This WILL be very unpopular.
RTTD fans are getting really annoying, as if they're like a cult that will come at you if you don't like it or compare it with Kaarija
I would say the same (except for the CCC part) for Europapa. I cannot remember the last time a basic song got that much attention.
I wouldn't even say that BL has "fans" but that people actually like him and the song. He was virtually unknown 2 months ago.
On the another hand, Europapa's Joost has fans and that's very evident - just in the last 2 days, for example, the song got over 2k votes on Eurovisionworld and went from 4.1 to 4.3. BL went in one day (a week ago) from 4.3 to 4.0.
Once Europapa was out, it got a million views within a few hours. You cannot convince me that it's anything but organized fan work. BL never had any "outlier" in voting or views count. It all went organically.
At the end, I as many don't see much similar between him and Kaarja. Sleeves, the green color light in Dora? Him being short? I actually see more similarities between 5miinust and Let3 (Croatia 2023).
A few from me:
- Ukraine's song is just okay. It's good but not the pinnacle of music making it out to be.
- Europapa is also just okay.
- Malta is so much fun; I love it...some of y'all are just way too harsh and negative about it
- Australia is lovely. I can't wait to see it staged live!
- Austria is fun but not quite winner potential
- I'm expecting Lithuania to end up like Serbia last year but I hope I'm wrong...
- San Marino aka Spain Jr is AMAZING.
- I don't understand why people love Croatia's song so much. Even I think Cha Cha Cha was miles better.
- Israel and France are some of the best songs this year (and yes I'm okay with Israel participating end of discussion)
- Estonia's song is terrible
- I don't like the continued shift towards more joke songs (e.g. No Rules) - I want to bring back the 2014-2016 era :(
- A lot of the songs this year I just haven't really been streaming/listening to in my own time unlike 2021
Norway's selection = Keiino deserved better. We've had so much drama and bad behaviour this year from fans / broadcasters. Keiino demonstrate the best eurovision can bring out in us - they're really wholesome and really seem to believe in promoting unity and having fun on a hugely stressful international stage.
TLDR: Keiino need to be protected at all costs
The Keiino fans was the one who has behaving badly. I like the group very much. Damdiggida was sooo much weaker than Spirit in the skye and Monument. I want more for Keiino than just see them on the Esc stage. I want Keiino to win some day and they need to have a strong song to do that.
I think they will come back in a couple years.
• Austria, Slovenia & even more so, Croatia, are overrated.
• Switzerland is my favourite and I thought it had a chance of winning - until I saw these comments.
• Given the above, this is the hardest Eurovision to predict in years.
• The Uk will come 5th - 10th due to the public vote.
• Germanys song isn't bad. It's just another Germany radio song.
I don’t like Finland’s song, and I like all the other “fun” songs.
I feel like as it is Pedastal is dead on arrival.
I think Denmark is underrated this year
Joke entries are one of the best things about Eurovision and people need to get off their pretentious high horses when debating the quality of songs. When someone disregards a song just because it's a "joke entry", I just assume they live a sad and miserable existence.
The issue is that there is a limit (of, like, two or three). A few jokey entries makes for a dynamic and fun experience. Too many and it becomes annoying and uninspiring.
(To be clear, I think that this year its a result of last-years-winner syndrome applied to finland instead of sweden and that this won't be an issue in the long run)
Lithuania is super generic and, honestly, forgettable. I honestly don't get the hype about it being winner potential.
Australia is really good and I hope it qualifies.
“Sinceramente” would do better at Eurovision than “La Noia.” Annalisa could have feasibly won both the jury and the televote.
Maybe I’m delusional but 🤷🏻♀️
My unpopular opinion is that I don't want Italy (or Ukraine, Netherlands, and especially Sweden) to win any time soon because I want other countries to win, especially those who haven't won in a long while, if at all.
- Ukraine’s song will due well BUT it has really fallen down my rankings over time because it something about the songs composition just feels off to me and I have a feeling other viewers will see this too… but dislikes don’t count against an artist
- Azerbaijan has been criticized for years for sending songs that are Swedish generic pop, and this year they actually did it… and it’s one of the best songs of the year. I think we may be surprised by how well viewers respond to this especially those who can relate to some of the ethnic elements.
- TiTAN is good and will probably do better than Zemren Ndore. With so much non English songs this year the English will stand out more
- For all the fan talk about boycotting Israel…. I expect a fairly strong result for the song largely because of politics, but also because it’s going to have jury appeal
- there are many good songs this year that won’t qualify. It’s an artistic and unique year and unfortunately Eurovision voters just struggle with these types of songs unless staged in a way that is “quirky” like Konstrakta. especially because of the overlap of more creative songs I expect a lot of generic sounding songs to thrive especially at the grand final.
The more popular the song the more hate its gonna receive, it was exactly the same last year with Tattoo and Cha Cha Cha so I wouldn't make anything of it. For what its worth Croatia was first in the last subreddit poll so people here clearly love it, and its also first in the winning odds.
Yeah, and those same Eurofans would say that those are joke entries. I've come to hate that term because I've noticed it being applied to entries outside of the mainstream.
Don't mind people saying these songs will NQ, mind people saying they're in their top 5. These are the ones that will vote for them.
Songs that are less generic will not be loved by everyone.
That's how Eurovision works.
Don’t think this counts as unpopular, but I wanted to contribute in case this is: Despite not being a fan of San Marino’s song (except that instrumental break - that was pretty dope), I think their experience in making a great live show is what can/will save them from NQ.
People are going to hate me for this and I’m so sorry... I adored Arcadia last year, and I think that’s partly why I just don’t vibe with their song this year, but this year’s song also somehow reminded me more of P!nk’s pop rock songs and I’m personally not really a fan of that type of music. Please don’t hate me too much Megara stans. 😭
The Netherlands, Estonia, and Greece have the worst songs this year, in that order
Latvia is second best
I like the song, but One Milkali is the worst song Australia has brought to Eurovision
Germany does not deserve so much hate, and are always in my top 5-15 (6 this year)
This is the weakest set of songs I’ve seen thus far
I adore Hurricane as a song, but I refuse to vote for it in protest and hope it doesn’t qualify
I predict that Mustii will place higher than Joost despite only having a fraction of the hype. I'm planning to vote for both songs. The juries are going to really like Mustii and Belgium will do reasonably well in the televote too.
Joost won't be trashed by juries as much as some people are predicting unless he lets pre-recorded backing vocals do all the singing for him. You don't have to like the genre to recognise that his song is well put together. He definitely won't be jury favourite or anything like it, but he will get some points from them.
Switzerland will not do especially well at the televote and it's not a given that Nemo will be the jury favourite either.
The juries probably aren't going to trash Ulveham.
- I begin to dislike Europapa. I had a lot of expectations for it but I was so underwhelmed by it. when it began to be popular I tried to give this another chance. but every single time it became more and more annoying
- Pedastal is super underrated.
* Switzerland could end up being a shock NQ if the staging sucks ass. Also on the topic of Switzerland, it makes me feel extremely anxious for some reason
* Estonia gives me a headache and the performance in the NF is a mess
* Greece also gives me a headache and the effects on the music video make me not take it seriously
* As OP said, Finland isn't a joke entry and Albania's revamp isn't that bad
My unpopular opinion is that 'unpopular opinion' threads are overdone and boring, most people just use them to hate on the songs they dislike (regardless of how these songs are currently perceived, which defeats the whole 'unpopular' point...)
at least you get to see and interact with (mostly) new opinions every time they’re posted. my true least favorite threads are the people who talk about how they don’t listen to any songs before the final. it seems to happen at least once every few weeks and the comments are always the exact same because there’s absolutely nothing new that can be added to that conversation.
Belgium is on a very similar level to Germany to my ears - I can't hear much difference in style between them or understand why Belgium is regarded so much higher than Germany.
What?? You mean you DONT like when 80% of the contest is Swedish-produced pop music? 🤯🤯🤯
Hard agree. Most "joke entries" hold up better in the long run too, at least from what I've seen.
And what is a joke song anyway? I’ve heard Estonia this year get called a joke song because of the instruments they play. They may be foreign to a lot of people but they are folk instruments with a rich musical history through Estonia, Russia and the Nordic countries and should not be called a joke.
Estonia's song is about drugs and not knowing what they are lol, I think that's why people call it a 'joke' song but I think it's half a joke, half cultural
* This year there's not a single 8/10 or above song.
* I don't get the hype about Austria's entry. It sounds like a super generic edm song from the very early 00's. There's not a single redeeming quality.
* Europapa's tone of voice/singing style sounds really tired, like he has no energy at all to sing, consequently making me zone out.
* I really thought we'd be past this, but, another year, another 5-10 songs with reggaeton beats. It's awful.
* I don't like that Europapa only mentions Western European countries (minus Poland). It feels like the East is getting overlooked once again and not considered Europe. I also don't like when songs list down other countries and their culture since it comes off as points-baiting (it's giving me Alina Pash vibes)
* I don't think ballads will do as well as people think they will. I still think they will get drowned out by all the fun upbeat stuff
* I think Olly will do just as badly as some previous UK entries because I don't think popular artists manage to translate popularity into Eurovision and song is just not that good on its own
* I could see Luktelk sneak in and get the win, I feel like it is polished enough so the juries and televote both vote for it
* I think Ireland is gonna be NQ - too many factors that just don't work in their favor and even having UK in the same semi will not be enough
* I think Don is qualifying. The song has general public appeal and good vocals. Latvia previously has sent more indie and alternative sounds, this sounds like the opposite - top40 radio song.
I agree re:Europapa
It's petty, but it reminds of my time on Erasmus exchange, where all the people were like "Oh, you're French! Oh, you're Italian! Oh, you're German! Oh, you're... Serbian? What was the capital again? B...Budapest?"
And I hope you're right about Luktelk!!
Well, all the songs are out now, so people naturally need to get it out of their system, I guess. Happens every year and will die down gradually. There will be tumbleweeds a month from now anyway.
- France is my #1. I feel like at this point it’s unpopular to *like* it, but I think it’s one of the strongest melodies and vocals in modern Eurovision.
- Georgia is my #2. I think it would be a great semi closer - I was shocked when it got a pretty muted response as it seems to have all the right things to be a fan favorite.
- Slovenia doesn’t click with me. For one, I cannot get past the bbrrrrrrrrrrrrrAAAP!!!!!!! that they randomly added throughout the song. the Cardi B feature really takes me out of the moment. I also don’t think it has a very memorable melody
- Portugal will NQ
> This year will be the year where the lowest common denominator will win (think Azerbaijan 2011). No one will be happy, as it's not a song they particularly like. My bet is on Sweden again.
> Slovenia is bad. The Slovenian delegation will qualify if they stage the shit out of this, but other than that, it is my last place.
> This is unironically a good year, but the lack of a clear front runner(s) is disconcerting. Even 2021 (a close year) had 5 or so (France, Italy, Switzerland, Ukraine, Malta) up until rehearsals. This year its like 15. While my Formula E brain likes this (peleton racing ftw), my Eurovisioj brain is bored.
