Super Sunday

It's time for another Eurosunday! This weekend had quite a few finals with some high points (Slovenia) and low points (Estonia).

Denmark - Denmark selected "All Night Long" by Simon Mathews. It's a cute, yet a little repetitive, song about having fun . I wasn't too taken with any of the Danish songs so I can't comment on the songs that didn't make it.

Estonia - I'm disappointed with the Estonian final, which selected "Leto svet" as its winner. I thought "365 days" and "Ice-cold story" (2nd and 3rd place in the national final) were much better songs and could have been memorable in Belgrade. Kreisiraadio seem to be this year's Todomondo, with a completely unmemorable song with multiple-language gimmick in order to pick up points.

Lithuania - "Nomads in the night" is my favorite Lithuanian entry from the past 3 years that I've been writing about Eurovision, but that's not saying much as I strongly disliked their last two entries. Jeronimas Milius sings a sentimental power ballad, and although his accent is a bit strong, he has a good voice. It's going to take a few listens for it to grow on me (and then it will probably jump to the top of my list), but I can see this appealing to fans with theatrical tastes.

Slovenia - This preselection was the highlight of my weekend. The final was of very good quality, and I would have been happy if half of the songs had won. Luckily the winner was my favorite, "Vrag naj vzame". It is probably destined to be a fan-favorite-that-goes-nowhere like "Je T'adore", but until that time comes I'll pretend that isn't the case and keep listening to this song on repeat.

Next week brings finals in Hungary, Moldova, and Norway, and semifinals in Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Romania, and Sweden. I'd like to see "We Are One" win in Moldova, and "Always always" in Norway (if it makes it past the last chance round), but those probably won't happen. I'm also looking forward to seeing "Dr Frankenstein" at the first Romanian semifinal, and of course I want to see what great (or not-so-great) songs Melodifestivalen will bring us this year. Next week my Eurosunday may be posted on Monday (because next Sunday I will be seeing the Spice Girls!!!!!)