{"id":1351,"date":"2016-05-07T18:36:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T17:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/?p=1351"},"modified":"2016-05-07T18:48:28","modified_gmt":"2016-05-07T17:48:28","slug":"esc2016-abba-dabba-doo-heres-semi-final-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/2016\/05\/07\/esc2016-abba-dabba-doo-heres-semi-final-two\/","title":{"rendered":"ESC2016: Abba-dabba-doo, here&#8217;s semi-final two&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, we have to select another ten songs to make it through to the Grand Final on 14 may. Don&#8217;t forget to tune into BBC 4 in the UK, on Thursday 12 May at 8.00pm. And remember that at Eurovision YOU DECIDE!<\/p>\n<p><strong>01: LATVIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Justs \u2013 Heartbeat<\/p>\n<p>We start the second semi-final with one of my faves this year. One of the more contemporary songs, with hints of old school electronica. Justs has a hint of David Tennant about him, doesn\u2019t he\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Justs - Heartbeat (Latvia) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O_J8cb2bvcY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It feels effortlessly cool, and I really hope it gets to the final.<\/p>\n<p><strong>02: POLAND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Micha? Szpak &#8211; Colour Of Your Life<\/p>\n<p>There was a bit of a kerfuffle in the Eurovision fan community when the much fancied, and much backed at the bookies, Edyta G\u00f3rniak didn\u2019t win the Polish selection. She had previously represented Poland back in 1994 (their debut year) and finished as runner-up to Ireland. There was much anticipation and expectation that she would get the ticket to Stockholm. However the surprise winner was Micha? Szpak.<\/p>\n<p>There aren\u2019t many big ballads performed by men this year (although a couple in this semi-final), and this is reassuringly familiar and uplifting. I hope it makes it to the final.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Micha\u0142 Szpak - Color Of Your Life (Poland) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sjup9PJ25LM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(I envy him that hair and that wind machine :D)<\/p>\n<p><strong>03: SWITZERLAND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rykka &#8211; The Last Of Our Kind<\/p>\n<p>Currently at the foot of the bookies betting odds, which I can\u2019t quite figure. Sure, it\u2019s a bit vanilla and generic, but I wouldn\u2019t have put is as the weakest song we will hear next week. Then again, the staging is a bit lifeless, which doesn\u2019t help.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rykka - The Last Of Our Kind (Switzerland) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SPpfb3jRaHQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Taxi for Switzerland?<\/p>\n<p><strong>04: ISRAEL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hovi Star &#8211; Made of Stars<\/p>\n<p>Probably my favourite male vocal this week, and the better of the male ballads I\u2019d say. The familiar Sam Smith stylings and sound, as well as what should be a passionate stage performance, should see it through to the final. I\u2019m sure it will be popular with the juries, which will help.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hovi Star - Made of Stars (Israel) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SpWKfcjXcp0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>05: BELARUS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IVAN &#8211; Help You Fly<\/p>\n<p>It has been reported that IVAN had requested to perform naked, and accompanied with live wolves. I haven\u2019t seen his rehearsal footage so far, but I guess we all know the EBU said no to both requests. That would have made a rather underwhelming song a bit more memorable!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IVAN - Help You Fly (Belarus) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-13I_VF5d4k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>06: SERBIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ZAA Sanja Vu?i? &#8211; Goodbye (Shelter)<\/p>\n<p>Serbia are one of a bunch of countries who now prefer to sing in English, yet retain the accents of their own music styles. This is a good crossover of the two. A great vocal places Sanja as the diva of this semi-final. Why else embody the ultimate diva, Maria Callas!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ZAA Sanja Vu\u010di\u0107 - Goodbye (Shelter) (Serbia) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mqh-XVcjmHc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a007: IRELAND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nicky Byrne \u2013 Sunlight<\/p>\n<p>If Sweden win again this year they will eclipse Ireland and have the most Eurovision wins. Currently Sweden and Ireland both have six trophies, but I don\u2019t think Ireland will be challenging for their seventh victory this year. Nicky Byrne seems all kinds of likeable, but this track is perhaps a little too generic to make an impact. Mind you, Westlife fans across Europe might give it a boost..