Honestly, I don't outright despise any song here. I could've given points to more than half the songs in this final, but this is a testament to how competitive NNMC gets, and I really appreciate that.
Perhaps next edition will be even more competitive.
Clearly not trying to compete, but it's nice. Doesn't deserve last though.
My
. This placed lower than it should. Undeserved placing. Understandably, this was 9th in its semi.
This faded into the background a lot. Kinda cool though.
F*ck. I think it's underrated.
Tbh, this deserves to flop a little more. Kinda bland for something more on the energetic side.
Decent AQ. Should place higher.
I placed 3rd in the semi only to place here in the final? The audacity. Happy to qualify anyways. Thanks for voting us!
It's nice and quirky. Could be a little higher.
Very good. In this field, a little bit higher than middle of the road.
I would've been okay with this staying in the semis. This is shockingly underwhelming. In fact, my dead last in this final.
Decent. Not remarkable, but 20th is fine for it.
My
. This deserves more love. It's so fun and funny.
Finally. A Bulgarian entry that has some grit to it. This is nice.
Very endearing ballad. Not endearing enough for me, but still nice.
My
. Ugh, it was so hard!
This was among the songs I could've given 12 points to. Such a jam. Possibly a year-end favorite (along with the songs I ranked above this).
This tied for 9th in the semi with Costa Rica thanks to the RotW votes, and then winning the tie-break to qualify (poor Costa Rica). Placing 15th is remarkable considering its journey. Such a stunning, soft song that deserves the merit. Well done.
Commenting on them together because they're similar imo (both songs demand ass-shaking). Kinda appropriate that they place kinda close. I think Brazil should be ahead of Luxembourg though.
Underwhelming and overrated. I know K-pop can go harder than this. It's only okay.
My
. I was so worried this was gonna NQ based on how it was doing through most of the semis. Thank goodness it qualified and got the recognition it deserves. This is such a bop. Best song I've played in my car this month.
My
. I thought this would be a song that would be underestimated by most people, but here you are in the top 10. Congratulations! It's great! Nice to see Japan do well.
My
. This had winner potential, so I'm devastated it didn't even reach the Top 5. So fresh, so uplifting.
My
. A solid dance-pop track. Ironically, she likes to stand still. In all seriousness, deserving of the top 10.
My
. I thought this had a solid path to victory this edition after seeing the hype on it, but I'm okay with this being 7th. As much as I enjoy this, there were definitely worthier songs.
This grew on me, and it resulted in
. Such a sexy track. Well done!
My
. Wasn't sure about it winning, but I hoped this banger would do very well. Very pleased to see it in the Top 5.
This was winning at one point, even neck and neck with the eventual winner once the last few votes came in. And then, the replacement votes pushed you out the top 3. Ouch. To me, the drop was the biggest selling point of the song. The rest was okay. Still, excited to see such a favorable result for this country.
My
. Thank the replacement voters.
Niall, you're right. When your NS is so strong that you have to have a superfinal, it turns out to another amazing result. I'm so happy this won over the other song in your superfinal. It deserves to be so high up.
Overhyped. Congratulations on 2nd place with a good song. However, it's not the best song imo. Still, I'm sure you'll revel in your most successful entry in a while, and I respect that.
I know there was a lot of buzz surrounding this entry, but I think I underestimated it. This winning was kinda out of nowhere imo, but I don't hate it. ONUKA will always bring uniqueness and talent, and I'm happy it won. Congratulations, Kevin!
Fun fact: "Uyavy" is the first AQ entry to ever win NNMC.
Brief comment on the semis results:
A bit gutted this lost the tie. It would've been a worthy inclusion into the final.
Kazakhstan was actually 1 point behind Slovenia and Costa Rica in SF1 (which both tied for 9th), so it was also so close to qualifying! I was so sad it didn't prevail. It deserved to qualify, too.
This being last overall this edition is a bit of a shock.
v_v
If I had to pick between this and India (which was 9th) to qualify, I would've picked Indonesia. Devastated that it came so close.
Like Turkey, shockingly low. I thought it would get more points even if it was going to NQ.