Finland FINLAND 2020 - Aksel Kankaaranta - Looking Back

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[Realest]

Dont blame Juries alone. I mean What The Hell.. The Public gave him 94 (!) Points as well.

 

[Malagant]

Oh what have you done, our dear Finnish neighbours..

I was disappointed that my favourite 'Human' in the Danish MGP lost out tonight, but this is simply tragic...
'Cicciolina' was a brilliant fun Eurodance Schlager to take to ESC and quite frankly I think it would have done very well in the final.

What a major disappointment.. 'Cicciolina' would have been my 10 or 12-pointer in Rotterdam!


As for the winner, it's an ok ballad but I think there are several better ballads in this year's ESC. 4 points from me.

 

[B3stbeats]

My 12 was for Erika. But I love the Aksel's ballad.

 

[cassio]

Sory Finland cant see you in the final 5 points

 

[popavapeur]

literally what the fuck ?

 

[Remembrance]

Well... it's... fine.
But it won't stand out in Rotterdam. Still, I find it okay.

Good luck, Finland

 

[Daybreak]

Why aren't fans ever complaining about a jury favorite getting robbed by the televoters?

 

[Citelis]

This is literally the worst national final result i have ever seen!

DISASTER

 

[Ezio]

What is this? I don't like it.

 

[Citelis]

You managed to send the worst possible

 

[mauve]

The song isn't actually so bad, but there are so many ballads this year and they should have sent Ciici. I am not sure if this song will survive the semi.

 

[randajad]

The word that comes to my mind while listening to this is uneventful It's like another 3

 

[Nicfedy]

Erika would have been my favourite Finnish entry since Vicki Rosti. It could still be a massive euro hit, if marketed properly. This song is dull . 1 pt

 

[opinionsigotem]

Is he going to get Manel'd now? Like there's nothing he can possibly do to qualify, the rot has already set in and nobody supports him, that kind of thing?

I don't even remember what the song sounds like at the minute so I'm holding off on the poll for now.

 

[AleksTheDino]

This is pure boredom, another ballad, but far far away from the likes of switzerland, bulgaria or romania. 1 point and NQ

 

[LastDreamer]

Beautiful blonde lady in a pink latex outfit.

I'm not a big fan of song, but this performance is very good. She could be a highlight of ESC 2020 for me.
Points : Let's say 6.5 / 10 with sacrificed potential to upgrade on real contest.

 

[LontraCanadensis]

Congrats on NQing Finland! 0 points

 

[Sammy]

The only thing that is comforting me at the moment is, that Finland will win the OGEA Second Chance Contest....

 

[Fluke]

Didn't get the hype over Cicciolina at all, thought it was very cheezy and amateurishly written and produced, if anything my fave was "Bananas" and i have a feeling Aksel won just because being the only male made him stand out, but anyway.

This is hard to place for me. There's something that's somewhat more creative that the typical song in this austere but radio-friendly style, but it still fails to engage me unless i try really hard to force myself to listen to it. I think final qualification isn't very likely here, but possible with a very competent performance and sheer luck. For one thing, it is quite different from anything Finland has sent before, so it's an untried card. Won't be among my favorites though, out of your choices only "Bananas" would have been!

 

[grazy2266]

I predict trouble getting into the final this year, I didn't expect this result 5 points from me.