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The 47th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Tallinn, Estonia on May 25th. A total of 24 countries will be participating. The running order is as follows: |
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Manuel Ortega - Say a word |
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Vesna Pisarovic - Everything I want |
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Prime Minister - Northern Girl |
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Karolina - Od Nas Zavisi |
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Sarit Hadad - Let's light a candle together |
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Francine Jordi - Dans le jardin |
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Afro-Dite - Never let it go |
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Malene - Tell me who you are |
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Maja Tatic - Fairytales about love |
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Sergio @ the Ladies - Sister |
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Sandrine Françoise - Il Faut Du Temps |
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Ira Losco - 7th wonder |
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Monica Anghel & Marcel Pavel - Tell me why |
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Sestre - Samo Ljubezen |
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Aivaras - Happy you |
Cyprus
United Kingdom
Austria
Greece
Spain 
Croatia
Russia
Estonia
FYROM
Israel
Switzerland
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Belgium
France
Germany
Turkey
Malta
Romania
Slovenia
Latvia
Lithuania
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The first song comes from my neighbor country Cyprus. The group ONE is well known in Greece and so is the composer George Theofanous (CYP92, CYP94). The song is not the best he has ever written for the boys, but it is a strong entry and a dynamic start for this year's ESC. Constantinos is the only contestant who has taken part in the past, in this year's ESC. Good luck Cyprus. PREDICTION TOP7 | grade 8/10
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Jessica is a Pop Idol reject and that is not such a good thing for a new singer's bio. Despite that, Jessica has a strong voice, the backing vocals sound great, too, and I have to admit that Come back is a very decent song. The curse of the No2 position is a minus. PREDICTION 8-12 | grade 6/10
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Manuel Ortega - Say a word Very repetitive and definitely not a fan favorite. Songs like this sometimes even win but I don't think this is it. Can he be saved by his good looks?? PREDICTION 11-17 | grade 3/10
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Michalis Rakintzis - S.A.G.A.P.O. Europe, give the password or your votes, I would say. S.A.G.A.P.O. managed to win the Greek final over 4 or 5 songs that could have been eurohits easily. It's a pure 80's electronic song, which is rather popular today. Therefore, it can be a dark horse or can flop as well. PREDICTION 1-20 | grade 8/10
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Rosa - Europe's living a celebration (mix) The OT was the most popular TV show in Spain and we all expected that the Spanish entry would be somehow spectacular. Well, ELAC is not that spectacular, it is a simple pop song and I don't understand why all the fans are hysterical about it. I hope it does well, Rosa is very sweet, but if it wins, I will be happy for going in Madrid and not for the song. PREDICTION TOP5 | grade 5/10
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Vesna Pisarovic - Everything I want I watched Dora 2002 and I have to admit there were some excellent ballads in Dora that I loved. Everything I want stood out for reasons you will see in the 25th of May. The song is based on a very pretty girl, Doris Dragovic, with a very sexy dance routine. The rest is down the toilet, actually, but who cares. PREDICTION TOP10 | grade 4/10
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Prime Minister - Northern Girl When I first heard it, it sounded promising and something fresh from Russia. Then I got to see the video. I am afraid it was not what I expected to see. PREDICTION 11-16 | grade 5/10
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The only Estonian entries I like are Nagu Merelaine, Mere Lapsed and I can stand Diamond of night. I know that ETV knows what Eurovision wants but the 2002 entry is unbearable for me. A bad copy of the 2000 entry plus a plagiarism of a R.Kelly song? No thanks. PREDICTION TOP5 | grade 2/10
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Karolina - Od Nas Zavisi A very good effort from FYROM. Karolina seems confident, professional and handsome. Watch out for this. Is this the PUTNICI of 2002? PREDICTION 9-15 | grade 6/10
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Sarit Hadad - Let's light a candle together I think this would do great in the 90's. The verses are ok, Sarit is a superstar back in Israel and if they manage to do the candles "OLSEN" effect as they say, they will gain some points for sure. It's very old-fashioned, is he really the guy who wrote DIVA? Will the politics affect the voting? PREDICTION 4-20 | grade 4/10
