Eurovision Week

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Next week is Eurovision, woohoo! There's not been much noise leading up to this year's Eurovision as there aren't any controversial or flat out insane acts. It seems that the new judging system, half televote half jury, has lead to much safer entries, still there are plenty of stunning entries that deserve some attention.

Last year 42 countries competed, but due to bad financial situations in a number of countries, the number is down to 39. Liechtenstein was hoping to make its debut this year, but did not make the deadline, but there's still a chance they will participate next year. If it does so, the only European countries left that have never competed will be Kosovo and the Vatican City. Qatar is also considering competing next year, which should be fun.

For your enjoyment, here are my top ten picks for this year's competition:
10. Latvia - Winner of the "English song written by non-English speakers for non-English speakers" category.
9. Netherlands - Judging by the song and the audience, I think the Dutch are catering to an older crowd. This will not work in their favor.
8. Finland - The fact they're in Eurovision doesn't surprise me, the fact that they won the Finnish national competition does given their history.
7. Moldova - Apparently they decided to keep the sax solo.
6. Romania - Hit the high note and FIRE TO THE FACE!
5. Germany - Odd accent, catchy song.
4. Serbia - I think he got his haircut backwards.
3. Russia - "What are you doing, man?"
2. Estonia - Radiohead meets Giantpapiermachehead. I actually really like the song.
1. Lithuania - By far the best entry. Watch for a cameo appearence by a "bald maniac".

You may be wondering why I linked to my YouTube channel at the top of my post. That's because on Monday I will be starting Eurovision week where I will do a cover of a past Eurovision song every day until the Final. For the day of the Final, I will learn the winning song. I just have to hope that it's in English.

The Eurovision final will be broadcast live over the internet at ESCTV on Saturday, May 29th at 9pm CET (that's 3pm for us on the east coast). You can also watch the semi-finals live on May 25th and 27th, also at 9pm CET on ESCTV.