The “Expert” Panel reviews Austria: Paenda – Limits | (Eurovision 2019)

It’s back! The (in)famous ESC United “Expert” Panel is returning once again! While we don’t claim to be professionally qualified to judge anything, we certainly have strong opinions, so our staff and editors got together to review all 41 of the songs taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel this May.  Which song are we going to pick as our overall favorite, and will #YOU agree with us or decide on a different winner?

Paenda is going to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel with her entry “Limits”. She was internally selected by the Austrian broadcaster which has been the preferred selection process over the last few years. Austria hasn’t missed a Final since Conchita Wurst won the contest in 2014, can they continue the trend? And did we like the song? Let’s find out as this is the ESC United “Expert” Jury.

Watch our video to get our detailed thoughts and scores and don’t forget to vote in the poll. What score do you give to the Austrian entry? Will the reader’s results differ greatly from ours? We’ll find out soon enough. You can find the team’s individual score in the video.

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Current ESC United Team Ranking:

1. ITALY: Mahmood – Soldi 8.70
2. SWEDEN: John Lundvik – Too Late For Love 8.06
3. GREECE: Katerine Duska – Better Love 7.89
4. NORWAY: KEiiNO – Spirits in the Sky 7.87
5. AZERBAIJAN: Chingiz – Truth 7.62
6. SPAIN: Miki – La Venda 7.57
7. ARMENIA: Srbuk – Walking Out 7.26
8. MALTA: Michele – Chameleon 7.18
9. ICELAND: Hatari – Hatrið mun sigra – 7.13
10. SAN MARINO: Serhat – Say Na Na Na 7.07
11. ALBANIA: Jonida Maliqi – Ktheju tokës 7.00
12. RUSSIA: Sergey Lazarev – Scream 6.99
13. ESTONIA: Victor Crone – Storm 6.90
14. HUNGARY: Joci Pápai – Az én apám 6.87
15. SERBIA: Nevena Božović – Kruna 6.84
16. BELGIUM: Eliot – Wake Up 6.73
17. PORTUGAL: Conan Osiris – Telemoveis 6.50
18. NORTH MACEDONIA: Tamara Todevska – Proud 6.43
19. GERMANY: S!sters – Sister 6.19
20. ROMANIA: Ester Peony – On A Sunday 6.05
21. IRELAND: Sarah McTernan – 22 6.04
22. UNITED KINGDOM: Michael Rice – Bigger Than Us 6.03
23. BELARUS: Zena – Like It 5.79
24. ISRAEL: Kobi Marimi – Home 5.75
25. CZECH REPUBLIC: Lake Malawi – Friend of A Friend 5.73
26. AUSTRIA: Paenda – Limits 5.65
27. POLAND: Tulia – Fire of Love (Pali się) – 5.63
28. LATVIA: Carousel – That Night 5.60
29. FRANCE: Bilal Hassani – Roi 5.38
30. MOLDOVA: Anna Odobescu – Stay 4.90
31. GEORGIA: Oto Nemsadze – Keep On Going 4.89
32. CROATIA: Roko – The Dream 4.53
33. MONTENEGRO: D-Moll- Heaven 4.44

Reader’s Ranking

1. MALTA: Michele – Chameleon 8.42
2. NORWAY: KEiiNO – Spirits in the Sky 8.05
3. PORTUGAL: Conan Osiris – Telemoveis 8.00
4. ITALY: Mahmood – Soldi 7.96
5. ICELAND: Hatari – Hatrið mun sigra – 7.86 (12 Points=57.2%)
6. GREECE: Katerine Duska – Better Love 7.86 (12 Points=49.7%)
7. ARMENIA: Srbuk – Walking Out 7.61
8. AZERBAIJAN: Chingiz – Truth 7.55
9. BELGIUM: Eliot – Wake Up 7.07
10. ALBANIA: Jonida Maliqi – Ktheju tokës 6.89
11. SERBIA: Nevena Božović – Kruna 6.88
12. ROMANIA: Ester Peony – On A Sunday 6.60
13. FRANCE: Bilal Hassani – Roi 6.54
14. ISRAEL: Kobi Marimi – Home 6.52
15. RUSSIA: Sergey Lazarev – Scream 6.51
16. HUNGARY: Joci Pápai – Az én apám 6.48
17. POLAND: Tulia – Fire of Love (Pali się) – 6.40
18. SAN MARINO: Serhat – Say Na Na Na 6.37
19. NORTH MACEDONIA: Tamara Todevska – Proud 6.19
20. ESTONIA: Victor Crone – Storm 6.01
21. UNITED KINGDOM: Michael Rice – Bigger Than Us 5.84
22. BELARUS: Zena – Like It 5.41
23. GERMANY: S!sters – Sister 5.38
24. IRELAND: Sarah McTernan – 22 5.24
25. MONTENEGRO: D-Moll- Heaven 4.87
26. CROATIA: Roko – The Dream 3.92
27. GEORGIA: Oto Nemsadze – Keep On Going 3.48
28. SPAIN: Miki – La Venda Ongoing
29. MOLDOVA: Anna Odobescu – Stay Ongoing
30. SWEDEN: John Lundvik – Too Late For Love Ongoing
31. LATVIA: Carousel – That Night Ongoing
32. CZECH REPUBLIC: Lake Malawi – Friend of A Friend Ongoing
33. AUSTRIA: Paenda – Limits Ongoing