Eurovision, songs 11-20 Break Down!

As promised, here are the next ten performances of Eurovision 2013!

Eleventh Place

Moldova

"O Mie"- Aliona Moon

This is a fantastic song! It starts off with people in white and a piano playing. Aliona Moon is wearing a dress very interesting arm holes (how often do you get to say that every day?), that starts off white, grows dark, and then as it hits her waist turns deep red. Her eye makeup is rather pretty. At about halfway through the song you realize the projector is on her dress, as it's projecting sparkles onto her. When her vocals really get interesting at about 2:20, thunder strikes, and then when her vocals hit yet another peak, FLAMES. KJSD:FKJ There is fire everywhere!! The background, her dress.. And when everything "cools off" the flames on her dress turn blue until they sort of freeze on an electric blue. (And if that wasn't cool enough, she's raised on the platform she's standing on while she's singing!)

I'm going to have to listen to this again. Immediately. I will say that her voice seems to have a little difficulty with one of the higher notes in the chorus every time she goes to hit it, but it could  just be the way her voice is, since it's high-pitched. Fun fact: Aliona actually was a back-up singer in last year's competition, for Moldova's Pasha Parfeny, and "O Mie" is actually composed by Pasha Parfeny.

I really wish this song had scored higher, I very much like it!

Twelfth Place

Belgium

"Love Kills"- Roberto Bellarosa

This is another cutie, singing in his black and white suit. Two girls dance behind him, trying to be symmetrical. It's funny though, one has longer arms than the other, so they still stick out. The song is nice and simple, and has a little build in the chorus. The second verse cues a bass line, and a little techno tune. Second chorus is much more powerful, and all together this is one great song! The bass even drops a little after the second chorus to make for some excitement. However, near the end of the song I started seeing his crazy eyes. (Though not as bad as the girl from Finland this year! Ohhh, you just wait until the next blog post!) Congrats to Roberto, for being cute and having a great song!

Thirteenth Place

Romania

"It's My Life"- Cezar

GET EXCITED EVERYONE.

The internet has certainly enjoyed this song. Now, don't get too excited. This isn't Bon Jovi in any way, shape, or form. You're either going to love this song, or despise it. Or you'll be like me and have no idea what to think about it (See Tumblr where I exploded here).

Dubstep, Opera, a Soprano Male, Vampire.... Am I forgetting something? Anything? This guy is pretty attractive, and I can appreciate his voice to some extent. Oh, I see what I forgot. At about :48 the people from under the red tarp thing come dancing out in nude-colored clothing that clings rather tightly to their buttocks.  Where was I? Oh, right, his voice. He has a pretty voice, I'll give him that. I really like it in the lower range, and if anything I'm rather jealous of his sopranic abilities. And his dress. I would totes where that.

Okay, I've decided I kind of like it now, after listening to it a couple of times. I really like the aesthetics to the dancers, I mean really. The fact that in the beginning they looked like they were just some rocks around him, and at the end they wrap around the female dancer to make a skirt! It's very neat. So yes, get excited! Get acquainted! Because I'm pretty sure you'll be seeing this floating around the internet fairly soon if you haven't already, and you'll be able to tell the world allll about it.

ALSO. It's Romania. Did anyone else make that connection? Vampires, Romania? The two just seem to click. My first thought was "Of COURSE Romania spawns this vampiric man. Who else would've done it?".

Fourteenth Place

Sweden

"You"- Robin Stjernberg

Holy crap I love this song. It resonates very deeply with me, meaning-wise, and the sound of it just brings out some sort of primal feelings from within me and makes me want to dance with someone. (Oh hey there cup of coffee, how you doin'? Just kidding, I know better. xD) But this song is just fantastic! His voice could use some fine tuning perhaps, but it's just perfect for this sort of music. I love how at 2:20 the guys next to him are patting themselves in tune with the drum. But this whole song is just meant to celebrate one special person, and I don't think I'm capable of thinking of a better way to pay tribute. Maybe with more lyrics. The song is a tad repetitive. I remember being disappointed the first time I looked up the lyrics because there weren't all that many different verses. Ah well, it's still a great song!

Fifteenth Place

Georgia

"Waterfall"- Nodi Tatishvili and Sophie Gelovani

I remember when I first heard this song a couple months ago. I thought their duet was just perfect. Their voices compliment each other so well, blend so wonderfully. Not to mention their chemistry! They smile at each other when they meet eyes, they held hands, their outfits have that beautiful light vs dark resonance, I just love it! The lyrics are powerful and romantic, but I hardly notice it with how capitvated I am by the very sound of it all! 2:15 is probably my favorite part, where everything kicks up a little. You don't understand how hard it is for me to try and type while I watch this- I just love it so much! And near the end when she's leaning on him and his arm is around her! Oh my goodness gracious it's just too precious! I really wish that these guys had a higher score. I would have been perfectly happy with them winning this year to be honest.

