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:mk: 2017 is the most sexiest performance in all ESC history. xheat
 

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28. Nina Kraljic - Lighthouse
Croatia 2016
23rd Place

Croatia: 1/1
2016: 5/10


Quirky legend. She had bronchitis or something right and still delivered this and qualified. Tons of my favs end up in like 23rd-25th in the final but just making the final is great for them. I just love this song because of Nina's voice mainly ~there is a laaiaiiaighté~ she sounds just like that one vine of welcome to my kitchen we have bananis and avocadis.She just made it to the final over Greta, Sandhja and whatever else was in that semi but GOOD? We can't be mad at her because this is my fav Croatian entry and her awful but iconic thermal blanket dress thing with the REVEAL!! YAAAS and her godawful haircut...

27. Tanja - Amazing
Estonia 2014
28th Place (12th in SF1)

Estonia: 3/3
2014: 3/5



Dis feeling inside us...CHOREOGRAPHY! VOCALS! A DECENT SONG! Tanja brought us this all in 3 minutes lol. It might seem like a random fav but I just think it's soo good and fierce? Not sure what the opinion of this song is but it absolutely deserved a spot in 2014's final since Tanja WORKED the stage and watching her prance around like that? I was inspired. Sadly 2014 was tragic and cut her but we''ll always have this as a random fav off mine. Starting lying on the floor xheart ROKO could never. Maybe the song was a bit outdated/Cascadalite but better than Cascada duh gross. Do you hear her screaming? SCREAMING to represent Estonia in 2020?


26. Loreen - Euphoria
Sweden 2012
1st Place

Sweden: 1/1
2012: 2/4


Yes! Obviously this is an actually iconic entry and my 2nd fav winner this decade. It came to show the evolution of Eurovision and that it wasn't just for trashy stuff anymore, no, actual solid mainstream-sounding songs can win! It's a well-deserving winner and Loreen's bangs xheart Highlight of the entry. It still holds up 7 years on and doesn't feel old as a song at all, everyone loves her and it and I LOVE YOU BAKUUU. Maybe people have this higher but 26 is fine since she didn't give me any trainwreck factor, it was almost TOO good for Eurovision hmph! But if you hate this song you're weird.

25. ZENA - Like It
Belarus 2019
25th Place

Belarus: 1/2
2019: 4/5


omg lol. Okay at first I was like all of you I was just like okay another vapid pop song but I grew to ADORE ZENA and her stupid screeching song. xheart The lyrics are just soo like...dumb and stupid I had to stan. I ALWAYS TRY! IZZHE GON LIKE IT? IZZHE GON LIKE IT??? x100. However this isn't just all ironic love, I do thing ZENA is a BORN performer and she sold her song so well, she basically did perfectly on the night...of SF1 at least and it was a real standout and she has climbed in my rankings. Her qualifying was totally deserved and great and righteous. BETTER REPEAT MY MOVES! obviously there is the whole thing of the writer being a homophobe but don't take it out on ZENAlegend she's young and hip and FUN. I just genuinely love this song it's so full of energy tum-da-da-dum the universe is OURS! And yes I did put her 25th in this maybe because she did that bad in the semi. She would be 24th if not for her own jury being a MESS and the entire situation with that but. I always right. :) Izzhe ghan like it? IS HE? LET'S BREAK THE RULES.




 

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You did some mistakes in this countdown.

Firstly you said, that only 2 winners are represented in this list and now Loreen is the second highest winner, when Lena already was revealed before,
Same thing about :ua: entries, there is no :ua: in the first post.

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P.s : I really wanted to see 4 :uk: entries in this list, but looks like it was Ukraine instead United Kingdom.
 

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Okay I said in the Lena writeup there was actually 3 oops. and yeah I thought ukraine's flag was uk but it's ua I guess
 

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24. Elina Born & Stig Rasta - Goodbye To Yesterday

Estonia 2015
7th Place

2015: 2/5
Estonia: 2/3


This song xheart Smiling to the dog xrose It's such a nice and beautiful song and the two of them's voices go well together. 7th is obviously very good but it deserved more points hmph! 2015's points are weird though. Anyway usually I don't care for this kind of song but I can APPRECIATE it! Elina was fierce and Stig was good too. The "V" on stage with their shadows also worked well for staging and it is one of the most memorable songs of 2015 which is a year I don't care much for. Imagining them winning would be hot too! Estonia is due a win soon. Just not with like, Storm. Gross!


