The winner of Unser Lied für Israel is the song "Sister" by S!sters (They are not sisters though):
I don't know what happened last night but this song winning was something I was not expecting, actually I am lying cause this act had such a big "I bet this will end up winning" energy. I just watched their performance again and I guess they won the international juries cause they were one of the acts that didn't fuck it up (Good job girls!) but still there were better songs in the selection and this choice is kinda boring.
Shout Out to:
Aly Ryan
Lilly Among Clouds
Let me be clear, while these two songs were my favorites, I kinda understand why they failed, both of them were very interesting acts but their staging could have been so much better.
The winner of the German NF was Michael Schulte and this is "You Let Me Walk Alone", the song he will sing in Lisbon:
This is a very emotional song and even if I liked it when I heard it for the 1st time I wasnt crazy about it but he is a brilliant performer and he made me like it a bit more after seeing it on stage. I think he will do very well in May! Good luck Michael!
Time for an inteview with one of my favorites acts from the German final. Here are the answers of Nicola from LAING:
Name: Nicola Rost
Height: 1,80 m
Favorite color: i like them all
Favourite food: can't decide
What do you do in the group: write, compose, produce, sing & perform
Where are you right now? in my kitchen
3 things that makes you happy: my friends, my studio, coffee
What’s your strangest talent? making up songs
What is the strangest thing you have in your room? a huge pile of stage costumes
What are you really good at? Feeling
What are you really bad at? being on time
Childhood idol: Michael Jackson
Childhood memory: when i was young, i used to dance a lot. i did ballroom dancing and couldn't stop doing it at home. standing in front of the open fridge, i remember holding on to the door like it was a dancing partner and dancing with it while working out which yogurt to chose.
Tell me something no one knows about you: i'm lazy
What would you do if you were invisible? walk around naked
Craziest thing you've ever done: the craziest things are the things you don't remember!
Favorite movie: don't have a favorite movie
Favorite TV series: Black Mirror
Tell me a super power you wish you had: flying
What is your guilty pleasure? cake
Name a song that never fails to make you happy: "Happy" by Pharell Williams does a good job
Can you teach me some interesting words in german? Sehnsucht- means something like desire, longing, yearning. the beautiful thing about it is that it consists of "sehnen" ( =to long for) and "Sucht" (= addiction), which expresses perfectly what it means to long for somebody. It's an addiction: it's powerful and you want it but at the same time you can't stop, even if you want to. Its the same with the word " Eifersucht" ( = jealousy"), which also carries this notion of addiction.
Hello! Welcome to the Eurovision world! How are you? Very good, thank you!
How would you describe the group? We are a Berlin- based group of 3 singers and one dancer, plus a live- drummer on stage who also triggers our minimalistic, electronic Beats. We've been performing together for a while now and we love the stage to create our own shows. Our music is best described as pop, mixing up different elements from disco, Jazz, R&B, HipHop or Electronic music with german lyrics. The lyrics play an important role for our songs, for everything, the music, the singing, the dancing follows the story they tell.
How did you meet each other? Marisa ( the dancer) and I know each other from school days; Johanna and Larissa were friends of friends and we met through music.
Tell me about the name of the group: The name doesn't have a meaning, it's just supposed to sound good!
You are one of the participants of Unser Song für Österreich, how did it all begin? We've been doing a similar contest in Germany in 2012, called "Bundesvision Song Contest". We've since then been asked if we'd consider trying the Eurovision Song Contest.. So we finally decided to try how far we could get and applied for "Unser Song for Österreich" because we liked the idea of showing our Songs and Performances to a broader public. We love big stages!
"Zeig deine Muskeln" & "Wechselt die Beleuchtung" are the titles of your songs. Whats the story behind those songs? It's two of our favorite songs of our new album. The first, "Zeig deine Muskeln" ( which means "Show your muscles") is a song with a wink about gyms and why people go there. Everybody knows the game: people working out tend to check who's checking on them. Flirting is one of the main sports at the gym even though everybody tries to look busy with real sport. Our song takes the perspective of a girl watching a guy doing his gym- routine. She follows every single of his steps and imagines he's doing it all for her. So she sees him ride a bike for her, lift more weight for her, strike a pose for her, etc.. She demands him to try harder and harder. All the work he does shows in his muscles and she's crazy about them. "Carry me home with your Musculus Maximus" she begs..
The second song, "Wechselt die Beleuchtung" is much darker and more serious. The songs name means "The light changes" and deals with the strange phenomenon that different lighting does change the way we see and feel things. The first lines are "You know, what's funny? I see you in a different light every day. You know what's funny? Sometimes i'm in love with you and sometimes… the light changes.." The whole song is about these sometimes sudden changes, that are warm and welcoming at one moment and cold and disconcerting at the next.
Describe the songs with 4 words: Zeig deine Muskeln: gym, flirt, Falco, disco Wechselt die Beleuchtung: light, darkness, bass, drama
You all are really good performers, what can we expect to see on stage for the final? Well, we've been preparing and rehearsing our show for several weeks now and won't spoil the surprise by letting you know any detail!! But we're pretty sure it's going to be good..
What do you like about Eurovision? I like the idea of all these countries showing each other, which music they like. It's such a rare occasion to learn about different styles in music, language, expression, fashion, and so on..
What do you dislike about Eurovision? I wish it wasn't a competition.. although it would lack excitement then, maybe? But it's just a shame that there's only one winner standing next to a bunch disappointed colleagues that try their best to smile..
Give me the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word:
Girl power: The Spice Girls
Nightmare: rare
Watermelon: Summer
Fangirling: funny
Stage: light
Darkness: stars
Germany: home
Dreams: come true
Photo: Felix Groteloh Photowork
What are your plans for 2015? I'm fully absorbed by all the preparations for " Unser Song für Österreich". Haven't been making much plans for the time after the show, because we don't know if we maybe get to travel to Vienna? Besides that, we'll be playing more shows with our "Wechselt die Beleuchtung"- Album and be on stage on festivals in summer!
Is there anything you want to say to close the interview? Thanks for your attention!
Hallo! Its time for an interview from Germany! She is a very interesting artist and i really like her songs! Here are the answers of MARIEMARIE:
Name: MarieMarie
Birthday: May
Favorite color: Teal
Where are you right now? in Berlin
3 things that makes you happy: Music, Love, good Food
What’s your strangest talent? I can fall asleep while practicing the harp and keep playing on.
Home alone and you are bored. What do you do? watch a movie, but fortunately i´m never really bored
What is the strangest thing you have in your room? a radiograph of a ribcage hanging on my wall
What are you really good at? sleeping
What are you really bad at? stop sleeping
Childhood idol: can´t remember
Childhood memory: being outside in the nature all of the time
What would you do if you were invisible? be invisible
Favorite movie: Wings of desire by Wim Wenders
Favorite TV series: i don´t watch tv
Tell me a super power you wish you had: be inviolable
What is your guilty pleasure? french fries and red wine
Name a song that never fails to make you happy: Happy by Pharrell Williams
When did you start singing and writing? feels like i always did
Can you teach me some interesting words in German? hm…
Hi MarieMarie, how are you? A little hoarse today
How would you describe yourself as an artist? I am a songwriter, a singer and i also play the harp. I love to create soundscapes and musical atmospheres by mixing everything i like. i don´t care if the sound source is acoustic or electronic.
You are one of the 8 participants of USFD, how did it all begin? With my application.
You are going to perform 2 songs in the selection. Lets start talking about "Cotton candy Hurricane" Whats the story behind the song? It is a light, playful song which makes me feel good whenever I play it. It´s like your favorite sweater, the one that you won´t throw away even if it´s older than old.
The other song is called "Candy jar" what can you tell me about it? what is the song about? Candy jar is a love song:)
Describe the songs with 4 words: Tim Burtonesque, fluffy, candy
What can we expect to see on stage for the performance in the final? Happy musicians having a good time.
What do you think about the other acts in the selection? Everybody deserves to win!
Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word:
2013: past
Wind: engine
Fear: ghost
Harp: strings
Watermelon: hmmmm
Clones: future
Germany: country
Stage: light
Dream: power
What can you tell us about "DREAM MACHINE"? Dream Machine is my debut album. out now to be enjoyed while dancing, making love, being melancholic or just singing along.
What are your plans for 2014? Write tons of new great songs and make music and play lots of shows and fall in love.
MarieMarie is on tour right now so i really want to thank her for her time! Good luck in USFD! Go MarieMarie!
