eurovision 2009

the eurovision song contest is something i always watch whenever i can. it's one huge song competition among member countries of the european union every year. the 40 or so member countries send a representative, probably one of their best singers, armed with a new composition, and slug it out with the rest of the group. they go through at least two rounds of elimination before the big championship round is staged.

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this year, the final competition show was held in russia with the last 25 competitors taking advantage of the huge and ultra-high tech stage of the olimpiyskiy arena in moscow. it was one heck of a show last saturday night and i was kept glued to the tv, jotting down my own scores until the last performance. however, i couldn't wait for the voting to finish coz it's way past my bedtime already. i took to bed at around 1am with norway leading the votes.

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and yeah, the 23-year old alexander rybak who looks like a younger arnel ignacio won the contest for norway. i didn't agree with the vote. he was ranked 20th on my own scoring with a song that i think is so common and run-of-the-mill type of pop tune.

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the second-placer however, the beautiful yohanna of Iceland was also number 2 in my own ranking. got that one bull's-eye! is it true (her piece) was a beautiful song made even more beautiful by her crystal clear voice.

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third place went to azerbaijan which, in my own scoring, placed 24th among the 25 finalists. ah well, it looks like my taste is quite different from the europeans.

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and my ultimate winner? it's malena ernman of sweden who displayed some operatic prowess in her song la voix. too bad she ranked 21 in the european taste.

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here's the clip of the the top 2 songs i liked. give me a shout if you agree. don't bother if you dont! hehehe.

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yohanna - is it tue

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malena ernman - la voix

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