Eurovision update
Jan. 30th, 2009 08:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jawnbcWell. This year's Eurovision is shaping up to be very, very interesting.
First the UK got Andrew Lloyd Weber to write their entry and help select an artist (we find out who and the song on Saturday). He even persuaded Dianne Warren to pen the lyrics: Warren is arguably the most successful contemporary American songwriter today, having written mega-hits for Céline, Aerosmith, LeeAnne Rimes and all other sorts of artists.
Then Bosnia & Herzegovina again picks something different, this time progressive rock. Regina is one of the remaining Sarajevo school of rock bands still touring. They're polished professionals, so it'll come down to the song and audience taste. When a small country like Bosnia manages to send 5 polished, professional acts in 6 years (I'm leaving out Feminem), the bigger ones shouldn't grouse about its success.
But the big news is France. Yesterday France 3 (the public TV network that now carries the Contest) confirmed that Patricia Kaas will be carrying the tricouleur in Moscow. Having an artist of her calibre would be a coup in any year, but Kaas is very popular in Russia. And Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria. You might also be able to discern from her name that Kaas's first language is German: she's from the Lorraine region bordering Germany.
Here's a clip of her singing live:
She's a great vocallist and she's bringing sexy back to the Eurovision. Vive la France!
This weekend we'll also find out who will represent Romania, Andorra, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands and Slovenia. Romania's 12 song final has about...10 really good songs in it. Andorra's 3? Not so much. Denmark we've not seen live yet (no semi-finals this year, just a final), and Finland's got a couple of songs that could do well. The Netherlands de Toppers (think gay Frank Sinatra x 3) will have their song selected for them by the Dutch public: all are uptempo pop songs, none stand out. Slovenia always has a handful of great songs...which rarely get the ticket to the Contest itself.
*squee*
First the UK got Andrew Lloyd Weber to write their entry and help select an artist (we find out who and the song on Saturday). He even persuaded Dianne Warren to pen the lyrics: Warren is arguably the most successful contemporary American songwriter today, having written mega-hits for Céline, Aerosmith, LeeAnne Rimes and all other sorts of artists.
Then Bosnia & Herzegovina again picks something different, this time progressive rock. Regina is one of the remaining Sarajevo school of rock bands still touring. They're polished professionals, so it'll come down to the song and audience taste. When a small country like Bosnia manages to send 5 polished, professional acts in 6 years (I'm leaving out Feminem), the bigger ones shouldn't grouse about its success.
But the big news is France. Yesterday France 3 (the public TV network that now carries the Contest) confirmed that Patricia Kaas will be carrying the tricouleur in Moscow. Having an artist of her calibre would be a coup in any year, but Kaas is very popular in Russia. And Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria. You might also be able to discern from her name that Kaas's first language is German: she's from the Lorraine region bordering Germany.
Here's a clip of her singing live:
She's a great vocallist and she's bringing sexy back to the Eurovision. Vive la France!
This weekend we'll also find out who will represent Romania, Andorra, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands and Slovenia. Romania's 12 song final has about...10 really good songs in it. Andorra's 3? Not so much. Denmark we've not seen live yet (no semi-finals this year, just a final), and Finland's got a couple of songs that could do well. The Netherlands de Toppers (think gay Frank Sinatra x 3) will have their song selected for them by the Dutch public: all are uptempo pop songs, none stand out. Slovenia always has a handful of great songs...which rarely get the ticket to the Contest itself.
*squee*
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Date: 2009-01-30 10:16 pm (UTC)