Andorra
Gisela
Casanova
Compared to the other disco songs in the contest, this isn’t at all bad. Very sprightly and jolly but all a bit average 5
Boog:
Well this is a guilty pleasure, if ever there was one! Honestly I don’t like it consciously, but this doesn’t half penetrate the quality-control defences. The ‘eurovisionism’ in this song almost attains the cult status afforded to self-parody. Pick a word intelligible to all (Waterloo, Cleopatra, Hallelujah, Casanova), add an onomatopaeic word or two (oh, boom), sprinkle in some well kent (Scots for ‘known’, I feel I have to educate you in case ESC returns to Scotland at the SECC) words love, heart, together),a driving beat, a late middle eight, a key change, punch in the air finish, and, hey presto, the ESC tradition is perpetuated. I don’t know anything I can share about Andorra but believe it’s good for ski-ing. (I imagine Pan y Tomat would be a popular snack.) Personal Score out of ten (7) Winnschans (4%)
Harrow:
Ew! Probably the song I skip most quickly on my ipod. The video is crap too! Should've stuck to the shorter version! 2/10
Alexander-NL:
It’s no secret that I love myself some Swedish schlager every now and then. But I won’t just adore and kneeswing at every half-assed attempt. She’s a pretty girl, the song will seem very traditional and normal considering what’s around it, but this will take one hell of a performance to get to the final I’m afraid. Oh, and again, no key change! What is wrong with you people??
5/10 (30th)
Stefan:
Where is Andorra? If only this year this question could be answered: "Not participating!" Unfortunately, they're sending a pseudo-Swedish schlager that will get 12 from Spain and nothing else. And rightly so: 2/10.
Tore:
Andorra makes a fifth attempt to reach the ESC final. This time they have bought the history book of ESC songs in order to finally make it right. It’s a happy schlager-pop song by numbers but also so dated it’s hilarious. You can already typify the choreography to this song too. I’m afraid Andorra will have to look up on one of the next and more contemporary chapters in their book to impress the rest of Europe. This surely won’t. Chances of qualifying: 20%
ade:
Light, fluffy, very Swedish europop. I can this gaining a number of
votes thanks to the hopeless dirges surrounding it. It is recognisable
and to the average voter is everything you expect from Eurovision. Might
finally get them to the final. 8/10
Lobo:
Gosh, she must be desperate to agree and sing this. Rubbish.
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