Sixteenth Place

Belarus

"Solayoh"- Alyona Lanskaya

This might be my new favorite dance song for the time being. Alyona Lanskaya just dominates the stage and the song. My favorite parts are probably the chorus, and when she talks about the beat at about 1:14, definitely the part between the second chorus and the third, and the fact that this song just makes me want to get up and shake it! My dislikes =? Hmm, her dress. I don't approve of all of the tassels. And for a song that doesn't really talk about another man, there's something very sexually-charged about everything she does. It's just not necessary I guess.

Seventeenth Place

Iceland

"Ég Á Líf"- Eythor Ingi

Now THERE is a man!! Sorry everyone, but he's just 50 shades of my type! This song is "I Have a Life", and is all about how he can "drift over hardship" and "I'm alive because of you". Oh my goodness. If Eythor Ingi just walked up to me one day, I might burst into tears. I'm going to rewatch this now.. The tune is very straight-forward and simple and just beautiful. His voice is incredibly perfect. The man just stands there by himself, singing passionately and moving incredibly accurately. His hand motions are all very deliberate, either slow or quick. The song beings its build at 2:00, and the most beautiful note starts at 2:17 and lasts until 2:35 (with a short breath here and there). But that moment when he just picks up the mic stand and rips the mic from it, oh my goodness. He just commands the entire performance! It's almost as if he's saying "yes, people are coming on to the stage, but this is MY time!". This song's definitely going on to my Zune, video, mp3, everything! I'm so incredibly disappointed that he only got 17th place.

Eighteenth Place

Armenia

"Lonely Planet"- Dorians

Yet another good song! This my friends, is Eurovision Jesus, as the internet has deemed him. I think he looks like Johnny Depp and Jesus put together. Look at his hair flow!!!! And his scarf and vest!! It's beautiful really. Okay, okay, song. I love this song, it's got a rock tune to it that you don't find in a lot of Eurovision songs, and it's really refreshing. The Dorians are an Armenian rock band that started in 2008. They first tried Eurovision in 2009 with the song "Fly", but they were third place in the National Final for Armenia. I believe (but could be wrong) that Dorians were supposed to be representing Armenia last year, however Armenia withdrew from the competition because of security reasons and personal beliefs of the performers from said country. (There was a shooting that an Azerbaijanian soldier was to blame for, but apparently it was an Armenian soldier, and so and so forth. People were upset.)

Despite all of that, this song is a fairly good one, and I look forward to sitting down and listening to the Dorians's other songs.

Nineteenth Place

United Kingdom
"Believe in Me"- Bonnie Tyler

"HOLY CRAP IT'S BONNIE TYLER"- said everybody. Everyone flipped with excitement when they knew that Bonnie Tyler was going to be representing the United Kingdom this year, whether they knew before the countries started competing or right when she walked up the stage. EVERYONE loves seeing someone they already know get up on stage, they love holding that knowledge. Haha, I can say that I do too. A lot of people believed that Bonnie Tyler was going to win for England this year, because who doesn't love "Total Eclipse of the Heart"? I listened to it just this morning. Yes, the UK was definitely disappointed when it hit them that they weren't going to win this time.

Now, Bonnie Tyler is a bit of an acquired taste, at least to me. I like her older music, that goes without saying. But when I first listened to "Believe in Me", my first thought was "No, I don't really feel like it, sorry. But I'll believe in that 'teardrops' chick!". I know, I know, shame on me. But I just didn't like the song. After a couple of times of listening to it though, I kind of like it now.

Twentieth Place

Estonia

"Et Uus Saaks Alguse"- Birgit

This song started off softly, looking at the stage in black and white, which is quite fitting for the sound, considering it does sound like something from back in the b&w times. Chorus hits, and so does the color, and a beautiful sound! Her dress is a simple white thing with no shape, beautiful flow, and a few layers. Birgit is certainly a beautiful woman, very natural-looking, and her voice is just as pretty. She sings effortlessly, and the notes she sings aren't too difficult until 2:30 comes with that extremely pretty longer note she hits. Yes, it's a very good song, but unfortunately it's just kind of...there. There isn't nothing all that special to it, but I certainly wouldn't mind listening to it again.

And there's those songs! There are six left from the competition, and then there are 13 countries that didn't make it to the finals. Expect the next post soon!

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