The 100 Greatest Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2011
#70
Running Scared
Ell & Nikki
Azerbaijan
I know what you’re thinking; Yes, this is the song that won Eurovision, and no, it is nowhere near as interesting as the title suggests. With a title like “Running Scared”, it is rather disappointing that the song is not about a zombie apocalypse or serial killer, but instead, is just a typical love song.
The Azerbaijani selection was a three month long process that consisted of 7 heats, a semifinal, and a final. In the heats, each contestant would sing a foreign song on Monday, an Azerbaijani song on Tuesday, a Eurovision entry on Wednesday, and a song of their choice on Thursday, with the results announced each Friday. (You can see Eldar’s Wednesday song here and Nigar’s here.) Both Eldar Qasımov and Nigar Jamal made the final as soloists and were declared joint winners by the jury.
The great thing about this selection procedure is that it produces a lot of train wrecks, like this, this, and especially this.
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Huh, this won? But it's so bland! Eurovision, what happened to the crazy I know and love? You have disappointed me.
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