I hope you enjoy his post!
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Having watched both semi-finals and the final of Eurovision 2016 and having heard all the songs, I have given them all ratings out of 20. I have also rated Romania, which I have listened to on the internet.
I think that this year, lots of entries have had good looking performers and great costumes, backing singers and dancers. The lighting for many entries and the way their act performed the song was very good. Some entries had very modern electronic production and some artists had very strong voices.
However, the main bad thing about it this year was that there were far too many sad songs and songs with sad parts in them.
Here are my top
3.
1. Estonia
I like the piano
in the first verse and the guitar in the bridges. The tune is very catchy and
the lighting is very good. It is colourful and sophisticated. Jüri Pootsmann
does a good magic trick in the middle of the performance. It is very effective
when there is a slow part without many instruments before the final chorus.
2. Sweden
The verses are
sung in a way which is very different to most singing. It has got a good beat
that carries the song. The lighting is simple but effective and Frans has got
good performance skills.
3. Netherlands
It is a very relaxing song and has a country edge to it, making it different to many other entries this year. There is a variety of good instruments. The clock projection on the floor is good and Douwe Bob has got quite a good image.
Here are my ratings for each country's song.
Albania – 12/20, Armenia – 11/20, Austria – 16/20, Australia – 8/20, Azerbaijan – 14/20
Belarus – 16/20, Belgium – 15/20, Bosnia And
Herzegovina – 12/20, Bulgaria – 17/20
Croatia – 11/20, Cyprus – 14/20, Czech Republic –
17/20
Denmark – 12/20
Estonia – 19/20
Finland – 13/20, France – 16/20
Georgia – 17/20, Germany – 12/20, Greece – 10/20
Hungary – 15/20
Iceland – 12/20, Ireland – 14/20, Israel – 16/20, Italy – 13/20
Latvia – 18/20, Lithuania –
13/20
Macedonia – 9/20, Malta – 9/20, Moldova – 18/20, Montenegro –
15/20
Netherlands –
18/20, Norway – 17/20
Poland – 15/20
Romania – 12/20, Russia – 15/20
San Marino –
16/20, Serbia – 13/20, Slovenia – 12/20, Spain – 17/20, Sweden – 19/20, Switzerland –
13/20
Ukraine – 15/20, United Kingdom –
13/20
Here are some songs that I think sound like 2016 Eurovision songs.
Armenia: Lady
Gaga – Born This Way
Austria: Marina
And The Diamonds – Primadonna
Belarus: Abba –
Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)
Belgium: Robin
Thicke – Give It 2 U
Bosnia And
Herzegovina: The Corrs – Only When I Sleep
Bulgaria: The
Vamps – I Found A Girl
Croatia: Jessie
J – LaserLight
Cyprus: Cutting
Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
Czech Republic:
Lady Gaga – Til It Happens To You
Finland: Birdy
– Keeping Your Head Up
France: Lawson
– Taking Over Me
Georgia: The
Police – Roxanne
Germany: Little
Boots – Headphones
Israel: Adele –
Someone Like You
Latvia: Gnarls
Barkley – Crazy
Moldova: The
Saturdays – Not Giving Up
Netherlands:
Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody
Norway:
Kamaliya – I'm Alive
Spain: Avicii –
Silhouettes
Sweden: David
Bowie – Fill Your Heart
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I hope you enjoyed this guest post! Make sure you also check out my posts on the first and second semi finals!
The next post will be my own thoughts on the Eurovision 2016 Grand Final, so watch this space!
Thanks for reading.
Liz x
