re: ITALY 2014 - Emma
The last two years Italy didn't stage the songs right,Nina was superb but the staging was all wrong and her shouting "Europe clap your hands" destroyed the classy performance.This year again they should of had acoustic instruments on stage.
I hope next year they stage better.San Remo is a superb contest and the standard the last few years has been incredible but id maybe like to see Italy not use San Remo to choose the ESC act every year.Malika and Annalisa are probably the two best female artists in Europe right now and with the right song would be certain challengers in Denmark.Its a tough call but I think Annalisa just edges it as shes very contemporary and will connect better with other countries.
Something like Tra Due Minuti è Primavera would transfer well to ESC with its great key changes and bridges,.Annalisa is a master at pitching key changes,and as Emmelie showed this year a key change delivered right is one of the things that wins Eurovisions.
The problem Italy have in winning ESC is their artists are superb and the most contemporary in the contest,but the songs haven't quite had enough hooks to get the votes across Europe.Almost too classy sometimes.
Im really looking forward to San Remo though and the Italian ESC entry next year.Gigliola Cinquetti - Non Ho L'Età won in Denmark for Italy in 1964 and remains a marsterclass in how to deliver a contemporary song.I think Annalisa can step into Gigliolas shoes and do the same again,,i hope so.