Okay, here are my thoughts this edition [wiwibloggs]LET'S DO THIS!!!![/wiwibloggs]
This was such a hard final. Countries getting 80+ points and still be bottom five rank-wise shows the high quality of these songs. Yes, there were 50+ voters, but still, a high score is something to be proud of.
Not much to say about this,so I guess last place was deserved.
Underrated #1.
Underrated #2.
Underrated #3.
Underrated #4.
I think this should have at best placed in the middle, not this low. I'm sorry about the sound if it contributed to this.
Underrated #5. Should've placed top 10.
Underrated #6. Should've placed top 10.
Underrated #7. It's catchy.
Deserved. Diogo has never failed to qualify so far, so maybe he's a lucky charm for Portugal.
Great song! It must be great to see Lithuania in the final again. Unfortunately, this final was just too strong.
It's got that nice French vibe I expect. I think 15th is satisfactory, especially for a debuting country. Well done.
Another great song by Sonya, but I think because of such a strong final, it didn't do as well as her previous entry.
I thought you would flop in the final, but then you end up on the left side. You
barely qualified by one point. I'm not mad though. It's unique.
This had top 10 potential, but unfortunately, it lost out. Be proud though, since this is still a great result for your second time in the final.
Meh. I suppose it's an upbeat whistling tune, but it's not my thing.
Iceland's first top 10, and it came after the previous HoD, who has had Iceland for a long time, left. I'm not mad though.
Wow. First qualification, and then a top ten result. This is definitely Denmark's best entry. Finally, the wait is over.
SLAY! YAS! Suriname can into top 10! I'm so happy this did very well.
Overrated, but ouch @ losing out on an AQ from a three-way tie. Norway definitely does well in NNMC, so I'm ready to hear more good entries.
IIRC, you didn't like your selection, but somehow, those are the ones that end up doing well for France. Congratulations on 6th place.
I guess it's safe to say that your 9th/13th streak is over. This was a great song. It deserved to be top 5.
So far, it's a known NNMC fact that I'm guaranteed to do well in this contest if I send Sarah Geronimo. Thanks for all the points, thanks for finally letting me get at least 100 points, and thanks for letting me win semi-final 1.
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Congrats on finally making the top 3. You're also doing very well. South Korea has placed in the top 10 five times now. You might win soon.
This is the first Swedish entry that I genuinely feel is overrated. Or maybe it's because Sweden is doing so well recently that I'm just jealous, or both. This was song sounded tedious to me. It didn't deserve second place in my opinion, but I'm only one out of 57 people, so I can't be too mad. Good job.
Congratulations! Amazing song! You certainly know how to find original entries from different countries. It came to my attention, however, that another channel (Rotana's as a matter of fact) had uploaded the music video in February, but since I didn't catch it, nothing will happen since it's my fault. I guess you got lucky. I love this song though, and I never thought a country like Saudi Arabia could ever win a contest. Overall, I'm excited for next edition (if you decide to let Saudi Arabia be the host).
TL;DR - A lot of underrated songs, but a winner I'm excited about.