Eurovision 2024: Norway
Apr. 9th, 2024 07:14 pmThis year due to life I don't have time to do my usual reviews so I am just poaching those done by Voyager
Norway History
This year due to life I don't have time to do my usual reviews so I am just poaching those done by Voyager
Norway History
Alessandra won both the jury and public vote in Melodi Grand Prix 2023 finishing with almost 100 points more than the second placed artist. This was a much better result than she finished with in The Voice - Norway last year, where she was knocked out in the first round of lives in week 4. Alessandra will also be the first act to perform at Eurovision 2023, opening Semi final 1. Good Luck to her there.
Queen of Kings does not fit into any genre snuggly. It is power-pop, dance with some operatic, folk, and fantasy elements. Not being able to decide on a genre is a very Eurovision thing and should go down well. Even if Alessandra nails the vocal, this needs a good performance. Perhaps wearing a cape that at the line "Nothing in this world can stop the spread of her wings", is picked up by the wind machine and ripples behind her, as if it is her wings and she is flying. Wind Machines and Scandi countries go together at Eurovision so this could be done.
This years Eurovision will be in the UK after they finished second last year and the Ukraine were unable to host because they are grifters who have no idea on diplomacy. In 1960 the UK also hosted after coming second the previous year when the Netherlands declined to host. That year was Norway's first and they sent Nora Brockstedt
Most Wins: Norway 3 (Latvia 1)
Most Entries: Norway 59 (Latvia 21)
Bookies Favourite: Norway 35/1 (Latvia 250/1)
Latvia:
Citi Zēni met at a song writing camp and released their debut album last year, and that is about the whole extent of their Bio. Subwoolfer have even less. They have a made up history, and even their names (Jim and Keith) appear fake. Both bands are sending novelty songs to Eurovision and the novelty of both of them wears off pretty quick
Subwoolfer have been popular with fans since their song was released and it ranked 1 with many of the fan groups. Citi Zēni have not had the same cut-through, and being in a semi with a couple of novelty songs it will be hard for them to make it in the face of the competition. Subwoolfer will probably fade in popularity closer to the event, that usually happens, but Citi Zēni will not over take them
In the end Subwoolfer have the better gimmick and the more memorable song. I personally dislike them both and if I never hear them again I would be happy, but Give that Wolf a Banana is technically better and has a ready made package an easily repeatable performance. Citi Zēni just has a cheap rip off of Epic Sax Guy
This round goes to Norway
Norway:
so in short, I doubt anything from this semi will win or even come close. either the song is dire or the performance it not good enough to get it votes.
Best performances: well... possibly slovenia
Auto non-qualifiers: either greece or poland wont qualify or both,
the highlight of this semi is clearly Jessica Mauboy
How could I forget Norway. Can you believe it? Well not so much forgot as purposely avoided, mainly because the 'stay' line hurts my ears. Can you guess the singer is a model and VJ by trade.... either is more believable than singer/songwriter.
the song isn't horrible, it is just tat chorus. it isn't that different to anything in the charts for the last 6 or so years, except for that chorus. This song could do well, if it wasn't for that chorus. I hate that chorus.
For a rating of one to ten, one being christian band and ten being Mardi Gras, this is well and truly a ten. I am am sure this is already being played at the court and the peel. it is a Eurovision song after all
This song sounds like something Turkey should be entering, but instead they send us.. well it was 1978. as for what Norway sends... well this was a year before ABBA.