Parti Eurovision 2012: The Playlist

That's right, another Eurovision-based post, this time I'm just sharing my Eurovision party playlist. Wtih just over a month to go until the contest kicks off, it is VERY important (for me at least) to start thinking about how to top last year's party and where better to start than with the pre/post-contest music? Feel free to take ideas from this year's playlist or last year's  for your own party, also, feel free to tell me if I'm missing any essentials or have a go at me for including some Eurovision songs you'd rather forget.


The party this year will be on May 26th, the same night as the live final, and is very conveniently two days after my final, final-year exam so I don't have to feel guilty for not revising (as if I would anyway)!


This year's playlist is 48 tracks long, I have somehow managed to more than double the length of my 2011 playlist! The playlist does not include 2012 entries, save those for the show! The worst thing is that this playlist is only gonna get longer every year as I add songs from the previous contest... 


Parti Eurovision 2012 playlist:
1. A Friend in London - New Tomorrow [Denmark, 2011]
2. ABBA - Waterloo [Sweden, 1974]
3. Alex Sings Oscar Swings - Miss Kiss Kiss Bang [Germany, 2009]
4. Alexander Rybak - Fairytale [Norway, 2009]
5. Ani Lorak - Shady Lady [Ukraine, 2008]
6. AySel & Arash - Always [Azerbaijan, 2009]
7. Blue - I Can [UK, 2011]
8. Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up [UK, 1998]
9. Daz Sampson - Teenage Life [UK, 2006]
10. Dmitry Koldun - Work Your Magic [Belarus, 2007]
11. Eldrine - One More Day [Georgia, 2011]
12. Elena - The Balkan Girls [Romania, 2009]
13. Ell & Nicki - Running Scared [Azerbaijan, 2011]
14. Eric Saade - Popular [Sweden, 2011]
15. Euroband - This is My Life [Iceland, 2008]
16. Getter Jaani - Rockerfeller Street [Estonia, 2011]
17. Gina G - Ooh Aah Just a Little Bit [UK, 1996]
18. Hadise - Düm Tek Tek [Turkey, 2009]
19. Helena Paparizou - My Number One [Greece, 2005]
20. Javine - Touch My Fire [UK, 2005]
21. Jedward - Lipstick [Ireland, 2011]
22. Jessy Matador - Allez! Ola! Olé! [France, 2010]
23. Juliana Pasha - It's All About You [Albania, 2010]
24. Kalomira - Secret Combination [Greece, 2008]
25. Kati Wolf - What About My Dreams? [Hungary, 2011]
26. Katrina & The Waves - Love Shine a Light [UK, 1997]
27. Kenan Dogulu - Shake It Up Shekerim [Turkey, 2007]
28. Lena - Satellite [Germany, 2010]
29. Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah [Finland, 2006]
30. MaNga - We Could Be the Same [Turkey, 2010]
31. Marija Šerifović - Molitva [Serbia, 2007]
32. Milan Stanković - Ovo je Balkan [Serbia, 2010]
33. Nelly Ciobnu - Hora din Moldova [Moldova, 2009]
34. Paula Seling ft. Ovi - Playing With Fire [Romania, 2010]
35. Pirates of the Sea - Wolves of the Sea [Latvia, 2008]
36. Raphael Gualazzi - Madness of Love [Italy, 2011]
37. Rodolfo Chikilicuatre - Baila el Chiki-chiki [Spain, 2008]
38. Ruslana - Wild Dances [Ukraine, 2004]
39. Safura - Drip Drop [Azerbaijan, 2010]
40. Sakis Rouvas - This is Our Night [Greece, 2009]
41. Scooch - We're Flying the Flag (For You) [UK, 2007]
42. Sébastien Tellier - Divine [France, 2008]
43. Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-la-lie) [Netherlands, 2010]
44. SunStroke Project & Olia Tira - Run Away [Moldova, 2010]
45. Svetlana Loboda - Be My Valentine (Anti-Crisis Girl) [Ukraine, 2009]
46. Teräsbetoni - Missä miehet ratsastaa [Finland, 2008]
47. Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai [Ukraine, 2007]
48. Zdob şi Zdub - So Lucky [Moldova, 2011]


Phew! And now for a bit of trivia...

• 10 of these are winning entries (2, 4, 8, 13, 19, 26, 28, 29, 31 & 38)
• Amazingly there are more UK entries than any other, there are 7. The next highest is Ukraine & Moldova with 4.
• Most of the songs come from last year's contest - 2011 - then 2010 (9), 2009 (8) and 2008 (7); proof that Eurovision gets better every year?! 
• Only 4 of these songs are pre-2000: 3 winners & 3 UK entries (2/3 winners there)
• Song 43 (Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-la-lie)) is the only song in the list to have not actually been in the Eurovision final but it's a fun song so I thought best not to leave it out!

Any thoughts on this year's playlist? Do let me know!


For European readers, ESC 2012 will take place on the 22nd (1st semi-fianl), 24th (2nd semi-final) and 26th (the final) May.
For non-European readers, the final and the semi-finals will be broadcast live on the Eurovision website - don't miss it!!  x