Posts Tagged ‘Finland’

Anna Bergendahl is the first Swedish entry in the history of Eurovision to fail to qualify for the final, but y’all are still showing her some love. Wiwi’s readers have named the 18-year old singer and former Swedish Idol finalist their favorite Nordic act at Eurovision.

At a press conference following the second semi-final, Bergendahl tried to stay positive about her historic loss. “I think I did all I could. There’s nothing that I would have changed. I represented Sweden exactly the way I wanted to and could.” She also said she was pleased that Denmark and Georgia made it through, and that she hopes that Israel wins the whole thing. Despite the smiles, she seemed to take a swipe at the Netherlands’ Sieneke, saying that she didn’t want to be the type of artist who has a clown on stage.

Wiwi will update this page as more contestants rehearse. Be sure to let Wiwi know what you think of the second rehearsals. Who surprised you? Who improved the most over the first rehearsal? And who was just lame? Dish!

Albania’s Juliana Pasha

Armenia’s Eva Rivas:

Azerbaijan’s Safura:

Belarus’ 3 + 2 (and a whole lot of butterfly wings):

Belgium’s Tom Dice:

Bosnia’s Vukasin Brajic:

Denmark’s Chanée and Tomas N’evergreen:

Estonia’s Malcolm Lincoln:

Iceland’s Hera Bjork:

Israel’s Harel Skaat:

Finland’s Kuunkuiskaajat

F.Y.R. Macedonia’s Gjoko Taneski:

Greee Giorgos Alkaios and Friends:

Latvia’s Aisha:

Lithuania’s InCulto:

Moldova’s SunStroke Project with Olia Tira:

Netherlands’ Sieneke:

Poland’s Marcin Mrzonski:

Portugal’s Filipa Azevedo:

Romania’s Paula Seling & Ovi:

Russia’s Peter Nalitch:

Serbia’s Milan Stankovic:

Slovakia’s Kristina:

Slovenia’s Ansambel Zlindra & Kalamari:

Switzerland’s Michael von der Heide:

Sweden’s Anna Bergendahl:

Ukraine’s Alyosha:

From Sweden’s ABBA to Finland’s Lordi to Norway’s Alexander Rybak, the Scandinavians know what it takes to win Eurovision. This year they’re fielding an impressive roster of candidates. Denmark offers mainstream pop, Iceland throws down euro-dance, Norway offers a cheesy ballad, Finland has gone native with a traditional folk melody and Sweden has dreamed up a mainstream, folksy tune. The act that proves itself the best in Scandinavia may well be the best at Eurovision 2010. What do y’all think? Who is the best and who will do the best?

As of May 16 at midnight, you guys had cast 387 votes. The current standings are:

1. Sweden’s Anna Bergendahl with “This Is My Life” (44%, 172 votes)

2. Finland’s Kuunkuiskaajat with “Työlki ellää” (17%, 66 votes)

3. Denmark’s Chanée & Tomas N’evergreen with “In A Moment Like This” (17%, 64 votes)

4. Norway’s Didrik Solli-Tangen with “My Heart Is Yours” (14%, 54 votes)

5. Iceland’s Hera Björk with “Je Ne Sais Quoi” (8%, 31 votes)

You can cast your vote and check out the latest results below!

Wiwi recently stumbled across a few Eurovision remixes and can’t stop dancing! (And what a relief—there are TOO many ballads this year). To share the love, Wiwi will upload his favorite dance versions of this year’s Eurovision tracks every few days. First up is Finland. Looks like accordions will soon be a staple in Helsinki discotheques! Check out the original version of Työlki ellää followed by the club mix. And don’t forget your glow sticks. xoxo, Wiwi

Työlki ellää — the original

Työlki ellää — remixed

Other Eurovision remixes:

Germany’s Lena Meyer-Landrut with Satellite

Slovakia’s Kristina with Horehronie

Malta’s Thea Garrett with My Dream

Poland’s Marcin Mrozinski

Armenia’s Eva Rivas

Sweden’s Anna Bergendahl

Romania’s Paula Seling and Ovi

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From Sweden’s ABBA to Finland’s Lordi to Norway’s Alexander Rybak, the Scandinavians know what it takes to win Eurovision. This year they’re fielding an impressive roster of candidates. Denmark offers mainstream pop, Iceland throws down ecstasy-induced euro-dance and Finland has gone native with a traditional folk melody. The act that proves itself the best in Scandinavia may well be the best at Eurovision 2010.

What do y’all think? Who is the best and who will do the best? Watch the Scandinavian contestants by clicking on the country here–Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden–and then cast your vote in our poll below!