Albania

[Beanie]

Juliana Pasha - Nuk Mundem Pa Ty

[Gavster]

Is that woman on strings? Her movements are rather uncoordinated!

Here's a gauge... The audience are really digging this - if you look closely, at least one of them were tapping their fingers!

[MickeyPaul]

Absolute trash. Another I can easily write off straight away. Noice.

[Gavster]

YouTube - iv per nikon.mpg

YouTube - iv per nikon.mpg

Final version.

Has she just been getting it on with every member of the audience in a hedge or has Stevie Wonder taken to hairdressing?

I must say, this is a vast improvement and given that there are no decent odds around for qualification yet, I don't envisage there ever being any now! Bollocks!

Would we even consider a cheeky top 10?

[Beanie]

Im not sure I could ever back Albania again - I thought their 2008 and 2009 entries were superb and was on both for top 10 in some form, and yet neither made much of an impact in the final despite being very well performed, and being better than this years effort(its not woeful mind you and could squeek through.)

Just dont think they have enough friends to ever achieve a particularly high finish unless they have a showstopping entry. Too many countries they are guaranteed nil from.

[Gavster]

Originally Posted by Beanie

Im not sure I could ever back Albania again - I thought their 2008 and 2009 entries were superb and was on both for top 10 in some form, and yet neither made much of an impact in the final despite being very well performed, and being better than this years effort(its not woeful mind you and could squeek through.)

Just dont think they have enough friends to ever achieve a particularly high finish unless they have a showstopping entry. Too many countries they are guaranteed nil from.

qualification must be assured now though eh? We can't be too hard on this woman now... she's made an effort

[Beanie]

Maaaaaaaybe - as it stands it would be a yes, but all the other songs will now go through the process that this one has gone through and be polished up/revamped and so things could look much different for this ones prospects in 4 weeks. Hopefully her hair will too...

[MickeyPaul]

Seems to have a bit more oomph and not as trashy as I remember but the song and performance never rise above mediocre. I'd be sweating too much on this qualifying I think although on paper and compared to the others I've heard to this point, I'd see this making it. As Beanie says, Albania never really gather much support no matter what song they enter.

[MickeyPaul]

She's actually a lot better than most of them so nudge me when some qualifying odds are out. Not bad.

[Gavster]

You Tube

You Tube

She sounds like the wicked witch of the west singing!

Still think they should get some dancers and tell her not to make such a spaz of herself!

[Beanie]

I dont get this song at all but am resigned to it going through as it seems to have been well received enough.

She's not great though, and the song seems very ordinary to me...Albania has done badly with better songs than this imo. Might try to oppose it in a matchbet of some kind.

[Akebono]

Her vocal is great but the song is just ok and as you say, both 2008 & 2009 the Albanian entrys was better then this, I really like the first version in 2008. I think albania will qualify, but just because they are in the first semi.

[Gavster]

YouTube - Albania: 1st rehearsal Eurovision 2010

YouTube - Albania: 1st rehearsal Eurovision 2010

This really has got stronger. 100% certain of qualification. Not sure how it does after that though, currently 3.5 to break into top-10

[MickeyPaul]

Wouldn't say 100% gavin but I admire your confidence. This is back to sounding kinda trashy to me. And a bit 70's? Don't like her voice at all or the song for that matter but... I can't really think of anything else sounding like this which is possibly in it's favour.

I wouldn't have this threatening for a top 10 spot if it makes it though. Be very, very surprised if it was.

[Akebono]

She overdoing her body movement and her hands flying all around the place, chill down crazy woman. I feel stress watching this, i actually think this is worse then before and I would be more surprised than mickey if this makes top 10.