If you're looking for a microcosm of the past 10 years of Eurovision, the best place to do that is watch this year's Belorussian national final.
The final, which took place on January 10th featured fourteen different acts--including a cabaret number, a bit of popera, the required melodramatic ballad, and the following song that asks a very important question:
Matvei Cooper and DUX "Strippers"
I have often wondered myself, "Where do all the strippers go?" I'm just so glad that Cooper and company was able to answer that question in song.
But none of those songs made it to the top at the end of the show. When the votes were counted, two songs tied with 20 points.
TEO "Cheesecake"
Max Lorens and DiDyuLya "Now You're Gone"
But the jury had the final decision and selected "Cheesecake"--their favorite--over the Caribbean stylings of "Now You're Gone".
I personally like the song, it feels like a reject from a Robin Thicke album to me, and the veneer of sleaze that TEO has on stage suits the song quite well. Although unpopular with many fans online, who consistently rank it in the bottom of their favorites, I have to say that this song is in the top ten of mine.
If TEO can stay on pitch, he's likely to make the final this Eurovision season.
I personally like the song, it feels like a reject from a Robin Thicke album to me, and the veneer of sleaze that TEO has on stage suits the song quite well. Although unpopular with many fans online, who consistently rank it in the bottom of their favorites, I have to say that this song is in the top ten of mine.
If TEO can stay on pitch, he's likely to make the final this Eurovision season.
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