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Laila ♥ RUSSIA 2010 ♪ ♫

I'm a 24 year old girl from Norway.

Eurovision has always been something most of my family watched every year, so I was exposed to it at an early age. My interest increased gradually over the years and internet made it a lot easier being a fan.

What attracted me to Eurovision was the friendly competition among all countries, being introduced to the different cultures, the good old postcards, the music and the languages which we rarely heard at all before internet-times.

I would love to have live music again in Eurovision and I would love to see more variety of music styles. I love when countries choose to sing in their own languages. I also think I am becoming more and more a fan of juries even if I don't always like the results.

The things I don't like about Eurovision is when people can't keep politics out of the picture, when people who say that certain music is not suitable for ESC, when there is too much focus on shallow stuff like hair, make-up and clothes, when there is "discrimination" against older singers or their natural appearance. I also can't stand rude people who can't accept my taste is not often mainstream/average pop.

Some people on this site like to think I am negative because I seemingly don't like many of the songs, but they deliberately choose to ignore all the positive I say - no one is ever ONLY negative. Also, consider this; ESC is filled with mostly average songs and a lot of bad. The good and very few amazing songs = the gems, are what makes it all worth it! Most songs I love never win the NF's and there is a whole world out there full of music. Eurovision music is less than 0,1\% of everything I like. So you think you know my taste in music based on some "negative" comments? You are sadly mistaken.





My rank for 2010:
Not many of my top favourites have won this year, but Russia really SAVED Eurovision completely for me this year as it was one of the few countries who got it right and chose the BEST song in their NF. Peter Nalitch is wonderful. It's hard to decide on the ranking of the songs I love and it feels cruel having to rank them low when I love them, but c'est la vie. My list is based on studio versions so if they suck live they will fall further down - like Moldova for instance.

I LOVE:

01. RUSSIA: Peter Nalitch - lost and forgotten
02. SERBIA: Milan Stankovic - ovo je Balkan
03. TURKEY: maNga - we could be the same
04. SPAIN: Daniel Diges - algo pequenito
05. BELGIUM: Tom Dice - me and my guitar
06. SLOVAKIA: Kristina - Horehronie
07. SLOVENIA: Ansambel Roka Zlindre & Kalamari - narodno-zabavni rock
08. FINLAND: Kuunkuiskaajat - tyolki ellaa
09. THE NETHERLANDS: Sieneke - ik ben verliefd (sha-la-lie)
10. POLAND: Marcin Mrozinski - legenda
11. LITHUANIA: InCulto - Eastern European funk
12. GREECE: Giorgos Alkaios & friends - opa
13. CYPRUS: Jon Lilygreen - life looks better in spring
14. GERMANY: Lena Meyer-Landrut - satellite

I LIKE:

15. SWITZERLAND: Michael von der Heide - il pleut de l'or
16. FYR MACEDONIA: Gjoko Taneski feat. Billy Zver & Pejcin - jas ja imam silata
17. BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: Vukasin Brajic - munja i grom

JUST OK:

18. MOLDOVA: SunStroke project feat. Olia Tira - run away
19. DENMARK: Chanee & N'evergreen - in a moment like this
20. NORWAY: Didrik Solli-Tangen - my heart is yours
21. ALBANIA: Juliana Pasha - nuk mundem pa ty
22. ESTONIA: Malcolm Lincoln & Manpower 4 - siren
23. SWEDEN: Anna Bergendahl - this is my life
24. MALTA: Thea Garrett - my dream
25. ISRAEL: Harel Skaat - millim

I DON'T LIKE:

26. LATVIA: Aisha - what for? (only Mr. God knows why)
27. ARMENIA: Eva Rivas - apricot stone
28. ROMANIA: Paula Seling & Ovi - playing with fire
29. CROATIA: Feminnem - lako je sve
30. IRELAND: Niamh Kavanagh - it's for you
31. GEORGIA: Sopho Nizharadze - shine
32. BELARUS: 3+2 - far away

I HATE:

33. ICELAND: Hera Bjork - je ne sais quoi
34. BULGARIA: Miro - angel si ti
35. UNITED KINGDOM: Josh Dubovie - that sounds good to me
36. UKRAINE: Vasiliy Lazarovich - I love you
37. PORTUGAL: Filipa Azevedo - ha dias assim










The 2010 Super Final:
Sorted by the ranking they would have gotten from me if the best songs from each NF had all won, even though it's really cruel to rank them when I liked so many of them. It also depends on my mood, so this is how I liked them at this moment. Also, these are not necessarily all the songs I liked from each country, I just had to choose one - the best one. That was tough for some. There were many great songs in the national finals this year. Hearts are for those I loved most and this list is based on studio versions, not live performances. Including the internally selected songs.

