Okay, I miscalulated. My Eurovision 2010 top five will, in fact, be six. I’d not counted Juliana Pasha’s It’s All About You for Albania in my initial list, even though I meant it to be there. One of the front-runners when we were around Mark’s at the start of the month for preview night (yes, we sit and watch all 39 songs), 2009’s Albanian entry Carry Me In Your Dreams got to a respectable 17th with 48 points.
Pasha’s 2010 pulsating, ‘dirty’ squelchy bass-driven track is much better, though, and although it doesn’t count on the night, her Goldfrapp-esque video set in a forest makes it stand out from the other competitors. Will her performance tonight be enough to get her through?
Battling Pasha for a place in the grand final on Saturday night is Hera Björk representing Iceland. As in 2008 and with Euroband, the country’s entry this year is a dance stomper, in stark contrast to last year’s ballad from Johanna. Sure to de well, Je Ne Sais Quoi is, obviously, partly sung in French and very commercial-sounding. Hera Björk has sung backing vocals for the Björk herself among others, but will be hoping to score a big victory on her own merit tonight.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 semi-finals are on tonight and Thursday at 21:00 CET, with the grand final at the same time on Saturday. In the UK, the two semis can be seen at 20:00 BST on BBC3, with the grand final on BBC1 at 20:00 BST on Saturday 29 May.
Tags: Eurovision, Music