So what did you think? Who was going to be top of the Eurovision tree THIS New Year's Eve?
Loreen yet again?
More of who was at the sharp end of the Eurovision Top 250 vote later in the article - a smattering of this year's top 5, the same old faces plus the odd surprise, all thanks to the organisational skills of ESC Radio and songfestival.be:
Of course I did!
I did think about doing a 'Best Of' from those five lists but to be honest, I'm not yet there, not yet ready to do another list of my top ten entries ever. What I did do was theme it around the biggest change in my Eurovision obsession that happened since the 2017 vote - no, not attending my first Eurovision Contest in Lisbon, although that is a biggie, but...
adding 'radio show presenter' to my Eurovision CV on August 7th 2018
I went with my favourite tracks that I have played on my radio show "Let Me Be The One", up to the end of November when I had to submit my vote. I always accept that some of my choices will not make the Top 250 when I am this random (although I have had 9 out of 10 in the chart before) but I find it more enjoyable than choosing the same ten year after year after year...
2018 - "Let Me Be The One" favourite tracks so far
So here we go, a different top ten that encompasses Hebrew, Slovak, Italian, some Estonian and of course THE language of early Eurovision, French. First up though, let's have some Bulgarian...
1 point - Poli Genova "Na Inat"
Having seen the lady herself perform this live a few months ago and also at Amsterdam Calling in April, I can honestly say that I prefer this to Poli's more successful entry from 2016. Lots more emotion, more sing-a-long qualities and a rawer performance here in Düsseldorf that I appreciate much now than I possibly did then - the stagecraft and joy that Poli shows with all her performances was on that podium in abundance though! I played "Na Inat" during the Eurobash show and commented that it is probably one of the only times that every Eurovision fan sings along in word-perfect Bulgarian! I look forward to seeing Poli yet again in the future, along with Bulgaria who have taken a year off, and perhaps this entry might break into the ESC Top 250 again....
2 Points - Kristína "Horehronie"
One of those tracks that would be described as a 'cult classic' if it were a film, "Horehronie" has become a massive fan favourite over time and is now one of the most popular videos on Eurovision.tv. How this only got to 16th in the 2010 SF is beyond me but even eight years ago was a different time, the voters not appreciating the native Slovak tongue, the cultural references to the Horehronie region of Slovakia or Kristína's beautiful ethereal voice and obvious visual attractiveness. I could almost imagine this being part of a Disney fantasy soundtrack and I played it in show 5 when her nation announced that they wouldn't be in Tel Aviv this year. It managed 104th on the 2018 list though...
3 Points - Anonymous "Salvem El Món"
Now I know that this didn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of making the Top 250 but this Andorran classic is one of my staging favourites, even though Anonymous have really taken Busted to their hearts! Another show 5"This nation won't be going to Israel" track, the mix of Catalan and English and that high energy pop-punk performance of "Salvem El Món" deserved just two places higher to get Andorra into the Eurovision Final but it wasn't to be, 12th was the best it got. I enjoyed playing this on the show just before part of my Esther Hart interview! No place on the list for this one but there was for these guys...
4 Points - Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro "Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente"
It took me the whole of the 2018 season to realise what a masterpiece that Italy's 2018 entry actually was - initially it looked to me like two angry men cramming as many words into 90 seconds as possible but eventually "Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente" itself crystallised for me and I played it on show 15 in November. What we had was an extremely well crafted and intellectually challenging song that strongly hinted at six separate terrorist atrocities around the world, along with pointing out the futility of violence towards those who have done nothing to you. Such a powerful anti-conflict song and an amazingly potent stage performance by Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro in Lisbon provided Italy with a well deserved 5th place and a very creditable 29 on the Top 250 list...
5 Points - Shiri Maimon "HaSheket SheNish'ar"
Now this was one of my very early picks for the radio show (episode 2, where I attempted to explain the 'close season'), when I knew that Shiri was going to the new judge on HakoKhav HaBa in Israel. I was delighted that she was doing that, not only as she is eminently watchable but also that I love this power ballad that gave Israel their second best finish on the 21st century. "HaSheket SheNish'ar" getting to number 50 on the Top 250 list was a delightful bonus too, as I wasn't expecting it to be rated so highly this year - perhaps all Israeli entries are getting a boost from the Contest being in Tel Aviv? Long may it continue, I say! Along with this next entry being adored so much each year too...
