Big Blue Flash

We recently reached a big milestone of the Eurovision calendar: as of last week, we now know who and what all 37 countries are sending to Basel! I still have 16 songs left to review, so here's the next batch of ESC contenders: 5 winners of national final competitions and 2 announcements of internal selections. Let's see how they fare when subjected to my patchy musical analysis and peculiar music taste! (scoring system re-capped below*): Germany: Abor & Tynna - " Baller " ★★ Nice work Germany, for choosing this German-language house track which balances dance club energy with relaxed coolness. Abor & Tynna have managed to achieve something difficult which many other Eurovision acts have failed to do: they've managed to make a credible EDM tune that sounds satisfying despite being limited to 3 minutes. This seems to be difficult because dance music in general, and the electronic variety in particular, needs to sustain a groove, a vibe, and let people match ...