All things music

Happy Sunday friends! It is official-all the 37 songs participating this year have been revealed! Now it is time for Eurovision pre-parties and streaming the ESC 2023 playlist on repeat to memorise all songs. One of the (many) reasons that I love Eurovision is how musically diverse this contest is. It is crazy how on the same stage you can see an emotional ballad followed by a heavy-metal performance and an ethnic dance pop song. I guess this is the magic of Eurovision, expecting the unexpected and exploring different genres from all across the globe. This year I noticed 2 trends; pop and bands. After Maneskin’s triumphant victory in 2021 there was a definite increase in the number of bands participating in the contest. Kalush Orchestra also won the contest last year! Hence this year many countries decided to enter the contest with bands, either of rock or pop genre. But also this year pop dominates the playlist. Pop is considered the most popular genre in Eurovision, and many people...