It’s New Year’s Eve (or New Year’s Day for our friends down under), which means we’re all in the midst of popping corks and renditions of “Auld Lang Syne”. But it’s also time for ESC Radio and Songfestival.be to reveal this years ESC 250.
The poll, where Eurovision fans pick their favourite 250 entries from the contest’s history, is entering its 10th year.
And there’s one question on everyone’s mind — will anyone be able to knock Loreen’s “Euphoria” off the no.1 spot? It’s a position she’s held for five years.
We’ll be updating this post throughout the day as the results get revealed, so be sure to keep checking back as the countdown reaches its climax. You can also follow the countdown live by tuning into ESC Radio, who are playing each of the 250 songs in reverse order.
Last year’s top five also included Il Volo (“Grande Amore”), Sergey Lazarev (“You are the only one”), Jamala (“1944”) and Sertab Erener (“Everyway That I Can”). Will any of these be able to rise up and take the crown? Or do you think any of the new songs from Eurovision 2017 — like Spotify hits “City Lights” or “Hey Mamma” — will end up at no.1? Be sure to leave all your thoughts in the comments section as the countdown continues!
Eurovision Top 250 2017 : Top 5
5. Blanche – City Lights (Belgium 2017)
4. Il Volo – Grande Amore (Italy 2015)
3. Jamala – 1944 (Ukraine 2016)
2. Salvador Sobral – Amar Pelos Dois (Portugal 2017)
1. Loreen – Euphoria (Sweden 2012)
Eurovision Top 250 2017: THE FULL RESULTS
The numbers in parentheses represent the song’s placing from 2016’s ESC250.
1. (=) Loreen – Euphoria (Sweden 2012)
2. (-) Salvador Sobral – Amar Pelos Dois (Portugal 2017)
3. (4) Jamala – 1944 (Ukraine 2016)
4. (2) Il Volo – Grande Amore (Italy 2015)
5. (-) Blanche – City Lights (Belgium 2017)
6. (5) Sertab Erener – Everyway That I Can (Turkey 2003)
7. (8) Måns Zelmerlöw – Heroes (Sweden 2015)
8. (7) Pastora Soler – Quédate Conmigo (Spain 2012)
9. (-) Francesco Gabbani – Occidentali’s Karma (Italy 2017)
10. (13) Loïc Nottet – Rhythm Inside (Belgium 2015)
11. (3) Sergey Lazarev – You Are The Only One (Russia 2016)
12. (11) The Common Linnets – Calm After The Storm (Netherlands 2014)
13. (10) Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix (Austria 2014)
14 (9) Marija Šerifovic – Molitva (Serbia 2007)
15. (18) Alexander Rybak – Fairytale (Norway 2009)
16. (14) maNga – We Could Be The Same (Turkey 2010)
17. (6) Poli Genova – If Love Was A Crime (Bulgaria 2016)
18. (29) Elina Born & Stig Rästa – Goodbye To Yesterday (Estonia 2015)
19. (19) ABBA – Waterloo (Sweden 1974)
20. (=) Helena Paparizou – My Number One (Greece 2005)
21. (=) Sanna Nielsen – Undo (Sweden 2014)
22. (27) Michal Szpak – Color Of Your Love (Poland 2016)
23. (17) Hadise – Düm Tek Tek (Turkey 2009)
24. (23) Polina Gagarina – A Million Voices (Russia 2015)
25. (61) Aminata – Love Injected (Latvia 2015)
26. (25) Secret Garden – Nocturne (Norway 1995)
27. (-) Kristian Kostov – Beautiful Mess (Bulgaria 2017)
28. (37) Emmelie De Forrest – Only Teardrops (Denmark 2013)
29. (31) Iveta Mukuchyan – Lovewave (Armenia 2016)
