Andorra made their debut in 2004 when the Semi-Final was introduced, and they haven't had much luck.  In 2004, 2005 and 2006 they had great songs, but the ability to sing and perform accordingly seemed to escape all of the entries, and Andorra find themselves in the Semi for a fourth yeat on the trot.

 

 

In a huge shift from the norm, Andorra have chosen to send punk rock group Anonymous to Helsinki singing ‘Salvem A Mon’ (Save The World).  This won’t be a fan favourite (in fact, it isn’t a fan favourite) but the song is a strong one – catchy, upbeat and very different from everything else in the competition.   The song’s sung in English and Catalan – and is a pleasantly surprising blend – not sounding clunky or out of place.   There is a ‘rock cringe’ this year, but out of all the rock songs in it, this is certainly one of the more fun ones, and the song contains a positive message.  There’s also a big fanbase across Europe for this type of music – but it may not pick up Balkan votes (which are usually very much needed).  I like it, and I’m sure others will, and for a change, I think Andorra are 100% in with a dead cert chance this year – I’ll certainly be very surprised to see this fare as badly as other Andorran entries.

 

 

With a fresher rock tune than most in it this year, I think Andorra are in with a better chance than ever.  It's hard to say how well this will do as they've only ever been supported by Spain, but this should just make it through to the Final.  When there, it's difficult to say if it will maintain a sound placing or get lost amidst other songs.  So I'd say Andorra are more likely to find themselves in the 2008 Semi than not.

 

 

Another of the more deserving entries that failed to make it through was Andorra.

 

 

Andorra was another of my favourite performances of the evening.  They offered something very contemporary and catchy, not a far cry from the likes of Busted or McFly.  The performance was appropriate and although the vocal wasn’t the best, I was disappointed to see this fail to make it through.  Nonetheless I predicted 9^th-11^th and this came 12^th, so I have another close under my belt!