
{"id":4800,"date":"2025-05-15T13:20:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/?p=4800"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T13:11:15","slug":"serving-sass-and-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/2025\/05\/15\/serving-sass-and-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Serving sass and class&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-313e96b092ee0cd4cb5496c1b8730a39\">Here we go then with the rundown for the second semi-final. Ten more songs to make it through to the Grand Final on Saturday, with three more \u2018Big 6\u2019 performances. Interestingly this year, all \u2018Big 6\u2019 countries are singing in their native language. I\u2019m sure this doesn\u2019t happen very often? I\u2019m a big fan of music not in the English language, so let\u2019s take a look and listen\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b5826361c9fabb3718a3019324d014f4\"><strong>01&nbsp;&nbsp;Australia&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Milkshake Man&nbsp;<\/em>&#8211; Go-Jo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c75c1b5854e22d431e3b8382efa5610e\">We open (surprise surprise, Cilla) with an up-tempo song. No doubt it\u2019s a catchy pop song, but OMG (and maybe this is me showing my age), I can do without the innuendo. Yes, the ESC needs levity, giddiness and some songs that are essentially novelty. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn\u2019t. How the heck Windows95man made it through to the GF last year for Finland, but it did! And then tanked in the Grand Final. Let\u2019s file Australia\u2019s song in a similar category \u2013 thinks it\u2019s funny with all the innuendos about a man and his milk. I\u2019m just not here for it \u2013 it all feels a bit juvenile. Or maybe I\u2019m just grumpy! That said, this up-tempo pop song will get us going and let\u2019s see if it gets to the GF\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Go-Jo - Milkshake Man | Australia ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_08I6mjHSLA?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dc8d9b5ff7a3a457e1a5bde1a2955f99\"><strong>02&nbsp;&nbsp;Montenegro<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Dobrodosli<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; Nina \u017di\u017ei\u0107&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-792e1b3f61d274ed1313b01312735076\">Aah, the familiar moody Eastern European vibes from Montenegro. Orchestral opening with breathless vocals, it all progresses quite nicely &#8211; except it really doesn\u2019t go anywhere. It\u2019s almost the instrumental as chorus, and before we know it the last 25 seconds feels like it\u2019s going to crescendo, and then it doesn\u2019t quite. Second in the draw, will it be early doors for Montenegro? Let\u2019s see what the staging and performance can do\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nina \u017di\u017ei\u0107 - Dobrodo\u0161li | Montenegro ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ydMkpaB0CWk?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d05c8a6022f6b5238de8e18d14f0a34e\"><strong>03&nbsp;&nbsp;Ireland<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Laika Party<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 EMMY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a6ae51a9ece77b98399773517b445afd\">OK then, get your head around this. Ireland have sent a song to the ESC about Laika, a Soviet dog who was launched into space back in 1957 (3 November to keep the historians happy!). Awr. Stray dog goes to space \u2013 let\u2019s write a song about that, right? Nope, let\u2019s sugar coat the fact that she perished in space and hope that Laika is still alive, kids. I love the bonkers-ness of the lyrics, and I like the preposterous hope that she\u2019s still alive! That said, this is an earworm of a bop, and I like it a lot. Again, retro vibes, but also easily singalong-able. I\u2019m also quite fond of EMMY\u2019s Aqua-esque vocals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-630787b35ab2e6c15c8a1c1647706dcc\">I have shared with you the&nbsp;<em>Late Late Show<\/em>&nbsp;recording of the song, as filmed in the Old Library in Trinity College Dublin. My dear friend and Eurovision bestie Dr (Dame) Brian Singleton (mentioned on the blog every year) is made up that he\u2019s finally got to see Trinity College embrace the Eurovision. Brian will retire as Samuel Beckett Chair of Drama and Theatre later this year, so it\u2019s fitting for him that that this brilliant performance has been staged in the Old Library.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-577eea1de1806078679606f60ccde3f6\">I hope the kids get behind it and that it gets to the GF \u2013 just don\u2019t tell them the dog is dead \u2013 you have to put them to bed, remember\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EMMY: Laika Party EPIC Trinity College performance | The Late Late Show |  Ireland Eurovision 2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dM3miZJAxn4?