Re: FINLAND 2013
I watched the live performances of the ones qualified straight to the final and here is my ranking for the 4 finalists:
1. Diandra: She wasn't as good as I thought by listening to the snippets. The chorus is strong, the rest of the song is quite bland. But she can sing very well live.
2. Krista Siegfrids: This is kind of guilty pleasure for me, it's a happy song but a bit silly
3. Mikael Saari: I disliked this song while listening to the snippets, but now watching the performance, it's not bad at all. But for me something's missing and I don't get the fuss around it.
4. Arion: OK song (it has some good parts, but the chorus has a bit disorganized melody), but it would be much better with a different vocalist. The guy doesn't have strong enough voice and looks like a Finnish version of Justin Bieber
Overall I'm not impressed by any of the 4. I ranked Elina Orkoneva as my #2 after listening to the snippets before, but I find this song very dull now