She won't dance alone! Jana, Macedonia's entry this year, gets proposed in Eurovision! It was the second of two semifinal rounds this week, and after it was over, acts from 26 countries remained for Saturday's final: the 20 semifinal survivors, the so-called Big Five automatic finalists France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom and the host country, Ukraine. But the contest still dominates European culture during what's come to be known as Eurovision Week.
Newspapers, websites and social media closely scrutinize not just the contending songs, but also the performers' backgrounds, likes and dislikes, and — especially — fashion choices. Fashion police alert?? Malta returned to the competition with another ballad as Claudia Faniello sang Breathlessly to the arena in Kiev. Commentator Scott Mills revealed the BBC's boss in Kiev had his head in his hands at the song but he wasn't sure if he was laughing or crying. Ireland's entry Brendan Murray performed next with a balloon and his song Dying to Try, while X Factor judge Louis Walsh sat in the audience watching his country's entrant perform.
San Marino's Eurovision legend Valentina Monetta - who has represented the nation four times so far in pursuit of glory - returned with Jimmie Wilson with their duet Spirit of the Night. Disappointing to many was the non-success of arguably the evening's most proficient vocal artist, Martina Barta from the Czech Republic. Many will be sad that this was the last airing of her beautifully sculpted vocal lines in the song "My Turn. Now many across Europe will want to hear more from them, even though they've now fallen out of contention in the immediate race.
Going on to the final round are Demy from Greece, a former law student who will have another chance to perform "This Is Love," and Artsvik of Armenia with "Fly With Me," a mix of electro and ethno with elaborate pyrotechnics and other stage effects. Azerbaijan, which has never missed the final, qualifies this year as well with the song "Skeletons" rendered by Dihaj, one of this year's many solo female acts.
Also qualifying are Hovig Demirjian from Cyprus, although his song "Gravity" recycles several stage effects from previous years. Iceland's Svala has been in show business since she was 7, so this is not the end of the line for her.
Finally, Sweden. That country not making it to the final would seem unfathomable, and true to form, Robin Bengtsson took his country to the next level, although the title of his song, "I Can't Go On," seems to suggest the opposite. Signing his first record contract at age 17, the suit-clad Bengtsson resembles a model or a banker, and the refrain of his song has enough repetitions to stick in memory. One of the songwriters in this instance has written for the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears - and one hears it.
The five largest contributors to the EBU - Germany, France, Great Britain, Spain and Italy - will automatically be included in the final and thus do not perform in the semifinals.
Manel Navarro Quesada is a Spanish singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was one of the Top 5 automatic qualifiers for the final. Do It For Your Lover finished twenty-sixth last. On a radio station — Radio Tubers he sang a solo version of Despacito as he played his guitar. In July, he released another song titled Candle.
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