Tag Archives: Eurovision

Hair inspired by the late John Sex? They’re identical twins.

First time I’ve seen a magic trick in one of these clips.

Oh dear.

Eurovision 2011 is coming up in a couple of months and clips from this year’s entries are beginning to appear. First up for us is 2009 Eurovision winner Norway, whose entry this year is Kenya-native Stella Mwangi with Haba Haba. Reminds me of Boney M and that’s always a good thing.

I sort of called it back on March 28th, although I really wanted Lithuania to win.

The 2010 Eurovision finals are underway in Oslo. The official Eurovision live stream requires some funky plug-in I’ve never heard of, so hopefully this feed from Bulgaria will work for most of you. UPDATE: Show’s over, folks.

Now this is the Eurovision kitsch I love. Folk music, accordions, blonds, and bare feet. And not a pale American pop imitation.

I prefer the over-the-top cheesy glitz of most Eurovision entries, but as power ballads go, this one is pretty good. (Despite a tiny hint of Titanic-ness.)

Eurovision just posted this beefcake-y performance clip from Greece’s entry, Giorgos Alkaios & Friends. We like the friends. Giorgos ain’t too shabby either.

Congo native Jessy Matador represents France with a song that will also be used to promote this year’s World Cup. Trivia: The 1998 World Cup soundtrack album with the same title, Allez Ola Ole, contained the single The Cup Of Life, the song which broke out Ricky Martin as an grown-up performer. Perhaps due to the World Cup hype, Jessy …

Handicappers are listing Moldova’s entry as one of this year’s favorites. It’s fairly standard Eurodisco/pop, but catchy nevertheless. Like the violins, hate the sax.

Rubber-suited Fergie-a-like hits Mariah-high notes with generic male co-vocalist. Not terrible, but instantly forgettable. Points off for the oh-so-tired fire/desire rhyme, which should have been retired even before Rick James and Teena Marie made it their showstopper.

One of the stranger entries and definitely one of the least Eurovision-y seen this year. Who does this sound like? Sigur Ros, maybe?

I think this and the one from Lithuania are my favorites so far. This one feels like it could be a hit on the American charts.

The UK hasn’t won Eurovision since 1997’s comeback by Katrina & The Waves. And I suspect that this is not their year again. I suspect it a LOT. Stand back, the cheese is mighty.

Lithuania’s entry is a strange melange of acapella, kazoo, rap and ska. And then it goes kinda disco at the end. Very catchy. Cute boys too.

Iceland’s entry has “gay club anthem” written all over it.

This song was criticized by the Dutch public as “too old-fashioned” when it was chosen as their Eurovision 2010 entry. It is very mid-70s Euro-pop, but that’s a good thing in my book. The lead vocalist is only 17.

The 2010 Eurovision Song Contest takes place in May in Oslo. Here’s Albania’s entry for this year, Juliana Pasha. I like this. The remix should be great.

Norway’s entry, the Belarus-born Alexander Rybak, aka “the singing eybrows”, has won the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Insanely cheesy, but very typically Eurovision. UPDATE: After earlier (apparently erroneous) reports that Rybak had refused to pose for a photo with gay fans, Norway’s winner had this to say at the post-ceremony press conference: “Why did they (the Moscow police) spend all …