As expected there was a rush to send in the entries for the Swiss selection and in the end there are over 300 songs. Many previous Eurovision stars have entered from DQ (Denmark 2007) to Miodio (San Marino 2008), from local stars Mariella Farré (1983 and 1985) to Piero Esteriore (2004) and Todomondo (Romania 2007). Also names from the various national selections like Rosman Pace (Malta) and Ville Laaksonen (Finland, as composer), and names from Idols here and there like Sarah Burgess (USA) and Vittoria Hyde (Italy). Many (too many if you ask me) foreign artists from all over the world have entered with many from countries like Italy, Malta, Poland, Finland, Ireland, South Africa and so on singing in various languages. And far too many "artists" lacking any self critic and totally without singing voice with totally forgettable songs. But that's what you get when you want to have a totally open internet selection. Swiss TV has apparently learned nothing from Spain for example. Also as writers we see familiar names from Paula Seling to Carlos Coelho-Andrej Babic. Anyways, all entries are here. Don't forget this blog's favourite Marco Olivieri who's interview you can read here.
I could start lecturing how I would like to have some national sense in all this today's Eurovision but I guess that's already a lost battle and so sad. I firmly believe the artists and the writers should come from the country they represant - especially when most of the songs have lost already completely any hint wherefrom they come from being all the same musically and in most cases also lyrically.
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