01. NORWAY: Keep of Kalessin - the dragontower
02. FINLAND: Villielain - ei minua
03. SLOVAKIA: Peter Bazik - paradise vs. Babylon
04. LITHUANIA: Agama - field of kings
05. RUSSIA: Peter Nalitch - lost and forgotten
06. SERBIA: Oliver Katic & Jelena Markovic - halo, predsednice
07. SWEDEN: Crucified Barbara - heaven or hell
08. MOLDOVA: Doinita Gherman - meloterapia
09. PORTUGAL: Homens da luta - luta assim nao da
10. TURKEY: maNga - we could be the same
11. CYPRUS: Soulthrow - island of love
12. CROATIA: Valungari - vol or ne vol
13. SLOVENIA: Langa - roko mi daj
14. FYR MACEDONIA: Vlatko Lozanoski - letam kon tebe
15. GREECE: Melisses - Kinezos
16. ICELAND: Hvanndalsbraedur - gledi og glens
17. BELARUS: Yulia Shishko, Yulia Volyak, Diana Lugina & Egizar Fasharyan - veryu ya
18. SPAIN: Daniel Diges - algo pequenito
19. DENMARK: Jens Marni - gloria
20. LATVIA: Ivo Grisnins-Grislis - because I love you
21. BELGIUM: Tom Dice - me and my guitar
22. GEORGIA: Sopho Nizharadze - our world
23. ARMENIA: Maria Kizirian - little red riding hood
24. ROMANIA: Zero - lay me down
25. MALTA: J. Anvil - mirage
26. POLAND: Marcin Mrozinski - legenda
27. THE NETHERLANDS: Sieneke - ik ben verliefd (sha-la-lie)
28. GERMANY: Lena Meyer-Landrut - satellite
29. SWITZERLAND: Michael von der Heide - il pleut de l'or
30. ALBANIA: Denisa Macaj - aria
31. BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: Vukasin Brajic - munja i grom
32. UKRAINE: Vasiliy Lazarovich - adrenalin
33. ISRAEL: Harel Skaat - Ela'yich
34. ESTONIA: Groundhog day - teiste seest koigile
35. IRELAND: Niamh Kavanagh - it's for you
36. AZERBAIJAN: Milk & kisses - under my skin
37. BULGARIA: Miro - moyat pogled v teb
38. UNITED KINGDOM: Josh Dubovie - that sounds good to me

FRANCE: Jessy Matador - allez! ola! ole!










The REAL winners: (under construction)

1956. GERMANY: Freddy Quinn - so geht das jede nacht
1957. BELGIUM: Bobbejaan Schoepen - straatdeuntje
1958. ITALY: Domenico Modugno - nel blu dipinto di blu
1959. UNITED KINGDOM: Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson - sing, little birdie
1960. UNITED KINGDOM: Bryan Johnson - looking high, high, high
1961. UNITED KINGDOM: The Allisons - are you sure?










Average Score: (under construction)

1959 - 5.1
1956 - 4.43
1960 - 4.38
1961 - 3.88
1958 - 3.6
1957 - 2.8










Best ESC songs: (excluding the ones on my list of real winners) (under construction)

Finland 1962: Marion Rung - tipi-tii
Finland 1975: Pihasoittajat - old man fiddle
France 1993: Patrick Fiori - mama Corsica
Germany 1979: Dschinghis Khan - Dschinghis Khan
Germany 1981: Lena Valaitis - Johnny Blue
Germany 1989: Nino De Angelo - flieger
Greece 1976: Mariza Koch - panagia mou, panagia mou
Greece 1989: Marianna Efstratiou - to diko sou asteri
Israel 1978: Izhar Cohen - ah-bah-nee-bee
Israel 1987: Datner & Kushnir - shir habatlanim
Italy 1987: Umberto Tozzi & Raf - gente di mare
Monaco 1963: Francoise Hardy - l'amour s'en va
Spain 1973: Mocedades - eres tu
Spain 1991: Sergio Dalma - bailar pegados
Sweden 1996: One more time - den vilda
Switzerland 1976: Peter, Sue & Marc - Djambo Djambo
Switzerland 1977: Pepe Lienhard band - Swiss lady
Switzerland 1979: Peter, Sue & Marc - troedler & co
Switzerland 1981: Peter, Sue & Marc - io senza te
The Netherlands 1974: Mouth & MacNeal - I see a star
Turkey 1985: MFO - didai didai dai
Turkey 2004: Athena - for real
Yugoslavia 1968: Dubrovacki trubaduri - jedan dan
Yugoslavia 1973: Zdravko Colic - gori vatra
Yugoslavia 1981: Seid Memic-Vajta - Leila
Yugoslavia 1983: Daniel Popovic - Dzuli
Yugoslavia 1984: Izolda Barudzija & Vlado Kalember - ciao amore
Yugoslavia 1986: Doris Dragovic - zeljo moja
Yugoslavia 1987: Novi fosili - ja sam za ples
Yugoslavia 1990: Tajci - hajde da ludujemo










