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Anthony Tesla

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Albania: 2011 (None of them were darlings of mine, but at least this one had some coherent structure)
Austria: 2011 (I don't hate this year's entry as much as other people do, I just think the 2011 was better)
Azerbaijan: 2011 (Once again, not a favorite, but at least I do remember it)
Belarus: 2012 (Probably the best Belurussian entry ever)
Belgium: 2011 (It was funny, quirky and the most important thing: NOT FORGETTABLE)
Bosnia & H: 2011 (My real winner, period)
Bulgaria: 2011 (Kind of underrated)
Croatia: 2011 (Not my cup of tea, but at least not a snorefest)
Cyprus: 2012 (I like them both, just slighty more this year's song)
Denmark: 2012 (A close one: I liked both song)
Estonia: 2011 (I can't comprend its result)
Finland: 2012 (I didn't really love any of them, but this one is less boring)
France: 2011 (Europe...WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!)
Georgia: 2011 (Once again: I don't hate the current act as much as others, but last year was really impressive)
Germany: 2011 (At least is not that bland)
Greece: 2012 (Generic pop song, but at least not a complete chaos)
Hungary: 2012 (It is a little boring, but I like the fact of having a band like this in the contest)
Iceland: 2011 (It has its charm...)
Ireland: 2011 (More original and modern)
Israel: 2012 (An awesome song)
Italy: 2011 (A more deserving winner that Azerbaijan)
Latvia: 2011 (THE MOST UNDERRATED SONG IN THE CONTEST IN YEARS)
Lithuania: 2012 (Both old-fashioned, but at least this one isn't boring)
FYR Macedonia: 2011 (Kind of a guilty pleasure...)
Malta: 2012 (Not a big fan, but at least it's more memorable)
Moldova: 2011 (A ska song? In Eurovision? And it's good?!)
The Netherlands: 2011 (Another underrated entry. I guess if it's not campy and corny euro-pop people just ignore you...)
Norway: 2012 (...and yet, this campy and corny euro-pop song isn't actually half-bad XD)
Portugal: 2012 (Portugal, overall, is just such an underrated country)
Romania: 2011 (2012's entry is kind of cute, but there's no real comparation)
Russia: 2011 (Not a fan of Alex, but he's better than the grannies BY A MILE)
San Marino: 2011 (I'm tired of saying it, but...underrated!)
Serbia: 2012 (I was expecting something a little better, but it has its quality by own right)
Slovakia: 2012 (A current rock song in Eurovision? Surely it will came dead last...)
Slovenia: 2011 (More modern, more current, better voice)
Spain: 2012 (Finally! Spain's actually trying to improve)
Sweden: 2012 (REALLY a close one)
Switzerland: 2012 (Just copy and past my words for Slovakia)
Turkey: 2012 (Sometimes it seems to fit better in Broadway musical or a Disney movie, but I'm saying this in the best way possible XD)
Ukraine: 2012 (Close one, but this years seems more ambitious)
United Kingdom: 2012 (The best UK entry in years. Perhaps in decades!)

2011: 22
2012: 20
 

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:al: neither
:at: 2011 --
:az: 2011
:by: 2011
:be: 2012
:ba: 2011 **
:bg: 2011
:hr: 2012
:cy: 2011
:dk: 2011
:ee: 2012
:fi: 2011
:fr: 2011
:ge: neither
:de: 2012 --
:gr: 2012
:hu: 2011
:is: 2012
:ie: neither
:il: 2011
:it: 2012 --
:lv: 2012
:lt: 2011 --
:mk: 2012
:mt: 2012
:md: 2012
:nl: 2011
:no: neither
:pt: neither
:ro: 2011
:ru: 2012
:sm: 2011 --
:rs: 2012
:sk: 2012
:sl: 2012
:es: 2011
:se: 2012
:ch: 2011
:tr: neither
:ua: 2011 --
:uk: 2011

2011: 19
2012: 16
None: 6

** = Love both years
-- = Don't really like either, but can tolerate one over the other
 

A-lister

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I'm actually surprised 2011 wins this in some comparisons.

I find 2012 such a better year :mrgreen: xcheer

Well each to their own ;) But it's interesting that people can hear music so differently.
 

