EUROVISION 2019: TOP 41 AFTER-SHOW (41-31)

It's been 84 years but welcome back to the blog!

So I got incredibly busy with so much stuff after Eurovision finished and I've finally found some time to sit down and reevaluate Eurovision 2019 after having a few months to let the entries settle. In this final top 41 I'll take into account live performance, staging, vocal and the song and we'll see what has aged over time and what hasn't. Let's begin!

41 - United Kingdom

Michael Rice - Bigger Than Us

The good sis really went and blamed Brexit for the last place... I screamed! The harsh reality is the song and performance were just amateur hour at their best, who was going to remember this sandwiched between Norway and Iceland. Its absolutely not awful and this year actually was a rarity where every entry was appealing in some way for me, but this is just the least memorable of the lot, and for my own sanity let's not even mention Michael's vocal runs.

40 - Montenegro

D-Mol - Heaven

I desperately wanted to iconic hot mess but sadly I can't put this any higher. I just remember trying to convince my poor mum to stick with the rest of the show incase this threw her over the edge on just the second song. Their harmonies weren't even tight enough to try and slightly save it. Also that final shot, who said that was cute because I need a word.

39 - Croatia

Roko - The Dream

This visually has its good moments, especially in the first minute. However, when the final 2 minutes are introduced it just descends into insanity. Why the golden wings, why the backing dancers, why the naff LED effects? At least have the decency to let Roko sing his song and show off his powerful voice. A real shame this one just never hit the ground running.

38 - Lithuania

Jurijus - Run With The Lions

I was saying at the time that this is a genuine threat to qualify due to neighbourly voting and locals and I wasn't wrong, but also literally nobody speaks about this entry because... there's nothing to it. A safe, middle of the road entry sang adequately. Notice I'm not talking about the staging? That's because it didn't have any. The epitome of meh.

37 - Finland

Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman - Look Away

This is part two in the meh saga. This actually wasn't as bad as I expected on the night, but I think everyone who knows Darude for Sandstorm were expecting more. Not this strange emo-banger loosely linked to climate change with no context. The fact it finished below Montenegro was harsh though.

36 - Moldova

Anna Odobescu - Stay

There are iconic elements to this one, I won't lie. Anna's voice being wide enough to comfortably hold a frying pan being one, but also one of the biggest screams of the season for me when Anna DISINTEGRATES into thin air on stage then just pops up again at the back. Words can't describe how much I howled when I saw that on the night, literally funnier than any of Moldova's joke entries of recent. Maybe it is iconic but for all the wrong reasons?

35 - Ireland

Sarah McTernan - 22

How did they get this so wrong live. A simple, cute song which became a weird diner with the gewls moment that nobody really asked for. Not to mention Sarah's vocal which sounded breathy and off-beat throughout. This just screamed non-qualifer honestly and I think people will have been thinking 'car crash' at home. Her lying on the table shot is cute though.

34 - San Marino

Serhat - Say Na Na Na

When I saw Serhat qualify I thought he'd be the meme of the year and do way better than we all thought, but it seems he just limped through to the final with a meh final result. The fact this qualified over so many better songs in that semi-final is a deep shame, but at least he got his wish and injected a bit of fun into the final.

33 - Georgia

Oto Nemsadze - Keep On Going

This song shows how any turd can be polished. Oto was a way more convincing performer here compared to Georgian idol. and the introduction of pyro and smoke really amplified the dramatics of this performance. Not one I'll go back to, but it is a real elevation from what we had and Oto killed it vocally.

32 - Germany

S!sters - Sister

Honestly this song isn't even that bad. Its cute, the little production flourishes are cute and the overall final product is cute. Sadly, cute doesn't cut it in such a competitive field and Sister is not one that comes to mind when I think of this year's competition. Not to mention the lack of staging which made it slip out of the audience's mind further.

31 - Armenia

Srbuk - Walking Out

I feel really harsh putting this quite low and it didn’t deserve Armenia’s worst ever result, and I'm sure it'll come as a shock to a lot of people, but this whole package just disappoints me. A song that doesn't fit Srbuk's artistry (the fact she's already deleted it off spotify says it all), performed alone on stage with cheap and confusing effects and shaky vocals... talk about the fan favourite flop of the season. It at least had something in the studio cut, but it just did not come together live in the slightest, and its a real shame for Srbuk and I hope she would consider coming back but with an actual banger next time.

That concludes part one of my new (and improved i hope) top 41! In the next post I'll run through my 30-21 and give my comments. There's also LOTS of blog posts on the way following on from this so watch out!