<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nicky Byrne - Sunlight - Ireland - 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DCXueTvhjNo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>08: F.Y.R. MACEDONIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kaliopi \u2013 Dona<\/p>\n<p>One of a few returnees to Eurovision, Kaliopi is once again giving it some welly this year. A powerful vocal, but to our ears a rather repetitive lyric on the chorus. She made it through to the final back in 2012, and much like Nicky Byrne she might have a committed fanbase to give her a helping hand\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kaliopi - Dona (F.Y.R. Macedonia) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fd8WHhNWp4c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>09: LITHUANIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Donny Montell &#8211; I\u2018ve Been Waiting For This Night<\/p>\n<p>Like Kaliopi, Donny participated in 2012. He\u2019s back with a contemporary song, another that you have heard before, right? Lithuania have a good track record of progressing to the final, and I wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see them there again this year\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Donny Montell - I\u2018ve been waiting for this night (Lithuania) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7cAIsbUczSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>10: AUSTRALIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dami Im &#8211; Sound Of Silence<\/p>\n<p>The novelty of Australia being invited to participate as part of the 60<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary celebrations last year received a mixed response from some fans. Was this pushing the boundary of where the Contest belongs? Perhaps. Then again, Azerbaijan and Israel are both technically on the periphery of Europe and beyond, so why not include Australia? One of the main reasons for the invitation was due to the HUGE popularity of the ESC down under. Each year the contest is broadcast to an eager audience, and they even do their own televote, you know \u2013 just for fun. I guess it seemed like a no-brainer for the EBU to do something bombastic and inject a frissance of the unexpected to the anniversary year, and invite Australia to join the party.<\/p>\n<p>A well received song and a top five finish suggested that there <em>was<\/em> broad appeal and acceptance for Australia in the ESC last year, and so they have been invited back. However this year they have to qualify for the Grand Final &#8211; something which seems like a certainty. I think this song is actually much better than Guy Sebastian\u2019s last year. This year Dami Im takes here place in the battle of the divas with a contemporary ballad\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dami Im - Sound Of Silence (Australia) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2EG_Jtw4OyU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Such are the legalities of the ESC, the lyrical reference to FaceTime at the start of the song had to be cleared. A few years back San Marino had to re-work Valentina Monetta\u2019s song which was originally titled <em>Facebook Uh, Oh, Oh<\/em>. It later became <em>The Social Network Song<\/em>. It\u2019s a silly old world sometimes, isn\u2019t it! First World problems, I guess\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>11: SLOVENIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ManuElla &#8211; Blue and Red<\/p>\n<p>When asked about her performance, ManuElla said, \u201c<em>tonight Matthew, I\u2019m going to be Taylor Swift.\u201d<\/em> \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>It seems like Slovenia have tried a little too hard this year, mixing a whole load of elements to produce something that&#8217;s all a bit too clich\u00e9, right? A song from Taylor Swift\u2019s back catalogue, a costume change (circa Bucks Fizz 1981), lyrics 101, and a wind machine. The song isn\u2019t terrible, but the whole package needs work. But hey, I haven\u2019t seen it on the Eurovision stage yet, so it might have been tweaked. That said, I can\u2019t see it in the final.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ManuElla - Blue and Red (Slovenia) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XRzASa4mDzY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a012: BULGARIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Poli Genova &#8211; If Love Was A Crime<\/p>\n<p>This feels quite generic to me, but it seems to be quite popular with the bookies. I think the weakest bit for me is the chorus &#8211; it doesn\u2019t hook me &#8211; whereas the verses and bridge do. The rather dated looking music video doesn\u2019t add anything, so if the staging is right I think it will get through to the final.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Poli Genova - If Love Was A Crime - ?? Bulgaria - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2016\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yKsNfccUTuk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a013:DENMARK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lighthouse X &#8211; Soldiers Of Love<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019ve been a bit disappointed with the songs Denmark have selected over the last few years. In fact, of all the Nordic countries, only Sweden have really managed to stay on trend and on target with consistently modern sounding pop songs. Much like last year, Denmark\u2019s grasp on the Eurovision plot seems to be weakening. This is one of those songs you have heard before, but it sounds dated to my ear, and I\u2019m not sure qualification for the final is a certainty\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lighthouse X - Soldiers Of Love (Denmark) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/abiss5VZn14?