6 Points - Urban Symphony "Rändajad"
"Rändajad" is the 'Eurovision earworm antidote' - in a good way, of course. Classically based music that stops the brain playing the same song over and over and over...well, you get the idea! This 2009 entry is a timeless classic in its own right with Sandra Nurmsalu up front for Urban Symphony, providing those Estonian lyrics that transfix me everytime, as does her perfectly executed 'staring down the camera into your soul' look. This, of course, appeared in my Earworm episode in mid October and deservedly rounded off the show - it also was well rewarded in this year's Top 250, coming 28th...
7 Points - Pasha Parfeny "Lăutar"
Another song from the Earworm show, "Lăutar" is my all-time 'stick in my head' track and the only song in English this year, although at times Pasha's vocals make that a little difficult to decipher! This track makes me sing along everytime I play it, so much so that when I was pre-recording the episode, I actually was waiting for someone to speak after it finished before realising that it was me who was supposed to be talking. Luckily those six seconds weren't on a live show and could be edited out! Although not in Moldovan, this quirky number with two Eurovision artists on stage (Aliona Moon is backing Pasha up) deserved a place on my list but didn't get enough support from other fans to get on the Top 250...
8 Points - Birgit "Et uus saaks alguse"
"Estonia's Angel" gives me tingles down my spine every time I hear this song, Birgit providing such a captivating vocal display that transcends the need for much in the way of stagecraft, given that she had the beautiful white dress to minimise her pregnancy in Malmö and that dress alone limited her movement. I played "Et uus saaks alguse" when ERR announced the definitive list of who would be at Eesti Laul 2019, this lady being part of The Swingers alongside Tanja from 2014. It made it comfortably into my list this year and also onto the Top 250 at position 213...
10 Points - Gali Atari & Milk and Honey " Hallelujah"
All Israeli winning songs at Eurovision will come into focus as we get closer to Tel Aviv in May and this track will be no exception, given that it is the best one of the four (in my humble opinion). "Hallelujah" now being a modern Jewish standard, we got a vocal and visual masterclass from Gali & Milk and Honey in 1979, she carrying the song perfectly and being joined by the others to provide some of the best ever harmonies heard at Eurovision. This song supplies such an inspirational message in an incredibly pleasing and timeless way, so much so that I think that this could win any Eurovision it was entered in - as for the Top 250, it reached the giddy heights of 160th...
12 Points - Marie Myriam "L'oiseau et l'enfant"
Now if anyone thinks that choosing songs that I have played on my Eurovision radio show so far was just a cunning ploy to have my all-time favourite ESC entry ever from 1977 as my 12 pointer then they'd be right! To be honest, if I had gone with my 'best of the five years' plan that I did consider first off then Marie Myriam would still have been my number one anyway. This was in my first show but I didn't say a huge amount about it because...well, I suppose that I am SO in love with every aspect of "L'oiseau et l'enfant" that mere words cannot explain why it holds such a massive hold on me. There is no way that anything else is going to come along at Eurovision in the future and displace this song and so this got my 12, making me one of five fans that did so, and keeping this classic track a respectable 90th on the Top 250...
