It's Eurovision time again. I've been completely remiss in my standard event build-up blogging activities. I realized months ago that I wouldn't make it to Moscow this year and consequently haven't been obsessively following every last detail. I am excited to see how the new voting system will change things, and I'm looking forward to screening the final tomorrow at Hibernia Irish Bar & Grill in Midtown.
I'm hoping that Azerbaijan will emerge victorious with AySel and Arash's "Always," as I'd love to travel to Baku next May. I've been following the perfect pop of Arash—the Azeri-Swedish fellow who is one half of the duo representing Azerbaijan this year—for a while, and I'd love to see what might happen if he were to build a following across Europe.
My other favorites in the bunch include the entries from Albania, Finland, Greece, Sweden, and Turkey. And as for the Norwegian song that leads the betting odds? Somehow I just can't imagine that it's going to win. I wouldn't mind being proven wrong, though I do worry how the Oslo cost index might trouble the budgets of journalists and fans.
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