Danish TV has put the full songs online and this blogger takes a moment to listen them through. As usual a very strong line up in Denmark, and I am repeting myself but usually the Danish entries I like a lot don't do well in Eurovision, and the other way round. Let's see how it goes this year! By hearing only the songs are very hard to judge, as I like most of them. Or let me rephrase that: I can listen them without problems and wanting to turn them off after a minute as usually happens with most of the national selection songs - all those hundreds of them a true fan and blogger has to hear every winter. The live performance and staging can kill a song, or make it stand out so I think the competition is that department is more crucial than ever this year. There is no clear favorite it seems and it all comes down to those three minutes this Saturday... I had two clear favorites in the end.... or maybe three. Listen yourself here.
1. Frederikke - Jeg har hele tiden vidst det ***
A song in Danish opens the show and it's a fresh pop song. I like the sound and the arrangement and it all sounds very Danish indeed. (Whatever that means)
2. Brinck - Human ***
Brinck returns and his song is quite different from his previous effort that I liked a lot. This one has quite an acoustic feel to it. Not bad, but in this line up unfortunately not among the best ones...
3. Kate Hall - I'm not alone ***1/2
One of the favourites and no wonder why. This is popstastic in Kati Wolf way. Only Kati was stronger vocally and also had a stronger melodyline.
4. Louise Dubiel - Rejs dig op **
This sticks out from the usual pop formula a bit but I don't think this is very interesting or strong. (This said, this propably wins, lol) It starts, goes on and ends up nowhere....
5. Daze - We own the universe **
Back to the 1990's. In Finland Movetron tried to relive their 90's glory in national finals but it didn't work out that well (nor in Latvia or was it Lithuania they tried last year, too) and I doubt this will work in Denmark either. Nothing original, just nice familiar sounds and melodylines in this one...
6. Simone - Stay awake ***
A very haunting intro but then ... the snippet was much more promising than this is in the end. Sounds like an easy number to stage for dancers and stuff. Somehow this sounds very familiar at times.... what is it? Nice drums though.
7. Jack Rowan feat. Sam Gray - Invincible ****
Clearly the most interesting track so far. I like Sam's vocals, the song develops and grows and one can imagine a huge light show with this one :-) This follows a bit the Loreen sound, and Carola already tried to be invincible once but how did that end? Somehow also this lacks the last gear to make it really something good....
8. Emmelie De Forest - Only teardrops *****
Interesting voice, nice guitars and... it only gets better! Brings back memories of Titanic (in a good way), it's catchy and memorable the way Soluna Sumay was that I loved and what happened to her? Anyways, my favourite so far by far!
9. Albin - Beautiful to me *****
This was my favorite from the snippets and yes, it is very good. Not the typical Danish or Swedish bubblegum europop but close, the chorus is very catchy and memorable even if not very original. But in a right place, right time surely works wonders! Catchy melody, nice arrangement. Great voice, too.
10. Mohamed Ali - Unbreakable **
With a name like that one should be unbeatable, not unbreakbale. This is the Danish Eric Saade/Danny Saucedo type song that there are 13 in a dozen. Unfortunately one of the favorites, if I have understood right. Nothing wrong with him, good singer and easy on the eye but the song lacks all originality in every way possible. And it isn't even very catchy is it? As they say: lacks taste, smell and feel.... can you remember it afterwards? I can't. But I'm sure he puts on a good show on stage...
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