The first song that will surely perform in the grand final is now revealed thanks to Spain, who sent Barei to Eurovision with the upbeat song 'Say Yay'. The song was chosen from Spain's national final 'Objectivo Eurovision'. This entry is actually the first Spanish entry, that does not contain any Spanish language which means that it is being sung in English. The song might be another upbeat but I immediately loved it and this year, Spain has a really high potential to get a good place as this song is indeed a masterpiece and it is sung fully in English. Barei's vocals are also amazing and then when you add this with an amazing stage setting and performance, this song would indeed do an amazing job and go to the top 10. In Objectivo Eurovision itself, Barei is one of my favorites along with Maria Isabel and Xuso, so I'm glad that my favorite could win again. Barei's performance was indeed energetic and her vocals were amazing, maybe Spain could go back to the top again this year with this entry as it is truly amazing. Well, I would give this song an 8 on the scale of 10 and I really hope that Spain could do well this year. Overall, good luck to Barei who would be flying the Spanish flag to Stockholm with Say Yay!!!
On 24 January 2015, Malta had finally selected their entry through the Maltese national selection, 'Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2016' which is also known as the MESC. They sent the winner of their national selection, Ira Losco with her song Chameleon, which is indeed a wonderful and invincible song.
The name Ira Losco, is indeed a familiar name for the Eurovision fans as this Maltese beauty had represented the island country back in 2002 with the song '7th Wonder'. She was indeed a favorite back then and that is why, she succeed in giving this island country their one of their best results by securing the second place back then in Tallinn. When she joined the national final, she instantly became my favourite as her song stole my heart and her voice was indeed magnificent.The song itself is wonderful, as it becomes much more powerful as you go further with the song and it has a wonderful beat. Ira Losco's vocals are also amazing and she expresses the song really well in my opinion. Overall, I rate this song an 8 out of 10 as it is indeed amazing and Ira's vocals makes the song sound much more better indeed. I guess that Malta has a really high chance to qaulify this year, as this song really fits for the grand final and it is still growing on me.
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!!!
Belgium sends a jazzy and upbeat song titled "What's The Pressure?" being sung by Laura Tesoro, who won the 2016 Eurosong. The song itself is nice, but not a really good floor filler and Laura's vocals are actually great too. The song did start with a least strong verse but the chorus gave life to the song, which makes the song helps us release the pressure because what's the pressure? I might say that this song doesn't have a high chance for qualifying due to her weak vocals, but its only the national selection and I am think that Laura could qualify, if she strengthens her vocals. In the national selection, the chorus actually helped in giving the life to the song as it was hard for me to absorb the first verse of the song but the chorus made me like it. To be honest, I actually struggled to write this article as I didn't like it at the first part but as soon as it grows on me, I'm starting to love it. My favorite was actually Amaryllis with 'Kick The Habbit', which is my favorite in this year's Eurosong. Nevertheless, I think that Laura should try to give more power and release the pressure to improve the song and give it more power. Maybe, there should be some special effects like the proxy and a stage setting which could really blend in with the song. In that way, this song might be a favourite if she could do well in Stockholm and I hope that she would not feel the pressure, as What's the Pressure? Well, good luck Laura Tesoro 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!!!
A dream of many Eurovision fans had came true, as Turkey had announced their return to Eurovision. They are not returning as Turkey but they are returning indirectly as San Marino, would send the Turkish singer, Serhat, to Stockholm. This might be different from the past few years this micro country, had been importing their entries from Italy since their debut in 2008, unfortunately San Marino would not be sending anything Italian anymore. This country had participated in the contest for six times with the best result of landing in the 24th position of the grand final back in 2013 and special credits goes to Valentina Monetta, who had already became San Marino's hero. This is also not the first time for San Marino to not send Italian singers, as they sent Russian singer, Kamilla Ismailova, to the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. I must say that I am indeed dissapointed, as I really want to see Valentina Monetta back in the contest or maybe, San Marino's 2014 Junior Eurovision delegation in the adult contest, like their band member Anita Simoncini, who sung the 'Chain Of Lights' in Vienna bac in 2015, with the 2013 Junior Eurovision delegatiom, Michele Perniola. I don't have much to say about this but I hope that San Marino could do well and it is indeed a great thing to know, that Turkey is taking part. I must say that I didn't predicted any Turkish singers to fly the San Marinese flag but things can't go the way I want to, so who knows that San Marino might do well. Well, good luck Serhat and see you in Stockholm!!! (Alex.S.)