23. Elina Nechayeva - La Forza


Estonia 2018
8th Place

2018: 3/5
Estonia: 1/3


Oops Estonia sorry to get rid of all your entries so fast! La Forza is obviously beautiful and I do have a thing for opera hehe. Honestly most of the reason this song is so high is because of her dress gimmick? xheart The high note omg...the key change...CHILLS. Latin is also a language we don't see so yay! She had the best voice of 2018, literally anything would make a better winner than Toy including this ugh gross. It's certainly no La Voix which would be like top 5 of my 2000s ranking if I did one but it deserves to be this high just for her amazing voice and staging gimmick. :)


22. Elitsa & Stoyan - Samo Shampioni


Bulgaria 2013
29th Place (12th in SF2)

2013: 4/5
Bulgaria: 2/2


Now we're getting into the songs I really LOVE! Samo Shampioni has such an energy that can't really be compared to...any other songs idk? So bouncy, fun and upbeat while keeping Bulgaria's spirit in there with tradition. I really liked Elitsa/Stoyan in 2007 and was so excited to see them back and I actually like this a lot more than Voda! Elitsa is so fun and the instrumental with the super fast beat and Stoyan's drums makes it like my fav ~traditional~ esc song of this decade I think. Absolutely fucking ROBBED of qualifying as we can all tell but Krista deserved it too. And I'm sure everyone expected Poli/Kristian to be my Bulgarian two but one of them I actually don't like much. :eek: WHO? Well...you'll see. This seriously deserved to be just as high placing as they were the first time around urgh.

21. Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki Ellää
Finland 2010
26th Place (11th in SF1)

2010: 1/5
Finland: 1/1


The first year falls! :eek: This was absolutely my fav in 2010 from start to finish, even when I was 9 xheart I just said Samo Shampioni was the highest traditional song but I LOVE this too, it's so great with the accordion and Kuunkuiskskskdjjfjds whatever's shrill voices. I want to see Finnish back in the contest urgh! So ROBBED of making the final, I remember SF1 finishing and I was sobbing over the loss of this and Horehronie. I have gotten over Horehronie because lol she couldn't sing but this performance was so perfect and energetic and I was in love with them. Shoutout to Finnish legends Saara and Krista who I would have included if this was a Top 100 because they're fantastic too. But 2010 falls!


TOP 20:

:am: 1
:au: 1
:be: 2
:bg: 1
:cy: 1
:de: 1
:is: 1
:lv: 1
:lt: 1
:nl: 1
:no: 1
:pt: 1
:sm: 3
:sl: 1
:ua: 3

WHO will win?


2019: 3
2018: 3
2017: 2
2016: 4
2015: 1
2014: 2
2013: 3
2012: 1
2011: 1

 

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20. Hatari - Hatrið mun sigra

Iceland 2019
10th Place


2019: 3/5
Iceland: 1/2



lol yes Hatarilegends! This is my fav Iceland entry this decade, in the 2000s I adored Iceland but in this decade idk there was this, Greta and SVALA lol and that's about it for my appreciation of Iceland. Obviously this is so ~above~ Eurovision or whatever but idfc. There was being who only watched for Hatari, Hatari became a PHENOMENON and I was like okay mehh I had it like 11th. But they absolutely killed it. Matthias is hot which helps and just in the pre-show press and interviews and shit they grew on me so much I began to like the song. And the song is GOOD like forreal both of them can sing but most the reason it's this high is because of the crazy staging. I don't care much about this genre but they just sold it completely, glad it got top 10 since I wasn't sure. :eek: They key change SLAYS!

19. Mariya Yaremchuk - Tick-Tock
Ukraine 2014
6th Place

2014: 2/5
Ukraine: 3/4



Oooooh....*whistling* *CLAP CLAP* I love trashy Ukraine divas, we had 2007-2009 aka their golden era and this was giving me the hole in my heart that was MISSING or whatever. My heart is like a clock. The giant hamster wheel ugh this entire entry just excites me and is soo fun from start to finish, it might not be the most high quality song or artistic or whatever but we love schlager! And I remember before the revamp this song was like, so trainwrecky and awful.
WE BELONG TO EACHODDER LIKE A SISTER TO A BRUDDER. xheart Maybe I like the original version idk? Tricky tricky tick trock tock or whatever. And Mariya is sooo pretty which boosts it.


