Comments on: Eurovision 2008: The Finals … a late overview http://evdomada.net/2008/06/04/eurovision-2008-the-finals-a-late-overview/ evdomada.net Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:16:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: evdomada http://evdomada.net/2008/06/04/eurovision-2008-the-finals-a-late-overview/#comment-704 evdomada Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:16:34 +0000 http://evdomada.wordpress.com/?p=371#comment-704 I have to admit that the "eastern-block" factor is a hard one to gloss over. I think it will be a long time before a song from the traditional "west" will win again at Eurovision. And yes you are quite correct ... the Serbian winner in 2007 was also a piece of melodrama but personally i thought it was a great song ... even if I couldn't understand it. As for Vissi aka Beastie ... I actually wiped out that performance from my Eurovision memory bank. A poor effort from an artist that shouldn't have put herself in that position ie singing a poor entry for the hell of it. But thats the price you pay for trying "too hard" to break into the English pop market. Give it up Anna ... you are a legend in Greece ... leave it at that. I have to admit that the “eastern-block” factor is a hard one to gloss over. I think it will be a long time before a song from the traditional “west” will win again at Eurovision.

And yes you are quite correct … the Serbian winner in 2007 was also a piece of melodrama but personally i thought it was a great song … even if I couldn’t understand it.

As for Vissi aka Beastie … I actually wiped out that performance from my Eurovision memory bank. A poor effort from an artist that shouldn’t have put herself in that position ie singing a poor entry for the hell of it.

But thats the price you pay for trying “too hard” to break into the English pop market. Give it up Anna … you are a legend in Greece … leave it at that.

]]> By: Athanacia http://evdomada.net/2008/06/04/eurovision-2008-the-finals-a-late-overview/#comment-702 Athanacia Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:07:15 +0000 http://evdomada.wordpress.com/?p=371#comment-702 I think the voting was a result of the now-defunct USSR countries all voting for each other ;) As for why such a serious song won - UMMM did you catch Eurovision 2007 and the Serbian entry that won? I still can't work that one out. Eurovision is not about great songs or great performances unfortunately. Kalomira did a great job at Eurovision just as Sakis Rouvas and Sarbel did before her. Greece should be proud of the calibre of those entries. Funnily enough Anna Vissi's song and performance was overly melodramatic and serious but it didn't win either :) I think the voting was a result of the now-defunct USSR countries all voting for each other ;)

As for why such a serious song won – UMMM did you catch Eurovision 2007 and the Serbian entry that won? I still can’t work that one out.

Eurovision is not about great songs or great performances unfortunately.

Kalomira did a great job at Eurovision just as Sakis Rouvas and Sarbel did before her. Greece should be proud of the calibre of those entries. Funnily enough Anna Vissi’s song and performance was overly melodramatic and serious but it didn’t win either :)

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