30. (15) Dami Im – Sound Of Silence (Australia 2016)
31. (52) Sebnem Paker & Grup Ethnic – Dinle (Turkey 1997)
32. (16) Željko Joksimovic & Ad-Hoc Orchestra – Lane Moje (Serbia & Montenegro 2004)
33. (32) Mørland & Debrah Scarlett – A Monster Like Me (Norway 2015)
34. (12) Amir – J’ai Cherché (France 2016)
35. (28) Lena – Satellite (Germany 2010)
36. (60) Vânia Fernandes – Senhora Do Mar (Negras águas) (Portugal 2008)
37. (47) Yohanna – Is It True? (Iceland 2009)
38. (36) Urban Symphony – Rändajad (Estonia 2009)
39. (74) Margaret Berger – I Feed You My Love (Norway 2013)
40. (=) Hari Mata Hari – Lelja (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2006)
41. (82) Lordi – Hard Rock Hallelujah (Finland 2006)
42. (46) Katrina & The Waves – Love Shine A Light (United Kingdom 1997)
43. (93) Ani Lorak – Shady Lady (Ukraine 2008)
44. (63) Elhaida Dani – I’m Alive (Albania 2015)
45. (86) Ruslana – Wild Dances (Ukraine 2004)
46. (24) Rona Nishliu – Suus (Albania 2012)
47. (54) Anne-Marie David – Tu Te Reconnaîtras (Luxemburg 1973)
48. (113) Marco Mengoni – L’essenziale (Italy 2013)
49. (123) Edyta Górniak – To Nie Ja! (Poland 1994)
50. (-) Dihaj – Skeletons (Azerbaijan 2017)
51. (39) Ruth Lorenzo – Dancing In The Rain (Spain 2014)
52. (87) Zlata Ognevich – Gravity (Ukraine 2013)
53. (75) Željko Joksimovic – Nije Ljubav Stvar (Serbia 2012)
54. (41) Ivi Adamou – La La Love (Cyprus 2012)
55. (-) Koit & Laura – Verona (Estonia 2017)
56. (34) Antique – Die For You (Greece 2001)
57. (70) Mocedades – Eres Tú (Spain 1973)
58. (65) Eric Saade – Popular (Sweden 2011)
59. (-) NaviBand – Story of my life (Belarus 2017)
60. (165) Mor Ve Ötesi – Deli (Turkey 2008)
61. (88) Céline Dion – Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi (Switzerland 1988)
62. (110) Anouk – Birds (The Netherlands 2013)
63. (59) Aysel And Arash – Always (Azerbaijan 2009)
64. (57) France Gall – Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son (Luxemburg 1965)
65. (124) Sirusho – Qélé Qélé (Armenia 2008)
66. (-) Norma John – Blackbird (Finland 2017)
67. (-) Lucie Jones – Never Give Up On You (United Kingdom 2017)
68. (-)SunStroke Project – Hey, Mamma (Moldova 2017)
69. (111) Jelena Tomaševi? – Oro (Serbia 2008)
70. (129) Lena – Taken By A Stranger (Germany 2011)
71. (246) Verka Serduchka – Dancing Lasha Tumbai (Ukraine 2007)
72. (35) Kaliopi – Crno I Belo (Macedonia 2012)
73. (84) Johnny Logan – Hold Me Now (Ireland 1987)
74. (68) Sabina Babayeva – When The Music Dies (Azerbaijan 2012)
75. (146) Francesca Michielin – No Degree Of Seperation (Italy 2016)
76. (-) Alma – Requiem (France 2017)
77. (72) Dana International – Diva (Israel 1998)
78. (-) Joci Papai – Origo (Hungary 2017)
79. (64) Shiri Maimon – Hasheket Shenish’ar (Israel 2005)
80. (69) Ott Leppland – Kuula (Estonia 2012)
81. (98) Alyosha – Sweet People (Ukraine 2010)
82. (96) Marie Myriam – L’oiseau Et L’enfant (France 1977)
83. (185) Kalomira – Secret Combination (Greece 2008)
84. (67) Patricia Kaas – Et S’il Fallait Le Faire (France 2009)
85. (-) Kojo – Nuku Pommiin (Finland 1982)
