Two finals tonight, luckily due the time difference they do not clash (and viewers will get to see a fair chunk of the Maltese semi-final in-between). In Azerbaijan it is just the winning singer that is being selected, with the song being internally selected at a later date, however in Ireland it is a more conventional NF with 5 songs up for the vote. I, along with many thousands of others, tuned into the Derek Mooney radio show on RTE Radio 1 yesterday afternoon to hear the final selection in full for the first time:
1. Don Mescall - "Talking With Jennifer" <<< reminded me of a cheapened version of "Jessie" by Joshua Kadison. Boring, forgettable, no hope.
2. Jedward - "Lipstick" <<< Just to highlight the stupidity of these pair of half-wits, a 30 second snippet of this effort was leaked online earlier in the week, forcing RTE to hastily alter the voting system, handing the Juries more say. Thank goodness for that, hopefully common sense and not the votes of a couple of thousand silly-daft teenage girls, will prevail. The song is rubbish of the highest order, and if somehow it wins will be a bigger turkey than Dustin ever was.
3. Bling - "Shine On" <<< Sounds like an early 80s also-ran in the UK ASFE, bland beyond belief. Making up the numbers and nothing else.
4. The Vard Sisters - "Send Me An Angel" <<< The sort of song that has been done to death (and a darn sight better) a million times before. Tuneless, and no chance of winning.
5. Nikki Kavanagh - "Falling" <<< Like last year, RTE have saved the most obvious winner until last. A very modern song, in the style of Rihanna, it is the best effort by a distance. A certain qualifier if selected and more than capable of delivering Irelands best result in over a decade to boot.
Lets hope the Irish Televoters / Juries get their act together and send Nikki to Düsseldorf. They would have every right to be confident of a big showing if she should be their choice. Coverage starts at 21:30 GMT, 22:30 CET. Link here >>> RTE LIVE
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