1. Joanna Lagrave - Ma Liberté 2. Destan - Sans Toi 3. Twin Twin - Moustache That would be my ranking of the french selection, i haven't listened to them live so I am assuming they all can sing, if any of them can't they are probably going to be lower in my ranking. Twin Twin is an utter joke though, I could tolerate Sans Toi if it is nice live. I do indeed hope Joanne wins!
Decided I'd be even more like Nick and decide to do a small ranking for MGP based on the song clips which you can find here. http://www.nrk.no/mgp/mgp-artistene-2014-1.11494232 My Ranking Semifinale 1. 1. Hilda and Thea Leora - Bestfriend's Boyfriend 2. Dina Misund - Needs 3. Mo - Heal 4. Linnea Dale - High Hopes 5. TIMBRE feat. Frikk Heide-Steen & Ida Stein - Frozen By Your Love Semifinale 2 1. Charlie - Hit Me Up 2. Cir.Cuz - Hele Verden (shit recap time, though) 3. Knut Kippersund Nesdal - Taste of You 4. Oda and Wulff - Sing 5. Martine Marbel - Right Now Semifinale 3 1. Carl Espen - Silent Storm 2. Elisabeth Carew - Sole Survivor 3. El Cuero - Ain't no Love In This City no More 4. Moi - Bensin 5. Ilebek - Who Needs The Universe? My top 5 right now (even with about 10 seconds of clip) 1. Carl Espen - Silent Storm (stood out to me more than the others - very haunting.) 2. Charlie - Hit Me Up 3. Hilda and Thea Leora - Bestfriend's Boyfriend 4. Dina Misund - Needs 5. Elisabeth Carew - Sole Survivor
MGP 2014 Semifinal 1 Dina Misund - Needs Mo - Heal Hilda & Thea Leora - Best Friend's Boyfriend Linnea Dale - High Hopes TIMBRE & Frikk Heide-Steen ft. Ida Steen - Frozen by your love Semifinal 2 Oda & Wulff - Sing Charlie - Hit Me Up Knut Kippersund Nesdal - Taste of You Cir.Cuz - Hele verden Martine Marbel - Right Now Semifinal 3 Carl Espen - Silent Storm Elizabeth Carew - Sole Survivor El Cuero - Ain't no love in this city no more Ilbek - Who needs the universe? Moi - Bensin Overall disappointing selection of songs imo, nothing special at all. Disappointing amount of Norwegian songs, too
I'll follow then! MGP - Snippets Semifinal 1: Linnea Dale - High Hopes Dina Misund - Needs Hilda & Thea Leora - Best Friend's Boyfriend Mo - Heal TIMBRE & Frikk Heide-Steen ft. Ida Stein - Frozen By Your Love Semifinal 2: Charlie - Hit Me Up Martine Marbel - Right Now Knut Kippersund Nesdal - Taste of You Oda & Wulff - Sing Cir.cuz - Hele Verden Semifinal 3: Elisabeth Carew - Sole Survivor Carl Espen - Silent Storm El Cuero - Ain't No Love In This City No More Bensin - Moi Ilebek - Who Needs the Universe?