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3f1939ffe7153c56fcdb5bbce737385b\"><strong>04&nbsp;&nbsp;Latvia&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Bur man laimi<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Tautumeitas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-45da7c66b7155e1ea6e50d80ca7d5393\">I find this a joyous song with an uplifting melody and jolly harmonies. And the chugging musical underscoring keeps the tempo going (I hope you are marvelling at my highly musicological description!). Can\u2019t wait to see how the performance is staged\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tautumeitas - Bur Man Laimi | Latvia ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RKw0OCgPV3s?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-63d50ab80578b4c735ca8e83581a8328\"><strong>05\u00a0\u00a0Armenia\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><em>Survivor<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Parg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e0a118b6588b7261e805b9b6700b810\">Will this be the curse of the song title for Armenia? Maybe not, as they\u2019ve qualified for the past three years. It\u2019s our first song in this semi-final with chanting in it. Probably that\u2019s the saving grace for it? Must admit, I got a bit bored\u2026 does anyone need their drinks\/snacks refreshing at this point?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PARG - SURVIVOR | Armenia ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RfH5o3XtI2c?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-938d598df408aae3faace2949b4bb60d\"><strong>06&nbsp;&nbsp;Austria<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Wasted<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Love<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; JJ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-320ab92426ba56540f7babf0e2c6f5f8\">And now for one of the biggies this year. This song has been tucked in behind Sweden in the betting odds for a while now. On first listen I wasn\u2019t sold on it, but it a Eurovision grower, I\u2019d say. A few listens in and I got it. I also get that it\u2019s more than adjacent to&nbsp;<em>The Code&nbsp;<\/em>from last year. Surely a song that overlaps with the song that won last year can\u2019t win this year? There are also flourishes on the chorus from Duncan Lawrence\u2019s winning song&nbsp;<em>Arcade<\/em>&nbsp;for The Netherland in 2019. Lather, rinse, repeat, right? \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-006e56b69a99aeddd578008e75626b6a\">What we have here is a song very much in the \u2018popera\u2019 stylings we see from time to time @ the ESC. Remember Malena Ernman with&nbsp;<em>La Voix&nbsp;<\/em>for Sweden in 2009, Cezar\u2019s&nbsp;<em>It\u2019s My Life&nbsp;<\/em>for Romania in 2013, and Kate Miller-Heidke\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Zero Gravity&nbsp;<\/em>for Australia in 2019. All mixing the pop with the opera vocals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c160131e7d8d24cac82a5339d210893e\">JJ\u2019s countertenor vocal gymnastics are impressive. And this song goes to show that you can\u2019t judge a song by the first two minutes and fifteen seconds, because the last thirty seconds is going to blow your mind (literally!). Can\u2019t wait to see how it\u2019s interpreted on stage\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JJ -  Wasted Love | Austria ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-ieSTNpxvio?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f89657ec6ca5f2835cffea7b8d080c73\">**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6ff17d68b8925cba7e5295eaa6487b39\">\u2018Big 6\u2019 time, UK styleeee\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-434162ce40df4be0cd49f57ffa4c909e\"><strong>United Kingdom<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>What the Hell Just Happened?<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; Remember Monday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ae76e2e47d260167e89bcac2695792f6\">I know I am generalising here, but don\u2019t we \u2013 every year \u2013 have a downer on our entry? Some years maybe with good reason, and with the receipts to prove why after the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3f4f3ac4903e70107299eb1b0fc5cd9d\">The first time I heard this song I just thought that the composers had used generative AI to put it together. You know \u201cwrite a song that sounds like Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan, please\u201d. I wasn\u2019t impressed. Also, I thought we\u2019d got over selecting failed talent show participants to be our entry? So, I was like \u2018meh\u2019 to it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e984e7c34aeb5ff16652ad926ad25520\">Cut to me listening to all the songs over the last fortnight, and the curiosity of the bonkers structure of the song took hold. Structurally, it\u2019s mad. But hey, mad can be good, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0f1d92775d6a68d73e0246549ee2d4c0\">Shades of Billy Joel\u2019s&nbsp;<em>My Life&nbsp;<\/em>on the melody on the verse (which bit you ask!). It\u2019s there if you know that song. Also, shades of Sam Ryder with the rock vibe on the chorus. Overall, not so much of a hot mess as I first thought. The girls can deffo sing, and performance will be key. Currently sitting at 11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in the betting odds. Their interview with Graham Norton was really good \u2013 and they come across as a nice girl group (it\u2019s on iPlayer if you missed it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Remember Monday - What The Hell Just Happened? | United Kingdom ??  | Official Music Video\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-hu6R3ZnOdY?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-67a861517f18a3383d5932a74b1c2f2a\">I have figured out that it reminds me of Girls Aloud\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Biology<\/em>. Now * that * is a bonkers song, but it\u2019s brilliant\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Girls Aloud - Biology (Official Music Video)\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bBPtP4t2J1k?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cae36fd30b622fbe0168738588f41e6e\">When all is said at done at the weekend, will it be Remember Monday, or forgotten by Tuesday? Time will tell\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f89657ec6ca5f2835cffea7b8d080c73\">**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-376783127958ca9a8b78978a2a3c45ca\"><strong>07&nbsp;&nbsp;Greece<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Asteromata<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Klavdia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5944ef8eb635e495a26bb5135a49f814\">This is Greece\u2019s musical Ronseal. They are staying in their lane \u2013 reassuringly so \u2013 and are doing pretty much what they say on the tin most years. They have sent this song to the ESC in previous versions, but I\u2019m not mad at that as I\u2019m glad to be transported to Greece metaphorically once a year\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Klavdia - Asterom\u00e1ta | Greece ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aDiq8J9h6vQ?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e1d4bc4819f592e9b596e9b79d06c9a3\"><strong>08&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>Lithuania&nbsp;<em>Tavo akys<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Katarsis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e520af3fa36c0414c9cebe816c45f529\">Gosh, there\u2019s not much rock in the Contest this year, so this will come as a welcome change of pace. Nothing else sounds like it, and with the grunge stylings it will have an audience\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Katarsis - Tavo Akys | Lithuania ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R2f2aZ6Fy58?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-26c41493aa82d3c5c7469bb3cf68b24a\"><strong>09&nbsp;&nbsp;Malta<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Serving<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; Miriana Conte<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4238c2c490aeca3828bb46be4b40d571\">Australia might be able to get away with a song with milk innuendos. Malta\u2019s song as performed at the national final didn\u2019t make it to the ESC. At the national final, Miriana\u2019s song was called&nbsp;<em>Kant<\/em>. No giggling at the back, let\u2019s be grown up about this. The word kant in Maltese means singing. Fine, what\u2019s wrong with that? Well, erm, you be the judge\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KANT - Miriana Conte | MESC 2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_4lsnIrjrIQ?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cc91be55c68e1952d9c916ebf8829bca\">Yeah, the milk man is one thing, but to those unfamiliar with the Maltese language, people will not think Miriana is serving singing. So yes, it\u2019s equally as juvenile as the Australian song, and probably as clever as it is imprudent. I gotta say though, in that version (I downloaded it months ago) it\u2019s an infectious bop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16901fc8f108b2dfd3130f079cbb7695\">So, Kant got canned. The fans have other plans in the arena, apparently, but bless them &#8211; the EBU will overlay the audio so we don\u2019t get served Kant at home. Deffo going through. I\u2019m sure the pre-Eurovision version gets more plays and downloads. In the meantime on stage Miriana is simply&nbsp;<em>Serving<\/em>\u2026 with a whole load of body positivivy\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Miriana Conte - SERVING | Malta ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sLVSwfRRvMA?