Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Douwe Bob is one of the artists I've been following since he slowed down Eurovision in 2016. Judging his resent interviews he's had a rough ride since including too many parties, alcohol and becoming a not so nice a person. Add breaking up with his girlfriend and alcohol abusing dad in a care center and that got him sitting on his sofa in a boat - he's Dutch after all - for months until he realized music is his savior and he better shake himself out of that misery. Thus The Shape I'm In .  If you liked his previous album Fool bar you are going to like this one, too. This blogger isn't a big fan of country pop/rock but for some reason Douwe hits the right spots and this new album is something I listen with pleasure over and over again. The lead single is Shine , and also I do has been released for promotion, a duet with Jacqueline Govaert. Twelve songs in all and they all could be next singles, but I took instant liking to Consider , Make believe and Running ...

It seems the Russian entry, sung by the Tolmachevy Twins is titled Shine . As much as originality as is the writing team: Philip Kirkorov, Dimitris Kontopoulos, Gerard James Borg, John Ballard and Ralph Charlie. Makes me wonder once again do these people have anything else in their career going but writing Eurovision songs to any random countries that accepts them? Were they the only ones desperate enough to shine on Eurovision stage in this delicate situation once again, despite all? This said I hope the Russian song will get a fair treatment but I suspect there will be a lot of booing and voting boycotts, no matter what. And in a way it's right (even if it isn't). Meanwhile let's have the other Shines the past five years: Shine1 , Shine2 , Shine3 . Shine4 .