As much as I hate it my gut feeling tells me :nl: as he has some real momentum right now.
Other than those I'd say :hr: :uk: :ch: and :fr:. I'd include :no: had the juries not tried to tank it which is never a good sign.
They send a song in azerbaijani that features middle eastern sounds and it's still ''typical professional pop song''? You guys will really give that comment about anything nowadays
Ehh, I feel that's a bit harsh. They tried harder than anyone to get the gold medal 2009-2011 and then hosted the most expensive Eurovision ever, then sent another super strong entry the year after they hosted. They've just calmed down a bit. Their 2019 entry was quite ambitious as well and...
I will say this. I LOVED Who The Hell Is Edgar when it came out and I still do. Before May I envisioned there to be more stuff on stage for them, perhaps an office-like staging that they interacted with and with different moments. Instead they went for a computer game-like backdrop and called it...
::0 It's a boot
I have nothing against traditional / folk music, I love for example when Sirusho mixes traditional with pop in Pregomesh. I just don't like this, mostly because it's a 15 second song that's on repeat for 3 minutes.
I actaully feel a bit bad for Hera. First it's been this big scandal with the voting, the investigation, then RUV being unsure until the last minute. She must not have gotten to relax since her win.
Honestly iconic that the UK closed the show as hosts last year and Sweden opens the show as a host this year. It's also a perfect opener, imagine if we had sent a ballad.
Go listen to the raw mic feed video that has gone viral on Twitter, Marcus & Martinus had some of the best vocals this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGczdzN5TSo