Moopyvision 2010-2019 Round 10: Bulgaria, France & Georgia

OH, I'd searched for his real name rather than his artist name - I'd assumed he'd OBVIOUSLY NOT HAVE A CAREER ANYMORE :D

Anyway he's obviously KICKING ON A BIT but I STILL WOULD

 
Samo shampioni is hysterical start to finish and really the sort of thing the contest ALWAYS NEEDS MORE OF. DISGUSTED that the juries put through Lonely Planet instead :angry:
 
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OH, I'd searched for his real name rather than his artist name - I'd assumed he'd OBVIOUSLY NOT HAVE A CAREER ANYMORE :D

Anyway he's obviously KICKING ON A BIT but I STILL WOULD

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Oh I totally would. Friendly but sexually violent.
 
Penelope said:
OH, I'd searched for his real name rather than his artist name - I'd assumed he'd OBVIOUSLY NOT HAVE A CAREER ANYMORE :D

Anyway he's obviously KICKING ON A BIT but I STILL WOULD

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Looks like DERREN BROWN! (Whom I’d RATHER)
 
Penelope said:
Samo shampioni is hysterical start to finish and really the sort of thing the contest ALWAYS NEEDS MORE OF. DISGUSTED that the juries put through Lonely Planet instead :angry:
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They put through a travel guide book?
 
5th: Poli Genova - Na Inat (88pts)

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AKA Poli Genova - the angsty lesbian years.

Even at the time, not knowing what delights Poli would serve up five years later, there was much talk of how robbed this song was in the 2011 Second Semi Final, where is was knocked out in favour of some real dreck from other countries. Musically it's fairly run of the mill Balkan rock, but our Pol' wrings absolutely everything she can out of it. Bonus points for the female band too - although shame they couldn't find a drummer to complete the set.

Very good, but obviously she was set for greater things...

1 x 12 (dmlaw)
1 x 0 (Penelope)
 
Penelope said:
The Armenian cock rock song only @Suomi gave a 12 to because it reminded him of his SAUDI SEX ESCAPADE which ended in him being locked in a palace for three months.
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I'm sure that was Rita, but in all honesty the two of them mixed up.
 
I actually quite liked Na inat as it goes! It just didn't quite compare to the rest of Bulgaria's GLITTERING DELIGHTS :disco:
 
Oh, boo, lesbian Poli is so much more fun than straight Poli. Although, to be honest, If Love Was A Crime does also have a strong whiff of Hebden Bridge to it.
 
As Na inat goes, I felt it spiritually would've worked very well as one of Russia's WRIST-SLITTING MID-00s entries
 
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The Armenian cock rock song only @Suomi gave a 12 to because it reminded him of his SAUDI SEX ESCAPADE which ended in him being locked in a palace for three months.
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Does this suggest that you have some big spreadsheet containing everyone's votes and excuses for later blackmail?
 
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6th: Elitsa & Stoyan - Samo Shampioni (84pts)

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I sometimes wonder how this one would have been received if it was the only thing we'd ever heard from Elitsa & Stoyan, rather than the obvious poorer cousin of their 2007 classic Voda. It obviously doesn't even come close to those heights, but it's the kind of borderline unlistenable nonsense I have a lot of time for on its own terms.

There's a bit of a fun backstory in which Elitsa & Stoyan were involved in a national selection for this on Bulgarian TV in which they presented three songs. This was quite obviously the one they wanted to win, and the local jury was rigged accordingly, but the Bulgarian public threw a spanner in the works, resulting in another song winning. Not to be deterred, the duo then decided to completely disregard the whole thing and send the song they wanted after all! Democracy!

There's quite a lot to unpack in the stage performance for this - from topless bagpipe man who at some point picks up some kind of native American tribal mask for reasons unclear, to the brilliantly half-hearted backing vocalists who clearly just wanted to get back to their hotel rooms and stick the kettle on. Elitsa remains a thoroughly engaging performer though, and this was actually a comfortable qualifier on televotes, only to be denied a finals spot by the fun-sucking juries placing them dead last. SHAME! But the resultant strop did give us Bulgaria 2.0 so I suppose all's well that ends well.

1 x 12 (sewerynsven)
5 x 0 (Ill Advised, Jacques, Kevin, Kevin7, David_5000)
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I hate this and I also hate Voda.
 
This is the last moopyvision before we're all on lockdowm or dead, enjoy it guys!
 
4th: Kristian Kostov - Beautiful Mess (108pts)

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After Our Lady of Genova ushered in a new era for Bulgaria at Eurovision, lil' Kristian kept up the momentum and then some with this near-winner from 2017.

Perhaps not as Moopy friendly as what's to come, this is still VERY GOOD and really quite on trend for the time. It's only a few minor tweaks away from being a believable Justin Bieber single, with the mournful instrumental break injecting just enough local flavour to avoid it feeling too faceless and pre-fabricated.

The fact that he's half-Russian in a year in which the mother country couldn't (or wouldn't) participate probably didn't hurt, but I think this mostly succeeded on its own terms. There was no getting past the Salvador rollover that year, but this was definitely Yohanna to his Rybak.

1 x 12 (wurst)
3 x 0 (Win The Game, Dark Carnival, Alla)
 
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4th: Kristian Kostov - Beautiful Mess (108pts)

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After Our Lady of Genova ushered in a new era for Bulgaria at Eurovision, lil' Kristian kept up the momentum and then some with this near-winner from 2017.

Perhaps not as Moopy friendly as what's to come, this is still VERY GOOD and really quite on trend for the time. It's only a few minor tweaks away from being a believable Justin Bieber single, and the mournful instrumental break injects just enough local flavour to avoid it feeling too faceless and pre-fabricated.

The fact that he's half-Russian in a year in which the mother country couldn't (or wouldn't) participate probably didn't hurt, but I think this mostly succeeded on its own terms. There was no getting past the Salvador rollover that year, but this was definitely Yohanna to his Rybak.

1 x 12 (wurst)
3 x 0 (Win The Game, Dark Carnival, Alla)
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I NEVER cared for this, then a remix popped up on my Spotify only a few weeks ago, which I'm rather partial to, which upped my score here.

 
Beautiful Mess is FANTASTICALLY MISERABLE

As it goes, Kristian's the first contestant Instagram update check who legitimately DOES look like they're on the verge of transitioning :D

 
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