Why hello there, lovely reinvigorated skating community! As yet another part of the #postordie initiative, I bring you a potentially browser-breaking post about..
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But first, some FAQ.
Question: What is Eurovision?
Answer: The best thing to happen to your life ever. I feel like this entry on the ontd-skating wiki explains it really well, but in case you're too lazy to click that, here's what you need to know. It's basically a huge contest that happens in Europe every year where each country enters a song and then all of Europe votes for the songs they like the best.
Question: Why are you posting about Eurovision on here?
Answer: Because once, a really long time ago (okay like 5 years ago), a guy that some of you might have heard of named Evgeni Plushenko was in Eurovision. Sadly he did not sing for us. Instead, he skated around the stage while Dima Bilan sang and flipped his hair in an epic way, and it was amazing ofc. Here, watch it:
Russia won that year, thus we have watchposts here. They have them on ONTD too, but theirs are lame and ours are better, lbr.
Question: So when's Eurovision this year?
Answer: Because there are so many entries (39, to be exact), it's split into two semi-finals. About half the songs compete in each semi-final. After each one, Europe votes and the most popular ones move through to the final. The two semi-finals are on May 14 and May 16. The final will be on May 18. Since it takes place in Sweden, you'll have to work out the time zones. Or just come to the watchpost later and someone will try to work them out for you. It's free to watch online, and you can stream it from the Eurovision website.
So here are the first half of the entries in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in the order that you would see them if you watched the first semi-final. These are all of the ~official~ videos that the countries have produced for their songs, but in the actual contest, they will all be performed live. In fact, one of the rules of Eurovision is you have to sing - you cannot lipsync. So in the contest, some of these songs may sound completely different (read: even worse).
Also FYI: Part 2 will be posted shortly and will have all the songs from the Big 5 + Sweden. The Big 5 countries are the UK, France, Italy, Spain, and Germany. They're called the Big 5 because they get ~automatic~ spots in the Eurovision final without even having to go through the semi. They get that because they put a ton of money toward putting on Eurovision. Sweden gets to be in their club this year because they won last year with this song.
Austria: Natália Kelly - Shine
This girl can sing. I approve. But she kind of looks 15. So that's weird.
Estonia: Birgit - Et uus saaks alguse
Another girl who can sing, but I'm bored. And mixing her up already with all the other songs just like this.
Slovenia: Hannah - Straight Into Love
So it's kind of like a girl karaoke singing to a mismatched dubstep track.
Croatia: Klapa s Mora - Mižerja
When this started I thought "o Il Divo with more members." That's basically what it turned out to be, except not as good.
Denmark: Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops
People really like this. I guess it's grown on me... a little... but I still think when she's singing and flailing about, she looks cray. And not in a good way. Like, in an I'm-on-too-many-prescription-drugs way. JMO.
Russia: Dina Garipova - What If
So.... I'm going to admit that I might actually enjoy this ballad... like really couldn't you see it in a Disney movie? Maybe a late 90s one, but still.
Ukraine: Zlata Ognevich - Gravity
Yawn @ the live performances of this. But the video is like some poorly done Disney special effects shit, so it's funny.
The Netherlands: Anouk - Birds
This is, like, serious music. This is not Eurovision music. It's also... dismal...
Montenegro: Who See - Igranka
And here we have yet another song with random dubstepy things happening in the middle. What even.
Lithuania: Andrius Pojavis - Something
He's creepy. No, really. This is this year's stalker song.
Belarus: Alyona Lanskaya - Solayoh
Well, at least it's upbeat. I like that. And actually, the more I listen to it, the more I wanna jam to the beat. It reminds me a little of a Helena Paparizou song, and that's never a bad thing. :)
Moldova: Aliona Moon - O Mie
Not epic sax guy so I'm not thrilled.
Ireland: Ryan Dolan - Only Love Survives
Aside from the fact that I kept thinking "WHERE'S JEDWARD GDI," this wasn't that bad I guess. Some DJ could do a decent club mix of it and it'd be better, I think.
Cyprus: Despina Olympiou - An Me Thimáse
She can sing, but it's boring. I agree with all the YT commenters who were like "bring back Ivi Adamou!"
Belgium: Roberto Bellarosa - Love Kills
If only he could sing better, this might be a good song.
Serbia: Moje 3 - Ljubav je svuda
THESE QUEENS. YOUR FAVES COULD NEVER!
