Malmo 2013 39 For 39: Valentina Monetta "Crisalide (Vola)"

Before I proceed. Here is the drastic comparison between Valentina Monetta last year and this year.

2012:

 

 

2013:

 



Now do you see the difference?

She is back. Valentina Monetta. The same artist who represented San Marino at Baku 2012, will do the same this year at Malmo. But this time a completely different tune than last year.

Her entry for Malmo-preselected by the ESC broadcaster of San Marino-entitled "Crisalide (Vola)," is a ballad, which starts soft, and toward the end gets down hard. Take a listen:

This could be a borderline contender to make the final, but not win it all on May 18. This will be featured in the second semifinal. Her song from Baku, "Facebook" (retitled "The Social Network Song" to meet EBU standards) was in the first semifinal and failed to qualify.

With that in mind, this is heaps better than "Facebook" "The Social Network Song." That song from last year was hideous and I was glad it didn't make the final.

Hope for the best. Now real Eurofans can pull for her, and by the way, like "Facebook/The Social Network Song," Ralph Siegel wrote this one too.

Up next: a review of  Moje 3 "Ljubav je Svuda."