And as if by magic...

... Belarus suddenly have the best song of Eurovision 2007 so far! Yes, tonight the Belarussian national final took place, and the song that will be representing Belarus this year - and hoping to get them out of the semis for the first time ever - is...

• WORK YOUR MAGIC
• Dmitry Koldun

Now, it's fair to say that Moldova and Albania haven't provided too much competition to the best song of 2007, but Belarus for me are now leading the pack. Work Your Magic starts like a James Bond theme (no, really) and it turns into a very catchy pop song reminiscent of the Russian runner up from last year. It's not as good as Never Let You Go, but it's got something.

Belarus first entered ESC in 2004, and have never reached the final due to the fact that none of their previous three entrants could hold down an English accent. The greatest example of this is their 2004 entry My Galileo - great song, but what the hell is she talking about? The live performance was worse. And last year, their entry Mum didn't sound very motherly to me - it was a rocky number sung by an excitable lady called Polina. What the heck she was on about is beyond me.

Work Your Magic however is different as I can understand what on earth he's talking about. That's a good start. It's a good song too. If there's any justice then I would say at this moment in time that this should qualify from the semi-final nicely.

Best song of the year so far for me - but three down, thirty-nine to go, there's a long way yet.