And now we've come...to the end of the road...but I can't let go.
This isn't about that Boyz II Men song, but the last review of the 42 at EUROVISION LVII in Baku, Azerbaijan this past May. These are my rankings, and now it's down to the final six. I can write to you that Loreen Talhaoui, the 2012 champion, is in this group. But where? Just read to find out.
And now...for the final time in this series...prepare to 'light your (ass on) fire' with the top 6 of my assessment of 'the' 42 in Baku!
HERE...WE...GO!
At number 6 in my rankings (5 points)...
Kurt Warner...I mean...Kurt Calleja (MLT) with "This is the Night"! Very powerful song and for those who rank this gem lower, fuck you! Kurt is a cool man and this was one of the best songs of this year's competition! Great buildup from the start, and the rest is history. All that is said about this.
At number 5 (6 points)...
The 2012 EUROVISION champion Loreen Talhaoui (SWE)! "Euphoria" until the end of time. Now achieving success throughout Europe and the world following the victory, she is busy working on an album that will come out soo. Quite possibly, the second biggest win in ESC history. Honestly, it is one of the best ESC songs this year, but in the grand final, I gave this ten points, and I'll tell you why shortly. Anyway, she has fought off criticism, especially for someone who has major label backing (and is one of the few competitors this year with major label backing). She had no video prior to the competition, but just released a video for "Euphoria" last month. We're going up up up up up!
At number 4 (7 points)...
The lovable old women Buranovskiye Babushki (RUS) with "Party for Everybody", runner-up in the grand final at ESC this year. Now in the grand final, this was my pick to win, despite the fact that three others that I wanted in the final would've had a higher showing if they made it in the final. Great song and heaps better than most of the filth that were there (see rankings 31-42 for details). These women rock and would have been great to see them win. Performance was awesome and I don't get what some people view them, maybe because they're either tweens or on meth. Go figure. But these ladies deserve to win.
At number 3 (8 points)...
Sofia Marinova (BUL) with "Lubov bez Granici." Some people didn't like this because of:
a. the beat (dumbasses believe that the beat was based on a song by the major league sellout Inna; when a co-producer of this entry had a demo out leading to the foundation of the beats. Long story, do research.)
b. the singer, her voice and her ethnicity (gypsy-and way better than Czech 2009!)
c. the singer's representation of Bulgaria
d. the lyrics
e. the looks
Same hypocritical fucks who talk shit on other competitors like Gaitana, Loreen, Max Jason Mai, and Rambo Amadeus among others. They're probably are secretly fans of the mainstream shit and Jedward. They don't know what this song's about. The theme is love. This was written in ten languages (too bad Klingon, Romulan and Vulcan weren't included), with a club beat (I'm an electronic music fan, but hates dubstep and donk). So to all you pussies who hated this, you're probably on meth. I wish it would've made the final. One of the best this year, and is for the intelligent, not for the lowest common denominator. By the way, just like Loreen is doing, Sofi is working on a new album as well. Hopefully it will be something of this caliber like "Lubov bez Granici"!
At number 2 (10 points)...
LITESOUND (BLR) with "We are the Heroes"! Very powerful rock song, and I don't give a shit about how Dmitry (the frontman) says "winners" (I know, it sounds like "wieners" but hell)! This is very powerful and another one that I thought should have made the final. What would be worst for Belarus in 2013 is that Victoria Azarenka (the world's number two in the WTA rankings) would represent that country with a song that features nothing but her grunting-the same grunting that we hear a lot of when she's on the court. Be thankful Belarus for sending a great product to represent your country at ESC LVII!
So 41 reviews, and it's down to one.
And now, the #1 ESC entry this year, and my 12 points goes to...
sinplus (SUI) and their breakthrough smash "Unbreakable," which is the first single from their album Disinformation, which includes their latest "Do You Wanna Dance?" The brothers Broggini are huge fans of Roger Federer (since he's Swiss too), and even though it didn't make the final (I wish it did, it was the real winner of ESC LVII), rock seems to go unnoticed since Lordi's win at EUROVISION LI. Disinformation, just like "Unbreakable" deserves my 12 points and hopefully they will return to EUROVISION in the near future.
So there you have it. We are at the end of the road.
To recap:
42. Ireland
41. Austria
40. San Marino
39. Norway
38. Georgia
37. Moldova
36. Turkey
35. Cyprus
34. Greece
33. Lithuania
32. Romania
31. Albania
30. Ukraine
29. Latvia
28. Belgium
27. France
26. Netherlands
25. Portugal
24. Slovenia
23. Montenegro
22. Iceland
21. Spain
20. Croatia
19. Serbia
18. Denmark
17. Germany
16. Bosnia & Herzegovina
15. Estonia
14. Azerbaijan
13. Finland
12. Italy
11. Israel
10. Great Britain (1 point-because Engelbert needed the fucking points!)
9. Slovakia (2 points)
8. Hungary (3 points)
7. Macedonia (4 points)
6. Malta (5 points)
5. Sweden (6 points)
4. Russia (7 points)
3. Bulgaria (8 points)
2. Belarus (10 points)
1. Switzerland (12 points)
And that concludes my rankings of the 42 in Baku 2012!
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