Malmö (dpa) – The 26 participants in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest today in Malmö in the starting order with artist, title and brief comment.
01 Sweden
Marcus & Martinus (“Unforgettable”): An electro pop song by the twins with a futuristic look competes for the host country.
02 Ukraine
Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil (“Teresa & Maria”): a powerful anthem with vocals spoken in Ukrainian. It is about strong women and pays tribute to Mother Teresa and Saint Mary.
03 Germany
Isaak (“Always on the Run”): A powerful ballad with a powerful sound and a raspy voice that also has quiet moments. Lots of fire on stage.
04 Luxembourg
Tali (“Fighter”) – The singer with thick braids starts in French, then also sings in English and proves that the great Luxembourg Grand Prix nation can still do ESC perfectly after a decade-long hiatus.
05 Netherlands (voting not possible)
Empty start number: the end of Holland before the start. The country was excluded from the contest due to an incident involving singer Joost Klein. It is not possible to vote for the starting number 5. All other entries maintain their starting numbers. As planned, Joost Klein should have represented the country with “Europe”.
06 Israel
Eden Golan (“Hurricane”): the contribution that caused the most stir. After changes to the text, the ballad no longer reminds us of the Hamas attack. However, the evening dresses and clothes of the dancers evoke associations with bandages and wounds.
07 Lithuania
Silvester Belt (“Luktelk”) – The Lithuanian song has a catchy beat. The electro-pop song can be heard in any club, but it is also quite interchangeable.
08 Spain
Nebulossa (“Bitch”) – a singer reminiscent of Donatella Versace, sings a party hit with burlesque interludes (since they are young men, better: boylesque). Wonderfully vulgar, glamorous and almost like something out of a drag queen show.
09 Estonia
5Miinust & Puuluup (“(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi”) – many gentlemen mock, but too loudly and, if it can be said that way: too straight for the ESC.
10 Ireland
Bambie Thug (“Doomsday Blue”) – The song is a mix of chanting, harsh electronic sounds, and a soft ballad. The show plays with terror and occult rituals. Bambie Thug is non-binary, meaning she doesn't see herself as either a woman or a man.
11 Latvia
Dons (“Hollow”): the Latvian sings a ballad with a powerful voice. But in the end it all sounds pretty dull.
12 Greece
Marina Satti (“Zari”): Almost no artist brings such a high vocal range to the ESC stage as Marina Satti. Its genre can perhaps be described as ethno-electronic.
13 United Kingdom/Great Britain
Olly Alexander (“Dizzy”) – dance pop song by the openly gay leader of the group Years & Years and actor (“It's a Sin”) with half-naked boxers in a square box that seems to rotate – high gay erotic factor.
14 Norway
Gåte (“Ulveham”): Norwegian folk-rock song that many will be happy to hear when it's over.
15 Italy
Angelina Mango (“La noia”) – The cumbia pop song is about dealing with boredom and difficult hours from which you can dance and come out stronger; It's supposed to be a song about Generation Z.
16 Serbia
Teya Dora (“Ramonda”): an emotional ballad about helplessness and loneliness sung in Serbian.
17 Finland
Windows95man (“No Rules!”) – Many important events have a “speedster” running naked through the image. Here it is on stage. No underwear, as you think. Thanks to clever camera work, you don't realize until late that he's wearing some clothes. The synth music almost doesn't matter.
18Portugal
Iolanda (“Scream”) – a lovely rendition in Portuguese, one of the rare quiet ballads. However, bookmakers see this song as long overdue.
19 Armenia
Ladaniva (“Jako”): The group named after a Soviet SUV evokes some folklore on stage. The singer with long braids sings pure ethno-pop.
20 Cyprus
Silia Kapsis (“Liar”): A pop song with a catchy rhythm, but nothing that particularly sticks in your ear.
21 Switzerland
Nemo (“The Code”) – The song is a wild mix of pop, rap, opera, drum 'n' bass and James Bond song genres. Nemo identifies as non-binary (“I don't feel like a man or a woman”) and is expected to be in the upper camp.
22 Slovenia
Raiven (“Veronika”): a song in Slovenian. She is about a noble woman who was unjustly accused of witchcraft. On stage you see a lot of skin, elements of pop and opera determine the sound.
23 Croatia
Baby Lasagna (“Rim Tim Tagi Dim”): As an ESC favorite, the song with a stage show featuring colorful animal projections guarantees a wild celebration. The rhythm hits from the first second and invites you to headbang. The song title is as crazy as the singer in Balkan costume.
24 georgia
Nutsa Buzaladze (“Fireman”): If this screaming number gets too hot, then, according to the title, the firefighters will be there. The agitated-looking dancers support the singer in a gold dress, who seems to give it her all.
25 France
Slimane (“Mon Amour”) – The singer flirts with the camera and sings a beautiful ballad with a powerful voice. His a cappella part without a handheld microphone gave the audience goosebumps during the semi-finals as they sang.
26 Austria
Kaleen (“We will rave”) – The 90s have called and they want to recapture their DJ Bobo-style Eurodance hit. Some hear echoes of “Moonlight Shadow” by Mike Oldfield and Maggie Reilly.
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