And the Estonian chose the dullest of the songs to represent them in Malmö.
Birgit Õigemeel "Et uus saaks alguse"
Õigemeel was a winner of Estonian Idol--Eesto otsib superstaari--just like last year's winning singer Ott Lepland, so she had a built in fan base across the country.
The song is a straightforwardly bland ballad. Bland, bland, bland. It's musical white noise. A rejected Taylor Swift song. Although it's got a horrible placement in the semifinal, it could do well if it makes it out of the semifinal and SVT decides to place it late in the final, because bland songs can do quite well if placed properly. All in all, it feels like a redux of last year's song, and "Kuula", albeit successful, also felt bland to me.
I suppose I'm against this so much because Estonia could have sent a song that could have been a contender for winning.
Winny Puhh "Meiecundimees üks Korsakov läks eile Lätti"
This is a bit of absolutely brilliant punk performance and an acid antidote to the pablum of Õigemeel, who performed two songs previously.
The in your face insanity probably put off some people; Winny Puhh came in third. But I would have placed this alongside Anouk's "Birds" as my favorite national song of 2013.
Really, a number of songs in the Estonian final would have been a much better choice than "Et uus saaks alguse". Take a listen to these and you'll agree with me on this one.
Liisi Koikson & Söörömöö "Üle vee"
A modern Estonian take on jazz singers like Astrud Gilberto!
Kõrsikud "Suuda öelda ei"
Indie pop that could be part of the soundtrack of my life!
Põhja-Tallinn "Meil on aega veel"
A rap song that actually works. Shocking!
Any of these could have been better songs to send to Malmö, but we're stuck with the one song sung by a young woman under a spotlight that I actually don't like.
Next year... Next year...
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