A bit of a disappointing Melodifestivalen this year led to this extremely formulaic entry from Sweden. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Sweden – I Can’t Do This Again →

Supernova is usually one of my favorite events out of the national finals and while Latvia’s winners deserved to win, they didn’t really beat anyone to do it making me feel like Latvia could have been holding back on us. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Latvia – Where We Draw The Line →

I don’t have anything clever to say about Iceland because Iceland didn’t send their clever entry and instead sent this (still great) more standard song. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Iceland – Cut Like Paper →

This is a completely unique song but there’s a lot of things to unpack also. There’s also a long part where there is no singing during the song as well so we’ll see if that spells trouble for Hungary. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Hungary – Make Some Noise →

Israel is one of the few countries to send three male solo singers in a row (sans band even!). I don’t know what it is in the water there but it’s brought them good luck so power to them. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Israel – I Feel Okay →

Germany really needs to sort itself out. As novel as the things have been the past three years, Germany isn’t wracking up the points and it’s unlikely to do so this year either… Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Germany – Not Going to Make a Titanium Comparison →

This is surprisingly high for me to rank San Marino two years in a row. What can I say? I’m inhabited by the spirit of the night. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: San Marino – Spirit of Serhat →

Greece actually subtly changed their song but I really had to listen to it 3 times to hear the tiny changes so who knows what’ll happen by the time we get to Eurovision. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Greece – Is THIS Love? →

Armenia. Almost always the last to release their song and this year was no exception. I think it’s hard to be the last one because there’s a danger where you have to compete with 42 other songs already released so, how’d we do? Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Armenia – Release Your Song with Me →

Completing the set of sub 21 year boys in Eurovision it’s Ireland. I don’t know if Ireland knows if it even wants to win anymore but at least this years song is the polar opposite of their song last year. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Ireland – 20 Year Old Sings Age Appropriate Song →