Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Benny Cristo got the ticket to Eurovision last year by winning the national final with Kemama . The Czech television decided early that he's the one also for 2021 and today his internally selected entry was revealed. Omaga stands for Oh my God and omg the video leaves one kinda breathless as it keeps going on like a long distance train..... I think I like this more than 2020 one? Here's song number seven out of 41 for Eurovision 2021:

Czech Republic - Benny Cristo - Kemama What can I say? There are elements I like, but in the end it's a mess. It's also so anonymous it could be from anywhere, anytime. I kinda like it for a while when it plays but besides that it's completely forgettable. This said I would have been interest to see how they would have staged this because I have a feeling this might have worked live in a big arena with audience participating. But would people have taken the effort to vote? Probably not. 4/10 Austria - Vincent Bueno - Alive Shackle bolts! Now that's something you don't hear every year in Eurovision. This is like Czech entry, I kinda like it when it's playing but have hard time remembering otherwise. Vincent does his best Timberlake/Jackson moves and grooves but it really isn't that original or captivating, is it? 5/10 United Kingdom - James Newman - My last breath The best UK entry for a long, long time! I really like his voice and I hope...

Benny Cristo or Ben Ben Cristóvão (32) has been around over ten years after making himself known in 2009 in talent show Superstar. Son of an Angolan father and Czech mother and brother to stand up comedian Bianca, Ben is also a medal winning athlete in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and even before that in snowboarding.  In his musical career he has released three albums, three EPs and 20 singles including his latest, the Eurovision 2020 entry Kemama .

  The Czech Republic Eurovision 2020 selection was a bit like Finland's UMK2020: One thought  every song was good enough for Eurovision, and then when Benny Cristo was announced the winner the fandom went meh. But it's easy to understand and I agree to some degree. Kemama isn't going anywhere and won propably because of the strong social media following of the said artist, but not entirely. He did win the public vote (a total of approx 35.000 votes) but also the jury made of previous Eurovision stars gave him a second place. Now we just have to wait and see how they can translate this more video friendly song to the stage..... Elis Mraz & Čis T came 2nd and Barbora Mochowa ended up in 3rd place. Singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and athlete Ben Da Silva Cristóvão (32) has been around some ten years already. His dad is from Angola, mother from Czech Republic. Three albums, one EP and a string of hit singles under his belt his now off to Rotterdam....