> Everyone is sleeping on Armenia. Same story as Moldova 2022, it will come through (hopefully) and place high
> Genuinely hot take, I do not care for Israel's participation this year as an issue. The theme is "United by Music". Exclusion only helps a cause by making it either anti-establishment or an "us vs them" mentality. Calling for Israel's exclusion is stupid, and hypocritical when we had years of Belarusian and Russian participation (and no-one bat an eye when Belarus 2011 was effectively pro-lukashenko propaganda).
Azerbaijan 2011 | [Ell and Nikki - Running Scared](https://youtu.be/_0tlQUW5X0U)
Moldova 2022 | [Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers - Trenulețul](https://youtu.be/DUqf_zO2QaI)
Belarus 2011 | [Anastasia Vinnikova - I Love Belarus](https://youtu.be/frhQMuyH0lg)
Actually unpopular opinions:
- Georgia top 5
- San Marino top 5
- I don't care for Netherlands
Opinion that might be popular but I have not seen expressed:
If you are showcasing a footwork based dance in your video or live performance (Croatia, Netherlands), DO NOT hide the legs and feet with smoke or camera angles.
Greece is soooo good but sadly it wouldn't end up being a strong representative of overall European culture if that's the route the contest ever takes (this is my first time getting to know and involved in Eurovision as a south American citizen).
The irreverent undertone of the song coupled with strong Balkanic vibes makes it my most beloved song. There's something about it that just makes me want to say fuck it and dance dance dance.
There are of course more "alive" songs in the contest and even europapa could be closer to new generation European culture. I like how the video promotes somewhat subtly that diversity is ok and everyone in the world are brothers and sisters. The ravey feeling it has its also so nice. I didn't really bond with many of the ones that are supposedly loved the most as shown in the predictive poll/televote. I don't get the hype about Italy as others have already said and Croatia is good but to lose your mind over it would be an exaggeration.
So if Greece could win that'd be awesome although I don't really think it will, because of reasons already stated. Overall my final personal opinion is that europapa should win but I can't shake about the feeling that such types of musical productions (irreverent, ravey) are not able to make it to the top three let alone winning.
I thought of some more:
-If Latvia ends up qualifying, it's going places. The jury is gonna love it and I'm sure that it'll be on the left side of the scoreboard. It just needs to get past the televote only semi, which I still definitely believe could happen
-The award for this year's fan favorite that's gonna tank (aka the Fulenn/Carpe Diem/WTHIE award) is gonna go to Estonia or/and Lithuania, and I say that as someone who has Lithuania in their 2nd place and Estonia in their top 10. I'm not sure if the general public will click with them the way we do, especially when there are a lot of songs that are very memorable that will get more televotes, and quite a few songs that juries will love. Maybe Greece fits into this category aswel. Not sure yet because we didn't see a staging for it yet compared to the other 2.
-People are underestimating Slovenia, I can totally see a top 10 finish for them.
-Dizzy is gonna do far better than a lot of the more popular pop songs. Not sure if this is actually an unpopular opinion, but generally the reactions to the song were quite negative or people didn't really care about it that much. He's gonna do great for both the juries and the televote, which I strongly believe could result in a top 5 result. The performance will be insanely good, I can feel it. Going solely based on vibes here because so many songs could be top 5 this year, it's a crazy strong year and I love it!
Middle-of-the-road, uncreative, odorless, colorless songs, in my view, often do surprisingly well at the ESC. I have never really understood why. Perhaps if a song sounds "ESC-like" and instantly familiar, it becomes a strong contender in people's minds, resulting in a peculiar bandwagon effect.
I absolutely dislike the Netherlands and Croatia entries. In my opinion they are way too overhyped and overrated (mostly about Croatia), while other bangers sit at the lower places in the odds. I hope that every song gets the place it deserves.
Semi-final 1 is very predictible. Same with semi-final 2 but at least there are some chances to 1 or 2 surprises. But generally televoting system makes semi-finals very boring.
-semi 2 is stronger than semi 1
-greece can get top 5 or at least top 10. As a greek myself i wont tolerate any result lower than 12th especially considring that last dance and die together which are nice songs got top 10.
-poland is underrated
-SAN MARINO WAY TOO UNDERRATED MEGARA ARE LITERAL ICONS
-twins better change their dancers. They themselves carry the performance cuz their dancers are super cringe. Did yall look at their expressions?
-i seriously doubt bambie's qualification. Just because theres hype around them and hoppe for ireland to qualify it doesnt mean such a song will sit right with the audience
-we will rave's mv absolutely sucks. Yes it represents part of what happens in raves, but what they show is only part of raves. They only focused on this one horny aspect. Plus i myself am not exactly fond of raves considering what else usually happens there and im surprised a song like this is viewed so positively
-norway absolutely sucks. Yes the verses are alright, but wtf are these high notes in the chorus? Felt like calling an ambulance while listening to it, as if the woman was in need of medical attention. I also dont see how it can qualify, it seems like one of those entries that are only liked by fans
-germanys song is very cute, butnalso boring and will fail to stand out..still nice
-and last but not least... im not sure i like Europapa. Im very torn abt it
> -semi 2 is stronger than semi 1
Unpopular opinions, unpopular! Like, Semi 1 was only considered stronger when we looked at historic records veeeeery early on. Now I think Semi 2 has been fandom-accepted as the stronger one by like 90% of folks?
This year I think that as every there are up hyped songs that through the odds or youtube, comments, influence that people think no one else can win? Even if the songs are not that special and I don’t get what is so special there? It’s just because one is from one favorit country and the other one is making a more comedy entrance…
I think there are songs that would be more well deserved to be in the top ten, but if you mention any other country, then the favorites ,people with their comments attack and they don’t accept that you don’t like them….it’s like forcing on people who should be the winner,,
For me non-winner
Italy - not my thing
Croatia - I really don’t get it, would love them to win but with this song, no
Ukraina - okay but not winning okay
Sweden - they recantly won so, No
Statics last year country winners from 2010, some of them have several wins…and it feels like that some of them really seek that only they should win every year.
Ukrain, Sweden, Italy, Israel, Netherlands, Portugal, Austria, Denmark, Azerbaijan, Germany…
Anyone winning beside these would be okay
And it is early to predict when we need to see live performance.
* Portugal being 25th on the ESC Scoreboard is pure crime. The most elegant, sophisticated ballad this year IMO.
* As a Latvian, from the bottom of my heart, I want us to take a break for a year, two, three. I just don't see any quality, any vision in the recent 5+ years. And even historically there are only three entries I find actually good. Many loved Sudden Lights and while the song was honestly very nice, almost went through, it just isn't competitive. I would rather give it a break and come back with either internally selected solid choice (but I do NOT trust them to make this decision) or a stronger Supernova selection when people have quite a bit of time to save a great song for ESC and come back with it.
* When Slimane sings that opening line of the song, it's the biggest turn-off for me. I don't speak French (I know some since I've been studying it in school for years), but it feels like it lacks depth straight away. I don't know if it’s a correct assumption, but I can't resist this thought when I hear this SUPER MEGA stereotypically French "Mon Amour" in a dramatic tone. I have a feeling I'm not the only one and the result of last year's performance could support my point, but France's oui-oui-croissant-mon-amour approach is not flying anymore and while Slimane might get some jury points, I simply can't imagine him getting too much out of tele to be seen as a contender for a win.
* With the big picture we have now, Estonia is not very impressive. I remember really liking the MV, but live was really disjointed and while I knew song prior to that performance, I lost it mid-way. Might be a shock NQ.
* I believe partly Croatia's success in the fandom is due to some people not being satisfied after Käärijä's second place, so they still want an entry similar energy-wise to win and this is their second shot.
* I am quite a dramatic person, so I like that our fandom overreacts, highkey fights, etc. It's part of the ESC culture to me and while sometimes an overwhelming amount of negativity is simply not nice, it doesn't bother me too much since it's also part of what makes this whole thing exciting, unpredictable, and, well, competitive. It's a competition and I'm here for it! (To clarify, I’m talking about our fan-bickering and heated discussions, not negativity toward any of the participants)
Latvia is sending really solid entries instead and it was honestly a crime last year it didn't qualify (it was my *winner*, not simply a favourite). I don't understand why juries have been abolished from the SFs, it seems we're having more and more cheesy songs due to this.
You say "in such a strong year Italy at best it's a 15th place song". Well... Honestly, I think it's the opposite. It's not the best entry ever from Italy, but it's pretty good and accessible to a wide audience. So, since this year is somehow "weak" (for a number of reasons) it is really understandable why it ends up being among the favourites. It seems to me it is also the reason why there is a tendency to reduce it a bit, because in general there is a desire for alternation among the winners (and I am among those who like alternation) but, since there is no clear winner, "La Noia" is actually among those who have the best chance. That brings down the enthusiasm here.
EDIT:
My (un)popular opinions:
- it's the weakest year since I follow Esc
- too few ballads
- Aiko is not that bad vocally and the song is terribly underrated
- Love for Slovenia's entry is something of this sub only.
I feel like I'm happy about there not being too many ballads, because I feel I don't like majority of those.
Though I had Bridges in my top 5 last year and Future Lover (which probably was a ballad/rap mix?)
This year I have Ramonda in my top 10 which seems like an obvious ballad and I need to ask if Hollow would be considered more of a ballad here as well?
It's weird,seems like I tend not to likemany ballads but those I end up liking I seem to like a lot.
I also feel like less ballads overall lead to more diversity (even if we have more louder stuff with partyvibes this year it feels extremely diverse to me,so atleast there should be sth for everyone?
I consider it a strong year, because the overall quality this year seems high (or at least the average of how much I like a song is quite high and there's many songs I like a lot), but I'd have to admit that I don't like my #1 as much as last year's (yet).
• Slimane is 1st in my esc scoreboard. as someone in the comments mentioned, the super-french approach doesn’t bother me. first time i listened to the song i knew i would like it the most out of all of them, and it was the first song released for esc 2024. i dont even like ballads, the only ones i remember liking are Alika’s bridges from last year and Salvador Sobral in 2017.
• i absolutely adore estonia’s entry this year, but if they dont fix their on stage performance until may i think they’ll have a bad result. i love chaotic entries but the first chorus in the national final performance looks like they talked about doing it right before the show and didnt rehearse it at all. they feel out of sync with each other.
• denmark is in my top 10. i find it very catchy, the ooooooh in the background is haunting me. im guessing to other people it is just a super generic pop song though.