Iceland have revealed the songs competing in the first semi final of Söngvakeppnin 2014. The songs in semi final 2 will be released on the 3rd of February. Anyway, here's my ranking; Söngvakeppnin 2014 Semi Final 1 (1st of February 2014) Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir - Eftir eitt lag Vignir Snær Vigfússon - Elsku þú Sverrir Bergmann - Dönsum burtu blús Gissur Páll Gissurarson - Von Ásdís María Viðarsdótti - Amor You can listen to the songs here: http://www.ruv.is/innlent/songvakeppnin
Here's my ranking for Söngvakeppnin 2014 - can I just say how bloody glad I am that most of the countries that are choosing so far have remembered they have a language? (I'm looking at you Lithuania and Norway - even if you do have two songs in Norwegian ) Semi Final 1 1. Sverrir Begmann - Dönsum burtu blús 2. Gissur Páll Gissurarson - Von 3. Vignir Snær Vigfússon - Elsku þú 4. Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir - Eftir eitt lag 5. Ásdís María Viðarsdótti - Amor Just saying, I loved every single one of these. Iceland wins, everyone go home - let's pretend 2014 didn't even happen, shall we? REYKJAVIK 2015
Söngvakeppnin - Semi 1 Gissur Páll Gissurarson - Von Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir - Eftir Eitt Lag Vignir Snær Vigfússon - Elsku Þú Sverrir Bergmann - Dönsum Burtu Blús Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir - Amor
Finala Naţională Eurovision 2014 Moldova have released all 40 hopefuls! Here's my ranking: Cernicova Ana - Dragostea divină Chirtoacă Aurel - Urme de iubiri Cadence of Heart - I Want to Fly Brescan Diana - Hallelujah Ksenya Nicora - A New Beginning Doiniţa Gherman - Energy Glam Girls - You Believed in Me Ksenya Nicora - A Letter to My Friend Paralela 47 - Fragmente Malaru Eduard - Viaţă-n culoare Olişevschi Rodica - Without you Paşa Valeria - Te-am aşteptat Margarita Ciorci - Vis Mikaella - Follow Your Dreams Lana Lights - Solar Wind Jenea Latişev - The Rhythm of the Jazz Ray Gligor - Is This the Way Covali Boris - Perfect Day Felicia Dunaf - Taking Care of a Broken Heart Covali Boris - Flying Sandina - Reasons to Love You Felicia Dunaf - The Way I Do Elit MS - Azi, aici, acum Edict - Forever Esperanza - The Breakthrough Gorun Carolina - Turn the Tide Lucia S - Frozen FLUX LIGHT - Never Stop No Cristina Scarlat - Wild Soul Anna Gulko - Happy Tomorrow Alina Sorochina - Ascultă-mă tăcere Taitana Heghea - I'm Yours Nicollete - Take a Look at Me Now Diana Staver - One and All Anastasia Ursu - Give Me a Smile Diana Markitan - I Want Your Love Curly - Your Recovery Dana Markitan - Queen of the Dancefloor Katy Rain - Listen My Dear This is a real mixed bag - lots of good, lots of bad, and many different music styles and loads of Romanian songs
My Ranking of Finala Naţională Eurovision 2014 1. Paralela 47 - Fragmente 2. Cernicova Ana- Dragostea Divina 3. Covali Boris - Flying 4. Glam Girls - You Believed In Me 5. Malaru Eduard - Viaţă-n culoare 6. Paşa Valeria - Te-am aşteptat 7. Mikaella - Follow Your Dreams 8. Ksenya Nicora - A New Beginning 9. Ray Gligor - Is this the way 10. Olişevschi Rodica - Without you 11. Nicolette - Take A Look At Me Now 12. Lucia S - Frozen 13. Tatiana Heghea - I`m yours 14. Magarita Ciorici - Vis 15. Gorun Carolina - Turn the tide 16. Covali Boris - Perfect Day 17. Katy Rain - Listen my dear 18. Doiniţa Gherman - Energy 19. Felicia Dunaf - Taking care of a broken heart 20. Ksenya Nicora - A letter to my friend 21. Sandina - Reasons to love you 22. Felicia Dunaf - The way I do 23. FLUX LIGHT - Never stop no 24. Cristina Scarlat - Wild Soul 25. Chirtoacă Aurel - Urme de iubiri 26. Alina Sorochina - Ascultă-mă tăcera 27. Diana Staver - One and all 28. Dana Markitan - Qween of the dancefloor (GIVE ME REEHTAM) 29. Lana Lights - Solar wind 30. Cadence of Heart - I want to fly 31. Esperanza - The breakthrough 32. Elit MS - Azi, aici, acum 33. Edict - Forever 34. Curly - Your Recovery 35. Brescan Diana - Hallelujah 36. Dana Markitan - I want your love 37. Anna Gulko - Happy tomorrow 38. Diana Staver - It`s all about a boy 39. Jenea Latişev - The rythm of the jazz 40.Anastasia Ursu - Give me a smile .. Hand me the shotgun.
