fantasy costume and an archaic mask
Iceland was one of the countries who wanted to boycott the ESC in Israel for political reasons. Now you may send one Act to Tel Aviv – but has it all: the Industrial Hammer “Hatrið mun sigra” (hatred will win) has decided the Band Hatari the Icelandic decider “Söngvakeppnin”. The three young noble Goths have expressed in the run-up to politically – in Tel Aviv, you must hold back in order not to be disqualified.
It also goes without Pathos
Spain sends a cheerful Merengue Uptempo number in the race, which will probably be dead in the water, but refreshing from the other Songs stand out.
Similarly, the contribution from Latvia: “That Night” from Carousel is a wonderful, calm, gentle akustikpop number. This, too, a blessing between all the overproduced ESC-Songs.
A pop track, sung with naughty woman’s voice, which sounds a bit like all pop singers sound inside straight: This recipe finds Denmark is well and sends his father – “Love is forever” into the race. The song is in English and French, sung in German and Danish lines of text. A sweet Song that wants to reach as many ESC Fans as possible and this is likely to do.
Probably no chance
Serhat is a likable singer with a Crooner-qualities, but unfortunately with the wrong Song
The small San Marino is not giving up. Veteran Serhat comes back – after he was running for presidency in 2016 in Stockholm for San Marino and wants to score with a Dance number in Tel Aviv. The Popnümmerchen “Say Na Na Na” is so cheap, that even his charismatic voice, it will not save.
Finland sends one of his most famous Popexporte: Darude. The electro Duo has brought in a singer. “Look Away” starts as one of the many ESC ballads, which are in the chorus, to Dancefloor-Booster. You’d think it would crack properly, because, after all, is a Darude an Act at the Start, the delivered in the late 1990s, with “Sandstorm,” an unforgettable techno classics. The Duo is getting on in years – unfortunately, the Song is not very different from many other of this year’s Songs in the field.
“S!sters”: The German ESC Fans hope that Laurita (left) and Carlotta to deliver a perfect appearance
How the two German participants.sters, in the stars. Currently, you are at the bookies, in the last third, but such Trends are so long in front of the competition, no reliable indicators.
Apple of discord
The Ukraine had charmed the Fans for months with great contributions in the preliminary rounds. And finally, it was also selected with the “Siren Song” of Maruv an extremely good Song. At the end of February, however, the Ukraine said their participation. Maruv occurs also in Russia and in the Russian occupied areas of Ukraine, which will approve all of the highest point, miss. The singer should be a contract to sign, you that you will never occur any more in Russia. Here, the ESC will once again become a political issue and a bone of contention between two hostile Nations. The Ukraine had been banned two years ago, the Russian candidate for the entry, so that Russia has not participated in the ESC in Kiev.
Sergey Lazarev is not only in Russia, a Star. Many ESC Fans love the smart vocalist
And finally, Russia: Sergey Lazarev is a Superstar. In Stockholm in 2016, he has made an incredible Performance in the third place. Now we want to know the Russians well, and send Lazarev one more Time to the ESC. His Song was, until recently, under lock and key, in order to increase the voltage: it had to be an incredible blast. The disappointment was great when “Scream” was unveiled. Still a ballad. Without a doubt, very well sung, Lazarev is in two octaves, and he shows impressive. In any case, it will be in this Song, tidy windy on the stage.
This, by the German Designer Florian-built, stage-by the way, to the delight of many Fans this year are a bit more complex. After 2018 was placed in Lisbon a lot of value on simplicity, it is likely to crash this year in Tel Aviv, again really nice, and shoot. The it must also. Because of the many ballads might otherwise seem a little tiring.