Just to show you that my word is my bond - that is how I voted and I was rewarded with SEVEN of the ten getting in the chart. If I wanted chart cred then I would be picking Waterloo and Euphoria every year, along with Fuego for this year! Talking about this year, Songfestival.be did a grand job of keeping score and provided all the stats as we went along - have a look here but I'll flag up some of the best bits too:
Here is the full list with my entries highlighted:
- The usual influx of new entries from this year happened but not as many as some years - 27
- Normally the winner of Eurovision shots straight into the top ten - Netta and "Toy" only reached 23
- The year just gone (2017) saw the usual drop down the table for all bar Tijana Bogicevic who rose 42 places to 248
- One artist got huge numbers of 12s in proportion of their final score - 73 for Michal Szpak (876 out of 1206, 73% of his total)
- Baring one new entry, all of the top 20 stayed more or less the same from last year
- Highest jump was for The Shin & Mariko - up 863 places to number 180 (from 1043)
001 Loreen - Euphoria (Sweden 2012)
002 Eleni Foureira - Fuego (Cyprus 2018)
003 Salvador Sobral - Amar Pelos Dois (Portugal 2017)
004 Jamala – 1944 (Ukraine 2016)
005 Blanche – City Lights (Belgium 2017)
006 Il Volo – Grande amore (Italy 2015)
007 Loïc Nottet – Rhythm Inside (Belgium 2015)
008 Pastora Soler – Quédate conmigo (Spain 2012)
009 Sertab Erener – Everyway That I Can (Turkey 2003)
010 Secret Garden – Nocturne (Norway 1995)
011 ABBA – Waterloo (Sweden 1974)
012 Alexander Rybak – Fairytale (Norway 2009)
013 Marija Šerifovic – Molitva (Serbia 2007)
014 maNga – We Could Be the Same (Turkey 2010)
015 Elina Born & Stig Rästa – Goodbye to Yesterday (Estonia 2015)
016 Sergey Lazarev – You Are the Only One (Russia 2016)
017 Måns Zelmerlöw – Heroes (Sweden 2015)
018 Conchita Wurst – Rise Like a Phoenix (Austria 2014)
019 Dami Im – Sound of Silence (Australia 2016)
020 The Common Linnets – Calm After the Storm (Austria 2014)
021 Helena Paparizou – My Number One (Greece 2005)
022 Poli Genova – If Love Was a Crime (Bulgaria 2016)
023 Netta – Toy (Israel 2018)
024 Francesco Gabbani – Occidentali’s Karma (Italy 2017)
025 Sebnem Paker – Dinle (Turkey 1997)
026 Mørland & Debrah Scarlett – A Monster Like Me (Norway 2015)
027 Aminata – Love Injected (Latvia 2015)
028 Urban Symphony – Rändajad (Estonia 2009)
029 Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro – Non mi avete fatto niente (Italy 2018)
030 Emmelie de Forest – Only Teardrops (Denmark 2013)
031 Michal Szpak – Color of Your Life (Poland 2016)
032 Sanna Nielsen – Undo (Sweden 2014)
033 Iveta Mukuchyan – LoveWave (Armenia 2016)
034 Željko Joksimovic & Ad-Hoc Orchestra – Lane moje (Serbia & Montenegro 2004)
035 Hadise – Düm Tek Tek (Turkey 2009)
036 Margaret Berger – I Feed You My Love (Norway 2013)
037 Eugent Bushpepa – Mall (Albania 2018)
038 Yohanna – Is It True? (Iceland 2009)
039 Hari Mata Hari – Lejla (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2006)
040 Elina Nechayeva – La Forza (Estonia 2018)
041 Lena – Satellite (Germany 2010)
042 Kristian Kostov – Beautiful Mess (Bulgaria 2017)
043 Katrina & The Waves – Love Shine a Light (United Kingdom 1997)
044 Madame Monsieur – Mercy (France 2018)
045 Polina Gagarina – A Million Voices (Russia 2015)
046 Ruslana – Wild Dances (Ukraine 2004)
047 AWS – Viszlát nyár (Hungary 2018)
048 Antique – Die for You (Greece 2001)
049 Ani Lorak – Shady Lady (Ukraine 2008)
050 Shiri Maimon – Hasheket Shenish’ar (Israel 2005)
