Welcome to the
2nd semi-final of ETNW 2013!
Below you will find a list of the entries in this semi and a link to the multi-upload site to download them. The songs should also go up on Noah's site shortly - I'll add that link ASAP. (Thanks again, Noah!)
If anyone has any grievances, please contact me directly at the email address you submitted your entries to instead of (or at least
before) raising them on the MB.
Before we start, though, a reminder again about
voting...
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Voting
1. If your entry is in this semi, you
must vote. If you don't, your entry will be disqualified, regardless of whether it would have qualified or not.
2. Voting is also open to sponsors whose entries are in the other semi and non-participants.
3. Voting is in Eurovision style: 1-8, 10 & 12 points. You can't vote for your own entry.
4. The email address to send your votes to is the same as the one you submitted your entry to:
etnw2013@gmail.com. Please make your subject line something like "Frank's Semi 2 votes".
5. The
deadline for voting in Semi 2 is next
Tuesday 29 January.
6. Remember that
you are not simply voting for your favourite entries: your main criteria should still be
how authentic you feel the entries are (i.e. how good a match they are for the year + country combination). For example, if you listen to one song and think "yep, that sounds exactly like what a Montenegrin entry in 1958 would have been like" and then another and think "I like that more than the Montenegro 1958 entry, but it's not as good a match", Montenegro 1958 - or whatever it is - should still get higher points. Then again, you might find 10 entries that you think are all good matches, in which case it then more or less comes down to taste ;) Take a look at the
bios below for further details on each entry and why their sponsors think they make good matches.
The
top 8 entries from each semi will qualify for the final plus the highest-scoring 9th placed song, to make a final - just like the semis - of 17 songs. Symmetry, symmetry... all is symmetry!
Did I miss anything? Let me know/ask if I have. Enjoy listening and voting, and good luck to all of the sponsors!
Oh, and remember that voting is still open for Semi 1 :)
Now, onto the songs...
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SEMI 2
01 Germany 1972 - Willst
du mit mir geh'n (Daliah Lavi)
02 Monaco 1969 - 69...
Année
érotique (Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin)
03 The
Netherlands 1976 - Rock'n'Roll Star (Champagne)
04 France 1989 - Hélène (Roch
Voisine)
05 Belgium 2002 - Real
Life (Pascale Feront)
06 Spain 1978 - Cara
de gitana (Daniel Magal)
07 Yugoslavia 1984 - Jabuke
i vino (Zana & Željko
Bebek)
08 France 2007 - Aime-moi (Perle
Lama)
09 United
Kingdom 2012 - What Makes You Beautiful (One Direction)
10 Greece 1997 - Ley
ley ley (Giannis Kotsiras)
11 Albania 1988 - Nuk
e harroj (Irma & Eranda)
12 Estonia 2006 - Why (Zandra)
13 Norway 2010 - Scared
Of Heights (Espen Lind)
14 United
Kingdom 2001 - I Like The Idea (Di-Mico)
15 Finland 1977 - Verushka (Hanne)
16 United
Kingdom 1975 - My Little Lady (The Tremeloes)
17 Italy 1960 - Il
cielo in una stanza (Mina)
Download link:
http://www.multiupload.nl/SDL4KKT1W3
And Noah's link:
www.eurobosniamp3.com/etnw/ETNW_2013_Semi_2.zip
And here are the bios...
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Germany 1972
Willst
du mit mir geh'n - Daliah Lavi
Willst
du mit mir geh'n was
released by Israeli-born singer Daliah Lavi in 1971. Of Russian and
German Jewish heritage, she was the most successful Jew in the German
charts in the '70s and could easily have joined the likes of Katja
Ebstein and Conny Froboess (and fellow foreigners such as Siw
Malmkvist and Ireen Sheer) in the Eurovision Hall of Fame for the
country. This song is one of her biggest schlagers and fits the style
of German entries at the time.
Monaco 1969
69...
Année
érotique - Serge
Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin
69...
Année
érotique
was released by French/British duo Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin
in (you guessed it) 1969. After his previous successes, Gainsbourg
was again approached by TMC for an entry – which initially faced
disqualification by the EBU for its sexually-charged nature. However,
the powers that be soon relented when TMC threatened to replace the
duo with a ghastly child in a blue suit singing about his mother.
The
Netherlands 1976
Rock'n'Roll Star - Champagne
Rock'n'Roll
Star was
released by the Dutch band Champagne in 1976. They themselves have no
Eurovision affiliation, but the composer would go on to take part in
the Dutch national final. The Netherlands were on a wave of entering
commercial, chart-oriented pop by successful artists at this time,
and had a keen eye for trends (like ABBA, Champagne consists of two
couples), so this top 3 hit in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany
would have fitted in nicely.
France 1989
Hélène - Roch
Voisine
Hélène was released by Canadian singer Roch Voisine in 1989 and became a
huge hit in France and around the world. That year the French
actually imported their entrant from Belgium, so if they'd looked a
little further afield they might have found this singer and song.
With its proper '80s melody and arrangement it would arguably have
been a lot better than what they did send, too!