CC92

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:al: 2012
:at: 2012
:az: 2012
:by: 2011
:be: 2011
:ba: 2011
:bg: 2012
:hr: 2012
:cy: 2011
:de: 2012
:ee: 2012
:fi: 2012
:fr: 2011
:ge: 2012
:de: 2012
:gr: 2011
:hu: 2011
:is: 2012
:ie: 2011
:il: 2012
:it: 2012
:lv: 2011
:li: 2011
:mk: 2011
:mt: 2012
:md: 2011
:nl: 2011
:no: 2012
:pt: 2011
:ro: 2012
:ru: 2012
:sm: 2011
:rs: 2012
:sk: 2012
:sl: 2012
:es: 2011
:se: 2011
:ch: 2011
:tr: 2012
:ua: 2011
:uk: 2011

2011: 20
2012: 21
 

CC92

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I'm actually surprised 2011 wins this in some comparisons.

I find 2012 such a better year :mrgreen: xcheer

Well each to their own ;) But it's interesting that people can hear music so differently.

I also prefer 2012 by miles and still it wins my comparison by just one song. Those lists are not really representative as some countries send entries which in one's opinion can be almost equally good/bad/average as the previous ones whereas in other cases you will see a huge difference in quality.
 

strupberry

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Albania 2011
Austria 2012
Azerbaijan 2011
Belarus 2012
Belgium 2011
Bosnia 2011
Bulgaria 2011
Croatia 2011
Cyprus 2012
Denmark 2011
Estonia 2011
Finland 2011
France 2012
Georgia 2011
Germany 2012
Greece 2011
Hungary 2011
Iceland 2012
Ireland 2011
Israel 2012
Italy 2011
Latvia 2011
Lithuania 2011
Macedonia 2011
Malta 2012
Moldova 2012
Netherlands 2012
Norway 2011
Portugal 2011
Romania 2011
Russia 2012
San Marino 2011
Serbia 2011
Slovakia 2012
Slovenia 2011
Spain 2011
Sweden 2011
Switzerland 2012
Turkey 2012
Ukraine 2011
UK 2011

2011 = 27
2012 = 14
 

CypriotGirl

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:az: 2011
:at: 2011
:al: 2011
:by: 2012
:bg: 2011
:hr: 2012
:cy: 2012
:dk: 2012
:ee: 2011
:fi: 2011
:fr: 2012
:ge: 2011
:gr: 2011
:de: 2012
:hu: 2011
:is: 2012
:ie: 2012
:il: 2011
:it: 2012
:lv: 2012
:lt: 2011
:mk: 2012
:mt: 2012
:no: 2011
:pt: 2012
:ro: 2012
:ru: 2012
:rs: 2012
:sl: 2012
:sk: 2011
:es: 2012
:se: 2012
:ch: 2011
:nl: 2012
:tr: 2012
:ua: 2011
:uk: 2011
:md: 2012
:sm: 2012
:ba: 2011
:be: 2012

2011 - 16
2012 - 24
 

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I'm actually surprised 2011 wins this in some comparisons.

I find 2012 such a better year :mrgreen: xcheer

Well each to their own ;) But it's interesting that people can hear music so differently.
For me 2011 had more songs (percentage wise) that were decent/ok/good than 2012. This year there are very few songs I really like (the rest is utter crap), but the ones I do like this year are truly fantastic. So I guess 2011 was quantity over quality and 2012 quality over quantity?
 

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Albania 2011
Austria 2012
Azerbaijan 2012
Belarus 2012
Belgium 2011
Bosnia 2012
Bulgaria 2011
Croatia 2012 (meh)
Cyprus 2011
Denmark 2011
Estonia 2011 (meh)
Finland 2012 (meh)
France 2011
Georgia 2011
Germany 2012
Greece 2011
Hungary 2012
Iceland 2012
Ireland neither
Israel 2012
Italy 2012
Latvia 2012
Lithuania 2012
Macedonia 2012
Malta 2011
Moldova 2012
Netherlands 2012
Norway 2012
Portugal 2012
Romania 2012
Russia 2011
San Marino 2011
Serbia 2012
Slovakia 2012
Slovenia 2012
Spain 2012
Sweden neither
Switzerland 2012
Turkey 2012
Ukraine neither
UK 2012

2011 : 11
2012 : 26

Not surprising. I hate 2011, love 2012.
 

