Tran-tastic!
Yesterday three more entries were picked for Eurovision, with surprises everywhere, not least in Denmark! In an amazing twist that a national final has never seen before, a song that was originally eliminated from the competition actually won a “second chance” round wildcard and went on to win the whole national final! That song in question is…
“DRAMA QUEEN” – DQ
Yep, despite being initially eliminated from the first Danish semi-final, it was lucky enough to be given a second chance by Danish voters, and then went on to scoop the prize of representing Denmark yesterday evening. My ultimate favourite, the sublime “Sa Naer Som Nu” by Stig Rossen finished 3rd, whilst the soul number “Say You Love Me” by James Sampson finished just 4 points behind the winner to finish 2nd. Me & My’s “Two Are Stronger Than One” may have been a big favourite, but it finished way down in 6th place.
So what’s “Drama Queen” like then for a Eurovision entry? Well DQ is a transvestite performer, of which the Eurovision Song Contest has seen surprisingly little of before! Both Norway and Sweden have tried to send drag acts in recent years but both have failed. Slovenia’s 2002 entrants, Sestre, were indeed a drag act but their song was rather drab. Despite that, they still finished 13th. This could be a good sign for DQ, as his/her song “Drama Queen” is a camp, glitzy big show-number, and has all the potential to get a lot of votes at Eurovision! I don’t think it’s a particularly brilliant song, but I should think it could pick votes up easily with a bit of a novelty vote. Denmark have to qualify from the semi final, i.e. finish in the Top 10 out of 28 countries, and although there’s a long way to go, it could be one to watch for qualification.
Alas, I’m rather disappointed that Stig Rossen didn’t win – I was hoping it would actually bring the ‘song’ element back to the Eurovision Song Contest. But “Drama Queen” should do well and DQ should give quite a show. An interesting decision from Denmark indeed!
“DRAMA QUEEN” – DQ
Yep, despite being initially eliminated from the first Danish semi-final, it was lucky enough to be given a second chance by Danish voters, and then went on to scoop the prize of representing Denmark yesterday evening. My ultimate favourite, the sublime “Sa Naer Som Nu” by Stig Rossen finished 3rd, whilst the soul number “Say You Love Me” by James Sampson finished just 4 points behind the winner to finish 2nd. Me & My’s “Two Are Stronger Than One” may have been a big favourite, but it finished way down in 6th place.
So what’s “Drama Queen” like then for a Eurovision entry? Well DQ is a transvestite performer, of which the Eurovision Song Contest has seen surprisingly little of before! Both Norway and Sweden have tried to send drag acts in recent years but both have failed. Slovenia’s 2002 entrants, Sestre, were indeed a drag act but their song was rather drab. Despite that, they still finished 13th. This could be a good sign for DQ, as his/her song “Drama Queen” is a camp, glitzy big show-number, and has all the potential to get a lot of votes at Eurovision! I don’t think it’s a particularly brilliant song, but I should think it could pick votes up easily with a bit of a novelty vote. Denmark have to qualify from the semi final, i.e. finish in the Top 10 out of 28 countries, and although there’s a long way to go, it could be one to watch for qualification.
Alas, I’m rather disappointed that Stig Rossen didn’t win – I was hoping it would actually bring the ‘song’ element back to the Eurovision Song Contest. But “Drama Queen” should do well and DQ should give quite a show. An interesting decision from Denmark indeed!
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