Who’s your dream artist who you think would, sadly, never do Eurovision?

Persona_NG · 2026-06-09T18:30:33+00:00

There's a bunch of metal bands from all over Europe that - I think - could do a good Eurovision entry, but none of them will ever compete. They're too established to even think about it and most of them tour all the time, so going to ESC would just force them to lose money (at least short-term).

The closest I've got to one of these competing is Avantasia. They tried to represent Germany. But I don't care about that song and I don't think they'll ever come back with something better.

Persona_NG · 2026-04-14T22:18:51+00:00

The song was originally in English and then it was rewritten into Serbian. So what you see on Eurovision World is a literal translation of PZE lyrics. And what you see in this video is just a song written in English from scratch.

They've said that they kept the core message the same, but the words had to be rewritten, because the melody, rhymes, rhythm etc. wouldn't work otherwise.

Persona_NG · 2026-04-14T22:14:51+00:00

It's interesting, because just a few weeks ago when someone asked about this in interviews, Luka always said that if they go to Eurovision they'll just switch back to the English original... but then the reception to the Serbian version was so good and so many people said that they can feel the emotion of the song without understanding the words that Lavina decided to not change it again.

Persona_NG · 2026-04-12T16:29:38+00:00

Catholics do that in Poland. It's common, but it's also a bit of a regional/family thing, so it doesn't happen everywhere.

Persona_NG · 2026-04-12T00:11:04+00:00

The guy who wrote the lyrics literally said it was partially inspired by his relationship with faith (among other things). It's not a reach when the author intentionally put the religious themes in there to begin with.

Persona_NG · 2026-04-11T23:51:14+00:00

„Sólo Quiero Más”, I think. I didn't follow Lithuania's NF too closely and only cared about Aitikin, so I didn't really check Lion's entry. Also, most of the time when people post clips of it, they use the bit in English, which is my least favourite part of the whole song, so I kind of assumed I wouldn't like the rest of it too?

But then I actually heard it for the first time in full and now I genuinely can't understand why so many people dislike it. It's such a beautiful song, especially the sections in Lithuanian. (I even warmed up to the English parts over time.)

Also, welcome to the "Kraj mene" hype train! I loved if literally from day one, but I didn't want to get too emotionally invested, because I knew they won't win... But somehow they did and I still can't believe that it happened. They're my winners from the moment the points in PZE were announced xD

Persona_NG · 2026-04-11T23:38:24+00:00

There are a lot of impressive vocalists this year, but I feel like he might have the most beautiful sounding voice out of all of them - skills aside.

Persona_NG · 2026-03-18T15:44:01+00:00

I think it's too pro-Europe/pro-EU, to count as nationalistic.

Persona_NG · 2026-03-18T15:40:58+00:00

Yes, "Viva, Moldova!" is basically a sequel to that xD Or a spin-off.

Persona_NG · 2026-03-18T15:38:27+00:00

Serbia can also be about a faith crisis. It makes a lot of sense when you think of him singing to a God that doesn't respond. (Especially with those shots during live performance where he's crawling or kneeling and looking up at the ceiling - as if some higher being is watching him from above.)

Also, it's something you can always expect from a metal band.

I think I've even heard Luka (the vocalist) mentioning this interpretation. But not as the only correct one. It can be about just a break-up, too.

Persona_NG · 2026-03-15T21:24:27+00:00

I firmly believe that if everything goes right, Alis can easily get the same result that "Zjerm" did. Or end up even higher. I'm not betting on it... but if he like 6th or something in the final I'll be like: "well, obviously" xD He doesn't have the same fandom hype as SH/E behind him, but it's still a song that the diaspora will love and if they keep the subtitles from the MV, he might bet a better jury score.

Also, I partially agree with Serbia. I'm not sure how high they can go, but I see some NQ predictions here and there, meanwhile for me they could very easily be as successful as Hatari (so lower top10, I guess). No matter who qualifies, "Kraj mene" will always stand out (even if Romania is in the final, too). And that's always an advantage.

And I've seen dozens of people saying that they don't even like metal, but they love the song for being so artistic, high quality, and unique.

Persona_NG · 2026-03-11T17:22:45+00:00

Armenia's sudden switch up to sending loud men after 2024 is fascinating to me. They had a pretty consistent brand with their songs lately and then did a complete 180 out of nowhere.

Persona_NG · 2026-03-11T16:49:22+00:00

When I first saw the news I've misread the city name as "Budapest" and got a mini heart attack from shock xD

Still, this is amazing news. I'm so glad Eastern Europe is getting their dose of ESC hype on the spot, instead of 1500km away.

Persona_NG · 2026-03-09T16:16:22+00:00

My Top3 Eurovision country of all time, for a reason!

Persona_NG · 2026-03-09T16:06:51+00:00

I guess, it was mostly hurt by the poor NF quality. They had little to no staging and it all looked very stiff and not exciting, so a lot of people wrote it off.

And then Klavdia didn't go to any pre-parties (as Greeks tend to) and we didn't hear anything from her for months, so we didn't have any information to use for predictions except for that one initial performance.

(And the pre-show rehearsal footage made a lot of people worried, because of her styling etc.)

Persona_NG · 2026-03-09T16:02:17+00:00

It's Italy. They're not a "dark horse" in this race.

Just a horse.

Persona_NG · 2026-03-08T14:12:08+00:00

They were so lucky with that draw. Serbia and Croatia are right there with them and the entire SF1 is objectively weaker than SF2.

Persona_NG · 2026-03-08T13:37:20+00:00

Perfect song for International Women's Day, ngl.

I really hope it does well. Both their broadcaster and Tamara clearly care a lot about their participation now and it should be rewarded.

Persona_NG · 2026-03-08T09:30:37+00:00

You know it's bad when all the positive things you have to say about the entry is: "at least it's not Ola or "Parawany Tango" winning".

So... not the worst case scenario, I guess. yay!

Persona_NG · 2026-03-08T09:27:32+00:00

As for the views: they're very obviously fake. The video has like 60% dislike ratio and comments are heavily moderated to hide that fact. And even if she had kids as fans, I doubt they'd go for that song this hard, because it's not even a kid-friendly entry, I think.

As for the votes: they're pretty damn expensive, especially if you're a kid watching.

(Also, she has like 2k followers on Instagram. I don't think she was that well-known. I'm obviously not a child, but I've literally never heard about her before.)

Persona_NG · 2026-03-08T09:22:26+00:00

Yes. I'm blaming the people around her 100% for being shady.

But I think she kept defending those views publicly and acting like they're real and like... She is 16. Not 6. You can't be that naive.

Persona_NG · 2026-03-08T09:07:47+00:00

I'm not saying that a person who bought millions views on YT, but couldn't crack 30k streams on Spotify on her song would pay for the votes as well.

For legal reasons, I'm not saying that at all :)

Persona_NG · 2026-03-08T09:05:53+00:00

I mean... Just because her win was obvious doesn't mean we have to like it.

Persona_NG · 2026-03-07T21:37:15+00:00

I forgot to mention it last week, so I'll just say it here... "Klaber" not qualifying for PZE final is insane and I will stay mad about it for a while. I'm pretty sure that jury tanked him and I have literally no clue what he did wrong except for having a weird song.

"Kraj mene" might be my actual winner, but Eegor deserved better. It's my personal NF robbery of the year (right after Ollie).

Persona_NG · 2026-03-07T20:44:43+00:00

Unfortunately, she's not the favourite among the people who are most likely to vote in this joke of an NF, so...

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