86. (224) Doris Dragovic – Marija Magdalena (Croatia 1999)
87. (33) Barei – Say Yay! (Spain 2016)
88. (250) Carl Espen – Silent Storm (Norway 2014)
89. (115) Harel Skaat – Milim (Israel 2010)
90. (-) Jana Burceska – Dance Alone (FYR Macedonia 2017)
91. (-) Kasia Mos – Flashlight (Poland 2017)
92. (172) Brainstorm – My Star (Latvia 2000)
93. (176) Kristina – Horehronie (Slovakia 2010)
94. (49) Zoë – Loin D’ici (Austria 2016)
95. (92) Softengine – Something Better (Finland 2014)
96. (127) Athena – For Real (Turkey 2004)
97. (51) Danijela – Neka Mi Ne Svane (Croatia 1998)
98. (-) Robin Bengtsson – I Can’t Go On (Sweden 2017)
99. (175) Eimear Quinn – The Voice (Ireland 1996)
100. (121) Paula Seling & Ovi – Playing With Fire (Romania 2010)
101. (95) Safura – Drip Drop (Azerbaijan 2010)
102. (38) Anabel Conde – Vuelve Conmigo (Spain 1995)
103. (=) Aram MP3 – Not Alone (Armenia 2014)
104. (100) Amina – La dernier qui a parlé… (France 1991)
105. (42) Dima Bilan – Believe (Russia 2008)
106. (119) Vicky Leandros – Après Toi (Luxembourg 1972)
107. (156) Nina Sublatti – Warrior (Georgia 2015)
108. (153) Jalisse – Fiume di Parole (Italy 1997)
109. (-) OG3NE – Lights & Shadow (The Netherlands 2017)
110. (78) Gabriela Gunciková – I Stand (Czech Republic 2016)
111. (126) Charlotte Perrelli – Hero (Sweden 2008)
112. (105) Natasha St-Pier – Je N’Ai Que Mon Âme (France 2001)
113. (-) Anja Nissen – Where I Am (Denmark 2017)
114. (85) Valentina Monetta – Crisalide (Vola) (San Marino 2013)
115. (120) Carola – Invincible (Sweden 2006)
116. (109) Knez – Adio (Montenegro 2015)
117. (210) Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan – Rock’n’Roll Kids (Ireland 1994)
118. (162) Alice & Franco Battiato – Treni Di Tozeur (Italy 1994)
119. (53) Douwe Bob – Slow Down (The Netherlands 2016)
120. (154) Donatan & Cleo – My Slowianie (Poland 2014)
121. (-) Ilinca feat. Alex Florea – Yodel It! (Romania 2017)
122. (-) Urban Trad – Sanomi (Belgium 2003)
123. (130) Anna Vissi – Everything (Greece 2006)
124. (180) Mia Martini – Rapsodia (Italy 1992)
125. (71) Inga & Anush – Jan Jan (Armenia 2009)
126. (97) Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy (Israel 2015)
127. (26) Loukas Giorkas feat. Stereo Mike – Watch My Dance (Greece 2011)
128. (245) Nina Zilli – L’Amore È Femmina (Italy 2012)
129. (-) Timebelle – Apollo (Switzerland 2017)
130. (79) Greta Salome & Jonsi – Never Forget (Iceland 2012)
131. (62) Maja Keuc – No One (Slovenia 2011)
132. (48) Greta Salóme – Hear Them Calling (Iceland 2016)
133. (-) Moje 3 – Ljubav je svuda (Serbia 2013)
134. (-) Nicole – Ein bißchen Frieden (Germany 1982)
135. (73) Farid Mammadov – Hold Me (Azerbaijan 2013)
136. (80) Sebaltar – Hunter of Stars (Switzerland 2014)
137. (56) Justs – Heartbeat (Latvia 2016)
138. (213) Gigliola Cinquetti – Non ho l’età (Italy 1964)
139. (-) Jasmine – Niin kaunis on taivas (Finland 1996)
140. (-) Agnete – Icebreaker (Norway 2016)
141. (125) Gigliola Cinquetti – Sì (Italy 1974)
142. (94) Freddie – Pioneer (Hungary 2016)
143. (178) Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann – Dansevise (Denamrk 1963)
