Skip to main content

Spain: What's done it's done!


Daniel Motiño Camúñez reports:

What's done it's done and I hope it will never done again; the last Eurovision show in Spain was even more chaotic and  pathetic than the previous ones, including discussions, change of rules, sound issues, cheap decorations and dull dancing. At the end, the only song with chances to end up in the top-20 of Eurovision, won the competition Que me quiten lo bailao which could be translated in English as What's done it's done composed by Rafael Artesero (Andorra 2005, 2006) will represent Spain in Düsseldorf.

TVE announced that the nine songs will be sung entirely on stage, and not only a snippet as it was thought and previously published on channel’s site. Expectations where low for those than watched the pre-view videos on internet, only one of the songs was catchy, while the rest were unbearable. Was this the best of 1200 songs? Somehow this would be the worst Spanish National Final ever, even worst than Eurocanción 2000.

Only one song from each performer was to be in the big-3 final. The jury decided which songs make it till the end but instead discussing it they will voted, each jury member will giving from 1 to 3 points to each song. In case of draw the song with more numbers of 3s will be the winner. Soledad Jimenez, was substituting Merche. Soledad is one of the most charismatic Spanish voices. She has been with the group Presuntos Implicados for 20 years and started her solo career, with not that much success, 4 years ago, so at least we got someone fit on music tonight.

Melissa opens the show with the worst song of the night, EOS. When I watched the video on the internet I just wanted to die - María López wanted to sing this? EOS talks about the Titanic Greek goddess and yeah this is going to be sinking. I am wordless to describe this, it tries to be cool but the arrangement is so cheap and bad. Melissa was on a podium, like if she is not tall enough, covered by a piece of tope - probably the same that they use to hide Soraya on stage two years ago. She does not get any note right at all, and then we have the dancers, please kill them all!

Auryn started the night with Evangeline which could have been a 1970's Eurovision track. The boys limitations are clearly there, so the song is limited. They all sit down on stage and try to complement themselves, but there is no way you could bother this song for more than 45 seconds.

Lucía Perez first choice is Que me quiten lo bailao. First we got a view of the sexy guitarist so at least this starts good, The song’s rhythm is not bad at all, sounds really Spanish; or is it Portuguese? Yeah it is definitely Portuguese, reminds of Flor de Lis in 2009. Well Lucía is from Galicia which is practically the same. Her pink short dress choice does not match the number and she does not seem comfortable moving along with the dancers, but who would? They need to poison them now. The melody is really catchy and if this song does not win, I do not know which one will.

Melissa is back on stage with a tight long red dress, her size, her hair and her eyes are the highlights of the performance. Sueños Rotos seems to be a ballad similar to Sense Tú and even worst than it. Melissa is pretty nervous and her vocals are failing again.

Auryn perform next Rafael Del Alba's song, The sun will shine. Leaving apart all my respect to Rafael, who I met in person London (and who is a great friend of this blog. Ed.note), this song is not appropriate for the band, neither for the contest. The guys have improved their look but not the performance. They try to perform a cheap choreography; they should have stayed sit.

Lucia's Abrázame is one of the big favourites for the Spanish fans, but not for me, the song reminds La Oreja de Van Gogh's ballads and Lucía performs secure. There is again a kind of choreography. She wears again a really short cupper dress, her hair is fantastic. I am not sure if she has got the period tonight but her belly can be easily appreciated. In the middle of the performance, Lucia seems worries and nervous. Maybe she also feels the belly? This song could fit maybe Vicky Leandros, but not Lucía specially in 2011! Although no one realised at home, in the middle of the performance the song went off, including microphone so Lucía had to keep on singing without hearing nothing at all - unfortunately she cought up in time when the song came back.

Diamonds is the last performance of Melissa. Finally everybody is on leather on stage and this would be catalogued as the uptempo song from Melissa, but the full result is so cheap. Melissa is wearing high heels so she would be around 2 meters now? I am wondering if we could not pick any of Lena's leftover songs for tonight....

Volver is the only song which could be described as a such for Auryn, although is only a bad sample of Moving On, even though those shoes are too big for Auryn,. The group has changed their look to a Autumn-Winter collection, which I guess goes better with this dramatic song. Only Blas Cantó performs decently.

Lucía Perez closes the night with C'est la vie it's all right, an up-tempo song, with catchy lyrics is not that bad if your listen to it twice, the dancers are there again making the more than classical chair playing. The show is over.