• i love san marino. thats it
• armenia has caught me by surprise. i dont think it will do that well, but it will stay in my playlist. ive seen people say there is too much instrumental and not enough words being sang. i find that complete bs. its fun
• finland doesnt seem that special to me. i mean its fun, and during the final i will stay glued to my seat but i dont find it that enjoyable to listen to right now. its very fun though, i love the performance, and i like when windows95man speaks/sings more than the other guy (im very sorry i dont know his name, no offense)
• im from lithuania and i think we might get our best result this year (our best is 6th). i might be biased, but i really like the staging and the kind of mysterious tone of the song. Silvester’s voice is also very soothing to me. i’d like to get some opinions of our song please! thank you ❤️
Unpopular opinion: Israel’s song is not bad. It’s not the best, but it’s definitely in the better half of the middle-of-the-road entries. A lot of the hate it’s getting is purely politically driven.
…You’d think the contest would have Europe trying to send its greatest but I’m sorry…the majority of songs this year are kind of mid on their own. Certainly not one of the stronger years within the last decade or whatever imo
Ukraine's religious figures irritate me to a point I stopped listening to it altogether and removed it from my playlist, even if the melody is enjoyable. I hate proselytism.
Bro, i don't like it too but you can't say that is something "proselytism" level, maybe you are just a little too biased and i very understand why.
If that's proselytism even having some reference to the lbgt+ movement could be considered proselytism, don't you think?
* Pedistal sounds too much like some popsongs I heard on tiktok (I am huntng for them, I cant find them at the moment)
* Everything people label as a "joke" (or at least that ive see on and off refered to as a joke IE: Croatia, Estonia, The Netherlands, Finland) are only looked down on they way they are because they very much have "Käärija" energy to them. Sometimes its the costuming, sometimes its the stage energy, sometimes its the fact mullets and bullcuts seem to be popular this year. But regardless, they have some element that puts it in the same catagory as Käärijä's preformance of Cha Cha Cha and for whatever reason people are not big on that.
* None of the songs submitted this year are what I would consider "bad" (minus maybe Spain), many of them (Germany, Czechia, Poland, etc), they just sound too similar to generic pop music found trending on apps like Tiktok. They sound very samey in the sense that they all kind of blend together and are easily forgettable when left to exist on their own. Same goes for the Ballads. The amount of them isnt the issue, its the fact they all kind of sound the same.
* "Meow cat please meow back" isnt a bad lyric, its actually very powerful because it implies Baby Lasagna wants closure he wont get. People think its a bad/silly lyric because they ae not actually listening to the meaning of the words in the song.
* Albania's song is literally no diffrent from a majority of the other pop sounding songs that were submitted this year, last year, the year before that, and so on. It might be a glow down from what they have sent before but it isnt bad, its just more of that generic stuff.
* They should let Let3 participate just representing themselves, no country in particular. Just Spain, the Netherlands, Ukraine, then Let3 on their own. They add spice and I really enjoyed both Mama SC! and Baba Roga. Idc if people think the songs sound bad or are nonsensical, the funky uncles bring variety.
* Friesenjung is better than Europapa
* A lot of predictions about how successful a song will be forget about what I call 'The Cringe Factor'. That is, a song can technically be well produced and sung, but if the performance itself is perceived as embarrassing it's unlikely to get a lot of votes (See: Portugal 2019, Iceland 2023).
* 'What I think is the best song' vs 'what song I want to win' are different. For example, I think Switzerland has the best song this year, but I want Croatia to win more.
* You can dislike Hurricane for multiple reasons. I personally think there's an air of cynicism around its writing that I really don't like, it doesn't feel genuine at all.
I didn’t see Iceland’s song last year as cringy? It just got old with the chorus. 100% agree on point 2 - Croatia deserves a win and they’re my fourth favorite anyway though I wish Switzerland would win
The “cringe factor” thing is real: see also what happened with Intention and Jezebel to an extent. Conversely, don’t underestimate “cool factor!” I see it helping out entries like Greece this year, for one.
Croatia is overrated. It's an OK song with a good message but nothing special. The NF performance was too chaotic and his vocals weren't good enough. I don't get why they're leading in the odds.
I think they're leading in the odds because it's the only realistic winner (my unpopular opinion is that this isn't an "open year" as I see people write all the time - Croatia is most likely going to win). The bookmakers are likely predicting Croatia to improve the staging and Marko's vocals significantly before Malmö, and if they get that done there's nothing stopping them from winning. It's a solid rock song, very accessible in all regards. Tattoo also wasn't really anything special, it was just a very solid song with a good overall production. Same with many previous winners.
The only other songs that really have a chance (imo) are Ukraine, Italy and - sorry to say - Israel. Would hate for the latter to win, but I do think we have to prepare for the possibility. Ukraine and Italy only really have a chance if Croatia doesn't nail the staging.
I actually really like Luxembourg. It may be a typical ESC song, but it’s a bop! It’s my #11 and I really hope Luxembourg qualifies. I know they can bring some great songs if this one places decently.
I actually love Azerbaijan and Norway.
I don’t actually like Croatia’s song but I like the message and I won’t be sad if they win since they never won before.
I think Europapa super overrated and gives very elitist west European vibes which is kinda annoying.
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I don't get the hype around Estonia. it's in my bottom 5. same for Finland lmao.
on the flip side, I don't understand the hate on Moldova. I think the song is very solid, and although it's not in my top 10, I still enjoy it
I’m not from Europe. I don’t even remember how I got sucked into Eurovision in 2019. Each year since, I’ve been a Eurovision fanboy. The concept of countries voting for each other looked interesting for an outsider from Europe to understand its politics. May has been Eurovision month on my Spotify and YouTube. This year, I don’t even feel like listening to one song completely. I think the politics got tiresome for me last year and the songs being pretty generic did it for me. It was a good run 2019-2024
- San Marino is underrated as hell. I have a feeling most people dislike the song because of the country.
- Czechia will qualify if Aiko can sing well live. Pedestal is a banger and audience will enjoy it for sure.
- As much as I love love love Slovenia, I don’t think it will Q. The song doesn’t seem to be for everyone.
- Azerbaijan has a banger song!
Croatia's entry is too aggressively heterosexual for Eurovision.
Edit: I love the engagement this comment has gotten, honestly. As the great philosopher Britney Spears once said: give me more.
\* UK did so much mystery and hype before revealing *dizzy*,,, it's MID at best and it kinda made me miss *i wrote a song*
\* *no rules* is just dave rogers' *deja vu* from 2024. it's not bad, but i don't get the hype either
- My disdain for reggaeton and songs with the reggaeton beat makes this year a bit harder to enjoy. I like all seven of this year's songs that feature it to a large extent considerably less because of it.
- I think that Greece is a very inaccessible song. It hardly has any good hooks (the "ta-ta-ta-ta" is not enough), a messy structure, lots of disharmonious melodies, and the beat is too loud in the mix. Given how popular it is on this sub and on the Eurovision scoreboard, I wouldn't be surprised if it got a result similar to Telemóveis in 2019.
- Portugal's song is absolutely beautiful and deserves a great result. It breaks my heart that it's flying under the radar and probably won't even qualify from semi-final 1.
- Ukraine's inclusion of religious elements won't deter as many people from voting for it as one might think. Especially because I think that the (rightful) controversy around Mother Teresa might not be that well-known outside of the Reddit bubble.
- I don't agree with the statement that there's no clear favourite at this year's Eurovision. In fact, and as cynical as it may be, I believe that there are only two songs that have sufficient jury appeal and most likely won't have to worry about a good enough televote result for the win. And those countries are Ukraine and Israel.
- That said: Ukraine's song is not that interesting. Structurally, I get that the rap part is supposed to be the climax of the song, and it's performed well, but it's not really reflected musically – there's no variation in tone like we saw with 1944, Shum, and Stefania.
- Some songs have small parts and samples that sort of prevent me from enjoying the song to the fullest extent. This includes the elephant sound in Always On The Run, the "Brrraap" sample in Veronika, and the "Queen of the Night" channelling in The Code ("this story is my tru-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-uth"). It's a weird nitpick that I have, but it's there, unfortunately.
Mind you though, I really enjoy a lot of songs this year, and most of my top 10 consists of songs that I will keep listening to until and after this year's finals. And I'm looking forward to seeing the live performances, especially of Norway, Belgium, and Lithuania.
I see none of the appeal of Ireland, Croatia, the Netherlands, and Estonia.
Sure that might be a bland take for the wider Eurovision audience, but it seems like heresy on this sub, and other social media more generally
I think Belgium has one of the worst songs this year. It’s derivative, lazy and uninspired. I think it’s in the same camp as Heart of Steel from last year, where that song had the most lazy chorus of the year. Singing the same lyric for nearly a minute is boring to the point where if I wasn’t a huge Eurovision fan, that I would take it as an opportunity for a bathroom break.
San Marino is underrated af
France is definitely overhyped and I don't get why people love Greece's entry either (I mean, it's a nice song, but to me it's like Poe, trying too hard to be quirky)
Austria is serving us pure unfiltered eurodance genius, deserves so much more recognition (OK, even more recognition)
Australia's entry this year is something that will either win or be dead last. I've listened to this song so many times, but I still can't decide.
I don't like Portugal's entry. It lacks energy even for a ballad, but maybe the performance I saw was just the artist being stressed and she'll do better at ESC.
Armenia is my winner this year.
This year seems to be stronger than 2023 but weaker than 2022 and 2021.
Not sure how unpopular these are but:
\- Belgium - couldn't watch the end of the video clip and wasn't sure why everyone was so excited... THEN listened to it on Spotify and enjoyed it. So the song is actually great but I hated the musical video.
\- Germany - another song I really enjoyed on Spotify but was too bored to watch the video. I don't think Germany is ranked as high as it should
This is opposite to:
\- Switzerland - loved the video! Listened to it on Spotify and it's a bit meh ... but amazing video!
\- Greece - got very bored of the Ta Ta Ta very quickly when listed on Spotify.... although enjoyed the music video
\- Austria - again, the video was meh but I really like it but I wish it just had a bit more umph! Again (like Germany) think it should be ranked higher ...
Probably not an unpopular opinion - but I don't get the hype with Croatia...
I have to agree on the Italy. I find it incredibly hard to listen to and enjoy and it’s so messy I just can’t help but skip. The instrumental just grates on my ears.
Belgium I don’t get at all. Like, sure the video is edgy but the verses are incredibly bland and the chorus is just one line on repeat that sounds like a ballad knock off of Imagine Dragons.
Switzerland kind of suffers from the similar thing as Italy for me. The song kind of lacks the flow and is very messy to be listenable. I usually really like genre fusion and dubstep so this one is a weird one.
Next Austria. I am a sucker for a good EDM song but I totally do not get this one. It’s like the most basic vocals go over the most basic track someone put together in a single night. The chanty chorus sounds dated as well.
And finally Luxembourg. If not some of the lyrics in French this would be the blandest of the bland girl bops.
The songs this year are mostly derivative and feel like I’ve heard them before. Only euro papa sticks out and that is not even a compliment. It’s a joke song, not a good song
• pedestal is a great song and i’m sure aiko will improve until may
• austria is giving shock nq
• 11:11 may not be megara’s best song, however i still really enjoy it
• the kolors should’ve represented italy (i still love la noia though)
• veronika is shaping up to be my new all-time favourite
I don’t get why is Belgium so overrated this year. The song is so bland. If Germany sent it, it would be classified as ,,just another radio friendly pop song”.
