Eurovision 2008 my top 43
Hello, and welcome to another episode of this ESC top series, and I go back to May 20, 22 and 24, when the 53rd edition of the contest was held in Belgrade, Serbia, after Marija Šerifović’s victory in Helsinki last year. This year was the first to have 2 semifinals, in order to split the voting and to improve the chances of other countries, which IMO was the best decision ever made, also, MORE ESC SHOWS Y’ALL. While Austria withdrew from the contest, San Marino and Azerbaijan said hello and entered for the first time, making a total of 43 countries, the highest number of countries ever. The contest was won by Russia with Dima Bilan and the song Believe, making this their first ever victory and the last to date. And now, let’s review all the songs!
1st Place: UKRAINE/Ani Lorak-Shady lady (Real Placing: 2nd-230 points)
I must say that I’ve never though this would be my winner this year, but now I see it’s one of the best entries that year, her voice is so strong and the performance is so stunning, also she’s so beautiful and I love the music so much, this song inspires me so much and it’s very catchy. This should’ve been an amazing winner that night.
2nd Place: PORTUGAL/Vânia Fernandes-Senhora do mar (Negras águas) (Real Placing: 13th-69 points)
AN EPIC SONG! Her voice is so perfect, the music is beautiful and the performance is so stunning, I don’t know how this song didn’t finish higher on the night, and finished below songs that are some serious business. I’M IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG.
3rd Place: GREECE/Kalomira-Secret combination (Real Placing: 3rd-218 points)
Oh I love this song, the music has the Greek elements that I love in a pop song, also her attitude matches the song perfectly and she’s so beautiful, also I’m in love with her dress. The performance is so cool and yeah, a deserved 3rd place.
4th Place: ISRAEL/Boaz Ma’uda-The fire in your eyes (Real Placing: 9th-124 points)
AWWWWW HIS VOICE IS SO KAJDJKKL, so sweet, he’s so handsome and this entry makes me feel tears in my eyes because it’s so beautiful, the music is very good and it makes me feel calm as well, the fact it’s in Hebrew makes this more stunning.
5th Place: ARMENIA/Sirusho-Qélé, qélé (Real Placing: 4th-199 points)
AN EPIC SONG, and one of my fave Armenian entries in the contest, her voice is nice, the music is so cool and I love the performance, she’s so stunning and it’s a very catchy song.
6th Place: NORWAY/Maria Haukaas Storeng-Hold on, be strong (Real Placing: 5th-182 points)
WHAT A SINGER SHE IS, the music is so lovely and her voice is so strong, the lyrics are good as well and wow, I’m impressed by this song, I love it so much and the performance is so memorable because of that hand movement.
7th Place: SERBIA/Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić-Oro (Real Placing: 6th-160 points)
Another magical Serbian song, the music is lovely and her voice is out of this world, the staging is so perfect for this song, I’m always speechless for this song, it’s so wonderful.
8th Place: SWEDEN/Charlotte Perelli-Hero (Real Placing: 18th-47 points)
A former winner returning to the contest with a disastrous result, her voice is so good again as in 1999, the music is so good and I find it a bit nostalgic because it makes me cry, also the lyrics are relatable for me. Even if I would’ve preferred Sanna Nielsen, this song has charm.
9th Place: SAN MARINO/Miodio-Complice (Real Placing: 19th SF1-5 points/last)
WHY EUROPE WHY? This song is such a masterpiece, and it finished last in it’s semi? I can’t understand, the music is so nice and pleasant, his voice is soo cool and the performance is cute, also, a nice debut for San Marino.
10th Place: MALTA/Morena-Vodka (Real Placing: 14th SF2-38 points)
I’m so crazy about this song, at first I found it weird, but now, it’s a guilty pleasure, the music is so awesome and epic, her voice is average but pleasant, also the performance is good. VODKA
11th Place: ICELAND/Euroband-This is my life (Real Placing: 14th-64 points)
PURE EURODANCE, and I love this, they are amazing, the staging is effective and I’m in love with the music, also extra love for Hera Björk which is a backing singer. One of my favorite 00′s entries.
12th Place: TURKEY/Mor ve Ötesi-Deli (Real Placing: 7th-138 points)
Oh... THIS IS AN AWESOME SONG, I love this one so much, and the music is so perfect as well, so hypnotizing, and yeah, he sings so well and yeah, a strong rock song.
