Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Ukraine - Go-A - Solovey I kinda liked this when it was selected but didn't pay much attention to it other than the sharp faced lady and the fact the song sits nicely into Finno-Ugric heritage in style. Fast forward now and I love it more and more. Now it gets a nine but I have a feeling this could have blossomed on stage in Rotterdam into a full 10. But for now 9/10 Lithuania - The Roop - On fire I liked The Roop the first time they tried to get into Eurovision and this time even more. There's nothing I don't like in this one. It may look like a joke entry but it's not; there's melody, there's hook, there are excellent vocals and I love his voice. The choreography adds to the whole package and this might have been heading to Lithuania's best placing ever, if not the first win. And it comes with an important message that I for once can relate.   10/10 Russia - Little Big - Uno Talking about joke entry... well, this is not one eithe...

Rave band Little Big was founded in 2013 in St.Petersburg and has gained  a global following thanks to their Skibidi that became quite a phenomenon in winter 2018-19. They have toured besides Russia Europe and Northern America, won awards for their trashy videos. They also tend to mock various stereotypes about Russia, and their Eurovision entry Uno is no exception: Isn't that dancing man in the video Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the man behind concentration camps for gays and other horrors? And what about Lollybomb 's message? They have released four albums, one live album, three EPs and Uno is their 16th official single. The current line up is Ilya Ilich Prusikin, Sergey Gokk Makarov, Sonya Tayurskaya, and Anton Boo Lissov after Olympia Ivleva left the band in 2018. 

Last but least, the 41st song for the Eurovision song contest 2020 in Rotterdam was released last night, even if it had leaked already before. Little Big will present Uno .  To be the band was rather unknown before knowing (and hating) Skibidi beforehand and that's about it. Now in the past weeks I have got to know more of their material and in this light Uno is rather weak and unoriginal, sadly. Whereas Lasha tumbai for example still today sounds fresh and fun, Uno wore off in a couple of hearings and the only thing left seems to be the rather simple yet brilliant choreography. On the other hand general voting public will see and hear it only a couple of times so I suppose this could end up as a runner up heights. But it doesn't deserve it really.....