{"id":789,"date":"2011-05-11T23:29:10","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T22:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/?p=789"},"modified":"2011-05-11T23:29:10","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T22:29:10","slug":"seconds-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/2011\/05\/11\/seconds-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Seconds out&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday was always going to be the more competitive of the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>There are a batch of good songs, good looking men, two sets of twins and a returning winner -Dana International (who I met in 2008, when in Belgrade &#8211; go on, look back on the blog!). \u00a0And yet today, in the semi-final dress rehearsal I did find my mind wandering.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m battling a bit of a cold, but I can&#8217;t let that interfere with a busy week. The dress rehearsal was sketchy &#8211; as it was on Monday. \u00a0A few long delays whilst the technical difficulties were solved. \u00a0The huge LED screen which is the backdrop for the impressive stage failed today &#8211; can you imagine if that happened on the night! \u00a0It was fixed in due course and the rehearsal continued. \u00a0Below is the existing footage once again, with my pithy insights. \u00a0I said pithy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>01.Bosnia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sPyVQCmGsYo&#038;feature=related<\/p>\n<p>I like the song, but I don&#8217;t like it when I watch it. It should get through, but then again?<\/p>\n<p><strong>02. Austria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Austria - &quot;The Secret is Love&quot; - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Oc13B1ofQS4?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&#8217;s really impressive that Nadine starts (for a prolonged period) singing without a backing track. \u00a0Especially because she did it \u00a0note perfect today. \u00a0It wasn&#8217;t on my radar before today, but she was channeling Christina Aguilera in what was a great vocal display. \u00a0Like Lithuania the other day I think this will go through, as there aren&#8217;t many diva ballads this year &#8211; and this is quite a good one. Great backing vox also. It&#8217;s the kind of song that Alexandra Burke might have sang as the finale song for the X Factor a few years back<\/p>\n<p><strong>03. The Netherlands<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Netherlands - &quot;Never Alone&quot; - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0PP3ViOSOXg?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 quite like this (not quite a guilty pleasure), but the staging is dull, and the lead singer needs to wash his hair. \u00a0No, really&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>04. Belgium<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Belgium - &quot;With Love Baby&quot; - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tqnFq8QDciQ?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>Again &#8211; brave to do acapella, but adios amigos&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>05. Slovakia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Slovakia - &quot;I&#039;m Still Alive&quot; - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V7UmV6FYvmA?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>These girls are a bit like Jedward (ahem). One can sing and one can&#8217;t. Unlike Jedward this will struggle to get through as the vocals were ropey today. If they get it right on the night it might go through.<\/p>\n<p><strong>06. Ukraine <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ukraine - &quot;Angel&quot; - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1XrNvUiGVhg?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>Mark my words, you will not remember the song after you hear it on the night. Why? \u00a0Because &#8211; and whilst it is a clever concept &#8211; the backdrop to the performance on the LED screen is a female artist who does &#8216;sand art&#8217;. It&#8217;s really clever &#8211; but you will get absorbed in that rather than the song.<\/p>\n<p><strong>07. Moldova<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Moldova - &quot;So Lucky&quot;  - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_wUMGupcSiQ?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>&#8220;So Lucky&#8221;? \u00a0to sit through this &#8211; not so sure. \u00a0The band wear those cone hats that the Pet Shop Boys used way back in 1993. \u00a0And then there is a woman on a unicycle. I&#8217;m sorry &#8211; I don&#8217;t watch Britain&#8217;s Got Talent because I don&#8217;t want to see random acts like this! Going home&#8230; them, not me!<\/p>\n<p><strong>08. Sweden<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sweden - &quot;Popular&quot;  - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9YF3-Ep7zzI?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>My friends and students know that I likes me a bit of schlager, and I follow the Melodifestivalen (the Swedish process to select their entry) religiously for six weeks each year. \u00a0This is the best of the bunch this year, but he just doesn&#8217;t have a very strong vocal. \u00a0The Melodifestivalen backing tracks masked his vocal inabilities, but the Eurovision stage is very unforgiving (as you probably noticed!). That said, excellent choreography &#8211; and the &#8216;smashing effect&#8217; will look stunning when you see it. \u00a0Surely (kiss of death) going through?<\/p>\n<p><strong>09. Cyprus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cyprus - &quot;I Loved You Like An Angel&quot; - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eqPEsx1Disk?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>Effective concept on stage &#8211; but is the song memorable enough?<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Bulgaria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bulgaria - &quot;Na Inat (For Spite)&quot; - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PNU9_3kUouc?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>Great set of pipes, but one of many female artist who just screech their way through a song. Adios&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. FYROM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FYR Macedonia - &quot;Ruskina (Russian Girl)&quot; - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lKz3zzUpFGM?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>Not their year, again&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>12. Israel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Israel - &quot;Ding Dong&quot; - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YN6eEqrgEgI?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>An icon of the ESC returns. Well-loved is Dana international, but there is a feeling that this song is a disappointment after her winning song &#8220;Diva&#8221; took the title back in Birmingham in 1998. \u00a0I like the track, but I expected more. \u00a0That said, she is the only artist (other than the Danish lead singer) to use the entire stage. Given that she alone changed gender politics and amplified sexuality within the context of ESC, I&#8217;d like to see it go through.<\/p>\n<p><strong>13. Slovenia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Slovenia - &quot;No One&quot; - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-8tDOQCpiEI?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>14. Romania<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Romania - &quot;Change&quot; - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/96be3a5Wl8U?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>Going through for sure. Romania finished in third place last year and have a great track record in the Contest over the years. Right, Ruxandra? :D. The lead singer if from the UK &#8211; and he had, well, let&#8217;s call it a moment of madness, when he posted more than his holiday snaps on the web&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>15. Estonia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Estonia - &quot;Rockefeller Street&quot; - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8YOcbjWgEpg?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>A youthful artist and track. I thought the staging might be a bit out of date. Having seen it today it is a carbon copy of their national final performance, but it has been done well, and I think it&#8217;ll go through and do well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>16. Belarus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Belarus - &quot;I Love Belarus&quot; - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9T2d_woxdLQ?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>Anyone know the address of the Belarus Tourism Board?<\/p>\n<p><strong>17. Latvia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Latvia - &quot;Angel in Disguise&quot;  - Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - BBC One\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q7nehTefok4?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>Any song which uses the word &#8216;thigh&#8217; in the lyrics must be sent home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>18. Denmark<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eurovision 2011 - Denmark - A Friend in London - New Tomorrow\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p_fFy5Icbh0?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>As I arrived at the press centre today these guys were in the security queue in front of me. \u00a0They are surprisingly &#8216;ickle. Telly really does wonders for some people! Nice guys \u00a0&#8211; and a fantastic performance should see this sail through. \u00a0You will love it. The second song of the night to mention diamonds and pearls (there are a lot of doubles this year). That&#8217;s a euro fact, readers!<\/p>\n<p><strong>19. 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