Usually it is very hard to rate the entry of your own country, but this year I feel sure. Finland had very good luck when SVT sequenced the running order.
Krista Siegfrids - Marry Me (Finland 2013)
Never before has Finland entered anything like this. Krista will storm to the stage with dancers, a wind machine and - rumour has it - at least one wardrobe effect to come. And she has a very infectious chorus as well.
Simple but very catchy, everyone can sing along to the "oh-oh-ding-dong"-hook and Krista has confidence aplenty. Confidence usually works well in this contest.
Then there has been a fair amount of objections to the lyrics and I do agree that Krista could have made life a lot easier for herself by singing something else. On the other hand, I can't see how anyone can take these lyrics seriously and literally. And Miss Performer herself could not care less what anyone thinks.
Qualifier:
Yes. Temper and attitude will pay off at this point in the show, the tempo will wake the people up and the audience will not be forgetting Miss Siegfrids anytime soon.
My grade: 4/5
