Today was the night of the 50th Eurovision Song Contest which is the largest European song festival. This year there were a total of 39 countries competing in Kiev and the winner was Helena Paparizou for Greece with here song My Number 1 (download mp3). I must admit that the song was the best one of the 24 finalists even though I'm a bit disappointed that Chiara came second with the song Angel (MP3). Both competitors were at their second Eurovision and this showed clearly in their performances which were perfectly executed deserving the top places.

Personally the song I liked best was Cool Vibes (MP3) for Switzerland played by the Estonian band Vanilla Ninja. This year there was a surprising number of rock bands in the festival which is a rarity. The most original performance was by the Moldavian group Zdob si Zdub with their song Bunica Bate Toba. The song was very groovy and they had a grandmother on stage which first started rocking on her rocking chair then ended drumming with the band. All in all the quality of the songs was good and we spent a pleasant and entertaining Saturday night.

*Click on the song names to download the song mp3.