ESC Throwback: My Top 41 from ESC 2019 (with comments)

I started my channel right before 2019 national final season and did a top for ESC 2019 back in March of that year, but then lost interest in uploading videos for awhile so I never did a top 41 for ESC after the contest. Well, here is my top 41 3 years later.
Please be respectful - any rude comments will not be tolerated.

[@ESCSteph]

If you want to see the original video (that I'm not really fond of since I was still pretty new to creating videos on here) here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2icaWqwZat0e7M

[@Sonia-ee3eg]

10- N. Macedonia 9- Albania 8- San MArino 7- Portugal 6- Belgium 5- The Netherlands 4- Israeal 3- Hungary 2- Russia 1- Norway

[@MomLAU]

Hello from the USA! My favorites that year were (not in any particular order) Estonia, Spain, Sweden and Finland (I was bummed out when this didn't qualify). So it's nice to see that they all dId well on your list! These lists are always fun, whatever the results are.

[@ESCSteph]

Thanks for commenting! Glad to find someone else who likes Finland. BTW I'm also from the USA.

[@MomLAU]

@@ESCSteph St. Louis County, MO here!

[@ESCSteph]

@@MomLAU Oh, nice! Fellow midwesterner. I'm from the Milwaukee, WI area.

[@gonzoprodz2024]

Well, I guess this is just the pool of Americans, because I’m also American. Atlanta, Georgia here.

[@Tommy-tb9vy]

My top 41 1. Netherlands 2. Italy 3. Norway 4. Switzerland 5. Azerbajian 6. Malta 7. Russia 8. Sweden 9. Australia 10. Cyprus 11. France 12. Iceland 13. Greece 14. Estonia 15. Spain 16. Czech Republic 17. Belarus 18. Armenia 19. NorthMacedonia 20. Albania 21. Serbia 22. Slovenia 23. Denmark 24. UK 25. Germany 26. Israel ----- Belgium Lithuania Romania Hungary Latvia Moldova Ireland Austria 35. SanMarino 36. Finland 37. Portugal 38. Poland 39. Croatia 40. Georgia 41. Montenegro

[@EmoBearRights]

I like This Night but you're right it's not a good fit for Eurovision. It's still more interesting than the Moldovan song though and the drek that Montenegro sent.

[@ksesc]

Yeah, that's really surprising that Serhat gave San Marino the best result in history. This fact perfectly shows that unfortunately part of people are looking at ESC as a joke. Although, staging was quite good and maybe some people didn't notice how bad was his vocal? Who knows. Btw, remember controversy about who sung better live- Serhat or Madonna? 😆 I totally agree with you that the way how Eliot's song was staged wasn't right. All those drums and oversize jacket felt unnecessary. They should have done something similar to the music video to better tell the story. I really wanted this song to qualify for fhe final. I don't remember that Slovenia was that high in your top previously. Well, 23rd place is pretty high since Sebi doesn't seem to be your type of music 🤔 I guess the reason you liked Stay even though it's generic is that she has a really good voice and the chorus actually is quite catchy. I am happy that Romania has grown on you! I remember that this entry was one of those we disagreed the most on. I have always loved On A Sunday! I just whish her outfit and hairstyle would have been different. I am glad to see Australia as your biggest grower. As you know, this entry grew on me a LOT too after rehearsals. AND Netherlands... AND France 🤣 All of my favourite entries have grown on you. Yay! 😎 Agree about Tamta's outfit. I don't like it either and tbh I am not a huge fan of the staging. Cyprus was one of those countries which grew off the most after rehearsals for me. I do remember that at first you wasn't a huge fan of Azerbaijan and that did surprise me a little bit. Now Truth is even higher for you than for me 😅 What a pity that again your first place has copyright problems. I remember my experience with El Diablo. It's annoying when your winner which you want to show the most to everyone causes copyrights. Anyways, you got like from me for the winner change! 😉 Haha. 🤣 How do you feel about ESC 2019 now after 3 years? I have read people saying that it was one of the best years. 🤔

[@ESCSteph]

I had totally forgotten about the conversation floating around about who sang better between Serhat and Madonna but now that you mention it, I do remember it. I'm not sure why I had Sebi as high as I did in the first video. Maybe because it was different? I had a feeling you'd be very happy that Romania grew on me since I do remember that this is one of your faves. And also with France and the Netherlands. Btw speaking of the Netherlands, I'm surprised this has always been your winner because now that I know what your taste is, it doesn't really feel like your kind of winner. You tend to go for bops or powerful songs like Australia 2016 for your winner. Yes so much on the frustration regarding that once again, my winner has copyright problems 😡 Thanks for the like, btw! How do I feel about this contest now? It's good, but I prefer all contests from 2016 and on tbh.

[@ksesc]

@@ESCSteph You perfectly described my music taste and yes, Arcade is not my "typical" stlye of music. However, this song is exception cause it really made me feel something and I get goosebumps when I am listening to it. Even though it's slow, it doesn't feel boring or oldfashioned. It's actually radio friendly and very cleverly produced track imo. I agree with your opinion regarding 2019. I also prefer many other editions more. But it wouldn't be fair to say that it was a bad year cause just like every year there are some songs which I absolutely love.

[@ESCSteph]

@@ksesc Thanks for explaining why you love Arcade so much. I would guess many felt the same as you and that's why it won. It just never had that effect on me. But like I said, I did enjoy the performance so I was happy with it as a winner. Oh yeah, 2019 is definitely not a bad year. 2 of my top 10 all time faves came from this year after all (Switzerland and Norway).

[@gonzoprodz2024]

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[@gonzoprodz2024]

No sarcasm this time, even though I heavily disagree with you, that's actually what I like about this list, it's super different. And also there is no 2019 pre-show top list on your list.

[@ESCSteph]

@@gonzoprodz2024 kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2icaWqwZat0e7M Here's the link to that video. It's not one I'm particularly proud of; I was a pretty new content creator at that time.

[@gonzoprodz2024]

@@ESCSteph Oh sorry, couldn't find it, and also no problem! Just look at my 2022 top 40 list I don't even have the video there so it's fine if it's not the best. Also, do you use VPN to get the live performances?

[@ESCSteph]

@@gonzoprodz2024 Yeah, I use a VPN. It's the only way to see performances since 2016 (don't get me started on that nonsense).

[@gonzoprodz2024]

@@ESCSteph Apperently, it's due to copyright issues, but at the same time, there is no copyright issues for the pre-2016 contests so why is there copyright issues for the 2016 contests?