051 Anabel Conde – Vuelve conmigo (Spain 1995)
052 Lordi – Hard Rock Hallelujah (Finland 2006)
053 Jelena Tomaševic – Oro (Serbia 2008)
054 Equinox – Bones (Bulgaria 2018)
055 Željko Joksimovic – Nije ljubav stvar (Serbia 2012)
056 Eric Saade – Popular (Sweden 2011)
057 Anne-Marie David – Tu te reconnaîtras (Luxembourg 1973)
058 Rona Nishliu – Suus (Albania 2012)
059 France Gall – Poupée de cire, poupée de son (Luxembourg 1965)
060 Mélovin – Under The Ladder (Ukraine 2018)
061 Ieva Zasimauskaitė – When We’re Old (Lithuania 2018)
062 Johnny Logan – Hold Me Now (Ireland 1987)
063 Patricia Kaas – S’il fallait le faire (France 2009)
064 Koit Toome & Laura – Verona (Estonia 2017)
065 Amir – J’ai cherché (France 2016)
066 Vânia Fernandes – Senhora do mar (Negras águas) (Portugal 2008)
067 Sabina Babayeva – When the Music Dies (Azerbaijan 2012)
068 Mocedades – Eres tú (Spain 1973)
069 Ott Lepland – Kuula (Estonia 2012)
070 Mikolas Josef – Lie To Me (Czech Republic 2018)
071 AySel & Arash – Always (Azerbaijan 2009)
072 Zlata Ognevich – Gravity (Ukraine 2013)
073 Ruth Lorenzo – Dancing in the Rain (Spain 2014)
074 Danijela – Neka mi ne svane (Croatia 1998)
075 Dana International – Diva (Israel 1998)
076 Marco Mengoni – L’essenziale (Italy 2013)
077 Ivi Adamou – La La Love (Cyprus 2012)
078 Gina G – Ooh Aah… Just a Little Bit (United Kingdom 1996)
079 Michael Schulte – You Let Me Walk Alone (Germany 2018(
080 Anouk – Birds (The Netherlands 2013)
081 Benjamin Ingrosso – Dance You Off (Sweden 2018)
082 Saara Aalto – Monsters (Finland 2018)
083 Mor ve Ötesi – Deli (Turkey 2008)
084 Francesca Michielin – No Degree of Separation (Italy 2016)
085 Doris Dragovic – Marija Magdalena (Croatia 1999)
086 Moje 3 – Ljubav je svuda (Serbia 2013)
087 Jalisse – Fiumi di parole (Italy 1997)
088 Céline Dion – Ne partez pas sans moi (Switzerland 1988)
089 Joci Pápai – Origo (Hungary 2017)
090 Marie Myriam – L’oiseau et l’enfant (France 1977)
091 Lena – Taken by a Stranger (Germany 2011)
092 Elhaida Dani – I’m Alive (Albania 2015)
093 Eimear Quinn – The Voice (Ireland 1996)
094 Cesár Sampson – Nobody But You (Austria 2018)
095 Mia Martini – Rapsodia (Italy 1992)
096 Kaliopi – Crno i belo (FYR Macedonia 2012)
097 Verka Serduchka – Dancing Lasha Tumbai (Ukraine 2007)
098 Knez – Adio (Montenegro 2015)
099 Niamh Kavanagh – In Your Eyes (Ireland 1993)
100 Norma John – Blackbird (Finland 2017)
101 Sirusho – Qélé, qélé (Armenia 2008)
102 Cláudia Pascoal – O jardim (Portugal 2018)
103 Harel Skaat – Milim (Israel 2010)
104 Kristina – Horehronie (Slovakia 2010)
105 Amina – Le dernier qui a parlé (France 1991)
106 Yianna Terzi – Oneiro mou (Greece 2018)
107 Ryan O’Shaughnessy – Together (Ireland 2018)
108 Domenico Modugno – Nel blu dipinto di blu (Italy 1958)
109 Eye Cue – Lost and Found (FYR Macedonia 2018)
110 Edyta Górniak – To nie ja! (Poland 1994)
111 Carl Espen – Silent Storm (Norway 2014)
112 Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan – Rock ‘n’ Roll Kids (Ireland 1994)
113 Aram MP3 – Not Alone (Armenia 2014)
114 Kalomira – Secret Combination (Greece 2008)
115 Vicky Leandros – Après toi (Luxembourg 1972)
116 Sennek – A Matter of Time (Belgium 2018)
117 Brainstorm – My Star (Latvia 2000)
118 Inga & Anush – Jan Jan (Armenia 2009)
119 Lucie Jones – Never Give Up on You (United Kingdom 2017)
120 Gigliola Cinquetti – Non ho l’età (Italy 1964)
121 Ofra Haza – Hi (Israel 1983)
122 Charlotte Perrelli – Hero (Sweden 2008)
123 Softengine – Something Better (Finland 2014)