144. (50) Frans – If I Were Sorry (Sweden 2016)
145. (-) JOWST – Grab the Moment (Norway 2017)
146. (171) Sanja Vucic ZAA – Goodbye (Shelter) (Serbia 2016)
147. (198) Domenico Modugno – Nel blu dipinto di blu (Italy 1958)
148. (222) Charlotte Nilsson – Take Me to Your Heaven (Sweden 1999)
149. (55) Kasia Kowalska – Che znac swój grzech (Poland 1996)
150. (90) Mei Finegold – Same Heart (Israel 2014)
151. (145) A Friend in London – New Tomorrow (Denmark 2011)
152. (131) One More Time – Den vilda (Sweden 1996)
153. (218) Toto Cutugno – Insieme: 1992 (Italy 1990)
154. (99) Laura Tesoro – What’s the Pressure (Belgium 2016)
155. (207) Dima Bilan – Never Let You Go (Russia 2006)
156. (169) Dino Merlin – Love in Rewind (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2011)
157. (141) Aliona Moon – O mie (Moldova 2013)
158. (-) Edsilia Hemel en aarde (The Netherlands 1998)
159. (247) Regina Bistra voda (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2009)
160. (219) Carola – Fångad av en stormvind (Sweden 1991)
161. (-) Raphael Gualazzi – Madness of Love (Italy 2011)
162. (-) Semiha Yanki – Seninle Bir Dakika (Turkey 1975)
163. (77) Edurne – Amanecer (Spain 2015)
164. (140) Hovi Star – Made of Stars (Israel 2016)
165. (30) Ell & Nikki – Running Scared (Azerbaijan 2011)
166. (-) t.A.T.u. Ne ver’, ne boisia (Eurovision 2003)
167. (-) XXL – 100% te ljubam (FYR Macedonia 2000)
168. (161) Moran Mazor – Rak Bishvilo (Israel 2013)
169. (-) Beth – Dime (Spain 2003)
170. (237) Gali Atari & Milk and Honey – Hallelujah (Israel 1979)
171. (167) Azúcar Moreno – Bandido (Spain 1990)
172. (205) Sandra Kim – J’aime la vie (Belgium 1986)
173. (-) Kaliopi – Dona (FYR Macedonia 2016)
174. (106) Elnur & Samir – Day After Day (Azerbaijan 2008)
175. (43) Jüri Pootsmann – Play (Estonia 2016)
176. (66) Vanilla Ninja – Cool Vibes (Switzerland 2005)
177. (234) Brotherhood of Man – Save Your Kisses for Me (United Kingdom 1976)
178. (101) Guy Sebastian – Tonight Again (Australia 2015)
179. (243) Olsen Brothers – Fly on the Wings of Love (Denmark 2000)
180. (238) Anna Maria Jopek Ale jestem (Poland 1997)
181. (193) Lúcia Moniz – O meu coração não tem cor (Portugal 1996)
182. (147) Gina G – Ooh Aah… Just a Little Bit (United Kingdom 1996)
183. (116) Euroband – This Is My Life (iceland 2008)
184. (91) Tajci – Hajde da ludujemo (Yugoslavia 1990)
185. (194) Molly – Children of the Universe (United Kingdom 2015)
186. (112) Maria Olafs – Unbroken (Iceland 2015)
187. (235) Simone de Oliveira – Desfolhada portuguesa (Portugal 1969)
188. (229) Hera Björk – Je ne sais quoi (Iceland 2010)
189. (76) Nina Kraljic – Lighthouse (Croatia 2016)
190. (216) Koza Mostra fr. Agathon Iakovidis – Alcohol Is Free (Greece 2013)
191. (-) Artsvik – Fly With Me (Armenia 2017)
192. (-) Marcha – Rechtop in de wind (The Netherlands 1987)
193. (-) Tom Dice – Me and My Guitar (Belgium 2010)
194. (-) Novi Fosili – Ja sam za ples (Yugoslavia 1987)
195. (236) Roman Lob – Standing Still (Germany 2012)
196. (118) Ofra Haza – Hi (Israel 1983)