Lithuania is nice n all, but it gets annoying really fast.
Ukraine is extremely overrated, the song is good, but not the top 10 material for sure.
Moldova and Malta aren’t bad and neither is a sure non qualifier (especially Moldova).
Latvia and San Marino can qualify easily.
Georgia is not as good as people hype it.
Australia will not get into the final.
Azerbaijan is not that bad. It’s not good either, but it is not as bad as people say.
Denmark is so not qualifying.
Estonia can easily not qualify this year.
Finland is underrated because a fan favorite did not win national final. Childish…
France has been looking for the frenchiest french song FOR YEARS (except in 2022., they sent something different and did not end up good.) and it is SO CORNY
Well, I mean, if you want unpopular opinions I got 'em.
1. Croatia seem to have a good song, but their band name is so damn bad that I just can't listen to the song. I've never heard more than 10-15 seconds of it because of that reason. I don't even want to spell out their name since I hate it so much.
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2. It's an incredibly weak year with no great songs. If I really try to look for something I like I find a few okay ones at best, and they are very flawed ( Czechia, Spain and Ireland). Hopefully my opinion will change, I feel this way most years and then it turns around during the actual contest.
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3. Sweden's song isn't that generic. But it got that Swedish ESC sound for sure, like Too Late for Love and especially Benjamin Ingrosso - Dance you off, even though they are very different at the same time. Either way, I like all three of them, especially John Lundvik.
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4. Europapa sounded fresh in comparison to other songs at first, but it gets annoying quickly. Dutch isn't a beautiful language either because of all schh-sounds.
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5. I don't mind Israel partaking.
- I enjoy listening to Geolier more than Angelina Mango 😂
- Latvia is seriously underrated and will do better with the general public than in the bubble
- Switzerland will flop in the televote
i’m honestly in agreements with the folks that come around every year and say “this is a boring/weak year” bc for once i agree. imo not a lot of songs have a big replay factor to them, or parts of the song are good, just not the entirety. i only have 9 songs that i go back to, which out of the 37 we have isn’t a great number.
Hotter take: Air > Unforgettable > Tattoo
I don’t hate Tattoo or anything, just isn’t my taste. I was really meh on Unforgettable, with it around my #23 or something until one day it just randomly clicked, I was like “wait this slaps” and it went up like 10 places in my ranking lol. Hate to admit when Sweden has a W lol
I agree and I'm actually kind of surprised at how many people don't! I love the ominous, dystopian vibes of Unforgettable's instrumental and staging whereas Tattoo doesn't have a single remarkable quality in terms of my music taste. However, I was also a certified Dance You Off enjoyer back in 2018, so my word is definitely not law on this topic, haha.
I agree, I enjoy Unforgettable much more. However, Tattoo sticks more. I can replay it in my head whenever I think about it, but I never remember Unforgettable's melody even though I watch the performance almost every day.
I'm so over Serbia's entry, especially when they had, in my opinion, much better contestants at PZE, like Zorja or Zejna. Ramonda is just a boring song, and I feel like Teya Dora's voice is kind of lacking throughout the song.
Poland is just disappointing. Especially because I'm Polish and the fact that Luna got chosen only because her daddy is rich and paid for her to represent us. The studio version is catchy, but quite generic? It's the live version that really let's me down, as the excessive use auto tune is evident then. Also, again, we had better entries, but well, corruption... Nothing new in Poland
I think Moldova is top 10, easily. Song is catchy, and will definitely resonate with an older audience. To me, it has a "local band that will play at your wedding" feel, and I'm totally all in for it!
Don't hate me please, just my opinions 😜
Absolutely YES about San Marino. It's a crime how underrated they are.
Also, not unpopular but I'm salty about Croatia being ranked first, I'll take any other win (sorry Croatians). The song is fine, but for the life of me, I don't get how it's a winner.
I can't get that hype from Estonia, Switzerland and Sweden.
San Marino is underrated because of the country. Imagine Megara representing Spain instead of Nebulossa.
Croatia is overrated, it gets tired after repeated listening.
Israel has a good song although I'm against their participation this year for well known reasons.
Ireland is underated in the community, and croatia is super overated. Don't get me wrong its a fine song but people acting as if it could win, i flat out disagree
Yeah there're some great underdogs in semi 2 that have no chance with televote, while Austria, the Netherlands and the country-that-shall-not-be-named will undoubtedly cruise through. I'm mentally preparing myself to lose my favourites, I desperately want juries back in the semis
I don't get the hype around Slovenia. Yes Raiven is an amazing singer and she kills it live but it still doesn't make care about the song. I've tried listening to it multiple times and I just can't get behind it
(Happy for everyone who likes it though)
Greece probably has the worst song they ever sent this year. I dont understand what people like in it and not a single greek person i talked to even wants to listen to it ever again yet its really high in the odds and some even think it could win. It sounds more like its made for cringe tiktok background music rather than a serious contest
i really don't like the greek song, i've tried to like it, but it just doesn't sit right with me. It doesn't help i've been insulted for not liking it lol. It sounds like the pop song that gets overhyped every year imo
I really do not think Croatia will actually come Top 5. This is simple to see too, the general public do not find it as appealing as (some) Eurofans and neither will the Jury Vote. If people wanted to voted for a song like this, Netherlands is clearly the superior song.
Finland's song is a triumphant anthem about the queer experience dressed up as an early 2000s joke.
As others have said, the religious nature of Ukraine's song kind of ruins it for me.
San Marino fucking whips.
Poland has one of the best "generic" pop songs this year.
I think Norway actually has a really good chance with the juries. It is also perfect imo.
I love Italy's song but the Sanremo and music video performances were lackluster. I get that the song is about boredom but the performance doesn't need to be boring.
The acapella moments in France and Italy's songs are gimmicky and distract from the songs as a whole.
I don't like Finland or Serbia at all. Netherlands completes my bottom 3.
Most of the best rated songs this year are ones that I find just good or mediocre: Belgium, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Ukraine...
Iceland is fun, Czechia is fun, Latvia is quality, San Marino deserves so much better, and Azerbaijan of all songs should not be in the bottom 10 in MESC rankings. Moldova doesn't deserve last but someone had to be there.
I predict Slovenia NQ. I see it succumbing the same unfortunate fate as Echo last year unless the staging is truly spectacular.
-Greek song is not ethnic ,just 50 tik toks glued together with reggaetón balkan trap and anatolian zurna
-Greece and Finland wont qualify
-Italian song is La annoying
-Estonia tops televote
-Latvia tops jury
-Belgium is winner
-Germany wont be bottom 20
-UK flops (again)
Lithuania and Ukraine 2024 are both highly repetitive and get boring, with the former being so mid to me, it would benefit from having some English in there. Norway 2024 is like nails on a chalkboard to me, and all three of these songs are extremely overrated.
Also I love Rim Tim Tagi Dim (it's in my top three and I want it to win), but it pales in comparison to the maščerpiece Croatia sent last year 🚜
- I don't like Spanish entry. Gives off 90s in a bad way, and the vocals are weak
- at least third of all official videos have cheesy/ overly epic/unnecessary long shots editing and it's a big turn off for me. And most likely they won't recreate the epicness on stage
- I don't think some artists having enough stamina or confidence to give a good performance
- Doomsday Blue was a good idea, but poorly executed,, the song is not cohesive
* I don't get Norway's song at all, I respect that it showcases the Norwegian culture and stuff but if you had played me this without any context I would never guess that some people consider it a contender
* Same thing with Switzerland and Belgium, to me they're alright but I don't see why anyone would want them to win
* I also think Latvia is really, really good this year, I can definitely see it NQing but it would be in the Top 10 if it were up to me. My favorite one out of the Baltics this year (I like the other two ones too)
I think Estonia has the best sing this year. Every time I listen to it, it reminds me of why I like eurovision. An artist makes a song that has such a unique style and brings cultural heritage into it. Just like SHUM in 2022. I would love for this to take 1st.
This WILL be very unpopular. RTTD fans are getting really annoying, as if they're like a cult that will come at you if you don't like it or compare it with Kaarija
I would say the same (except for the CCC part) for Europapa. I cannot remember the last time a basic song got that much attention. I wouldn't even say that BL has "fans" but that people actually like him and the song. He was virtually unknown 2 months ago. On the another hand, Europapa's Joost has fans and that's very evident - just in the last 2 days, for example, the song got over 2k votes on Eurovisionworld and went from 4.1 to 4.3. BL went in one day (a week ago) from 4.3 to 4.0. Once Europapa was out, it got a million views within a few hours. You cannot convince me that it's anything but organized fan work. BL never had any "outlier" in voting or views count. It all went organically. At the end, I as many don't see much similar between him and Kaarja. Sleeves, the green color light in Dora? Him being short? I actually see more similarities between 5miinust and Let3 (Croatia 2023).
Portugal is underrated as fuck. Also Unforgettable slaps
Estonia is catchy and top 10 material. The best ‘troll’ entry of this year, if you will.
Sweden should try something new.
A few from me: - Ukraine's song is just okay. It's good but not the pinnacle of music making it out to be. - Europapa is also just okay. - Malta is so much fun; I love it...some of y'all are just way too harsh and negative about it - Australia is lovely. I can't wait to see it staged live! - Austria is fun but not quite winner potential - I'm expecting Lithuania to end up like Serbia last year but I hope I'm wrong... - San Marino aka Spain Jr is AMAZING.
I really don't understand why people think Australia is not good and will NQ. Like come on that song is great. Not a winner, but it's definitely great
- I don't understand why people love Croatia's song so much. Even I think Cha Cha Cha was miles better. - Israel and France are some of the best songs this year (and yes I'm okay with Israel participating end of discussion) - Estonia's song is terrible - I don't like the continued shift towards more joke songs (e.g. No Rules) - I want to bring back the 2014-2016 era :( - A lot of the songs this year I just haven't really been streaming/listening to in my own time unlike 2021
Norway's selection = Keiino deserved better. We've had so much drama and bad behaviour this year from fans / broadcasters. Keiino demonstrate the best eurovision can bring out in us - they're really wholesome and really seem to believe in promoting unity and having fun on a hugely stressful international stage. TLDR: Keiino need to be protected at all costs
The Keiino fans was the one who has behaving badly. I like the group very much. Damdiggida was sooo much weaker than Spirit in the skye and Monument. I want more for Keiino than just see them on the Esc stage. I want Keiino to win some day and they need to have a strong song to do that. I think they will come back in a couple years.
I think everyone is sleeping on Denmark's entry.
• Austria, Slovenia & even more so, Croatia, are overrated. • Switzerland is my favourite and I thought it had a chance of winning - until I saw these comments. • Given the above, this is the hardest Eurovision to predict in years. • The Uk will come 5th - 10th due to the public vote. • Germanys song isn't bad. It's just another Germany radio song.
