¡Rumbo a Eurovisión 2019!

Y este año se desplaza al otro lado de la cuenca mediterránea. Si en la última edición fue en Lisboa, esta vez va a ser en la ciudad de Tel Aviv, en Israel, tras la victoria de Netta el año pasado con Toy. Así, Tel Aviv, a orillas del Mediterráneo, será la ciudad sede con su Centro de Convenciones. El festival se celebrará entre los días 14 y 18 de mayo y 41 países competirán por el micrófono de cristal, dos menos que el año pasado al retirarse Bulgaria y Ucrania. 

Israel ha decidido apostar por una imagen innovadora y, si el año pasado se basaba en motivos marinos, este año mira a los cielos, con una estrella como logo y de fondo estrellas de un cielo nocturno. En esa estrella se dispondrá la bandera de cada país durante el festival. El lema, Dare to dream, atrévete a soñar, también va en esa dirección.

El año pasado fue bastante diverso en cuanto a géneros y este se repite, teniendo el típico pop y también canciones de metal, rock, lírica, étnicas e incluso rumba en el caso de España. En cuanto a las lenguas empleadas, el inglés sigue siendo la que está más presente con diferencia, aunque se abren camino otras opciones: polaco, esloveno, húngaro, serbio, georgiano, islandés, portugués, turco, francés, danés, alemán, albanés, sami, italiano, árabe y español. 

 En verde, países participantes este año. En amarillo, países que participaron en el pasado, pero no en esta edición.

Como viene siendo habitual desde hace unos quince años, hay dos semifinales antes de la gran final del sábado 18 porque al ser tantos países compitiendo si no sería interminable. El llamado Big Five (los países que más contribuyen económicamente al festival: Alemania, España, Francia, Italia y Reino Unido) y la anfitriona Israel están directamente clasificados para la final. 

Primera semifinal (en orden de actuación):

Chipre, Montenegro, Finlandia, Polonia, Eslovenia, República Checa, Hungría, Bielorrusia, Serbia, Bélgica, Georgia, Australia, Islandia, Estonia, Portugal, Grecia y San Marino. 

En esta semifinal además podrán votar España, Francia e Israel. Aunque este año las semifinales no están tan descompensadas como el pasado, esta semifinal va a estar menos reñida, con canciones más destacadas como Chipre, Islandia o Portugal, aunque las grandes favoritas están en la segunda semifinal. Diez pasarán a la final, con un país menos que en la segunda semifinal ya que Ucrania estaba aquí antes de declinar participar. 

Segunda semifinal: 

Armenia, Irlanda, Moldavia, Suiza, Letonia, Rumania, Dinamarca, Suecia, Austria, Croacia, Malta, Lituania, Rusia, Albania, Noruega, Países Bajos, Macedonia del Norte y Azerbaiyán. 

En esta semifinal podrán votar Alemania, Italia y Reino Unido. Las grandes favoritas están concentradas en esta semifinal: Suiza, Suecia, Rusia y Países Bajos. Otras canciones que, a mi juicio, son muy buenas, lo tendrán más difícil para clasificarse, como Albania o Macedonia del Norte. De nuevo, solo diez pasarán a la final, en la que estarán 26 países. 

Vamos ahora con mis temas favoritos este año, con países que se repiten respecto al año pasado y otros que son nuevos (el orden no va de mayor a menor, sino que es alfabético). 

ALBANIA con Ktheju tokës (regreso a la Tierra) (Jonida Maliqi)

“Étnica”

Ti kendon edhe qan

Në duar lotët mbledh

I mban...

Një ditë jeton

Në tjetrën vdes

Sa mall, pak shpresë

I vetëm, pa identitet

Ktheju tokës tende

O njeri që zemrën lë peng

Ktheju tokës tende

Ti e di një zemër të pret

Një ditë jeton

Në tjetrën vdes

Sa mall, pak shpresë

I vetëm, pa identitet

Ktheju tokës tende

O njeri që zemrën lë peng

Ktheju tokës tende

Ti e di një zemër të pret

ALEMANIA con Sister (hermana) (S!sters)

 

“Emocionante”

