Eurovision: Ukraine

Everyone is going for Turkey, Greece, or Norway....but I prefer Ukraine at this year's Eurovision.

At first, when I saw her live performance on the national final, I hated this song. But when the new, revised version of the song came out as a music video, I changed my mind completely. Svetlana Loboda's Be My Valentine is my top choice of 2009 Eurovision Moscow.

The first song with two titles, "Be My Valentine" and "Anti-Crisis Girl", the song features some erotic upbeat tunes, which Svetlana's unique vocal, the song is one of the song that leaves a deep impression in people.

Over the last few years, we observed that Ukraine always has some luck in the competition. It seems that Europe like to vote for Ukraine... a lot. For example, Ukraine took the throne for 2nd place 2 years in a row, and a few years back, it even won its first Eurovision. Therefore, this song only need a pretty amazing live performance on the big night to win it all.

Speaking of which, according to Loboda, she will be entering the stage from a machine known as "Hell Machine". (photo below) From the photo, we know that the machine will be decending from above ground 6-7 meters....That's preety high. Plus with the huge stage Moscow this year ( supposed to be the biggest one ever), i believe her entrance would be fantastic, which leaves the Europeans jaw-dropped.


Ok, enough of speaking, here is the video for the song. A lil' erotic. I guess. But I still like this song, and I certainly hope it got the champion this year. Ukraine is heading to a good position this year.

Review : Armenia

This year at Eurovision Moscow, Armenia will be represented by the Arshakyans sisters, Inga and Anush.

Their song, "Jan Jan" (translation: My Dear) is a folk pop song performed in Armenian and English language. (previously also known as "Nor Par" which means "New Dance")

Many Europeans are comparing this song to Azerbaijan's entry. Though most people prefer Azerbaijan's entry over the Armenian's entry, I personally like "Jan Jan" more. But I guess it is unfair to compare both song side by side, because both are songs of very different style.

The reason is simply, the song is catchy, the melody is fresh and addictive, the vocals are great, the style is new and the whole song is just very original. Most of all, I enjoy songs because it is derived from cultures or ethics, and gosh, like the photo above, the costumes are amazing! Like many great ESC songs, this song has the winning recipe of more than languages in it.

If paired with a well choreographed stage performance, i believe this song will eventually get to the top of the competition. It is definitely one of the best songs of this year ESC.

I like Armenia, they always presents nice songs. This song is one my top 5 list! ( hopefully, Europe agrees with me)

Below is the song.