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I have to admit a little bias toward the Spanish here. Well,
who doesn’t love them and their Latin passion? Of all the countries I want to
win Eurovision the most it’s a close call between Spain and neighbours
Portugal. I just want to go somewhere warm in May! But it’s not all about
lamenting the weather; Spain has entered some cracking songs (and had some near
misses in their national final as I’m still convinced that La Revolucion Sexual
is the 2008 Eurovision winner that never was – *sigh*). Last year support
amongst the Spanish fans for their entry was at a level I’ve rarely seen for
any singer and Pastora Soler (and her big, big note) finished a very
respectable 10th. This year it’s the turn of a charming group whose
name I keep thinking is short for BDSM kinky sexual practices. (It actually
stands for El Sueno De Morfeo, or Morpheus’ Dream, but perhaps they think we’re
not up to such a mouthful?) They play gentle pop with a Celtic feel, and singer
Raquel’s beautiful vocals are like honey drizzled over the top of your
favourite comfort food. But gentle is the word here, and as lovely as this is
it might be just too understated to stand alongside the crash boom bang that a
Eurovision final tends to serve up. My dream, however, would be that its
integrity as a song might serve it very well, as it feels like there’s an
honesty here which could trump the pomp of the power balladeers, though I’m not
going to hold my breath. If there’s any justice this should finish in the top
half, but the Eurovision scoreboard is not always a democratic court.
Monty x
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