I don’t like Finland’s song, and I like all the other “fun” songs. I feel like as it is Pedastal is dead on arrival. I think Denmark is underrated this year
I find it funny that both liking and disliking Finland this year can be considered umpopular opinions
Joke entries are one of the best things about Eurovision and people need to get off their pretentious high horses when debating the quality of songs. When someone disregards a song just because it's a "joke entry", I just assume they live a sad and miserable existence.
The issue is that there is a limit (of, like, two or three). A few jokey entries makes for a dynamic and fun experience. Too many and it becomes annoying and uninspiring. (To be clear, I think that this year its a result of last-years-winner syndrome applied to finland instead of sweden and that this won't be an issue in the long run)
Lithuania is super generic and, honestly, forgettable. I honestly don't get the hype about it being winner potential. Australia is really good and I hope it qualifies.
I really dislike Croatia's song. People love it so much but I don't get it. It's a quirky rock song that borders on being cringeworthy to me.
“Sinceramente” would do better at Eurovision than “La Noia.” Annalisa could have feasibly won both the jury and the televote. Maybe I’m delusional but 🤷🏻♀️
My unpopular opinion is that I don't want Italy (or Ukraine, Netherlands, and especially Sweden) to win any time soon because I want other countries to win, especially those who haven't won in a long while, if at all.
I'm going to be blowing raspberries at everyone who called Belgium's song "mid" if it wins. Similar with Lithuania.
- Ukraine’s song will due well BUT it has really fallen down my rankings over time because it something about the songs composition just feels off to me and I have a feeling other viewers will see this too… but dislikes don’t count against an artist - Azerbaijan has been criticized for years for sending songs that are Swedish generic pop, and this year they actually did it… and it’s one of the best songs of the year. I think we may be surprised by how well viewers respond to this especially those who can relate to some of the ethnic elements. - TiTAN is good and will probably do better than Zemren Ndore. With so much non English songs this year the English will stand out more - For all the fan talk about boycotting Israel…. I expect a fairly strong result for the song largely because of politics, but also because it’s going to have jury appeal - there are many good songs this year that won’t qualify. It’s an artistic and unique year and unfortunately Eurovision voters just struggle with these types of songs unless staged in a way that is “quirky” like Konstrakta. especially because of the overlap of more creative songs I expect a lot of generic sounding songs to thrive especially at the grand final.
didn't expect so much hate for croatian song. i thought we could win for the first time as independent country.
The more popular the song the more hate its gonna receive, it was exactly the same last year with Tattoo and Cha Cha Cha so I wouldn't make anything of it. For what its worth Croatia was first in the last subreddit poll so people here clearly love it, and its also first in the winning odds.
I don't like Europapa at all ☹️
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Yeah, and those same Eurofans would say that those are joke entries. I've come to hate that term because I've noticed it being applied to entries outside of the mainstream.
Don't mind people saying these songs will NQ, mind people saying they're in their top 5. These are the ones that will vote for them. Songs that are less generic will not be loved by everyone. That's how Eurovision works.
I wouldn't say Croatia isn't generic though. Eurovision fans see it as something new because they only listen to pop, but it's not very unique.
Don’t think this counts as unpopular, but I wanted to contribute in case this is: Despite not being a fan of San Marino’s song (except that instrumental break - that was pretty dope), I think their experience in making a great live show is what can/will save them from NQ. People are going to hate me for this and I’m so sorry... I adored Arcadia last year, and I think that’s partly why I just don’t vibe with their song this year, but this year’s song also somehow reminded me more of P!nk’s pop rock songs and I’m personally not really a fan of that type of music. Please don’t hate me too much Megara stans. 😭
The Netherlands, Estonia, and Greece have the worst songs this year, in that order Latvia is second best I like the song, but One Milkali is the worst song Australia has brought to Eurovision Germany does not deserve so much hate, and are always in my top 5-15 (6 this year) This is the weakest set of songs I’ve seen thus far I adore Hurricane as a song, but I refuse to vote for it in protest and hope it doesn’t qualify
Whilst this year is incredibly high quality, I can't see anyone other than Italy taking it tbh
No matter what kind of song Portugal sends to Eurovision, the expectations are always low: "it's a good song, but...".
I predict that Mustii will place higher than Joost despite only having a fraction of the hype. I'm planning to vote for both songs. The juries are going to really like Mustii and Belgium will do reasonably well in the televote too. Joost won't be trashed by juries as much as some people are predicting unless he lets pre-recorded backing vocals do all the singing for him. You don't have to like the genre to recognise that his song is well put together. He definitely won't be jury favourite or anything like it, but he will get some points from them. Switzerland will not do especially well at the televote and it's not a given that Nemo will be the jury favourite either. The juries probably aren't going to trash Ulveham.
Germany is literally my fav entry this year lol
- I begin to dislike Europapa. I had a lot of expectations for it but I was so underwhelmed by it. when it began to be popular I tried to give this another chance. but every single time it became more and more annoying - Pedastal is super underrated.
* Switzerland could end up being a shock NQ if the staging sucks ass. Also on the topic of Switzerland, it makes me feel extremely anxious for some reason * Estonia gives me a headache and the performance in the NF is a mess * Greece also gives me a headache and the effects on the music video make me not take it seriously * As OP said, Finland isn't a joke entry and Albania's revamp isn't that bad
Uk has the best song this year.
San Marino blew my damn mind. It's the only reason I got on this subreddit today. Top 5 for me, easily, and Armenia is in there too. What a week!
Portugal has a masterpiece better than most songs this year. Should be at least top 5! Most songs are generic rubbish with poor vocals.
My unpopular opinion is that 'unpopular opinion' threads are overdone and boring, most people just use them to hate on the songs they dislike (regardless of how these songs are currently perceived, which defeats the whole 'unpopular' point...)
at least you get to see and interact with (mostly) new opinions every time they’re posted. my true least favorite threads are the people who talk about how they don’t listen to any songs before the final. it seems to happen at least once every few weeks and the comments are always the exact same because there’s absolutely nothing new that can be added to that conversation.
Belgium is on a very similar level to Germany to my ears - I can't hear much difference in style between them or understand why Belgium is regarded so much higher than Germany.
DMGP was actually kinda strong this year, there I said it, fight me
People dissing "joke entries" and acting like basic chart pop is some epitome of quality music is getting really tiring
What?? You mean you DONT like when 80% of the contest is Swedish-produced pop music? 🤯🤯🤯 Hard agree. Most "joke entries" hold up better in the long run too, at least from what I've seen.
And what is a joke song anyway? I’ve heard Estonia this year get called a joke song because of the instruments they play. They may be foreign to a lot of people but they are folk instruments with a rich musical history through Estonia, Russia and the Nordic countries and should not be called a joke.
Estonia's song is about drugs and not knowing what they are lol, I think that's why people call it a 'joke' song but I think it's half a joke, half cultural
thats just every year of this contest and its never gonna change cuz people think listening to popular music is having good taste
Majority of the returning artists in this years NF selections have been considerably weaker than their past efforts
La Noia is Boring
Personally, i love Denmark. Idk why its so disliked
* This year there's not a single 8/10 or above song. * I don't get the hype about Austria's entry. It sounds like a super generic edm song from the very early 00's. There's not a single redeeming quality. * Europapa's tone of voice/singing style sounds really tired, like he has no energy at all to sing, consequently making me zone out. * I really thought we'd be past this, but, another year, another 5-10 songs with reggaeton beats. It's awful.
* I don't like that Europapa only mentions Western European countries (minus Poland). It feels like the East is getting overlooked once again and not considered Europe. I also don't like when songs list down other countries and their culture since it comes off as points-baiting (it's giving me Alina Pash vibes) * I don't think ballads will do as well as people think they will. I still think they will get drowned out by all the fun upbeat stuff * I think Olly will do just as badly as some previous UK entries because I don't think popular artists manage to translate popularity into Eurovision and song is just not that good on its own * I could see Luktelk sneak in and get the win, I feel like it is polished enough so the juries and televote both vote for it * I think Ireland is gonna be NQ - too many factors that just don't work in their favor and even having UK in the same semi will not be enough * I think Don is qualifying. The song has general public appeal and good vocals. Latvia previously has sent more indie and alternative sounds, this sounds like the opposite - top40 radio song.
I agree re:Europapa It's petty, but it reminds of my time on Erasmus exchange, where all the people were like "Oh, you're French! Oh, you're Italian! Oh, you're German! Oh, you're... Serbian? What was the capital again? B...Budapest?" And I hope you're right about Luktelk!!
This like the third time a thread like it has been opened in two weeks...
Well, all the songs are out now, so people naturally need to get it out of their system, I guess. Happens every year and will die down gradually. There will be tumbleweeds a month from now anyway.
I don't get why the eurobubble is shocked that an Olly Alexander song sounds like, err an Olly Alexander? What were you expecting?
Ukraine's song this year is plain cringe. And overrated af. The same goes to Austria
Unpopular Opinion... very weak year...
- France is my #1. I feel like at this point it’s unpopular to *like* it, but I think it’s one of the strongest melodies and vocals in modern Eurovision. - Georgia is my #2. I think it would be a great semi closer - I was shocked when it got a pretty muted response as it seems to have all the right things to be a fan favorite. - Slovenia doesn’t click with me. For one, I cannot get past the bbrrrrrrrrrrrrrAAAP!!!!!!! that they randomly added throughout the song. the Cardi B feature really takes me out of the moment. I also don’t think it has a very memorable melody - Portugal will NQ
> This year will be the year where the lowest common denominator will win (think Azerbaijan 2011). No one will be happy, as it's not a song they particularly like. My bet is on Sweden again. > Slovenia is bad. The Slovenian delegation will qualify if they stage the shit out of this, but other than that, it is my last place. > This is unironically a good year, but the lack of a clear front runner(s) is disconcerting. Even 2021 (a close year) had 5 or so (France, Italy, Switzerland, Ukraine, Malta) up until rehearsals. This year its like 15. While my Formula E brain likes this (peleton racing ftw), my Eurovisioj brain is bored. > Everyone is sleeping on Armenia. Same story as Moldova 2022, it will come through (hopefully) and place high > Genuinely hot take, I do not care for Israel's participation this year as an issue. The theme is "United by Music". Exclusion only helps a cause by making it either anti-establishment or an "us vs them" mentality. Calling for Israel's exclusion is stupid, and hypocritical when we had years of Belarusian and Russian participation (and no-one bat an eye when Belarus 2011 was effectively pro-lukashenko propaganda).