Worst ESC songs: (under construction)

12p - Spain 1983: Remedios Amaya - quien maneja mi barca (= Ugliest of all time)
10p - Spain 1996: Antonio Carbonell - ay, que deseo!
8p - Moldova 2008: Geta Burlacu - a century of love
7p - Georgia 2007: Sopho - visionary dream
6p - Latvia 2006: Vocal group cosmos - I hear your heart
5p - Israel 2000: PingPong - sa'me'akh
4p - Spain 2006: Las ketchup - un blodymary
3p - Spain 1990: Azucar Moreno - bandido
2p - France 1998: Marie Line - Ou aller
1p - Hungary 2008: Csezy - candlelight

More horror:

Austria 1979: Christina Simon - heute in Jerusalem
Azerbaijan 2008: Elnur & Samir - day after day
Belgium 1981: Emly Starr - Samson
Belgium 2007: The KMG's - love power
Croatia 2003: Claudia Beni - vise nisam tvoja
Denmark 2007: DQ - drama queen
Estonia 2003: Ruffus - eighties coming back
Germany 1998: Guildo Horn - Guildo hat euch lieb!
Germany 2002: Corinna May - I can't live without music
Germany 2007: Roger Cicero - frauen regier'n die welt
Greece 2003: Mando - never let you go
Hungary 2009: Zoltan Adok - dance with me
Ireland 2008: Dustin the turkey - Irelande douze pointe
Israel 2005: Shiri Maimon - hasheket shenish'ar
Italy 1960: Renato Rascel - romantica
Lithuania 2007: 4Fun - love or leave
Lithuania 2008: Jeronimas Milius - nomads in the night
Luxembourg 1977: Anne Marie B. - frere Jacques
Luxembourg 1985: Margo, Franck Olivier, Diane Solomon, Malcolm & Chris Roberts - children, kinder, enfants
Norway 2003: Jostein Hasselgaard - I'm not afraid to move on
Poland 1995: Justyna Steczkowska - sama
Portugal 1977: Os amigos - Portugal no coracao
Portugal 1995: To Cruz - baunilha e chocolate
Portugal 2005: 2B - amar
Slovenia 2002: Sestre - samo ljubezen
Sweden 1977: Forbes - Beatles
Sweden 2002: Afro-dite - never let it go
The Netherlands 1998: Edsilia - hemel en aarde
Turkey 2006: Sibel Tuzun - super star
Turkey 2007: Kenan Dogulu - shake it up sekerim
Ukraine 2005: GreenJolly - razom nas bahato
Ukraine 2009: Svetlana Loboda - be my valentine
United Kingdom 1995: Love city groove - love city groove
United Kingdom 1998: Imaani - where are you?
United Kingdom 2008: Andy Abraham - even if










Super final: (Best song from each country ever) (under construction)

Albania: Olta Boka - zemren e lame peng
Andorra: Jenny - sense tu
Armenia: Inga & Anush - nor par (jan jan)
Austria: Udo Jurgens - merci, cherie
Azerbaijan: AySel & Arash - always
Belarus: Dmitry Koldun - work your magic
Belgium: Ishtar - o julissi
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Hari Mata Hari - Lejla
Bulgaria: Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankoulov - voda
Croatia: Boris Novkovic & Lado members - vukovi umiru sami
Cyprus:
Czech Republic: Gipsy.cz - aven romale
Denmark: Sidsel Ben Semmane - twist of love
Estonia: Urban symphony - randajad
Finland: Lordi - hard rock hallelujah
France: Natasha St Pier - je n'ai que mon ame
FYR Macedonia: Next time - nesto sto ke ostane
Georgia: Diana Gurtskaya - peace will come
Germany: Nino de Angelo - flieger
Greece: Mariza Koch - panagia mou, panagia mou
Hungary: NOX - forogj, vilag!
Iceland:
Ireland: Eimear Quinn - the voice
Israel:
Italy:
Latvia: Brainstorm - my star
Lithuania:
Luxembourg:
Malta: Chiara - angel
Moldova: Zdob si zdub - boonika bate doba
Monaco:
Montenegro:
Morocco: Samira Said - bitakat hob
Netherlands:
Norway: Secret garden - nocturne
Poland: Ich troje - keine grenzen (zadnych granic)
Portugal: Flor-de-Lis - todas as ruas do amor
Romania: Mihai Traistariu - tornero
Russia:
San Marino: Miodio - complice
Serbia: Maria Serifovic - molitva
Serbia & Montenegro: Zeljko Joksimovic & Ad Hoc Orchestra - lane moje
Slovakia:
Slovenia: Omar Naber - stop
Spain: Sergio Dalma - bailar pegados
Sweden: One more time - den vilda
Switzerland: Vanilla ninja - cool vibes
Turkey:
Ukraine: Ruslana - wild dances
United Kingdom:
Yugoslavia: Daniel Popovic - Dzhuli










