Let's see if this year I will present all my comments.
Let's start with the countries that have selected their songs and artists last year.
Ukraine and Maria Yaremchuk
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Last year Ukraine came back to the TOP3, finishing in 3rd place, with a beautiful song, and it best result since 2008.
However, last year's song was quite different from the style that Ukraine usually sends to Eurovision. But this year the old Ukraine is back. Unfortunately for me, it left some of the quality away. Of course it's too early to say if this song will be well-succeed in the Eurovision, since only 3 countries have selected, so far, their artists and songs. But I can assure than it will be almost impossible to Ukraine to obtain the same 3rd place as last year.
As for the direct competition, the 2nd ranked, Victoria Petrik with the song "Love is Lord", could be a good bet to the Eurovision. I can't say the same about the 3rd ranked, Viktor Romanchenko.
But at least the winning song, is a song that the people can remember best when will be the time to vote. And of course Maria is very carismatic on stage, and has a tuned vocal tract. We can wait a good show from Ukraine. Because as usual, even with lower quality songs, Ukraine always brings great shows to the Eurovision stage.
Ukraine will be in the grand final again, because of the song and of course because Ukraine will have voting on the same semi-final, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Moldova, Portugal and Spain.
Albania and Herciana Matmuja
For me Albania is a very particular country in the Eurovision. It started by sending good songs (or at least at an average-quality level), and since 2011 they are sending a crap song followed by a good song. The big surprise of me was on 2012. Rona Nishliu had a great voice indeed, but only a few people could think on giving her the 5th place, which shows that the song was appreciate not only buy the juries, but also by the public.
After the bad song selected by Albania, it seems that this year, this balcanic country made a better choice. At least, is far better than the last year.
It's an interisting sing, with some unexpected changes especially in the beginnig, and with an interesting mix of instruments and styles. However, this makes more difficult to understand the song. Many people could not understand the meaning of the song. This doesn't mean that the song doesn't have a strong message. The problem is that the song's structure doesn't allow the singer to show that.
Despite the fact that will be a little difficult for the people to remember and to identify themselves with the music, when will be the time to vote, at least it's originality is an extra factor that the 2nd and 3rd ranked didn't have.
Herciana has a good voice, but anything special. A place in the grand final will be more thanks to the juries than thanks to the public. And if Albania wants a place in the grand final, needs to invest a lot on the stage presentation, since the orchestra present in the national final is not allowed, and only Montenegro is the only country that usuallt gives some points to Albania, and will vote in the first semi-final. The countries that usually give many points to Albania will not participate (like Croatia and Turkey) or will be in the other semi-final (like Greece, Macedonia, Switzerland and Austria).
Unlike Ukraine, I need to see more songs to see if Albania will have good chances to go to the final. But in a semifinal where will be the gigants of the Eastern block, it will be a very hard work.
Good luck for both countries.
At least we are starting better than last year.
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