Blue performs as interval act. They sang live Breath Easy, so maybe Spain realises now that Auryn is not a good choice at all? (I thought the same btw. Ed.note) They couldn’t say that much about their Eurovision song but it will be a classic Blue hit similar to One Love...doesn't that sound cool! (It does indeed! Ed.note)

The jury starts to provide their votes. They start with Melissa and EOS got 4 times 3; is this for real? Also Melissa is really happy as her favourite one was also EOS! Well, the three songs suck so who cares.

Auryn songs are the next ones to be votes. Volver wins easily getting awarded with 3 points from any single jury. Auryn also loved the election. Rafael del Alba's song got last. This is totally unfair since was much better than Evangeline. (Amen. Ed.note)

Lucía Perez decision was the polemic one. After the votes Abrázame and Que me quiten lo bailao ended up with 12 points, but Que me quiten was awarded with 3 maximum votes and also one bottom from our "Eurovision expert" Reyes del Amor, who totally did it on purpose to support Abrázame. Although the rules were clearly stated Anne Igartiburu, the show's conductor, ask the jury to re-think the result as Lucía wants to sing Abrázame. Is this serious? Are they changing the rules? Lucía is not happy with the decision, so Anne is trying to manipulate them, specially Boris who was last to vote. The jury seats and discuss again but finally they stay stick to their decision.

Sorry Reyes!!!!! Que me quiten lo bailao is on the final. Why we always have to make a Circus of the Spanish Eurovision shows? Were not the rules clearly stated? Could you imagine this happening in Melodifestivalen or Sanremo?  Well in Sanremo (oh yeah! Remember last year? Ed.note)  maybe, but the image TVE is providing about their respect to the contest is below zero.

Next round of performances. Nothing new to add more of the same, Melissa performed EOS even worse than before, Auryn did not impress me at all, only the solo from Blas Cantó was worth listening. Lucía Perez and Que me quiten sounds even more Portuguese, even a bit Para llenarme de tí, this is definitely the best option, of course without these dancers. They look like monkeys to me, this was really fashionable in Spain since Melody started to sing El baile de gorille,
the Gorilla song. I am starting to sing this song, actually the only I can remember after the night, so let's cross our fingers for a decent entry in Düsseldorf.

After the performances, Anne Igartiburu asked the contestants why people should vote for them; where are we in MIss Universe? Lucía takes the chance to remind the viewers that there is a high number of Galician all over Europe. Actually she is right, they are like a mafia but this is not all, she also said - I respect the decision of the jury, but at the end of the day the ones that will be on stage defending Spain will be us, so we need to have our say- auuughhh! That is a big slap on the face.

And here are the results, first the split of the votes 68%, 20% and 12% wow this is massive....it will be Auryn? Would  the Abrázame Issue helped or affected Lucía? There is no way EOS could win by a landslide. The winner is… Lucía!!!! We are jumping on my living room, and open a bottle of Cava! Lucía is crying and so happy She is the first Galician female ever representing Spain in Eurovision. This is the best Spanish entry since 2004, we do not have to end up in the bottom 10, so a happy end after all!

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

ESC 2016 WISH LIST: MARGARET FOR POLAND

Małgorzata Jamroży aka Margaret has also been tipped for Eurovision and apparently she did turn it down but she'd be perfect. She's got a look and persona you can't unnotice nor forget, she's got hit songs, she has been voted or nominated for everything from Trendy artist to the Hope of the Year, Fashion Icon and Glamour Woman of the year besides the usual best video, song, album, debut..... Oh she's also a fashion designer! She's very clever with social medias and would surely use it to her advantage if selected for Stockholm 2016. Her debut album is titled Add the blonde , do we need to say more? Except it includes mostly Swedish written pop tunes like Tell me how are ya , Wasted , Start a fire and Heartbeat . And of course her debut single and internationally noticed Thank you very much that you can enjoy below with all its anti-textil feel. I think she's Eurovision perfection, she's cheeky and fun, can we have her?

SONGS OF THE YEAR 2015: #5 KRISTA SIEGFRIDS - ON & OFF

Krista Siegfrids is delivering nice pop tunes one after another and this one is particularly catchy and soon you will be singing along..... Hopefully her Melodifestivalen entry will be equally good!

ESC 2016 BELARUS: NAKED WITH WOLVES?