Belgium 2002
Real
Life - Pascale Feront
Real
Life
was released by little-known Flemish singer Pascale Feront in 2002 –
an unknown name being nothing unusual for ESC artists in Belgium. She
is (or at least was) known on the dance scene, having been the
vocalist with '90s dance act Absolom, and once made a record with
Kate Ryan.
Spain 1978
Cara
de gitana - Daniel Magal
Cara
de gitana
was released by Argentinean singer Daniel Magal in 1978. What's that
you say ? A South American artist representing Spain? Well, it
wouldn't be the first time (1964), and it wouldn't be the last
(1979). And if you require any more convincing, scroll to 00:26.
Can't beat that Eurovision sound!
Yugoslavia 1984
Jabuke
i vino - Zana & Željko
Bebek
Jabuke
i vino
was released by the band Zana
featuring Željko
Bebek in 1983. A slightly new-wave pop song with festival sound
overtones, it fits snugly into the mid-'80s Yugoslav attempts to
bring to the stage something contemporary but which could also be
considered classic in its sound. Zana would make a couple of
appearances in Yugoslav finals during the decade.
France 2007
Aime-moi - Perle
Lama
Aime-moi
was
released by Martinique-born singer Perle Lama in 2007. She started
singing at the age of 14 and soon made a name for herself in the
musical style known as Zouk, which is typical of the Caribbean
island. With many hit singles and four albums under her belt, she
could well have been a likely choice by France TV, given their love
of diversity.
United
Kingdom 2012
What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
What
Makes You Beautiful was
released by English/Irish boyband One Direction in 2011. When
pondering their approach for 2012 the BBC considered a performer with
years of stage experience (“We
could send Engelbert Humperdinck – Europe loves him!”), but upon
advice from the target audience (“Dear BBC, Please send One
Direction, Love, Random teenager”) they thought: “Oh, OK. Why
not.”
Greece 1997
Ley
ley ley - Giannis Kotsiras
Ley
ley ley was
released by Greek singer Giannis Kotsiras in 1996. Greece was not
sending well-known artists to ESC during this period, but while
Kostiras is quite big in the country now, he was only just starting
his career at the time of this song's release, which came from his
first album. It has very strong ethnic elements, just like the songs
Greece sent to the contest in the mid-'90s.
Albania 1988
Nuk
e harroj - Irma & Eranda
Nuk
e harroj was
released by Albanian sisters Irma and Eranda Libohova in 1987 and was
the winning entry in Festival i Këngës
26. Since Albania has always used this show to select their
Eurovision entry, it stands to reason that had they been able to
enter earlier, they would have done the same then.
Estonia 2006
Why - Zandra
Why
was
released by Swedish singer Zandra in 2006. Although she has no
Eurovision connection bar having performed on stage with Charlotte
Perrelli and Pernilla Wahlgren and having joined an ABBA tribute band
since abandoning her short-lived solo career, the chances of Estonia
choosing her and this song – given their track record at the time –
are pretty good. Reminiscent as it is of Vanilla Ninja. And not being
that far away from Gerli Padar.
Norway 2010
Scared
Of Heights - Espen Lind
Scared
Of Heights was
released by Norwegian singer Espen Lind in 2008. Although he has no
connection to Eurovision, his song somehow feels like a natural (and
better) successor to Rybak's shenanigans from 2009. It may be
slightly long, but being as repetitive as it is it could easily be
cut down to fit the three-minute rule.
United
Kingdom 2001
I Like The Idea - Di-Mico
I
Like The Idea
was released by Norwegian band Di-Mico in 2001. True, it's unlikely
the UK would have chosen a group from Norway, but listen to it – it
doesn't sound Norwegian, does it? It might possibly sound a bit
Danish, but more than anything it's what the UK thinks sounds
Eurovision. Besides, it's not like there's no precedent for
Scandinavian acts in Song For Europe finals...
Finland 1977
Verushka - Hanne
Verushka
was
released by Finnish singer Hanne in 1977. It actually won the Finnish
national final inn 1977, narrowly beating the big favourite Lapponia.
It would go on to end 9th
in London, largely thanks to the 12 points it received from Norway
and Czechoslovakia. In Finland Verushka
is considered one of the country's best Eurovision entries, although
many feel that Lapponia
would have fared better.
United
Kingdom 1975
My Little Lady - The Tremeloes
My
Little Lady was
released by UK band The Tremeloes in 1968. Like The Shadows, the
Tremeloes were still together and releasing records in the mid-'70s,
were a household name in the UK and would have been known in Europe.
While they have no connection to Eurovision, I feel their song is a
plausible bridge between Long
Live Love
and Save
Your Kisses For Me
– it has a simple, upbeat tune and lyrics, typical of UK entries of
the time, and even a 'lalalal' bit!
Italy 1960
Il
cielo in una stanza - Mina
Il
cielo in una stanza
was released by Italian singer Mina in 1960. Although neither she nor
the song had any connection to Eurovision, its success eclipsed that
of the San Remo winner and Italian entry from that year, Romantica,
and it would go on to become the biggest hit in Italy of 1960. Could
it have inspired the songwriters behind later Italian winner Non
ho l'eta?
