Missing Out Songs

Fourth place in the Austrian selection went to "Back to Fantasy" by The Bandaloop. It's a dance song that doesn't stand out much from the total field from the national finals this Eurovision season, but it did stand out within this five-song final.


In Estonia's first semifinal, "The Missing Thing" by Anisa failed to qualify. It's a slightly quirky electro pop song, which is expected from Eesti Laul.


A favorite in the German national final that didn't make it was "One Love" by Söhne Mannheims. It's a smooth reggae pop song that would have been different than the usual in Eurovision but I would have liked to see it try in that field.


In their third heat, Hungary failed to advance "Hullócsillag" by Mónika Hoffmann. It's a contemporary pop ballad, which there is no shortage of in national Eurovision final land, but it is good at what it does, and the key change earns it bonus points.


An interesting song from the Latvian national final was "One" by Niko. It sounds very much like a song that you'd hear from a Korean boyband. I wonder if the songwriters have written any songs for that market...but that's for another post.


Spain eliminated "Revolución" from their four-song selection. It's a guitar pop song that's pleasant but feels kind of dated.


Sweden failed to advance "Alibi" by Eddie Razaz to its final. There seems to be a pattern this year in Melodifestivalen with each semifinal opening with a male singer performing a dance-pop song that sounds kind of similar (assuming Army of Lovers breaks this pattern). This one has a catchy chorus, but feels somehow both modern and dated, in a turn-of-the-millennium boy band way. I like it better than "Skyline" and worse than "Begging," but this one performed worse than those two.


What's happening next week? National finals in Greece and Ireland. Semifinals in Estonia, Hungary, Romania, and Sweden.