I’m tired

Tired of always losing

I tried to stop your fire

Turns out that I couldn’t

I’m tired

Tired of competing

I tried to hold you under

But, honey, you kept breathing

When you said you wanted the world

I said you couldn’t too

You were walking right beside me

But I left no room for you

Calling you my enemy, but my enemy’s right here

It was my mistake to try and break

That power that I feared

I see flames in your eyes

Damn, they burn so bright

Oh, you gotta know I’m with ya

Now shine like city lights

Torches in the sky

Don’t you try to hide it

Sister

I’m sorry

Sorry for the drama

I tried to steal your thunder

Turns out that I don’t wanna

When you said you wanted the world

I said you couldn’t too

You were walking right beside me

But I left no room for you

Calling you my enemy, but my enemy’s right here

It was my mistake to try and break

That power that I feared

I see flames in your eyes

Damn, they burn so bright

Don’t you try to hide it

Sister, Sister, Sister

Don’t you try to hide it

Sister, Sister, Sister

Don’t you try to hide it

I see flames in your eyes

Damn, they burn so bright

Oh you gotta know I’m with ya

Now shine like city lights

Torches in the sky

Don’t you try to hide it

Don’t you try to hide it

Sister

BÉLGICA con Wake up (despertar) (Eliot)

 

“Juvenil”

I wake up every night

I can’t find anyone to pray

Somewhere in the light

Changing all up

I’m afraid on the side

Looking out for the lies to say

Someone has the light

Feeding our fire

I came to fight

I came to fight over you

Don’t want your lies

Don’t want your lies, I need truth

I came to fight

I came to fight over you

No one will try

No one will try if that’s true

I won’t wait for the sign

I can’t find anyone to stay

But there’s something in the light

Saving our lives

I came to fight

I came to fight over you

Don’t want your lies

Don’t want your lies, I need truth

I came to fight

I came to fight over you

No one will try

No one will try if that’s true

And I can face you now

No, I won’t break you down

If I can find you, I won’t hurt you

It’s not what I do

I came to fight

I came to fight over you

Don’t want your lies

Don’t want your lies, I need truth

I came to fight

I came to fight over you

No one will try

No one will try if thats true

ESPAÑA con La venda (Miki)

“Divertida”

Te compran porque te vendes

Te vendes porque te sobras

Te pierdes porque hay camino

Te digo: hay otras cosas

Te sales porque te quieres

Te quieres, tu mente en forma

Te eliges porque hay camino

Te digo: hay otras cosas

La venda ya cayó y solo quedó la alegría

La venda ya cayó y empezaran nuevos días

La venda ya cayó avivando fantasías

La venda ya cayó y serás como querías

Te rezas porque confías

Te sientes que ya tenías

Te vives, alto voltaje

Te traje buenas noticias

Te vales y ya no fuerzas

Te vives y te interesas

Te saltas, no quedan normas

Ahora, la vida loca

La venda ya cayó y solo quedó la alegría

La venda ya cayó y empezarán nuevos días

La venda ya cayó avivando fantasías

La venda ya cayó y serás como querías

Lo que eres, lo que eres, eres, eh

Lo que eres, lo que eres, eres, eh

Lo que eres, lo que eres, eres, eh

Lo que eres, lo que eres, eres, eh

Lo que eres, lo que eres, eres, eh

Lo que eres, lo que eres, eres, eh

La venda ya cayó y solo quedó la alegría

La venda ya cayó y empezaran nuevos días

La venda ya cayó avivando fantasías

La venda ya cayó y serás como querías

FRANCIA con Roi (rey) (Bilal Hassani)

 

“Reivindicativa”

I am me, and I know I will always be
Je suis free, oui, j'invente ma vie
Ne me demandez pas qui je suis
Moi je suis le même depuis tout petit
Et malgré les regards, les avis
Je pleure, je sors et je ris

You put me in a box, want me to be like you
Je suis pas dans les codes, ça dérange beaucoup
At the end of the day, you cannot change me, boo
Alors, laisse-moi m'envoler

I, I'm not rich, but I'm shining bright
I can see my kingdom now
Quand je rêve, je suis un roi
Quand je rêve, je suis un roi
I'm not rich, but I'm shining bright
I can see my kingdom now
Quand je rêve, je suis un roi

And I know-oh-oh-ow, even though-oh-oh-oh
You try to take me down, you cannot break me, nah, nah
Toutes ces voix: "Fais comme ci, fais comme ça"
Moi, je les cala pas, you can never remove my crown

Who are we?
When we hurt, when we fight for free
Only God can judge you and me
Ce qu'on est, on ne l'a pas choisi
On choisit
Son travail, sa coiffure, ses amis
Sa routine, parfois l'amour aussi
Ça passe ou ça casse, mais ça regarde qui?

