If there is one Eurovision artist who has mastered the art of putting very suggestive words together without sacrificing her dignity, it is Margaret Berger. “I Feed You My Love”—she explains that one here—was a major success in her home country of Norway, and she finished fourth in Malmö. She even won the prestiguous Gina G. Award for Most Likely to Succeed Commercially from wiwibloggs.com. Now she’s back with “Human Race”—a single that will no doubt keep the momentum going.

Margaret was already an established star before winning the Norwegian pre-selection. Her debut album “Cameleon” captured a global audience, and her follow-up album “Pretty Scary Silver Fairy” was a critical success. It’s also the album where her current electro-pop sound came into form.

But Berger is no electro puppet. As she explained to me in Malmö this year, she is a woman who dares to venture out of her comfort zone. She does just that with her new single “Human Race”. The thumping dance anthem asserts the protagonist’s innocence in a world of darkness. “I’m leaving mother earth without a trace,” she says with her other-worldly voice. “I don’t know where I lost my faith, help me escape the human race.” Strip away the electro-pop backdrop and sexy cooing, and this is spoken word at its finest.

Although this song is not as infectious as “I Feed You My Love”, this is a step in the right direction. The pop production is present but not overpowering, and Berger once again proves that she isn’t “pop” but rather “pop with an edge”.

“Human Race” is a comeback track with the perfect amount of sass. It’s a good teaser for the album to come. Let’s hope it gets the general release and video it deserves.

Rating: 4/5

Deban Aderemi contributed this report from London. Follow him on Twitter @debanaderemi. Then follow Team Wiwi on Twitter @wiwibloggs and by liking our Facebook page.

Photo: Margaret Berger

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Zolan
Zolan
10 years ago

Love this. A seamless blend of styles playing to her strengths. Hang on those composers.
I wonder if they were aware of the Human League influence in the rhythm section.

Padraig Muldoon
Admin
10 years ago

At first I wasn’t too sure about it but I’ve now visited this post about 10 times just to listen to the song. I guess I’m officially hooked.

Bogdan
10 years ago

Love at first listen.

Angus Quinn
Editor
10 years ago

I loved ‘I Feed You My Love’ but I’m not sold on this yet, for shame 🙁

Alex
Alex
10 years ago

That was pretty nice – thanks for sharing this! 🙂

Marion
Marion
10 years ago

So cool !!!! Amazing !!! I love this song !!!!

paco
10 years ago

su acto en esc 2013 me encanto,y al oir este tema me ha ganado aun mas,sonido ochentero con su voz dulce muy original,fan.fan.fan suyo.

Franco
Franco
10 years ago

She’s wonderful, isn’t she? That’s electro-scifi-pop. Margaret is the pioneer of a new genre. 🙂
The downside is that we have to wait 2 more months for the rest of the album.

D
D
10 years ago

Absolutely amazing. Margaret is no doubt my favourite Norwegian singer ever in Eurovision and one of my favourite Nordic singers in Eurovision (after my country’s Loreen, Iceland’s Yohanna, and Estonia’s Ott Lepland). ‘Human Race’ is just perfection, just like how ‘I Feed You My Love’ and I hope her album gets released in my country 😀