United Kingdom - Electro Velvet with ""Still in Love with You"
From the first disappoint about the song, many people started later to argue that it was expected that UK would send a song like this, as a reaction for the unfair results the country has having, especially last year.
One thing is sure: almost no one was expecting a song like this from the UK. BBC made an internal selection (as usally) and gives us this year a duo, Electro Velvet (made up of Alex Larke and Bianca Nicholas) with some previous musical experience.
It's a completley entry joke, funny and a little crazy! It brings again an old style, mixed with some modern aspects.
However, if at the beginning the song received many dislikes, the true is that after some weeks, many more people started to appreciate the song. Indeed, the song is very different in style from the majority of the songs in the contest and will remain in people's memory at the time to vote.
The United Kingdom this year can be a pleasant surprise in the Grand Final.
Being a member of the BIG 5, the UK will be immediately in the Final. However, taking into account the recent past of this country, it will be almost impossible to finsih in the TOP15. Depending on the live performance, this song at least has quality to not finish in the bottom 5.
Spain - Edurne with "Amanecer"
In the recent years Spain is reversing the way of poor results it was having especially since the introduction of semifinals.
In 2012 with Pastora Soler Spain finished on the TOP 10 and, after a very bad result in 2013 (second to last), last year with Ruth Lorenzo brought again to Spain the 10th place. So, it seems that the recipe for success for Spain is to send a great ballad sung by a lady with a powerful ballad. This year Spain bet on the same type of performance. The national broadcaster TVE selected internally the singer and the song. Edurne has a solid musical career and it's obvious that she has a good vocal capacity. As for the song, it's in line with the recent successful spanish entries: it's a ballad full of emotion and with a rich message.
Even in a year full of ballads, the Spanish one can easily stand out from the others. So, being already at the Fnal, at least the TOP 10 is guaranteed again for Spain. The rest will depend on Edurne's performance, since the song is very hard to manage.
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