I, I'm not rich, but I'm shining bright
I can see my kingdom now
Quand je rêve, je suis un roi
Quand je rêve, je suis un roi
I'm not rich, but I'm shining bright
I can see my kingdom now
Quand je rêve, je suis un roi

And I know-oh-oh-ow, even though-oh-oh-oh
You try to take me down, you cannot break me, nah, nah
Toutes ces voix: "Fais comme ci, fais comme ça"
Moi, je les cala pas, you can never remove my crown

Quand je rêve, je suis un roi

GRECIA con Better love (un mejor amor) (Katerine Duska)

 

“Interesante”

Live for the mess

Make me feel ageless

No pain, no gain

Teach me carelessness

And I’m about to see all that’s made up

And everything they want from us

No pain, no gain

Once bitten, make way

And I can’t hide it

I won’t fight this

Yearning feeling inside

Gotta get

Better love, better love

All that we’re after

Way to love, who you love

There’s nothing more to say to back it up when I’m

unafraid, I‘ve lost enough

Go on, hold on for dear life

‘Cause I won't hide it

I can't fight this

Burning feeling inside

Gotta get

Better love, better love

All that we’re after

Way to love, who you love

Won’t you lean on me

You can lean on me

Let them look, don’t know, don’t care

Go deep with me

Go deep with me

Go deep with me

Better love, better love

All that we’re after

Way to love, who you love

Who you waiting for, who you waiting for

ISLANDIA con Hatrið mun sigra (el odio prevalecerá) (Hatari)

 

“Intensa”

Svallið var hömlulaust

Þynnkan er endalaus

Lífið er tilgangslaust

Tómið heimtir alla

Hatrið mun sigra

Gleðin tekur enda

Enda er hún blekking

Svikul tálsýn

Allt sem ég sá

Runnu niður tár

Allt sem ég gaf

Eitt sinn gaf

Ég gaf þér allt

Alhliða blekkingar

Einhliða refsingar

Auðtrúa aumingjar

Flóttinn tekur enda

Tómið heimtir alla

Hatrið mun sigra

Evrópa hrynja

Vefur lyga

Rísið úr öskunni

Sameinuð sem eitt

Allt sem ég sá

Runnu niður tár

Allt sem ég gaf

Eitt sinn gaf

Ég gaf þér allt

Allt sem ég sá

Runnu niður tár

Allt sem ég gaf

Eitt sinn gaf

Ég gaf þér allt

Hatrið mun sigra

Ástin deyja

Hatrið mun sigra

Gleðin tekur enda

Enda er hún blekking

Svikul tálsýn

Hatrið mun sigra

ITALIA con Soldi (dinero) (Mahmood)

“Diferente”