Today's funniest Eurovision related story comes from Belarus. Some sources claim Ivan wants to perform on stage naked and with live wolf or wolves. It surely would be a first on Eurovision stage! We have seen some forgotten underwear over the years, and some cardbox animals though..... Is it time to take things a bit further?  No, according the rules live animals are not allowed, and Eurovision being a family show nudity won't do either. (It seems to be ok to be half naked if you are a dancer though..... )

Blogilkar exclusive: PASHA PARFENI INTERVIEW

My flying reporter Robert managed to get hold on Pasha Parfeni from Moldova today who has become during this week pretty big favorite to do well. How did he end up in Eurovision, what his goals are and is his granny better than the ones from Buranovo? And will we get a cover album full of Eurovision later on? Find it out here: Why do you want to participate in Eurovision? That's a very difficult question... I want to be a star! A worldstar, ha ha! But I know it's not easy even in Eurovision, only Celine Dion and ABBA have made it. But I can make myself a bit more known, it's good for promotion. After Eurovision I will finish my album and my promo-CD already has nine songs. We will recod maybe 4-5 more and it will make a good album. With what result will you be happy here? Happy? … Top-10! Then I'll be absolutely happy! So if you don't get to the final you will be totally depressed? Yes, maybe... Yes, it would be hard. For me and my team. What are y

GOODBYE, FAREWELL...

The time has come. After all these years, 5,7 million visits, 12.000 articles I guess the time has come. As much as I love and care for Eurovision it just doesn't feel the same. The Corona years took their toll and the past two years and certain decisions have helped me to mature the idea that next year I will hear the songs for the first time in semi-final just like any so called local.  The bubble has burst. Add the toxicity in social medias and fandom. The arrogant teenagers who saw their first contest somewhere 2017 or even 2021 who think they know it all and only their opinion matters. Did I mention the toxic atmosphere on social medias? I'm too old for that sh*t. It's been a long ride that took me to various Eurovision on spot as a fan and tourist,  as a journalist, as a delegation member. I met some great people, made memories of lifetime. In stressful, sad periods of my life this blog has been my safe place, a place to escape and forget everything else for an hour o

Summer songs: Kylie Minogue - On a night like this

This is one of the songs that make me think of sweaty summer nights, humid air and being slightly drunk... I wonder where that all comes from? Anyways. Kylie Minogue recorded On a night like this, maybe not first but better than Pandora or Anna Vissi . And Lord which is actually great!

FINLAND: CONGRATS HANNA PAKARINEN - BABY IS COMING!

No more leave me alones as Eurovision 2007 veteran Hanna Pakarinen has published in her Youtube channel a video unboxing the Finnish state's maternity box aka layette set thus announcing she's due to have a baby later this spring. Congratulations!

CAROLA'S BOOBS STEAL THE SHOW, SVT APOLOGIES

Update! Another thing got Swedes talking last night: Carola's boobs when she was giving away an award. This is not the first time her boombs cause headlines; her misfortunate adventures in the 80's in Japan wer explained with her boobs being too big for Japanese market. Ok.... Or was it the song ? Anyways, Carola apologies and says she thinks the dress is stylish and elegant (even her friends said so) and she's a mature woman in her 40s, not a 16-year-old girl and looks like one. The Swedish Oscars, Guldbagge awards were given out last night. Carola was there as a guest star to sing Barbra Streisand's The way we were when honoring the movie stars who passed away during 2012. However, the cameras were too much on Carola, not on the stars showed in photos in the background and that upset many viewers as that part of the show was to celebrate them, not Carola. Oh well...  The producer of the show tells in Aftonbladet the part of the show was made the sam

BLOGILKAR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: HANNAH MANCINI

Straight into interview with my Bycycling reporter Robert goes American born Slovenian represent Hannah Mancini. The chatty lady tells us how she ended up from LA to Slovenia and how it is. She does also some serious name dropping. Talks about Slovenian music business. And has her husband turned into an Eurovision maniac?! And how Slovenian does she feel actually? And who would she like to grace the Eurovision stage for Slovenia again? Read it all here: Thank you Hannah for this interview. You're an American woman singing for Slovenia. How on earth did you end up there? I married a Slovenian man! Actually he lived in the States when I met him. I always loved the idea of living in Europe and it was kinda perfect as I met an European man! And he always wanted to come to Europe, his parents emigrated when he was a small child so eventually when the opportunity came, he had a good business thing happening there and also I had some music contacts in Amsterdam and in the UK an

GREECE: HELENA PAPARIZOU HITS AGAIN WITH HAIDE

Eurovision song contest 2005 winner Helena Paparizou has been enjoying Top-5 hits every year since 2003 with the exception of 2010 and 2014, this latest one being already her 27th! And Haide is charting also in Bulgaria and Finland, of all places. The catchiness of her hits has changed less over the years than her face....  Here's the English version , below the Greek version.