Arv

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:az: 2011
:at: 2012
:al: 2011
:by: 2011
:bg: 2012
:hr: neither
:cy: 2012
:dk: 2012 (*)
:ee: 2011
:fi: 2011 (*)
:fr: 2012 (*)
:ge: 2011
:gr: 2011
:de: 2012
:hu: 2011
:is: 2012 (*)
:ie: 2011
:il: 2012
:it: 2011
:lv: 2012
:lt: 2012
:mk: 2012
:mt: neither
:no: 2012
:pt: 2011
:ro: 2011
:ru: 2012
:rs: 2012 (*)
:sl: 2011
:sk: 2012
:es: neither
:se: 2012 (*)
:ch: 2011
:nl: 2011
:tr: 2012
:ua: 2012
:uk: neither
:md: neither
:sm: 2011
:ba: 2011 (*)
:be: neither

2011 - 17 and 2 (*)
2012 - 18 and 5 (*)

(*) Very good song
 

Wtr

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Albania 2011
Austria 2011
Azerbaijan 2011
Belarus 2011
Belgium 2012
Bulgaria 2011
Croatia 2012
Cyprus 2012
Denmark 2012
Estonia 2011
Finland 2011
France 2012
Georgia 2012
Germany 2012
Greece 2012
Hungary 2011
Iceland 2012
Ireland 2012
Israel 2011
Italy 2011
Latvia 2011
Lithuania 2012
Macedonia 2012
Malta 2012
Moldova 2012
Norway 2012
Portugal 2012
Russia 2011
Romania 2012
San Marino 2012
Slovakia 2011
Slovenia 2011
Spain 2012
Switzerland 2011
The Netherlands 2012
Turkey 2011
UK 2012
Ukraine 2012

2011: 16
2012: 22
 

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For me 2011 had more songs (percentage wise) that were decent/ok/good than 2012. This year there are very few songs I really like (the rest is utter crap), but the ones I do like this year are truly fantastic. So I guess 2011 was quantity over quality and 2012 quality over quantity?

Well, each to there own, I think this year have way more good-ok songs than the past two years (especially 2011). I sort of like my whole top. 30, last year I probably just liked my top. 10-15.
 

Anjeza

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:al: 2012
:at: 2011
:az: 2012
:by: 2012
:be: 2012
:ba: 2012
:bg: 2011
:hr: 2012
:cy: 2012
:dk: 2012
:ee: 2011
:fi: 2012
:fr: 2011
:ge: 2011
:de: 2012
:gr: 2011
:hu: 2011
:is: 2012
:ie: 2012
:il: 2012
:it: 2012
:lv: 2012
:lt: 2011
:mk: 2012
:mt: 2012
:md: 2012
:nl: 2011
:no: 2011
:pt: 2012
:ro: 2012
:ru: 2011
:sm: 2011
:rs: 2011
:sk: 2011
:sl: 2011
:es: 2011
:se: 2011
:ch: 2012
:tr: 2012
:ua: 2011
:uk: 2011

2011: 19
2012: 22
Although in some cases it is just choosing the lesser of two evils...
 

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:al: 2011
:at: 2011
:az: 2011
:by: 2011
:be: 2012
:ba: 2011
:bg: 2011
:hr: 2012
:cy: 2011
:dk: 2011
:ee: 2012
:fi: 2011
:fr: 2011
:ge: 2011
:de: 2012
:gr: 2012
:hu: 2011
:is: 2012
:ie: 2011
:il: 2011
:it: 2012
:lv: 2012
:lt: 2011
:mk: 2012
:mt: 2012
:md: 2012
:nl: 2012
:no: 2011
:pt: 2012
:ro: 2012
:ru: 2012
:sm: 2012
:rs: 2012
:sk: 2012
:sl: 2012
:es: 2012
:se: 2012
:ch: 2011
:tr: 2012
:ua: 2011
:uk: 2012

2011: 18
2012: 23
 

watersoup

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Albania 2012
Austria 2012
Azerbaijan 2011
Belarus 2011
Belgium 2012
Bulgaria 2011
Croatia 2011
Cyprus 2012
Denmark 2012
Estonia 2011
Finland 2012
France 2012
Georgia 2011
Germany 2011
Greece 2012
Hungary 2011
Iceland 2012
Ireland 2011
Israel 2012
Italy 2012
Latvia 2011
Lithuania 2012
Macedonia 2012
Malta 2012
Moldova 2012
Netherlands 2012
Norway 2012
Portugal 2012
Russia 2012
Romania 2012
San Marino 2012
Serbia 2011
Slovakia 2011
Slovenia 2011
Spain 2012
Sweden 2012
Switzerland 2011
The Netherlands 2012
Turkey 2012
UK 2012
Ukraine 2012

