Bulgaria deserved better but missed the final. Business as usual, in their case.
Poli Genova - Na inat (Bulgaria 2011)
The Eurovision map has changed a bit in recent years, and it seems the curse of never getting anywhere has moved slightly away from Finland and Portugal (who rather often make it to the final these days) to the likes of the Netherlands and Bulgaria.
Bulgaria only made the final once, which is pretty shameful given how hard they have tried to send in original entries that stand out from the rest.
Poli Genova is yet another of these almost shockingly competent stage performers that populated the 2011 ESC. She has the looks, the voice, the presence.
What she doesn't quite have is the song.
There is a bit of a hook, and the piano part is suggestive. But at some point, the chorus turns too square for its own good, and the song never fully takes off at the end.
Also, Slovenia stole most of the "female rock"-votes straight out of the hand of poor Poli. A good attempt, close but not enough.
In my opinion, Bulgaria would deserve a bull's eye soon.
My grade: 2 / 5
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