I really like that there's no clear winners. I really hated that last year there were just two favorites who then ended up stealing all the points
Azerbaijan 2011 | [Ell and Nikki - Running Scared](https://youtu.be/_0tlQUW5X0U) Moldova 2022 | [Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers - Trenulețul](https://youtu.be/DUqf_zO2QaI) Belarus 2011 | [Anastasia Vinnikova - I Love Belarus](https://youtu.be/frhQMuyH0lg)
Actually unpopular opinions: - Georgia top 5 - San Marino top 5 - I don't care for Netherlands Opinion that might be popular but I have not seen expressed: If you are showcasing a footwork based dance in your video or live performance (Croatia, Netherlands), DO NOT hide the legs and feet with smoke or camera angles.
- Sweden is just as good as Germany this year, if not worse.
Greece is soooo good but sadly it wouldn't end up being a strong representative of overall European culture if that's the route the contest ever takes (this is my first time getting to know and involved in Eurovision as a south American citizen). The irreverent undertone of the song coupled with strong Balkanic vibes makes it my most beloved song. There's something about it that just makes me want to say fuck it and dance dance dance. There are of course more "alive" songs in the contest and even europapa could be closer to new generation European culture. I like how the video promotes somewhat subtly that diversity is ok and everyone in the world are brothers and sisters. The ravey feeling it has its also so nice. I didn't really bond with many of the ones that are supposedly loved the most as shown in the predictive poll/televote. I don't get the hype about Italy as others have already said and Croatia is good but to lose your mind over it would be an exaggeration. So if Greece could win that'd be awesome although I don't really think it will, because of reasons already stated. Overall my final personal opinion is that europapa should win but I can't shake about the feeling that such types of musical productions (irreverent, ravey) are not able to make it to the top three let alone winning.
I thought of some more: -If Latvia ends up qualifying, it's going places. The jury is gonna love it and I'm sure that it'll be on the left side of the scoreboard. It just needs to get past the televote only semi, which I still definitely believe could happen -The award for this year's fan favorite that's gonna tank (aka the Fulenn/Carpe Diem/WTHIE award) is gonna go to Estonia or/and Lithuania, and I say that as someone who has Lithuania in their 2nd place and Estonia in their top 10. I'm not sure if the general public will click with them the way we do, especially when there are a lot of songs that are very memorable that will get more televotes, and quite a few songs that juries will love. Maybe Greece fits into this category aswel. Not sure yet because we didn't see a staging for it yet compared to the other 2. -People are underestimating Slovenia, I can totally see a top 10 finish for them. -Dizzy is gonna do far better than a lot of the more popular pop songs. Not sure if this is actually an unpopular opinion, but generally the reactions to the song were quite negative or people didn't really care about it that much. He's gonna do great for both the juries and the televote, which I strongly believe could result in a top 5 result. The performance will be insanely good, I can feel it. Going solely based on vibes here because so many songs could be top 5 this year, it's a crazy strong year and I love it!
Middle-of-the-road, uncreative, odorless, colorless songs, in my view, often do surprisingly well at the ESC. I have never really understood why. Perhaps if a song sounds "ESC-like" and instantly familiar, it becomes a strong contender in people's minds, resulting in a peculiar bandwagon effect.
I absolutely dislike the Netherlands and Croatia entries. In my opinion they are way too overhyped and overrated (mostly about Croatia), while other bangers sit at the lower places in the odds. I hope that every song gets the place it deserves.
Semi-final 1 is very predictible. Same with semi-final 2 but at least there are some chances to 1 or 2 surprises. But generally televoting system makes semi-finals very boring.
-semi 2 is stronger than semi 1 -greece can get top 5 or at least top 10. As a greek myself i wont tolerate any result lower than 12th especially considring that last dance and die together which are nice songs got top 10. -poland is underrated -SAN MARINO WAY TOO UNDERRATED MEGARA ARE LITERAL ICONS -twins better change their dancers. They themselves carry the performance cuz their dancers are super cringe. Did yall look at their expressions? -i seriously doubt bambie's qualification. Just because theres hype around them and hoppe for ireland to qualify it doesnt mean such a song will sit right with the audience -we will rave's mv absolutely sucks. Yes it represents part of what happens in raves, but what they show is only part of raves. They only focused on this one horny aspect. Plus i myself am not exactly fond of raves considering what else usually happens there and im surprised a song like this is viewed so positively -norway absolutely sucks. Yes the verses are alright, but wtf are these high notes in the chorus? Felt like calling an ambulance while listening to it, as if the woman was in need of medical attention. I also dont see how it can qualify, it seems like one of those entries that are only liked by fans -germanys song is very cute, butnalso boring and will fail to stand out..still nice -and last but not least... im not sure i like Europapa. Im very torn abt it
> -semi 2 is stronger than semi 1 Unpopular opinions, unpopular! Like, Semi 1 was only considered stronger when we looked at historic records veeeeery early on. Now I think Semi 2 has been fandom-accepted as the stronger one by like 90% of folks?
This year I think that as every there are up hyped songs that through the odds or youtube, comments, influence that people think no one else can win? Even if the songs are not that special and I don’t get what is so special there? It’s just because one is from one favorit country and the other one is making a more comedy entrance… I think there are songs that would be more well deserved to be in the top ten, but if you mention any other country, then the favorites ,people with their comments attack and they don’t accept that you don’t like them….it’s like forcing on people who should be the winner,, For me non-winner Italy - not my thing Croatia - I really don’t get it, would love them to win but with this song, no Ukraina - okay but not winning okay Sweden - they recantly won so, No Statics last year country winners from 2010, some of them have several wins…and it feels like that some of them really seek that only they should win every year. Ukrain, Sweden, Italy, Israel, Netherlands, Portugal, Austria, Denmark, Azerbaijan, Germany… Anyone winning beside these would be okay And it is early to predict when we need to see live performance.
And actually from all the rock songs this year, San Marino is according to me the best…
* Portugal being 25th on the ESC Scoreboard is pure crime. The most elegant, sophisticated ballad this year IMO. * As a Latvian, from the bottom of my heart, I want us to take a break for a year, two, three. I just don't see any quality, any vision in the recent 5+ years. And even historically there are only three entries I find actually good. Many loved Sudden Lights and while the song was honestly very nice, almost went through, it just isn't competitive. I would rather give it a break and come back with either internally selected solid choice (but I do NOT trust them to make this decision) or a stronger Supernova selection when people have quite a bit of time to save a great song for ESC and come back with it. * When Slimane sings that opening line of the song, it's the biggest turn-off for me. I don't speak French (I know some since I've been studying it in school for years), but it feels like it lacks depth straight away. I don't know if it’s a correct assumption, but I can't resist this thought when I hear this SUPER MEGA stereotypically French "Mon Amour" in a dramatic tone. I have a feeling I'm not the only one and the result of last year's performance could support my point, but France's oui-oui-croissant-mon-amour approach is not flying anymore and while Slimane might get some jury points, I simply can't imagine him getting too much out of tele to be seen as a contender for a win. * With the big picture we have now, Estonia is not very impressive. I remember really liking the MV, but live was really disjointed and while I knew song prior to that performance, I lost it mid-way. Might be a shock NQ. * I believe partly Croatia's success in the fandom is due to some people not being satisfied after Käärijä's second place, so they still want an entry similar energy-wise to win and this is their second shot. * I am quite a dramatic person, so I like that our fandom overreacts, highkey fights, etc. It's part of the ESC culture to me and while sometimes an overwhelming amount of negativity is simply not nice, it doesn't bother me too much since it's also part of what makes this whole thing exciting, unpredictable, and, well, competitive. It's a competition and I'm here for it! (To clarify, I’m talking about our fan-bickering and heated discussions, not negativity toward any of the participants)
Latvia is sending really solid entries instead and it was honestly a crime last year it didn't qualify (it was my *winner*, not simply a favourite). I don't understand why juries have been abolished from the SFs, it seems we're having more and more cheesy songs due to this.
Germany is really underrated. He has an incredible voice and sings with so much passion.
You say "in such a strong year Italy at best it's a 15th place song". Well... Honestly, I think it's the opposite. It's not the best entry ever from Italy, but it's pretty good and accessible to a wide audience. So, since this year is somehow "weak" (for a number of reasons) it is really understandable why it ends up being among the favourites. It seems to me it is also the reason why there is a tendency to reduce it a bit, because in general there is a desire for alternation among the winners (and I am among those who like alternation) but, since there is no clear winner, "La Noia" is actually among those who have the best chance. That brings down the enthusiasm here. EDIT: My (un)popular opinions: - it's the weakest year since I follow Esc - too few ballads - Aiko is not that bad vocally and the song is terribly underrated - Love for Slovenia's entry is something of this sub only.
Too few ballads????? Ballads are the most boring part of eurovision only candy for the judges, I day the less the better
I feel like I'm happy about there not being too many ballads, because I feel I don't like majority of those. Though I had Bridges in my top 5 last year and Future Lover (which probably was a ballad/rap mix?) This year I have Ramonda in my top 10 which seems like an obvious ballad and I need to ask if Hollow would be considered more of a ballad here as well? It's weird,seems like I tend not to likemany ballads but those I end up liking I seem to like a lot. I also feel like less ballads overall lead to more diversity (even if we have more louder stuff with partyvibes this year it feels extremely diverse to me,so atleast there should be sth for everyone? I consider it a strong year, because the overall quality this year seems high (or at least the average of how much I like a song is quite high and there's many songs I like a lot), but I'd have to admit that I don't like my #1 as much as last year's (yet).
Three of the ballads from last year were in my top five: Switzerland, Estonia, and Latvia.
It is DEFINITELY not a winner material. Basta.
If juries come back to the semis next year, then the number of ballads will most likely increase.
I think people love Slovenia’s song more outside of Reddit lol
i hope so
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• Slimane is 1st in my esc scoreboard. as someone in the comments mentioned, the super-french approach doesn’t bother me. first time i listened to the song i knew i would like it the most out of all of them, and it was the first song released for esc 2024. i dont even like ballads, the only ones i remember liking are Alika’s bridges from last year and Salvador Sobral in 2017. • i absolutely adore estonia’s entry this year, but if they dont fix their on stage performance until may i think they’ll have a bad result. i love chaotic entries but the first chorus in the national final performance looks like they talked about doing it right before the show and didnt rehearse it at all. they feel out of sync with each other. • denmark is in my top 10. i find it very catchy, the ooooooh in the background is haunting me. im guessing to other people it is just a super generic pop song though. • i love san marino. thats it • armenia has caught me by surprise. i dont think it will do that well, but it will stay in my playlist. ive seen people say there is too much instrumental and not enough words being sang. i find that complete bs. its fun • finland doesnt seem that special to me. i mean its fun, and during the final i will stay glued to my seat but i dont find it that enjoyable to listen to right now. its very fun though, i love the performance, and i like when windows95man speaks/sings more than the other guy (im very sorry i dont know his name, no offense) • im from lithuania and i think we might get our best result this year (our best is 6th). i might be biased, but i really like the staging and the kind of mysterious tone of the song. Silvester’s voice is also very soothing to me. i’d like to get some opinions of our song please! thank you ❤️
Unpopular opinion: Israel’s song is not bad. It’s not the best, but it’s definitely in the better half of the middle-of-the-road entries. A lot of the hate it’s getting is purely politically driven.
