My JESC 2019 Top 19 after the show
Hello!!! And welcome to my after-show top 19 of this yearâs Junior Eurovision Song contest that was held in Gliwice-Silesia, Poland, after Roksana WÄgiel won with Anyone I want to Be, letâs see how were my impressions after the show (well, almost one month after the show).
1st Place: SPAIN/Melani GarcĂa-Marte (Placing-3rd-212 points)
One word to describe this... PERFECTION, her vocals, the staging, the backing singers, OMG THIS IS BEAUTIFUL, Iâm so moved by this each time I listen to this, Melani, muchas gracias por este resultado para España, a deserved top 3.Â
2nd Place: FRANCE/Carla-Bim bam toi (Placing: 5th-169 points)Â
AWWWW YEEEEEES this slaps so much, and the performance was so playful as I expected, maybe the vocals were a bit shaky at some point but my love for this song is enormous, I think this deserved the top 3 but a 5th place is a good position.Â
3rd Place: NORTH MACEDONIA/Mila Moskov-Fire (Placing: 6th-150 points)
This song at studio was a blast, and live it was an explosion of talent, Mila slayed a lot, her faces were funny but still the performance was a gem, the LEDs were amazing, and THEY GOT OUT OF THE 12TH PLACE YAAAAY.Â
4th Place: IRELAND/Anna Kearney-Banshee (Placing: 12th-73 points)
NOOOOOOOOOOO THIS DESERVED THE TOP 10, the performance was epic, like the music video, she was like a fairy on stage and she had the vocals, I hope that Ireland wonât be underrated in the future.Â
5th Place: POLAND/Viki Gabor-Superhero (Placing: 1st-278 points)Â
Ok I still like this entry a lot, but the performance for me was a big letdown, Vikiâs vocals were good and yes itâs a deserving winner, maybe something more colorful and less... metallic, wouldâve been better, also, this is the first time a country wins twice in a row, which is impressive.Â
6th Place: ARMENIA/Karina Ignatyan-Colours of your dream (Placing: 9th-115 points)
I finally woke up to this song, her performance was stunning, the song is so so so good, and her vocals on point, catchy, energetic, I thought this could finish top 5 at the live show, still this is a pleasant song, I donât know why I slept on this before.Â
7th Place: UKRAINE/Sophia Ivanko-The spirit of music (Placing: 15th-59 points)Â
Again a very underrated song, this is so pleasant, and the staging was beautiful, simple but full of light, and her vocals were on point, I wanted this to finish higher, one of my fave Ukrainian entries at JESC ever.Â
8th Place: THE NETHERLANDS/Matheu-Dans met jou (Placing: 4th-186 points)
Another good song with a good performance and yes, I see why the key change happened, itâs hard to be a teenager, I was so pumped by this at the live show and gave it a couple of votes, I smiled a lot to this and wow I still love this song.Â
9th Place: SERBIA/Darija VraÄeviÄ-Podigni glas (Raise your voice) (Placing: 10th-109 points)
This is a very strong song and had an amazing performance, I love love love her dress, and I think it deserved a higher placing than it got, but again, this year was so strong and well, still a good placing for them.Â
10th Place: ITALY/Marta Viola-La voce della terra (Placing: 7th-129 points)
Another pleasant surprise, and as in 2018, I placed this very low in my pre-show top, sheâs a very lovely child and the performance was such a surprise, I actually voted for this after the live show, Marta, Iâm so happy for your 7th place, SEMPRE, SEMPRE.Â
11th Place: ALBANIA/Isea Ăili-Mika ime fĂ«mijĂ«ri (Placing: 17th-36 points)
THIS WAS CRIMINALLY ROBBED, the song is so good, she gave a nice performance, the vocals were on point, and I liked the staging, I expected a high placing but again, I was wrong skdjkskdksk. Â
12th Place: KAZAKHSTAN/Yerzhan Maksim-ArmanyĆnan qalma (Placing: 2nd-227 points)
Honestly this was the surprise of the contest, good vocals, a good staging, a stunning performance, THAT LONG NOTE OMG I LOVE HIM SO MUCH, and I knew this was going to be my grower, I want this kid to have a succesful career and well done Kazakhstan!!!!!1Â
13th Place: PORTUGAL/Joana Almeida-Vem comigo (Come with me) (Placing: 16th-43 points)
Another song that deserved a better staging, just, why RTP, WHY THAT STAGING!!!! She left her soul on the stage despite the bad staging, gave one hell of performance, and Iâm glad she didnât finish last and on the bottom 3, also 0 points from the juries, if thatâs harsh for an adult, imagine for a kid.Â
14th Place: WALES/Erin Mai-Calon yn curo (Heart beating) (Placing: 18th-35 points)Â
Poor Erin, she deserved a better staging to this song, something more uplifting and not just hearts beating in the background, still this song is so lovely and THEY DIDNâT FINISH LAST YAAAAAY.Â
15th Place: BELARUS/Liza Misnikova-Pepelny (Ashen) (Placing: 11th-92 points)
My only thought when I saw the staging: IS THIS ANIME???!!!! Seriously tho, this song has its nice parts and itâs catchy, but no, I still donât connect with this song.Â
16th Place: GEORGIA/Giorgi Rostiashvili-We need love (Placing: 14th-69 points)
This is nice, he has nice vocals but still the song was a bit eh at some point, the staging was so crazy that it distracted me of the song when the flashing lights came, I wanted a simple staging. Â
17th Place: RUSSIA/Tatyana and Denberel-A time for us (Placing: 13th-72 points)
Yes this was lifted because of my final impressions of the previous entries, still nothing special about it, and what happened to Denberel in the rehearsals was so sad, but Iâm glad it was nothing awful and both gave a nice showing.Â
18th Place: AUSTRALIA/Jordan Clarke-We will rise (Placing: 8th-121 points)
Hmmmmm... another song with a quite bland staging, his vocals were okay and thatâs the only remarkable thing of the performance, I was right, the juries helped this.Â
19th Place: MALTA/Eliana GĂłmez Blanco-We are more (Placing: 19th-29 points/last)Â
Ok, I had a lot of expectations for this, but the performance, the vocals and the overall staging were so bland, I donât have anything more to say so, bad luck Malta, the juries didnât help you this time. I expected this top 5 because of the juries like in 2018 but well...