In periferia fa molto caldo

Mamma, stai tranquilla, sto arrivando

Te la prenderai per un bugiardo

Ti sembrava amore, ma era altro

Beve champagne sotto Ramadan

Alla tv danno Jackie Chan

Fuma narghilè, mi chiede come va

Mi chiede come va, come va, come va

Sai già come va, come va, come va

Penso più veloce per capire se domani tu mi fregherai

Non ho tempo per chiarire, perché solo ora so cosa sei

È difficile stare al mondo

Quando perdi l’orgoglio

Lasci casa in un giorno

Tu dimmi se

Pensavi solo ai soldi, soldi

Come se avessi avuto soldi, soldi

Dimmi se ti manco o te ne fotti, fotti

Mi chiedevi come va, come va, come va

Adesso come va, come va, come va

Ciò che devi dire, non l’hai detto

Tradire è una pallottola nel petto

Prendi tutta la tua carità

Menti a casa, ma lo sai che lo sa

Su una sedia, lei mi chiederà

Mi chiede come va, come va, come va

Sai già come va, come va, come va

Penso più veloce per capire se domani tu mi fregherai

Non ho tempo per chiarire, perché solo ora so cosa sei

È difficile stare al mondo

Quando perdi l’orgoglio

Ho capito in un secondo che tu da me

Volevi solo soldi, soldi

Come se avessi avuto soldi, soldi

Prima mi parlavi fino a tardi, tardi

Mi chiedevi come va, come va, come va

Adesso come va, come va, come va

Waladi waladi habibi tala hina

Mi dicevi giocando, giocando con aria fiera

Waladi waladi habibi sembrava vera

La voglia, la voglia di tornare come prima

Io da te, non ho voluto soldi

È difficile stare al mondo

Quando perdi l’orgoglio

Lasci casa in un giorno

Tu dimmi se

Volevi solo soldi, soldi

Come se avessi avuto soldi, soldi

Lasci la città, ma nessuno lo sa

Ieri eri qua, ora dove sei, papà?

Mi chiedi come va, come va, come va

Sai già come va, come va, come va

MACEDONIA DEL NORTE con Proud (orgullosa) (Tamara Todevska)

 

“Feminista”

Girl, they will try to tell you what to do

How to look, smile, act and move

All the rules are made for you to lose

But baby let me tell you something

Girl, for every tear the world makes you cry

Hold on to me

I am always on your side

Don't be afraid to spread your wings and fly

Tell them

Raise your voice and say it loudly

Show them what it means to stand up proudly

Tell them

This is me and thanks to you I'm proud

Go on now, tell them

Raise your voice and say it loudly

Show them what it means to stand up proudly

Tell them

This is me and thanks to you I'm proud, I'm proud, I'm proud

Girl, they will try to tell you what to do

Have no fear, the power lies in you

Shine your light, go and break the rules

Go on now, tell them

Raise your voice and say it loudly

Show them what it means to stand up proudly

Tell them

This is me and thanks to you I'm proud, I'm proud, I'm proud

Go on now, tell them

Raise your voice and say it loudly

Show them what it means to stand up proudly

Tell them

This is me and thanks to you I'm proud

Girl

PAÍSES BAJOS con Arcade (videojuego) (Duncan Laurence)

“Estremecedora”

A broken heart is all that's left,

I'm still fixing all the cracks,

Lost a couple of pieces when,

I carried it, carried it, carried it home.

I'm afraid of all I am,

My mind feels like a foreign land,

Silence ringing inside my head,

Please, carry me, carry me, carry me home.

I spent all of the love I've saved,

We were always a losing game,

Small-town boy in a big arcade,

I got addicted to a losing game,

Ooh, ooh,

All I know, all I know,

Loving you is a losing game.

How many pennies in the slot,

giving us up, didn't take a lot,

I saw the end before it begun,

Still I carried, I carried, I carried on.

Ooh, ooh

All I know, all I know,

Loving you is a losing game.

I don't need your games, game over,

Get me off this rollercoaster,

Ooh, ooh,

All I know, all I know,

Loving you is a losing game.

PORTUGAL con Telemóveis (teléfonos móviles) (Conan Osíris)

“Desconcertante”

Eu parti o telemóvel

A tentar ligar para o céu

Pa saber se eu mato a saudade

Ou quem morre sou eu

Quem mata quem?

Quem mata quem?

Mata?

Quem mata quem?

Nem eu sei

Quando eu souber

Eu não ligo a mais ninguém

Se a vida ligar

Se a vida mandar mensagem

Se ela não parar

E tu não tiveres coragem de atender

Tu já sabes o que é que vai acontecer

Eu vou descer a minha escada

E vou estragar o telemóvel, o telelé

Eu vou partir o telemóvel

O teu e o meu

E eu vou estragar o telemóvel

Quero viver e escangalhar o telemóvel

E se eu partir o telemóvel?

Eu só parto aquilo que é meu

'Tou pa ver se a saudade morrer

Vai na volta quem morre sou eu

Quem mata quem?

Mata?