124 Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy (Israel 2015)
125 Sopho – Visionary Dream (Georgia 2007)
126 Dihaj – Skeletons (Azerbaijan 2017)
127 Jessica Mauboy – We Got Love (Australia 2018)
128 Alma – Requiem (France 2017)
129 Elnur & Samir – Day After Day (Azerbaijan 2008)
130 Urban Trad – Sanomi (Belgium 2003)
131 Alfred & Amaia – Tu Canción (Spain 2018)
132 Sunstroke Project – Hey Mamma (Moldova 2017)
133 Duo Datz – Kan (Israel 1991)
134 Vanja Radovanović- Inje (Montenegro 2018)
135 Elnur Huseynov – Hour of the Wolf (Azerbaijan 2015)
136 Alyosha – Sweet People (Ukraine 2010)
137 Azúcar Moreno – Bandido (Spain 1990)
138 Rasmussen – Higher Ground (Denmark 2018)
139 Paula Seling & Ovi – Playing With Fire (Romania 2010)
140 Maja Keuc – No One (Slovenia 2011)
141 Safura – Drip Drop (Azerbaijan 2010)
142 Regina – Bistra voda (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2009)
143 Naviband – Historyja majho žycci (Belarus 2017)
144 Gigliola Cinquetti – Sì (Italy 1974)
145 Nina Sublatti – Warrior (Georgia 2015)
146 Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann – Dansevise (Denmark 1963)
147 Brotherhood of Man – Save Your Kisses for Me (United Kingdom 1976)
148 Valentina Monetta – Crisalide (Vola) (San Marino 2013)
149 Edsilia – Hemel en aarde (The Netherlands 1998)
150 Olsen Brothers – Fly on the Wings of Love (Denmark 2000)
151 Joy Fleming – Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein (Germany 1975)
152 Dalal & Deen, ft. Ana Rucner & Jala – Ljubav je (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2016)
153 Sebalter – Hunter of Stars (Switzerland 2014)
154 Maria Guinot – Silêncio e tanta gente (Portugal 1984)
155 Athena – For Real (Turkey 2004)
156 Nicole – Ein bißchen Frieden (Germany 1982)
157 Maria Olafs – Unbroken (Iceland 2015)
158 Zoë – Loin d’ici (Austria 2016)
159 Raphael Gualazzi – Madness of Love (Italy 2011)
160 Gali Atari & Milk and Honey – Hallelujah (Israel 1979)
161 Dima Bilan – Believe (Russia 2008)
162 Euroband – This Is My Life (Iceland 2008)
163 Farid Mammadov – Hold Me (Azerbaijan 2013)
164 Eneda Tarifa – Fairytale (Albania 2016)
165 Tom Dice – Me and My Guitar (Belgium 2010)
166 Kasia Kowalska – Chc? zna? swój grzech… (Poland 1996)
167 Charlotte Nilsson – Take Me to Your Heaven (Sweden 1998)
168 Andrius Pojavis – Something (Lithuania 2013)
169 Carola – Fångad av en stormvind (Sweden 1991)
170 Natasha St-Pier – Je n’ai que mon âme (France 2001)
171 Semiha Yanki – Seninle Bir Dakika (Turkey 1975)
172 Nina Kraljic – Lighthouse (Croatia 2016)
173 One More Time – Den vilda (Sweden 1996)
174 Jana Burceska – Dance Alone (FYR Macedonia 2017)
175 Koldun – Work Your Magic (Belarus 2007)
176 ZiBBZ – Stones (Switzerland 2018)
177 Frans – If I Were Sorry (Sweden 2016)
178 Boaz Ma’uda – The Fire in Your Eyes (Israel 2008)
179 Elaiza – Is It Right (Germany 2014)
180 The Shin & Mariko – Three Minutes to Earth (Georgia 2014)
181 Hersi – One Night’s Anger (Albania 2014)
182 Laura Tesoro – What’s the Pressure (Belgium 2016)
183 Ich Troje – Keine Grenzen – Zadnych granic (Poland 2003)
184 Lidia Isac – Falling Stars (Moldova 2016)
185 Moran Mazor – Rak Bishvilo (Israel 2013)
186 Frida Boccara – Un jour, un enfant (France 1996)
187 Aleksandra & Konstantin – My Galileo (Belarus 2004)
188 Toto Cutugno – Insieme: 1992 (Italy 1990)
189 Lynsey De Paul & Mike Moran – Rock Bottom (United Kingdom 1977)
190 Aliona Moon – O mie (Moldova 2013)
191 Paul Oscar – Minn hinsti dans (Iceland 1997)
192 Alice & Franco Battiato – I treni di tozeur (Italy 1984)
