Winding down my assessment of the 42 at EUROVISION LVII in Baku, Azerbaijan, which ended three months ago. Now it's into the top 12 of my rankings. So once again, prepare to 'light your (ass on) fire' with my rankings of the 42 from ESC LVII as now it's about my rankings, from 12 to 7!
HERE WE GO!
At number 12 on my rankings it's Nina Zilli (ITA) with "L'amore e Femmina". Yes folks, some view her and her music as a clone of the late Amy Winehouse, but what the fuck? She's better than that junkie Winehouse (glad she's dead), and I liked "L'amore e Femmina" a lot. She was another competitor at ESC LVII with major label backing and didn't have to waste time performing in a semifinal.
Izabo (ISR) was one of the bands I liked at ESC LVII. They represented a country that wasn't geographically European, but the music is what counts. Don't know why some don't like the song, but it's fun and if you're a big fan of garage rock (which Izabo is technically a garage band) you would enjoy this masterpiece. It's a track that I thought was one of the best, but slightly top ten material, at number 11.
And now the top ten!
At number ten (one point) is...
Engelbert Humperdinck (GBR)! Why some, even most people didn't like this? We'll because he's old, the song is boring, but so the fuck what! To me this was one of the best this year, and the name says it all! Hence "Love Will Set You Free" (not a cover of the Starchaser 2001 classic) gets one point from me. To all the tweens and blowhards, stick to shit like Ivi and Jedward.
At number nine (two points) is...
Max Jason Mai (SVK) with "Don't Close Your Eyes". Since Lordi's win at ESC LI in 2006, rock doesn't get a lot of love at ESC. This was one of the best, and for those who look down on rock at EUROVISION, I hate you. Rock, like rap (and no, not Trackshittaz) deserves respect from the juries who only care that girly shit gets good treatment. Screw the juries. This should have made the final! Rock on Miroslav! \m/ PS, huge rock music fanbase throughout Europe too, why didn't they vote for this?
At number eight (three points) is...
Compact Disco (HUN) with "Song of Our Hearts". Compact Disco is the only act at ESC LVII to have the distinction to have their songs for download on the ever-popular electronic download site beatport (great stuff at beatport too!). Great song, and was one of the best this year. In the grand final, I gave this six points since a few of my faves missed out on the final (more later). Truly underrated song and glad this gem made it into the grand final.
At number seven (four points) is...
Kaliopi Bukle (MKD) with "Crno i Belo"! Awesome song, awesome masterpiece from third oldest solo competitor this year (45). Kaliopi is a very fun and attractive woman and hopefully she should have more new stuff on the way soon. Rock on! Check out her older stuff too and you'll experience the greatness that is Kaliopi Bukle!
So after 6 posts and 6 reviews...
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)
9. Slovakia (2 points)
8. Hungary (3 points)
7. Macedonia (4 points)
Six left to review, in one more post. Where will Loreen end up? What about Sinplus? Litesound? Sofi Marinova? Buranovskie Babushki? Kurt Calleja? The futility of those six in my ratings will be revealed in my final post in this series.
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