18. Iveta Mukuchyan - LoveWave
Armenia 2016
7th Place

2016: 4/10
Armenia: 1/1


ART. Pure performance art, amazing, showstopping, never been done before etc. That build up gives me chills from the start. The starpower Iveta brought to the stage was so great even if I don't like the song itself much, it's all about the performance and staging for me. This was the first staging ever I was like OMG Eurovision is modern and cool now. Hey...it's me....*shudder* and the camera angles YAS! I think this is in a lot of people's top 10s this decade but it misses out on mine because Iveta > LoveWave xheart Oooouuuh..also they kinda went for something similar with Artsvik the next year who is my 2nd fav Armenian this decade but ugh she was robbed and might have just seemed amazing in dire 2017 SF1. This is about Iveta though not Artsvik but I think they need to bring her back to have the NQ streak end! xheart

17. Jessika ft. Jenifer Brening (JENY B) - Who We Are
San Marino 2018
41st Place xheart (17th in SF2)

2018: 3/5
San Marino: 3/4


omg these absolute legends kinda singlehandedly invested me in 2018. Like I was so busy with exams that year but these constellations came into my life through the insanity of 1 in 360. The section for 1in360 has like 400 words on Wikipedia which shows how crazy it was. The paypal voting xheart ZOE being the evil ringleader behind it all and being both jury member and songwriter. :') The fact everyone from around the world came together to represent San Marino and ended up with a Maltese and German woman performing in an abandoned warehouse in SLOVAKIA to represent San Marino xheart Never change! And after all of that...we got this. This Maltese 10x reject and this HIP young rapper. Insanity.

As for the song, well, it's Heroes duh? But if it was about people dissing you on Twitter and not getting bitter or giving up and being a quitter. REV IT UP AND BE A STAR! Give it to 'em Jess. omg the song was sooo awful I had to stan like omg even listening now I can't help but LAUGH at everything that came together to give us this Bottom 2 in the semi song.

THEN my absolute fav part of the San Marino 2018 experience was not even a WEEK after the contest they unfollowed eachother on Instagram and deleted photos of eachother and hate eachother now. Like hwo fucking amazing. WE LOVE YOU SAN MARINO!


 

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Oh and special mention to San Marino 2018 pwning all those actually good songs in the NF! It's like my 2nd fav Eurovision arc ever
 

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After first 14 revealed songs I wanted to say "Oh, my Goddess. There are not songs, which I dislike", but after it all good things comes to the end. :lol:
 

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Sorry for no updates today I had an exam then napped after but then woke up in the middle of the night. -O- So time to write about some songs HMM?

16. Lea Sirk - Hvala, ne!

Slovenia 2018
22nd Place

Slovenia: 1/2
2018: 2/5


HVALA, NE NE! HVALA NE! omg what a LEGENDARY anthem...one that will never be forgotten. Lea Sirk is an absolute gem and this song has sooo much energy, so much fun, build up etc. I don't care much for typical dubstep noise whatever the hell but this screeching undercutted Slovenian banshee made me fall in love. Hvala ne ne ne neeee....I'm basically fluent in Slovenian now. Lea beat all the odds and qualified, mainly through her running order and the legendary fake technical error which was soo transparent. WH-WHERE'S MUSIC? MUSIC PLEASE. OKAY HELP US GUYS!!! and they did. Her making the final was sooo deserved, amazing, we LOVE you Lea. And random note I love the bridge of this song. Hvala neeneeneneneeeee it's stuck in my head now.

15. Jamala - 1944

Ukraine 2016
1st Place

2016: 3/10
Ukraine: 2/4


YAAAS the best winner of this decade, an unexpected winner but it just really WORKED and we love women winning. Except Netta. But this was sooo controversial and hot because she was singing it in Russia's face! Ukraine should honestly win every year and this was no exception even if it's my 3rd fav from that year! It just felt like a winner. Beautiful song with a beautiful message and her voice is great! lol @ the 129k dislikes on YT though xheart Oooooh.....and Jamala is another Eurovision legend and she is this high too for her VERY UNCOMFORTABLE QUESTION! even if Maruv would be around here on my ranking lol? Let me do an honorary Maruv writeup. COME TO ME COME TO ME. Absolutely LOVE it and every time I listen to Siren Song I get sad for...for what could have been...and how fierce it was. But then again she was in SF1 and her withdrawing let ZENA through so...thanks angel! BANG. As for 1944 it is the best winner, we love it. Yay!