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-996be257c9e1ed095511fb633f8308bd\"><strong>10&nbsp;&nbsp;Georgia<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Freedom<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; Mariam Shengelia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-43ee71cd8db99d77a6bb04c79855bd51\">Another switcheroo of a song, with a change of tempo between verse and chorus, and also a language change at the midway point. This song is giving emotional vocals, choral vibes, and unlike Montenegro, this actually builds to a crescendo on the chorus. I like it. Let\u2019s see how it\u2019s staged\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mariam Shengelia - Freedom | Georgia ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c3wu0dUNd4c?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f89657ec6ca5f2835cffea7b8d080c73\">**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ffe9daa785c1e0d194fbec105bd13d5f\"><strong>France<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>maman<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; Louane<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0b8a318c9c72a796636e83fad0311ecf\">The next of the \u2018Big 6\u2019 is a lovely chanson song by chanteuse Louane. Fabulous vocals and one of the best ballads (the best?), I\u2019d say. France\u2019s entry last year sung by Slimane,&nbsp;<em>Mon Amour,<\/em>&nbsp;was a special moment. If this is staged as it should be, it could be another top ten, maybe even top five finish. I have to say that the \u2018Big 6\u2019 have all pulled it out of the bag this year. Maybe they should all sing in a native language every year! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Louane - maman | France ?? | Showcase Performance | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pj2DTSLcNnI?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a65ade6665652bef71f9c8257fc7fd9b\"><strong>11&nbsp;&nbsp;Denmark<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Hallucination<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; Sissal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-466e5fc8a839a2be2171453cb4b8999f\">We\u2019re back in the generic pop banger zone. Snacks and nibbles may be calling. It\u2019s pretty much underscored with what sounds like Loreen\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Tattoo.<\/em>&nbsp;As RuPaul\u2019s Drag Gace UK alumnus Tace would say\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;The cheek, the nerve, the gall, the audacity and the gumption!&quot; - Tayce\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yW1tHoCnkwA?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sissal - Hallucination | Denmark ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gdCAgiSIOUc?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-26645ef05b6bf33c26c34ae15c554f84\">Does someone need to call a lawyer? \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5f9a1203be517b3ef70acb1f38518ee7\"><strong>12&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Czechia<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Kiss Kiss Goodbye<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; ADONXS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3e379435ebf17d99268fb4dbc2bc87d\">I think this is the best entry from Czechia in * years *. I hope it\u2019s staged as dramatically as the song sounds. It\u2019s in the top ten of the betting odds, so peeps must be liking what they see ands hear. Although it\u2019s another song that is adjacent to&nbsp;<em>The Code<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ADONXS - Kiss Kiss Goodbye | Czechia ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hm8CIICKAJU?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-457d8eaa872239e007e370c317473c88\"><strong>13&nbsp;&nbsp;Luxembourg&nbsp;<\/strong><em>La Poup\u00e9e Monte Le Son<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; Laura Thorn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ad8e79376966b5ea25933f70fa9eb876\">Luxemboug return with some&nbsp;<em>Poup\u00e9e&nbsp;<\/em>as they did when they won in 1965 with&nbsp;<em>Poup\u00e9e De Cire, Poup\u00e9e De Son<\/em>, sung by France Gall. Like her, Laura is serving energetic, youthful vibes in a frothy pop number\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Laura Thorn - La Poup\u00e9e Monte Le Son | Luxembourg ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LVHu_KwHiKY?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-81d99edbb66c021592c74acd61352dcc\">Any excuse for a Eurovision classic (written by Serge Gainsbourg)\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"France Gall - Poup\u00e9e De Cire, Poup\u00e9e De Son | Luxembourg ?? | Winner of Eurovision 1965\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PyFnDf8PvmU?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d72ded37a71b889783d2e7a61bc777a8\">Btw, when it won it was seen as the modernising of the ESC, after years of swooning, crooning, chanteuse-ing and generally music for mums and dads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9caf8c9018199318444dea5a83f4ecf7\"><strong>14&nbsp;&nbsp;Israel<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>New Day Will Rise<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; Yuval Raphael<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yuval Raphael - New Day Will Rise | Israel ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q3BELu4z6-U?