13th Place: FINLAND/Teräsbetoni-Missä miehet ratsastaa (Real Placing: 22nd-35 points)
PURE ROCK FROM FINLAND AGAIN, the music is so perfect and the lead singer’s voice is so cool, I love the performance and wow, I don’t understand how this song finished so low.
14th Place: BULGARIA/Deep Zone and Balthazar-DJ, take me away (Real Placing: 11th SF2-56 points)
Wow, the music here is so crazy, has a lot of changes and that’s what I like about this one, her voice could’ve been better, but still, I love the performance so much and yeah, one of my fave Bulgarian entries ever.
15th Place: ALBANIA/Olta Bolka-Zemrën e lamë peng (Real Placing: 17th-55 points)
Another lovely ballad with a rock touch that makes this so smooth, her voice is so good and the performance is so cute, and the chorus here is so powerful that it’s mesmerizing, what a beautiful song.
16th Place: CYPRUS/Evdokia Kali-Femme fatale (Real Placing: 15th SF2-36 points)
WHY? This song has some great Greek sounds to it, I love the music so much and her voice is so good, the performance is so lovely and I like this a lot. I love her attitude on the stage, also her dress is lovely.
17th Place: POLAND/Isis Gee-For life (Real Placing: 24th-14 points)
Another lovely ballad, her voice is so cute and the performance is magical and precious, the music is so smooth and I’m in love with her dress, what a perfect show. Also the lyrics are so cute.
18th Place: SPAIN/Rodolfo Chikilicuatre-Baila el Chiki Chiki (Real Placing: 16th-55 points)
OH THIS ENTRY, IT’S SO GOOD AND BAD AT THE SAME TIME, this song is my childhood, the performance is so hilarious, the lyrics are so crazy and wow, the music is so 08. One of the first ESC entries I heard.
19th Place: SWITZERLAND/Paolo Meneguzzi-Era stupendo (Real Placing: 13th SF2-47 points)
An Italian song, and it’s so good, the key change is so brilliant and perfect, his voice could’ve been better actually, but still doesn’t change the fact that it’s a very good song.
20th Place: ROMANIA/Nico & Vlad-Pe-o margine de lume (Real Placing: 20th-45 points)
A lovely ballad, his voice is so stunning, wish I could say the same about her voice, but still, I like it, the performance is so cute and he’s so handsome, the music is lovely and the lyrics are good as well.
21st Place: FRANCE/Sébastien Tellier-Divine (Real Placing: 19th-47 points)
Another epic song, France sending joke songs is so weird, and this works so well for me, his voice is curious and I love the performance, the cart and the ball are perfect, as well as the backing singers, such a relaxing song.
22nd Place: HUNGARY/Csésy-Candlelight (Real Placing: 19th SF2-6 points/last)
Many years ago I though this was boring, but now I appreciate this song so much, her voice is so good and her dress is lovely, an amazing performance as well. Also, she looks like Jamala doesn’t she?
23rd Place: ANDORRA/Gisela-Casanova (Real Placing: 16th SF1-22 points)
Another song that I love from Andorra, her voice is so good and the music is lovely, my problem here is her dress, she looks like a leaf fairy, overall this song is so catchy and memorable.
24th Place: SLOVENIA/Rebeka Dremelj-Vrag naj vzame (Real Placing: 11th SF1-36 points)
This song is so catchy and I enjoy it so much, the singer’s voice is good and the music is good as well, the performance is good, so much green but the dancing is so memorable.
25th Place: RUSSIA/Dima Bilan-Believe (Real Placing: 1st-272 points)
The winning song, and I have to say, it’s one of my least favorite winners ever, his voice is so annoying here, the performance is perfect, and the music is good, but still, I don’t think this was the right winner that year.
26th Place: LITHUANIA/Jeronimas Milius-Nomads in the night (Real Placing: 16th SF2-30 points)
This song is like something out of the Phantom of the Opera, his voice is so good, maybe the performance wasn’t the best, but the music is so perfect and I love it.
27th Place: CZECH REPUBLIC/Tereza Kerndlová-Have some fun (Real Placing: 18th SF2-9 points)
This is a very guilty pleasure for me, the music is so cool and her voice isn’t the best but I love this, the performance is so shiny and the lyrics are bad, but reminds me of the music I heard those years, I feel so old.
