The Netherlands - Anouk - Birds
The Netherlands was very first one to announce their artist for Eurovision 2013, yet it was one of the last ones to unveil the song, and the only one not having yet any proper live performance available of the song. All we know it's going to be simple, most likely Anouk alone on stage. The song was met with huge relief and applause and praise to surprise some Dutch that they actually might have a chance this year. Anouk can deliver, and is about as big in NL as Mengoni is in Italy and she has some fame to claim to her name also in Scandinavia and somewhere else, too. Will it help her? The song is a tender simple waltz like thing, very pleasant but... Will it work? I have some doubts even if I like it. Unless her performance is stunning she might struggle to reach the top-10 in the final. But then, what do I know?
United Kingdom - Bonnie Tyler - Believe in me
Bonnie needs no presentation. She's still a Name in the UK, Germany, Scandinavia, somewhere else most likely, too. Her voice is instantly recognizable and the song, without being anything extraordinary, is catchy enough to have you humming along when the chorus kicks in again, and you do want to believe in her. At least I do. UK won last time when they actually had a glory from the past (well, it was a question of years, not decades like now) but I do believe Bonnie does have chance. At least to give some run of their money to the eventual winner. And this blogger gives extra points to anything that includes Desmond Child!
France - Amandine Bourgeois - L'Enfer et moi
France goes its own ways with Eurovision, and brings in again a sound no one else has. Amandine has an interesting voice and very French sound, too. France has however often the past years completely ruined their act with the staging and I hope they won't do it again, but go something sober like this. Or less is more. This is a borderline song, it can go well or terribly wrong again. I myself still hasn't quite made up my mind; I like it when I hear it but if I sit down and do a ranking it's nowhere on top, I'm afraid. I have a feeling the televoters will have the same problem, and vote for someone else instead....
Comments
There's nothing simple about this entry at all.
The rest sounds like simple compairing it to Birds if you ask me!!!