197. (208) Joy Fleming – Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein (Germnay 1975)
198. (188) Frida Boccara – Un jour, un enfant (France 1969)
199. (-) Jacques Houdek – My Friend (Croatia 2017)
200. (-) Svala – Paper (Iceland 2017)
201. (-) TWiiNS – I’m Still alive (Slovakia 2011)
202. (-) Kenan Dogulu – Shake It Up Sekerim (Turkey 2007)
203. (-) Liliane Saint-Pierre – Soldiers of Love (Belgium 1987)
204. (-) Lindita – World (Albania 2017)
205. (182) Robin Stjernberg – You (Sweden 2013)
206. (17) András Kállay-Saunders – Running (Hungary 2014)
207. (-) Nathan Trent – Running on Air (Austria 2017)
208. (157) Can Bonomo – Love Me Back (Turkey 2012)
209. (132) Maarja-Liis Ilus & Ivo Linna – Kaelakee hääl (Estonia 1996)
210. (-) Ami Aspelund – Fantasiaa (Finland 1983)
211. (-) Séverine Ferrer – La Coco-Dance (Monaco 2006)
212. (174) Elnur Huseynov – Hour of the Wolf (Azerbaijan 2015)
213. (-) Eldrine – One More Day (Georgia 2011)
214. (195) Maraaya – Here for You (Slovenia 2015)
215. (-) ESDM – Contigo hasta el final (Spain 2013)
216. (-) Boaz Ma’uda – The Fire in Your Eyes (Israel 2008)
217. (-) Sarah’le Sharon & The Shiru Group – Shiru (Israel 1993)
218. (-) IMRI – I Feel Alive (Israel 2017)
219. (139) Cascada – Glorious (Germany 2013)
220. (221) Ruth Jacot – Vrede (The Netherlands 1993)
221. (-) Koldun – Work Your Magic (Belarus 2007)
222. (158) ByeAlex – Kedvesem (Hungary 2013)
223. (-) Dulce Pontes – Lusitana paixão (Portugal 1991)
224. (-) Triana Park – Line (Latvia 2017)
225. (173) Teach-In – Ding-a-dong (The Netherlands 1975)
226. (-) Sergio y Estíbaliz – Tú volverás (Spain 1975)
227. (-) Mihai Traistariu – Tornero (Romania 2006)
228. (-) Luminita Anghel & Sistem – Let Me Try (Romania 2005)
229. (152) Niamh Kavanagh – In Your Eyes (Ireland 1993)
230. (204) Ira Losco – Walk on Water (Malta 2016)
231. (-) Elisabeth Andreassen – I evighet (Norway 1996)
232. (107) Kati Wolf – What About My Dreams? (Hungary 2011)
233. (226) Umberto Tozzi & Raf Gente – di mare (Italy 1987)
234. (122) Sopho – Visionary Dream (Georgia 2007)
235. (-) Wind – Laß die Sonne in dein Herz (Germany 1987)
236. (200) Chiara – Angel (Malta 2005)
237. (104) Séverine – Un banc, un arbre, une rue (Monaco 1971)
238. (-) Kate Ryan – Je t’adore (Belgium 2006)
239. (-) Eva Boto – Verjamem (Slovenia 2012)
240. (-) Demy – This Is Love (Greece 2017)
241. (89) Alenka Gotar – Cvet z juga (Slovenia 2007)
242. (155) Monika Kuszynska – In the Name of Love (Poland 2015)
243. (-) Minus One – Alter Ego (Cyprus 2016)
244. (-) Who See – Igranka (Montenegro 2013)
245. (-) Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up (United Kingdom 1981)
246. (-) Bojana Stamenov – Beauty Never Lies (Serbia 2015)
247. (240) Imaani – Where Are You? (United Kingdom 1998)
248. (231) Corinne Hermès- Si la vie est cadeau (Luxembourg 1983)
249. (143) Donny Montell – I’ve Been Waiting for This Night (Lithuania 2016)
250. (-) Filipa Azevedo – Há dias assim (Portugal 2010)
Jamala and Salvador are two of the worst winners of all time. Jamala’s song was painful on the ears, and Salvador sends you to sleep!
