Which song is getting streamed the most?
The Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Denmark this week, prompting the usual speculation about who’s going to win and who’ll get nul points. So we thought we’d try to cheat.
Sander Hesterman (EBU)
Rather than analysing voting patterns or pondering political blocs, we thought we’d see which Eurovision entries are actually most popular with the listening public.
We asked Spotify which artists have been played the most in advance of the contest (every track in the competition is available on the streaming service). It’s not an infallible prediction of who will win (for a start, professional juries make up 50% of the final marks, not just the voting public) but we think it might be a pretty good guide. Here’s the list, running from most popular to least popular.
(Note – this list excludes streams from each artist’s home country, so it should be fairly immune to being skewed towards countries with a large Spotify user-base.)
1. Denmark – Basim, “Cliché Love Song”
Thomas Fryd / Via eurovision.tv
If Spotify is any guide, hosts Denmark could be heading for their second win in a row. Anis Basim Moujahid’s self-penned “pop song with a hint of soul and R&B” is the most streamed song in advance of the contest – although of course, that could simply be down to curiosity about what the hosts are up to, so maybe don’t put all your money on Denmark just yet.
2. Armenia – Aram MP3, “Not Alone”
Arnos Martirosyan / Via eurovision.tv
“This badly-lit corridor is SO WIDE!” – this guy.
(Armenia have been fairly consistently strong performers over the past few years without ever winning, and the bookies agree that Mr. MP3 has a strong chance of coming first.)
3. Israel – Mei Finegold, “Same Heart”
Lior Nordman / Via eurovision.tv
“I’m confused by mirrors.”
4. United Kingdom – Molly, “Children Of The Universe”
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Molly – kind of mediocre at European geography! But for once, the UK may actually be in with a decent chance in Denmark. It’s really a pretty good song.
5. France – Twin Twin, “Moustache”
Christophe Lartige / France 3 / Via eurovision.tv
Oh no. I think they might be zany. They are, aren’t they? They’re zany.
6. Greece – Freaky Fortune, “Rise Up”
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Masters of the natural-looking laugh.
7. Norway – Carl Espen, “Silent Storm”
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“Hello, I’m the most Norwegian man ever.”
8. Austria – Conchita Wurst, “Rise Like A Phoenix”
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Wurst has the distinction of already having annoyed a homophobic Russian lawmaker.
9. Azerbaijan – Dilara Kazimova, “Start A Fire”
Sergey Illin / Via eurovision.tv
Perenial overachievers Azerbaijan (they’ve got the highest points average of any regular contestants in the modern era) could be in with a shout again, which hopefully might mean Dilara Kazimova could afford a second coat of paint for that screen.
10. Albania – Hersi, “One Night’s Anger”
Avni Selmani / Via eurovision.tv
Hersi: the slightly confrontational receptionist in the waiting room of heaven.
And here are the rest, in order:
11.Elaiza, “Is It Right” – Germany12.Can-Linn, “Heartbeat” – Ireland13.Mariya Yaremchuk, “Tick” – Tock” – Ukraine14.Andras Kallay Saunders, “Running” – Hungary15.Emma Marrone, “La Mia Città” – Italy16.Teo, “Cheesecake” – Belarus17.Sanna Nielsen, “Undo” – Sweden18.Tanja, “Amazing” – Estonia19.Softengine, “Something Better” – Finland20.Tinkara Kovač, “Round And Round” – Slovenia21.Sebalter, “Hunter Of Stars” – Switzerland22.Paula Seling, “Miracle” – Romania23.Axel Hirsoux, “Mother” – Belgium24.FireLight, “Coming Home” – Malta25.Aarzemnieki, “Cake To Bake” – Latvia26.Donatan & Cleo, “My Slowianie” – We Are Slavic” – Poland27.Suzy, “Quero Ser Tua” – Portugal28.Sergej Cetkovic, “Moj Svijet” – Montenegro29.Ruth Lorenzo, “Dancing In The Rain” – Spain30.Pollapönk, “No Prejudice” – Iceland31.The Shin and Mariko, “Three Minutes To Earth” – Georgia32.Tijana, “To The Sky” – F.Y.R. Macedonia33.The Common Linnets, “Calm After The Storm” – The Netherlands34.Christina Scarlat, “Wild Soul” – Moldova35.Vilija Matačiūnaitė, “Attention” – Lithuania36.Tolmachevy Sisters, “Shine” – Russia37.Valentina Monetta, “Maybe (Forse)” – San Marino
You can listen to every track here:
Read more: http://buzzfeed.com/tomphillips/heres-who-spotify-thinks-is-going-to-win-eurovision
Here’s Who Spotify Thinks Is Going To Win Eurovision
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