Needless to say, I'm super excited that Emmelie de Forest won with that song.
That isn't to say I didn't have other favorites! Ukraine was pretty great this year, with "Gravity", Belarus's "Solayoh" was just awesome, and "Waterfall", from Georgia was just beautiful.
Okay, okay, enough of that. I'm going to give everyone a Eurovision Break Down! First I'll go through the 26, in order of how awesome the world thought they were. Then I'll talk about the countries that didn't make the cut. If you have ANY Eurovision questions, please ask me! If I don't know the answer, you can be sure to bet that I'll Google it! Extensively. Because that's what I do :'D So please comment below or send me an email with questions and comments!
First Place, Winner of Eurovision 2013:
Denmark
"Only Teardrops"- Emmelie de Forest
As I said, this was definitely my favorite. The song itself was a simple concept, and came off beautifully. The drum beats, the flute, her voice, everything! It all resonated with me in a way that was just great.
Second Place
Azerbaijan
"Hold Me"- Farid Mammadov
This is another song that I really liked. It sounds like an older song, and I rather like those. Farid Mammadov sang whilst moving about a clear box that held a shadow-like man who mirrored his movements for the majority of the song. A lady in red danced about in her barefeet (I love it when people go barefoot on this stage, it feels so much more natural for whatever reason), and red petals floated about the clear box when she came in.
The song itself was very nice, and made for good "listening while doing whatever" music. It will probably get stuck in my head later and no doubt I'll be looking it up later to listen to again and again, trying to learn how to play it on the guitar as I go. (Farid may be a distraction the whole time; I find him very attractive!)
Third Place
Ukraine
"Gravity"- Zlata Ognevich
In the final performance, Zlata Ognevich is brought in by a large viking-like giant. She's definitely one of the most simply beautiful women this year. Her dress isn't anything special, but it's pretty all the same. The song itself feels like it belongs in Lion King or something, with how earthy and loud it is! (That isn't a bad thing!) She sings about gravity, makes some metaphors about butterflies, and mentions thunder now and then. To my delight, they played some thunder in the background! There was a lot of fog, and some light pyrotechnics at the end of the show. It's another nice, simple song that's fun to bounce in your chair to.
Fourth Place
Norway
"I Feed You My Love"- Margaret Berger
She'll feed me what? I'm sorry, but that phrase is all sorts of no in my head. I like the beginning of the song, it's got a lot of techy sounds to it, flashing lights, and Margaret Berger herself is wearing some sort of white space dress with long tight sleeves and white heels. It's an interesting thing, but you wouldn't catch me wearing it.
But right, the song.
It's a very modern sound, breathy, slow speech and lots of pauses for the vocal echoes (of which there are a lot of). Her voice is very nice though, as well as all of the sounds. I think my only complaint is that one line "I feed you my love". Nope, just sounds too weird to me. She's very deserving of fourth place though. Go Norway! (GO ALEXANDER RYBAK!! <3 The 2009 Eurovision will always have a place in my heart.)
Fifth Place
Russia
"What If"- Dina Garipova
Now I know I said that Ukraine had one of the most simply beautiful women. Well, I think Dina Garipova was THE most classically beautiful. She reminds me of women from the 80's for some reason. Dina uses no fancy tricks. She just sings wonderfully about everyone coming together as one in peace with a couple (four) background singers and some glowly orbs. Lanterns in the audience lit up and rose to the ceiling- it's a very touching song. I love how Russian often sings of peace. Heck, I love how a lot of the countries sing about forgiveness and world peace and the like! Who can forget Apricot Stone from Armenia a few years ago?
Sixth Place
Greece
"Alcohol is Free"- Koza Mostra ft. Agathon Iakovidis
A happy song for everyone to sing! There's always a song like this in Eurovision. Last year it was the cute grandmothers baking and talking about parties. But this song is happy, fast-paced, and for everyone to yell "Opa!" to! There's a hottie on the acordian, and old guy on a...what is that? Some traditional stringed instrument smaller than a ukulele. The guys on stage are playing their instruments and playing around with each other- it's great! Like a Greek Flogging Molly almost (please no one shoot me for that). But this is definitely one of my favorite songs to bounce around to now.
Seventh Place
Italy
"L'Essenziale"- Marco Megoni
One of the cuter men this year sings this song in Italian, in a nice suit, leaning towards the microphone like he's afraid to grab it but doesn't want to be too far away from it. There's a piano and a guitar in the background, and everything is nice and soft. His voice is simple as well, changing colors now and then. The music behind him gets a little more complicated after the first verse, and his singing gets more colorful, but there's nothing too special about it. Or maybe the fact that it's really so simple and clean that makes it special. I really like the lines near the last chorus, about 2 minutes and 15 seconds into the song. And I really hate that no matter what web browser I put this video into, the screen either goes black or freezes while the song still plays. Shame. But another fantastic song in the lineup.
Eighth Place
Malta
"Tomorrow"- Gianluca Bezzina
This guy is so adorable!! His face is all scrunched up with happiness when he smiles. This is a nice, happy song about someone who works in IT and how much he wants this girl. IT IS THE CUTEST SONG OF EUROVISION EVER. The song is very upbeat, and makes you want to dance and sway a little. Everyone performing just seems so happy and friendly, and casual as if they were performing in a coffee shop rather than a major musical contest. Yet another song that promises to be stuck in your head, but at least keep you happy while it's there.
Ninth Place
The Netherlands
"Birds"- Anouk
Ugh, do I have to? Every time I've tried to listen to this song (this is currently the third time), I haven't been able to finish it. I just don't like it. Sure, she's kind of pretty, and the background music is okay, though it sounds like something Danny Elfman came up with. But this is like Lena from what, 2010? 2011? Except I'm not going to end up liking her after listening to the song another ten times. I don't like her accent, the lyrics, the odd way the song builds at the chorus, her cheekbones, or her voice. And I really don't like the background singers' voices either. It's just, weird. Nope, stopping the video. If you like the song, I'm sorry, but this just isn't my cup of tea. (Or coffee, since that's what I'm drinking now.)
Tenth Place
Hungary
"Kedvesem (Zoohacker Remix"- ByeAlex
Two vaguely attractive men, one singing, the otehr playing guitar (I think I like him a bit more, even though he's constantly bobbing his head forward in an odd fashion), a girl standing ways away from them singing back up with a voice I'd much rather be listening to than the actual lead singer himself. She certainly outdoes him vocally, projection and quality-wise. The song itself is incredibly repetitive, and in what I'm assuming is Hungarian. I'm not really a fan of the song. I like the simple guitar playing, the techno-whistle thing that plays now and then, and the Miss Lady singing background, but that's about it.
And there you have the top ten! I'm posting the next ten in the next blog post, look forward to it! It'll be out shortly. I'll probably do it right now actually, while my coffee is still hot.
Happy Listening!
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