We had an amazing run of winners from 2012-2015 (Emmelie de Forest particularly), and those two ruined it a bit. Hoping we get a good winner again this year!
Feel this is as good a space as any to say so: my flight from Florida to New York today took off from – I kid you not – Terminal 3. Yes, I was humming Linda Martin the whole time.
“I treni di Tozeur” by the Italians Alice & Franco Battiato is from 1984 not 1994
No wonder Loreen rhymes with Queen S2
Nice to see Salvador in 2nd…
Melhor canção de sempre “Amar pelos dois” de Salvador Sobral. Verdadeiramente única.
Melhor canção de sempre “Amar pelos dois” de Salvador Sobral. Verdadeiramente única.
Funny how Eimear Quinn’s “The Voice” is significantly higher than Gina G’s “Just A Little Bit”.
I thought that Eurovision folklore had told us that “the fans” had fumed in 1996 when such an old-fashioned Irish traditional song had beaten the modern pop glamor of the UK, resulting in some of the massive changes to the contest shortly thereafter.
How the Eurovision winners did: 1 – 2012 – Loreen (#1) 2 – 2017 – Salvador Sobral (#2) 3 – 2016 – Jamala (#3) 4 – 2003 – Sertab Erener (#6) 5 – 2015 – Måns Zelmerlöw (#7) 6 – 2014 – Conchita Wurst (#13) 7 – 2007 – Marija Šerifovic (#14) 8 – 2009 – Alexander Rybak (#15) 9 – 1974 – Abba (#19) 10 – 2005 – Helena Paparizou (#20) 11 – 1995 – Secret Garden (#26) 12 – 2013 – Emmelie De Forrest (#28) 13 – 2010 – Lena (#35) 14 – 2006 – Lordi (#41) 15… Read more »
Teach-In was in it.
Teach-In was in it.
Coming out of nowhere?
Kojo, Finnish nul-pointer from 1982, making his debut at #85. There had to be a mass action behind this. I like the song, though. I’m disappointed “Quien maneja mi barca?” and “Opera” from 1983 didn’t make similar surprises. It’s always next year… 🙂
Belgium 1983 one of best song from Belgium for me, was so modern for that time in Eurovision and for juries. Like Luxembourg 1977 (with very provacative lyricks for that period)
You’re right, I adore both of these songs!
Great winner. Clearly the best so far. Amar pelos dois overrated, as always.
Apparently songs by Phillip Kirkorov have a drop in rankings.
UPDATE: Euphoria (finally) was beaten by “Geringonça”.
Next year, I’m betting Loreen will finally be bumped down as the true hidden greatness of “Cry Baby” raises it up to the top.
I’m assuming it’s a recent Year bias but Lucie Jones, as fantastic as she was is #67, which seems very high, being objective as you can be. But also personally it seems kind of odd that Gina G and Molly would be so much lower and Jade Ewen wouldn’t place at all.
Oh, agree. Didn’t notice Jade. I love her voice and song by Andrew Lord Webber.
