Eurovision Daily

19. Norway

Singer: Guri Schanke
Song: Ven a Bailar Conmigo

Well before we had Cypriots who sung in French…now we have Norwegians who sing in Spanish!! Well not all the song just a line!

Ven a Bailar Conmigo sings Guri for her latin song. And to be honest this is a song that really got me dancing. The beat gets you shaking your hips in no time.

Performance wise…well what shall we wear tonight? The video has shown Guri changing hear outfit on stage in an nick of time. Reminds me a bit of I Wanna, the winning Latvian entry. I guess she might have a more dancers on stage was well. But I have to say that the routine presented definitely suits the song.

View the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bREPwVPXk-o

20. Malta

Singer: Olivia Lewis
Song: Vertigo

Well well well…here we are little Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest. I know there are a lot of pictures of Olivia, but hey…I am Maltese and yes I do want to promote my country.

What do I honestly think of the song? It is a very powerful song. An oriental

melody, on a flamenco Spanish beat, against the strumming cords of a violin and the bang of a gong, accompanied by Olivia's strong and hypnotizing voice. I know you must think that I am exaggerating things as I am speaking about Malta, but it is an honest critic of the song.

The song is about not knowing where one stands in a relationship resulting in an uneasy feeling of Vertigo. The video on the other hand relates a story of being in a dream like Vertigo.

What to expect from Olivia on stage? Well

considering that the choreography is ready, done by a Cypriot choreographer, including a dancing fiddler, another dancer who plays the gong, and 3 backing vocals dancing at the background, with a few surprises that Olivia herself does not wish to reveal…I think this year the Maltese entry has given their very best.

Well I do hope we get through the final as I truly believe it is a song that deserves to pass. Well I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.

View the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-ZsNErViQs