Welcome to the Eurovision That Never Was 2015!
If you’re new to the contest, here's an explanation of what it's all about.
Even if you’re not, read it anyway ;)
ETNW is all about picking a song you think sounds like it could have been a
Eurovision entry, from any country that’s ever taken part (or their
forerunners) in any year between 1956 and 2014. Maybe there’s a Danish song
you’ve recently come across which you think would have made a great entry for
the country in Birmingham in 1998; or you’ve always loved some Kazakh song
you’re sure the USSR would have presented as its own in 1967... Whatever entry
you come up with, think ‘what if…?’ – it's the Eurovision That Never Was, after
all. Hopefully it’ll provide us with a good mix of music and a great winner!
ETNW is about two things: choosing an entry you feel is as authentic as
possible given the year and country you’ve allocated it to; and voting on all the
other entries on the same basis. For example, if there are two songs you’re
torn between – one which you like but it doesn’t truly feel like it’s lifted
straight from ESC, and the other which you don’t like as much but which feels
as though it’s definitely a forgotten Eurovision entry – your higher mark
should go to the latter.
That’s what sets ETNW apart from other MB contests. It’s less about
personal taste and more about rewarding good matches. That said, sponsors have
been getting increasingly better at matches over the years, so in the final we should
have almost all plausible entries, in which case it will probably come down to
taste anyway ;) There will be other posts in due course about rules and voting
though, so keep an eye out for them.
Submissions will open once I’ve sorted out the schedule and set up an email
address. Until then, here’s a recap of last
year's winner (it could almost be from that year’s French
final!) and a few words from its sponsor, DimiSpice...
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"I don't think there's a winning formula as such, but start focussing by looking at a specific country and year and take it from there. Eventually an artist will pop up, and then simply have a look at what they have to offer!"
Short and sweet there, Dimi! Remember that entries can be submitted for any
year in the contest’s history; older stuff has tended to do better on the whole
than newer stuff, but for example an entry for Poland 2013 made it into the top
10 in last year’s final. As always, it comes down to the individual entry :) If
you need advice, ask on the MB – threads tend to appear there about how to go
about it in any case.
Keep your eyes open for submission news – and get your thinking caps on :)
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