The animosity engendered by poor songs such as the likes of France which have automatic qualification works to our disadvantage,whether you agree with it or not.
Israel's Moran Mazor belts out this powerful ballad perfectly and she's a dark horse at 80/1. They say the eyes are the window of the soul,and I wish she would buy some contact lenses.
Whether this song explores Spanish roots is one thing,but in three minutes juries and televoters alike will grade this as another dead duck which by rights should not qualify.
To tie up a few loose ends,Andorra,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Czech Republic,Monaco,Poland,Portugal and Slovakia will not be participating in this year's contest due to money constraints.The Turks have also withdrawn, openly expressing dissatisfaction with the new rules of the contest and the status of the Big Five,as alluded to in an earlier post.http://rt.com/art-and-culture/eurovision-loses-participants-crisis-208/