Really didn't see this coming, but nice that you brought it! My picks: Overrated: Israel (Except for Israel, no country was particularly overrated in my opinion. The whole song and staging are just too gimmicky for my liking and the chorus is too repetitive.) Underrated: Switzerland (Croatia and Azerbaijan were also possible choices. Switzerland was so cool and they really deserved to qualify for a change. Somehow they didn't though, which was really undeserved.) Rhythm: Cyprus (Way better than Israel in my opinion. I just can't sit still when I hear this, fantastic song!) Performance: Moldova (This performance elevated the song high up. It was so funny and entertaining to watch, I love it!) Cliché: Montenegro (Just another Balkan ballad that we have had several times before (only in better variants). Doesn't add anything new to the table and just bores by now. I do understand your choice though.) Voice: Albania (What a power he has in his voice and how perfectly he hits those high notes!) Horror: Poland (Aside from the fact that I cringed during half of the performance because of the DJ, I really hate this entry. Typical party song with no originality or quality. His singing was really off at (many) times.) Cheese: Spain (Too much sugar doesn't taste good anymore, these people really should have thought of that. I can't stand this.) Sleeping Pill: Latvia (Her trying to be sexy left me completely cold. The song is so dull and barely anything happens in it.) Epicness: Czech Republic? (Even though I'm not the biggest fan, I can't say that they weren't awesome on stage, especially laid back and careless attitude.)
Overrated song: Probably agree, though I'd pick Sweden Underrated song: Interesting how they kinda screw themselves with the live performance every year. Also this one was quite a mess, but the song itself is alright. Rhythm: Agree, I think it was the whole "crazy/original" package that made them win. Lyrics or topic alone usually don't save a song imo. Performance: Surely a contender, it definitely made the entry much more attractive. I'd also consider Cyprus here, or Italy which was simple but with the shown lyrics very effective. Thinking about this category actually most countries gave a decent performance this year. Horror: I kinda agree, I also didn't enjoy this performance. Especially the permanent flashing :x Cliche: A very typical ESC-song indeed, perhaps too typical Voice: Oh thank you :D Nothing to add here, I'm proud of this entry Cheese: Very boring entry, he was doomed to fail from the beginning. Sleeping pill: I'd rather take Georgia or Iceland here, I personally enjoyed the Lithuanian song + performance much :) Epicness: Might be epic, but I still don't really enjoy it :P Israel for me in this one
Really didn't see this coming, but nice that you brought it!
My picks:
Overrated: Israel
(Except for Israel, no country was particularly overrated in my opinion. The whole song and staging are just too gimmicky for my liking and the chorus is too repetitive.)
Underrated: Switzerland
(Croatia and Azerbaijan were also possible choices. Switzerland was so cool and they really deserved to qualify for a change. Somehow they didn't though, which was really undeserved.)
Rhythm: Cyprus
(Way better than Israel in my opinion. I just can't sit still when I hear this, fantastic song!)
Performance: Moldova
(This performance elevated the song high up. It was so funny and entertaining to watch, I love it!)
Cliché: Montenegro
(Just another Balkan ballad that we have had several times before (only in better variants). Doesn't add anything new to the table and just bores by now. I do understand your choice though.)
Voice: Albania
(What a power he has in his voice and how perfectly he hits those high notes!)
Horror: Poland
(Aside from the fact that I cringed during half of the performance because of the DJ, I really hate this entry. Typical party song with no originality or quality. His singing was really off at (many) times.)
Cheese: Spain
(Too much sugar doesn't taste good anymore, these people really should have thought of that. I can't stand this.)
Sleeping Pill: Latvia
(Her trying to be sexy left me completely cold. The song is so dull and barely anything happens in it.)
Epicness: Czech Republic?
(Even though I'm not the biggest fan, I can't say that they weren't awesome on stage, especially laid back and careless attitude.)
Overrated song: Probably agree, though I'd pick Sweden
Underrated song: Interesting how they kinda screw themselves with the live performance every year. Also this one was quite a mess, but the song itself is alright.
Rhythm: Agree, I think it was the whole "crazy/original" package that made them win. Lyrics or topic alone usually don't save a song imo.
Performance: Surely a contender, it definitely made the entry much more attractive. I'd also consider Cyprus here, or Italy which was simple but with the shown lyrics very effective. Thinking about this category actually most countries gave a decent performance this year.
Horror: I kinda agree, I also didn't enjoy this performance. Especially the permanent flashing :x
Cliche: A very typical ESC-song indeed, perhaps too typical
Voice: Oh thank you :D Nothing to add here, I'm proud of this entry
Cheese: Very boring entry, he was doomed to fail from the beginning.
Sleeping pill: I'd rather take Georgia or Iceland here, I personally enjoyed the Lithuanian song + performance much :)
Epicness: Might be epic, but I still don't really enjoy it :P Israel for me in this one