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9f4b23a2864c247d59a0083c667f8900\">One of the best ballads in the Contest this year. Seemingly in denial of the geopolitics playing out beyond the Eurovision bubble, a song with saccharin lyrics like this I can\u2019t get on board with\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f89657ec6ca5f2835cffea7b8d080c73\">**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-324ec74908690808bb4ddc226846f197\">\u2018Big 6\u2019 time again\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ce2e7d57ceedafe79ef967815f50822c\"><strong>Germany<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Baller<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; Abor &amp; Tynna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fdee9f6f8b15b5462409da034f3da0b5\">We\u2019re back in the pop Tardis with more retro vibes. Techno vibes, pulsating rhythms and more fiddling. Love it (yes, I\u2019m a pop boy!). Germany tends to occupy the bottom five fairly regularly, so I hope an army of people of a certain age lift it higher than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Abor &amp; Tynna - Baller | Germany ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zJplC4-9Scs?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9a77dde1a1b310d3be039e389b57a69b\"><strong>15&nbsp;&nbsp;Serbia<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Mila<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Princ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8b7d0c56f4fd95bc7e7fb11a4d13d98c\">(I want to add an E to his name!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ac7b8ca067a7b953a352d0da7d3d53b9\">As with the Greek entry, this is reassuringly Serbian. I know my bestie Rachel will be all over this. Coming towards the end of SF2, and pretty much standing out from any other male vocalist in this anthemic oeuvre, I hope Princ without and E gets through\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Princ - Mila | Serbia ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/18BCbtvDcag?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-031a73c7415adbcf2e3e2d8479e168bc\"><strong>16&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Finland<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Ich komme<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; Erika Vikman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3f2d7993c937d262cedbcaafe9742849\">And finally, the last song of this semi-final. Or as the Finns would say, Ja lopuksi semifinaalin viimeinen kappale. I know, right!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5934045887f7044de2246be400f112f8\">As we started this semi-final with some (in my view) juvenile shenanigans from Australia, there\u2019s similar to follow from Finland. It feels like, post K\u00e4\u00e4rij\u00e4, this is Finland\u2019s tactic \u2013 seemingly provocative and risqu\u00e9 with a bit of a banger of a song, which it is. At the national final (which she won by a landslide), Erika straddled a canon whilst singing Ich komme. Classy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-41cf991d3f50282d1d25b5ca7c02ed4a\">Finland have been asked by the EBU to tone down the suggestive nature of the performance. Let\u2019s see how that shakes down. The song will bring down the house, I\u2019m sure. Sailing through to the final\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Erika Vikman - ICH KOMME | Finland ?? | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kg3QoTpnqyw?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-09b9e8ad75ebfea959be5a98db3afb71\">So, my fave five songs from this semi are\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-da0c2bde580c12f1618aba918a4c021d\">Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-19f0578118b27eafcd1dba4b64b61c2f\">Ireland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8df0b63bd1bf0507c432c5c3f26dd055\">Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3127a962118777ade48786b4827364e0\">Latvia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11f89c4f201207dc5840726905cfaed8\">Malta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-277d61d9fee4342ece92fa5ec07654b2\">How about you? Where will your votes go?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0a275fd92f61a935cd1abb6c81950b76\">Enjoy the second semi-final tonight. I\u2019ll be back tomoz with my take on all the action. \u2018Citing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1cd54dd5c27994647f0c07e7cfb04cf4\">Toodles,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-677d9b42eee5525b0d54fed8be6158c9\">\ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5adad159f838ce04c0330874e52c93aa\">xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we go then with the rundown for the second semi-final. Ten more songs to make it through to the Grand Final on Saturday, with three more \u2018Big 6\u2019 performances. Interestingly this year, all \u2018Big 6\u2019 countries are singing in their native language. 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