Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

The French national selection had way too many songs I liked to feature here so here's the runner up, Lisandro Cuxi's Eva . It seems the live performances are no longer available so here's an alternative . 

  The jury has spoken. Out of the 646 these 12 made it to live television broadcast  Sarà Sanremo on December 15 on Rai1 and only six will continue to the festival in February. The jury that strikingly is all made up of middle aged or elderly men (Claudio Baglioni, Claudio Fasulo, Massimo Giuliano, Duccio Forzano, Massimo Martelli and Geoff Westley). They chose mainly 3osomething male artists with some 20something females thrown in. At least some of my favorites made it; Mudimbi, Santiago, Nyvinne, Carol Beria and Antonia Laganà among others. Nunes is born in Portugal and Nyvinne in Luxembourg, to give the whole an international touch.  All in all those old men managed to kick out most everything fresh and modern, and most of the songs that made it are very standard Sanremo - in a negative meaning of the term. Not a good sign for the Big category to come. Baglioni seems to prove be just as dull and old fashioned as feared. Shame. Mudimbi (Michael Mudimbi, 31)...

After listening through the 69 Sanremo Giovani 2018 entries here are some that caught my attenton for a reason or another. I must though say that compared to last year it's much more less interesting and variable mix of songs.... Also it seems there are a lot more male artists this year, or then I just like them more while not liking so much the female offer.  Update: Indeed, digging deeper the male artists are 39 or 56% against female's 21 or 30%.... Also, I have only taken account of the song they have rather than the artist as there are great voices and singers involved but their songs are just meh.... Anyways, there are some goodies. Hale - Meteora dARI - John Kennedy Junior V - Il temporale Skuba Libre - Il meglio Gionnyscandal - Malpensa Eva - Cuori di cera