Last year, the azeri entry entered for this country's History in the contest not for the best reasons. For the first time, Azerbaijan didn't finish in the TOP10: they actually finished in the bottom 5, something that made the azeri government to protest, arguing that it was impossible to finish so low, when Azerbaijan came 8th in the juries votes. It seems that azeri government forgot that in 2009 they finished 3rd because of the televoting (2nd in televoting and 8th in the juries) and they even win in 2011 because of the televoting (since the juries gave the 1st place to Italy). Despite the interisting lyrics and the good voice of Dilara, the performance, the melody and the rythm were not good enough to appeal to the public.
However, after that disaster it seems that Azerbaijan have learnt the lesson. The Azerbaijani broadcaster 'İctimai Television' made an internal selection bringing back Elnur from the 2008 contest, but with a completely diiferent style of song.
With the help of swedish composers and songwritters, Azerbaijan brings this year a very powerful ballad, something that could be part of a musical show, with a very strong message. Well made and well produced, it's difficult to find something bad about the song. The only thing really playing against Elnur is the fact that we are in one of the years with most ballads. However this ballad easily stands out from the others.
Of course a great ballads brings the effort of making a great performance of stage at the same level. Despite laste year, we are used to great performances on stage from this country. The absence of Turkey and Ukraine too, will for one hand nake Azerbaijan loose top points, but on the other side will make the ukranian and turkish emigrants to vote in Azerbaijan, So, another victory is very possible.
Poland - Monika Kuszyńska with "In the name of Love"
Last year Poland gave us a very controversial but extremly funny song. This year, the controverse remains but the subject is other. For the first time in Eurovision's History, a person in a wheelchair will perform on stage. Monika Kuszyńska, a 35 years old singer, who suffered a car accident in 2006 that makes her paralyzed from the waist down. However, she didn't give up from a musical career.
Of course after being known that Monika would be the polish artist, many people started to say that a qualification would be possible more bocause of her physical condition than to her voice or song. However, I think that, one way or another, Poland deserves to be in the Grand Final. Since the traditions shows that Poland has not being very successful to achieve the final since 2000, maybe Poland is jus using all the tools it can to qualify.
As for the music, it's a interesting ballad, the lyrics cannot be very original but the message is powerful. Monika herself is a great example we can learn from this edition. If the Monika's voice will be fine, at least the juries will support her. Poland will be very lucky because will have voting on its semifinal many of the countries that give more point to this country: Germany, United Kingdom, Lithuania and Ireland. Unfortunately Poland will perform in the second semifinal, where the most part of favourites are.
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