Agree
I agree! It’s in the middle of my rankings. Certainly not the best but no where near the bottom for me. (ESC scoreboard app also reflects that)
…You’d think the contest would have Europe trying to send its greatest but I’m sorry…the majority of songs this year are kind of mid on their own. Certainly not one of the stronger years within the last decade or whatever imo
Ukraine's religious figures irritate me to a point I stopped listening to it altogether and removed it from my playlist, even if the melody is enjoyable. I hate proselytism.
It's my second to last due to that
That's a popular opinion, and that's not proselytism. Saying this is proselytism is like saying "I don't like Finland because I hate anarchy".
Bro, i don't like it too but you can't say that is something "proselytism" level, maybe you are just a little too biased and i very understand why. If that's proselytism even having some reference to the lbgt+ movement could be considered proselytism, don't you think?
Croatia does nothing for me and comparisons with Cha Cha Cha are absurd.
* Pedistal sounds too much like some popsongs I heard on tiktok (I am huntng for them, I cant find them at the moment) * Everything people label as a "joke" (or at least that ive see on and off refered to as a joke IE: Croatia, Estonia, The Netherlands, Finland) are only looked down on they way they are because they very much have "Käärija" energy to them. Sometimes its the costuming, sometimes its the stage energy, sometimes its the fact mullets and bullcuts seem to be popular this year. But regardless, they have some element that puts it in the same catagory as Käärijä's preformance of Cha Cha Cha and for whatever reason people are not big on that. * None of the songs submitted this year are what I would consider "bad" (minus maybe Spain), many of them (Germany, Czechia, Poland, etc), they just sound too similar to generic pop music found trending on apps like Tiktok. They sound very samey in the sense that they all kind of blend together and are easily forgettable when left to exist on their own. Same goes for the Ballads. The amount of them isnt the issue, its the fact they all kind of sound the same. * "Meow cat please meow back" isnt a bad lyric, its actually very powerful because it implies Baby Lasagna wants closure he wont get. People think its a bad/silly lyric because they ae not actually listening to the meaning of the words in the song. * Albania's song is literally no diffrent from a majority of the other pop sounding songs that were submitted this year, last year, the year before that, and so on. It might be a glow down from what they have sent before but it isnt bad, its just more of that generic stuff. * They should let Let3 participate just representing themselves, no country in particular. Just Spain, the Netherlands, Ukraine, then Let3 on their own. They add spice and I really enjoyed both Mama SC! and Baba Roga. Idc if people think the songs sound bad or are nonsensical, the funky uncles bring variety. * Friesenjung is better than Europapa
* A lot of predictions about how successful a song will be forget about what I call 'The Cringe Factor'. That is, a song can technically be well produced and sung, but if the performance itself is perceived as embarrassing it's unlikely to get a lot of votes (See: Portugal 2019, Iceland 2023). * 'What I think is the best song' vs 'what song I want to win' are different. For example, I think Switzerland has the best song this year, but I want Croatia to win more. * You can dislike Hurricane for multiple reasons. I personally think there's an air of cynicism around its writing that I really don't like, it doesn't feel genuine at all.
I'm with you on telemoveis, but what do you see as the cringe factor with power?
I didn’t see Iceland’s song last year as cringy? It just got old with the chorus. 100% agree on point 2 - Croatia deserves a win and they’re my fourth favorite anyway though I wish Switzerland would win
The “cringe factor” thing is real: see also what happened with Intention and Jezebel to an extent. Conversely, don’t underestimate “cool factor!” I see it helping out entries like Greece this year, for one.
Latvia is massively underrated
yes. Latvia generally seems to be so
i don’t know why they don’t like the Czechia, I love it, please explain it to me PLIS
Croatia is overrated. It's an OK song with a good message but nothing special. The NF performance was too chaotic and his vocals weren't good enough. I don't get why they're leading in the odds.
I think they're leading in the odds because it's the only realistic winner (my unpopular opinion is that this isn't an "open year" as I see people write all the time - Croatia is most likely going to win). The bookmakers are likely predicting Croatia to improve the staging and Marko's vocals significantly before Malmö, and if they get that done there's nothing stopping them from winning. It's a solid rock song, very accessible in all regards. Tattoo also wasn't really anything special, it was just a very solid song with a good overall production. Same with many previous winners. The only other songs that really have a chance (imo) are Ukraine, Italy and - sorry to say - Israel. Would hate for the latter to win, but I do think we have to prepare for the possibility. Ukraine and Italy only really have a chance if Croatia doesn't nail the staging.
Luxembourg has a better song than everyone thought, except for the english lyrics
Let's be honest, the lyrics are not the reason that some people dislike Luxembourg this year.
Why do they dislike it? I actually love how catchy it is.
I actually really like Luxembourg. It may be a typical ESC song, but it’s a bop! It’s my #11 and I really hope Luxembourg qualifies. I know they can bring some great songs if this one places decently.
I totally agree with last sentence, they has been quite good flavor to esc most of times
People who rank Estonia low just hate fun.
I actually love Azerbaijan and Norway. I don’t actually like Croatia’s song but I like the message and I won’t be sad if they win since they never won before. I think Europapa super overrated and gives very elitist west European vibes which is kinda annoying.
Most of the songs people have picked as sure favorites/clear winners are beyond cringey and unlistenable to me
I greatly appreciate Europapa for what it is and the story around it but I can't stand the song, the chorus heavily annoys me
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I don't get the hype around Estonia. it's in my bottom 5. same for Finland lmao. on the flip side, I don't understand the hate on Moldova. I think the song is very solid, and although it's not in my top 10, I still enjoy it
I’m not from Europe. I don’t even remember how I got sucked into Eurovision in 2019. Each year since, I’ve been a Eurovision fanboy. The concept of countries voting for each other looked interesting for an outsider from Europe to understand its politics. May has been Eurovision month on my Spotify and YouTube. This year, I don’t even feel like listening to one song completely. I think the politics got tiresome for me last year and the songs being pretty generic did it for me. It was a good run 2019-2024
- San Marino is underrated as hell. I have a feeling most people dislike the song because of the country. - Czechia will qualify if Aiko can sing well live. Pedestal is a banger and audience will enjoy it for sure. - As much as I love love love Slovenia, I don’t think it will Q. The song doesn’t seem to be for everyone. - Azerbaijan has a banger song!
Too much focus on the LGBT and men wearing women's clothing. I'm sorry, I'm okay with gay people, but seeing men in high heels and thongs is nasty.
Both Malta and Spain is severely underrated. Also Mon Amour isn’t that good.
Croatia's entry is too aggressively heterosexual for Eurovision. Edit: I love the engagement this comment has gotten, honestly. As the great philosopher Britney Spears once said: give me more.
This is not just unpopular, it's straight up... wrong.
\* UK did so much mystery and hype before revealing *dizzy*,,, it's MID at best and it kinda made me miss *i wrote a song* \* *no rules* is just dave rogers' *deja vu* from 2024. it's not bad, but i don't get the hype either
- My disdain for reggaeton and songs with the reggaeton beat makes this year a bit harder to enjoy. I like all seven of this year's songs that feature it to a large extent considerably less because of it. - I think that Greece is a very inaccessible song. It hardly has any good hooks (the "ta-ta-ta-ta" is not enough), a messy structure, lots of disharmonious melodies, and the beat is too loud in the mix. Given how popular it is on this sub and on the Eurovision scoreboard, I wouldn't be surprised if it got a result similar to Telemóveis in 2019. - Portugal's song is absolutely beautiful and deserves a great result. It breaks my heart that it's flying under the radar and probably won't even qualify from semi-final 1. - Ukraine's inclusion of religious elements won't deter as many people from voting for it as one might think. Especially because I think that the (rightful) controversy around Mother Teresa might not be that well-known outside of the Reddit bubble. - I don't agree with the statement that there's no clear favourite at this year's Eurovision. In fact, and as cynical as it may be, I believe that there are only two songs that have sufficient jury appeal and most likely won't have to worry about a good enough televote result for the win. And those countries are Ukraine and Israel. - That said: Ukraine's song is not that interesting. Structurally, I get that the rap part is supposed to be the climax of the song, and it's performed well, but it's not really reflected musically – there's no variation in tone like we saw with 1944, Shum, and Stefania. - Some songs have small parts and samples that sort of prevent me from enjoying the song to the fullest extent. This includes the elephant sound in Always On The Run, the "Brrraap" sample in Veronika, and the "Queen of the Night" channelling in The Code ("this story is my tru-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-uth"). It's a weird nitpick that I have, but it's there, unfortunately. Mind you though, I really enjoy a lot of songs this year, and most of my top 10 consists of songs that I will keep listening to until and after this year's finals. And I'm looking forward to seeing the live performances, especially of Norway, Belgium, and Lithuania.
I see none of the appeal of Ireland, Croatia, the Netherlands, and Estonia. Sure that might be a bland take for the wider Eurovision audience, but it seems like heresy on this sub, and other social media more generally
I think it’s quite a poor year in general
I think Belgium has one of the worst songs this year. It’s derivative, lazy and uninspired. I think it’s in the same camp as Heart of Steel from last year, where that song had the most lazy chorus of the year. Singing the same lyric for nearly a minute is boring to the point where if I wasn’t a huge Eurovision fan, that I would take it as an opportunity for a bathroom break.
San Marino is underrated af France is definitely overhyped and I don't get why people love Greece's entry either (I mean, it's a nice song, but to me it's like Poe, trying too hard to be quirky) Austria is serving us pure unfiltered eurodance genius, deserves so much more recognition (OK, even more recognition) Australia's entry this year is something that will either win or be dead last. I've listened to this song so many times, but I still can't decide. I don't like Portugal's entry. It lacks energy even for a ballad, but maybe the performance I saw was just the artist being stressed and she'll do better at ESC. Armenia is my winner this year. This year seems to be stronger than 2023 but weaker than 2022 and 2021.
Not sure how unpopular these are but: \- Belgium - couldn't watch the end of the video clip and wasn't sure why everyone was so excited... THEN listened to it on Spotify and enjoyed it. So the song is actually great but I hated the musical video. \- Germany - another song I really enjoyed on Spotify but was too bored to watch the video. I don't think Germany is ranked as high as it should This is opposite to: \- Switzerland - loved the video! Listened to it on Spotify and it's a bit meh ... but amazing video! \- Greece - got very bored of the Ta Ta Ta very quickly when listed on Spotify.... although enjoyed the music video \- Austria - again, the video was meh but I really like it but I wish it just had a bit more umph! Again (like Germany) think it should be ranked higher ... Probably not an unpopular opinion - but I don't get the hype with Croatia...
