THIS IS ESC 2013: SLOVENIA, GERMANY, UKRAINE

Slovenia - Hannah Mancini - Straight into love

American born Hannah does the honors for her adoptive Slovenia and I wasn't so into this one until they released the improved version along with the video (the previous simil live performance was lacking some oopmh, me thinks) Club anthems haven't really done so well in Eurovision and this may be way too hardcore for general European televoter - Euphoria was and is a schlager-like affair. The live performance will be crucial; her vocals, the staging. If they play the gay card like in the video it may easily turn against them, on the other hand if she's alone on stage.... I'm glad I'm not in charge of that as I wouldn't really know what to do with it! I like the song but I'm afraid Slovenia will miss the final once again even if it does stand out very well in the first semifinal between Estonia and Croatia.

Ukraine - Zlata Ognevich - Gravity

I loved Zlata with The Kukutshka but have had some trouble getting this Gravity. Actually I found the original national final version rather horrid. The final version is quite enjoyable and the video is stunning. Zlata is pretty and sings like and angel, the whole affair is very Disney-like. And this being Ukraine two things are for sure: they will put up a great show on stage (Zlata already hinted they have something up their sleeve) and they will qualify for the final. And maybe even reach the Top-10 once again. Not that I really think they deserve it this time, as the song is a bit dull and uninpsired in my book, even if very clever. But I have a soft spot for Zlata herself, so...

Germany - Cascada - Glorious

Cascada was supposed to be this year's big name, then came Bonnie Tyler and stole her spotlight. They do have a glorious past, and did this genre already before Loreen even dreamed about it. Watching her national final performance I was kinda surprised to see how shaky it was, especially in the beginning. And her choice of wardrobe wasn't maybe the most flattering either. A big fan favorite it seems but I have serious doubts. The song is rather monotonous and repetitive but will surely go down well in the arena - but will it come across the TV-screens?

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SONGS OF THE YEAR 2015: #5 KRISTA SIEGFRIDS - ON & OFF

Krista Siegfrids is delivering nice pop tunes one after another and this one is particularly catchy and soon you will be singing along..... Hopefully her Melodifestivalen entry will be equally good!

ESC 2016 WISH LIST: MARGARET FOR POLAND

Małgorzata Jamroży aka Margaret has also been tipped for Eurovision and apparently she did turn it down but she'd be perfect. She's got a look and persona you can't unnotice nor forget, she's got hit songs, she has been voted or nominated for everything from Trendy artist to the Hope of the Year, Fashion Icon and Glamour Woman of the year besides the usual best video, song, album, debut..... Oh she's also a fashion designer! She's very clever with social medias and would surely use it to her advantage if selected for Stockholm 2016. Her debut album is titled Add the blonde , do we need to say more? Except it includes mostly Swedish written pop tunes like Tell me how are ya , Wasted , Start a fire and Heartbeat . And of course her debut single and internationally noticed Thank you very much that you can enjoy below with all its anti-textil feel. I think she's Eurovision perfection, she's cheeky and fun, can we have her?

ESC 2016 BELARUS: NAKED WITH WOLVES?

Today's funniest Eurovision related story comes from Belarus. Some sources claim Ivan wants to perform on stage naked and with live wolf or wolves. It surely would be a first on Eurovision stage! We have seen some forgotten underwear over the years, and some cardbox animals though..... Is it time to take things a bit further? No, according the rules live animals are not allowed, and Eurovision being a family show nudity won't do either. (It seems to be ok to be half naked if you are a dancer though..... )

FRANCE: LINH - J'AVOUE

As I'm off to France for some well deserved holidays and will get back to this blog afterwards I will feature a song a day. From France as my travelling tradition goes. By my favorite French singers bien sur. Enjoy!

CAROLA'S BOOBS STEAL THE SHOW, SVT APOLOGIES

Update! Another thing got Swedes talking last night: Carola's boobs when she was giving away an award. This is not the first time her boombs cause headlines; her misfortunate adventures in the 80's in Japan wer explained with her boobs being too big for Japanese market. Ok.... Or was it the song ? Anyways, Carola apologies and says she thinks the dress is stylish and elegant (even her friends said so) and she's a mature woman in her 40s, not a 16-year-old girl and looks like one. The Swedish Oscars, Guldbagge awards were given out last night. Carola was there as a guest star to sing Barbra Streisand's The way we were when honoring the movie stars who passed away during 2012. However, the cameras were too much on Carola, not on the stars showed in photos in the background and that upset many viewers as that part of the show was to celebrate them, not Carola. Oh well... The producer of the show tells in Aftonbladet the part of the show was made the sam...

UK: Naked Blue

The boys of Blue have posed nude again. This time for the Attitude magazine's annual Naked issue and they are also in the cover. Watch the video of the shooting here . Band member Duncan, who is bi-sexual, recently told The Daily Star : “We are getting our kit off for Attitude magazine like the McFly boys did. I’m up for showing everything off. I’m happy enough about the size of my manhood. ” Extra media attention won't hurt their changes in Germany to win it for the UK for the first time since 1997... They will and they can!

FINLAND: REMEMBERING KIRKA

Boobs for summer: Samantha vs Sabrina!

The old rivals have put their bras (or the lack of them) in peace and entered the studios together to record Blondie's boombastic Call me . Life could be worse.....

JEDWARD GETS NAKED FOR THE FANS

Well, almost. The boys celebrated their 650.000th follower on Twitter by being photographed fresh from shower as promised. It's not the first time they drop their clothes as you see here . Meanwhile their second album is nearly here and the title track Young love is hitting the charts....

CZECH REPUBLIC: MARTINA BÁRTA PRESENTS MY TURN

Czech Republic's internally chosen Martina Bárta has released her entry My turn for the Eurovision as well today. Not sure if I managed to keep my attention level very high for very long when listening to it.... Shame.

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