The big shock for me is nothing for either of Cliff Richard’s songs. Always struck me as fan favorites.
Harry New Year everybody! Let’s hope your 2018 will be even better than 2017!
Unless there is an unbelievably amazing song next year Loreen will remain on top, and I think Salvador won’t be that high next year either.
Time for the fun part – the stats! Here’s how many songs each country got in: Italy: 14 Sweden: 13 Israel: 12 Spain: 10 Turkey: 9 Azerbaijan: 8 Belgium: 8 Netherlands: 8 Norway: 8 France: 7 Germany: 7 Greece: 7 Iceland: 7 Poland: 7 United Kingdom: 7 Estonia: 6 Finland: 6 Portugal: 6 Serbia: 6 Ukraine: 6 Armenia: 5 Hungary: 5 Croatia: 4 Denmark: 4 Ireland: 4 Latvia: 4 Luxembourg: 4 Macedonia: 4 Romania: 4 Russia: 4 Slovenia: 4 Switzerland: 4 Albania: 3 Austria: 3 Bosnia & Herzegovina: 3 Georgia: 3 Australia: 2 Belarus: 2 Bulgaria: 2 Cyprus: 2 Malta:… Read more »
“I Can’t Go On” 98th and “You’re the Only One” 11th are big surprises. I also expected “Beautiful Mess” and “Sound of Silence” to be higher.
I am not complaining though.
and… Happy New Year!
Loreen – The Ultimate Eurovision Queen.
Wasnt MAK 2000 considered one iconically bad performance? LOL
So it would be Salvador vs. Loreen it seems
Happy New Year Wiwibloggers!! 🙂
waterloo is forgotten it’s nº19 or 20
omg i am telling you europhia will be no 1 again
Georgia just announced their representatives at Lisbon. It’s a band called Iriao.
Seriously? Three mintues to earth 2 coming?
They sound and look like an Il Volo v.2 ?
OK, not the place I was hoping Love Shine a Light would finish, but hey, at least it improved on last year by a little (and in the top 50). Has Dinle showed up yet? I’ll bet that’s the highest-placing song from ’97.
Wow, Verona isn’t even in the top 50. I expected higher from such a fan favorite.
WHAT?! How is “Hey Mamma” not in the Top 50?!
Don’t be so down!
Nice to see Blackbird outshining it, at least in this list. Justice at last!
Seeing Believe brushing the top 100 just reminds me what a terrible year 2008 was for Eurovision and how the appeal of that song in particular has always escaped me. Anyone wanna explain why that was the winner? I’m genuinely curious, and if other folks enjoy it (evidently they do, or it a) wouldn’t be here and b) wouldn’t have won) I have absolutely nothing against them. Just wanna know why.
Also, just noticed O meu corocao nao tem cor made the cut – very pleased to see people haven’t forgotten Portugal’s second-best result.
I don’t particularly like it, but I think it’s better than Secret Combination and it had a better live performance than Qele Qele, Shady Lady was a better song and had a better live performance. I like the violin and it has a good message (albeit cliche). That alone makes it better than Running Scared, which was one of the worst winners ever.
It was definitely a strongly-staged performance, just felt overly busy to me and very try-hard (a problem I’ve seen with more than a few Russian entries, usually Dima Bilan’s). Secret Combination and Qele Qele struck me as decent songs that wouldn’t do nearly as well in any other year, but the 2008 selection was very iffy, even in the finals. Shady Lady would’ve made a much better winner for the same reasons you said. I also don’t understand why Portugal, Israel, and the UK didn’t do better – I thought they all had very good songs, although still not up… Read more »
I really liked “Running scared” and even voted for it a few times. The staging was beautiful and the song was nice IMO. I don’t understand why some people thinks that it was bad. lol
Well, to me, and I have nothing at all to base this on…I would not be surprised if Russia cheated. There is no doubt in my mind at all that Azerbeijan outright stole their victory in 2011, and I’ve since began to wonder about the 2008 result too. Like you, the appeal of the song entirely escapes me…maybe it was down to the charismatic performer, and the appealing staging on the night, but there is no denying that the song is incredibly dull. Having seen all of Russia’s other scandalous behavior at such international events like the Olympics (they are… Read more »
Helps that Russia has a MASSIVE voting bloc that’s willing to back them up no matter what they send (maybe Terry Wogan was on to something?). No doubt they’ve sent some strong entries in the past (while I had other favorites, I did think A Million Voices was a strong enough effort and didn’t deserve the hate it got in the hall), and some profoundly overrated ones (like Believe), but I can’t help but notice how much more interesting the voting is when the song is prioritized over the geographical location, such as with Portugal’s victory this year. They only… Read more »
Azerbaijan definitely cheated. Happy New Year.
