Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Exciting end for the Spanish final when Ruth Lorenzo and Brequette tied after the jury votes and televotes with 66 points. However Ruth won the televote so she will go to Copenhagen for Spain with her Dancing in the rain . Here are the televotes, the top-3 was within 5,6%! Ruth Lorenzo  30,97% Brequette  27,40% Jorge Gonzalez  25,34% Raul  9,36% La Dama  6,93%

Spain joins Latvia and Hungary selecting their song tomorrow night. Five pretty strong candidates and fans already gearing up for their favorites.  Brequette with Mas (Run) . Apparently the biggest favorite by eurofans. I kinda like this but can't help thinking drip drop drip drop when listening to it, that might be more for the heavy arrangement instead of the melody itself. Powerful, yes, but kind of that triumphs with the live performance or slowly fades away and becomes a little bit akward. And yes, this comes from the Swedish factory of G:son. Jorge Gonzales with Aunque se acabe el mundo . More Spanish, or very Spanish infact. Something that would be great to have back in Eurovision. Just maybe not strong enough? Anyways, full of sunshine, holidays and good feelings musically. There's always the chance it will be ruined with a too busy choreograhy and nonsense on stage. La Dama with Estrella fugáz . Also somehow very Spanish but with Eurodance twist. This could ...

Spain has revealed its five entries today and it's quite a solid group of songs, but none jumps out and screams winner. Brequette gives us another Thomas G.son-Tony Sänchez Ohlsson collaboration. Some say it's a bit too similar to a song I have never heard of and already forgot the name of, but all I can think of is drip drop, drip drop ... Jorge González goes for a more Spanish sound and this blogger thinks it's time to have that sound back in Eurovision! La Dama brings in some drama, a bit of Spanish and old school Eurodance. Nice mix. Rául Fuentes went for the Spanish rhythms in 2000 but goes the romantic ballad style this time, a bit like Sergio Dalma and Paloma San Basilio back in their days. Last but not least, Ruth Lorenzo with her massive rainstorm that really goes nowhere.... I guess my faves are Jorge and La Dama, but what do I know? Listen here .

It seems true, Ruth Lorenzo is taking part in the Spanish Eurovision selection along with four other names: Raúl, Jorge González, La Dama and Brequette . Apparently Ruth was asked also by BBC after her X factor adventures in Britain but opted for her native Spain. Raúl and Jorge both have already national final experience while La Dama and Brequette are newcomers in this. Stay tuned for song titles and more.... Raúl - Seguir sin ti Ruth Lorenzo - Dancing in the rain La Dama - La estrella Fugaz Brequette - Mas/Run Jorge González - Auque se acabe el mundo

After several internally selected artists it seems Spain is going to let the people choose their entrant. Some names have been confirmed and then unconfirmed, withdrawn and thrown in again. Roser is out, Ruth Lorenzo still a mystery but it seems that two previous Eurovision wannabes are giving it another go. First is Raúl Fuentes . His career started with the Spanish national selection 2000 and was the runner up with fan favorite Sueño su boca . Since then he has released six studio albums and a couple of compilations. His latest video from last year is Sálvame . He has sold nearly 1,5 million albums so far.   The other one is Jorge González . He has tried his luck with Eurovision already three times between 2008 and 2010, but only in 2009 he got into the live final on TV with Si yo vengo a enamorarte , while Celos and Amada mia didn't make the cut. With both singers we could get some real Spanish flavored music and rhythms that have been missing from Eurovision way too long.....