28th Place: GEORGIA/Diana Gurtskaya-Peace will come (Real Placing: 11th-83 points)
Oh a heartbreaking and sad song, her voice is so good and the performance is amazing, the music here is very good as well, what a good song, I like it so much.
29th Place: IRELAND/Dustin the Turkey-Irelande douze pointe (Real Placing: 15th SF1-22 points)
Another entry that is very weird, and that’s what make me like it, the lyrics are so shady and funny, the performance is too much for me but this works for this song.
30th Place: BELGIUM/Ishtar-O julissi (Real Placing: 17th SF1-16 points)
The music here is so good, and another imaginary language song, and it’s good because it’s so relaxing, maybe with another performance this would’ve been better.
31st Place: THE NETHERLANDS/Hind-Your heart belongs to me (Real Placing: 13th SF1-27 points)
Another very good song with a nice singer and the music is so amazing, I think this song deserved so much more than it got, sadly, this was in a quite strong SF.
32nd Place: UNITED KINGDOM/Andy Abraham-Even if (Real Placing: 25th-14 points/last)
Aww the music here is so lovely, also he has a very strong voice and the performance was very good, I don’t understand why this came last because this had a lot of feeling on it.
33rd Place: CROATIA/Kraljevi Ulice and 75 cents-Romanca (Real Placing: 21st-44 points)
I have to say that I love the old man on stage, and the music here is very good and it’s so soothing, also the voice of the lead singer makes me crazy, but there’s something here that impides me to place this entry higher, the last part of the song makes me smile although.
34th Place: LATVIA/Pirates of the Sea-Wolves of the sea (Real Placing: 12th-83 points)
Another case of a very bad song that it’s so good at the same time, I enjoy it and makes me smile so much, the performance is everything here, I don’t know what to think of this, but I like it somehow.
35th Place: DENMARK/Simon Mathew-All night long (Real Placing: 15th-60 points)
Aww this is a lovely song, sadly I don’t like it so much because there’s something in the music I can’t stand, he has a lot of charisma and he’s very cute, a simple song overall.
36th Place: GERMANY/No Angels-Disappear (Real Placing: 23rd-14 points)
At first I loved this song because of the music, because it’s very good, but the voices are the problem here, also the performance was a bit of a letdown for a song like this. This song had a lot of potential, but it was wasted because of the show.
37th Place: FYR MACEDONIA/Tamara, Vrčak & Adrian-Let me love you (Real Placing: 10th SF2-64 points)
This is a nice song, but maybe there were too many things happening at the same time in the song, the music is so good and they are amazing, but I can’t find a hook for me in this song.
38th Place: BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA/Laka-Pokušaj (Real Placing: 10th-110 points)
Another song that is very weird, his voice is interesting and the performance captures me, but every time I try, I can’t like this song, I find it annoying and a bit exaggerated, still, the performance is memorable.
39th Place: MOLDOVA/Geta Burlacu-A century of love (Real Placing: 12th SF1-36 points)
This song is like elevator music, relaxing and pleasant, but maybe too relaxing that it bores me a little bit, her song is very good but the performance was so weird, this needed a simple performance to improve it’s chances.
40th Place: ESTONIA/Kreisiraadio-Leto svet (Real Placing: 18th SF1-8 points)
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS SONG, this is bad, but it’s too bad that is somehow good, at least this is a funny song because it has no sense, and the performance is really weird.
41st Place: MONTENEGRO/Stefan Filipović-Zauvijek volim te (Real Placing: 14th SF1-23 points)
This is one of the songs I absolutely forget about from this year, the music is nice but this doesn’t go anywhere, his voice is cool but sadly, this song isn’t remarkable.
42nd Place: AZERBAIJAN/Elnur & Samir-Day after day (Real Placing: 8th-132 points)
Oh no... this song is so weird for me, the music is good but sadly this has a lot of distracting elements and that makes the song a bit over the place, the performance is epic, and at some point I’m annoyed by their voices, an average debut for Azerbaijan IMO.
