Showing posts with label Cristina Scarlat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cristina Scarlat. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Copenhagen 2014: Rankings of the 37, Part 2: 31-26


And we're back with part 2 of the Copenhagen 2014 countdown. Six down, thirty one to go. Let's go!

Number 31!


Sanna Nielsen with "Undo" (Sweden). Much better than the Swedish song in Malmo, but still once again I have a Swedish ESC song towards the bottom. Why? Because of the dry nature, but it is still okay. Also note to people who compare this to that rubbish song by Ciley Myrus: don't you ever compare a true European artist to mainstream trash, ever again! Show some respect punks! Also respect her for finally making it to the ESC on her seventh attempt at the Melodifestivalen, the national ESC final of Sweden.


At number 30, it is Cristina Scarlat with "Wild Soul" (Moldova). For the third straight year in a row, Moldova has sent something dry to the ESC. It is an okay song nonetheless. Hopefully next year, if it happens, would like to see Zdob si Zdub come back; they had the best Moldovan song in the ESC with "So Lucky" in 2011. Also this song was heaps better than those two craptacular songs the country had for 2012 and 2013.


Question yourself: how well would Valentina Monetta do in her third consecutive ESC appearance? I actually found "Forse/Maybe" (San Marino) her best song ever. It seems that the San Marinese ESC committee kept her and probably were thinking, "make the final or no more ESC for us." And she finally made the grand final. From "Facebook" in 2012 to "Vola" in 2013 and now this year. A huge trip in the escalator of the journey that is Valentina Monetta. Ask and you shall receive. However on my rankings, I have "Forse" number 29. Very powerful, but dry and okay.


At number 28, it's the Andres Cantor with a goatee--Axel Hirsoux--with "Mother" (Belgium). It is still better than the crap that made the final last year with that Justin Bieber look a like (simply because Roberto Bellarosa looks slightly like Bieber or any of those artists those mindless sheeple girls listen to), but why didn't it make the final? It was also very powerful, but an okay song as well. Maybe his looks the reason? C'mon Europe, you disappointed me!


Ruth Lorenzo comes in number 27 with "Dancing in the Rain" (Spain). Here's a perfect ballad, but ranked it very low because of even more powerful stuff as you'll probably see in the days to come. Okay song nonetheless.


Herciana Matmuja comes in number 26 with "Zemerini I Nje Nate" (Albania). Okay song, but not as good as last year's song. Nothing special.

After two posts, here's where I stand:

37. Poland
36. Denmark
35. Belarus
34. Latvia
33. Macedonia
32. Austria
31. Sweden
30. Moldova
29. San Marino
28. Belgium
27. Spain
26. Albania

Twenty five big ones to number one! Where will Firelight land? Common Linnets? SEBalter? Elaiza? Even Suzy? Find out as the countdown continues!

Friday, April 18, 2014

Copenhagen 2014 Reviews: Cristina Scarlat "Wild Soul"


For Moldova in Copenhagen, it is Chisinau-born and raised Cristina Scarlat (pictured) with "Wild Soul."

"Wild Soul" is so boring to my taste. It is too soft and too nocturnal. Also the dubstep element basically killed it. She will perform in the first semifinal on Tuesday, the 6th of May. I got a feeling that she won't qualify for the grand final the following Saturday (the 10th).

What has happened to Moldova in the ESC. Besides Zdob si Zdub (in 2005 and especially 2011 with "So Lucky"-one of my favorite ESC songs ever) and Arsenium ("Loca" in 2006), there have been some very mediocre entries from this country in the ESC, but the last couple of years for this country sucked ass the respective songs should have never reached the final. I'm talking about Pasha Parfeny "Lautar" (2012) and Aliona Moon "O Mie" (2013, co-written by Parfeny), songs that are too boring for my taste that shouldn't make the grand finals respectively. Same as this one. When will Zdob si Zdub come back to excite the fans? I guess Moldova wants a way out of the ESC as soon as possible.


Up next, Sergej Cetkovic "Moj Svijet."