Eurovision Mumbo Jumbo
The biggest trash competition is nearing on us and we have yet to choose our representative. One would think that, since Montenegro is out of the picture we should have an easy task of choosing the Serbian Eurosong/Eurovision representative ahead of us. But the competition is really tough, as always.
So what do we have this year?
Shy infiltration of turbo folk stars disguised in sleazy pop-performers – Mira Skoric as the most remarkable specimen (check out some of her earlier work here) and teen-turbo duet Bane and Tanja, both with appropriately empty and easy-to-forget Eurovision style songs.
We have also a whole bunch of those type of singers i like to call eternal – because no matter how weak, lousy, shallow or simply bad their performances, songs, personalities, styles and vocal possibilities are, they are somehow always there – indestructible in some mystical way: Maja Nikolic, Aleksandra Perovic, Miki Peric (a comment on Youtube cleverly suggests he should change his song title from Jablan to Bukva) and probably the biggest mystery of all, Ivana Jordan.
This one could be interesting from a socio-cultural perspective, observe the impact of mexican soap operas on our society: Jelena Kovacevic
One of the natural favorites, of course, is the song Mumbo Jumbo Serbiano performed by twin brothers that call themselves ingeniously, wait for it… “Twins”. Lyrics seem to be written in under 15 minutes and music stolen from the first song heard on Dzenarika radio while they were writing the lyrics. Choreography is also superb. Enjoy:
I have to mention our neighbors too. Croatia had some really insane candidates this year, and I’m ashamed that our representatives were really nowhere near the madness presented at the Croatian Dora.
Of the more notable ones i recommend the unusual trio: skinhead, gangster and the fat lady here:
And of course, the even more unusual quartet: Alice the singer, Snow-white the back vocal, Peter Pan the dancer and Merlin the surprise effect, as seen by Disney, in a touching love song
I want some of the stuff they’ve been smoking.
As for Montenegro, well, i don’t know how could the other candidates even compete with this montenegrian emo-slash-metrosexual Stefan Faddy:
Still, nothing can be as shocking as this year’s big comeback (was he ever really gone?) of one and only DJ Bobo with his smash hit Vampires are alive. Watch and learn:
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Great review. I’ll miss Thursday night show, hopefully there will be update here.
Get ready world the former Yugoslav republics are taking over Eurovision!
Well, my favorite in the Beovizija is Trkulja. However, I have seen the Croat Dora and I laughed my ass out. All of the songs were crap and the only one I like is the one of Adolf “Dado” Topic, who also one.
Man, I dont know where you guys get the time to watch Beovizija or Hrtovivizija!
Adolf?? – Well no prizes as to the political ‘persuasion’ of his family then!
You guys have to see the Czech’s entry. It really sucks. They finally return to the Eurovision after 50 year absence, and this is all they come up with?????? Hmm maybe these guys are imitating Lordi.
Prague Buzz, i think that your Metallica wannabes will at least be noticed or remembered after the show, which can’t be really said about our representative
A total average, bound to fit in the sea of other same songs at the Eurovision.