Article from Luc Spencer (Australia)
Sparked by Roy’s ABBA song question for number 16, Chiquitita, I will indeed expand on the devastation each year of THAT song that misses out on the Grand Final that shouldn’t (in my opinion).
Given that I have no idea how to “vlog”, I thought I would write an article on this.
Every one from the introduction of semi finals, the biggest disappointments will be marked by the following categories;
Criminal (should have qualified);
Wishful Thinking (I’d have liked it to qualify) and;
WHAT THE..? (Qualifier that defies my understanding).
I appreciate this is highly subjective, so invite others to add their opinions in comment.
Let’s get started:
2015:
Criminal: Hope Never Dies – Czech Republic
Wishful Thinking: Time to Shine – Switzerland
WHAT THE..?: Face Every Shadow – Armenia
2014:
Criminal: Same Heart -Israel
Wishful Thinking: Amazing – Tanja
WHAT THE..?: Start a Fire – Azerbaijan
2013:
Criminal: Crisalide (Vola) – San Marino
Wishful Thinking: Igranka -Montenegro
WHAT THE..?: Lonely Planet – Armenia
2012:
Criminal: You and Me – The Netherlands
Wishful Thinking: Time – Israel
WHAT THE..?: Aphrodisiac – Greece
2011:
Criminal: Jestem – Poland
Wishful Thinking: Haba Haba – Norway
WHAT THE..?: In Love for a While – Switzerland
2010:
Criminal: Lako Je Sve – Croatia
Wishful Thinking: Työlki Ellää – Finland
WHAT THE..?: Life Looks Better In Spring – Ireland
2009:
Criminal: Et Cetera – Ireland
Wishful Thinking: I Don’t Want To Leave -Poland
WHAT THE..?: Always – Azerbaijan
2008:
Criminal: Vodka -Malta
Wishful Thinking: Casanova – Andorra
WHAT THE..?: Romanca – Croatia
2007:
Criminal: On Top of the World – Edsilia Rombley
Wishful Thinking: Vertigo – Malta
WHAT THE..?: Water – Bulgaria
2006: (a few to mention)
Criminal: Je T’adore – Belgium & Why Angels Cry – Cyprus
Wishful Thinking: Mr Nobody – Slovenia & Through My Window – Estonia
WHAT THE..?: Ninanajna – Macedonia
2005: (a few to mention)
Criminal: Y Asi – Austria & My Impossible Dream – The Netherlands
Wishful Thinking: Stop – Slovenia & Love Me Tonight – Belarus
WHAT THE..?: Forogj, Világ – Hungary
2004:
Criminal: Stay Forever – Slovenia
Wishful Thinking: What’s Happened to Your Love – Lithuania
WHAT THE..?: Life – Macedonia
There you have it!
Now… What do you think?
Hahaha I loved Aphrodisiac in 2012!
Hahaha… That’s what makes the contest fabulously interesting!
Oh darn… Totally stuffed up the 2010 WHAT THE..? Category…. Not the song, that was abysmal.
But… It was CYPRUS, not Ireland. Apologies to my Irish friends and fellow club members.
It was definitely a case of What The…to see that the train wreck of Armenia 2015 made it through to the final.
3 minutes of screaming and shouting that we could have done without having to see twice !
I consider Croatia missing the final in 2010 one of the biggest travesties in the Contest’s recent history.
Don’t quite understand why you have Azerbaijan 2009 on here. It’s a catchy pop song that had a brilliant performance and remains quite popular to this day.