Dina Garipova (pictured above) was selected internally to sing the Russian Eurovision entry What If, following her victory in Russia's version of The Voice in 2012.
Good choice by Russia because she certainly does have a voice, although the song she sings is something of a generic ballad. However, the Russians seem to know what works for Eurovision. Remember the grannies from last year?
In a sea of ballads this year, What If should find the Contest plain sailing. While generic, it does have a memorable chorus, the obligatory key change and a strong finish. And as I mentioned earlier, Dina is a powerhouse singer who carries the song without a problem.
This will find no difficulty in qualifying for the final when it is performed in sixth place in the first semi-final on May 14.
What do you think?
A sure fire qualifier for the Final, Dina sings this perfectly live and it will stand out in SF1, being in the hot 4 section (Denmark through to Netherlands). I don't think it will be good enough for the win but it will definitely be a Top 10 in the Final and will pick up a few 12s. As to how far up the top 10 it is will depend on the performance and its appeal to televoters (the juries will love it)...
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