43rd Place: BELARUS/Ruslan Alekhno-Hasta la vista (Real Placing: 17th SF2-27 points)
This song sounds promising and the intro is wonderful, but this turn in a very annoying, mediocre and boring song, which is sad because this has potential. Also his pronunciation is bad and his voice isn’t pleasant for me.
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EMMA MORTON
Emma Morton nasce in Scozia, ma vive in Italia da diversi anni, così mischiando le sue radici con le influenze della sua band italiana, chitarra (Luca Giovacchini) e batteria (Piero Perelli), e combinando elementi di roots-rock, blues, jazz e musica folk scozzese, nasce il lavoro di Emma Morton & the Graces.
Il loro tour europeo del 2018 di oltre 120 spettacoli sold-out ha riscosso un grande successo, insieme a spettacoli radiofonici e televisivi nel Regno Unito, Francia, Italia, Croazia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Slovenia.
Il loro album di debutto “Bitten by the Devil” ha oltre 250000 download su Spotify . È stato registrato dal vivo in uno studio analogico. Ospiti e collaboratori includono il vincitore del Grammy Gene Paul (USA), fra molti altri.
Emma ha collaborato sul palco e in studio con artisti come Glen Hansard, Alejandro Escovedo, Paolo Nutini, Olly Murs, Gary Lucas e Petra Magoni.
Il suo lavoro per la colonna sonora del film "Saremo Giovani e Bellissimi" è attualmente nominato per un David De Donatello Award e ha vinto i Soundtrack Stars Awards del Venice Film Festival 2018.
Emma usa la sua musica per sensibilizzare su questioni politiche e sociali che affliggono la società di oggi. Il suo atto performativo e unico di canto e danza ci porta in un viaggio di scoperta di suoni interculturali. Ispirata dalle sue personali esperienze di vita, ci racconta storie di epiche battaglie con i diavoli, con perdita e paura. “Bitten by the Devil” è una coraggiosa ribellione contro la disuguaglianza e una chiamata a tutti per unirsi con compassione per un mondo più giusto.
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1 - Ti svegli su un isola deserta. No panic: hai potuto portare con te tre cose e una di queste è un album.
- 1. Billie (la mia figlia)
2. Debbie (la mia compagna)
3. Four Calender Cafè – Cocteau Twins.
2 - On the road: c'è un’ autoradio con dentro una musicassetta. Dentro ci sono almeno tre canzoni da cantare a finestrino aperto.
- 1. I Want You, Bob Dylan
2. Into my Arms, Nick Cave
3. Gris-Gris Gumbro Ya Ya, Dr Dohn.
3 - Hai rimandato, hai rimandato, ma oggi tocca a te. La playlist dal dentista per non sentire il trapano nelle orecchie.
- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2fJ1NoXcOIcx4GzT8AhYHF?fbclid=IwAR3oAhST8l4oJrRnJqEC9iu2Uf48DdUjz4bvj7LO0_4by5Q5Q4rJgpV1_Rs&si=AN2bYpA-TPuynZDB3zASEg
4 - Qual è il tuo memorabilia musicale a cui non potresti mai rinunciare?
- Ho un pezzo del pavimento di legno della prima casa di Muddy Waters. Rimane con me SEMPRE.
5 - Guilty Pleasure : quella canzone che ti fa vergognare, ma che non puoi proprio fare a meno di ascoltare.
- Wannabe – Spice Girls.
6 - Film o serie tv : questa volta sceglilo per la colonna sonora.
- True Detective – Soundtrack by T Bone Burnett
7 - La chiavetta nello spazio : la band o il musicista di cui la terra non ha proprio bisogno.
- . Sfera Ebbasta.
8 - Il 1999 per noi Caroline Records è stato l'anno in cui abbiamo cominciato a diventare quello che musicalmente siamo oggi: tu a che punto eri?
- Avevo tredici anni, iniziavo le scuole superiore. L’incubo dell’adolescenza era imminente.
9 - E invece un album degli ultimi 12 mesi che tutti dovrebbero ascoltare?
- DUE. The Invisible Light: Acoustic Space, T Bone Burnett. When I get home, Solange.
10 - Dal vivo: il miglior concerto che hai visto, quello che rimpiangi di aver perso e quello che non vuoi assolutamente perdere.
- Migliore concerto: Patty Smith.
Rimpiango: Nina Simone.
Non perdero’: Melanie de Biasio.
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