Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

While the fandom seemed to be all for Ue la la and La la love my favourite from the start was Set me free, and guess what? it won! Let the fandom melt down.... The downscaled selection show took place tonight without audience or live performances and people voting out the winner by an app.

ISRAEL - EDEN ALENE - FEKER LIBI One of my biggest favorites this year! This song just makes me so happy every time I hear it and makes me wanna sing a long. And it does play quite often in my head radio as well. She's great, all the final songs were Eurovision worthy tbh but this was my favorite. I totally understand those who says it's a mess, too many genres and sounds put together, too many languages and all that but I have always listened this kind of music so for me it's just great hommage to late Ofra Haza and others, and if Idan Rachel is involved I like it already. A very strong 9/10 ROMANIA - ROXEN - ALCOHOL YOU For a long time I didn't get this song at all, but then eventually with further listenings I learned to like it. The melody is pretty, the arrangement and her voice quite nicely rusty. A bit forgettable though I'm afraid despite the word play I didn't get either... Still it's not quite there, especially if compared to Bulga...

Eden Alene (19) is one of those already confirmed for Eurovision 2021. Born in Jerusalem of Ethiopian parents, but her dad left when she was two and they haven't been in contact since. Eden did religious schools before serving her army duties. Between school and army she won The X Factor Israel and released her debut single. The Israeli production of Little Shop of Horrors was next for her before doing Rising star and winning it, too, and therefor earning the right to represent her country at the Eurovision 2020. One EP and three singles preluded her four excellent songs for Eurovision, this blogger liked them all. Feker libi was my favorites along with Rakata . 

  Israel's ever lasting talent show (read more here and here ) to find the artists for Eurovision song contest 2020 ended a month ago and Eden Alene (19) was crowned the winner. A search for songs was launched and now she has four songs to choose from. It will be done by a professional jury (50%), judging panel (10%) and televote (40%). Amog the songwriters Eurovision winning composer ( Toy ) Doron Medalie with fabulous Idan Raichel, And quite a fabulous selection of songs they have for her. Rakata is great (not so sure if it really fits her though), Roots kinda funny and my least favorite here, Savior has a weird structure but I listened it till the end with great interest not getting at least bored and Feker libi is my favorite.  Roots  *** (Nathan Goshen, Stav Beger) Feker libi  ***** (Doron Medalie, Idan Raichel) Savior in the Sound  **** (Oren Emanuel, Talia Londoner, Uri Avni) Rakata  **** (Gal Jo Cohen, Eyal Ishay, Zlil...