I don't know that I want to go to Copenhagen again next year.
Azerbaijan's 5th top five position might be deserved, but the murkiness around the allegations made against it will probably overshadow all successes for that country. It seems like it should be in the EBU's and Azerbaijan's interest to clear this one up for good, instead of just handwaving it away with 'oh but there's always rumours.' Why would you want every success to seem tainted and suspicious? Incidentally, Azerbaijan got more 12 points this year than they year that they won, and 2 more than Denmark's entry. Make of that what you will.
Ukraine's third place, and Russia's fifth place somehow seem like they could face a knock-on effect of the Azeri rumours.
Norway's fourth place brings the contest to a few more familiar faces in the top 5. It's been a while since there wasn't one scandinavian in there. Quality, or block-voting, it's just too hard to call. (Could any of the regular non-qualifiers have entered this song.
Greece - still do their Greek thing, and still seem to get somewhere with it, so there's really no reason for them to ever change.
Italy - Handsome man, good ballad, but not exactly mind-blowing. Probably the best spot it could have got.
Malta - I think if he were my doctor, I'd develop hypochondria. I judge Europe's taste on this one.
The Netherlands and Hungary finished the top 10 with two very unEurovision styles and tempos, and minimal staging. Perhaps there'll be more of this in the future, but people like Romania will always be the ones that get remembered, especially by people who deride the contest as silly.
Belgium deserve some credit for turning this one around. Remember when it had odds of 200/1? I still like to think though that we're all imagining the two female dancers and Roberto Bellarosa is going back to Belgium going 'I had no strange dancers, you've all gone mad.'
Sweden was more enjoyable to see in Sweden, among its home crowd than watching anywhere else. Still, hosts shouldn't put too much effort in anyway. Who wants to risk hosting twice? I mean, apart from Azerbaijan...
Georgia - I praise Lordi that this didn't do really well, because this was so generic and uninspiring. I think being 'ethnic' can go wrong, but something with more Georgian flavour, and not leftovers of Thomas G:?!BBQWTFSon would be welcome (but not Anri Jokhadze again! NOOOOOOOOOOO!)
Belarus - whatever, Rhythm of Love was better.
Iceland - yay! Icelandic! I love Iceland. Deserved to be higher.
Armenia - God, this bore of a song should never have qualified. Should have been last!
United Kingdom - Not enough of what makes/made Bonnie Tyler interesting.
Estonia - Honestly, I think I just forget this one was still in there. Nice, but I'd have forgotten it too.
Germany - Wasn't Cascada a favourite at one point? What went wrong? Well, apart from everyone saying it was plagiarising last year's winner?
Lithuania - I was so glad he played this song straight in the end. Glad this qualified, and indie songs, and I think this was the best of the Baltics.
France - I blame my sister for making me hate this one.
Finland - Tacking a fake lesbian kiss at the end doesn't make this a song about equality. Anyone who thinks that hasn't been paying much attention to the lyrics. This should have been last, with Armenia. Bollocks to this song, and anyone claiming it as a 'gay anthem.'
Spain - Well, someone on the Italian jury must have loved you, cos only mr god knows why you got 2 points from them. I'm not good enough at maths to work this out.
Ireland in NO WAY DESERVED LAST PLACE! I'm not saying the song was a winner, but if Denmark won, this deserved to be nearer the top. HOT DRUMMER BOYS! HOT DRUMMER BOYS.
Their hotness alone surely makes them worthy of at least one Douze Pointe? So tight.