2011: 14
2012: 27
 

Mickey

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Albania 2012
Austria 2012
Azerbaijan 2011
Belarus 2011
Belgium 2012
Bosnia & Herzegovina 2011
Bulgaria 2011
Croatia 2012
Cyprus 2012
Denmark 2011
Estonia 2011
Finland 2012
France 2012
Georgia 2011
Germany 2011
Greece 2012
Hungary 2011
Iceland 2012
Ireland 2011
Israel 2012
Italy 2011
Latvia 2011
Lithuania 2011
Macedonia 2012
Malta 2011
Moldova 2011
Netherlands 2011
Norway 2011
Portugal 2012
Russia 2012
Romania 2012
San Marino 2012
Serbia 2011
Slovakia 2011
Slovenia 2011
Spain 2011
Sweden 2012
Switzerland 2012
Turkey 2012
UK 2011
Ukraine 2011

2011 23
2012 18
 

Jopi

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Albania 2011
Austria 2012
Azerbaijan 2011
Belarus 2012
Belgium 2012
Bosnia & Herzegovina 2011
Bulgaria 2011
Croatia 2012
Cyprus 2012
Denmark 2011
Estonia 2012
Finland 2011
France 2012
Georgia 2011
Germany 2012
Greece 2012
Hungary 2011
Iceland 2012
Ireland 2012
Israel 2011
Italy 2012
Latvia 2011
Lithuania 2012
Macedonia 2012
Malta 2012
Moldova 2012
Netherlands 2011
Norway 2012
Portugal 2012
Russia 2011
Romania 2012
San Marino 2011
Serbia 2012
Slovakia 2011
Slovenia 2011
Spain 2012
Sweden 2011
Switzerland 2012
Turkey 2012
UK 2011
Ukraine 2012

2011: 17
2012: 24
 

FilipFromSweden

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I think 2011 was the best Eurovision Song Contest ever. But if Sweden winns in 2012. Baku is up for the best one ever ;)
 

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Total
2011; 24
2012; 17

There is update.

Iceland - 2012
Greece - 2012
Latvia - 2012
Albania - 2011 (Doesn't matter)
Romania - 2011
Switzerland - 2012
Belgium - 2011
Finland - 2011
Israel - 2011
San Marino - 2012
Cyprus - 2012
Denmark - 2012 (So hard to decide)
Russia - 2011
Hungary - 2011
Austria - 2011
Moldova - 2012
Ireland - 2011
Serbia - 2011
Macedonia - 2012
Netherlands - 2012
Malta - 2012
Belarus - 2012
Portugal - 2011
Ukraine - 2012
Bulgaria - 2012
Slovenia - 2011
Croatia - 2011
Sweden - 2011 (So hard to decide)
Georgia - 2011
Turkey - 2012
Estonia - 2011
Slovakia - 2012 (Both of them are good actly)
Norway - 2012 (Both of them are good actly)
Bosnia - 2011
Lithuania - 2012
United Kingdom - 2012 (Both of them are good actly)
Germany - 2012 (So hard to decide)
France - 2012
Italy - 2011
Spain - 2011
Azerbaijan - 2011

Total;
2011 - 20
2012 - 21

2012 is not best year IMO.
 

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* = both songs are excellent

:al: 2011
:at: 2011
:az: 2011(*)
:by: 2012
:be: 2012
:ba: 2012
:bg: 2011
:hr: 2012
:cy: 2012
:dk: 2012(*) --> second year in a row in my Top 5
:ee: 2011(*)
:fi: 2011
:fr: 2012
:ge: 2011
:de: 2012(*)
:gr: 2012
:hu: 2011(*)
:is: 2012
:ie: 2012
:il: 2011
:it: 2012
:lv: 2012
:lt: 2012
:mk: 2012
:mt: 2012
:md: 2012
:nl: 2012
:no: 2012
:pt: 2012
:ro: 2012(*)
:ru: 2011
:sm: 2012
:rs: 2012
:sk: 2011
:sl: 2012(*) --> second year in a row my number 3 :)
:es: 2012
:se: 2011(*) --> so hard to choose because Sweden is my number 1 two years in a row
:ch: 2011
:tr: 2012
:ua: 2012
:uk: 2011

2011: 14
2012: 27
 
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