Eurovision Song Review: The Netherlands
Apr. 11th, 2013 06:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
passionpopCountry: The Netherlands
History...
Debut: 1956
Previous Appearances: 53
Wins: 4 (1957 - Corry Brokken 'Net als toen', 1959 - Teddy Scholten 'Een beetje', tie 1969 – Lenny Kuhr 'De troubadour', 1975 - Teach-in 'Ding-a-Dong')
2013...
Artist: Anouk
Song: Birds
This is up there with the favourites and I can understand why. It isn't the sound you expect. I have gone through just over 1/3 of the acts for 2013, but this could be the one. Not that I am ever right (except in 2009), but this could be just different enough to win.
It is quite dark and dreamlike. I would say nightmarish, but it doesn't have fear or anger. It is dark and sung so beautifully. Damn, I like it.
The Netherlands have only qualified for the final once since the semi final came in, this is an easy qualifier
I wish you got this kind of surprise more often when you asked someone to Sing Me a Song
History...
Debut: 1956
Previous Appearances: 53
Wins: 4 (1957 - Corry Brokken 'Net als toen', 1959 - Teddy Scholten 'Een beetje', tie 1969 – Lenny Kuhr 'De troubadour', 1975 - Teach-in 'Ding-a-Dong')
2013...
Artist: Anouk
Song: Birds
This is up there with the favourites and I can understand why. It isn't the sound you expect. I have gone through just over 1/3 of the acts for 2013, but this could be the one. Not that I am ever right (except in 2009), but this could be just different enough to win.
It is quite dark and dreamlike. I would say nightmarish, but it doesn't have fear or anger. It is dark and sung so beautifully. Damn, I like it.
The Netherlands have only qualified for the final once since the semi final came in, this is an easy qualifier
I wish you got this kind of surprise more often when you asked someone to Sing Me a Song