Wanting Mas

As the Olympics wound up, another weekend of Super Saturday and Sunday in the Eurovision selection sphere took place.

Estonia had their second semifinal. Happily, my favorite song of their whole selection was one of the qualifiers, but that's a post for another week. My favorite of the non-qualifiers was NION's “Muud pole vaja,” a sweet electro pop song with that little bit of Estonian quirkiness.

After weeks of heats and semifinals, Hungary finally had their national final. My favorite of the lot was “We all” by Bogi. The acoustic guitar and the positive lyrics give this a peppy upbeat feel.

Latvia had their final, choosing their Eurovision entry and confirming that dessert-themed songs is a 2014 trend. Niko performed the dance-pop “Here I am again.” Usually throwing out a term like “Melodifestivalen reject” sounds like an insult, but this song is a much better version of David Lindgren's “Shout It Out” from Melodifestivalen 2012. Better costuming too!

Spain had a five-song final. One of the contenders that didn't win was the contemporary ballad “Run (Mas)” by Brequette. It's one of those ballads like “Wrecking Ball” or even Sweden's still-in-contention “Undo.” The bilingual lyrics work well for this emotional song.

Sweden had their fourth semifinal. The fifth place song was “Hela natten” by Josef Johansson. It's ballad co-written by the writers of “Euphoria,” how could it go wrong?