If the Estonian forest spirits couldn’t win Eesti Laul, at least we have these two delightful Belorussian forest sprites instead. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Belarus – Magic Forest Duo →

It’s not howling wolf man in a cage but I think this song is something worth falling for. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Cyprus – Falling for It →

France is using Amir to promote this year’s single and I think that says a lot about how well they think it can do on its own. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: France – It’s No Amir →

I do feel like Denmark saw Australia doing well and was like “I’ll have what they’re having” this year. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Denmark – In the Key of Australia, Where I Am →

Austria knows how to grab attention this year. I was skeptical they weren’t holding a national final but they shut me up at least. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Austria – Running Running →

I actually do like this song but for some reason I always forget which one it is until I remember the video has her in a suspended ring so I hope they do that on stage as well to tie it together. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Serbia – Ring Too Deep →

Well, it’s definitely NOT a ballad. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Montenegro – Rocket to the Stars →

A bit of a disappointing Melodifestivalen this year led to this extremely formulaic entry from Sweden. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Sweden – I Can’t Do This Again →

Supernova is usually one of my favorite events out of the national finals and while Latvia’s winners deserved to win, they didn’t really beat anyone to do it making me feel like Latvia could have been holding back on us. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Latvia – Where We Draw The Line →

I don’t have anything clever to say about Iceland because Iceland didn’t send their clever entry and instead sent this (still great) more standard song. Continue reading ESC 2017 Review: Iceland – Cut Like Paper →