THE LAST POST OF 2016

Another year about to end and it's time for me to make the last post of 2016. I'll post my top 5 of this year and as a bonus I'll add a bunch of pics from some of my favorite artists of ESC16.

5. FRANCE: AMIR - J'AI CHERCHÉ

4. LATVIA: JUSTS - HEARTBEAT

3. GEORGIA: NIKA KOCHAROV & YGL - MIDNIGHT GOLD

2. SWEDEN: FRANS - IF I WERE SORRY

1. UKRAINE: JAMALA - 1944

I put my eye on Jamala in 2010 when she was announced as one of the participants of the Ukrainian NF and since that moment I knew she had what it takes to win Eurovision. What she did on stage in may was magical and it makes me extremely happy to see such a talented artist as a ESC winner.

Thanks to all the people who visited my blog this year & thanks to every single artist who gave me a bit of their time to answer lots of silly questions for this years interviews. Lets get ready for Kiev 2017!

Eurovision 2016: Pre - Final

Photo: Anna Velikova (EBU)

Tonight is the night! In some hours we will know who is the winner of Eurovision 2016 but before that I will post some pictures from my favorite acts from this year:

SPAIN: BAREI

CZECH REPUBLIC: GABRIELA G

SERBIA: SANJA VUCIC

HUNGARY: FREDDIE

FRANCE: AMIR

CROATIA: NINA KRALJIC

GEORGIA: NIKA KOCHAROV & YOUNG GEORGIAN LOLITAZ

THE NETHERLANDS: DOUWE BOB

ITALY: FRANCESCA MICHIELIN

AUSTRIA: ZOË

SWEDEN: FRANS

ARMENIA: IVETA MUKUCHYAN

LATVIA: JUSTS

UKRAINE: JAMALA

Russia or Australia are probably the ones that will fight for the victory tonight and as you can see non of them are in my favorites but thats okay, I learned to only care about my favorites so no matter what happens tonight I'll be very proud of all of them.

GO UKRAINE!

GO LATVIA!

GO SWEDEN!

GO AUSTRIA!

GO ITALY!

GO THE NETHERLANDS!

GO GEORGIA!

GO FRANCE!

HAPPY EUROVISION 2016!

Photos: Pelle T Nilsson / Stella Pictures

Eurovision 2016 - Semifinal 1: The Results

Time to post my comments about the results from tonights semifinal!

I will start with a shout out to 3 acts that didnt qualify:

ESTONIA: Jüri Pootsmann - Play

I love Jüri and his song but sadly I didnt like his eurovision performance, I really dont get why they

changed their Eesti Laul staging, that one was so much better than this magic/casino mess. I still love him though.

Montenegro: Highway - The real thing

What a performance! Great job guys! 

ICELAND: Greta Salome - Hear them calling

WTF? How did this not qualify? I loved the performance but I guess the Loreen/Mans factor played against her. (Wonder why it didnt play against Russia) Iceland should be very proud cause Greta and her team did a fantastic job on stage.

FINALISTS

10.Azerbaijan: Samra - Miracle

Not the carcrash I was expecting it to be but still not a good performance. There is something good I will say about her, she has a pretty nice stage presence.

09.Malta: Ira Losco - Walk on water

I like the song but I wasnt impressed with her performance.

08.Russia: Sergey Lazarev - You're the only one

The only thing I like about this entry is Sergey. Everything else about it could be described with the word #desperation. Sadly for me this 2006 Sakis Rouvas song and its performance that looks like a homage to Koldun, Ani Lorak, Charlotte Perrelli (The girl) and Mans Zelmerlow is the most likely winner of this year. #hopeless Still there is a little part inside of me that hopes for a miracle to happen on Saturday (Not an Azeri one!)

06.Cyprus: Minus One - Alter ego

Solid performance! I really liked it!

06.Czech Republic: Gabriela G - I stand

The stage looked so beautiful during this performance but I would like to see more of Gabriela. She did such a fantastic job. Im very happy with her result!

05.Hungary: Freddie - Pioneer

He has such a distinctive voice, I love it! #hunkary

03.The Netherlands: Douwe Bob - Slow down

Douwe is a charming man and he knows how to move on stage! (That wink at the end of his performance killed me)

03.Austria: Zoë - Loin d'ici

Adorable!

02.Croatia: Nina Kraljic - Lighthouse

I liked this song since the 1st time I heard it but I was really worried about the performance cause I thought Nina didnt have that sweet aura this song needed but I was wrong and she did a great performance. She gave her all on stage and Im sure she enjoyed every second on it and thats what Eurovision is all about. Good job Nina! All the best in the final!

01.Armenia: Iveta Mukuchyan - LoveWave

WOW! Thats all Im going to say!

Photos: Andres Putting (EBU)

Anna Velikova (EBU)

Thomas Hanses (EBU)

Eurovision 2016: Pre - Semifinal 1

After a week full of rehearsals, the day of the 1st semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 is here. This year I didnt comment on the rehearsals so today Im going to post my pre-semifinal ranking, here it is:

SAN MARINO

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

GREECE

MOLDOVA

AZERBAIJAN

MONTENEGRO

FINLAND

RUSSIA

MALTA

9.CYPRUS

8.AUSTRIA

7.CZECH REPUBLIC

6.HUNGARY

5.CROATIA

4.ICELAND

3.THE NETHERLANDS

2.ESTONIA

1.ARMENIA

Im very excited about tonights show, Im sure we will get brilliant performances and I think anything can happen with the results so dont forget to vote for your favorite act.

Photos: Thomas Hanses (EBU)

Andres Putting (EBU)

Anna Velikova (EBU)

Croatia 2016: Nina Kraljić!

Here is the song that is going to represent Croatia in Stockholm:

This is the perfect way to come back to Eurovision! What a lovely song! I like Nina's voice and I really hope they work very hard on the performance cause this entry has a lot of potential. C'mon Croatia, you guys can do it! GO NINA! GO CROATIA!