193 Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankoulov – Samo shampioni (Bulgaria 2013)
194 Ruth Jacott – Vrede (The Netherlands 1993)
195 Adran Lulgjuraj & Bledar Sejko – Identitet (Albania 2013)
196 Carola – Invincible (Sweden 2006)
197 Anna Vissi – Everything (Greece 2006)
198 Agnete – Icebreaker (Norway 2016)
199 Eva Boto – Verjamem (Slovenia 2012)
200 Aarzemnieki – Cake to Bake (Latvia 2014)
201 Luiz Ejlli – Zjarr e ftohtë (Albania 2006)
202 Gabriela Guncíková – I Stand (Czech Republic 2016)
203 Mei Finegold – Same Heart (Israel 2014)
204 Raphael – Yo soy aquél (Spain 1966)
205 Alenka Gotar – Cvet z juga (Slovenia 2007)
206 Tajci – Hajde da ludujemo (Yugoslavia 1990)
207 Justs – Heartbeat (Latvia 2016)
208 Maria Haukaas Storeng – Hold On Be Strong (Norway 2008)
209 Nina Zilli – L’amore è femmina (Out of Love) (Italy 2012)
210 Anna Maria Jopek – Ale jestem (Poland 1997)
211 Dulce Pontes – Lusitana paixão (Portugal 1991)
212 Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta – Sámiid Ædnan (Norway 1980)
213 Guy Sebastian – Tonight Again (Australia 2015)
214 Krista Siegfrids – Marry Me (Finland 2013)
215 Cascada – Glorious (Germany 2013)
216 Loukas Giorkas ft. Stereo Mike – Watch My Dance (Greece 2011)
217 Simone de Oliveira – Desfolhada portuguesa (Portugal 1969)
218 Barei – Say Yay! (Spain 2016)
219 A Friend in London – New Tomorrow (Denmark 2011)
220 NOX – Forogh, világ! (Hungary 2005)
221 Aisel – X My Heart (Azerbaijan 2018)
222 Douwe Bob – Slow Down (The Netherlands 2016)
223 Gréta Salóme & Jónsi – Never Forget (Iceland 2012)
224 Dino Merlin – Love in Rewind (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2011)
225 Lúcia Moniz – O meu coração não tem cor (Portugal 1996)
226 Bobbysocks! – La det swinge (Norway 1985)
227 Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up (United Kingdom 1981)
228 Alekseev – Forever (Belarus 2018)
229 Ilinca & Alex Florea – Yodel It! (Romania 2017)
230 Dima Bilan – Never Let You Go (Russia 2006)
231 Alexandros Panayi – Sti Fotia (Cyprus 1995)
232 Vanilla Ninja – Cool Vibes (Switzerland 2005)
233 Laila Halme – Muistojeni laulu (Finland 1963)
234 Elisabeth Andreassen – I evighet (Norway 1996)
235 Maraaya – Here for You (Slovenia 2015)
236 Birgit Õigemeel- Et uus saaks alguse (Estonia 2013)
237 t.A.T.u. – Ne ver’, ne boysia (Russia 2003)
238 Greta Salóme – Hear Them Calling (Iceland 2016)
239 JOWST – Grab the Moment (Norway 2017)
240 Ich Troje ft. Real McCoy – Follow My Heart (Poland 2006)
241 Hanna – Leave Me Alone (Finland 2007)
242 Pernilla Karlsson – När jag blundar (Finland 2012)
243 Beth – Dime (Spain 2003)
244 Séverine – Un banc, un arbre, une rue (Monaco 1971)
245 Sandra Kim – J’aime la vie (Belgium 1986)
246 Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz – Midnight Gold Georgia 2016)
247 Umberto Tozzi & Raf – Gente di mare (Italy 1987)
248 Tijana Bogicevic – In Too Deep (Serbia 2017)
249 Hovi Star – Made of Stars (Israel 2016)
250 Donatan & Cleo – My Slowianie – We Are Slavic (Poland 2014)
So there you have it - another New Year's Eve, another Eurovision Top 250 and yet another win for Loreen. Will she ever be stopped? It is going to take another entry of that calibre and of that dominance in their respective year, of a sufficiently ground-breaking stature, to topple "Euphoria" from the number one spot that the song has held now for SEVEN successive charts. There is one plus this year though...
I have the perfect reason to play it on my newly extended radio show on 8th January!