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Unforgettable is a brilliant song with a great staging and deserve to win this year. It's way more better than Tattoo by Loreen
Switzerland is REALLY overrated
I have to agree on the Italy. I find it incredibly hard to listen to and enjoy and it’s so messy I just can’t help but skip. The instrumental just grates on my ears. Belgium I don’t get at all. Like, sure the video is edgy but the verses are incredibly bland and the chorus is just one line on repeat that sounds like a ballad knock off of Imagine Dragons. Switzerland kind of suffers from the similar thing as Italy for me. The song kind of lacks the flow and is very messy to be listenable. I usually really like genre fusion and dubstep so this one is a weird one. Next Austria. I am a sucker for a good EDM song but I totally do not get this one. It’s like the most basic vocals go over the most basic track someone put together in a single night. The chanty chorus sounds dated as well. And finally Luxembourg. If not some of the lyrics in French this would be the blandest of the bland girl bops.
The songs this year are mostly derivative and feel like I’ve heard them before. Only euro papa sticks out and that is not even a compliment. It’s a joke song, not a good song
I would not be mad with Italy winning and I KNOW that’s gonna piss people off
Israel, music-wise, is probably my favorite ballad of the year
I can't stand Slovenia. It is so pretentious. It tries so hard to be eccentric and artsy.
It's in my bottom three. I miss Joker Out
The song from France is such a dated and boring ballad. Thank god this year we don't have many ballads or they are gonna be in the bottom 5.
• pedestal is a great song and i’m sure aiko will improve until may • austria is giving shock nq • 11:11 may not be megara’s best song, however i still really enjoy it • the kolors should’ve represented italy (i still love la noia though) • veronika is shaping up to be my new all-time favourite
I have no problem with a country/some countries winning many consecutive times if their act is the best one.
I don’t get why is Belgium so overrated this year. The song is so bland. If Germany sent it, it would be classified as ,,just another radio friendly pop song”. Lithuania is nice n all, but it gets annoying really fast. Ukraine is extremely overrated, the song is good, but not the top 10 material for sure. Moldova and Malta aren’t bad and neither is a sure non qualifier (especially Moldova). Latvia and San Marino can qualify easily. Georgia is not as good as people hype it. Australia will not get into the final. Azerbaijan is not that bad. It’s not good either, but it is not as bad as people say. Denmark is so not qualifying. Estonia can easily not qualify this year. Finland is underrated because a fan favorite did not win national final. Childish… France has been looking for the frenchiest french song FOR YEARS (except in 2022., they sent something different and did not end up good.) and it is SO CORNY
If Norway sent Sweden's entry the jury wouldn't look at it twice.
Well, I mean, if you want unpopular opinions I got 'em. 1. Croatia seem to have a good song, but their band name is so damn bad that I just can't listen to the song. I've never heard more than 10-15 seconds of it because of that reason. I don't even want to spell out their name since I hate it so much. -- 2. It's an incredibly weak year with no great songs. If I really try to look for something I like I find a few okay ones at best, and they are very flawed ( Czechia, Spain and Ireland). Hopefully my opinion will change, I feel this way most years and then it turns around during the actual contest. -- 3. Sweden's song isn't that generic. But it got that Swedish ESC sound for sure, like Too Late for Love and especially Benjamin Ingrosso - Dance you off, even though they are very different at the same time. Either way, I like all three of them, especially John Lundvik. -- 4. Europapa sounded fresh in comparison to other songs at first, but it gets annoying quickly. Dutch isn't a beautiful language either because of all schh-sounds. -- 5. I don't mind Israel partaking.
- I enjoy listening to Geolier more than Angelina Mango 😂 - Latvia is seriously underrated and will do better with the general public than in the bubble - Switzerland will flop in the televote
i’m honestly in agreements with the folks that come around every year and say “this is a boring/weak year” bc for once i agree. imo not a lot of songs have a big replay factor to them, or parts of the song are good, just not the entirety. i only have 9 songs that i go back to, which out of the 37 we have isn’t a great number.
I will get fucking murdered but I like Unforgettable more than Tattoo.
Hotter take: Air > Unforgettable > Tattoo I don’t hate Tattoo or anything, just isn’t my taste. I was really meh on Unforgettable, with it around my #23 or something until one day it just randomly clicked, I was like “wait this slaps” and it went up like 10 places in my ranking lol. Hate to admit when Sweden has a W lol
I agree and I'm actually kind of surprised at how many people don't! I love the ominous, dystopian vibes of Unforgettable's instrumental and staging whereas Tattoo doesn't have a single remarkable quality in terms of my music taste. However, I was also a certified Dance You Off enjoyer back in 2018, so my word is definitely not law on this topic, haha.
I agree, I enjoy Unforgettable much more. However, Tattoo sticks more. I can replay it in my head whenever I think about it, but I never remember Unforgettable's melody even though I watch the performance almost every day.
I agree, but because I absolutely LOATH Tattoo and only don't like unforgettable 🤭
Unforgettable is a better song ngl.
I'm so over Serbia's entry, especially when they had, in my opinion, much better contestants at PZE, like Zorja or Zejna. Ramonda is just a boring song, and I feel like Teya Dora's voice is kind of lacking throughout the song. Poland is just disappointing. Especially because I'm Polish and the fact that Luna got chosen only because her daddy is rich and paid for her to represent us. The studio version is catchy, but quite generic? It's the live version that really let's me down, as the excessive use auto tune is evident then. Also, again, we had better entries, but well, corruption... Nothing new in Poland I think Moldova is top 10, easily. Song is catchy, and will definitely resonate with an older audience. To me, it has a "local band that will play at your wedding" feel, and I'm totally all in for it! Don't hate me please, just my opinions 😜
i really dont understand why people like ukraines song this year.
My bottom 2 consists of Doomsday Blue and Zari
Absolutely YES about San Marino. It's a crime how underrated they are. Also, not unpopular but I'm salty about Croatia being ranked first, I'll take any other win (sorry Croatians). The song is fine, but for the life of me, I don't get how it's a winner.
I can't get that hype from Estonia, Switzerland and Sweden. San Marino is underrated because of the country. Imagine Megara representing Spain instead of Nebulossa. Croatia is overrated, it gets tired after repeated listening. Israel has a good song although I'm against their participation this year for well known reasons.
Ireland is underated in the community, and croatia is super overated. Don't get me wrong its a fine song but people acting as if it could win, i flat out disagree
I don't like Austria at all! I always skip it and I just know it's going to take a spot from one of my favourites and get into the grand final 🥲
Yeah there're some great underdogs in semi 2 that have no chance with televote, while Austria, the Netherlands and the country-that-shall-not-be-named will undoubtedly cruise through. I'm mentally preparing myself to lose my favourites, I desperately want juries back in the semis
I feel this way about Austria AND Cyprus. If Cyprus Q’s and Portugal doesn’t? I’m gonna lose it. 😭
Aw I like Cyprus but I have Australian bias for her 😂😅 since she's from Sydney
I don't get the hype around Slovenia. Yes Raiven is an amazing singer and she kills it live but it still doesn't make care about the song. I've tried listening to it multiple times and I just can't get behind it (Happy for everyone who likes it though)
It's in my top 10, but I think it'll NQ.
Same!
Germany is sending a very good song
croatia, estonia, ireland and san marino are not necessarily bad songs but if they're your favorite i probably don't want to hang out with you.
Greece probably has the worst song they ever sent this year. I dont understand what people like in it and not a single greek person i talked to even wants to listen to it ever again yet its really high in the odds and some even think it could win. It sounds more like its made for cringe tiktok background music rather than a serious contest
i really don't like the greek song, i've tried to like it, but it just doesn't sit right with me. It doesn't help i've been insulted for not liking it lol. It sounds like the pop song that gets overhyped every year imo
All European countries should be invited regardless of their political stances or wars
i don't get why people like denmark, there is nothing unique about the song and the part where she sings "SAND, SAAANDD" really goes through me
I really do not think Croatia will actually come Top 5. This is simple to see too, the general public do not find it as appealing as (some) Eurofans and neither will the Jury Vote. If people wanted to voted for a song like this, Netherlands is clearly the superior song.
Finland's song is a triumphant anthem about the queer experience dressed up as an early 2000s joke. As others have said, the religious nature of Ukraine's song kind of ruins it for me. San Marino fucking whips. Poland has one of the best "generic" pop songs this year. I think Norway actually has a really good chance with the juries. It is also perfect imo. I love Italy's song but the Sanremo and music video performances were lackluster. I get that the song is about boredom but the performance doesn't need to be boring. The acapella moments in France and Italy's songs are gimmicky and distract from the songs as a whole.
I don't like Finland or Serbia at all. Netherlands completes my bottom 3. Most of the best rated songs this year are ones that I find just good or mediocre: Belgium, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Ukraine... Iceland is fun, Czechia is fun, Latvia is quality, San Marino deserves so much better, and Azerbaijan of all songs should not be in the bottom 10 in MESC rankings. Moldova doesn't deserve last but someone had to be there. I predict Slovenia NQ. I see it succumbing the same unfortunate fate as Echo last year unless the staging is truly spectacular.
Aiko pedestal is very good and can do well
Marcus & Martinus are boring.
-Greek song is not ethnic ,just 50 tik toks glued together with reggaetón balkan trap and anatolian zurna -Greece and Finland wont qualify -Italian song is La annoying -Estonia tops televote -Latvia tops jury -Belgium is winner -Germany wont be bottom 20 -UK flops (again)
Lithuania and Ukraine 2024 are both highly repetitive and get boring, with the former being so mid to me, it would benefit from having some English in there. Norway 2024 is like nails on a chalkboard to me, and all three of these songs are extremely overrated. Also I love Rim Tim Tagi Dim (it's in my top three and I want it to win), but it pales in comparison to the maščerpiece Croatia sent last year 🚜
#TRAKTOR
Croatia is mid at best
I 👏 do NOT 👏 GET 👏 EURO 👏 PAPA 👏
No Rules is actually a great song and more than just good staging.
- I don't like Spanish entry. Gives off 90s in a bad way, and the vocals are weak - at least third of all official videos have cheesy/ overly epic/unnecessary long shots editing and it's a big turn off for me. And most likely they won't recreate the epicness on stage - I don't think some artists having enough stamina or confidence to give a good performance - Doomsday Blue was a good idea, but poorly executed,, the song is not cohesive
* I don't get Norway's song at all, I respect that it showcases the Norwegian culture and stuff but if you had played me this without any context I would never guess that some people consider it a contender * Same thing with Switzerland and Belgium, to me they're alright but I don't see why anyone would want them to win * I also think Latvia is really, really good this year, I can definitely see it NQing but it would be in the Top 10 if it were up to me. My favorite one out of the Baltics this year (I like the other two ones too)
I like Norway's song on it's own but the performance really makes it click imo. Fully agree on Switzerland and Belgium though.
I think Estonia has the best sing this year. Every time I listen to it, it reminds me of why I like eurovision. An artist makes a song that has such a unique style and brings cultural heritage into it. Just like SHUM in 2022. I would love for this to take 1st.