The “Expert” Panel reviews Russia: Sergey Lazarev – Scream | (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?

Sergey Lazarev is representing Russi at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel with his song Scream. The singer previously represented his country in 2016 with “You are the only one”, where he finished in third place overall. Can he win it all this year and do we have an appreciation for Scream? 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 Russian 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. GREECE: Katerine Duska – Better Love 7.89
2. NORWAY: KEiiNO – Spirits in the Sky 7.87
3. AZERBAIJAN: Chingiz – Truth 7.62
4. ARMENIA: Srbuk – Walking Out 7.26
5. MALTA: Michele – Chameleon 7.18
6. SAN MARINO: Serhat – Say Na Na Na 7.07
7. ALBANIA: Jonida Maliqi – Ktheju tokës 7.00
8. RUSSIA: Sergey Lazarev – Scream 6.99
9. ESTONIA: Victor Crone – Storm 6.90
10. HUNGARY: Joci Pápai – Az én apám 6.87
11. SERBIA: Nevena Božović – Kruna 6.84
12. BELGIUM: Eliot – Wake Up 6.73
13. NORTH MACEDONIA: Tamara Todevska – Proud 6.43
14. GERMANY: S!sters – Sister 6.19
15. IRELAND: Sarah McTernan – 22 6.04
16. UNITED KINGDOM: Michael Rice – Bigger Than Us 6.03
17. ISRAEL: Kobi Marimi – Home 5.75
18. POLAND: Tulia – Fire of Love (Pali się) – 5.63
19. FRANCE: Bilal Hassani – Roi 5.38
20. GEORGIA: Oto Nemsadze – Keep On Going 4.89
21. CROATIA: Roko – The Dream 4.53

Reader’s Ranking

1. NORWAY: KEiiNO – Spirits in the Sky 8.05
2. ARMENIA: Srbuk – Walking Out 7.61
3. AZERBAIJAN: Chingiz – Truth 7.55
4. BELGIUM: Eliot – Wake Up 7.07
5. ALBANIA: Jonida Maliqi – Ktheju tokës 6.89
6. SERBIA: Nevena Božović – Kruna 6.88
7. FRANCE: Bilal Hassani – Roi 6.54
8. ISRAEL: Kobi Marimi – Home 6.52
9. HUNGARY: Joci Pápai – Az én apám 6.48
10. POLAND: Tulia – Fire of Love (Pali się) – 6.40
11. SAN MARINO: Serhat – Say Na Na Na 6.37
12. NORTH MACEDONIA: Tamara Todevska – Proud 6.19
13. ESTONIA: Victor Crone – Storm 6.01
14. UNITED KINGDOM: Michael Rice – Bigger Than Us 5.84
15. GERMANY: S!sters – Sister 5.38
16. CROATIA: Roko – The Dream 3.92
17. GEORGIA: Oto Nemsadze – Keep On Going 3.48
18. MALTA: Michele – Chameleon Ongoing
19. GREECE: Katerine Duska – Better Love Ongoing
20. IRELAND: Sarah McTernan – 22 Ongoing
21. RUSSIA: Sergey Lazarev – Scream Ongoing