Belarus had sent their entry, which is a song titled "Help You Fly" sung by Alexander Ivan, which was chosen through their national selection. I must say that this song is just okay, as I do not find nothing special as it needs some improvements for it to be a decent song to qualify in my opinion. This year there wasn't much good songs which fits my complicated taste but I actually like this song and it has a high chance to grow on me, if there could be improvements in the performance. I must say that the song actually started really well and in the chorus too, but the clarity of the verse needs to be improved.The chorus is good but in my opinion, the song is not that weak if the verse has a higher clarity and if the verse is more expressive. Ivan actually has a good voice but I guess that he needs to get rid of the nerves to help him fly to the grand final. I also had other favorites but this was in my fifth and my winner was Anastasia Malashkevich with Pray For Love. Well, I would like to apologize if I sound negative but I am just stating my opinion and I am rating it a 5 out of 10 at the moment, but I hope that his vocals in Stockholm would be stronger and maybe this song could grow on me as I think that it has the potential to do so. Good Luck Alexander Ivan and we can't wait to see you in Stockholm!!!
This entry has the high possibility to qualify, after two consecutive year for Ireland to not qualify to the grand final. Its an upbeat entry sung by the former member Westlife, Nicky Byrne. This isn't Nicky Byrne's first appearance in Eurovision as he had appeared in 2013, 2014 and 2015 as Ireland's spokesperson which means that, he is the one who had been reading out the points. Maybe, he would emerge to the grand final and get points from the spokesperson as I am currently in love with it. The song itself if amazing and I really love the beat, by that I mean that I really love the wonderful beat of the song. I must say that this is indeed a good floor filler in a party and maybe the crowd would dance, when he sings in the sunlight. His vocals are fine in the studio but it would be better, if the vocals are stronger in the live so that it could increase the chance for it to qualify. For the performance, I believe that it would be better for it to look and feel energetic, in order for it to not be forgetten. Maybe he should perform like Jedward which is indeed enthusiastic and Nicky Byrne might do a great job on stage. The songs in 2014 and 2015 was also amazing, unfortunately it was a really tight competition in 2014 albeit we felt our heartbeat in the wondrous live performance and it should have qualified in my opinion and the live version was much better than the studio one. 2015 was great too, unfortunately Molly wasn't really making us play with numbers to make us vote as her performance was forgettable. I hope that this would do a great job in Stockholm and Nicky Byrne could give Ireland the sunlight, so that they could qualify. I rated this song an 8/10 at the moment and good luck to Nicky Byrne, who would be flying the Irish flag in The Sony Ericsson Globe!!!
Before 2015 ends, Albania becomes the first country to announce their entry. The 2016 Eurovision season had begun and we finally have a song for our top, albeit its just a top 1 we could still have a list thanks to Albania. This country sends 33 year old beautiful Albanian singer, Eneda Tarifa with the song Perralle which means 'Fairytale'. This entry is selected through the 54th Festivali i Kenges, which is Albania's national selection. This singer really proved that third time's luck does exist,as she previously joined the contest in 2003 and 2007, unfortunately she failed to get the trophy. But now she got it and she would be singing the powerful song titled Perralle. This song itself is really good and powerful, I must say that I prefer this year's entry compared to last year, albeit "I'm Alive" is also a good song. The song has verses which goes in a slow tempo but it starts to release its power as we go to the chorus, which really shows the power of this song. I am not a fan of Albanian language but I must say that this song blends in really well with the Albanian language, so I just hope that it wouldn't be changed to the English version, as it is already beautiful in this condition. Eneda Tarifa herself has powerful vocals, which really helps in exerting the power of the song. Overall, I just hope that the song nor the language would be changed as it is wonderful the way it is. To add the matter of a fact, I hope that the song wouldn't have a sudden change too. I would give it a 7 out of 10 at the moment and I must say that, if this song manages to stay strong until all the entries are announced, it would have a high chance to qualify and maybe they could get a good position. Nevertheless, I would like to wish a good luck and all the best to Eneda Tarifa!!! All of us couldn't wait to see you in Stockholm!!! (Alex.S.)
