Eurovision review: Romania
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passionpop Romania have been in 12 Eurovisions prior to this year and have constantly sent reasonable songs to Eurovision. Whether they went for popular summer pop with 'The Balkan girls' or Vocalists with greater than a 5 octave range like Mihai Trăistariu or even last years entry which, despite some of the lame lyrics, was an a highlight in an average year, and they still only managed third
Some say Romania hasnt won out of pity, because they would never be able to host the following years contest anyway. I think it is sh!t, why would they be sending Europe the best if they didnt want to win, and yet again, they are sending something which is right up there, Hotel FM
This is in my top three, not just because it is a fun song, not just because of the talent behind it and not even because if you squint a bit, the lead singer (David Bryan) looks a bit like David Tenant (moreso in the live version), but because it truly is one of the best songs this year. The live version is great and has a similar energy to the promo clip. It is all looking good for Eurovision for Romania
Since the semis came in, Romania has always finished in the finals and this song shouldn't just qualify, but should finish no lower than second in its semi. if it doesn't win its semi, I will be amazed, but then there are 8 songs I am yet to hear and it is also against Ireland, though this p!sses all over Jedward... I hope literally too...
If this year wasn't looking like such a strong year, I would put money on Romania. they should come somewhere close to their best result of third which they had last year and in 2005. They have everything except the politics going for them
Some say Romania hasnt won out of pity, because they would never be able to host the following years contest anyway. I think it is sh!t, why would they be sending Europe the best if they didnt want to win, and yet again, they are sending something which is right up there, Hotel FM
This is in my top three, not just because it is a fun song, not just because of the talent behind it and not even because if you squint a bit, the lead singer (David Bryan) looks a bit like David Tenant (moreso in the live version), but because it truly is one of the best songs this year. The live version is great and has a similar energy to the promo clip. It is all looking good for Eurovision for Romania
Since the semis came in, Romania has always finished in the finals and this song shouldn't just qualify, but should finish no lower than second in its semi. if it doesn't win its semi, I will be amazed, but then there are 8 songs I am yet to hear and it is also against Ireland, though this p!sses all over Jedward... I hope literally too...
If this year wasn't looking like such a strong year, I would put money on Romania. they should come somewhere close to their best result of third which they had last year and in 2005. They have everything except the politics going for them
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Date: 2011-04-10 06:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-04-15 01:26 pm (UTC)In the last 30 years, no-one has declined to host Eurovision. Even Ireland who won 4 out of 5 years from 1992-1996 (and three years in a row in that) still hosted every event, even if it meant one year it was hosted in a shed in a paddock somewhere. Israel was the last country to refuse to host in 1980, and that was the first time that when a country declined to host, the UK didn't host it for them (the UK hosted 4 events in 15 years that other countries had declined to host). I guess when other countries learned that the UK wasn't going to cover for them, they bit the bullet and hosted for themselves...
voting however is affected by a heap of factors, most of them political. it always makes predicting the results interesting