O Melodie Pentru Europa Paşa Valeria - Te-Am Aşteptat Doiniţa Gherman - Energy Cernicova Ana - Dragostea Divină Boris Covali - Flying Olga Roşu - Fly, Fly, Fly Mikaella - Follow Your Dreams Vlad Ray - Freedom Cadence of Heart - I Want To Fly Kseniya Nicora - A New Beginning Esperanza - The Breakthrough Tatiana Heghea - I'm Yours Felicia Dunaf - Taking Care Of A Broken Heart Gorun Carolina - Turn The Tide Felicia Dunaf - The Way I Do Nicollete - Take A Look At Me Now Paralela 47 - Fragmente Cristina Scarlat - Wild Soul Kseniya Nicora - A Letter To My Friend Kătălina Rusu - Forgive Me Feodosie - Who I Am Margarita Ciorici - Vis Olişevschi Rodica - Without you Glam Girls - You Believed In Me Alina Sorochina - Ascultă-Mă Tăcere Lucia S - Frozen Johnny White - Only One Diana Staver - One and All Pavel Lungu - Vocea Inimii Boris Covali - Perfect Day Dana - Hai Cu Mine Brescan Diana - Hallelujah Missa - Wake Up Malaru Eduard - Viaţă-n culoare Katy Rain - Listen My Dear Dana Markitan - I Want Your Love Igor Ni - Prove I Love You Samir Loghin & Max Zavidia - Perfect Stranger Chirtoacă Aurel - Urme De Iubiri Sandina - Reasons To Love You Marina Blanaru - Te Chem FLUX Light - Never Stop No Diana Staver - It's All About A Boy Ala Zasmeco - Baila Baila ESCAPE - Umbrele Curând Vor Dispărea Dumitru Socican - My Love Is Untold Anastasia Ursu - Give Me A Smile Elit MS - Azi, Aici, Aicum Mihail & Valentina Iasâbaş - I Will Shine Lana Lights - Solar Wind Elena Jdanova - Lullaby Ray Gligor - Is This The Way? Edict - Forever Dana Markitan - Queen of the Dancefloor Adriano - Everybody Ariadna & Cipollino - My Game Anna Gulko - Happy Tomorrow Jenea Latişev - The Rhythm of the Jazz Artur Corcodel - Inima Ta OSIGAN - Although The World Alexandru Bognibov - My Lesbian Girl Curly - Your Recovery Dorian Ciobanu - Ca O Zi Cu Soare Dorian Ciobanu - Stele Milioane Olesea & Elena Croitor - Fericire
Melodifestivalen - Semi 1 snippets Helena Paparizou - Survivor Elisa Lindström - Casanova YOHIO - To The End Ellen Benediktson - Songbird Linus Svenning - Bröder Mahan Moin - Aleo Alvaro Estrella - Bedroom Sylvester Schlegel - Bygdens Son
Melodifestivalen 2013 - Semi 1 Snippets 1. Ellen Benediktson - Songbird 2. YOHIO - To The End 3. Linus Svenning - Broder 4. Sylvester Schlegel - Bygdens Son 5. Helena Paparizou - Survivor 6. Elisa Lindstrom - Casanova 7. Mahan Moin - Aleo 8. Alvaro Estrella - Bedroom
Melodifestivalen Semi-final 1 snippets Helena Paparizou - Survivor Ellen Benediktson - Songbird YOHIO - To the End Elisa Lindstrom - Casanova Linus Svennig - Broder Mahan Moin - Aleo Sylvester Schlegel - Bygdens Son Alvaro Estrell - Bedroom
There's three Swedish songs in this semi-final alone, which is an improvement on last year at least. (I think there are about 9/10 non-English songs in total this year). I reserve the right to change my mind but from that one-minute clip Helena need not have bothered - 8 years of waiting for something Janet Leon wouldn't go near.