What would Motsi Mabuse and Joachim Llambi say about it…?
Of the In any case, ESC fans already have TEN points for the “Let’s Dance” whirlwind from Finland. His stage name: Käärijä (pronounced “Karja”). The 29-year-old mixes the field of candidates Eurovision Song Contest with his song “Cha Cha Cha” is currently on.
Finland’s “Let’s Dance” made of vinyl and leather inspires the masses!
Käärijä starts his performance in a bright green, puffed vinyl top, the stomach is exposed, garnished with skin-tight leather trousers.
At the latest when his four dancers in neon pink cha-cha-cha costumes with their horror make-up and shiny white teeth join him at the start of the first chorus, it becomes clear: It’s really right again ESC hip, trendy, popular!
Käärijä decided the Finnish preliminary round at the end of February with an unbelievable lead of 387 points! And the bookmakers also see the crazy Finn way ahead: 2nd place behind the winner of 2012: Loreen (39, “Euphoria”) from Sweden with this year’s song “Tattoo”.
But what would that be? Isn’t ESC every year without its completely wacky, crazy, breathtaking and beautiful moments? BILD explains to you who you have to pay particular attention to in the grand finale on Saturday (9 p.m., ARD).
Acts in the category: Just crazy!
Yes, you see correctly! The group “Let 3” from Croatia likes to let the covers fall on stage. All with make-up and a beard, their song works “Mama ŠČ!” (pronounced “Mama Sch-Tsch”) like a parody of the ESC. In the music video, the elderly gentlemen ride on atomic bombs made of papier-mâché and pose in unusually colorful military uniforms.
A dream in fine rib with a serious message: “Let 3” from Croatia
But if you listen and look more closely, it becomes clear that this is not a cheap 0-8-15 song in fine rib, but an extremely well-concealed, but bitter criticism of Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin (70) and his Belarusian lapdog Alexander Lukashenko (68).
“Let 3” deliberately wants to attract attention in order to get its message across to the viewer. And that will also work in the final with many points from the TV audience! No two shows are the same with this band and behind the scenes you can already hear that the Before every performance by the Croatians, ESC organizers had sweat running down their backs because they didn’t really know what they were going to do this time. So let’s see what they come up with for Saturday’s final.
He also has his very own aura on stage Luke Black (30) from Serbia. his song “I just feel sleepy” (Eng. “I’m just tired”) he opened the preliminary round at the beginning of March lying in a shell. Only to then dance to dark electro sounds with four phantoms, all of which have thick, black hoses stuck in their backs.
Four hoses for a hallelujah: Luke Black from Serbia. Visible behind him: the oversized shell from which he steps out at the beginning of his performance
After Konstrakta’s ode to hand washing last year, another daring entry from Serbia. With success guarantee!
Acts in the category: Just WOW!
Now, this isn’t exuberant patriotism. But this year you really have to say: Our ESC band „Lord of the Lost“ tears the audience with her song „Blood and Glitter“ more and more of the seats! The glam rockers around the frontman Chris Harms (43) already has experience on the biggest stages in the world, went on tour with world stars like “Iron Maiden” and now they want them Set the ESC stage in Liverpool on fire.
Fire-free! Germany’s ESC band “Lord of the Lost” is really heating up the fans in Liverpool
And what you can see on the rehearsal videos so far, it’s going to be really epic! Chris wears a red vinyl costume, one leg free, with light heeled boots. The make-up looks like a homage to the cult rock band “Kiss”. Garnished with a high-quality rock song, we can finally be really proud of ours again this year be an ESC contribution.
So the accusation that we won’t attract attention again this year definitely cannot be accepted. The boys from Hamburg-St. Pauli WILL stand out and score a lot of points for Germany. Guaranteed!
PS: Our boys have been climbing up the betting odds for weeks. From 23rd place immediately after the preliminary decision at the beginning of March, it recently went up to 15th place. And the trend is rising!
Our neighbors from France are much quieter, but with just as much WOW.
Have you always wanted to know what the perfect mix of chanson legend Édith Piaf († 47, “La vie en rose”) and US megastar Lady Gaga (37, “Bad Romance”) sounds like? Then you are in The Zarra (35) precisely! your song “Obviously” (Eng. “Obviously”) comes first as a classic French chanson ballad, only to turn up to a disco-pop hit after a good minute.
More is more! France’s La Zarra in wow glitter dress on her meter high pedestal
La Zarra, whose real name is Fatima Zahra Hafdi and is Canadian with Moroccan roots, is convincing ESC diva on a meter-high pedestal. The skirt of her bling-bling dress reaches down to the stage floor.
Die ESC-Fans have loved La Zarra since day one of their song’s acclaim. And the bookmakers also see her among the favorites for victory (3rd place!). So can the 35-year-old bring the ESC back to Paris? Quite possible!
Act category: Beautiful!
For the smug moment this year again Italy. If you like Eros Ramazzotti (59, “Più bella cosa”), you will become Italy’s ESC singer Marco Mengoni (34) love. his ballad “Two lives” (Eng. “two lives”) hits pretty much every nerve that Italo-Pop lovers can have. With his flawless looks and dog eyes, he’s sure to win the hearts of millions of viewers. So get your tissues out!
Ah! Marco Mengoni not only shines fashionably, but also with his wonderful voice
If the name already tells you something, no wonder: Mengoni appeared on April 22nd in the “Giovanni Zarrella Show” on ZDF to promote his song. So it’s quite possible that many points from Germany will go to Italy.
Act in the category: mega favorite!
Last but not least, we don’t want to withhold the absolute favorite for the ESC victory from you. ESC-Queen Loreen (39) from Sweden is on it, with her song „Tattoo“ to get their second victory and thus also the seventh triumph for their country.
The ESC-Queen invites you to an audience: After her 2012 triumph with “Euphoria”, Loreen now wants to clear up with “Tattoo”, pushing an LED wall weighing several tons up!
Parallels to their mega hit and 2012 winning song “Euphoria” can definitely be seen. Loreen’s performance between two LED walls weighing several tons (above and below!) is so powerful that the bookmakers can hardly imagine any other winner.
Unbelievable: the Swede has a 45 percent chance of winning! So it would have to be with the devil that Loreen won’t raise the trophy in the end.
You can see the grand finale of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday from 9 p.m. on ARD. Whatever the outcome, we can be sure that there will be no last place or zero points for Germany!
