Eurovision 2012 Entrants: Germany

Unser Star für Baku finished up a couple of weeks ago, and a young man by the name of Roman Lob came out on top.  It's not much of a surprise, since he led the competition's voting from the beginning.

Roman Lob  "Standing Still"

 

 

Yet again, the German entrant is mimicking English pop music.  The last time this contest was run, Lena Meyer-Landrut won the contest by singing songs by English singers like Adele and Kate Nash, the latter's singing style Landrut borrowed from heavily.  And what happened?  She won the contest...

So Germany sticks with the English pop sound, this time choosing a co-written by a somewhat successful English jazz pianist that VH1 attempted to push down my throat a couple of years ago by playing his videos while I was working out on the elliptical trainer.

What do I think of the song?  It's good.  And if clips from Unser Star für Baku are any indication, he's going to do quite well.   Germany's found a pattern for success--a fresh young singer singing a song like they're a singer from England.