Lisbon calling Prague and Copenhagen

Country: Czech Republic

Performers: Kabát

Song: Malá damá

Music by: Milan Špalek, Tomáš Krulich, Radek Hurčík, Josef Vojtek, Ota Váňa

Lyrics by: Milan Špalek, Tomáš Krulich, Radek Hurčík, Josef Vojtek, Ota Váňa

Review: The Czech's are making their Eurovision debut this year with a song that remind us of last year's winners Lordi (without the masks).

Malá damá is a true rock song, sang with a deep voice by men with long hair. It's not a bad song and if rock viewers are really wacthing ESC this days this might be their favourite song, thus giving the Czech Republic a very nice first participation...

I think that Eurovision improves itselft with the inclusion of different styles of music, but ultimately it is, always was and always will be, a mainstream pop contest, so without the mask's and the scandals the group Kabát might get a bit lost in the semi-final...

Still, best of luck to the Czech Republic in Helsinki, who knows maybe they can prove that true rock is indeed what ESC viewers like...

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Country: Denmark

Performer: DQ

Song: Drama Queen

Music by: Peter Andersen, Simon Munk

Lyrics by: Peter Andersen, Claus Christensen

Review: This was the "national final's" season biggest surprise. After failing to qualify to the final directly DQ received a wildcard from radio listeners and sailled her way to the top in the Danish final with this "glam schlager" song.

I love all things related to schlager so I can't say I don't like this song, it's biggest problem is the singer. A song like this needs some glamourous drag queen to sing it, After Dark could turn this into a huge song, but DQ is trying so hard to be serious that it totally removes the glam away. Not to talk about those awfull costumes, with those uge punk feathered hats...

Around the internet this is appearing has a favourite for qualification but I'm not so shure about that. Drag acts always have a lot of support among Eurovision fans but have usually fail to win their national finals - After Dark, Queentastic - and when they do win - Sestre - they haven't scored that well in the real ESC.