ESC wishlist: (under construction)

Albania:
Andorra:
Armenia:
Austria: L'ame immortelle
Azerbaijan:
Belarus:
Belgium: Ishtar, Runnin' Wild, Lady Linn
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Hari Mata Hari
Bulgaria: Anelia, Konstantin, Boris Dali, Sofi Marinova, Slavi Trifonov (some chalga)
Croatia: Boris Novkovic, Goran Karan, Cager Zoc, Maksim Mrvica
Cyprus:
Czech Republic: Gipsy.cz
Denmark: Mew, The Raveonettes, Alphabeat
Estonia: Kerli, Urban Symphony/Sandra Nurmsalu
Finland: Nightwish, Leningrad Cowboys, HIM
France: Dionysos, Olivia Ruiz, Les Wampas, Emily Loizeau, Thierry Amiel
FYR Macedonia:
Georgia:
Germany: Xavier Naidoo/Soehne Mannheims, Sasha, Oomph!, The BossHoss, Reamonn
Greece: Antonis Remos, Giorgos Mazonakis, Katy Garbi, Bare Infinity
Hungary: NOX, Magdi Ruzsa, Eszter Szabo
Iceland:
Ireland: Enya, Chloe Agnew (some Celtic sung in Gaelic)
Israel: Ishtar Alabina (some klezmer)
Italy: Caparezza, Giusy Ferreri
Latvia: Brainstorm
Lebanon: Mika, Vanessa
Lithuania: Linas Adomaitis, InCulto
Luxembourg:
Malta:
Moldova: Zdob si Zdub, Dan Balan, Mr & Ms, Arsenium
Monaco:
Montenegro:
Morocco: Samira Said, Hakim
Netherlands: Within Temptation, Epica
Norway: Helene Boksle, Kaizers Orchestra, Ane Brun, William Hut, Ida Jenshus, Sirenia, Leaves' Eyes, Kari Rueslaatten, Sissel Kyrkjebo, Christine Guldbrandsen, Secret Garden, Madrugada/Sivert Hoyem, Odd Nordstoga,
Poland: Feel, Ich Troje
Portugal:
Romania: Adrian Copilul Minune, Magica, Zero, Brandy, Nicolae Guta (some manele)
Russia: Peter Nalitch, Vitas, Zveri, Leningrad, Cabernet Deneuve (some Russian rockabilly or psychobilly)
San Marino:
Serbia: Zeljko Joksimovic, S.A.R.S.
Slovakia: Metropolis, Peter Cmorik, Desmod
Slovenia: Siddharta, Elvis Jackson (some happy Slovenian polka )
Spain:
Sweden: Miss Li, Diablo Swing Orchestra, Therion, Amanda Jenssen
Switzerland:
Turkey: Dolapdere Big Gang, Tarkan, Celik, Hayko Cepkin, Teoman, maNga, Almora
Ukraine: Assia Akhat
United Kingdom: Snow Patrol, Runrig, Mediaeval Baebes, Inkubus Sukkubus, Paloma Faith, Duffy, Seth Lakeman










APSC/Asia-Pacific Song Contest wishlist: (under construction)

Australia: Marty Simpson, Dallas Frasca, Xavier Rudd
Bangladesh: Tishma
Cambodia: Preap Sovath
China: 12 girls band
Hong Kong: Emil Chau
India: Sunidhi Chauhan, Daler Mehndi
Indonesia: Anggun
Japan: Moi Dix Mois, Kalafina, Ayumi Hamasaki, Beat Crusaders, Bump of Chicken
Malaysia:
Philippines: Lani Misalucha
Singapore: Stefanie Sun Yan Zi
South Korea: Wonder girls, TVXQ
Taiwan: Da Mouth, Harlem Yu, Lee-Hom Wang
Thailand:
Vietnam: