NORWAY 2011 - Stella Mwangi - Haba Haba
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r3gg13
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@Adamsamways: I agree, if it could do it for me the first time I heard it (I'm not hard to impress and make happy), it could do it too for other viewers.
And it's fun to watch her presenting the song too. If only the verses would be a bit stronger. 
dislike it, it's eurovision and this does not sound one bit european. although most songs this year have terrible lyrics, the lyrics in the song are probably the worst - a 5 year old could come up with the lyrics in this song. personally don't understand why it's a favourite, though if it wins, it wins, but i will be left very confused.
damienn
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You will not be the only one, if that would happen.
StellaStai
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I can't even express how much I disagree with you. Europe, and even outpost Europe like Norway, have people from multiple cultures living here. If we should exclude a song because the artist wasn't born here, or her music sounds to african or international, it's actually pure rasism. Stella is Norwegian, she grew up here, she wen't to school here, her friends are here, she speaks Norwegian. She is integrated into our society, and we're proud to let her shine in the ESC and to let her be proud of her multicultural background that is coming through in her music.
And what is really "the european sound" when it comes to music anyway? Do we really want every song taking part in the ESC to fit into a specific mould, or should there still be room for creativity and diversity?
doctormalisimo
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nikolay_BG
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English, French, Arabic and Portuguese are African languages
no, they are indo-european. Some africans speak them, but that doesn`t make them african languages.
nikolay_BG
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I agree with you. Stella is a symbol of a foreigner who is fully integrated without being assimilated. She is the living proof that this can actually happen. Stella might happen to all those foreigners in different european countries, to have the will to integrate without being assimilated. Specially in times when european integration fails and some western countries see that somethings aren`t right. Yes, I am talking about France and UK right now
Good luck Norway? This will do well in the Semis 2 - 4th is my prediction. But why do I have a feeling it is going to lose steam in the finals? It's probably more fun the first time you listen to and loses its charm after that. So 10th place in the Final.
Granthems
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After hearing the "Final" Version, i just have to say that i'm pretty sure Norway is gonna be the song to beat this year. It's just so fun and dancey and summery and awesome. I'm a bit surprised that it's doing so poorly in the pre ESC Polls...the more i listen to it, the more i'm sure it's gonna at least top 5 in Düsseldorf.
damienn
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Well, the fact that she can't sing would matter anywhere you go, except for here in the ESC, where you can win even though sing like crap, so that's what's maybe holding this song down in the polls I think.
either way I believe this will do well when it's time to collect votes, since it is a "happy" song, and the african version of "waka waka" and that song went well aswell.
either way I believe this will do well when it's time to collect votes, since it is a "happy" song, and the african version of "waka waka" and that song went well aswell.
Ueland
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1) Lena "couldn`t sing" last year (much complaining about her dialect), we saw how that went
2) The happy-song of France didnt go too far, for an unknown reason. (perhaps Lena`s was more happy)
2) The happy-song of France didnt go too far, for an unknown reason. (perhaps Lena`s was more happy)
I don't know why Jessy Matadors song didn't make it better than it did in ESC. But Lena came through the TV-screen as a very funny, charming girl, crappy song, the girl could't sing, but her winning personality combined with her music wasa vote-winning total package. Kind of the same qualitys Aleksander Rybak also had the year before, the ability to reach out to the great masses. I think Stella is charming enough and has a great personality to win some votes, one can't help just liking the girl after seeing her perform.
vatroslav_cro
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Love this song, especially the fact it is partly sung in "exotic" Swahili language! I hope for a nice and suitable performance. My top 10 in the first semifinal! Good luck!
! I hope for a nice and suitable performance. My top 10 in the first semifinal! Good luck!
