{"id":22212,"date":"2017-05-16T15:05:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T14:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-98520-280723.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=22212"},"modified":"2017-05-16T15:05:38","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T14:05:38","slug":"eq-musics-top-eurovision-picks-of-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eqmusicblog.com\/eq-musics-top-eurovision-picks-of-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"EQ Music’s Top Eurovision Picks of 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

As spring bursts into bloom, we know that circled on the music calendar will be the titan of all titans of music competitions. The mightiest and often the most eccentric of all. Eurovision<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

On Saturday 13th May, 2017, 26 countries of the European community (plus Australia) took to the stage in Kiev, Ukraine to battle it out once again for the accolade of being appointed winner of the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest. Even though my enthusiasm took a bit of a battering last year with some of the going\u2019s on during the 2016 final in Stockholm. Tuning into this year\u2019s Eurovision was never going to be off-limits, even when the event throws up surprises and the usual political undertones, it is part of a ritual for most music lovers now, including us here at EQ. Besides, I just knew that there would likely be one or two or even five entries that would spark a little flame of excitement within us amongst the cavalcade of wacky and strange pop offerings.<\/p>\n

So here we\u2019re putting a spotlight on the five entries that meet with our approval.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrab The Moment\u201d by JOWST<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Norway\u2019s track record in Eurovision sadly doesn\u2019t match the winning streak of its neighbours in Sweden and quite honestly we\u2019ve never had cause to single them out for their ESC efforts before. This year it\u2019s a different story because in music producer JOWST<\/strong> assisted by singer\/songwriter Aleksander Walmann<\/strong> on vocals, the pairing brought full-on electronic pop realness to the stage. Balanced on the right side of EDM savviness, anthem \u201cGrab The Moment<\/strong>\u201d exuded flavoursome beats and in the heat of the competition it really grabbed our attention. No shame in finishing up in 10th position at all, but our expectations are now raised a notch higher for 2018.<\/p>\n