I’ve found that in recent years, Eurovision has thrown up some surprisingly good pop songs. Looking to clubs, dancefloors and the charts over Europe for inspiration, there are more than a handful in this year’s contest, too. Malta’s entry is just one of those, and with thumping beats it’s bound to get the crowds going in Belgrade.
Commercial-sounding thumping beats don’t always win Eurovision, though, and Morena and her song Vodka have to qualify tonight in the second semi-final to take to stage in Belgrade on Saturday. She’ll be battling it out against two strong songs from Sweden and the Ukraine which could well top the charts if they were commercially released, so the island’s track about a Russian drink has its work cut out.
Going on previous champions, many of the votes for the contest’s winning song seem to depend on the stage show, and it’s where this one could be poured away. The promo video is a big budget spy thriller affair, but how will Morena transfer that to the stage?
Tags: Eurovision, Music