Eurovision Week has STARTED. The first Semi Final is less than 2 days away! Here are the last 10 Eurovision songs we have not yet talked about.

Cyprus

Representing Cyprus this year is Andrew Lambrou and his song “Break A Broken Heart.” While the lyrics may be somewhat generic, Andrew’s voice is anything but. We are looking forward to seeing how Cyprus brings this song to the stage.

Germany

Germany chose Lord of the Lost’s “Blood and Glitter” to represent them in Liverpool. Since Germany is one of the Big 5, this song is guaranteed to be in the final – and we are SO HAPPY that is the case. While screamo and heavy metal aren’t genres either of us typically enjoy, Lord of the Lost seamlessly pairs incredible vocals, positive messaging, and lots of glitter with their hard rock sensibility. The last several years have been disappointing for Germany, and they finished dead last in 2022. So we hope Lord of the Lost breaks Germany’s nul-points streak!

As a whole, Germany really surprised us this year with several fun acts. Other performances we could mention include Ikke Hüftgold’s joke entry chosen to compete through a TikTok competition, then there was Patty Gurdy playing the hurdy-gurdy, and Lonely Spring whose song “Misfit” was straight out of 2009 emo era.

Armenia

Through an internal selection Armenia chose Brunette’s “Future Lover.” The song unexpectedly transitions from lofi pop to high energy rap, and we do love a good genre shift. 

Austria

Austria’s internal selection committee chose a fantastic entry this year, and “Who the Hell is Edgar?” by Teya and Salena is absolutely a fan-favorite. The story behind the lyrics is that Edgar Allen Poe (yes, the 19th-century poet) has possessed Teya and Salena and is writing their song. The real inspiration however is a critique of how music streaming services like Spotify only pay musicians a pittance. This song has an infectious melody and a zany music video. The refrain of “Poe Poe Poe Poe” and the chanted “zero dot zero zero three” during the bridge is truly everything we could want in an entry.

Moldova

Pasha Parfeni returns to the Eurovision stage as Moldova’s contestant after 10 years with “Soarele si Luna.” We are very excited to see this quintessential Eurovision combination of some occult chanting with a flute solo. Other great features include antler headpieces, a celestial theme, and drums that sound almost exactly like the end credits theme of Avatar the Last Airbender.

Netherlands

The Netherlands chose the duet “Burning Daylight” by Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper through an internal selection process. The song really peaks in its last 30 seconds, unfortunately the first 2 and a half minutes drag a bit. That being said, it still regularly gets stuck in our heads. This also is the type of act Ursula is most worried about on stage. Eurovision duet-ballads between a man and woman are prone to unfortunate and uncomfortable staging.

Iceland

In their televised national final, Iceland chose “Power” by Diljá. While we do love pantsuit vibes with flowers, our favorite was the song “OK” by Langi Seli og Skuggarnir, with its classic rock n’ roll vibes and James Bond-y intro. Also among our favorites was “Doomsday Dancing” with its tinsel monsters, and “Þora” performed by the captivatingly beautiful Benedikt. Compared to those three entries, “Power” simply didn’t stand out to us. That being said, Diljá has an amazing voice, and we are looking forward to seeing her in Semi Final 2.

​Azerbaijan

This year Azerbaijan is sending identical twins (a Eurovision classic) TuralTuranX and their song “Tell Me More,” an indie alt-rock song featuring a classic 2000s answering machine intro. While it is a good song (easy listening and kinda groovy), it doesn’t grab your attention or leave a lasting impact. Unfortunately we don’t think we’ll be seeing TuralTuranX in the Grand Final.

United Kingdom

Our host country this year, UK, had a lot to live up to after finishing in 2nd place last year with “SPACEMAN.” And in truth, no one can sing like Sam Ryder. This year we have Mae Muller performing “I Wrote A Song” – a classic story of getting revenge on your ex. Its super catchy melody will have everyone singing the memorable lyrics, but the staging and her live vocals will either make or break this song. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Serbia

We did not closely follow Serbia’s national final as it was happening, but when we went back and watched many of the performances, we were blown away. What a wild ride! Going forward Serbia is definitely a national final we will follow more closely. We were shocked at the sheer number of acts with an amazing WTF quality, that were also fun and generally good songs with decent choreography and vocals! Then we remembered this is the country that gifted Eurovision with Konstrakta’s “In Corpore Sano” last year.

This year, the winner was Luke Black and his song “Samo Mi Se Spava.” This song is quirky and pairs whispering over an electronic beat with video game aesthetics. It has a mix of English and Serbian lyrics, and some moments especially stand out like when he says, “Hello?” and “Game Over.”

But we couldn’t possibly limit our comments to just one song from Serbia’s national final this year. There was Filip Balos whose song “Novi Plan Drugi San” had similar vibes to the winner Luke Black, but with a disco Matrix twist. Then there were two songs which tied in our opinion for most WTF: Eegor’s “Starac Dana” and Duo Grand’s “Viva La Vida.” Eegor’s staging included a car, a teddy bear suit, and… God? While Duo Grand’s stage only involved two ornate chairs, it had more unexpected twists and turns than any performance we’ve ever seen. And finally the second place winner, “Cvet sa Istoka” by Princ, which was giving real-life Lion of Love (less homoerotic, but still) from the Netflix Eurovision movie starring Will Ferrel, Rachel McAdams, and Dan Stevens.

There are still SO MANY MORE WE COULD TALK ABOUT. If you are interested here is the full youtube playlist of the performances in Serbia’s national final.