The Last Six of the Eurovision Finalists Break Down!

Here we go folks, the last 6 performers for the Finals of Eurovision! Don't worry, there are thirteen other countries that didn't make finals, that I'll be talking about as well!

And let's start things off with:

Twenty-First Place

Germany

"Glorious"- Cascada

That's right folks! Cascada, our beloved and talented artist from way back when is actually from Germany! And she performed for them this year. Now, I was sure that she was just like Bonnie Tyler, and would get very high up in the placement because of her popularity, especially since she's come out with that "Evacuate the Dancefloor" song in 2009. (Was it really that long ago? Wow!) Now, before the countries began competing Cascada came out with the music video for "Glorious", and I wasn't incredibly fond of it. Now, I liked it, but it wasn't really a song I'd go out of my way to listen to. It still isn't, but at least now I want to dance when I listen to it!

You can tell that everyone listening to the song in the audience is really enjoying themselves. Her dress is really pretty, and I'm fairly sure she's lost some weight since the music video came out [good for her!]. The presentation was very simple, lots of purple lights, two back-up singers, fog on the ground and Cascada on a platform. An enjoyable song indeed.

Twenty-Second

Lithuania

"Something"- Andrius Pojavis

I was very pleased with this song! I like the tune of it, and the bit of rock it has to it (if that makes sense?) This is another song that has a different sort of genre to it than the others. Now, his voice could use some tuning, accent-wise. I have no other qualms with the song though. It stands out a bit, sure, however it is easily forgettable, which is a shame. This guy's pretty cute too!

Twenty-Third Place

France

"L'enfer Et Moi"- Amandine Bourgeois

And here's another genre that's not like the others! I'm sorely disappointed that this song didn't score higher. (I'm saying that an awful lot, aren't I?) Amandine Bourgeois is very pretty, looking hard-core and wild on the stage and singing in French. This is a song that's going on my Zune as soon as I can get a copy of it. Her voice is also very pretty, and not something you get to hear every day, though I would very much like to. I love the part after 2:30-something where she's yelling more and bouncing and whatnot! It lasts for the rest of the song, and is what I think the most intense part of the song. Whoo! Go France!

Twenty-Fourth Place

Finland

"Marry Me" Krista Siegfride

THE CRAZY EYES. LOOK AT HER CRAZY EYES. (Here's me flipping out on Tumblr again)

This woman is crazy!! There's no other explanation! For crying out loud, she says "if you run I will find you anyhow" and her back up singers say "isn't that crazy?"!! Now, this isn't to say that she isn't pretty. She just needs to keep her eyes out of the wide-open position. "Ding dong?" Yes, yes she is.

Now, at the end of the video, she kisses one of the dancers/background singers. Some people were very upset about this, but for different reasons. One group was upset because "ew my goodness lesbians gross". The other group said "ew my goodness she's kissing that girl just to get popularity points, how dare she exploit lesbians like that". And then there's that group that was more reasonable and said "oh, so she's trying to symbolize same-sex marriage and urge Finland to go legalize it. Odd. Wonder why?". Many people didn't vote for the Finland because of the first two reasons though. Despite the reasons, Finland only made 24th place.

However, this brings up an interesting bit. According to this article from the Daily Mail: "The competition’s rules forbid ‘lyrics, speeches, gestures of a political or similar nature’". Well that's interesting indeed, considering a great many other songs from the past. "However, Miss Siegfrids denied her protest was political, saying: ‘‘Homophobic people are angry with me for doing this. But I’m planning a surprise at the end of my performance. It’s live on TV, so nobody can stop me.

‘I don’t think ‘Marry Me’ is political. It’s about love and tolerance. But gay marriage is not allowed in Finland and that’s wrong. I wanted to make a statement about that.’"

There's also a rumor going around saying that countries that cut out any part of Eurovision will be banned from further competitions for a certain number of years, and that any country that doesn't view the kiss will be banned. I haven't been able to find anything on that though, so if you can, please send me a link!!

Twenty-Fifth Place
Spain
"Contigo Hasta El Final"- ESDM
"With You Until the End"

I didn't really think there was anything too special about this song my favorite part was the vocal bit before the first chorus, at about 1:40. Her dress was incredibly pretty, and she's rather pretty herself. I didn't like the  vocalization at the very beginning, before the lyrics began. I did like how happy she was, and I liked the overall sound of everything. There was just nothing that really stuck out about this song, even though it is a good one.

Twenty-Sixth Place

Ireland

"Only Love Survives"- Ryan Dolan

This was a good song, though the vocals could have been better. There were lots of flashing lights, a couple hot guys banging on drums in tight pants, some Celtic symbols in the background. Ryan Dolan was alright, but could have been much better.

And there you have it everyone, the 26 finalists for Eurovision 2013. Later I will put up the countries that didn't make the cut. If you have questions, please comment below!

Another fun fact: Did you know that in 2003 it became a rule that live music is not allowed on the show? That ban is still in place today. Very interesting....

Happy Listening!