That’s too low for Kuula! I’m calling the police!!!!!!!!1
YATOO FTW ))) hopefully Francesco in top 5
Wow, did not expect I Can’t Go On to finish so low. It barely made the top 100.
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand I Can’t Go On.
I always felt like Finland 1982 was one of the least deserving songs to get nul points, but what’s it doing this high? Is it because it’s about nukes?
The fact that it’s higher than Volare or Ooh Aah…Just a Little Bit boggles the mind. And I like it!
Treni di Tozeur is from ’84, not ’94. Also hoping for some British songs in the top 100 – surprised by how few there are so far (hopefully this means a top 100 finish for Love Shine a Light!).
Also, first comment on Wiwibloggs, so I might as well say: thanks for all your hard work! I check you guys out every day and appreciate your in-depth coverage! Giving Eurovision the respect it deserves. Also love the commenters here – a very smart bunch indeed.
Agreed. I suppose here is as good a place as any to thank all the Wiwi team for their hard work throughout the year, and especially in the dark winter months – it is indeed much appreciated. Thank you!
Based on YouTube views I’m expecting Horehronie – Slovakia 2010 to take the top spot this year!!
Does anyone know if they’ll release the scores each song gets? I don’t think they have in previous years but I’d love too see how much difference there is between certain songs…
Grande Amore needs to be in top 5 for sure. Let’s see…
“Vrede” deserves to be so much higher than 220. Likewise for “Hemel en aarde” at 158.
“Non ho l’età” at 138?
I suppose if I will only drive myself crazy if I take this list too seriously, there are so many injustices. 🙂
Anyway, here’s hoping my all time favorite “Vuelve Conmigo” rates highly. If Euphoria is knocked off the top, I guess City Lights is a worthy replacement. Francesco is near the top too, I would hope.
Alas, “Vuelve Conmigo” falls at 102, down 64 places from last year. An outrage!
I think some of the big threats to Loreen’s #1 status could come from some of the 2017 entries – Portugal has got a big shot as does Moldova. I’m not a fan of Bulgaria’s or Belgium’s songs, but they’ve got a lot of support too (mostly from the younger crowd) and could be legitimate contenders as well
Could totally see “City Lights” challenge!
Unbroken ?
Hungary 2014, Iceland 2015, Slovenia 2011, Switzerland 2017… 4 of my winners so far.
How is ESDM from Spain 2013 even here? Why is Bojana so low? And why isn’t Kate Ryan higher? I AM SO CONFUSED.
Because they’ll be there with us until the end.
Gina G should be HIGHER. It was a huge hit in America — I remember hearing it as a teen and only learning it was a Eurovision song like two decades later.
totally
Gina deserved top 50 at least
Nina Kraljic – Lighthouse.
It still hurts. That chicken on the stage and Zagreb 2017 never happened.
I didn’t expect “Yodel It” to be that low, for a entry of 2017.
Will you also make an article about Neon Hitch, the third judge for 1 in 360?
That’s published. Thanks for asking! http://wiwibloggs.com/2017/12/31/san-marino-neon-hitch-revealed-third-1-360-judge/206163/