Stay tuned for part 2, which will have all the songs from the second semi-final, as well as the big 5 + Sweden. But in the meantime...
| PART 1: THE FIRST SEMI-FINAL |
But first, some FAQ.
Question: What is Eurovision?
Answer: The best thing to happen to your life ever. I feel like this entry on the ontd-skating wiki explains it really well, but in case you're too lazy to click that, here's what you need to know. It's basically a huge contest that happens in Europe every year where each country enters a song and then all of Europe votes for the songs they like the best.
Question: Why are you posting about Eurovision on here?
Answer: Because once, a really long time ago (okay like 5 years ago), a guy that some of you might have heard of named Evgeni Plushenko was in Eurovision. Sadly he did not sing for us. Instead, he skated around the stage while Dima Bilan sang and flipped his hair in an epic way, and it was amazing ofc. Here, watch it:
Russia won that year, thus we have watchposts here. They have them on ONTD too, but theirs are lame and ours are better, lbr.
Question: So when's Eurovision this year?
Answer: Because there are so many entries (39, to be exact), it's split into two semi-finals. About half the songs compete in each semi-final. After each one, Europe votes and the most popular ones move through to the final. The two semi-finals are on May 14 and May 16. The final will be on May 18. Since it takes place in Sweden, you'll have to work out the time zones. Or just come to the watchpost later and someone will try to work them out for you. It's free to watch online, and you can stream it from the Eurovision website.
So here are the first half of the entries in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in the order that you would see them if you watched the first semi-final. These are all of the ~official~ videos that the countries have produced for their songs, but in the actual contest, they will all be performed live. In fact, one of the rules of Eurovision is you have to sing - you cannot lipsync. So in the contest, some of these songs may sound completely different (read: even worse).
Also FYI: Part 2 will be posted shortly and will have all the songs from the Big 5 + Sweden. The Big 5 countries are the UK, France, Italy, Spain, and Germany. They're called the Big 5 because they get ~automatic~ spots in the Eurovision final without even having to go through the semi. They get that because they put a ton of money toward putting on Eurovision. Sweden gets to be in their club this year because they won last year with this song.
Austria: Natália Kelly - Shine
This girl can sing. I approve. But she kind of looks 15. So that's weird.
Estonia: Birgit - Et uus saaks alguse
Another girl who can sing, but I'm bored. And mixing her up already with all the other songs just like this.
Slovenia: Hannah - Straight Into Love
So it's kind of like a girl karaoke singing to a mismatched dubstep track.
Croatia: Klapa s Mora - Mižerja
When this started I thought "o Il Divo with more members." That's basically what it turned out to be, except not as good.
Denmark: Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops
People really like this. I guess it's grown on me... a little... but I still think when she's singing and flailing about, she looks cray. And not in a good way. Like, in an I'm-on-too-many-prescription-drugs way. JMO.
Russia: Dina Garipova - What If
So.... I'm going to admit that I might actually enjoy this ballad... like really couldn't you see it in a Disney movie? Maybe a late 90s one, but still.
Ukraine: Zlata Ognevich - Gravity
Yawn @ the live performances of this. But the video is like some poorly done Disney special effects shit, so it's funny.
The Netherlands: Anouk - Birds
This is, like, serious music. This is not Eurovision music. It's also... dismal...
Montenegro: Who See - Igranka
And here we have yet another song with random dubstepy things happening in the middle. What even.
Lithuania: Andrius Pojavis - Something
He's creepy. No, really. This is this year's stalker song.
Belarus: Alyona Lanskaya - Solayoh
Well, at least it's upbeat. I like that. And actually, the more I listen to it, the more I wanna jam to the beat. It reminds me a little of a Helena Paparizou song, and that's never a bad thing. :)
Moldova: Aliona Moon - O Mie
Not epic sax guy so I'm not thrilled.
Ireland: Ryan Dolan - Only Love Survives
Aside from the fact that I kept thinking "WHERE'S JEDWARD GDI," this wasn't that bad I guess. Some DJ could do a decent club mix of it and it'd be better, I think.
Cyprus: Despina Olympiou - An Me Thimáse
She can sing, but it's boring. I agree with all the YT commenters who were like "bring back Ivi Adamou!"
Belgium: Roberto Bellarosa - Love Kills
If only he could sing better, this might be a good song.
Serbia: Moje 3 - Ljubav je svuda
THESE QUEENS. YOUR FAVES COULD NEVER!
Stay tuned for part 2, which will have all the songs from the second semi-final, as well as the big 5 + Sweden. But in the meantime...