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That said, look at the effort that Denmark go to in their selection process \u2013 makes our meagre BBC effort look embarrasing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14: UKRAINE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jamala \u2013 1944<\/p>\n<p>No place for politics at the Eurovision? Somehow Ukraine have managed to send a song with an undeniable political subtext\/political reading. Check out these lyrics:<\/p>\n<p><em>When strangers are coming&#8230;<br \/>\nThey come to your house,<br \/>\nThey kill you all<br \/>\nand say,<br \/>\nWe\u2019re not guilty<br \/>\nnot guilty.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Where is your mind?<br \/>\nHumanity cries.<br \/>\nYou think you are gods.<br \/>\nBut everyone dies.<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t swallow my soul.<br \/>\nOur souls.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It seems that the lyrics address the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in the 1940s by the Soviet Union, and the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea. No politics there, then? The EBU have deemed the song as non-political, so we\u2019re being told to not read it as such, but how can we not make those connections?<\/p>\n<p>This is a really strong song and performance\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jamala - 1944 (Ukraine) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oxS6eKEOdLQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The song might need more than one listen, but when you get the hook and the vibe, you\u2019ll love it, like I do. I think the Contest is due an upset, and an unexpected winner. If ever there was going to be that surprise, I think it\u2019s this song. As the late Terry Wogan used to say, \u201cI have a strong feeling\u201d\u2026 we might be in Kiev next year\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>15: NORWAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Agnete &#8211; Icebreaker<\/p>\n<p>I think the same of this entry for Norway as I do for Denmark. What\u2019s worse about this song is the odd shift of tempo. A real mismatch of two songs in one. As with Denmark, I think it\u2019s adios Norway at this stage this year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Agnete - Icebreaker (Norway) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BhFQaas5wFQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>16: GEORGIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz &#8211; Midnight Gold<\/p>\n<p>Georgia have a tradition of sending rockier numbers to the Contest, and there is room for songs in the mix which feel a little left of centre. This is one of them. Totally not the Eurovision sound, but then, what is that sound? Looks like the Gallagher brothers lurking in the background\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz - Midnight Gold (Georgia) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y5VynlW6Xeo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>17: ALBANIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eneda Tarifa \u2013 Fairytale<\/p>\n<p>And probably for the first time in this semi-final, it\u2019s time for me to multi-task. I really must put the bins out\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eneda Tarifa - Fairytale (Albania) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/je1ICZiKT4g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>18: BELGIUM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Laura Tesoro &#8211; What&#8217;s The Pressure<\/p>\n<p>And so we end the second semi-final where we started the first. This is probably one of the more blatantly familiar sounding songs in the competition, but my inner disco diva *loves* it.<\/p>\n<p>Where\u2019s the baseline hook from, <em>Another One Bites The Dust\/Good Times<\/em>? Where\u2019s that sassy brass and chorus from, <em>Uptown Funk\/Oops Upside Your Head<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Laura Tesoro - What&#039;s The Pressure (Belgium) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iP3USrYpr5w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t care! There\u2019s enough youthful energy and just enough 2016 stylings in there for it to work (isn\u2019t that right, Fleur East?!). I hope Laura and her gang make it to the final. There aren\u2019t too many hands-in-the-air hip-swivelling songs in the mix this year, so we need it to make it through!<\/p>\n<p>So that\u2019s it. The second-semi final. Have you chosen ten songs to go to the final? Perhaps a cheeky recap would help\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Official Recap: Semi - Final 2 (2016 Eurovision Song Contest)\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/agCBqchDCN8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For me, watching all these videos is always a little distracting, as they don\u2019t always make the songs sound good. And for as much as it is probably better to judge the merits of the songs by listening to them alone, it is only when we see them on the Eurovision stage in their final form that we can actually judge their impact. I think we have a potential winner in both of the semi-finals, which makes it interesting! Dun dun dur!<\/p>\n<p>And &#8211; even more exciting than that &#8211; for me there is also a potential winner amongst the \u2018Big 5\u2019 and Sweden. More on that later, my euro-chums\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, we have to select another ten songs to make it through to the Grand Final on 14 may. Don&#8217;t forget to tune into BBC 4 in the UK, on Thursday 12 May at 8.00pm. 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