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Francine Jordi - Dans le jardin The Swiss final had a couple of catchier songs but not material to watch out for. Francine is lucky to have some juries on the voting procedure otherwise the song would be a null contender for sure. In any case I think Switzerland will join us again in 2004. PREDICTION 17-24 | grade 1/10
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Afro-Dite - Never let it go The Swedish entry is dynamite, a nice club song that could be heard outside Eurovision. Nice beat and, yes, it sounds old, but it is 100% modern as well. A good combination I could say. The question we all ask is “can the girls sing live”? Can they win or will their hearts go boom???? PREDICTION TOP10 | grade 8/10
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Laura - Addicted to You | Addicted to you (CLUB) Laura is a lady who will stand out for sure but the song is not as strong as the Swedish one. Will that affect her or she can manage to do even better? Expect top marks from Estonia and some points from the Baltic countries. PREDICTION 5-15 | grade 5/10
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Malene - Tell me who you are This song is a classic eurosong. I hope young Malene will be comfortable on stage. PREDICTION 4-12 | grade 6/10
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Maja Tatic - Fairytales about love Why on earth the Bosnians chose that old-fashioned 80's rock disco song? Hano and Putnici were masterpieces compared to that. The singer is cool, but the song is pure s***. Points will come from Austria, and the ex-Yug countries, but Bosnia will fight to join us next year. PREDICTION 15-20 | grade 1/10
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Sergio @ the Ladies - Sister Ladies and Gentlemen, I think we have a winner. Prepare yourself for a trip to Brussels next year. Sergio is a funny guy with a Tom Jones voice and a song similar to the Everybody mood. Need I say more? PREDICTION 1-4 | grade 5/10
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Sandrine Françoise - Il Faut Du Temps Another Lara Fabian clone from France, only this time the lyrics are somehow magic. The man who is responsible for that is Patrick Bruel, a big star in France. My guess is it will struggle to win with Belgium, considering the fact it will get 12s from the juries. PREDICTION 1-4 | grade 8/10
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Corinna May - I can't live without music (mix) Corinna May finally goes Eurovision. She tried a couple of times in the past, she was so close but never there. This is a classic Ralph Siegel song, “winner” written all over it. The orchestration is full and Corinna's voice is excellent. I like that she is trying to dance, although she is blind. This should not win, but it should gather 100 points. PREDICTION TOP5 | grade 7/10
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Group Sapphire & Buket - Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde All the Turkish entries the past few years have something to say. This year young Buket sings an original ethnic tune, similar to the 2000 entry. I think it is an original Turkish song that all Europeans will enjoy listening to. The key of the success is definitely the performance. PREDICTION 10-17| grade 7,5/10
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Ira Losco - 7th wonder I don't understand why I hate the Maltese entries so much. They are pop childish songs, with a nice soft melody and a dance routine. 7th wonder is no wonder to me plus the only thing I like is the break in the end of the song. Really boring L PREDICTION 10-15| grade 2/10
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Monica Anghel & Marcel Pavel - Tell me why Oh it can get even worse. And you thought the Taxi song was boring. Tell me why they think they can score with that old fashioned wanna-be US ballad. The bad thing is that they will get some points from the Eastern countries, not as many I hope to avoid relegation. PREDICTION 15-24| grade 1/10
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Sestre - Samo Ljubezen This is definitely THE dark horse of the night. From what I have seen in the Slovenian final they are not bad at all. They don't do extreme things on stage, but they sure know how to be remembered. The song is great and their voices are not too bad. PREDICTION 1-20 | grade 8/10
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The next two songs will have to give their best on stage in order to be remembered and can be described as dark horses as well. The Latvian song is a happy tune, which needs to focus on the singer as a one-woman show with a little help of two male dancers. PREDICTION 4-20 | grade 5/10
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Aivaras - Happy you We all would score better for sure. Happy you is a soft melody pop song, a nice way to end the Contest, but nothing more I am afraid. PREDICTION 10-20| grade 4/10
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