In the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 (the cancelled year) the following countries planned to participate: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and United Kingdom.

I will go on with the most played songs as done Monday and Tuesday this week. Just to keep some of the Eurovision spirit alive, today the former eastern block minus Balkan.

Armenia

Armenia is one of the countries with the worst track record in Eurovision according to me and the entries I actually listen too at home. But still they manage to qualify for the finals most years. I explain it with the diaspora.

1. “Anytime” Hayko
2. “Apricot stone” Eva Rivas
3. “Qele Qele” Sirusho

Azerbaijan

Feel brave today and put Azerbaijan and Armenia together, something we won’t see IRL. Azerbaijan have a much better track record with me than Armenia. They have presented a long line of really good entries.

1. “Always” Arash & AySel
2. “Miracle” Samra
3. “Hour of the wolf” Elnur Huseynov

Belarus

A new country for Sweden since Belarus nowadays is Belarus also in Swedish. The old name Vitryssland is gone and we are supposed to say Belarus. The boomers geography knowledge is again at risk. And my top three most played list from Belarus is…

1. “Cheescake” Teo
2. “I love Belarus” Anastasiya Vinnikova
3. “Love me tonight” Angelica Agurbash

Bulgaria

Even as a Eurovision Fan I forget that Bulgaria actually participate in the Contest and must think a long time to actually remember any of their songs. But they are there and I obviously listen to their entries at least a few times every year.

1. “If love was a crime” Poli Genova
2. “Angel sin ti” Miro
3. “Voda” Elitsa and Stoyan

Czech Republic

Another country with maybe not the best track record in Eurovision, but at least they still in the game, not something you can say for their neighbors Slovakia, so kudos.

1. “Have some fun” Tereza Kerndlova
2. “My turn” Martina Barta
3. “Mala dama” Kabat

Georgia

One of the more exciting countries in Eurovision, every year I think that I have to go there and see this amazing country cause it looks so nice in their postcards. Together with Slovenia I think the tourism industry in Georgia benefit a lot from Eurovision and the postcards they view before the entries in the broadcast.

1. “Keep the faith” Tamara Gachechiladrze
2. “Peace will come” Diana Gurtskaya
3. “Take me as I am” Tornike Kipiani (2020 entry)

Moldova

High hights or the lowest scores on my list you find Moldova. They either send an amazing song or something I do not understand at all and Europe reacts in the opposite way (usually), when I don’t get it they end up high, with some exceptions.

1. “Loca” Arsenium and Natalia Gordienko
2. “Wild soul” Cristina Scarlat
3. “My lucky day” DoReDos

Poland

Not much to say about Poland in the Eurovision really. Never extremely bad but unfortunately never really really good either if we don’t count their entry in 2016, Michal Szpak

1. “Color of your love” Michal Szpak
2. “Follow my heart” Ich Troje
3. “My Slowianie” Donatan and Cleo

Romania

Another country with mainly sending either good entries or really bad once. And for many years subscribed on 8 10 12s from Spain! How many Romanians live in Spain?

1. “Playing with fire” Ovi and Paula Seling
2. “Miracle” Ovi and Paula Seling
3. “Yodel it” Ilinca and Alex Florea

Russia

The most bowed at country in Eurovision history during the voting. But for some strange reason the Eurovision fans don’t express their political views when Sergey represent Russia. Let me guess that 75% of the Eurovision fans find him to yummie to upset…And then all of a sudden the Russian LGBTq politic is forgotten.

1. “You are the only one” Sergey Lazarev
2. “A million voices” Polina Gagarina
3. “Song No 1” Serebro

Ukraine

Ukraine have managed to present two of the worst winners in Eurovision history according to me. None of them really good and the last time they won is for me a huge mystery still. The first time I at least could understand that people would fall for the show and vote, but the second time?

1. “Dancing lasha tumbai” Verka Serduchka
2. “Under the ladder” Melovin
3. “Be mz guest” Gaitana

So that was the third blog post presenting the most played Eurovision entries. The two first can be found HERE 1 and HERE 2

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