Iceland

[Gavster]

.

[Gavster]

AND THE SONG TO REPRESENT ICELAND IS...

YouTube - Iceland 2010: Hera Björk - Je Ne Sais Quoi

YouTube - Iceland 2010: Hera Björk - Je Ne Sais Quoi

They didn't like my recommendations then
Well, this is cheap pop. But why Iceland should chose an English song with a French title is beyond me

No way top-10!!!

[Beanie]

Reminds of that Maltese beast that they send far too often - ticks all the boxes for being mind-numbingly bland. Will do ok I would think.

[MickeyPaul]

Mind-numbingly bland indeed sir. This may be one song too far for me. My spirit is broken. Does anyone have some suicide stats to hand for the month of May? I bet it tends to be higher than the rest of the year. I'm predicting an epidemic this year.


"Look away honey..it's Eurovision 2010 and the Spanish entry is about to...oh god no. Cover your ears!"

[Gavster]

YouTube - Iceland - "Je Ne Sais Quoi" - Eurovision Song Contest 2010 - BBC One

YouTube - Iceland - "Je Ne Sais Quoi" - Eurovision Song Contest 2010 - BBC One

Final version lip-synced I believe. The alterations have lifted it from the 90's into a certain qualifer with a decent clubbier arrangement.

[MickeyPaul]

I still consider it to be a ghastly piece of 90's pop trash. But with a big, fat, burd singing which wasn't allowed in them days. I don't really have an opinion on whether or not this will make it as it's as shit as many of the others. I'd never be confident enough to class this a definite qualifier though.

[Gavster]

Last Thursday the Retro Bar in Central London hosted the annual Douze Points video previews. A full house of revelers watched the songs from the first semi-final of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest on the big screen. The audience voted Hera Bj�¶rk with her song Je ne sais quoi as the clear winner followed by Albania is second place and Finland in the third.
The audiences at the Retro Bar were divided in 17 juries, one for each participating country. No jury were allowed to vote for their own country and to prevent tactical voting each jury are made to swap to a different country for the final.

The Douze Points first semi-final results:

1. ICELAND 142
2. ALBANIA 109
3. FINLAND 88
4. SLOVAKIA 85
5. GREECE 83
6. PORTUGAL 80
7. MOLDOVA 78
8. BELGIUM 73
9. BELARUS 52
10. MALTA 48
11. ESTONIA 39
12. LATVIA 26
13. FYR MACEDONIA 26
14. POLAND 21
15. BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA 16
16. SERBIA 12
17. RUSSIA 8

The top ten countries will progress to the Douze Points final preview on 13th May.

The second semi final will be shown on at the Retro Bar on Thursday, 29th April.

[MickeyPaul]

Good God. They've voted for the 90's pop. How the hell could so many people vote for this? Even drunk. They are dead to me. I have no retro bar revelers.

[Beanie]

The song is almost identical to their 2008 entry...play the two side by side and you'll see what I mean. Although atleast 2008 had the decency to complement a camp song with a camp man in a sleeveless top with pink frills. Thankfully that gives us an easy indication that this will finish safely mid table, nothing more nothing less.

[squallsquall]

Personally, I'm NOT happy with the Eurodisco:fication of the song... imo, it's not nearly as happy or energetic as 2008, and even that one was really close not to qualifying.

I think Iceland has gone from "very likely qualifier" to just "likely qualifier".

[Gavster]

I like it! I have this down as one that may sneak into the top 10. It's doing well in the polls (not that I like to trust them). Currently at about 5.5 to break top 10.

[Beanie]

Im with ss on this one - they've switched it to the type of song that always sounds good on the night but struggles to pick up votes when it counts.

I remember playing the outright markets in play in 2008, and after numerous songs and very little odds movement, Iceland came on with their dancey number and the market went crazy for it - 100+ down to under 30 in a matter of minutes, but it still limped home in 14th, and I think the 2008 package was much better than big Hera.

However, if they get a big smoke machine and do some kind of volcanic ash skit then I'll vote for it.

[Akebono]

I think Iceland, Denmark and maybe Albania will differs the most from what Eurovision fans likes comparing to what the juries/public will like. Icelands entry are not that far from Swedens entry in 2008. That one did great in the polls and among the bookies but failed big time and the jury did save it in the semi. Eurodisco does't seems to appeal Europe anymore. I think this could qualify anyway, but i'm not sure of it.

[Gavster]

YouTube - Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Iceland first rehearsal

YouTube - Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Iceland first rehearsal

Again, on phone so can't tell if it's any good. Must get some decent headphones!

[MickeyPaul]

She can sing well enough (obviously - she's not exactly there as eye candy) and it's not reeeeally all that bad. Just dated sounding. It's a little bit of welcome relief from some of the depressing shit around this year if that helps with anything? I could go either way with this one depnding on my mood I think.