14. Aminata - Love Injected

Latvia 2015
6th Place

Latvia: 1/1
2015: 1/5


Pure art, duh? I don't think any other song is just as...FIERCE...beautiful...RAW as what Aminata did in 2015. Yeah she's only 14th on this ranking but...omg her MOVES? Her ~poses~ and everything....I feel like I don't even need to put anything here and just let the performance speak for itself since it's sooo powerful and gorgeous. It's my fav of 2015 so that's the second year to fall.
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13. Valentina Monetta -- Crisalide (Vola)
San Marino 2013
27th Place (11th in SF2)

San Marino: 2/4
2013: 3/5


The loss of Moje 3 was still raw in my poor little heart and then we had to lose this absolute GODDESS with one of the best Eurovision ballads of the 2010s TWO days later to fucking ARMENIA, GEORGIA and ICELAND? Oh I will be having SEVERAL words with my lawyers! It's so fucking legendary how Valentina went from The Social Network Song to THIS in a year, going from googling and gaggling to having us all GAGGING in a year? And she was paid dust. Well Maybe made it which is nice but like...Vola vola vola? It's sooo amazing ;_; I loved her little Ikea light orb she CLUTCHED onto. This is like 15x better than Maybe but I'd LOVE if both made it? And I love her. Eurovision has produced many legends but like, Valentina hi?
So WHAT is my fav Sammarinese entry? Maybe, Social Network Song, I Didn't Know, Spirit Of The Night or Say Na Na Na? Or whatever the fuck 2011 was called lol. Wait and see.

12. Poli Genova - If Love Was A Crime

Bulgaria 2016
4th Place
Bulgaria: 1/2
2016: 2/10

Speaking of returning queens who came back with legendary songs, god this song is such a bop and I would love if it shock won. I mean I didn't expect it to be 4th but was happy. It's still a great modern pop song that hasn't aged or anything. The best part of it is obviously her road lights translucent outfit thing. Poli stood out on that stage ALONE and gave us an amazing performance that had everyone loving it, together we're invincibuuuuuuuhllllllll....song--wise it's just so great and fun and deserves to be this high in both my ranking and the ESC scoreboard! She was so happy to be there yes legend!

11. Fusedmarc - Rain Of Revolution
Lithuania 2017
39th Place (17th in SF2)

Lithuania: 1/1
2017: 2/5


OOKING FOR ZHA REASON...this is still in the ranking. *You all look at me like I'm WEIRD for having this 11th* Yes I have been carrying this all the way to top 11 but I really can't put it in my top 10 unfortunately. This is my absolute favourite TRAINWRECK of a 3 minute performance. Shrilling harpy Viktorija is just such a superstar. The fact this won Eurovizijos out of FORTY NINE songs just...omfg everything about this entry I just ADORE in a completely ironic and partially unironic song.

There is not ONE frame of Viktorija in this video that is in any way flattering to her. lol. It's 3 minutes and 13 seconds of her looking absolutely ridiculous.
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My fav thing is how they thought they were so amazing they didn't WANT help staging it and had their own plan for camera angles and staging, like having it go UPSIDE DOWN when she was singing, leaving the camera crew so exhausted in a mess you can see them desperately scampering across the stage to keep up with this demon's demands, all while she POSES.
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This song is nothing short of a RELIGIOUS experience, a cacophony of insanity.
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The lyrics don't even make sense and it's just...lol. But I wouldn't put it top 11 if I disliked the song, the instrumental unironically slaps and is something I'd listen to. YEAH YEAH. YEAH YEAH. YEAH YEAH.

So my top 10 is: :au: :be: :be: :cy: :de: :nl: :no: :pt: :sm: :ua:
2011/2012/2013/2013/2014/2016/2017/2018/2019/2019

 

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I'm shocked by Fusedmarc in a role of the favourite :lt: entry.

If remaining :sm: song is Maybe, The Social Network Song or even I Didn't Know that I will like to see it on the top, but predict Na Na Na somewhere on 5th-6th place.

Predict (based on mentioned countries) : Fuego, Birds, Margberger, Kate, Serhat, Gravity, Suzy (is it a spoiler in your signature ?), maybe Loic is the one from two :be: songs, last two - It's easily can be everything (possibly :de: is Lena again ?).
 
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