Eu nem sei

A chibaria nunca viu nascer ninguém

Eu partia telemóveis

Mas eu nunca mais parto o meu

Eu sei que a saudade tá morta

Quem mandou a flecha fui eu

Quem mandou a flecha fui eu

Fui eu

RUSIA con Scream (gritar) (Sergey Lazarev)

 

“Sentimental”

No I can’t stay here longer

You cannot make me cry

So, I will leave you to wonder

What will become of our lives

I’ll swallow hard

Fall apart

Break and bleed but

You won’t see

Tears won’t fall

While pride stands tall

Maybe they can’t be heard or seen

But tears aren’t quiet things

They scream

They scream

Though my throat is on fire

My eyes will be liars

And they’ll try to stay drier

Until you turn away

I’ll swallow hard

Fall apart

Break and bleed but

You won’t see

Tears will fall

I hear them all

They scream

They scream

Not so silent and innocent

Acid rain from your finger prints

Echoes, rivers of loneliness

Hitting the walls of my heart

They scream

Not so silent and innocent

Acid rain from your finger prints

They scream

Echoes, rivers of loneliness

Hitting the walls of my heart

SUECIA con Too late for love (demasiado tarde para el amor) (John Lundvik)

“Agradable”

Hey, how you’ve been?

I wonder, do you ever think of me?

Say, am I wrong

To wonder if it could be you and me?

Is it too late for love?

Is it too late for love?

I wanna know

Is it too late for love?

I can’t take no more

Is it

I could be the sun that lights your dark

And maybe I would lit your world with just one spark

I could make it burn for you and me

If I could be there

I would be there

Hear me

I could be the sun that lights your dark

Is it too late for love?

Is it too late for love?

Hear me

I could make it burn for you and me

Days came and went

But nothing ever really felt the same

'Cause you left a space

Where eveything reminds me of your face

Is it too late for love?

Is it too late for love?

I wanna know

I could be the sun that lights your dark

And maybe I would lit your world with just one spark

I could make it burn for you and me

If I could be there

I would be there

Hear me

I could be the sun that lights your dark

Is it too late for love?

Is it too late for love?

Hear me

I could make it burn for you and me

Is it too late for love?

Is it too late for love?

We could be a storm that rages on

And maybe we would own the ocean carry on

I could be the sun that lights your dark

And maybe I would lit your world with just one spark

I could make it burn for you and me

If I could be there

I would be there

Hear me

I could be the sun that lights your dark

Is is too late for love?

Is is too late for love?

Is is too late for love?

Is it

SUIZA con She got me (ella me tiene) (Luca Hänni) 

“Potente”

I noticed her when she arrived

Kinda lady the momma like

But momma, she ain't here tonight

Getting rowdy, rowdy

When she poured out the little spice

Got the whole place outta vibe

Monday night and the Friday night

Getting rowdy, rowdy

She let her body talk

She make the party stop

She getting naughty, yeah

Dropping and dropping it down

When she go low, when she go low

She go so low, she go so low

Oh, she know oh

Oh, she know she got me dirty dancing

When she go low, when she go low

She go so low, she go so low

Oh, she know oh

Oh, she know she got me dirty dancing

Dirty dancing

Dirty dancing

Dirty dancing

Oh, she lighting the fire now

We're going wild, like an animal

All in, gonna sweat it out

Getting rowdy, rowdy

Turning heads and turning up

Breaking necks, she bringing cups

Look at her, can't get enough

Getting rowdy, rowdy

She let her body talk

She make the party stop

She getting naughty, yeah

Dropping and dropping it down

When she go low, when she go low

She go so low, she go so low

Oh, she know oh

Oh, she know she got me dirty dancing

When she go low, when she go low

She go so low, she go so low

Oh, she know oh

Oh, she know she got me dirty dancing

Dirty dancing

Dirty dancing

Dirty dancing

All the boys go, yo-yo-yo

All the girls go, yo-yo-yo

Everyone go, yo-yo-yo

She got us dirty dancing

When she go low, when she go low

She go so low, she go so low

Oh, she know oh

Oh, she know she got me dirty dancing

She got me dirty dancing

Dirty dancing

Oh, she got me dirty dancing

Yeah, she got me, got me, got me, dirty dancing

When she go low, when she go low

She go so low, she go so low

Oh, she know oh

Oh, she know she got me dirty dancing, dirty dancing